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Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Monday 16 June 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.

Monday 16 June  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
 
★ 1
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): What steps his Department is taking to support schools in the provision of career guidance.
    (904198)
★ 2
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): When he plans to publish the results of the recent consultation on fairer funding for schools; and if he will make a statement.
    (904199)
★ 3
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What assessment he has made of the recommendations of Sir Martin Narey's report Making the Education of Social Workers Consistently Effective, published in January 2014, on the training of children's social workers.
    (904200)
★ 4
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What recent assessment he has made of demand for free schools.
    (904201)
★ 5
Jessica Lee (Erewash): What recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of children in care who are adopted.
    (904202)
★ 6
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What steps his Department is taking to strengthen relationships between local employers, schools and further education colleges.
    (904203)
★ 7
David Mowat (Warrington South): What steps he is taking to adopt a revised funding formula for schools.
    (904204)
★ 8
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What steps his Department is taking to strengthen relationships between local employers, schools and further education colleges.
    (904205)
★ 9
Mel Stride (Central Devon): What progress his Department has made on increasing the number and quality of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
    (904206)
★ 10
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): What steps he is taking to obtain data from HM Revenue and Customs to improve the development of destination measures for school-leavers.
    (904207)
★ 11
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What steps he is taking to ensure that admissions processes in free schools and academies are fair.
    (904208)
★ 12
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What provision has been made to fund the furnishing of new school buildings built under the Priority School Building Programme.
    (904209)
★ 13
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What progress his Department has made on increasing the number and quality of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
    (904210)
★ 14
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): How many disadvantaged two year olds received the 15-hour free entitlement to childcare in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (904211)
★ 15
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What assessment he has made of the work in primary schools of the Numbers Count programme.
    (904212)
★ 16
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What steps he has taken to reduce absenteeism in schools.
    (904213)
★ 17
Steve Brine (Winchester): What steps his Department has taken to increase the number of primary school places in a) Winchester constituency and b) England.
    (904214)
★ 18
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What change there has been in educational attainment in a) Kettering constituency, b) Northamptonshire and c) England since May 2010.
    (904215)
★ 19
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): How many disadvantaged two year olds received the 15-hour free entitlement to childcare in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (904216)
★ 20
Richard Fuller (Bedford): What recent representations he has received on funding for the transition to a two-tier school system in Bedford Borough.
    (904217)
★ 21
Alok Sharma (Reading West): What recent assessment he has made of demand for free schools.
    (904218)
★ 22
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): What steps his Department is taking to support children with special educational needs.
    (904219)
★ 24
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): What recent representations he has received on the number of children with autism informally excluded from school.
    (904221)
★ 25
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What progress his Department has made on increasing the number and quality of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
    (904222)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (904223)
★ 2
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  
    (904224)
★ 3
Duncan Hames (Chippenham):  
    (904225)
★ 4
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury):  
    (904226)
★ 5
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North):  
    (904227)
★ 6
Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble):  
    (904228)
★ 7
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole):  
    (904229)
★ 8
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):  
    (904230)
★ 9
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):  
    (904231)
★ 10
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):  
    (904232)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 9 June

1
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of average household earnings in 2014-15.
    (199795)
2
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to promote discussions between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Network Rail on the construction of new parking facilities for Dover Priory Railway Station on land currently owned by HMRC.
    (199794)
3
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the London Borough of Brent are affected by the household benefit cap; what the composition of the households is; and what the length of time and amount capped by the household benefit cap is.
    (199793)

