Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 29 January 2015
Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 29 January 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 29 January 2015
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect that the present low price of oil is having on the preservation and development of the oil and gas industry skills base.
(221931)
2
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what employment protections exist for staff in the offshore oil and gas sector in the event of an employer seeking to replace them with non-UK based workers on lower rates of pay.
(221933)
3
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the recommendations on deep offshore underground coal gasification projects in the UK in the Government's 2006 study, Creating the Coalmine of the 21st century.
(222206)
4
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the retail and wholesale industry.
(221980)
5
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222243)
6
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding his Department allocated to the Citizens Advice Service in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and what such funding it has allocated for 2015-16.
(222336)
7
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2014 to Question 208599, on the minimum wage, how many notices of underpayment have been issued since 1 October 2013 in cases where the investigation commenced on or after that date.
(221930)
8
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts there were in the Hendon constituency in each year since 2005.
(222308)
9
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which winning bidders have withdrawn from each bidding round of the Regional Growth Fund in each region; on what date each such withdrawal took place; and what the monetary value was of each such bid.
(222042)
10
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many firms have received financial support under the Export Refinancing Scheme to date; and on what date each such instance of support was received.
(222043)
11
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average time was for businesses applying for and receiving financial support under the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers Scheme; and what (a) benchmarks and (b) targets he has set for that time period.
(222106)
12
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices aged (a) 16 to 18, (b) 19 to 24 and (c) 25 or over are employed by his Department.
(222107)
13
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 23 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what progress has been made towards achieving the stated aim of linking professional and business service businesses with the education sector, including through the National Careers Service; and if he will make a statement.
(222126)
14
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 21 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what progress has been made towards achieving 10,000 higher apprenticeship starts; and if he will make a statement.
(222127)
15
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 21 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what steps he has taken to increase the diversity of entry to the professional and business services sector; and what effect those steps have had.
(222128)
16
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 21 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of higher apprenticeships in the professional and business services sector since the launch of that strategy.
(222129)
17
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 21 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of higher apprenticeships offered in the professional and business services sector.
(222130)
18
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 15 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published, in July 2013, what the outcome was of the report to Government, planned for the third quarter of 2014, on the role of professional bodies and how public confidence can be ensured by demonstrating adherence to the highest professional standards; and if he will publish the actions arising from the report.
(222131)
19
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 15 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, how many Growth Vouchers have been (a) issued and (b) used since the launch of that scheme.
(222132)
20
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 15 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what barriers to both the adoption of flexible business models and the development of stronger partnerships between specialist firms have been identified; and what steps have been taken to remove such barriers by the stated deadline of the second quarter of 2014.
(222133)
21
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 21 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of applications to higher apprenticeships in the professional and business services sector.
(222134)
22
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the amount of Government support received by the creative industries through fiscal relief on investment and grant programmes; and what proportion such support is of the support given to other sectors included in his Department's industrial strategy.
(222145)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
23
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222244)
24
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in (a) the borough of Barnsley and (b) the UK in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014.
(222073)
25
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of young people aged 16 to 18 years old living in Hendon constituency had a working or educational status classified as unknown in each year since 2005.
(222309)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
26
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number of workers using the Construction Industry Scheme; and whether there has been a significant variation in such numbers during the last year.
(222272)
27
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on using the tax system to incentivise (a) job sharing, (b) maintenance backlog work, (c) drilling work and (d) skills training in the offshore oil and gas industry during the current period of low oil prices.
(221932)
28
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of potential tax revenues from the development and operation of the deep offshore underground coal gasification projects from licences issued by the Coal Authority in each region and constituent part of the UK.
(222207)
29
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of claims for interest rate swap mis-selling have reached the redress offer and acceptance stage; and what proportion these represent of redress offers made for (a) Barclays, (b) RBS, (c) HSBC, (d) Lloyds and (e) Standard Chartered.
(221979)
30
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department were employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222252)
31
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he used to determine eligibility for the Pensioner Bonds scheme; and for what reason the qualifying age was set at 65 years.
(222136)
32
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any additional resources will be available to HM Revenue and Customs for conducting due diligence on newly-registered pension schemes.
(222137)
33
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax relief on private pension contributions was paid to (a) additional rate and (b) higher-rate taxpayers in each of the last five years for which records are available.
