Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 5 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 Thursday 5 February 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 5 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
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Attorney General, what his Department's charging policy is on drug possession offences in relation to the quantity of each class of drug found to be in the offender's possession.
(223071)
2
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of criminal cases the Crown Prosecution Service instructed the independent Bar to prosecute in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
(223095)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people living in (a) Leeds and (b) Leeds Central constituency entered higher education in each of the last 20 years.
(222909)
4
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many prisoners completed AS and A level courses or their equivalents under the Offender Learning and Skills Service contract in prison in each year since 2010.
(223042)
5
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what types of learning beyond level 1 and 2 courses are available to prisoners.
(223043)
6
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken that benefit micro enterprises in Glasgow South West constituency.
(222864)
7
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the Natural Environment Research Council's Decommissioning, Immobilisation and Management of Nuclear Wastes for Disposal Waste programme.
(223117)
8
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure consumers are aware of their rights when they receive poor service from parcel delivery firms.
(222750)
9
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that local small businesses will be part of the supply chain for the Hinkley Point C development.
(222899)
10
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people resident in Pendle entered higher education in each of the last 20 years.
(223082)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK mortality was directly linked to (a) obesity, (b) smoking, (c) insufficient fruit and vegetables in diet, (d) inactivity and (e) alcohol in each of the last four years.
(223234)
12
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people aged 50 and over were unemployed for longer than (a) 12 months and (b) two years in each of the last 10 years.
(222930)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
13
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has allocated to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(222960)
14
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many nationals of each EU country are in the UK and claiming tax credits.
(223068)
15
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many nationals of each EU country are in the UK and claiming child benefit for children in (a) the UK and (b) another EU country.
(223069)
16
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people earning over £100,000 in the most recent tax year for which information is available had their personal allowance (a) partially reduced and (b) reduced to zero; and if he will make a statement.
(223074)
17
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had taxable earned income of between £100,000 and £120,000 in the most recent tax year for which information is available.
(223079)
18
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what issues were (a) discussed and (b) agreed at his meeting with his Greek counterpart on 2 February 2015.
(223118)
19
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount his Department has allocated for advertising in each financial year since 2010-11.
(222865)
20
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the viability of proposals for the creation of a Citizens' Wealth Fund.
(222857)
21
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income tax gap in Scotland in each of the last five years.
(222911)
22
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales have been fined for failing to comply with the high-income child benefit tax charge since it was introduced.
(223131)
23
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fees were paid to banks advising on the recent sale of Government shares in Lloyds Banking Group.
(223132)
24
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many government shares in Lloyds Banking Group have been sold to date; and at what prices those shares were sold.
(223138)
25
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many banks his Department requested to adopt the Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks; and how many such banks subsequently adopted the code.
(223215)
26
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is owed to HM Revenue and Customs in unpaid tax debt in each of the last four years up to the most recent period for which records are available; and if he will provide a regional breakdown of such debtors.
(223219)
27
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of HM Revenue and Customs were employed to tackle the issue of inheritance tax avoidance in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
(223222)
28
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disclosure of tax avoidance schemes notifications HM Revenue and Customs has received in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available; and how many of those notifications were acted upon.
(223223)
Questions to the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
29
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2015 to Question 222329, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims have been made by parochial church councils in court against lay rectors for recovery of chancel repair liability from 1 January 1985; and what amount was recovered.
(223121)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
30
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on park home owners being required to pay both the site licence fee and the site inspection fee; and if he will make a statement.
(223119)
31
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposal to withdraw funding for the Local Welfare Assistance scheme on (a) families and (b) households on low incomes.
(222925)
32
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost is of recent appointments to the Independent Improvement Panel to Birmingham City Council; and what body is funding those costs.
(222916)
33
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he took to ensure that the identities and needs of local communities were reflected in the proposal to amend the constitution of Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
(222881)
34
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultations his Department had with local communities on the proposal to amend the constitution of Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
(222882)
35
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of Greater Manchester Combined Authority will be published.
(222883)
36
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether public scrutiny arrangements will be established before devolution of budgets to the eleventh leader of Greater Manchester planned under the devolution agreement.
(222928)
37
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances the interim mayor of Greater Manchester city-region will be appointed for a further term.