Notices given on Tuesday 10 June

1
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of unduly lenient sentences were (a) referred to his Department, (b) taken up by him and (c) upheld in court since 2010 where the offender whose sentence was the subject of the appeal could have been released prior to the conclusion of the case if there had been a delay in the commencement of proceedings by (i) 14 days, (ii) 28 days, (iii) 42 days and (iv) 62 days; and if he will make a statement.
    (200137)
2
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Attorney General, how many times an appeal made against an unduly lenient sentence in the last five years has led to someone being returned to prison who had already been released.
    (200138)
3
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are active in magistrates' and crown courts in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
    (199965)
4
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are active in magistrates' courts in England and Wales.
    (199969)
5
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the availability of training in manufacturing and engineering skills in Hampshire subsequent to the closure of the BAE shipyard in Portsmouth.
    (199844)
6
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether a Minister will be responsible for preparing the Department's response to the Belgian government's request for information regarding the Typhoon as a successor to their F-16 fleet.
    (199960)
7
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends next to discuss the possibility of Typhoon sales to Belgium with his counterpart in that country.
    (199961)
8
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department last met representatives of BAE to discuss Typhoon exports.
    (199962)
9
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials in his Department he expects to be involved in preparing the Department's response to the Belgian government's request for information regarding the Typhoon as a successor to their F-16 fleet.
    (199963)
10
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he intends to ask the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence for assistance in pursuing export sales of Typhoon to Belgium.
    (199964)
11
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of student loans that have been issued in the last five years that are expected to be repaid in full.
    (200167)
12
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many recipients of disabled students' allowance there are in (a) Nottingham South, (b) Nottingham and (c) the East Midlands.
    (199832)
13
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Warrington North constituency (a) applied for and (b) started a degree course in each year since 2010.
    (200049)
14
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the Government's framework for action on corporate responsibility.
    (200004)
15
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the principal cause of preventable premature mortality, measured in preventable years of life lost, in people up to the age of 60 years.
    (200154)
18
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the exclusion of universal credit claimants on the overall claimant count for data published in (a) February, (b) March, (c) April and (d) May 2014.
    (199848)
19
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library the terms of reference of the independent medal review by Sir John Holmes; and if he will make a statement.
    (200055)
20
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Sir John Holmes independent medal review began; when that review is due to be completed; whether any preliminary reports from that review (a) have been published and (b) are due to be published; and if he will make a statement.
    (200141)
21
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was received in respect of domestic building works for the remediation of unsafe levels of radon gas in each of the last five years.
    (200005)
22
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of tax credits paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years.
    (199850)
23
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who were classified as self-employed and who claimed Working Families Tax Credits (WFTC) in 2010 still claimed WFTC in 2013.
    (200142)
24
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has (a) budgeted and (b) spent on work with Muslim organisations to further integration and community cohesion in (i) the current financial year and (ii) each of the last three years.
    (199833)
25
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants his Department has made to Muslim organisations to support integration and community cohesion, by organisation, in each year since May 2010.
    (199834)
26
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authorities have had their core strategy approved to date; and how many such strategies were approved on the first submission.
    (200168)
27
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had with educational organisations to discuss arts, music and culture in schools.
    (200036)
28
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss arts, music and culture in schools.
    (200042)
29
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the BAE shipyard in Portsmouth is planned to close.
    (199841)
30
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capacity of English, Welsh and Northern Ireland shipyards to build surface warships following the closure of the BAE shipyard in Portsmouth.
    (199842)
31
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are working on the independent medal review by Sir John Holmes; and if he will make a statement.
    (200054)
32
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the request for local growth funding by the Coast to Capital LEP; and if he will make a statement.
    (200045)
33
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK attended faith schools in the latest year for which figures are available.
    (200166)
34
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries there were in (a) music, (b) drama and (c) art and design in England in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2014-15.
    (200043)
35
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has had any discussions with his counterpart in the United States Department of Energy as to any change in the estimated levels of recoverable shale gas reserves which has occurred in the US since fracking began; what effect, if any, this might have on potential fracking in the UK; and how the emerging lessons of shale gas extraction in the US and elsewhere are applied in calculating and updating estimates of recoverable reserves in the UK.
    (200161)
36
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's Sustainable Consumption Report, published in July 2013, what progress has been made on developing integrated healthy sustainable dietary guidelines to help health professionals, educators, businesses and the public make healthier and more sustainable food choices.
    (199831)
37
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the government of Sudan facilitates the full deployment of UNMISS troops and equipment.
    (200139)
38
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that UNMISS protects civilians by (a) regular patrols and consultation with communities and (b) involvement of civilians experts in UNMISS programmes.
    (200140)
39
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the recent presidential elections in Ukraine on the political situation in that country; and if he will make a statement.
    (200037)
40
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) India and (b) Pakistan on sexual violence against women in those countries.
    (200040)
41
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Egypt; and if he will make a statement.
    (200041)
42
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) women and (b) men have cancers caused by the human papilloma virus.
    (200153)
43
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost in each year since 2010 of treating cancers caused by the human papilloma virus.
    (200155)
44
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 460W, on mental health services: young people, when NHS England's review of Tier 4 Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services provision will be published.
    (200156)
45
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 178W, from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health, on air pollution, for what reasons an assessment has not been made of the deaths caused by short-term exposures to elevated levels of air pollutants in the years since 2010.
    (200164)
46
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the statement on the What About Youth? website that approval has been received to use young people's contact details from NHS registration data and the National Pupil Database, when that data was supplied; and on what register the decision to disclose that data was recorded.
    (200053)
47
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 572W, on mental health services: children, when he expects NHS England's review of Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to be published.
    (200127)
48
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he plans to publish the consultation referred to by the Minister of State for Health in his Department's announcement entitled Government Response to Tobacco Standardised Packaging Review, published in April 2014.
    (200093)
49
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that pregnant women living in England but registered with GPs in Wales have the option of a nuchal translucency scan as part of their antenatal care.
    (199843)
50
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that people living in England but registered with GPs in Wales have full access to services provided by NHS England.
    (199847)
51
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many roles exist within the Economic Regulation Unit in his Department; what the job title is of each such role; and what the salary level is of each such role.
    (200006)
52
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for general practice were (a) commissioned and (b) filled in each of the last five years.
    (200007)
53
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on procuring the vaccine for Meningitis B as part of the primary infant immunisation schedule; and if he will make a statement.
    (199972)
54
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision is made for the use of non-NHS facilities for MRI scans where the patient's weight precludes the use of an NHS-standard scanner.
    (200163)
55
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in police dog numbers in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK in the last five years.
    (200165)
56
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passport applications made in the last 12 months have been processed within (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 working days.
    (200169)
57
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passport applications have been processed under the expedited service in each month since June 2010.
    (199970)
58
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passport applications have been received in each month since June 2010 from (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
    (199971)
59
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) the Chief Executive of HM Passport Office (HMPO) last met staff representatives of HMPO.
    (200103)
60
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport examining officers were employed by HM Passport Office in each year since 2010.
    (200158)
61
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much in additional payments has been paid to staff of HM Passport Office of each grade between po1 and 6 in each month of 2014; how many staff of each grade received such payments; and what the total amount of such payments is.
    (200159)
62
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of overtime in HM Passport Office has been in each month since January 2013.
    (200160)
63
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent police officers were employed by Cheshire police in each year since 2010; and how many such officers were employed in Warrington Borough.
    (200047)
64
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Police Community Support Officers were deployed in Warrington Borough in each year since 2010.
    (200052)
65
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the police record complaints and offences of stalking.
    (199966)
66
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
    (200038)
67
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to tackle female genital mutilation overseas; and if she will make a statement.
    (200039)
68
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the proposed target to promote formalisation of informal sector and employment in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (200132)
69
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the proposed target to build resilience and adaptive capacity to climate induced hazards in all vulnerable countries in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (200133)
70
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the proposed target to hold the increase in global average temperature to a specified temperature to be determined in accordance with international agreements in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (200134)
71
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the proposed target to end HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases by 2030 in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (200135)
72
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the proposed target to ensure that all schools and other educational institutions provide safe, healthy, non-discriminatory and inclusive learning environments for all by 2030 in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (200136)
73
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria were used to award the construction contract for the planned secure college in Leicestershire.
    (200035)
74
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the differences are between the current design for the secure college in Leicestershire and the plans for a Young Offender Institute at Glen Parva drawn up in 2009 by HLM Architects.
    (200044)
75
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which company designed the 2009 plans for a Young Offender Institute at Glen Parva; and how much such plans cost.
    (200050)
76
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms other than Wates submitted bids for the construction contract for a secure college.
    (200051)
77
N
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time is for appeals for those who have had their benefits sanctioned.
    (200130)
78
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which barristers are employed by the Public Defence Service; and what day rates each such person charges.
    (200015)
79
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many barristers have been employed by the Public Defence Service in each month since January 2014.
    (200016)
80
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on advertising vacancies in the Public Defence Service in 2014.
    (200017)
81
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on the Public Defence Service in each month of 2014.
    (200018)
82
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many life sentence prisoners were moved into open prisons in each month between January 2010 and December 2013.
    (200046)
83
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons convicted under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 have been given a custodial sentence of (i) less than 12, (ii) 12 to 24, (iii) 24 to 36 and (iv) more than 36 months.
    (199967)
84
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons convicted under actions (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 have been given custodial sentences.
    (199968)
85
N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Prime Minister, how many members of staff of his Office worked on the review by the Cabinet Secretary of the release of correspondence between Ministers relating to prevention of extremism.
    (200031)
86
N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Prime Minister, what interviews were conducted as part of the Cabinet Secretary's review of the release of correspondence between Ministers relating to prevention of extremism.
    (200032)
87
N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the review by the Cabinet Secretary of the release of correspondence between Ministers relating to prevention of extremism.
    (200033)
88
N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Independent Advisor on Ministers' Interests was consulted as part of the review by the Cabinet Secretary of the release of correspondence between Ministers relating to prevention of extremism.
    (200034)
89
N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish in full the scope of the Cabinet Secretary's review of the release of correspondence between Ministers relating to prevention of extremism.
    (200057)
90
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission an assessment of the Australian Compulsory Third Party Insurance system, through which premiums are paid as part of vehicle registration for its potential applicability in the UK.
    (200152)
91
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effect on gateline staffing levels at (a) Birmingham New Street, (b) Coventry and (c) all stations on the London Midland line of London Midland's proposals to reduce the number of revenue protection staff.
    (200147)
92
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effect on levels of passenger ticket revenue of London Midland's proposal to reduce the number of revenue protection staff.
    (200148)
93
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effects on (a) industrial relations, (b) rail passenger services and (c) rail franchising policy of London Midland's staffing proposals.
    (200149)
94
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives from Govia on its plan to reduce the number of revenue protection staff working on the London Midland line; what reasons he has been given by Govia for those reductions.
    (200150)
95
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the existing contractual obligations to share ticket revenue with other train operating companies through the Operational Research Computerised Allocation of Tickets to Services system in the current franchise agreement between his Department and Govia for passenger rail services on the London Midland line.
    (200151)
96
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the availability of telephones and computers for jobseekers to use in Jobcentre Plus offices; and what plans he has to improve the provision of such equipment.
    (199830)
97
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of each type of benefit were sanctioned and for what period by Warrington Jobcentre in each year since 2010.
    (200048)
98
N
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had their benefits sanctioned in (a) Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency and (b) Manchester in the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (200128)
99
N
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of (a) Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency and (b) Manchester have had their benefits sanctioned in each year since 2010.
    (200129)
100
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will reply to the hon. Member for Harrow West's letter of 2 June 2014 regarding Mr Abdi Kadir Mumin of Harrow; and if he will make a statement.
    (200056)
101
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on legal costs incurred appealing against decisions by the Information Commissioner requiring the release of information about the universal credit programme since 2011.
    (200143)
102
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people referred to the Work Programme who fail to participate in mandated activity.
    (200144)
103
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on correspondence with recipients of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
    (200145)
104
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answers of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 603W, column 604W and column 605W on employment and support allowance, how many people who have been given a prognosis that (a) a return to work could be considered within two years and (b) return to work is unlikely in the longer term have been placed in the work-related activity group since October 2008.
    (200146)

