Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
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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 Tuesday 3 March 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 3 March 2015
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many export licences have been issued to UK companies selling military equipment to the Ukrainian armed forces in the last two years.
(225523)
2
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2015 to Question 219924, what the nature of the launch anomaly was; and what the result of the full inquiry was.
(225697)
3
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 213W, on the Galileo system, what the cost was to January 2014; and what proportion of that cost has been paid by the UK.
(225742)
4
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure universities better support students who are also carers.
(225302)
5
N
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to state the date or dates on which export licence approval was given for the export of Saxon armoured vehicles to Ukraine, the number of Saxon armoured vehicles for which export approval was given and their stated value.
(224887)
6
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to figure 31 of the Apprenticeship Pay Survey 2014, published in December 2014, what proportion of apprentices aged 25 or older were working for their employer before starting their apprenticeship in each academic year since 2009-10.
(225676)
7
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many bids by local enterprise partnerships to (a) the Regional Growth Fund and (b) the Exceptional and Regional Growth Fund have been (i) received, (ii) selected and (iii) not selected in each bidding round in each region since those funds were established.
(225677)
8
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of regional growth fund monies allocated to local enterprise partnerships have been drawn down in each bidding and in each region since those funds were established.
(225678)
9
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what growth hubs are in operation; where each hub is located; when each hub began operation; and how many businesses have been provided assistance by each hub.
(225778)
10
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have been assisted by the Business Growth Service since its inception.
(225779)
11
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have received support under the High Value Opportunities scheme in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
(225780)
12
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have received support under the Overseas Business Networks Initiative in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
(225781)
13
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many firms have received through UKEF (a) insurance support, (b) bank guarantee trade finance products, (c) bank guarantee loan products and (d) other support in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
(225782)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
14
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Public Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 deliver an increase in not-for-profit delivery of public procurement contracts.
(225724)
15
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 223182, who the members of the Cross-Government Behavioural Insights Network are; when that network has met; and what topics were discussed at each of those meetings.
(225726)
16
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many inquiries into faith-based charities of each faith have been opened by the Charity Commission in each of the last three years.
(225687)
17
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women working in the (i) technology and (ii) engineering sector.
(225669)
18
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is of the chief executive officer of his Department's Community Organising programme.
(225609)
19
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who work in public sector mutuals.
(225682)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
20
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 222979, what recent discussions he has had with the management of The Factory on delivery plans; and what representations he has received on those plans.
(225732)
21
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals for tax relief for orchestras and high-end TV tax relief before April 2015.
(225788)
22
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding he plans to provide to the Garden Bridge.
(225789)
23
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Tate Art Galleries on government support for their costs.
(225796)
24
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will incorporate a section on natural capital in his annual budget report.
(225714)
25
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to integrate natural capital into the national infrastructure plan.
(225715)
26
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations to the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority to encourage them to take sustainability issues into account in the regulatory frameworks governing financial markets.
(225717)
27
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce further incentives to encourage resource efficiency.
(225718)
28
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reopen the Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund for grant applications.
(225767)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
29
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to coalfield communities to help develop new businesses; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which will be created as a result of such initiatives.
(225584)
30
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what restrictions apply to people who were recently employed as local planning officers working in the private sector on planning applications in the same local authority area in which they were previously employed.
(225561)
31
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of planning applications which are determined under delegated authority by planning officers in (a) England and (b) each of the district authorities in Gloucestershire.
(225562)
32
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many business tenants are in place in each Enterprise Zone.
(225679)
33
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many jobs have been created in each Enterprise Zone since May 2010.
(225680)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
34
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the Statement of Commitment between the Government and mobile network operators signed on 17 December 2014.
(225610)
35
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) small and medium-sized enterprises based and (b) broadband connection vouchers distributed in each SuperConnected City.
(225611)
36
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the work of the US President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
(225695)
37
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 223139, if he will discuss his Department's policies with the (a) Early Intervention Foundation and (b) Centre for Ageing Better.
(225696)
38
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the consequences for his Department's policies of the conclusions of Enriching Britain: Culture, creativity and growth, published by the University of Warwick on 17 February 2015.
