Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 2 February 2015
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 2 February 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 2 February 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 Attorney General
1
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Attorney General, how many rape complainants have been prosecuted for (a) perverting the course of justice and (b) wasting police time in each criminal justice area in each year since 2010.
(222375)
2
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Attorney General, how many private prosecutions have been instigated against rape complainants in the last five years.
(222376)
3
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in the Law Officers' Departments have been recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222517)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget of the education department for HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs was in each year from 2010.
(222424)
5
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what changes there have been to the budget of the education department at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs since January 2014.
(222425)
6
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many inmates were enrolled in teaching or training in the art, design and media department in HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs when it was closed down.
(222426)
7
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any licences have been granted to UAV Engines Ltd since 1 January 2010 for the export of UAV engines or components to (a) the Israeli Defence Force or (b) other elements of Israel’s security forces; and if he will make a statement.
(222681)
8
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he and officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders in relation to the closure of the JTI Gallahers factory in Ballymena since October 2014; and what steps he has taken as a consequence of those discussions.
(222359)
9
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222563)
10
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222566)
11
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve trade between the UK and emerging markets in Latin America; and if he will make a statement.
(222460)
12
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will conduct an evaluation of the progress of City Deals in (a) England and (b) Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
(222498)
13
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the announcement of 12 June 2014 on the £30 million fund to secure the supply of engineers and boost the number of women in the sector, what budget was provided for the developing women engineers strand of that fund in 2014-15; how much has been spent on that strand of work in 2014-15 to date; and what forecast he has made of total spending on that strand of work in 2014-15.
(222178)
14
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the CBI's People and Prosperity Report, published in September 2014, if he will increase the UK's capital allowances regime in line with other G7 economies in order to increase long-term investment.
(222760)
15
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value was of UK (a) exports to and (b) imports from Ireland in each year from 1985 for which data is available.
(222618)
16
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of people advised by Citizens Advice Bureaux in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) Yorkshire, (e) Kirklees local authority area and (f) Huddersfield constituency in each of the last 10 years.
(222635)
17
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of Citizens Advice Bureaux field offices which have (a) opened and (b) closed in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) London, (iv) Yorkshire, (v) Kirklees local authority area and (vi) Huddersfield constituency in each of the last 10 years.
(222636)
18
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding the Government has allocated to Citizens Advice in each of the last 10 years.
(222637)
19
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have used Citizens Advice Bureaux in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) Yorkshire, (e) Kirklees local authority area and (f) Huddersfield constituency in each of the last five years.
(222638)
20
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the management, staff and volunteers of Citizens Advice Bureaux on the effectiveness of Citizens Advice.
(222639)
21
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of Citizens Advice Bureaux on their users' capability to repay debts.
(222640)
22
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have volunteered to work for Citizens Advice Bureaux in each of the last 10 years.
(222641)
23
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of paid staff working for Citizens Advice Bureaux in each of the last 10 years.
(222642)
24
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of Citizens Advice Bureaux.
(222643)
25
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support Citizens Advice Bureaux in their recruitment of volunteers.
(222644)
26
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support the Citizens Advice Bureaux in retaining their capability and capacity to offer appropriate advice to their users.
(222645)
27
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds about the number of Citizens Advice Bureaux field offices in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) Yorkshire, (e) Kirklees local authority area and (f) Huddersfield constituency.
(222646)
28
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made with pilot projects to assist people with mental health conditions return to work.
(222451)
29
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many attendances at events by businesses have been facilitated by the Tradeshow Access programme in each (a) year of the present Parliament and (b) of the last 12 months.
(222352)
30
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have received financial support to date under the Direct Lending scheme; and on what dates such support was provided.
(222353)
31
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have received financial support to date under the Passport to Export scheme in each month of the present financial year to date.
(222354)
32
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have been accepted to receive support under the Gateway to Global Growth scheme in each of the last 12 months.
(222355)
33
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have received financial support under the Tradeshow Access programme in each (a) year of the present Parliament and (b) of the last 12 months.
(222356)
34
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 8 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what the outcome was of the repeat of the regional outreach consultations, planned to take place in the latter part of 2013; and what steps his Department took in response to that consultation.
(222513)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
35
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2015 to Question 221825, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of people aged 16 to 18 who have had an unknown educational status in London in each of the last five years.
(222508)
36
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people aged between 18 and 24 have been unemployed for longer than (a) 6 months, (b) 12 months and (c) 2 years in (i) Tower Hamlets, (ii) London and (iii) the UK in each of the last five years.
(222628)
37
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many reports of harassment have been recorded by police forces in England and Wales in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
(222420)
38
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many registered voters there were in each parliamentary constituency in Warrington on (a) 17 February and (b) December 2014; and what proportion of the population eligible to vote that figure represented in each constituency on each of those dates.
(222387)
39
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of how many and what proportion of students in Warrington North constituency were registered to vote on 1 December 2014.
(222403)
40
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222564)
41
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222567)
42
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many reports of the use of spyware against individuals have been made to the police in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
(222225)
43
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex to Question 218376, when he plans to publish the curriculum and reading list.
(222382)
44
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to the civil service on the (a) number of days of training that should be available to each civil servant and (b) training budget that should be available per full-time equivalent civil servant.
(222385)
45
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of youth unemployment as a proportion of the overall rate of unemployment was in each of the last 10 years.
(222452)
46
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average proportion of working age people unemployed for longer than (a) 12 months and (b) two years was in each of the last 10 years.
(222453)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
47
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Chapter 2.147 of the Autumn Statement 2014 (a) who is handling the review on umbrella companies, (b) who is being consulted and (c) what progress has been made with the consultation to date.
(222274)
48
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department is making on preventing companies from deducting both employer and employee National Insurance contributions from their employees' pay packets.
(222348)
49
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to stop agencies using umbrella companies to manage the payroll function of companies within the construction industry.
(222349)
50
Andrew Bingham
(High Peak):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the cost to businesses of the requirement to double invoice VAT on goods and services which have been discounted for early payment.
(222367)
51
Andrew Bingham
(High Peak):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of businesses invoicing VAT on goods and services discounted for early payment in cases when the discount is not subsequently applied.