Notices given on Wednesday 11 June

1
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Attorney General, whether officials of the Crown Prosecution Service have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012, (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government and (c) received any requests for mutual legal assistance regarding the OPL 245 case.
    (200209)
2
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Space Agency in promoting the UK space industry; and if he will make a statement.
    (200304)
3
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the return on public investment in the UK Space Agency; and if he will make a statement.
    (200305)
4
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many disabled entrepreneurs have been able to access additional support funding through the Access to Work programme.
    (200306)
5
 
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of Scottish independence on businesses in the North East and Cumbria.
    (200254)
6
 
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Written Statement of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 1WS on higher education, what public consultation he has undertaken on the proposed changes to disabled students' allowance.
    (200271)
7
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Birmingham Northfield constituency qualify for the disabled students' allowance (DSA); and how many such people will be negatively affected by proposed changes to DSA.
    (200253)
8
 
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships commenced in each sector in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire in the last 12 months.
    (200236)
9
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average annual cost of training an apprentice aged 16 to 18 is; and what proportion of such costs is borne by (a) the public purse, (b) individuals and (c) employers.
    (200239)
10
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average unit cost per year to train an apprentice aged 19 to 24 is; and what proportion of such costs is borne by (a) the public purse, (b) apprentices and (c) employers.
    (200240)
11
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the cash value of the student loan book in each year to 2050 (a) before and (b) after sales of student loans.
    (200265)
12
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what annual budget has been allocated to Unionlearn in each year since 2010.
    (200266)
13
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish all forecasts held by his Department of the annual budget to be allocated to Unionlearn.
    (200268)
14
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the externally audited copies of the last three years' accounts supplied by alternative learning providers who sought specific course designation under his Department's financial sustainability, management and governance checks.
    (200269)
15
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what individual student number controls his Department has set for each provider which has been granted specific course designation under his Department's financial sustainability, management and governance checks.
    (200270)
16
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many disabled students allowance recipients there are in (a) Birmingham, Hodge Hill constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands.
    (200291)
17
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of the RAB charge for student loans issued after 2012.
    (200292)
18
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average unit cost per year to train an apprentice aged 24 is; and what proportion of such costs is borne by (a) the public purse, (b) apprentices and (c) employers.
    (200293)
19
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what projections his Department has made of the future (a) face value and (b) carrying value of the student loan book.
    (200294)
20
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2013, Official Report, column 130W, on minimum wage, if he will take steps to provide (a) clear and comprehensive guidance on the national minimum wage on gov.uk and (b) sector-specific guidance and case studies on the national minimum wage for the entertainment sector.
    (200284)
21
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) public and (b) private funding has been provided to each sector skills council (i) on average and (ii) in the East Midlands in each of the last five years.
    (200188)
22
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department’s press release of 1 November 2013 entitled Government considering new powers to tackle non-payment of tribunal awards, what progress he has made in considering the various policy options for improving enforcement of unpaid employment tribunal awards.
    (200177)
23
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Ministers or officials of his Department have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012 and (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government.
    (200207)
24
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of the employers issued with a notice of underpayment of the minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs since 1 October 2013 have been considered for naming and shaming by his Department; how many of those employers have successfully appealed against being named and shamed; how many employers have been named and shamed; and how many cases remain under consideration.
    (200277)
25
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with B&K Universal Ltd, Yorkshire Evergreen or their associates relating to their planning application for a facility at Grimston, Yorkshire for the breeding of dogs and other animals for laboratory use in the last 12 months.
    (200262)
26
 
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 47WS, on UK Green Investment Bank, what additional funds will be provided to help assess the feasibility of the Green Investment Bank managing UK International Climate Fund projects.
    (200329)
27
 
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 47WS, on UK Green Investment Bank, what estimate he has made of the staff resource the additional responsibilities on the Green Investment Bank will require.
    (200330)
28
 
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 47WS, on UK Green Investment Bank, whether the UK Green Investment Bank will be able to invest in green projects overseas.
    (200331)
29
 
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 47WS, on UK Green Investment Bank, when he expects the assessment and feasibility stage to be finished; and when he expects to make a further statement on the Bank.
    (200332)
30
 
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 47WS, on UK Green Investment Bank, whether funds additional to the £3.87 billion allocated to the UK International Climate Fund will be provided to the (a) Bank and (b) Fund.
    (200333)
31
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he for the future of the UK Census; and if he will make a statement.
    (200302)
32
 