(222931)
38
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 28 November 2014, Official Report, column 54WS, on small-scale developers, what estimate his Department has made of the financial effect on (a) Cumbria County Council and (b) Copeland Borough Council of financial credit being deducted from affordable housing contributions for vacant buildings brought into lawful use.
(222955)
39
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 28 November 2014, Official Report, column 54WS, on small-scale developers, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of obligations under the amended Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 on the availability of affordable housing.
(222956)
40
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question 220922, tabled on 15 January 2015 by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East.
(223133)
41
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question 220920, tabled on 15 January 2015 by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East.
(223134)
42
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 220921, tabled on 15 January 2015 by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East.
(223135)
43
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 220918, tabled on 15 January 2015 by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East.
(223136)
44
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 220919, tabled on 15 January 2015 by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East.
(223137)
45
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce homelessness in (a) the UK, (b) Yorkshire, (c) Kirklees and (d) Huddersfield.
(223213)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
46
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings the Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy has had on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code since 1 January 2015; and what representations he has received on this subject since that date.
(223009)
47
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on reform of the Electronic Communications Code.
(223010)
48
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to accede to the Hague Convention on Protection of Cultural Property in Time of War before 7 May 2015.
(223011)
49
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funds he has budgeted to support Hull as UK City of Culture 2017 in each financial year until 2017-18.
(223013)
50
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of his Department's grant-in-aid funding goes to London-based institutions.
(223014)
51
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of broadband connections that are above 10 mbps.
(223015)
52
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of upload speeds needed by small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) the creative and digital and (b) other sectors.
(223016)
53
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with which interlocutors in the European Commission on subsidising urban broadband; whether he has sought legal advice; and what estimate he has made of the cost of subsidising urban broadband.
(223017)
54
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the consequences for his policies of the report London Futures: Agiletown, published by Deloitte in November 2014.
(223018)
55
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the IT workforce (a) now and (b) in 2022.
(223019)
56
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the cost of his visit to Telford on 12 December 2014 was paid out of public funds.
(223020)
57
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the level of his Department's budget from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
(223046)
58
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his letter of 3 July 2013 to the Chairman of VisitBritain, which organisations funded by his Department are required to hold a five per cent contingency which at any point may need to be drawn back into the Department; and what the total amount of such contingency funds held by those organisations is.
(223047)
59
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Library Service Points open for 10 hours or more per week there were in the UK in each of the last five years.
(223048)
60
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's announcement, Government secures landmark deal for UK mobile phone users, published on 18 December 2014, what estimate he has made of changes in annual licence fees paid by mobile phone companies arising from that announcement.
(223049)
61
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contribution to the public purse is budgeted to be received from annual licence fees paid by mobile network operators in each of the next three financial years.
(223050)
62
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the economic and social benefits arising from increasing the number of mobile network operators in areas where fewer than three operators provide services.
(223051)
63
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition of market failure he used in assessing the deal with the mobile network operators and the necessity of accepting a reduction in the planned increase in annual licence fees.
(223052)
64
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether overtime payments relating to work carried out between 19 December 2014 and 2 January 2015 were made to officials advising on, or drafting revisions of, the Electronic Communications Code.
(223053)
65
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been engaged in drafting amendments to the Electronic Communications Code.
(223054)
66
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, from which organisations he has received representations on reform of the Electronic Communications Code in 2015; and if he will publish those representations.
(223055)
67
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the members of the nuisance calls taskforce were black and minority ethnic; and whether any members of that task force had previously been employed by Vodafone, O2, Three or EE.
(223123)
68
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of when free WiFi will be provided in all public libraries; how many and what proportion of libraries currently have free WiFi; and what information he holds on the average cost to libraries of providing free WiFi.
(223124)
69
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the cost of each phase 2 broadband projects that have completed their procurements will be met by (a) BT, (b) BDUK and (c) the relevant local authority.
(223125)
70
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Educational Endowment Foundation on cultural education.
(223126)
71
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local bodies spending money on major sporting and cultural events as a means of boosting growth.
(223127)
72
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of early intervention in promoting (a) reading, (b) arts participation, (c) sports participation and (d) experiencing the arts.