(225719)
39
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2015 to Question 223127, whether the ECORYS review will be published before 10 May 2015.
(225720)
40
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 23 February 2015 to Questions 223627 and 223628, how many vacancies there are on posts for trustees and on executive boards for which he has responsibility; and what steps he is taking to fill vacancies on (a) VisitBritain, (b) VisitEngland, (c) the Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust and (d) other bodies.
(225721)
41
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2015 to Question 223017, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the geographic location of the final five per cent of premises not covered by the superfast roll-out programme.
(225722)
42
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 223128, which of his Department's programmes fund early intervention in promoting (a) reading, (b) arts participation, (c) sports participation and (d) experiencing the arts.
(225723)
43
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 223183, what music and cultural education programmes his Department funded.
(225725)
44
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2015 to Question 223187, whether he plans to publish the response to the consultation before 10 May 2015.
(225727)
45
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 223733 on telecommunications, who made the oversight referred to in that Answer; and when and by whom that oversight was discovered.
(225728)
46
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2015 to Question 223055, whether he plans to open the consultation exercise on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code before 7 May 2015.
(225729)
47
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2015 to Question 223055 on telecommunications, what the pay grades were of the 6.6 full time equivalent staff working on reform of the Electronic Communications Code.
(225730)
48
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2015 to Question 223055, from whom he received stakeholder representations; on what dates he received such representations; and if he will publish those representations.
(225731)
49
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2015 to Question 223047, whether his Department has recommended the contingency planning appraisal in correspondence with its arms length bodies since July 2013.
(225743)
50
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the tweet More arts funding announced today of 26 January 2015 on his Department's Twitter account, what funding of what value that tweet referred to.
(225786)
51
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the effect on price and quality of service for consumers of the reduction of mobile network operators in Austria from four to three.
(225787)
52
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 21 January 2015 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms B H Ardwold.
(225760)
53
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy of 15 January 2015, Official Report, column 989, what discussions his Department has had with HM Revenue and Customs on resolving difficulties faced by musicians and other creative professionals in complying with changes to the way VAT is charged on digital services.
(225571)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
54
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF Regiment, (b) Royal Marines and (c) Regular Army personnel have been made redundant in each of the last five years; and how many such personnel (i) have been re-hired on full-time reserve service contracts and (ii) have joined the Reserves.
(225520)
55
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military personnel have been assigned to support the training of the Ukrainian armed forces.
(225521)
56
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what former British military equipment has been (a) gifted and (b) sold to the Ukrainian armed forces in the last two years.
(225522)
57
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the Nimrod MRA4 project in each financial year from 1994 to 2014.
(225757)
58
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much British Aerospace was paid for work on the Nimrod MRA4 project in each financial year from 1994 to 2014.
(225758)
59
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of support costs for the Nimrod MRA4 in each financial year from 2009 to 2020.
(225759)
60
N
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he has as to whether Saxon armoured vehicles exported to Ukraine will have arms mounted on them by Ukroboronprom or any other Ukrainian organisation.
(224886)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
61
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release of 26 January 2015, whether the funding announced to support children's cultural education programmes is in addition to existing funding.
(225790)
62
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers in each parliamentary constituency in England have a science degree.
(225744)
63
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons her Department's funding for a university technical college on the side of the former Anfield Comprehensive School was withdrawn.
(225671)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
64
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department had with (a) Network Rail and (b) the Department for Transport on the costs to electricity network operators of rail electrification and their effect on consumer energy bills.
(225752)
65
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to page four of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Corporate Assessment Management Plan from May 2013, what area of equivalent land NDA Properties Ltd (a) holds and (b) expects to be sold in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
(225753)
66
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 222829, what categories of support and overhead spending have increased over £10 million between 2009-10 and 2013-14; and for each such category, what the reasons are for the increase in spending.
(225754)
67
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 222817, what the (a) performance, (b) efficiency and (c) other fees earned by Nuclear Management Partners were in each year since it was appointed as the parent body organisation for that company.
(225755)
68
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2015 to Question 224209, how much NDA and NDA Properties Limited paid in fees to third parties to manage properties in each of the last five years.