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what adjusted change there has been in average gross weekly earnings of (a) full-time workers, (b) men working full-time and (c) women working full-time since January 2010.
    (200227)
33
 
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of women in Cannock Chase constituency were in work in each of the last five years.
    (200237)
34
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary was for a (a) man and (b) woman of (i) white ethnic origin and (ii) black and minority ethnic origin and who was (A) disabled and (B) not disabled in Ashfield constituency in each year since 2010.
    (200186)
35
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many businesses there were in Peterborough in each year since 2001.
    (200263)
36
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers or officials of his Department have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012 and (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government.
    (200208)
37
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in each constituency in Northern Ireland were in receipt of child benefit during 2013.
    (200194)
38
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory definition of a personal service company to enable HM Revenue and Customs to make a better informed assessment of those using such devices to artificially reduce income tax.
    (200196)
39
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
    (200187)
40
 
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of Thames Water to service the costs of building the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel.
    (200297)
41
 
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which infrastructure projects have accessed the UK Guarantees scheme; and how much funding was issued in each such case.
    (200328)
42
 
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial risk assessment he has carried out in respect of offering guarantees for the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel.
    (200335)
43
 
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects HM Revenue and Customs to respond to Mapeley Estates, agents for the Custom House site, on the development of the new parking facilities at Dover Priory Railway Station.
    (200178)
44
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the profitability and financial position of Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited in its role of managing the HM Revenue and Customs' estate.
    (200193)
45
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses (a) applied for and (b) were granted authorisation as insurers in each of the last five years.
    (200244)
46
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the financial penalties for non-compliance with the minimum wage issued by HM Revenue and Customs in 2013-14 were for the then maximum sum of £5,000.
    (200170)
47
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what details parents will be required to provide for the quarterly reconfirmation process for tax-free childcare; what measures will be in place to ensure that parents are reminded about the deadline for quarterly reconfirmation; and what provisions he will put in place in the event that parents fail to provide the necessary details for (a) one quarter and (b) more than one quarter.
    (200215)
48
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to devolve Air Passenger Duty to Scotland.
    (200267)
49
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) mean and (b) median age was of people who were registered as self-employed in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
    (200314)
50
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered with HM Revenue and Customs as self-employed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; and how many of them reported net income (i) of zero and (ii) below the threshold for National Insurance in each year.
    (200315)
51
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire have qualified for the full £1,000 business rates discount to date.
    (200189)
52
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with B&K Universal Ltd, Yorkshire Evergreen or their associates about their planning application for a facility at Grimston, Yorkshire for the breeding of dogs and other animals for laboratory use in the last 12 months.
    (200261)
53
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council has spent per head of population in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.
    (200247)
54
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of primary pupils of each ethnic background and in total have engaged with (a) theatre activities, (b) music activities, (c) dance and (d) other arts in each year since 2009-10.
    (200181)
55
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acceptable body mass index requirement is for an applicant to the Royal Navy.
    (200275)
56
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether applicants to the Royal Navy who meet an initial body mass index requirement of 28 face a different check at any other stage of the process.
    (200285)
57
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how long is needed to bring the Army Reserves to full strength as set out in Army 2020.
    (200246)
58
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate (a) the savings generated by each branch of the armed forces having separate recruiting programmes and (b) the annual cost of each such programme.
    (200295)
59
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information and communications technology projects his Department has implemented (a) to the original deadline and on budget and (b) after the original deadline and over budget in the last 10 years.
    (200296)
60
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department did not provide an ICT hosting environment for Capita on time for the Recruiting Partnering Project.
    (200298)
61
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military or civilian personnel in his Department of what rank or grade have been reprimanded for failing to deliver an ICT hosting environment for Capita as part of the Recruiting Partnering Project.
    (200299)
62
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the initial estimate of the additional costs of reverting to the fallback position of a hosting solution provided by Capita for the Recruiting Partnering Project increased from £47.7 million to £70 million; and who was responsible for these estimates.
    (200300)
63
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse to date is of the Recruiting and Partnering Project.
    (200320)
64
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what new buildings his Department plans to provide for the use of the private sector partner taking over the Defence Support Group; and what the potential cost to the public purse is of such provision.
    (200326)
65
 
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what checks are in place to ensure that multiple property owners do not vote twice in European or general elections on the same date as local or council elections; how many people have been charged with attempting to vote twice in the last three such elections; and how many fines have been issued as a result of those charges.
    (200308)
66
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to (a) monitor how the grants awarded through the Sponsor Capacity Fund are used and (b) recoup grants from the Sponsor Capacity Fund where the recipients do not go on to sponsor any academies or use the money in an inappropriate way.
    (200228)
67
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations have received grants through the Sponsor Capacity Fund to date; when any such grant was awarded; how much was so awarded; and whether each organisation subsequently sponsored any academies.
    (200230)
68
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the payment of £97,000 made by his Department to the Third Millennium Education Trust on 29 November 2012 was a grant secured through the Sponsor Capacity Fund.
    (200280)
69
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in Peterborough constituency achieved (a) Level 1 and (b) Level 2 skills in English in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
    (200264)
70
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is giving to local authorities to implement changes to apprenticeship funding.
    (200172)
71
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with training providers on changes to apprenticeship funding.
    (200173)
72
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the option of maintaining the current provider-funded model was dropped in his Department's second consultation on funding reform for apprenticeships.
    (200174)
73
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance his Department makes available to schools to survey for and remove asbestos.
    (200229)
74
 
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what economic assessment he has made on the effect on tourism jobs in seaside areas and seaside economies of deregulating school holidays.
    (200272)
75
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2014 Official Report, column 74W, on Members: Correspondence, when he expects to send a substantive reply to the letter of 30 April 2014 from the hon. Member for Walsall North about admissions to Walsall Academy which was separate from the letter sent to the Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency; and for what reason that Answer does not mention that there was separate correspondence on the subject.
    (200309)
76
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of how many properties at risk of flooding in (a) Windsor constituency and (b) the Thames Valley that will not be covered by the new Flood Re scheme.
    (200307)
77
 
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether agreement has been reached to extend to 2020 the reduction to household water bills for South West Water customers.
    (200276)
78
N
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the position of (a) the Christian community and (b) other religious minorities in Mosul, Iraq; what reports he has received of Christians fleeing their homes in Mosul; and if he will make a statement.
    (200192)
79
 
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to the public purse of litigation associated with the declaration of the Marine Protected Area on 1 April 2010 are to date.
    (200337)
80
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the approach of the new Palestinian government to the peace process with Israel.
    (200310)
81
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers or officials of his Department have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012 and (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government.
    (200205)
82
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 13 May 2014, Official Report, columns 200-3WH, what representations he has made to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the recent acquittal of 14 officers of the armed forces of that country on charges of mass rape and murder.
    (200235)
83
 
