Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 March 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 Tuesday 24 March 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 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 Attorney General
1
N
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on implementation of the UK's domestic and international legal obligations on human rights.
(908282)
2
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Attorney General, what the average hourly pay is of employees in the Law Officers' Departments identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
(228577)
3
N
Liz McInnes
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Attorney General, for what reasons the Crown Prosecution Service made the decision that it would not be in the public interest to pursue a private prosecution on gender abortion charges against Dr Prabha Sivaraman and Dr Palaniappan Rajmohan.
(228357)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to further develop UK trade with Turkey over the next five years.
(228393)
5
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average hourly pay is of employees in his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
(228576)
6
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people living in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK entered higher education in each of the last 10 years.
(228489)
7
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been awarded since the introduction of that scheme in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK; and what the total value is of those loans.
(228490)
8
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring into force the provision contained in the Easter Act 1928 to fix the date of Easter; and if he will make a statement.
(227857)
9
N
Liz McInnes
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure the growth of graduate entry level STEM jobs in the North West.
(228400)
10
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to paragraph 1.179 of Budget 2015, what estimate he has made of how many PhD and post-graduate students in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland will receive the proposed financial support in each of the next five years.
(228325)
11
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 1.177 of Budget 2015, how much his Department has allocated for the uptake of support for PhD and post graduate students in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the next five years.
(228469)
12
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up businesses have been created in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Hendon constituency since 2010.
(228564)
13
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure market compliance with EU Regulation 1007/2011 on textile labelling in regard to (a) the new requirement for textile products containing non-textile parts of animal origin to be clearly labelled as such and (b) other provisions in the regulation.
(228532)
14
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit clothing into the UK.
(228530)
15
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution his Department plans to make to the EU consultation on the Digital Single Market.
(228398)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
16
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the median hourly pay is for all employees in each ethnic group in his Department.
(228327)
17
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of members of Government Boards identify as from Black, Asian or other minority ethnic groups.
(228466)
18
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government appointments were made to people identified as from Black, Asian or other minority ethnic groups in each year from 2010 to date.
(228467)
19
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade in his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
(228571)
20
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on introducing the £40 million local sustainability fund for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
(228372)
21
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued to Government departments on the use of premium rate numbers to access public services.
(228569)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
22
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the real terms change in Grant in Aid for the Arts Council (England) will be from 2014-15 to 2015-16 using the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast for the GDP deflator; and when the Arts Council (England) was informed of that change.
(228507)
23
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings Ministers and officials in his Department had with alcohol companies and their representative organisations on alcohol duty between 1 November 2014 and 18 March 2015.
(228429)
24
N
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of car wash businesses in the UK; and what estimate he has made of the tax paid by such businesses in the last year.
(228455)
25
N
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has made special arrangements with English Premier League clubs about their tax affairs.
(228454)
26
N
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects of changes in oil prices since August 2014 on the cost of moving freight by (a) rail, (b) road and (c) sea.
[R] (228412)
27
N
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had on alcohol duty with representatives of (i) the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, (ii) the Scotch Whisky Association, (iii) the British Beer and Pub Association, (iv) Diageo, (v) SAB Miller and (vi) the Portman Group between 1 November 2014 and 18 March 2015.
(228414)
28
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) total and (b) staff cost to his Department was of producing the document, An alternative fiscal path beyond 2016-17, published on 19 March 2015.
(228370)
29
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department were involved in producing the document, An alternative fiscal path beyond 2016-17, published on 19 March 2015.
(228371)
30
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in VAT revenue accrued to the public purse from the Severn Crossings tolls in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2012-13.
(228410)
31
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional revenue accrued to the public purse from the Severn Crossings as a result of the abolition of the Industrial Buildings Allowance in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12.
(228411)
32
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.108 of Budget 2015, whether people will be able to opt out of the digital tax accounts.