(222297)
Questions to the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
34
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what powers parochial church councils possess to convey (a) capital, (b) property and (c) other assets to a local community organisation or charity they are (i) seeking to assist and (ii) whose objections or plan they support.
(222327)
35
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many and which parochial church councils (a) have and (b) have not registered their entitlement to the benefit of recovery of channel repair liability.
(222328)
36
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many court cases have been brought by parochial church councils to recover channel repair liability since the Aston Cantlow judgement by the House of Lords in 2003.
(222329)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
37
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on collecting payments for repairs to leasehold properties covered by the Decent Homes programme.
(222030)
38
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to answer Question 219077, tabled on 17 December 2014.
(222070)
39
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will delay proposals to build on the green belt in Blaydon constituency until after the publication of Household Projections 2012 to 2037.
(222144)
40
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has for regeneration of the Thames Gateway.
(222265)
41
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue planning guidance to ensure that all new developments of 300 homes or larger must be provided with a broadband connection by the developer.
(222311)
42
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222245)
43
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of places in refuges for women fleeing domestic violence in each year since 2010.
(222072)
44
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219231, how the spending on child abuse and neglect within the Formula Grant is decided upon.
(222183)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
45
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets he has set for mobile telephone coverage improvements through the MIP local telephone mast project; and when he expects those targets to be met.
(222271)
46
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222246)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
47
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to conduct command reviews for the Royal Air Force or the Royal Navy.
(222014)
48
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the Army Command Review upon its completion.
(222015)
49
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to conduct command reviews for the reserve branches of the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, similiar to that being carried out for the Regular Army under the Army 2020 process.
(222016)
50
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222247)
51
Sir Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department has spent on the Type 45 programme in each of the last four financial years; and what the projected spend is on that programme in each of the next four financial years.
(222281)
52
Sir Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department has spent on the aircraft carrier programme in each of the last four financial years; and what the projected spend is on that programme in each of the next four financial years.
(222302)
53
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department recently further delayed publication of the investigation into the case of Corporal Stewart McLaughlin; and what date his Department plans to publish the findings of that investigation.
(222048)
54
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid annually by his Department to (a) AWE Management Ltd and (b) AWE plc under the Atomic Weapons Establishment management and operation contract for each year since 2000.
(222312)
55
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's annual assurance report for 2013 will be published; and what the reasons are for the time taken to publish that report.
(222313)
56
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the main gate business case for the successor to the Trident Submarine programme will be submitted to his Department's Investment Appraisals Board.
(222314)
57
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his written statement of 20 January 2015, HCWS210, what progress has been made towards meeting the commitment made in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review to reduce the UK's overall nuclear warhead stockpile ceiling from not more than 225 to not more than 180 by the mid 2020s.
(222315)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
58
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Government is taking to increase voter registration in Coventry following the switch to individual electoral registration.
(222323)
59
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people were on the electoral roll in each parliamentary constituency in Coventry on (a) 17 February and (b) 1 December 2014.
(222324)
60
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what funding the Government has provided to increase student voter registration following the switch to individual electoral registration.
(222325)
61
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of people on the electoral roll (a) before and (b) after the switch to individual electoral registration.
(222326)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
62
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason she did not publish the applications forms for the Kings Science Academy, Bradford and the Beccles Free School, Suffolk along with the application forms for the other successful Wave 1, 2 and 3 free schools; and if she will publish those application forms.
(222135)
63
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department were employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222249)
64
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in each year group received (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) more than five fixed-term exclusions in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(222019)
65
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils attended (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) more than five (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in the most recent school year for which figures are available.
(222020)
66
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many weapons were confiscated from pupils in each age group in schools in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(222069)
67
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220174, what information her Department holds on children born outside the UK reported to be in private fostering arrangements, who are subsequently placed in residential care.
(222181)
68
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220174, what information her Department holds on the number of new private fostering arrangements of children born outside the UK which have broken down.
(222182)
69
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219299, if she will collect information on the number of children in residential care addicted to narcotics or alcohol.
(222184)
70
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219299, what steps her Department takes when young people living in residential care with substance abuse issues refuse intervention.
(222185)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
71
Richard Benyon
(Newbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem to ensure that reductions in the wholesale price of gas are passed on to consumers.