(223128)
73
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to Question 209987, how much of the budget for the Mobile Infrastructure Project has been spent to date; how much of that target he expects to be spent before March 2015; to what date the project has been extended; how many sites (a) are in acquisition stage, (b) have submitted planning applications, (c) are being built and (d) have gone live; and to how many premises coverage has been provided.
(223129)
74
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth, (b) the Early Intervention Foundation, (c) the What Works Centre for Wellbeing and (d) the Centre for Ageing Better on the recommendations of those bodies for his Department's policies.
(223139)
75
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what work his Department has done with each of the phase 2 broadband projects to identify, in relation to the broadband rollout, (a) alternative solutions, (b) joint working and fair capital contributions from suppliers and (c) other opportunities to promote competition and value for money.
(223178)
76
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has used randomised controlled trials to test the effectiveness of its policies; and whether such trials have been used in the Phase 3 broadband pilots.
(223179)
77
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the most recent initiative is in which his Department used nudge policies.
(223180)
78
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will promote the use of randomised controlled trials and nudge policies through his Department's agencies and NDPBs.
(223181)
79
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had with the What Works Networks or Nudge Unit on implementing the techniques recommended by those bodies in his Department.
(223182)
80
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) arts and (b) sports participation for children his Department has supported since May 2010.
(223183)
81
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of whether the number of library authorities is sufficient to meet the needs of public library users.
(223184)
82
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of what proportion of the population visited a public library in each financial year since 2009-10.
(223185)
83
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of statistics published by Public Libraries News on library closures and libraries transferred to volunteers.
(223186)
84
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what factors he took into account and consultations he had with external organisations on the proposals made during negotiations with mobile network operators on improving mobile coverage across the UK.
(223187)
85
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he received legal advice on whether an agreement to vary the licence fee of mobile telephone operators to provide coverage in areas which are already served by one or two other operators constitutes state aid.
(223188)
86
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Box 3 on page 6 of the Green Book Appraisal and Valuation in Central Government, which of these possible outputs were produced before the Government's recent agreement with mobile network operators on improving mobile coverage across the UK.
(223189)
87
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to improve broadband capacity in rural areas along the English-Welsh borders.
(223037)
88
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the compliance of the current Deputy Chair of Ofcom with the provisions of the Ofcom Board Members' Code of Conduct in respect of impartiality.
(222879)
89
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what due diligence processes he followed when appointing the current Deputy Chair of the Ofcom Board.
(222880)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
90
Mr Douglas Carswell
(Clacton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers were recruited to the Army Reserve between 2011 and 2015.
(223227)
91
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has allocated to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(222957)
92
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what initial costs his Department incurred as a result of establishing the Air Battlespace Training Centre at RAF Waddington, other than the £33 million contract with QinetiQ to provide synthetic training.
(223044)
93
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual per unit cost is of training members of each of the armed forces at the Air Battlespace Training Centre at RAF Waddington.
(223045)
94
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether personnel serving in the Seedcorn programme have had deployment with foreign armed forces extended.
(223238)
95
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are taking part in the Seedcorn programme; what the location is of each such person; and with what equipment such personnel are training.
(223239)
96
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of repairing Voyager KC2 ZZ331 after its collision with a hangar at St. John's International Airport; and what the cause of the collision was.
(223240)
97
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many C-130J aircraft are having external fuel tanks installed; what estimate he has made of the cost of that installation; and what the new range is of the aircraft without air-to-air refuelling.
(223241)
98
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sorties the RC-135W ZZ664 flew from Al Udeid Air Base when it was stationed there; and what plans there are for another RC-135W aircraft to be stationed at that base.
(223242)
99
N
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) scale and (b) result is of recent air operations against ISIL.
(222901)
100
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of providing training courses for the Burmese Army to date; and what funding for that purpose has been allocated for (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(222964)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
101
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the market research conducted by Ipsos-Mori on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence was shared with Engine Partners UK LLP as part of their contract for the provision of communications services for the Devolution Team within the Cabinet Office.
(223230)
102
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, who the designated client MD and Strategy Director was, responsible for the contract for the provision of Communications - Creative and Delivery Services commissioned from Engine Partners UK LLP by the Devolution Team.
(223231)
103
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what outcomes are expected from the Omnibus Polling Scotland project put out to tender on the 26 November 2014.