(228496)
33
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will provide additional funding to enable Government Digital Service (GDS) to work with local government on digital services; to which bodies that will be allocated; and whether he expects GDS to grow in size.
(228497)
34
N
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt community groups, charities and other not-for-profit organisations from the requirement to pay VAT on the installation of government-funded high-speed broadband cabinets; and if he will make a statement.
(228362)
35
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit cigarettes into the UK.
(228531)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
36
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in funding to local authorities on their ability to support Armed Forces Community Covenants.
(228485)
37
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department makes available for individual Holocaust memorial projects.
(228558)
38
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many neighbourhood forums have been established under the Localism Act 2011.
(228567)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
39
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his Answer of 17 March 2015 to Question 227432, if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter to the Planning Inspectorate of February 2015.
(228329)
40
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what changes to the proportion of National Lottery funding committed to (a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) heritage there have been in the last five years.
(228613)
41
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding has been allocated to (a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) heritage from the National Lottery in each of the last eight years for which figures are available; and what the aggregate equivalent figures are for (i) the arts, (ii) sport and (iii) heritage from (A) 2006 to 2010 and (B) 2010 to 2014.
(228614)
42
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the (a) acting and (b) singing professions from lower income families in each year since May 2010.
(228484)
43
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to increase participation of blind people in sport.
(228521)
44
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to increase participation of people with cerebral palsy in sport.
(228522)
45
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(228523)
46
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on providing 95 per cent of rural areas with superfast broadband by 2017.
(228524)
47
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to support internet service providers and ensure they remain a facilitator for the online industry.
(228399)
48
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received from internet service providers on safe harbour provisions.
(228459)
49
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations his Department has received from rights holders on safe harbour provisions.
(228460)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
50
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been made redundant from (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.
(228355)
51
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies spent on legal fees in each year since 2010; and if he will publish a detailed breakdown of that expenditure.
(228426)
52
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many jobs his Department (a) directly and (b) indirectly supports through its supply chain in (i) the North West, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) Preston.
(228539)
53
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have found (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) casual employment within six months of leaving service with the help of the Career Transition Partnership in each region and constituent part of the UK since that partnership was established.
(228363)
54
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have received assistance from the Career Transition Partnership's (a) employment support and (b) full support programme in each region and constituent part of the UK since that partnership was established.
(228364)
55
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of equipment gifted by his Department in each year since 2010.
(228365)
56
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the transportation costs were for equipment gifted by his Department in each year since 2010; and what equipment that has been gifted by his Department remains outstanding for delivery.
(228366)
57
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military and (b) civilian staff in his Department are proficient in (i) Arabic, (ii) Persian, (iii) Turkish, (iv) Berber, (v) Kurdish, (vi) Polish and (vii) Russian.
(228367)
58
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the progress on recruitment of Army reservists against his Department's target of 30,000 by 2019.
(228492)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
59
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2015 to Question 227136, for what reasons the names of schools which applied for but were not allocated funding will not be published until July 2015.
(228428)
60
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226581, what support her Department provides to primary schools to ensure that the free school meals offered by those schools are healthy.
(228392)
61
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly pay is of employees in her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
(228578)
62
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to teaching professionals affected by work-related stress.
(228486)
63
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers who have taken leave from work because of stress in each year since May 2010.
(228487)
64
N
Sir Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to enable teachers of STEM subjects in secondary schools to participate in continuing professional development to maintain their awareness of the career opportunities relevant to their subjects.
(227888)
65
N
Sir Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to enable teachers in primary schools to participate in subject-specific continuing professional development to maintain their understanding of basic mathematical and specific concepts.
(227889)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
66
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the Government's objectives are for the December 2015 UN Climate Change Conference.
(228601)
67
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 19 March 2015 from the Minister of State for Energy, when he plans to publish the advice he has received on the effect on security of supply of the potential closure of Longannet.
(228508)
68
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on installing solar technology in schools.
(228582)
69
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate has Department has made of the UK's tidal energy resource.