(222216)
72
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department's Working Group on Underground Coal Gasification last met; and what the conclusions were of that meeting.
(222204)
73
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he last met the Coal Authority to discuss the potential development of a deep Underground Coal Gasification sector in the UK.
(222205)
74
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will update his Department's estimates of the UK coal resource which could be suitable for deep underground coal gasification development in (a) onshore and (b) offshore locations.
(222208)
75
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to simplify regulations applying to deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification projects.
(222209)
76
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on (a) deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification and (b) developing access rights for that gasification technique following the recommendation in the Smith Commission report on devolving powers on shale gas mineral access rights to the Scottish Parliament.
(222211)
77
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222250)
78
Sir Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many families with children in (a) North Devon constituency and (b) the UK are in debt to their energy companies.
(222282)
79
Sir Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if the Government will make it its policy to include families with children as a vulnerable group in the Social and Environment Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electric Market Authority.
(222303)
80
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will amend the Social and Environment Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electric Market Authority to include families with children as a vulnerable group.
(222108)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
81
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the article by Christophe McGlade and Paul Ekins entitled The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2°C, published in Nature on 8 January 2015, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the research contained in that paper.
(221959)
82
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the trade (a) in the UK and (b) internationally in illegal medicines made from endangered species.
(221977)
83
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive on the effect of the recent reduction in milk prices on dairy farmers.
(221949)
84
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222251)
85
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many project applications have been submitted to the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus) in each of the last three years.
(222174)
86
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the role that the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus) plays in delivering on (a) the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy and (b) the UK's international environmental commitments.
(222175)
87
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance her Department offers the UK Overseas Territories to identify and tackle the threat that invasive invertebrate pests pose to native plants.
(222264)
88
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to continue funding for the next round of the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus).
(222268)
89
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the ability of (a) decapod crustaceans and (b) cephalopods to experience pain.
(221955)
90
N
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK food and drink products have protected status under European law.
(907294)
91
N
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the implementation of the basic farm payment scheme; and if she will make a statement.
(221950)
92
N
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support bees and pollinators.
(907284)
93
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help dairy farmers to export more milk products.
(221741)
94
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet the National Farmers' Union and the Health and Safety Executive to discuss possible measures to reduce the number of (a) injuries and (b) deaths in the farming sector.
(222296)
95
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the provision of adequate flood protections.
(907283)
96
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the seizure of vehicles involved in fly tipping and illegal dumping.
(222114)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
97
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent call by the Chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran for increased uranium enrichment.
(222270)
98
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism in fulfilling its objectives to (a) enable the government of Palestine to lead the reconstruction efforts, (b) enable the Gazan private sector, (c) assure donors that their investments in construction work in Gaza will be implemented without delay and (d) address Israeli security concerns related to the use of construction and other dual use material.
(222138)
99
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
(222139)
100
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to support the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
(222140)
101
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent conviction of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain.
(222316)
102
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is supplying to the Nigerian government in the form of intelligence and counter-terrorism expertise to help in the fight against Boko Haram.
(221952)
103
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the situation in Libya on UK-Libyan relations; and if he will make a statement.
(221953)
104
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of Jewish people in Russia.
(222285)
105
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of Jewish people in (a) China and (b) North Korea.
(222286)
106
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of Muslims in (a) China and (b) North Korea.
(222287)
107
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of Muslims in Russia.
(222291)
108
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of LGBT people in Russia.
(222292)
109
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of LGBT people in (a) China and (b) North Korea.
(222293)
110
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of Christians in (a) China and (b) North Korea.
(222294)
111
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to continue funding for the next round of the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus).
(222266)
112
N
Sir Richard Ottaway
(Croydon South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government met the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during his visit to that region in January 2015.
(222047)
113
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his German counterpart on measures to stop the sale of stolen antiquities from Syria and Iraq in the German art and antiquities market.
(222199)
114
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Indonesian counterpart on the use of the death penalty for EU citizens convicted of drug-related offences.
(222335)
115
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs within his Department.
(222201)
116
N
Mr Charles Walker
(Broxbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will commission research into possible links between ISIL and the smuggling of contraband tobacco.
(221957)
117
Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government plans to provide to Ukraine through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund under each category of expenditure.
(222196)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
118
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel is meeting the four-hour A&E waiting times target.