(223232)
104
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what sub-contractors were engaged by Engine Partners UK LLP in the fulfilment of their contract for the provision of Communications - Creative and Delivery Services by Engine Partners UK LLP with the Devolution Team of the Cabinet Office.
(223233)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
105
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222135 whether her Department consulted the police on the decision not to publish the successful application by Kings Science Academy Bradford.
(223211)
106
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the Schools Admissions Code precludes admissions authorities from taking into account how long a child has been on the waiting list for a school place.
(223093)
107
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils attended schools that were rated (a) inadequate and (b) requires improvement in each local authority area in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.
(222913)
108
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children under the age of one (a) started an episode of need, (b) were referred to children's social care services, (c) were subject to a child protection plan and (d) were in care in each local authority area in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.
(222914)
109
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 128 of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC 745, what the reasons are for the increase in auditors' remuneration compared to the previous financial year.
(223201)
110
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 128 of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC 745, what the reasons are for the £466.7 million expenditure listed under other expenditure.
(223202)
111
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 128 of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC 745, what the reasons are for the increace in consultancy costs compared to the previous financial year.
(223203)
112
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the decision was taken to withdraw approval for Luton Girls' Academy.
(222860)
113
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many first choice school admissions applications were submitted to Luton Girls' Academy for entry in September 2014.
(222861)
114
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to ACE Trust Ltd for the development of Luton Girls' Academy.
(222877)
115
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials from her Department have had with Luton local authority on the implications of the decision to withdraw approval for Luton Girls' Academy.
(222878)
116
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what changes there have been in the level of participation in (a) dance, (b) music, (c) theatre and (d) arts and crafts in primary schools in Pendle in each of the last five years.
(223080)
117
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils took GCSEs in (a) dance, (b) art and crafts, (c) I.T. (d) art and design, (e) drama, (f) media, film and television and (g) music in Pendle in each of the last five years.
(223081)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
118
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Government is a party to the Shale Community Engagement Charter.
(223002)
119
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of officiating the 13th onshore oil and gas licensing round; and how much his Department recouped from the sale of licences in that round.
(222920)
120
N
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on carbon and renewables targets.
(907455)
121
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability of evidence that the main UK biomass supplies come from North America and (b) effect of such imports on domestic industries; and if he will make a statement.
(223088)
122
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings he has had with stakeholders to discuss his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020; and if he will make a statement.
(223089)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
123
Mr Douglas Carswell
(Clacton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Council of the European Union on reforming the Common Agricultural Policy.
(223226)
124
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to requiring the mandatory installation of CCTV cameras in animal slaughterhouses.
(223204)
125
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of the environmental impact assessments required for hydraulic fracturing developments in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18, (e) 2018-19 and (f) 2019-20; and what assessment she has made of how these costs will be met.
(222999)
126
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date she expects the Environment Agency to publish information about the chemicals it requires hydraulic fracturing developers to disclose.
(223000)
127
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward proposals to amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010 No. 675) in relation to hydraulic fracturing.
(223001)
128
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the specific remit is of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in relation to hydraulic fracturing.
(223003)
129
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) continuous and (b) baseline monitoring arrangements are in place for fugitive emissions for hydraulic fracturing; and which body conducts that monitoring.
(223004)
130
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria must be met for eligibility to perform baseline monitoring of air quality and methane in groundwater for hydraulic fracturing developments.
(223005)
131
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has the power to require baseline monitoring of (a) groundwater and (b) air quality (i) before a consent for a hydraulic fracturing development is given and (ii) after such consent has been given but before the commencement of any such fracturing.
(223228)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
132
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what offers were made to the government of Burma of expert help with the investigation of the rape and murder of two ethnic Kachin teachers on 20 January 2015.
(223090)
133
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government gave to the Ministry of Education in Burma on that country's National Education Law.
(223091)
134
N
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2015, Official Report, column 79, whether he met the Saudi Arabia Deputy Foreign Minister; and with whom he has discussed the case of Raif Badawi.
(222907)
135
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has allocated to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(222958)
136
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the date and agenda are of the meeting in London on nuclear weapons of the Permanent Five Security Council members to be hosted by the Government; and if he will publish on his Department's website a list of all attendees at and the minutes of the meeting.
(223040)
137
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to note 19 on page 106 of the British Council's Annual Report, 2013-14, what the reasons were for the losses and special payments.