(222368)
52
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) has been and (b) is expected to be raised by the annual charge for non-domiciled individuals who elect to pay tax on the remittance basis and who have lived in the UK for (i) seven of the last nine years, (ii) 12 of the last 14 years and (iii) 17 of the last 20 years in (A) 2012-13, (B) 2013-14, (C) 2014-15, (D) 2015-16 and (E) 2016-17.
(222440)
53
N
Sir Oliver Heald
(North East Hertfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of falling oil prices on the ability of businesses to pay salary increases.
(222161)
54
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222595)
55
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average value was of 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds issued to applicants for (a) 1-year and (b) 3-year bonds; and how many applicants applied for both of those bonds.
(222447)
56
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what value of 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds have been sold to applicants from (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) England.
(222448)
57
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds requested the full allowances of (a) £10,000 per bond, (b) £20,000 for both bonds and (c) £40,000 for combined holders.
(222470)
58
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department plans to happen to the ownership of the 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds in the event of a bondholder's death.
(222505)
59
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were used to determine eligibilty for the 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds; and for what reason the qualifying age was set at 65 years.
(222506)
60
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in tax relief on private pensions for (a) higher rate taxpayers, (b) additional rate tax payers in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
(222515)
61
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many higher-rate and additional rate taxpayer purchasers of 65-plus Guarantee Growth Bonds have declared the interest payable on these bonds to HM Revenue and Customs.
(222608)
62
N
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to encourage people to complete their tax returns by 31 January.
(222146)
Questions to the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
63
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have had with Church of England bishops on the laying on of hands during the consecration of (a) female and (b) male bishops; and if he will make a statement.
(222446)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
64
N
Peter Aldous
(Waveney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support economic growth in coastal communities.
(907348)
65
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of introduction of Florrie's law on total cumulative costs charged to leaseholders in (a) Tower Hamlets, (b) London and (c) the UK.
(222507)
66
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to the British Muslim Initiative in each of the last 10 years.
(222220)
67
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to Middle East Eye in each of the last 10 years.
(222221)
68
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to the Cordoba Foundation in each of the last 10 years.
(222222)
69
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 28 November 2014 by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, HCWS50, on support for small scale developers, custom and self-builders, when he plans to publish revised planning guidance.
(222223)
70
N
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 22 October 2014 from the right hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed about planning appeals in Warkworth, Northumberland.
(222509)
71
N
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 219487, what criteria his Department has used to cease funding integration projects and activities since 2010.
(222231)
72
N
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 219487, what funding was provided in financial year 2010-11 for the integration projects and activities listed in the Answer.
(222232)
73
N
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 219487, what criteria his Department has used to allocate funding to integration projects and activities since 2010.
(222233)
74
N
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 219487, what agreements exist on what the outputs and outcomes will be for each of the organisations and activities funded through his Department's integration budget.
(222234)
75
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will direct officials in his Department to meet officials in the Department for Health to discuss giving the Care Quality Commission wider powers than they currently have to undertake inspections of how local authorities commission their care services, even where no specific complaints have been made.
(222632)
76
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on ensuring that applications for planning consent make clear who the developer is.
(222386)
77
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what protections for residual amenity space are provided by the regulatory regimes for (a) planning, (b) environmental permitting and (b) health and safety.
(222538)
78
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether planning guidance provides for a specific approach to planning for hydraulic fracturing in a) national parks, (b) the Broads, (c) areas of outstanding natural beauty and (d) world heritage sites.
(222552)
79
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is a requirement that an environmental impact assessment be prepared for all hydraulic fracturing developments.
(222625)
80
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has the power to overturn a decision on an application for hydraulic fracturing in (a) national parks, (b) the Broads, (c) areas of outstanding natural beauty and (d) world heritage sites.
(222626)
81
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grounds current planning guidance provides for not refusing an application for hydraulic fracturing in (a) national parks, (b) the Broads, (c) areas of outstanding natural beauty and (d) world heritage sites.
(222627)
82
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that the planning system applies equally to (a) Gypsies and Travellers and (b) the settled community.
(222343)
83
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of refuges for women victims of domestic violence that have closed in each year since May 2010.
(222340)
84
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222568)
85
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222583)
86
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have approved planning applications for rabbit farms in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how many such farms were approved by each local authority in that period.
(222510)
87
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the Greater Manchester devolution agreement and the election of a directly elected city-region mayor before Parliament is dissolved for the 2015 general election.
(222345)
88
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221426, what mechanisms will be put in place to enable the public to hold the city-region Mayor to account other than at election time; and whether he plans to consult the public about those arrangements.
(222436)
89
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether the preliminary equality screening has begun and when the results of that screening will be published.
(222437)
90
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether the people of Greater Manchester will have a say in determining the salary for the city-region Mayor created by the devolution agreement.
(222438)
91
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether he plans to set an upper salary limit for the city-region Mayor of Greater Manchester.
(222439)
92
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements he plans to put in place to allow the public to hold the appointed eleventh leader of the Greater Manchester city-region to account before the anticipated elections in 2017.
(222553)
93
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015, to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East to Question 220713, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people residing in outbuildings in the UK.
(222609)
94
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many appeals against planning application refusals by local planning authorities have been (a) upheld and (b) dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate since 2010.
(222682)
95
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department last published data about the extent of deprivation in different parts of the UK.
(222450)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
96
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost has been of hiring externally contracted staff at the National Gallery during the last 12 months.
(222441)
97
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost of hiring externally contracted staff at the National Gallery during the next 12 months.
(222442)
98
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received about plans to hire externally contracted staff at the National Gallery.
(222443)
99
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has been informed by the National Gallery of any proposals to vary the level of the Gallery's services to the public during the next 12 months.
(222444)
100
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222565)
101
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222569)
102
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220723, whether that advertising campaign was funded from the BBC topslice.
(222383)
103
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221249, on broadband, what data has been made available to his Department on where the budget was spent.
(222384)
104
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will launch an inquiry into the future of local newspapers; and if he will take steps to prevent further closures of such newspapers.
(222758)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
105
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will discuss with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission measures to safeguard overseas war graves from desecration by Islamist extremists.
(222360)
106
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of military veterans in emergency accommodation.
(222240)
107
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual maintenance and running costs are for each of the golf courses included in his Department's estate.
(222514)
108
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 221805, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel who have suffered mental illness in each of the last 10 years.