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the extension of the lease for Diego Garcia Airbase.
    (200200)
84
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the policy of NHS England on the number of cycles of IVF it provides to armed forces personnel is to provide fewer than the number recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
    (200338)
85
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the forthcoming National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quality standard on fertility will be considered for a CCG Outcome Indicator.
    (200339)
86
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) effect of the sale of the unlicensed drug Melanotan (i) online and (ii) in shops.
    (200340)
87
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of companies who have signed up to one or more pledges set out in the Responsibility Deal; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of those companies which are meeting all of the pledges they have signed up to.
    (200341)
88
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Clinical Director for Cancer on the performance of the NHS against the waiting time targets for cancer treatment.
    (200342)
89
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland to discuss the proposed closure of (a) minor injuries units at Guisborough and East Cleveland Hospitals, (b) Skelton Medical Centre, (c) Park End Clinic and (d) Skelton NHS Walk-in-Centre.
    (200221)
90
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the quality of provision of primary care in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.
    (200222)
91
 
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children began treatment for Type 1 diabetes in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire in each of the last five years.
    (200241)
92
N
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs there were in England per 100,000 population in each of the last five years.
    (200231)
93
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended for (i) prostate cancer, (ii) lung cancer, (iii) bowel cancer, (iv) breast cancer and (v) kidney cancer through either single or multiple technology appraisals and under the end of life criteria in each year since NICE was established.
    (200233)
94
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended only for patients who have not been treated with a previously appraised drug.
    (200234)
95
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which single or multiple technology appraisals for pharmacological treatments for cancer the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has considered the sequential use of the appraised technology with another available treatment; and whether in each such appraisal this resulted in a recommendation on sequential use in each year since NICE was established.
    (200238)
96
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will reply to the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin into sunbed regulation in England.
    (200218)
97
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which GP practices have been identified by NHS England as potentially losing more than £3 per patient in 2014-15 following the withdrawal of the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee.
    (200213)
98
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of being able to access a GP appointment within 48 hours on levels of patient satisfaction.
    (200214)
99
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal of 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 265W, on general practitioners: Suffolk, how much his Department spent funding each general practice in England in 2012-13; and what spending type and GP Practice code applies in each case.
    (200278)
100
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average ambulance response times in (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley, (c) Rotherham and (d) Sheffield was in each year since May 2010; and what the national average response time was in each of those years.
    (200245)
101
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many HSA4 certificates his Department has returned to terminating doctors pending completion in the last five years.
    (200273)
102
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the HS4A abortion notification form to require registered medical practitioners to indicate whether they have examined the presenting patient and/or discussed with her the grounds for abortion prior to forming their opinion in good faith that the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 were met.
    (200274)
103
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS trusts have spent (a) on agency and contract staff and (b) on all staff in each financial year since 2009-10.
    (200211)
104
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS trusts (a) planned to spend and (b) spent on agency and contract staff in 2013-14.
    (200212)
105
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have not received homecare medicines and products on time for treatment of (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) HIV and (c) rheumatoid arthritis in the last year.
    (200204)
106
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review prescription charges for adults with cystic fibrosis.
    (200281)
107
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in introducing universal exit checks; and if she will make a statement.
    (200301)
108
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received regarding delays to the issuing of a passport in each of the last four years.
    (200216)
109
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) new passports and (b) passport renewals there have been in the last year; and what the annual change in such figures has been.
    (200217)
110
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have waited longer than the advised waiting times for (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewals in the last year.
    (200255)
111
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent reports she has received of changes in the backlog for processing (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewals.
    (200256)
112
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on marking cases as requiring No Further Action.
    (200257)
113
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time for (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewals in each of the last four years.
    (200258)
114
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of cases that police have marked as requiring No Further Action in each of the last four years.
    (200259)
115
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will urgently increase the number of personnel working in the Belfast Passport Office.
    (200195)
116
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied to the UK Embassy in Dublin for British Passports between 2011 and 2014.
    (200198)
117
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department saved for the Exchequer by closing the Passport Office in Newport.
    (200286)
118
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the recently employed additional staff in passport offices are estimated to cost.
    (200287)
119
 
Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 13 May 2014, Official Report, column 462W, on private investigation, on what date she expects the new statutory licensing requirement to come into force.
    (200171)
120
N
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewal applications have been received by HM Passport Office since the beginning of the current financial year; and what proportion of such applications were completed and dispatched within (i) three and (ii) four weeks.
    (200199)
121
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statement in Vodafone's 2013-14 Sustainability Report, that Section 19 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 prohibits disclosing the existence of any requirement to provide assistance in relation to a warrant, whether her Department issued guidance to that effect.
    (200249)
122
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the meaning is of the phrase responder hub as used in a communication from her Department to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton; and if she will instruct her staff to use clearer and more comprehensible English in their communications with hon. Members and the public.
    (200201)
123
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials of her Department have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012, (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government and (c) received any requests for mutual legal assistance regarding the OPL 245 case.
    (200210)
124
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with B&K Universal Ltd, Yorkshire Evergreen or their associates about their planning application for a facility at Grimston, Yorkshire for the breeding of dogs and other animals for laboratory use in the last 12 months.
    (200260)
125
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to speed up claims by asylum seekers.
    (200219)
126
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 364W, on entry clearances, what options the policy and operational teams in her Department are considering to best accommodate a clearance programme once the appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice Blake on 5 July 2013 on the Government's visa income threshold is published.
    (200282)
127
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the emergency response fund for the Central African Republic has so far been dispersed; and which international agencies have received such funding.
    (200313)
128
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers were committed by inmates in UK prisons in the last five years; and how many working days were lost as a result of such assaults.
    (200252)
129
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sites for giving remote evidence are operational in England and Wales.
    (200182)
130
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children and (b) vulnerable adult witnesses gave evidence remotely in 2013.
    (200183)
131
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to enable vulnerable witnesses to be able to give evidence remotely.
    (200321)
132
 