(222848)
138
N
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who, other than Ministers of the Crown and members of the Diplomatic Service, has been sent from the UK to represent the Government at inaugurations of foreign Heads of State and government since May 2010; and what the cost was of that representation in each such case.
(222394)
139
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Turkish government on locating people missing as a result of violence in Cyprus in 1974.
(223112)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
140
N
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet bodies representing cancer sufferers to discuss the evaluation of the Be Clear on Cancer regional pilot for ovarian cancer.
(222849)
141
N
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the Meningitis B vaccine is added to the childhood immunisation programme in 2015.
(222862)
142
N
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure progress on price negotiations with Novartis for the Meningitis B vaccine.
(222863)
143
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to ensure that NHS England area teams follow Monitor's guidelines on local pricing for mental health services; and if he will make a statement.
(222902)
144
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2014-15 national tariff deflator on out-of-area placements for mental health patients.
(222903)
145
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason NHS England has not published information on payments made over £25,000 since June 2014.
(222904)
146
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the independent market study of alcohol labelling will be published.
(223212)
147
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Strategic Executive Information System reports dating from before the Health and Social Care Act 2012 are waiting conclusion.
(223214)
148
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the NHS budget is spent on prevention of ill health.
(223235)
149
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department next plans to publish data derived from the HIV and AIDS reporting system (HARS); what data from HARS will be made available publicly and at what frequency; and if he will make a statement.
(222915)
150
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outpatient and inpatient appointments were (a) emergency and (b) elective with a (i) primary and (ii) secondary diagnosis of HIV in (A) England and (B) each clincial commissioning group area in each of the last 12 months; and what the average waiting time was for each such appointment.
(222963)
151
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the statutory guidance for the Care Act 2014 to ensure that local authorities take steps to discourage the use of zero-hours contracts by the care providers they commission.
(223229)
152
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on price negotiations for the meningitis B vaccine.
(222910)
153
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetes specialist nurses were employed in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last five years.
(222874)
154
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last five years.
(222875)
155
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of providing insulin to people diagnosed with diabetes.
(222876)
156
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) social workers and (d) psychiatrists (i) trained or (ii) graduated with specialist skills in elderly care since 2005.
(222919)
157
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2014 to Question 222307, when his Department next plans to meet the manufacturers of the MenB vaccine; and by what date he expects negotiations with those manufacturers to be concluded.
(223086)
158
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incurred but not reported provision for clinical negligence is in 2014-15.
(223120)
159
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts Public Health England has awarded to Alliance-Boots in each of the last four years; what each such contract was for; and what the total value was of each such contract.
(222844)
160
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts NHS bodies entered into with Alliance-Boots in each of the last five years; what services were provided for in each such contract; and what the total value was of each such contract.
(222845)
161
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts NHS England has awarded to Alliance-Boots in each of the last four years; what each such contract was for; and what the total value was of each such contract.
(222846)
162
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of potential changes to the number of organ donations from a move to an opt-out system for organ donations; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of organ donors.
(222858)
163
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements to participate in clinical trials without charging there are in contracts issued to private healthcare providers.
(222859)
164
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce (a) demographic and (b) geographic inequalities in (i) cervical screening uptake and (ii) HPV vaccination rates.
(223210)
165
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on the lease of photocopier machines in each of the last five years.
(222923)
166
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in the NHS.
(223190)
167
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, purusant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221173, if he will make it his policy to require NHS England to (a) improve the collection of data relating to musculoskeletal conditions and (b) determine the number of people with musculoskeletal conditions who have had an operation cancelled for non-clinical reasons in this financial year.
(223006)
168
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his assessment is of the effect on service providers of the proposed methodology for determining national prices for NHS services.
(223008)
169
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what evidence the standard time between prescribed injections of replacement vitamin B12 for pernicious anaemia sufferers was determined; and if he will review the guidance on that time.
(223094)
170
N
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to dispose of the assets of the NHS no longer in use; and if he will make a statement.
(222900)
171
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetes specialist nurses were employed in East Lancashire in each of the last five years.
(223083)
172
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in East Lancashire in each of the last five years.
(223084)
173
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in (a) Pendle constituency and (b) Lancashire who have been diagnosed with diabetes are receiving the nine basic monitoring tests.