(222253)
109
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department defines what constitutes a veteran.
(222342)
110
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222570)
111
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222584)
112
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to inform the families of military personnel killed in Afghanistan of the decision to hold a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in March 2015.
(222528)
113
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to notify the relatives of service men and women killed in Afghanistan of its plans for a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral.
(222546)
114
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220792, whether his Department has identified any defect in the Reapers returned to the UK.
[R] (222427)
115
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart concerning the deployment of UK Reapers in support of Operation Barkhane.
[R] (222428)
116
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220012, how many RAF personnel are deployed in Afghanistan; and what the (a) rank, (b) squadron and (c) function is of each RAF officer stationed in that country.
[R] (222429)
117
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, column 70W, and with reference to Regulatory Article 1600, published by the Military Aviation Authority on 19 January 2015, whether his Department will fly remotely piloted aircraft systems in the UK outside danger areas or segregated airspace.
[R] (222430)
118
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015, to Question 220027, if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference agreed at the meeting of the NATO Reaper MQ-9 Users Group.
[R] (222431)
119
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2015, Official Report, column 687W, whether his Department is carrying out a strategic review of the use and effects of remotely piloted air systems in Afghanistan following the end of combat operations in that country.
[R] (222432)
120
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 October 2014, Official Report, column 63WS, on the Middle East, how many UK Reaper aircraft are conducting missions in Syria; and whether authorisations have been sought for any missions by those aircraft other than for surveillance.
[R] (222433)
121
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220793, for how long his Department intends to store Reapers in the UK.
[R] (222434)
122
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220792, whether any personnel from Squadron 39 are currently embedded with US forces.
[R] (222435)
123
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will introduce a compensation scheme for civilian casualties in Iraq.
[R] (222465)
124
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US sought permission from his Department for consolidation at RAF Croughton following that country's European Infrastructure Consolidated Review.
[R] (222466)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
125
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his specific responsibilities are in regards to the Greater Manchester devolution agreement and the appointment and election of a city-region mayor.
(222344)
126
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people have received a fixed penalty notice for failing to register on the electoral register.
(222479)
127
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015, Question 221159, if he will make an assessment of the number of 17 year old attainers who transferred from the household electoral register to individual electoral register.
(222611)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
128
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the increase in the schools budget from £35 billion to £39 billion announced in the Spending Review 2010 included Early Years Entitlement funding under the Dedicated Schools Grant.
(222230)
129
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total value is of the contract awarded by her Department to the New Schools Network.
(222555)
130
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the contract awarded by her Department to the New Schools Network expires.
(222556)
131
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average unit cost of a designated Sure Start Children's Centre.
(222557)
132
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what annual funding her Department has allocated the New Schools Network in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.
(222558)
133
Alan Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children in each local authority were in a foster care placement on 31 March (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; how many such children in each local authority were in a foster care placement with a relative or friend (i) inside and (ii) outside the authority boundary on each date; how many such children in each local authority were under (A) an interim and (B) a full court order on each date; and how many such children in each local authority area were looked after under a voluntary agreement under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 on each such date.
(222762)
134
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222571)
135
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222585)
136
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of teaching water safety education in schools as a distinct topic from the national curriculum requirement for schools to teach children to swim.
(221844)
137
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools currently teach water safety education.
(221845)
138
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220175, for what reasons her Department has decided not to take any proactive steps to reduce the disparity between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation for visits of children within the first year of a private fostering arrangement.
(222651)
139
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has allocated to the training of educational psychologists in each of the last five financial years.
(222652)
140
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Ofsted and CQC report entitled Evaluation of local areas' readinness for the implementation of the disability and SEN reforms, published on 17 December 2014, page 6, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on possible accountability measures to monitor the impact of the SEND reforms.
(222713)
141
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Ofsted and CQC report entitled Evaluation of local areas' readinness for the implementation of the disability and SEN reforms, published on 17 December 2014, page 6, whether she plans to introduce accountability measures to monitor the impact of the SEND reforms.
(222714)
142
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to broaden and escalate the Government’s intervention in Somerset County Council’s Children’s Services.
(222679)
143
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve levels of child literacy in low-income families; and if she will make a statement.
(222756)
144
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what means her Department assessed the extra costs incurred in maintaining and refurbishing the school stock because of the presence of asbestos in its Property Data Survey Programme.
(222718)
145
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will discuss the outcome of her Department's review of asbestos policy for schools with the Minister for Education and Skills in the Welsh Government when that review is complete.
(222729)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
146
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the slowdown of activity in the North Sea in recent months on (a) seafarer and (b) helicopter crew employment levels in the offshore oil and gas industry supply chain.
(222147)
147
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) trades unions and (b) Oil and Gas UK on employment levels in the offshore energy sector.
(222163)
148
N
Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice and Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the payments made under the non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme have been at the projected lower levels during the summer months since the start of the scheme.
(222390)
149
N
Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice and Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many inspectors are employed by OFGEM to ensure compliance with the non-domestic renewable heat incentive; for how many such inspectors OFGEM has made budgetary provision; and if he will make a statement.
(222391)
150
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has the power to overrule objections to hydraulic fracturing consents from (a) the Health and Safety Executive, (b) the Environment Agency, (c) Natural England and (d) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
(222530)
151
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of depth limits for hydraulic fracturing on (a) fugitive emissions and (b) safety.
(222540)
152
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds about the arrangements by which hydraulic fracturing companies publish evidence of how their commitments under the industry's community engagement charter scheme have been meet each year.
(222541)
153
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what notice and publicity requirements relate to the planning and environmental permitting process for hydraulic fracturing.
(222542)
154
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria must be met for a person to be eligible to perform the role of independent well examiner for a hydraulic fracturing development.
(222602)
155
N
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to support families with children who fall behind on payments to energy companies.
(221923)
156
N
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that families with children are treated as a vulnerable group by energy companies.
(221924)
157
N
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of families with children in (a) North West Durham constituency and (b) the UK who are currently in debt to their energy suppliers.
(222023)
158
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many families with children in (a) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the UK are currently in debt to their energy supplier.
(222488)
159
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Government plans to update the Social and Environmental Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electricity Market Authority.
(222467)
160
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households with children in (a) Denton and Reddish constituency, (b) the North West and (c) the UK are in debt to their energy suppliers.