(228584)
70
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of what proportion of Europe's tidal energy production is represented by the UK's tidal energy resource production.
(228585)
71
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health on the link between toxic fumes and respiratory conditions.
(228526)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
72
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in EU member states and officials in the European Commission on the revision of the European School Milk Scheme.
(228597)
73
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to participate in the European School Milk Scheme in future years.
(228598)
74
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if it is her policy to begin the badger cull scheduled for 2015 in June; and if she will make a statement.
(228330)
75
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West to Question 217417, how many of the 215 people paid less than the living wage employed on two major contracts reside in Scotland.
(228336)
76
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of dairy farmers who have ceased trading in the last 12 months.
(228559)
77
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Chinese government on whether it plans to expand its temporary ban on ivory imports.
(228566)
78
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fires were recorded at regulated and unregulated recycling or waste sites in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
(228494)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
79
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the communication to Bahrain by the UN Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Special Rapporteur on free assembly and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on 14 October 2014, expressing concerns about the trial of Mr Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
(228615)
80
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether the recent KPMG report is the first independent study there has been on the feasibility of resettlement in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
(228636)
81
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff from his Department have been seconded to external organisations in each year since 2010; to which external organisations and for how long such staff were seconded; and what the cost to his Department was of such secondments.
(228356)
82
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) cancelled and (b) missed transport in each year since 2010.
(228401)
83
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which five political risk consultancies have received the largest total amount from (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies and associated bodies since 2010.
(228402)
84
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been paid to political risk consultancies by (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.
(228403)
85
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on China's artificial island expansion in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
(228565)
86
N
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken in response to the Burmese government's refusal to investigate possible violations of international law in relation to the Rohingya in Burma.
(227886)
87
N
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on allowing international observers to monitor a future national ceasefire agreement; and if he will make a statement.
(228359)
88
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect Christians and other minority groups across the Middle East.
(228525)
89
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with their Israeli counterparts since the Israeli elections on 17 March 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(228397)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
90
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the longest wait was on 19 March 2015 for a patient awaiting NHS treatment.
(228337)
91
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has had from his counterpart in (a) Spain, (b) Italy, (c) the Philippines, (d) Italy and (e) the Republic of Ireland on the number of nurses from those countries being recruited to work in the NHS.
(228396)
92
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) child and (b) adult patients with a diagnosis of psychiatric conditions waited longer that four hours in A&E to be seen in (i) each month in 2015 to date and (ii) each year since 2010.
(228434)
93
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the senior national clinical lead for mental health to coordinate education, training and workforce development.
(228435)
94
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the funding allocated to clinical commissioning group's for expanding the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme has been spent on that programme.
(228436)
95
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 4.6 of the Government's mandate to Health Education England: April 2014 to March 2015, when the e-learning package to support continuing professional development in mental health went live.
(228438)
96
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using artificial human organs in medical testing.
(228545)
97
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions 999 ambulance call handlers have been diverted to assist with 111 calls in (a) England and (b) the North East Ambulance Service area in the last 12 months.
(228546)
98
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of sickness and absence of 999 ambulance call handlers was in (a) England and (b) the North East Ambulance Service area in the last year.
(228547)
99
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England will remain the sole budget-holder for prescribed specialised services in 2016-17.
(228424)
100
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 17 March 2015 to Question 227433, for what reasons NICE has scheduled development of the clinical guidelines to begin in 2016 and not earlier; and if he will take steps to expedite that process.
(228328)
101
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made in working with the Royal British Legion to assess how the disregard for payments under the War Pensions Scheme may be applied under the adult social care charging rules in future; and when he plans for that work to be concluded.
(228331)
102
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the economy of alcohol-related harm in the last year.
(228427)
103
N
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS England plans to publish its audit of unplanned emergency admissions of patients with neuromuscular conditions in the north east of England.
(227890)
104
N
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to provide specialist clinical psychology support to patients with neuromuscular conditions attending neuromuscular specialist centres in the north east.