(223085)
174
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS bodies are responsible for monitoring costs and performance of PFI contracts.
(223023)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
175
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dangerous driving offences were recorded by each police force in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last five years; and how many of those offences were successfully prosecuted in each of those countries in each of those years.
(223122)
176
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that the gender of the (a) perpetrator and (b) victim of incidents marked as domestic violence cases are recorded along with the nature of the domestic relationship in each case.
(223072)
177
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how many (a) pleasure, (b) class XII and (c) other small vessels enter UK ports of entry each year without (i) passport and (ii) physical checks.
(223102)
178
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to the police in the last three years; and in how many of those cases there was a complaint of coercive control.
(222926)
179
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned into the incidence of coercive control in domestic violence complaints.
(222927)
180
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in police forces.
(223192)
181
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children granted discretionary leave to remain were subject to an enforced removal after turning 18 in each of the last five years.
(223221)
182
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have applied for an administrative review under paragraph 34M of Part 1 of the Immigration Rules since 20 October 2014.
(223224)
183
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants receiving support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 have been receiving that support for more than (a) two, (b) four and (c) six years; and if she will make a statement.
(223236)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
184
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the objectives are for the World Bank's Global Partnership for Social Accountability; what role her Department plays on that partnership's steering committee; and if she will make a statement.
(223025)
185
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has allocated to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(222959)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
186
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the largest amounts were of each class of drug charged as a drugs possession only offence in the last year for which information is available.
(223070)
187
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the religious belief was of each person convicted of terrorist-related offences in each of the last five years.
(223073)
188
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, was the (a) original offence, (b) original sentence, (c) amount of the original sentence served, (d) date of the subsequent offence resulting in a custodial sentence, (e) type of further offence committed, (f) length of the subsequent custodial sentence handed down and (g) amount of the subsequent sentence actually served for each offender released from custody after serving a sentence handed down following the riots in London in 2011 who has subsequently been returned to custody.
(223075)
189
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were not sentenced to a term of imprisonment after offending during the riots in London in 2011 have subsequently been convicted of a further offence.
(223076)
190
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what terrorist-related offences were committed by which prisoners released from prison in 2013 and 2014; what the length of each sentence given to each such prisoner was; and how long was served in each such case.
(223077)
191
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners convicted of what terrorist-related offences have been released on temporary licence since 14 November 2014.
(223078)
192
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released from prison did not attend the first scheduled meeting with their probation officer in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(222912)
193
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the number of judges recruited in each year is sufficient to meet the needs of the Tribunal Service.
(223237)
194
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in the courts.
(223191)
195
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children received (a) social welfare, (b) family, (c) immigration and (d) prison legal aid in each of the last four years.
(222917)
196
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds received legal aid in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
(222918)
197
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds have applied for legal aid under the Exceptional Case Funding Scheme in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 to date.
(222961)
198
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the speech by the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties of 24 September 2014 at the Family Mediation Association Annual Conference 2014, whether his Department plans to seek the views of children, young people and expert non-governmental organisaitons in its review of children's access to legal aid.
(222962)
Questions to the Prime Minister
199
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions have taken place in the National Security Council of measures to protect (a) nuclear facilities and (b) other strategic national infrastructure from unmanned aerial vehicle attacks in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015.
(223039)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
200
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that public transport operators reduce fares to pass onto passengers the benefit of falling petrol and diesel prices.
(223111)
201
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage local authorities to make greater use of part-time 20mph zones that are in force during times of greater need and not on a 24 hour basis; and if he will make a statement.
(222749)
202
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the M62 between East Yorkshire and Leeds to be subject to no roadworks, lane closures and temporary speed restrictions; and if he will make a statement.
(222751)
203
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222103, what proportion of the costs relating to the Modernising Employment Contract Buyout and subsequent merger of VOSA and DSA to form the DVSA were paid in (a) severance payments for employees and (b) lieu of notice; and how many people were in receipt of such payments.
(223198)
204
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221264, in respect of which projects or programmes were the sums for Ove Arup & Partners Limited, Atkins Limited, Environmental Resources Management Limited and CH2M Hill UK incurred.