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custodial sentences have been passed for convictions for fraud in the last five years for which figures are available; what the average length of those sentences was in each such years; and what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for fraud.
    (200327)
133
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have received on the use of constraint in secure colleges.
    (200242)
134
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out on the proposed introduction of a secure college.
    (200243)
135
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which company designed and what the cost to the public purse was of production in 2009 of the plans for a young offender institute at Glen Parva.
    (200248)
136
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unfilled vacancies there were on 1 June 2014 in (a) each community rehabilitation company and (b) the National Probation Service.
    (200223)
137
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which occasions Ministers in his Department have taken decisions on (a) moving prisoners into open conditions and (b) releasing prisoners on temporary licence since May 2010.
    (200224)
138
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many life sentence prisoners were released on temporary licence in each month between 2010 and 2013.
    (200225)
139
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those held in open prisons in each month in 2010 to 2013 had previously (a) absconded, (b) attempted to abscond, (c) escaped and (d) attempted to escape.
    (200226)
140
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministers or officials of his Department have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012 and (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government.
    (200206)
141
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reasons the G7 Summit Declaration does not mention Iraq; what discussions took place at that summit on (a) the rise of Al Qaeda-linked organisations in western and northern Iraq and (b) other issues relating to Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
    (200283)
142
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information he holds on the proportion of companies in (a) Glasgow North West, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland are ultimately owned by companies based in (i) Scotland, (ii) other parts of the UK, (iii) other countries in the EU and (iv) outside the EU.
    (200202)
143
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the revenue generated in Scotland by companies that have their headquarters (a) in Scotland and (b) outside of Scotland.
    (200203)
144
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the postal vote turnout was as a proportion of all votes cast in each UK parliamentary constituency at the 2010 General Election.
    (200220)
145
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects his Department's review of unpublished datasets to be completed.
    (200191)
146
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to monitor London Midland's (a) budgeting and (b) contractual relationship with Siemens for maintenance work on the Desiro EMU fleet.
    (200322)
147
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of London Midland's current rolling stock is within the scope of the company's fleet maintenance contract with Siemens.
    (200323)
148
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the value of London Midland's rolling stock contract with Angel Trains after the direct award of the franchise for the period September 2015 to June 2017.
    (200324)
149
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the value of London Midland's rolling stock maintenance contract with Siemens after the direct award of the franchise for the period September 2015 to June 2017.
    (200325)
150
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 6W, on cycling, if he will publish the (a) membership and (b) agendas, minutes and attendees of all previous meetings of the Cycling Stakeholder Forum.
    (200279)
151
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made in ensuring that all eligible employees have been offered automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme with minimum employer contributions.
    (200197)
152
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received the New Enterprise Allowance since its commencement; and how many such people have subsequently (a) returned to jobseeker's allowance and (b) registered with HM Revenue and Customs as self-employed.
    (200334)

Notices given on Thursday 12 June

1
N
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made in reducing the number of young people not in education, employment or training since May 2010.
[Question Unstarred]   (904220)
2
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the extent to which there is a gender imbalance in the composition of Local Enterprise Partnership boards.
[Transferred]   (200232)
3
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that the Green Investment Bank does not provide support to (a) the proposed Helius Bioenergy Plant at Avonmouth and (b) other biofuel projects.
[Transferred] [R] (200184)
4
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the International Passenger Survey for estimating migration flows; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]   (200303)
5
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish details of alternative proposals for fire fighter pensions which have been considered by his Department.
[Transferred]   (200312)
6
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of proposals to utilise the current BAE shipyard in Portsmouth subsequent to its planned closure.
[Transferred]   (199845)
7
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that specialised manufacturing and engineering equipment located at the BAE shipyard, Portsmouth, will be made available to potential new users of the shipyard.
[Transferred]   (199846)
8
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what support his Department makes available to encourage electoral registration for those who are not able to register online.
[Transferred]   (200185)
9
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost of childcare in the UK for a child aged (a) two and under, (b) three to four and (c) five and over; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]   (200175)
10
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to secure the future of coal mining at Thoresby Colliery in Nottinghamshire.
[Transferred]   (200311)
11
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current total remuneration package is for the Chief Executive of HM Passport Office.
[Transferred]   (199849)
12
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the revised plans for the roll-out of universal credit announced on 5 December 2013, what estimate he has made of the number of families which will be eligible for support for childcare through universal credit in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18 and (d) 2018-19.
[Transferred]   (200190)
13
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of children were in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last 20 years.
[Transferred]   (200179)
14
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in each region of the UK in the next three years.
[Transferred]   (200180)
15
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Attorney General, what visits each of the Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200478)
16
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Attorney General, how many parliamentary questions tabled to the Law Officers' Departments in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200438)
17
 
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Gillingham and Rainham constituency, (b) Medway and (c) Kent to date.
    (200382)
18
 
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many company formations were recorded in (a) Gillingham and Rainham, (b) Medway and (c) Kent in the last year.
    (200510)
19
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200477)
20
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200437)
21
 
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps are being taken to promote UK trade with Latin America in connection with the 2014 Football World Cup taking place in Brazil.
    (200553)
22
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what visits (a) each of the Ministers in his Department, (b) the Prime Minister and (c) Deputy Prime Minister have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200498)
23
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200439)
24
 
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a clause into private finance initiative contracts to limit the ability of contractors to move offshore.
    (200422)
25
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200495)
26
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200449)
27
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many parliamentary questions tabled to the Church Commissioners in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200440)
28
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200479)
29
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200441)
30
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the roundtables on nuisance calls and texts met; and when the next roundtable will meet.
    (200416)
31
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish draft legislation to amend the legal threshold from substantial damage and distress to nuisance, annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety for the International Commissioner's Office to take enforcement action from substantial damage or distress under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003; and when he expects that legislation to be in force.
    (200590)
32
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of adult gambling addicts in Britain; and what proportion of total funding on addressing gambling addiction has come from (a) the NHS, (b) local authorities and (c) the gambling industry.
    (200556)
33
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he hs had with the Secretary of State for Health on treating gambling addiction.
    (200557)
34
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200480)
35
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of diversity in employment in public and private sectors of the media industry.
    (200431)
36
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to improve equality monitoring of employment within the media industry; and if he will make a statement.
    (200433)
37
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what advice or guidance his Department provides to employers in the media industry on equality monitoring.
    (200434)
38
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200442)
39
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 27W, on the Air Force, whether any UK personnel other than Remotely Piloted Air System personnel are embedded in the 732nd Operations Group.
    (200598)
40
 
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which US establishments were visited by personnel from the Atomic Weapons Establishment under the terms of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement in 2013; and how many staff visited each such establishment.
    (200408)
41
 