(227891)
105
N
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each of the last five years were from overseas.
(228394)
106
N
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the five neuroscience tertiary centres in the north west of England have committed to funding a neuromuscular clinical network for the region.
(228215)
107
N
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England has taken to meet the Neurosciences: Specialised Neurology (Adult) service specification in Lancashire and Southern Cumbria for providing neuromuscular care co-ordinator support to adults and outreach clinics in that region.
(228216)
108
N
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2015 to the hon. Member for Pudsey to Question 222863, by what date he plans for the negotiations about the supply of meningococcal B vaccine to be concluded.
(228326)
109
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of safeguarding concerns responded to by the Care Quality Commission were responded to within the target time frame in each year since 2010-11.
(228405)
110
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished hospital admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease there were in each year since 2009-10.
(228406)
111
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients in England with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were subject to a delayed transfer of care from an acute care setting in each year since 2009-10.
(228407)
112
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the spending per in-patient in England on NHS meals was per (a) hospital stay and (b) day in each year since 2009-10.
(228408)
113
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people attended at hospital A&E departments in the Blackpool NHS Trust area in each year from 2010 to 2015.
(228509)
114
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) GPs and (b) nurses were employed in the Blackpool NHS Trust in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015.
(228510)
115
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the Blackpool NHS Trust had to wait longer than 48 hours for a GP appointment in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
(228511)
116
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Blackpool NHS Trust area had to wait longer than 62 days to start cancer treatment after being referred by their GP in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
(228512)
117
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were on the waiting list for NHS treatment in Blackpool NHS Trust area on (a) 1 March 2015 and (b) 1 March 2010.
(228513)
118
N
Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government is making in implementing the recommendations in his Department's Innovative Medicines Review.
(228482)
119
N
Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to publish a new dementia strategy.
(228483)
120
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on interior decoration since May 2010.
(228318)
121
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council were from overseas in each of the last five years.
(228319)
122
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the change in prescription charges has been in real terms in each year since 2009-10.
(228320)
123
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients attending A&E departments arrive by car.
(228321)
124
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the financial position of the NHS trust and foundation trust sector at the end of the current financial year; and if he will make a statement.
(228322)
125
N
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the meningitis B vaccine, Bexsero, is included in the 2015 childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement.
(227892)
126
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on NHS patient services of income accrued by foundation trusts from private patients.
(228416)
127
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the progress update to recommendation 97 in the supporting annex to his Department's report, Culture change in the NHS, published in February 2015, which responsibilities of NHS England his Department is considering transferring to a single national body.
(228417)
128
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries in England offer extended opening hours.
(228418)
129
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of cancer patients in England have received radiotherapy treatment in each of the last five years.
(228419)
130
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government has announced that the Cancer Drugs Fund will continue beyond April 2016.
(228500)
131
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of substance abuse by teenagers.
(228516)
132
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will commission research on the long-term effects of video game addiction on primary school-aged children.
(228517)
133
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage confectionery retailers to reduce the sugar content of their products.
(228518)
134
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to provide support and assistance to the families of chronic alcoholics.
(228519)
135
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to provide support and assistance for patients with bowel cancer.
(228520)
136
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on increasing the level of healthy-eating advertising within primary schools.
(228540)
137
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the remaining stages of the Keogh Review into hospital mortality rates.
(228404)
138
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had a stroke or a transient ischemic attack in each clinical commissioning group area since April 2012.
(228493)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
139
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent Border Force staff worked on implementing the Government's Tackling Tobacco Smuggling strategy in each year since 2010-11.
(228437)
140
Jim Dowd
(Lewisham West and Penge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Centre for the 3Rs was offered additional funding for the next financial year; and whether that body accepted that funding.
(228586)
141
N
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much each police force in the North West charged to each football club in their area for policing of football matches in 2014; and how much of those charges are currently outstanding.