(222468)
161
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of houses that have been insulated in each year since May 2010.
(222341)
162
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222572)
163
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222586)
164
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to prioritise support for families with children when they fall behind on their energy bills in (a) the North East and (b) Newcastle upon Tyne.
(222408)
165
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many families with children in (a) Halton and (b) the UK are currently in debt to their energy companies.
(222549)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
166
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what length of time baseline monitoring of methane in groundwater for hydraulic fracturing developments must take place before consent for such developments may be issued.
(222529)
167
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to determine whether a developer is required to undertake a habitats regulation assessment for a proposed hydraulic fracturing project within a (a) special conservation area, (b) special protection area, (c) site of special scientific interest, (d) area of outstanding natural beauty and (e) Ramsar site.
(222531)
168
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what national standards apply for the baseline monitoring of methane in groundwater for hydraulic fracturing developments.
(222533)
169
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what national standards apply for the baseline monitoring of air quality for hydraulic fracturing developments.
(222534)
170
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what length of time baseline monitoring of air quality for hydraulic fracturing developments must take place before consent for such developments may be issued.
(222535)
171
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to determine the different categories of groundwater risk; and how the risks posed to groundwater by hydraulic fracturing sites are determined.
(222536)
172
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what criteria hydraulic fracturing development may be judged a significant risk to groundwater.
(222537)
173
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she has consulted the Committee on Climate Change on the effect of hydraulic fracturing on water scarcity in the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years.
(222539)
174
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms exist to require that information on chemical substances and their maximum concentrations is included in the environmental permit for each hydraulic fracturing development.
(222543)
175
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms exist to require that information on the (a) total daily discharge of hydraulic fracturing fluid into ground and (b) fluid taken off site for disposal is included in the environmental permit for each hydraulic fracturing development.
(222544)
176
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of hydraulic fracturing on water scarcity in the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years.
(222545)
177
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff required by the Environment Agency in order for it to perform its role as a regulator of hydraulic fracturing in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18, (e) 2018-19 and (f) 2019-2020.
(222599)
178
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to determine whether a developer is required to undertake a habitats regulation assessment for a proposed hydraulic fracturing project adjacent to a (a) special conservation area, (b) special protection site, (c) site of special scientific interest, (d) area of outstanding natural beauty and (e) Ramsar site.
(222603)
179
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to determinte whether a developer of a proposed hydraulic fracturing project is required to undertake a habitats regulation assessment.
(222604)
180
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what techniques to minimise methane emissions (a) are and (b) does she plan to be a requirement of environmental permits for hydraulic fracturing.
(222605)
181
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral Answer of 29 January 2015, Official Report, column 996, what steps her Department took to ensure that if pilot culls had achieved the target of 70 per cent reduction in badger numbers in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
(222685)
182
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral Answer of 29 January 2015, Official Report, column 996, when she plans to publish her Department's estimate of the percentage reduction in badger numbers achieved in both pilot cull areas as a result of last year's cull.
(222686)
183
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral Answer of 29 January 2015, Official Report, column 996, what percentage reduction in badger numbers was achieved in each of the two 2014 pilot culls.
(222687)
184
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Londonderry of 4 December 2014 to Question 217167, if she plans to publish the study on the scientific evidence for the welfare of game birds reared in cages.
(222501)
185
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222496)
186
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's communications budget was in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222497)
187
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to the European Commission on publication of its communication on Building a Sustainable European Food System.
(222547)
188
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 improve the labelling of milk products so that it is easier to identify their country of origin.
(222149)
189
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle the illegal importation of puppies to the UK from Eastern Europe.
(222759)
190
Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on implementing the Government's timber procurement policy for central government departments which requires the purchase of only legally felled and sustainably produced timber and wood products.
(222648)
191
Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report of the Dogs Trust entitled, The Puppy Smuggling Scandal, published on 16 November 2014, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations in that report which relate specifically to her Department; and what timetable it has for the implementation of those recommendations.
(222676)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
192
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart regarding the reported relocation of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to Turkey; and what steps he is taking to ensure that terrorist groups are not aided by a NATO member country.
(222275)
193
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Lebanese counterpart following the terror attacks by the al-Nusra Front in Tripoli.
(222276)
194
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Laos about (a) the case of Pastor Sompong Supatto and (b) freedom of religion.
(222409)
195
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the UN the issue of a co-ordinated response to the threat of Boko Haram in North Eastern Nigeria.
(222410)
196
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Iranian counterpart in support of the American-Iranian pastor, Saeed Abedini, who is imprisoned in that country.
(222362)
197
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on allegations that rape is being used as a tool by the police in Egypt to suppress activists; and if he will make representations on this matter to his counterpart in that country.
(222364)
198
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department provides to UK citizens employed in academic institutions internationally on (a) countries in which there is a terrorist threat and (b) what to do in the event of a terrorist attack.
(222400)
199
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222518)
200
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Egyptian government about the case of Karim Ashraf Mohamed al-Banna.
(222392)
201
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of possible Iranian reactions to increased sanctions; and if he will make a statement.
(222393)
202
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220624, what the powers vested in the three treaty Guarantor powers are in relation to the bodies with which they consult, by Article IV of the 1960 Treaty of Guarantor in respect of Cyprus.
(222485)
203
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220624, what powers are available to the UN-facilitated settlement process to intervene in respect of the confiscation of property owned by Turkish Cypriots in Vasiliko in order to facilitate oil and gas explortation in Northern and Southern Cyprus.
(222486)
204
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to secure the release of Raif Badawi.
(222150)
205
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222573)
206
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222587)
207
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Venezuelan counterpart on the human rights situation in that country; and if he will make a statement.
(222459)
208
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with his Ecuadorian counterpart; what the content of discussions at that meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
(222461)
209
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with his Guyanese counterpart; what the content of discussions at that meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
(222462)
210
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with his Chilean counterpart; what the content of discussions at that meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
(222463)
211
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with his Brazilian counterpart; what the content of discussions at that meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
(222464)
212
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) UK and (b) locally-engaged personnel are working for the UK Government in Yemen.
(222649)
213
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British passport holders in Yemen.
(222650)
214
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom's Report, Burma: Religious Freedom and Related Human Rights Violations are Hindering Broader Reforms, published in November 2014.