(222029)
119
N
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the results of his Department's audit of specialised neuromuscular services in the North East.
(222045)
120
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on awareness campaigns for children's cancer since May 2010.
(222049)
121
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many amenity beds there were in the NHS in each year from 2009-10 to the most recent period for which figures are available.
(222051)
122
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on (a) all drugs, (b) cancer drugs and (c) drugs funded through the Cancer Drug Fund in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(221615)
123
N
Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures apply to independent sector places when there has been a failure to comply with the requirements of the revised Procedures for the Approval of Independent Sector Places for the Termination of Pregnancy and his Department's Guidance in Relation to the Requirements of the Abortion Act, both published in May 2014.
(222044)
124
N
Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Questions HL4063 and HL4228, how the Expert Panel convened by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) were assured that the children concerned were genetically normal; whether each of the mitochondrial diseases listed in Annex D of the Department of Health's consultation document Mitochondrial Donation is associated with an abnormal karyotype; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the correspondence between the member of the HFEA's Expert Panel and the Zhang research group.
(222066)
125
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide an update of his Department's negotiations with Novartis on finding a cost-effective price for the Bexsero vaccine; and if he will make a statement.
(222301)
126
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on studies which have been carried out on the efficacy of the drug pemetrexed; if his Department will again make that drug available on the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
(222304)
127
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Cancer Drugs Fund list will next be updated.
(221954)
128
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the UK Government's response to the detailed opinions issued by EU Member States to the UK's Notification of the draft Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Product Regulations.
(222179)
129
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the consultation report and accompanying regulatory impact assessment on standardised packaging for tobacco products.
(222180)
130
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved administrations about possible additional measures to respond to an outbreak of Ebola in the UK.
(221951)
131
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the work of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation concerning the meningitis B vaccine as an NHS treatment; and if he will make a statement.
(222307)
132
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for each hospital trust in England, what the number of nurse shifts covered by bank or agency nurses were in each quarter since 2010; what the average cost was per shift of utilising the services of such bank or agency nurses; and how many nurse vacancies there were in each nursing grade in each quarter.
(222263)
133
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 221099, and with reference to his speech to the King's Fund on 13 November 2014 in which he cited the claim by the London Health Commission that the total value of surplus NHS estate in the capital is worth £1.5 billion, what information he holds on the evidential basis of that claim; what assessment he has made of whether that claim is compatible with the data given in the Answer; and if he will make a statement.
(222022)
134
Liz McInnes
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that patients prescribed benzodiazepines and z drugs are provided with recent Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority advice on those drugs' addiction potential and the time taken to withdraw safely from taking such drugs.
(222212)
135
Liz McInnes
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the declarations of interest submitted by members of the expert group with responsibilty for updating the UK guidelines on clinical management of drugs mususe and dependence.
(222213)
136
Liz McInnes
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to reduce addiction to prescribed benzodiazepines and z drugs.
(222214)
137
Liz McInnes
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will make an assessment of the implications for its policies of the survey of treatment services provided by local authorities for involuntary tranquilliser addicts conducted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction.
(222215)
138
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that IVF treatment is monitored to prevent genetic defects.
(222110)
139
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce misdiagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome and bowel cancer.
(222112)
140
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges about links between hayfever and dementia.
(222113)
141
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce influenza infections in the NHS.
(222115)
142
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many men have had breast reduction surgery in each of the last five years.
(222118)
143
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart about the exchange of best practice on the use of technology within the NHS.
(222125)
144
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that medical graduates find employment within the UK.
(222200)
145
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors were employed in Pendle constituency in each year since 2009.
(222142)
146
N
Mr Charles Walker
(Broxbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has plans to introduce plain packaging for spirits; and if he will make a statement.
(221956)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
147
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which trustees or directors of organisations which were subject to the closure of their banking facilities have subsequently become trustees or directors of other organisations which have received public funds in the last five years.
(222186)
148
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on sharing intelligence information to counter terrorism in Europe.
(222021)
149
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of misconduct were made against the Police Service in each of the last five years; and how many police officers have been dismissed for misconduct in that period.
(222033)
150
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for each type of offence in each of the last five years.
(222050)
151
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of child abuse the police recorded in each of the last five years; and how many people have been arrested on charges of child abuse in each force area in each of the last five years.