(228373)
142
N
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Terence McCormick and Patrick Maguire have not been extradited from the US to face questioning in relation to the murder of Captain Robert Nairac.
(228358)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
143
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 227498, to which budget the mobile charges for hon. Members' iPads fall; what plans the Commission has to offer hon. Members a platform other than iOS; and what provision PICT is making for hon. Members who do not wish to use iPads.
(228501)
144
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 227500, what consideration was given to putting the contract for the supply of tablets for hon. Members out to competitive tender; and what the minimum value is for contracts that must be put out to competitive tender.
(228502)
145
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission made an assessment of the risks of being locked into one supplier when the decision was taken to trial Apple iPad for select committees.
(228624)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
146
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries her Department has supported to train, recruit and retain health workers since May 2010.
(228395)
147
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on the proposed Sustainable Development Goals and the Special Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2015.
(228602)
148
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been paid to consultancies for (a) programme delivery and (b) monitoring and evaluation by her Department in each year since 2010.
(228430)
149
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from her Department is currently held by Microking in Zimbabwe; and what steps her Department is taking to recover those funds.
(228431)
150
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to Microking in Zimbabwe in each year since 2010.
(228432)
151
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has lost as a result of the financial collapse of (a) an NGO, (b) a financial lender and (c) other institutions in each year since 2010.
(228433)
152
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 consultancies have received the largest amount from herDepartment since 2010; and how much her Department paid each such consultancy.
(228468)
153
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in respect of (i) funding the Plant for Peace pomegranate cultivation programme in Afghanistan and (ii) supporting Afghan nationals to take up educational opportunities in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
(228515)
154
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring her Department undertakes of the content of UN Relief and Works Agency educational materials in Gaza and the West Bank.
(228560)
155
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to encourage better dialogue between factory workers and management in Bangladesh's garment industry.
(228581)
156
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on encouraging companies to sign up to the Ethical Trading Initiative.
(228583)
157
N
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many ethnic Rohingya in camps in Rakhine State, Burma, have died in the last year; and what the main causes of deaths in those camps are.
(227887)
158
N
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of funding to the Thailand Burma Border Consortium was provided by her Department in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(228360)
159
N
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided to support refugees from Burma living in refugee camps in Thailand in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(228361)
160
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is using international aid to tackle poverty in Rwanda.
(228527)
161
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is using international aid to increase the literacy rate amongst women in Nigeria.
(228528)
162
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is using international aid to tackle the water shortage in Bangladesh.
(228529)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
163
N
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of cruelty to persons under 16 under the provisions of Section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 at each magistrates' and Crown court in the North West in 2014.
(228375)
164
N
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted under the provisions of section (a) 444(1) and (b) 444(1A) of the Education Act 1966 each magistrates' and Crown court in the North West in 2014.
(228376)
165
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the first drug scanner will be installed in a prison in England or Wales.
(228456)
166
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much is being spent on drug scanners for jails in England and Wales.
(228457)
167
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug scanners are being purchased for jails in England and Wales.
(228458)
168
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the squatting of premises in the commercial property sector.
(228568)
169
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations his Department has received from rights holders on safe harbour provisions.
(228199)
Questions to the Prime Minister
170
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Prime Minister, if, during the discussions of the effect on UK micro-businesses of EU digital VAT legislation since its implementation on 1 January 2015 at the March 2015 European Council meeting in Brussels, he will negotiate for a derogation for micro-businesses; if he will publish details of changes that he plans to call for in those discussions; if he will report to the House before the Dissolution of Parliament on the outcome of those discussions; and if he will make a statement.
(228461)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
171
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated to support the programme set out in the Report by Transport for the North entitled The Northern Powerhouse, published in March 2015; and what proportion of the £2.7 billion of investment referred to in that Report will be guaranteed by the Government.
(228600)
172
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers have been compensated for the recent disruption to rail services at London Bridge; and what the average such payment has been.
(228503)
173
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review compensation for passengers affected by the recent disruption to rail services at London Bridge.