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what facility rekit projects have taken place at the Atomic Weapons Establishment under the scope of the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Project; and what the cost of each such project was.
    (200409)
42
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200481)
43
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page 12, what his Department's response is to the recommendations that it should reassess its targets for recruiting reserves.
    (200536)
44
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page 17, if he will provide details of the eight options for force structures that his Department considered in 2011, and his Department's assessment of the savings each would have accrued.
    (200537)
45
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page 30, if he will provide a breakdown of the extra £70 million in costs that will be borne by his Department for the decision to revert to a hosting environment provided by Capita as part of the Recruiting Partnering Project.
    (200538)
46
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page 25, if he will provide details of (a) the 167 implementation orders that his Department has already issued as part of the Army 2020 reforms and (b) any implementation orders which have yet to be issued.
    (200539)
47
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will issue a formal response to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014.
    (200540)
48
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page five, if he will provide a breakdown of the £5.3 billion savings that reductions in the army would save from 2012-13 to 2021-22.
    (200572)
49
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page eight, if he will provide a breakdown of the costings used to work out that reserves cost around 87 per cent of the costs of regulars when mobilised.
    (200573)
50
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page eight, when Ministers in his Department first established that reserves lost around 87 per cent of the cost of regulars when mobilised.
    (200574)
51
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department did not provide supporting ICT infrastructure for Capita's new recruitment software as required under its contractual arrangements with Capita in relation to the Recruiting Partnering Project.
    (200575)
52
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page 10, which Minister in his Department signed off on the decision not to provide supporting ICT infrastructure for Capita's new recruitment software as part of his Department's contractual arrangements with Capita in relation to the Recruiting Partnering Project.
    (200576)
53
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to rectify the (a) inconsistent understanding of Army staffing requirements, (b) limited use of management information and (c) unsystematic approach to improvement in relation to the Recruiting Partnering Project referred to on pages 36 and 37 of the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014.
    (200584)
54
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of the current workforce model for the Army Reserve that his Department is using to assess how long it will take to recruit the required number of 30,000 reserves; and when under the current model that target will be met.
    (200585)
55
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what planning data was used to devise his Department's recruitment target for the Army Reserve as part of its Army 2020 reforms.
    (200586)
56
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for reviewing the conduct of and representation on Local Liaison Committees for defence nuclear sites.
    (200398)
57
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons a review of the scope of Project Pegasus is being undertaken at the Atomic Weapons Establishment; and what changes he expects to be made to the scope of the project as a result of the review.
    (200410)
58
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 22 November 2011, Official Report, column 272W, on AWE, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) anticipated out-turn cost and (b) projected in-service date of each of the new build projects in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan.
    (200428)
59
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits who completed phase two training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre in each year since 2006 went on to join the trained strength; how many such recruits in those categories were aged under 18 years when they enlisted; how many had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College; and if he will make a statement.
    (200578)
60
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full out-turn cost of (a) building maintenance, (b) staffing, (c) training, (d) salaries for recruits and (e) other costs were at Catterick Infantry Training Centre in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.
    (200579)
61
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits dropped out of training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre after completing phase one but before completing phase two in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 years when they enlisted; how many had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College; and if he will make a statement.
    (200580)
62
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits who commenced phase two training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.
    (200581)
63
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits dropped out of training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre before completing Phase 1 in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 when they enlisted; and if he will make a statement.
    (200582)
64
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits have commenced Phase 1 training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.
    (200583)
65
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits of each sex commenced Phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006; how many recruits of each sex enlisted in an infantry role in that time; and if he will make a statement.
    (200601)
66
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits of each sex dropped out of training at AFC Harrogate before completing Phase 1 in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.
    (200602)
67
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits of each sex completed training at AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006; how many recruits of each sex commenced Phase 2 training (a) elsewhere and (b) at ITC Catterick; and if he will make a statement.
    (200603)
68
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full out-turn cost was of AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006, including (a) building maintenance, (b) staffing costs, (c) training costs and (d) salaries for recruits; and if he will make a statement.
    (200604)
69
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits are expected to commence Phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate in financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
    (200605)
70
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the anticipated out-turn cost of AFC Harrogate is for financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
    (200606)
71
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits are expected to commence Phase 1 training at ITC Catterick in financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
    (200607)
72
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the anticipated out-turn cost of ITC Catterick is for financial year 2014-15.
    (200623)
73
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the (a) monthly and (b) total additional cost to date for paying Capita as if it was meeting quantity and quality standards for recruitments in the Recruiting Partnering Project.
    (200381)
74
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200443)
75
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK aircraft have flown outside Afghan airspace in support of NATO International Security Assistance Force missions in Afghanistan.
    (200555)
76
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2013, Official Report, column 940W, on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, whether UK personnel at Creech Airforce base will remain embedded following the cessation of NATO International Security Force missions in Afghanistan.
    (200599)
77
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 798W, on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, whether changes to the Reaper Agreement pertaining to the UK Reaper Force Squadron have been finalised; and whether this Agreement will remain in force following the cessation of NATO International Security Force missions in Afghanistan.
    (200600)
78
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Office in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200444)
79
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that cancer awareness and awareness of cancer symptoms is covered in schools.
    (200543)
80
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200482)
81
 
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on funding sixth forms in rural schools.
    (200419)
82
 
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce a concessionary bus fare scheme for 16 to 18 year olds to allow them to pay child fare for their school bus passes.
    (200502)
83
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200445)
84
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current starting age for children entering primary education on the wellbeing and attainment of those born in summer months.
    (200501)
85
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure a high standard of teaching in numeracy and literacy.
    (200344)
86
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children at primary and secondary schools have access to a healthy and balanced dinner each day.
    (200348)
87
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the proportion of the Demand Side Balancing Reserve that will comprise of active demand reduction rather than switching on generation assets.
    (200508)
88
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200483)
89
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200446)
90
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much of mean electricity generation in the UK will be represented by the proposed development Navitus Bay over its lifetime.
    (200450)
91
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions will be represented by UK electricity generation over the lifetime of the proposed development at Navitus Bay.
    (200451)
92
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of UK carbon dioxide emissions that would otherwise have occurred will be prevented by the proposed wind-farm at Navitus Bay.
    (200452)
93
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in determining the reduction in UK carbon dioxide emissions arising from Navitus Bay, what allowance his Department for UK carbon dioxide emissions from backup baseload generation to cover (a) for maintenance and repair downtime and (b) for the failure of the wind to blow in the operating range.
    (200453)
94
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what fraction of global carbon dioxide emissions will be represented by UK carbon dioxide emissions over the lifetime of the proposed wind-farm at Navitus Bay.
    (200454)
95
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much in public subsidy he expects to allocate to the proposed wind farm at Navitus Bay.
    (200455)
96
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what fraction of mean rated output will be achieved on average throughout the lifetime of Navitus Bay.
    (200456)
97
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the global mean carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere and partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the oceans will be (a) at the outset, (b) at the end of the Navitus Bay lifetime, if the project goes ahead and (c) at the end of the Navitus Bay lifetime, if the project does not go ahead.
    (200457)
98
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the radioactove forcing from the increase in carbon dioxide concentration will be over the lifetime of Navitus Bay (a) if the project goes ahead and (b) if the project does not go ahead.
    (200458)
99
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the unit mitigation cost of Navitus Bay in sterling and in US dollars per Kelvin of global warming abated will be as a result of the proposed wind-farm.
    (200459)
100
 