(222071)
152
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect LGBT people from homophobic attacks.
(222288)
153
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect British Jews from anti-semitic attacks.
(222289)
154
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect British Muslims from Islamaphobic attacks.
(222290)
155
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department plans to pay (a) Ben Emmerson QC, (b) other legal representatives and (c) panel members for their work on the Child Abuse inquiry.
(222105)
156
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to implement in the UK the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 118/2014 of 30 January 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national.
(222300)
157
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to forensically examine a mobile telephone is from the point of seizure by the police in England and Wales in the last five years.
(222189)
158
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to forensically examine a computer is from the point of seizure by the police in England and Wales in the last five years.
(222190)
159
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests there have been to social media companies under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in the last two years; and on how many occasions the information requested was (a) supplied and (b) refused.
(222191)
160
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the protection of cephalopods under the provisions of Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as amended.
(221976)
161
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 221638, how many reports of fraud have been received by Action Fraud in the 12 month period for which figures are available; and how many victims of crime who reported to Action Fraud have received an update on what action has been taken in that period.
(222141)
162
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on when the Independent Police and Complaints Commission plans to publish the results of its investigation into disciplinary matters relating to Ministry of Defence Police officers based at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Burghfield.
(222334)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
163
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the report, the Dominion Farms' land grab in Nigeria, published in January 2015, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that projects sponsored by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa do not marginalise farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria.
(222187)
164
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2015 to Question 220282, and with reference to page 234 of the Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, what the reason is for the planned increase in funding to the Department's Caribbean programme in 2014-15 compared with 2013-14.
(221958)
165
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's centrally awarded contracts were won by UK firms in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2014-15.
(222001)
166
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which offices of her Department are authorised to invest in returnable capital.
(222002)
167
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who her Department's top 20 suppliers were on projects in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14; and what the value was of each of those suppliers' contracts in each of those years.
(222295)
168
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional funding her Department is providing to mitigate the refugee situation in northern Nigeria and surrounding areas.
(221978)
169
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to continue funding for the next round of the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus).
(222267)
170
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of financial aid provided to Argentina.
(222202)
171
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's efforts to alleviate food shortages in Eastern Africa.
(222203)
172
Simon Wright
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Global Learning Programme.
(222119)
173
Simon Wright
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which schools in Norfolk have registered for the Global Learning Programme.
(222120)
174
Simon Wright
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which schools in Norfolk are Global Learning Programme Expert Centres; and if she will make a statement.
(222121)
175
Simon Wright
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many schools have registered for the Global Learning Programme; and if she will make a statement.
(222122)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
176
N
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the effect of the proposed merger of the South and West Cambridgeshire and North and East Cambridgeshire and Peterborough coroner areas on the time taken for completion of investigations and inquests.
(222067)
177
N
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) coroners, (b) deputy coroners and (c) coroner's staff are employed in (i) South and West Cambridgeshire and (ii) North and East Cambridgeshire and Peterborough coroner areas; and what estimate he has made of how many such employees will be working in the new area after the proposed merger of those areas.
(222068)
178
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) sex of the offender (b) offence type and (c) length of sentence was in each case resulting in immediate custody at all courts in the North Wales police force area in each year from 2010 to 2014.
(222283)
179
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 on the number of prison places which are required.
(222059)
180
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of section 28 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 on the number of prison places which are required.
(222060)
181
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Minister plans to answer Question 216465 tabled on 28 November 2014.
(222061)
182
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times police cells were used to hold prisoners overnight in each month in 2014.
(222062)
183
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department has issued to the Tribunals Service on timescales for appeal hearings at First Tier Tribunals from when the appeal has been submitted; and if he will make a statement.
(222333)
184
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence have been imprisoned for contempt of court in the last five years.
(222123)
185
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to open prisons on reducing the number of absconders.
(222143)
186
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who have been part of a restorative justice scheme have reoffended in each of the last five years.
(222109)
187
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) breathalysed and (b) convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol in December in each of the last five years.
(222116)
188
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which 10 prisons received the highest (a) number and (b) proportion of detached duty staff from another prison in the latest period for which figures are available.
(222305)
189
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison officers and staff on detached duty in each month of 2014.
(222306)
190
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which 10 prisons sent the highest (a) number and (b) proportion of staff on detached duty to other prisons in each of the last five years for which records are available.