(222458)
215
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the government of Burma has taken steps to implement the declaration to end sexual violence which it signed in June 2014.
(222511)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
216
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which parliamentary constituencies are (a) completely and (b) partly within the (i) Community Health Trust and (ii) Mental Health Trust coverage area.
(222256)
217
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which parliamentary constituencies are (a) completely and (b) partly within the (i) Foundation Trust and (ii) NHS Trust coverage area.
(222257)
218
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to NHS maternity services to check routinely for tongue-tie routinely in newborn babies.
(222378)
219
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many newborn babies were diagnosed with tongue-tie in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
(222379)
220
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to relevant healthcare professionals on the diagnosis of tongue-tie in infants.
(222380)
221
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provision of infant feeding specialists on the early detection and treatment of tongue-tie in infants.
(222381)
222
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when and for what reason the NHS walk-in centre in Monkgate, York has closed; and how many people used that centre in its last year of operation.
(221796)
223
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people living in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and Humber and (c) England sought advice from NHS Direct in each of its last five years of operation.
(221797)
224
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people presented at the A&E Department at York Hospital in each month of (a) 2014 and (b) the last 10 years.
(221798)
225
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by NHS property services, the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in preparing plans for the replacement of (a) Bootham Park Hospital and (b) Lime Trees in York; when he plans to make a public announcement about those plans; and if he will make a statement.
(221799)
226
Conor Burns
(Bournemouth West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress on reducing hepatitis C-related liver cancers and mortality since the 2004 Action Plan for hepatitis C.
(222492)
227
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department last reviewed the effectiveness of public health measures designed to increase the uptake of exercise in adults and children in the UK.
(222155)
228
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adults in the UK increase their uptake of exercise to match NHS activity guidelines.
(222156)
229
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children in the UK increase their uptake of exercise to match NHS activity guidelines.
(222157)
230
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has made available to pensioners in the UK to increase their uptake of physical activities in the last three years.
(222158)
231
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has made available to children from low-income backgrounds to increase their uptake of physical activities in the last three years.
(222159)
232
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what revised estimate he has made of the total Cancer Drugs Fund spend for 2015-16, following the re-evaluation of the Cancer Drugs Fund list in December 2014.
(222351)
233
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that UK aid workers who return from work abroad receive effective and accessible healthcare from their local GP.
(222363)
234
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222519)
235
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will launch a public campaign to stem the rise in the number of people with Type 2 diabetes.
(222167)
236
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of how many diabetes sufferers are not getting the recommended number of annual checks in (a) Lancashire and (b) England.
(222168)
237
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will re-introduce the NHS Diabetes dedicated improvement service.
(222169)
238
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether decisions on whether to publish documents relating to the contracting of NHS services to private providers (a) may and (b) may not prioritise commercial confidentiality over the public interest; and what the rationale for those prioritisation arrangements is.
(222415)
239
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place for the NHS to recover the costs of performing revision surgery when repairing the damage caused by failed surgery carried out by outsourced private providers.
(222416)
240
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent to which commercial insurance companies are capable of covering the risks associated with private health providers carrying out surgery on NHS contracts.
(222417)
241
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the development of a clinical guideline and quality standard for hearing loss.
(222487)
242
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with hearing loss are able to access audiology service regardless of where they live.
(222489)
243
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients do not allow the extraction of their data under care.data in order to avoid exclusions from bowel screening, e-referrals and similar services.
(222677)
244
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish in full the financial interests of Tim Kelsey, senior responsible owner of the care.data programme which relate to health data.
(222719)
245
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged 18 and under waited more than (a) one month, (b) two months, (c) three months, (d) six months and (e) one year for mental health treatment in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.
(222239)
246
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners are on methadone programmes; and how many such prisoners have been on methadone programmes for more than (a) one month, (b) two months, (c) three months, (d) six months, (e) a year, (f) two years and (g) four years.
(222273)
247
N
Richard Harrington
(Watford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost measured by (a) GP appointments and time and (b) cost of product of issuing prescriptions to people who receive help with prescription costs for emollients such as toothpaste, moisturising lotion and shampoo and conditioner.
(222350)
248
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase his Department's investment in cancer services; whether NHS England plans to provide increased funding to clinical reference groups to ensure they have sufficient resources to improve specialised services; and if he will create a recognised cancer leadership team to provide support and strategic oversight to NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) and his Department, in conjunction with the introduction of cancer lead roles at PHE and his Department.
(222219)
249
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of practising doctors in the UK in each year since May 2010.
(222254)
250
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222574)
251
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222588)
252
Stephen Lloyd
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with Public Health England on a national strategy for increasing public awareness of cervical cancer symptoms.
(222372)
253
Stephen Lloyd
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will launch targeted campaigns on cervical screening in regions where cervical screening rates have fallen below the national average.
(222373)
254
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the instructions provided with automated external defibrillators; and what assessment he has made of the ability of an untrained individual to use such defibrillators effectively on the basis of those instructions alone.
(221843)
255
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been undertaken by his Department into the effect that an individual's knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has on their (a) confidence and (b) efficacy in using an automated emergency defibrillator.
(221846)
256
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the adequacy of his Department's current guidance to NHS trusts on how to monitor hand hygiene levels.
(222412)
257
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many legal cases have been initiated that involve treatment for trigeminal neuralgia given to patients at the Salford radiotherapy satellite of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
(222678)
258
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts have reported patient incidents involving stereotactic radiosurgery or stereotactic radiotherapy; what the nature was of each such incident; and what kind of radiotherapy machine was involved in each such incident.
(222680)
259
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide additional funding to increase the availability of prescription drugs for diabetes.
(222753)
260
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission or conduct research on the links between diabetes and early dementia.
(222757)
261
Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Food Standards Agency on implementing the recommendations in the efficiency review carried out by the National Audit Office in 2013.
(222712)
262
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value of rebate payments from the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme was to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in each quarter that scheme has operated.
(222493)
263
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department plans to measure the effect of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme on access to medicines.
(222494)
264
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will conduct a study to determine the effect on access to medicines of the additional allocations made to NHS England as a result of rebate payments under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme.
(222495)
265
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential for mindfulness to improve pain management.
(222478)
266
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015, to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central to Question 221804, when his Department plans to complete the prevalence survey on children with mental health problems.