(225756)
69
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 223251, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of households installing wind turbines.
(225589)
70
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 223250, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of households installing solar panels.
(225590)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
71
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations made reports in the first round of reporting under the Adaptation Reporting Power; and which of those organisations have informed her Department that they will not be reporting in the second round of reporting under that power.
(225583)
72
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual increase in total factor productivity in the agriculture sector was in each year since 1995.
(225768)
73
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were employed in the agricultural sector in each year since 1995.
(225769)
74
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to UK agriculture of weeds, disease and pests.
(225771)
75
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the net farm income per worker was in each of the last 15 years.
(225773)
76
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve knowledge transfer in the agricultural sector; and if she will make a statement.
(225774)
77
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what benefits for UK agriculture she anticipates from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if she will make a statement.
(225775)
78
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's expenditure was on (a) basic and (b) applied agricultural research in each of the last 15 years.
(225776)
79
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve total factor productivity in the agricultural sector; and if she will make a statement.
(225777)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
80
N
Dr Phillip Lee
(Bracknell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken since 2010 to increase British influence around the world.
(907839)
81
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Cyprus about the decision to allow the Russian military to use port facilities on that island.
(225694)
82
N
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he will be laying a Gifting Minute before the House in respect of Saxon armoured vehicles exported to Ukraine.
(224888)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
83
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NICE on its potential new indicator on obesity to be included in NICE's Quality and Outcomes Framework indicator menu.
(225639)
84
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients identified by their general practitioner as being obese have (a) received follow-up advice on how to lose or manage their weight and (b) succeeded in losing weight and maintaining their weight loss in the last 12 months.
(225670)
85
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of funding is required for the National Cancer Peer Review Programme to continue.
(225518)
86
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to make an announcement on the future of the National Cancer Peer Review Programme.
(225519)
87
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason brain tumours are not included in the Government's Be Clear on Cancer awareness campaign.
(225785)
88
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of overall health research funding was invested in renal research in each year from 2008; and what plans he has to increase funding for such research in the next five years.
(225683)
89
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage earlier diagnosis of kidney disease.
(225684)
90
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to clinical commissioning groups and local authorities on developing appropriate services to identify kidney disease among people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
(225685)
91
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential for cost savings in the NHS from earlier diagnosis of kidney disease.
(225686)
92
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2014 to Question 211703, how many people were recorded on a general practice register with a diagnosis of asthma in 2013-14.
(225503)
93
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the current value of unused NHS property.
(225563)
94
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value is of NHS property declared surplus to requirements since 2010.
(225564)
95
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS properties in Sussex are currently unused; and what estimate he has made of the value of those properties.
(225565)
96
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on retention of unused NHS properties left vacant after three years.
(225566)
97
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the proceeds of NHS property sales since 2010 have reverted to (a) HM Treasury and (b) the NHS.
(225567)
98
Mark Pawsey
(Rugby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of chronic lung disease are recorded as being linked to (a) butterscotch flavoured e-liquid and (b) electronic cigarettes in general.
(225733)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
99
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals her Department's Counter-Terrorism Referrals Unit has made to (a) Facebook, (b) Twitter, (c) Google and Youtube and (d) other websites or service providers in each of the last three years.
(225636)
100
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new psychoactive substances have been identified by the Forensic Early Warning System in each of the last four years.
(225637)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
101
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she expects the framework for assessing the effectiveness of climate spend through the UK's International Climate Fund to be ready.
(225689)
102
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has given to HANSHEP in the last four financial years.
(225690)
103
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided to Adam Smith International in the 2013-14 financial year.
(225691)
104
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of its multilateral and headquarters' spend that is allocated to least developed countries.
(225692)
105
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what organisations were awarded UK Aid Match funds in 2014; and how many have received their year 1 tranche of funds.
(225693)
106
N
Rebecca Harris
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on legal fees in the case of The Queen (on the application of O) and the Secretary of State for International Development.
(225572)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
107
N
Rebecca Harris
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in legal aid claims was paid to Leigh Day in 2013-14.