(222310)
191
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which regions ranked best and worst with regard to prison staff shortfalls in the latest period for which figures are available.
(222317)
192
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of prison staff on detached duty.
(222320)
193
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data the Government collects on the recruitment of prison officers and staff.
(222321)
194
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from prison officers and staff regarding morale amongst prison staff and officers.
(222322)
195
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which department co-ordinates detached duty in the prison service.
(222330)
Questions to the Prime Minister
196
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he will allow a free vote on amendments and new clauses to the Serious Crime Bill dealing with sex-selective abortion.
(222017)
197
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he will allow a free vote on the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015.
(222018)
198
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will establish a Cabinet committee chaired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the development of deep offshore underground coal gasification.
(222210)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
199
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Wales Office regarding the Severn Bridge.
(222332)
200
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, which banks charged his Department more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and what the reason was for each such bank charge.
(222063)
201
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which organisations his Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and how much his Department paid to each such organisation.
(222064)
202
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in financial year 2013-14.
(222065)
203
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for each of the agent's fees of more than £100,000 in financial year 2013-14; and what the amount was that was paid to each agent.
(222103)
204
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Gibraltar is not excluded from the EU air safety system.
(222111)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
205
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many improvement notices were issued to oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea by the Health and Safety Executive in the period from 1 January 2014 to date; and in how many such cases the company has yet to comply with the improvement notice.
(221934)
206
Jack Lopresti
(Filton and Bradley Stoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on ensuring his Department processes applications for disability living allowance from young people with diabetes consistently.
(222269)
207
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was withheld in benefits sanctions from applicants residing in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
(222124)
208
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(222298)
209
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) were eligible for and (b) participated in the Work Programme in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (ii) North Lanarkshire, (iii) Scotland and (iv) the UK, in each month since October 2012.
(222318)
210
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work after being reassessed for employment and support allowance between October 2010 and March 2014 have found work as a result of the Work Programme in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland, (d) the UK, (e) Engand, (f) Wales and (g) Northern Ireland.
(222319)
211
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland, (d) the UK, (e) England, (f) Wales and (g) Northern Ireland received support through the Access to Work scheme in each year from 2010 to the most recent period for which figures are available; and how much was paid out to each category of recipient in each such year.
(222331)
212
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres there were on 1 January (a) 2010 and (b) 2015; and how many job centres have closed since 1 January 2010.
(222031)
213
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of maintaining the Jobcentre Plus estate in 2013-14.
(222032)
214
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on rent for the Jobcentre Plus estate in 2013-14.
(222034)
215
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training has been given to staff working in universal credit service centres on dealing with the housing benefit component of universal credit.
(222046)
216
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Easington of 26 January 2015 to Question 907220, what the evidential basis was for the statement that according to figures from the International Labour Organisation, youth unemployment is down on the quarter; and if he will make a statement.
(222104)
Questions to the Attorney General
217
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for summary offences were discontinued as a consequence of delay in obtaining data from (a) social media companies and (b) the forensic examination of computers or mobile phones in the most recent year for which figures are available.
[Transferred]
(222188)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
218
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Office were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
[Transferred]
(222248)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
219
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of staff turnover was at the Financial Ombudsman Service in the years (a) 2000, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012, (f) 2013 and (g) 2014.
[Transferred]
(222284)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
220
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on how many families with children in Poplar and Limehouse constituency are in debt to their energy companies.
[Transferred]
(222299)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
221
N
Duncan Hames
(Chippenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish without redaction the Shale Gas: Rural Economy Impacts report, published by her Department with redactions in March 2014.
[Question Unstarred]
(907292)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
222
Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to what programmes the Government has provided technical assistance to support reform of financial and economic governance in Ukraine; and how much the Government has provided to those programmes in each of the last three years.
[Transferred]
(222195)
223
Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what technical and financial assistance the Government is planning to provide to Ukraine in 2015-16.
[Transferred]
(222197)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
224
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in each year since it entered into force.
[Transferred]
(222192)
225
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged, (b) convicted and (c) sentenced to custody following a conviction involving misuse of social media in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what offences they were (i) charged with, (ii) convicted of and (iii) sentenced for.
[Transferred]
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people convicted under sections 2A or 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 used social media or cyber crime to harass or stalk their victims.
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