(223199)
205
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222099, what the amount spent was on each instance of reprographic expenditure totalling more than £10,000 in 2013-14.
(223200)
206
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222103, how many vehicles were clamped by the DVLA wheel-clamping service in 2013-14.
(223206)
207
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 222065, what amount was spent on each of the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in 2013-14.
(223207)
208
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that where Network Rail pays compensation to a train operating company, there is a duty on the company (a) to pass on a proportion of that compensation to all affected passengers and (b) to pro-actively inform passengers of that automatic entitlement; and if he will make a statement.
(223225)
209
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any changes are planned to the notification system for those pets killed on the strategic road network after the micro-chipping law comes into force in 2016.
(223087)
210
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222607, what savings have accrued to the public purse from closure of driving centres in Scotland since 2010-11.
(223130)
211
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria were for the relocation of Whitehaven Coastguard headquarters to the inland Sneckyeat Industrial Estate.
(222924)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
212
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent meetings he has held with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on improving broadband access in areas along the Wales-England border.
(223041)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
213
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Leeds and (b) Leeds Central constituency are claiming incapacity benefit because of a mental health problem.
(222908)
214
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what investigation he has carried out of the cancellation of the eligibility for benefits of the family of Tommi Miller from Cambridge after his cancer returned following remission; and what steps he has taken to ensure such cancellations do not take place in similar circumstances in future.
(223113)
215
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what efficiency audit his Department's National Partnership Team has undertaken of the effectiveness of measures established to ensure the take-up of the attendance allowance.
(223115)
216
Mark Garnier
(Wyre Forest):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the standard of service provided by the Health and Safety Executive when engaged in an intervention inspection; and if he will make a statement.
(223022)
217
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department still plans to publish average waiting times for personal independence payment assessments and decisions in March 2015.
(223024)
218
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of ATOS's use of cognitive behavioural therapy for people suffering from Myalgic Encephalopathy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
(222856)
219
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 222298, how much was paid to overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(223208)
220
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department estimates it will raise in child maintenance service charges in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
(223209)
221
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) Copeland Borough Council area and (b) Cumbria County Council area.
(222922)
222
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in benefit offices.
(223193)
223
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with water companies on payment of the living wage in that sector.
(223140)
224
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will produce overarching guidance to ensure that Universal Credit data sharing between his Department and local support providers is undertaken in a consistent and appropriate manner.
(222905)
225
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221544, what the unrounded forecast agreed with OBR is for the number of claimants of Universal Credit in May 2015.
(222906)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
226
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled before 30 March 2015.
[Transferred]
(223012)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
227
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of (a) violent crime and (b) theft in Ealing, Southall constituency.
[Transferred]
(223007)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
228
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the market for Cloud services of refunding VAT for contracted-out services but not for Cloud services.
[Transferred]
(222929)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
229
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish the results of its consultation on local welfare provision in 2015 to 2016.
[Transferred]
(223216)
230
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will put safeguards in place to ensure that families affected by future reductions in local welfare provision do not use high-cost lenders.
[Transferred]
(223217)
231
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to announce its decision on the funding of local welfare provision in 2015-16.
[Transferred]
(223218)
232
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to monitor the loss to development of land in England and Wales during the UN International Year of Soils in 2015.
[Transferred]
(223092)
233
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total cost incurred in the disposal of rural road sweepings in England in the latest period for which figures are available.
[Transferred]
(223205)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
234
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of progress on installation of satellite-accessed broadband in rural areas.
[Transferred]
(223038)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
235
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered educational psychologists are (a) employed by her Department and (b) working in schools in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]
(223021)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
236
N
Siobhain McDonagh
(Mitcham and Morden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency.
[Question Unstarred]
(907446)
237
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what liabilities regime is in place to cover the costs of (a) drill site remediation and (b) post-closure contamination of local acquifers by companies drilling for shale gas using hydraulic fracturing in cases where the company goes bankrupt or otherwise ceases trading after closure of the fracking site.
[Transferred]
(223114)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
238
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the burden of unnecessary bureaucracy on agency care workers so as to maximise the time spent with those for whom they provide home care.
[Transferred]
(223116)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
239
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the availability of drugs in prisons.
[Transferred]
(223036)
240
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against decisions (a) not to award and (b) to stop support provided under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 there have been in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]
(223220)