(225672)
108
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter sent on 2 February 2015 to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley by HM Courts and Tribunals Services's Performance, Analysis and Reporting Team, what the (a) name of the judge, (b) date, (c) period of committal and (d) court was of each court order issued by courts in England and Wales for contempt of court since 2014.
(225734)
109
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2015 to Question 223614, how many such applications by grandparents for child arrangement orders were successful in each of those financial years; and how many such orders were breached in each of those financial years.
(225681)
110
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 217622, what the resource requirements are for each planned stage of the court reform programme; what the planned (a) start and (b) finish time is for each stage of the programme; and what the planned staff allocation is for each planned stage of the programme.
(225118)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
111
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours of training Milford Haven staff have received from staff at the Swansea Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre on knowledge of the coastline currently covered by Liverpool Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre.
(225612)
112
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff transferred from Swansea Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre to Milford Haven Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre between January 2012 and February 2015.
(225613)
113
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed at (a) Swansea and (b) Milford Haven Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in (i) August 2013, (ii) February 2014, (iii) August 2014 and (iv) February 2015.
(225614)
114
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours of shift time were staffed below risk-assessed levels at (a) Swansea and (b) Milford Haven Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in (i) July 2013, (ii) January 2014, (iii) July 2014 and (iv) January 2015.
(225615)
115
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many shifts were staffed below risk-assessed levels at (a) Swansea and (b) Milford Haven Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in (i) July 2013, (ii) January 2014, (iii) July 2014 and (iv) January 2015.
(225616)
116
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs of rail electrification were passed on to electricity network operators in each of the last five years.
(225746)
117
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the costs of rail electrification were passed on to electricity network operators in each of the last five years.
(225747)
118
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the costs to electricity network operators of the plans for rail electrification set out in the National Infrastructure Plan.
(225748)
119
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to monitor and manage the costs to electricity network operators of rail electrification.
(225749)
120
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances he has received from Network Rail on the costs to electricity network operators of rail electrification and the effect on consumer energy bills.
(225750)
121
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on the costs to electricity network operators of rail electrification and the effect on consumer energy bills.
(225751)
122
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the amount of money that has been saved by the Government by making vehicle tax registration available online.
(225668)
123
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review his Department has commissioned KPMG to conduct on bus market dynamics will assess the Tyne and Wear bus market.
(225116)
124
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether KPMG has been given unrestricted access to commercially sensitive data held by his Department for its inquiry into bus market dynamics.
(225117)
125
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the A595 has been closed to traffic because of (a) roadworks and (b) accidents in each of the last 10 years.
(225585)
126
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents occurred on the A595 in each of the last 10 years; and how many such accidents resulted in fatalities.
(225586)
127
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of likely numbers of road users on the A595 in each of the next 10 years.
(225587)
128
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requests his Department has received for additional funding for the A595.
(225588)
129
N
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has made to Southern Railway about its performance.
(225568)
130
N
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to Network Rail about engineering works at London Bridge station and their effects on rail services into and out of that station.
(225569)
131
N
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what circumstances his Department may remove a franchise from a train operating company before the scheduled end of a franchise contract.
(225570)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
132
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission research into the effect of benefit sanctions on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of people on jobseeker's allowance or the work-related activity group of employment and support allowance.
(225560)
133
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people making an application for universal credit are not registered on the real-time information system.
(225640)
134
N
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224791, what topics he discussed with staff during his visit to Preston Benefit Centre on 11 April 2014.
(225638)
135
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of Child Support Agency cases within each segment of the planned case closure programme in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
(225674)
136
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224963, on which dates he or his Ministerial colleagues have met a former Remploy employee since May 2010; and when any further such meetings are planned.
(225675)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
137
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many agricultural apprenticeships were taken up in financial years (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
[Transferred]
(225772)
138
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require companies and financial institutions to produce an annual integrated sustainability report.
[Transferred]
(225716)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
139
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers were fined for not paying their employees the national minimum wage in 2013-14.
[Transferred]
(225582)
140
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many IR35 cases brought to tribunal led to (a) prosecution and (b) acquittal in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]
(225673)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
141
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average age is of workers in the agricultural industry.
[Transferred]
(225770)