(222610)
267
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2015 to Question 221072, if he will conduct a survey of the practice of clinical commissioning groups in respect of capping the total number of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies treatment sessions they offer.
(222619)
268
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2015 to Question 221072, if he will make it his policy to collect data (a) on the average time a GP spends with a patient with a mental illness and (b) which may be used to monitor the quality of relationships between doctors and patients in other ways.
(222621)
269
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2015 to Question 221072, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to reduce the alcohol dependent population and to help more people recover from alcohol problems.
(222622)
270
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2015 to Question 221072, how many and what proportion of opiate users were receiving treatment in each year since 2011-12.
(222623)
271
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2015 to Question 221072, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number and proportion of patients who have (a) diabetes, (b) anxiety disorder, (c) depression, (d) schizophrenia and (e) personality disorders and are not being treated.
(222624)
272
Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group last met to discuss Translarna; when it will next meet to discuss that drug; and whether approval for its use can be granted before 1 April 2015.
(222374)
273
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect on mortality rates of the provisions of off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications in cases where research supports the use of those drugs.
(222377)
274
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with a musculoskeletal condition have a care plan.
(222471)
275
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of uptake of care plans amongst people with arthritis; and what steps his Department plans to take to widen access to care planning.
(222472)
276
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the Health and Social Care Information Centre on the inclusion of musculoskeletal conditions in the care.data programme.
(222473)
277
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which department or team within NHS England is responsible for the development and implementation of proposals for a national molecular diagnostic testing service in the NHS.
(222475)
278
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England plans to publish full details of the decisions it makes during the prioritisation exercise for new specialised services to be commissioned in 2015-16
(222476)
279
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will work in partnership with charitable organisations to increase awareness of stem cell donation among young people.
(222477)
280
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many practices in (a) Halton and (b) England had vacancies for GPs on 1 January 2015.
(222550)
281
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221512, what the delayed discharges referred to in the Answer by local authority area are.
(222551)
282
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has paid in debt repayments in respect of NHS PFI projects in the last three years.
(222683)
283
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by each NHS England regional headquarters.
(222684)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
284
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which trustees or directors of organisations subject to suspicious activity reports who have subsequently become trustees or directors of other organisations have received public funds in the last five years.
(222224)
285
N
Wayne David
(Caerphilly):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of its Border Security Assessment being conducted at the level of individual countries rather than on a uniform basis.
(222258)
286
N
Wayne David
(Caerphilly):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered the possibility of varying the terms and conditions attached to a visitor visa on a country-by-country basis or within different parts of large countries.
(222259)
287
N
Wayne David
(Caerphilly):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent studies her Department has undertaken of the operation of the visa system in the US; and what assessment she has made of whether a visa system which distinguishes between the level of risk posed by applicants from different countries can operate in the UK.
(222260)
288
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further steps she is taking to protect UK citizens from telephone scammers.
(222361)
289
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of illegal migration between the UK and the Republic of Ireland in either direction have been detected by Operation Gull in each of the last 10 years; what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Operation Gull; and if she will make a statement.
(222365)
290
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many traffic police officers were employed in each police force area in each of the last five years.
(222445)
291
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222520)
292
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that asylum seekers resident in Scotland are able to submit evidence on their claim to offices in Scotland.
(222152)
293
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on asylum seekers in Scotland of the recent changes to rules which provide that evidence related to asylum claims must be submitted in Liverpool.
(222153)
294
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received about the rule change which means that asylum seekers must submit claims in Liverpool.
(222154)
295
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222575)
296
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222589)
297
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of spyware downloads by residents of Engand and Wales in each of the last five years.
(222226)
298
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of spyware devices sold to residents of England and Wales in each of the last five years.
(222227)
299
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of spyware to individuals across the internet.
(222228)
300
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police in England and Wales on investigation of a complaint that spyware is being used against an individual.
(222229)
301
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale and process will be for public discussion of the Communications Data and Interception review conducted by David Anderson QC; and what opportunities will arise for parliamentary scrutiny of those conclusions.
(222658)
302
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale and process will be for her Department's response to its consultation on the codes of practice relating to the acquisition and retention of data; and if she will make a statement.
(222659)
303
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish all responses received to her Department's consultation on the codes of practice relating to the acquisition and retention of data.
(222660)
304
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether central government funding for telephone helplines tackling violence against women and girls will be renewed before May 2015.
(222164)
305
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when each organisation tackling violence against women and girls receiving central government funding for a telephone helpline will be told whether the funding for that helpline will be renewed.
(222165)
306
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations tackling violence against women and girls receive central government funding for a telephone helpline; and when the funding for each organisation is due to end.
(222166)
307
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable will be for the consultation on mandatory reporting of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
(222170)
308
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget will be for the consultation on mandatory reporting of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
(222171)
309
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to incorporate the views of charities and children's services into the terms of reference of her Department's consultation on mandatory report of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
(222503)
310
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to incorporate the views of hon. Members and key stakeholders into the terms of reference of her Department's consultation on mandatory report of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
(222504)
311
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contribution of Lord Bates of 28 October 2014, Official Report, column 1083 House of Lords, what the reasons are for the time taken to implement her Department's consultation on mandatory reporting of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
(222631)
312
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are involved in the monitoring and investigation of child sex crimes online.
(222598)
313
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will launch an inquiry into the reasons for, and implications for her policies of, the recent increase in domestic violence cases in the UK.
(222755)
314
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress operation Nexus has made on tackling offending by foreign nationals.
(222491)
315
Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of safety deposit boxes across the UK; and if she will make a statement.
(222397)
316
Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) banks, (b) solicitors and (c) other providers on the availability of safety deposit boxes across the UK; and if she will make a statement.
(222398)
317
Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with suppliers of safety deposit facilities on ensuring that the annual cost of hiring and using such facilities is kept at a reasonable level; and if she will make a statement.
(222399)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
318
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance was disbursed to fragile and conflict-affected states in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 to date.
(222395)
319
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Office for National Statistics' revisions to GDP in December 2014 on the Government's ability to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income being spent on official development assistance in this financial year.
(222396)
320
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many applications for funding more than £5 million she has received for approval for projects in (a) total, (b) Sierra Leone, (c) Liberia, (d) Guinea and (e) Nigeria in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) the financial year to date.