(228504)
174
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long he expects the disruption to rail services at London Bridge to continue.
(228505)
175
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he next plans to meet (a) Network Rail and (b) Southern Railway to discuss the recent disruption to rail services at London Bridge station.
(228506)
176
N
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of freight containers that will be moved from (a) Felixstowe and (b) Tilbury port by (i) rail and (ii) road in the next two years.
[R] (228413)
177
N
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of anticipated levels of rail freight activity at (a) Felixstowe and (b) Tilbury port in the next year will have on (i) rail and (ii) dock workers at those ports.
[R] (228415)
178
Ian Mearns
(Gateshead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to announce the timetable for the Greater Western franchise before 30 March 2015.
(228580)
179
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Severn Bridges cost to run and maintain in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2012-13.
(228409)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
180
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2015 to Question 226586, whether his Department's review of complex cases where claimants died has identified cases in which his Department's processes were not followed; and for each such case what recommendations for improvement have been made.
(228498)
181
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226706, whether the peer reviews that his Department's (a) processes had been followed and (b) actions were either inappropriate or incorrect; what recommendations for improvement have been made; and if he will make a statement.
(228499)
182
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the accessibility to his Department and its agencies to deaf people and people who use British Sign Language.
(228541)
183
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many items of correspondence his Department or its agencies have sent to Ms Hazel McRae.
(228542)
184
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on providing employment and support allowance for claimants whose medical assessments are significantly delayed who are then judged to be fit for work, but may not have been for a part of the intervening period; and what mechanism his Department has in place for such claimants to make representations to his Department in such cases.
(228543)
185
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average hourly pay is of employees in his Department identified as (a) white or white British and (b) from a black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
(228579)
186
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many six months' notice warning letters of case closure have been sent to Child Support Agency customers in each month since December 2014.
(228425)
187
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reminder letters giving one month's warning of case closure have been sent to Child Support Agency customers in each of the last 12 months.
(228462)
188
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency (CSA) cases have been closed as part of the phased three-year CSA case closure programme.
(228463)
189
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases are being dealt with by the legal enforcement section of that Agency.
(228464)
190
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the Child Maintenance Options Service has received in each month from September 2014 to date.
(228465)
191
N
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce text or email notifications for claimants of the employment and support allowance required to attend a medical assessment.
(228377)
192
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the average time between a claim being made for employment and support allowance and the claimant receiving a work capability assessment.
(228323)
193
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the service level agreement with Maximus relating to work capability assessments; what penalties exist under that agreement for a failure to adhere to the terms of the agreement; and what requirements exist under that agreement for the clearance of the backlog of existing cases.
(228324)
194
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the support by Work Programme providers for participants seeking to become self-employed.
(228453)
195
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the change has been in the amount of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) other incapacity benefit paid in each month since May 2013.
(228514)
196
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Halton constituency waited more than (a) one month, (b) three and (c) six months for a decision on their personal independence payment claim in the last three years.
(228491)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
197
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the oral evidence taken by the Committees on Arms Export Controls on 1 December 2014, HC 608, when the report of the review of extant exporting licensing and the licensing of new applications for Israel will be published.
[Transferred]
(228599)
198
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 1.185 of Budget 2015, which bodies he expects to provide co-funding for the Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities; and what steps he is taking to encourage such co-funding.
[Transferred]
(228495)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
199
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the workforce was paid at least the living wage in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]
(228488)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
200
N
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been contacted by (a) Sigma, (b) Rossendales and (c) other debt collection agencies instructed by HM Revenue and Customs to collect overpaid tax credits in Preston constituency in the last 12 months.
[Transferred]
(228374)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
201
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent illegal parking on private property and land.
[Transferred]
(228561)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
202
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many convictions there have been for offences concerning dangerous dogs under the Anti-Social, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
[Transferred]
(228570)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
203
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers are currently issued in the UK.
[Transferred]
(228544)