(222401)
321
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's strategic framework for economic development, published in January 2014, what proportion of the £1.8 billion allocated will be spent in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next three financial years.
(222402)
322
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222521)
323
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures her Department has put in place to ensure that funding provided by her Department and spent by foreign governments is used for its intended purposes.
(222512)
324
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222576)
325
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222590)
326
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Bekou Trust Fund to date; and whether she plans to contribute to it.
(222369)
327
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her assessment is of the implications of the current security situation in the Central African Republic for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in that country.
(222421)
328
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department allocated to War on Want in each of the last five years.
(222413)
329
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects War on Want promotes on behalf of her Department.
(222414)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
330
N
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account he took of the fact that Killarney-Comércio Internacional, Lda is registered as an offshore company before deciding to proceed with the sale to them of the building until recently used as the Lewes Magistrates' Court; what due diligence was carried out into this company and its relationship with (a) Quora and (b) Whitbread Plc prior to the sale; and if he will make a statement.
(222469)
331
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the art, design and media department at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs closed.
(222422)
332
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the decision was taken to close the art, design and media department in HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs.
(222423)
333
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what correspondence on what topics he has had with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in the last 24 months.
(222366)
334
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222522)
335
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children born to women serving a custodial sentence were taken into care in the most recent five years for which figures are available.
(222241)
336
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of the Phillips Review on veterans and the criminal justice system.
(222554)
337
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222577)
338
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222591)
339
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount recovered through confiscation orders for drug-related crimes was in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
(222715)
340
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug-related confiscation orders were issued for (a) £0 to £1,000, (b) £1,001 to £5,000, (c) £5,001 to £10,000, (d) £10,001 to £20,000, (e) £20,001 to £50,000, (f) £50,001 to £100,000, (g) £100,001 to £500,000, (h) £500,001 to £1 million, (i) £1 million to £5 million and (j) more than £5 million in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
(222716)
341
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued for (a) £0-£1,000, (b) £1,001-£5,000, (c) £5,001-£10,000, (d) £10,001-£20,000, (e) £20,001-£50,000, (f) £50,001-£100,000, (g) £100,001-£500,000, (h) £500,001-£1 million, (i) £1 million-£5 million and (j) more than £5 million in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
(222761)
342
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle insurance fraud known as crash for cash.
(222754)
343
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015, to Question 221368, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to his Department arising from the proposed closure of Rhyl family court.
(222612)
344
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which parliamentary constituencies closure of a court has been (a) proposed and (b) decided upon.
(222613)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
345
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to her contribution of 27 January 2015, Official Report, column 746, on Second Reading of the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill, what plans she has for co-ordination with the Prime Minister and other Cabinet colleagues of a determined effort to sell the benefits of Northern Ireland to the world.
(222411)
346
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222523)
347
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222578)
348
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222592)
Questions to the Prime Minister
349
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether any ceiling was put on the costs of the Iraq Inquiry; and what remuneration has been received by each Committee member.
(222484)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
350
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222524)
351
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222579)
352
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222593)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
353
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria are by which he will assess whether the new Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions have improved safety, accessibility and amenity for pedestrians crossing the road.
(222160)
354
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on requiring airlines operating in UK airspace to have wind shear detection and alert systems fitted to commercial aircraft.
(222177)
355
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which franchised train operator paid the highest amount of corporation tax in each financial year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.
(222278)
356
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which franchised train operator has paid the highest level of corporation tax in the financial year 2014-15 to date.
(222279)
357
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to continue with Victoria services via Lewisham following the completion of the Thameslink scheme at London Bridge.
(222717)
358
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 220242, on what date he plans for all Class 319 electric trains to start running on the Liverpool to Manchester Victoria via Newton-le-Willows route.
(222235)
359
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 220242, what discussions he has had with Network Rail about the time taken to complete electrification of the Liverpool to Manchester Victoria via Newton-le-Willows route, and the effect of the delay to this project compared to the original time estimate on rolling stock provision in the north.
(222236)
360
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 220242, what discussions he has had with Northern Rail on the availability of fully trained drivers for the 14 Class 319 electric trains on the Liverpool to Manchester Victoria via Newton-le-Willows route by the time that the refurbished trains are ready for service.
(222237)
361
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 220242, by what date he plans for all of the 14 Class 319 electric trains to be refurbished and ready to enter service on the Liverpool to Manchester Victoria via Newton-le-Willows route.
(222238)
362
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222525)
363
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219009, if he will specify the projects comprising the 850 committed route miles of electrified railways referred to in the Answer and the mileage of such railways for each project.
(222242)
364
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects regular passenger services to start operating via the Todmorden Curve.
(222280)
365
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he plans for electric rail passenger services to start operating between (a) Manchester and Liverpool and (b) Liverpool and Wigan.
(222490)
366
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to reach a decision on Network Rail's application for a Transport and Works Act Order in connection with the Ordsall Chord project.
(222499)
367
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) carry out and (b) publish an equality impact assessment of the introduction of driver-only operation on the Transpennine Express and Northern Rail franchises.
(222388)
368
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on passenger safety of the introduction of driver-only operation on the Transpennine Express and Northern Rail franchises; and if he will make a statement.
(222389)
369
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222580)
370
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222594)
371
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library an updated copy of the franchise payment profile for all train operating companies until 2023.
(222661)
372
Mary Macleod
(Brentford and Isleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department applies the World Health Organisation's night noise guidelines for Europe; and whether these guidelines have been broken since May 2010.
(222371)
373
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has paid to consultants in preparation for reletting the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises; and what the name of each consultant so paid was.
(222176)
374
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on job numbers of the introduction of driver-only operating on the Northern Rail and Transpennine Express franchises.
(222346)
375
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on whether Rail North support proposals for the introduction of driver-only operating on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
(222347)
376
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres have been (a) closed, (b) opened, (c) reopened having been previously closed in each (i) Scottish and (ii) English local authority area in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
(222516)
377
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to close the Airdrie Driving Test Centre.
(222606)
378
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres have (a) closed and (b) opened; and how many formerly closed centres reopened in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
(222607)
379
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers flew from (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted, (d) Liverpool and (e) Manchester airports in each year from 1985.
(222480)
380
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated to the electrification of the Hull-Holyhead railway line.
(222481)
381
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average amount of carbon emitted by (a) road and (b) rail freight was in each year for which data is available.
(222482)
382
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelled by (a) road and (b) rail from (i) UK to Ireland and (ii) Ireland to the UK in each year from 1985 for which data is available.
(222614)
383
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the amount was of road freight from (a) Ireland to the UK and (b) the UK to Ireland in each year from 1985 for which data is available.
(222615)
384
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail passengers were carried between North Wales and London in each year from 1985 for which data is available.
(222616)
385
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average duration of an intercity rail journey between (a) Holyhead and London and (b) Chester and London was in each year from 1985 for which data is available.
(222617)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
386
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222526)
387
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222581)
388
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222596)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
389
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow constituency and (b) London have been classified as living in absolute poverty in each of the last five years.
(222629)
390
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the median income in (a) Tower Hamlets, (b) London and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
(222630)
391
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of reassessing people with progressive conditions for (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment and support allowance in 2014.
(222404)
392
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what adjustments his Department has made to the number of people reassessed for personal independence payment to reflect the current backlog of claims.
(222405)
393
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have undergone a reassessment for personal independence payment before the end of their award period.
(222406)
394
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pertussis vaccine damage claims were made in each year since 2003; and how many were successful in each year.
(222407)
395
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has a target clearance time for a disability living allowance mandatory reconsideration.
(222500)
396
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
(222527)
397
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much benefit expenditure was withdrawn through sanctions in each month since May 2010; how many claimants have had benefits withdrawn through sanctions in each of those months; and what the average amount withdrawn through sanctions from a claimant was in each of those months.
(222148)
398
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to universal credit since June 2010.
(222162)
399
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment criteria the Health and Safety Executive plans to apply in deciding whether its inspections of hydraulic fracturing sites will be unannounced.
(222532)
400
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff required by the Health and Safety Executive in order for it to perform its role as a regulator of hydraulic fracturing in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18, (e) 2018-19 and (f) 2019-2020.
(222600)
401
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is a requirement that the Health and Safety Executive assess all hydraulic fracturing sites during (a) the exploration phase and (b) all further phases, including decommissioning.
(222601)
402
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claims was (a) disallowed or (b) considered to have been withdrawn due to claimants not returning the PIP2 form in each calendar month since April 2013.
(222418)
403
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Personal Independence Payment new claims: ad hoc statistics, published on 28 January 2015, how many of the 143,000 people disallowed personal independence payment (PIP) claims highlighted in that report were people who were described as not attending an assessment without good reason; what reasons for missing such assessments are permissible; whether the Department or assessment providers adjudicates on reasons for missed appointments; and how many of those people have since reapplied for PIP.
(222419)
404
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who qualify for attendance allowance are made aware of the scheme and of their eligibility for it.
(222151)
405
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222582)
406
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(222597)
407
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to the letters to him dated 1 December 2014 and 2 January 2015 from the right hon. member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr B Wise.
(222647)
408
Stephen Lloyd
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2014, Official Report, column 141W, on children: maintenance, what progress he has made on the development of statistics on compliance, collections and enforcement under the statutory child maintenance scheme; and when he will publish these statistics.
(222370)
409
Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received funeral payments in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Enfield in each of the last 10 years; how much those payments amount to; and if he will make a statement.
(222358)
410
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outcome payments have been made to contractors involved in the Work Programme in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales in each of the last five years.
(222255)
411
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of expenditure on unemployment-related benefits to people aged (a) 18 to 24 and (b) 24 to 29 in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in (A) 2007, (B) 2008 and (C) 2009.
(222277)
412
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales were referred to the Work Programme and went on to get a job lasting three to six months in each year since June 2011.
(222337)
413
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 24 year olds claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance who were referred to the Work Programme in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England and (iv) Wales went into a job lasting three to six months in each month since June 2011.
(222338)
414
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have completed the Work Programme to date; and how many of those participants in the Work Programme in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) the UK, (c) Scotland, (d) England and (e) Wales stopped claiming either jobseeker's allowance or employment and support allowance in each month since June 2013.
(222339)
415
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase cooperation between his Department and the Department of Health in using Improving Access to Psychological Therapies to help those on sickness and disability benefit back to work.
(222548)
416
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer from the Minister of State for Care and Support of 23 January 2015 to Question 221072, what estimate he has made of the savings made by his Department as a result of 90,000 people moving off benefits and into work as a result of Improving Access to Psychological Therapy interventions.
(222620)
417
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the availability of shared accommodation for people under 35 in receipt of housing benefit.
(222474)
418
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 547, on mental health (employment opportunities), what each innovative approach to employment support for those with mental health problems is; where each pilot is taking place; and if he will make a statement.
(222217)
419
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 550, on job creation (Yorkshire), what the evidential basis is for the statement that of the jobs created in Shipley and Yorkshire, 80 per cent are full-time and 75 per cent are managerial and professional.
(222218)
420
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on Work Programme job outcome fees on (a) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Related (IR), Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) with three to six months prognosis, (b) ESA (IR) WRAG with 12 months or greater prognosis, (c) ESA (IR) ex-Incapacity Benefit (IB) with three to six months prognosis, (d) ESA (IR) ex-IB WRAG with 12 months prognosis, (e) Voluntary ESA (IR) ex-IB Support Group, (f) Voluntary ESA and (g) ex-IB Support Group claimant groups, in each month since June 2011.
(222261)
421
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on Work Programme attachment fees on (a) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Related (IR), Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) with three to six months prognosis, (b) ESA (IR) WRAG with 12 months or greater prognosis, (c) ESA (IR) ex-Incapacity Benefit (IB) with three to six months prognosis, (d) ESA (IR) ex-IB WRAG with 12 months prognosis, (e) Voluntary ESA (IR) ex-IB Support Group, (f) Voluntary ESA and (g) ex-IB Support Group, in each month since June 2011 claimant groups.
(222262)
422
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made in sharing data with registered social landlords.
(222357)
423
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many Jobcentres is a mental health champion employed; and how many mental health champions Jobcentre Plus employs in total.
(222449)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
424
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the findings of research by the London School of Economics and Political Science and the universities of Manchester and York entitled the Coalition's Social Policy Record: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 relating to families with children under five years of age.
[Transferred]
(222483)