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost of abating all global warming projected to occur over the lifetime of Navitus Bay in sterling and in US dollars; and what intertemporal discount rate has been used in such calculations.
    (200460)
101
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200484)
102
 
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on support for moorland farmers; and if he will make a statement.
    (200421)
103
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the effective implementation of regulations (a) relating to storage of slurry and (b) in general for safety in farm yards.
    (200345)
104
 
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Lithuanian government to secure restitution for British citizens who had assets seized by the Nazis as soon as possible.
    (200383)
105
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200485)
106
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart in favour of the removal of demolition orders from all structures at the Tent of Nations farm outside Nahalin village on the West Bank.
    (200352)
107
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether precursors of genocide exist in Burma for the Rohingya; and if he will make a statement.
    (200353)
108
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the issue of rape and sexual violence by the Burmese Army was raised with the Burmese colonel who received training in the UK from 10 March to April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (200354)
109
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to improve support and protection for women human rights defenders in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
    (200430)
110
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the meeting between President Salva Kir and Riek Machar in Addis Ababa on 10 June 2014.
    (200552)
111
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200591)
112
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts and other senior figures in the United Nations and the EU on human rights abuses in Tibet.
    (200500)
113
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what direct steps the Government has taken to ensure the safety of Christians in countries where they are being persecuted for their faith.
    (200349)
114
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in China.
    (200350)
115
 
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings he has had with world leaders to discuss the situation in Yemen since 1 January 2013.
    (200356)
116
 
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on co-ordinating efforts to secure the release from prison of Meriam Ibrahim.
    (200554)
117
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 212W, on USA, whether either government places restrictions on the use of data shared between the UK and the US.
    (200608)
118
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many financial bonuses of what amount have been paid to employees of Public Health England since April 2013; and on what criteria such bonuses were awarded.
    (200546)
119
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the prevalence and effect of unlicensed performance enhancing drugs (a) on-line and (b) in shops.
    (200547)
120
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2014, Official Report, column 101W, on the human papillomavirus, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will publish its considerations into whether the human papillomavirus should be offered to males.
    (200577)
121
 
Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what restrictions apply to the discretion of Clinical Commissioning Groups to commission immunisation services.
    (200343)
122
 
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 June 2014, Official Report, column 896W, on hospitals, what progress his Department has made at Medway NHS Trust since it was placed in special measures in 2013.
    (200426)
123
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training is provided to staff working within alcohol and drugs treatment in identifying and treating the problem of gambling addiction.
    (200541)
124
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Department is taking to improve healthcare outcomes by improving the awareness of gambling addiction in healthcare professionals; and what guidance NHS England provides to local health authorities on the commissioning of services for gambling addiction.
    (200542)
125
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Public Health England on improving treatment for gambling addicts.
    (200558)
126
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200487)
127
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of reports that scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a life-threatening virus that closely resembles the 1918 Spanish flu strain; whether he has made an assessment of the potential threat to the UK population arising from that experiment; and whether the Government has made any representations to the US administration on this matter.
    (200589)
128
 
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what future plans he has for Community hospitals in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
    (200420)
129
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answers given to the Rt hon. Member for Chelmsford of 4 March 2014, Official Report, columns 768-9W, on cancer: drugs and to the hon. Member for Wells of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 614W, on National Institute for Health Research, if he will place in the Library the data used to calculate those answers.
    (200432)
130
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of a GP consultation was in each year since 1984 for which data is available.
    (200395)
131
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of GP visits was in each year since 1984 in which information is available.
    (200396)
132
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the savings to the NHS from the use of mindfulness interventions to reduce the number of GP visits.
    (200397)
133
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the relationship of the length of time of GP patient consultation and successful diagnosis.
    (200399)
134
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of nurse-led patient health checks immediately before GP consultations.
    (200400)
135
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the relationship between the length of time of GP patient consultation and patient satisfaction.
    (200401)
136
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the out of hospital survival rates are for patients who suffer a heart attack in each year since 1984 for which information is available.
    (200402)
137
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of stress on heart failure.
    (200404)
138
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the incidence of heart attacks among workers who work (a) 40 and (b) 60 hours a week.
    (200405)
139
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the rates of mental ill health caused by (a) working long hours and (b) being unemployed.
    (200406)
140
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of using mobile telephone apps to use GPS to locate trained resuscitators and atrial fibrilation equipment to bring a rapid response to those who have suffered a heart attack.
    (200407)
141
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of workbased stress on suicide levels.
    (200412)
142
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much a GP practice is paid for each patient visit to a GP.
    (200417)
143
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings of Mental Health Foundation research into the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on the reduction in patient visits to the GP.
    (200425)
144
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200592)
145
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the review by the NHS on intellectual property, Innovation, Health and Wealth.
    (200424)
146
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 288W, on Parkinson's Disease, over what timeframe NHS England will improve its collection of data concerning individual funding requests for treatments of progressive conditions.
    (200509)
147
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to maintain the quality of services provided by children and adolescent mental health services in the UK.
    (200499)
148
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence and effect of the sale of so-called legal highs (a) on-line and (b) in shops.
    (200545)
149
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential benefit of introducing a compulsory retirement programme for animals used in laboratories and scientific experiments; and if she will make a statement.
    (200559)
150
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) dogs, (b) cats and (c) horses were released from laboratories, returned and re-homed under the European Directive 2010/63/EU in the UK in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement on its success.
    (200560)
151
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visits each of the Ministers in her Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200488)
152
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 2 May 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Amila Dar.
    (200503)
153
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 2 May 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr RO Estemogbo.
    (200504)
154
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 6 May 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Bernioe Cssai Ogunribido.
    (200505)
155
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what compensation the Passport Office provides to British passport holders who have faced increases on the cost of their flights because they have had to wait an extended period for a completed passport application.
    (200403)
156
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy is of the Passport Office on the passing of information on the status of a delayed passport application when dealing with correspondence from an hon. Member acting on behalf of a constituent.
    (200423)
157
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, columns 419-20W, on animals: experiments, when the Animals in Science Committee will publish its review of the Home Office inspectorate's report and Imperial College's independent report on the investigation into animal experiments at Imperial College, London; and when this report will be placed in the Library.
    (200535)
158
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parliamentary questions tabled to her Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200593)
159
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that convictions are brought for possession of large quantities of illegal drugs.
    (200346)
160
 
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research her Department has undertaken into the humanitarian effects of the occupation of the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza.
    (200411)
161
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what visits each of the Ministers in her Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200489)
162
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many parliamentary questions tabled to her Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200447)
163
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many parliamentary questions tabled to her Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200594)
164
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
    (200347)
165
 
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £70 million which her Department offered to Yemen in 2013 for emergency food assistance, shelter, clean water and help for people recovering from conflict was provided to that country.
    (200355)
166
 
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many meetings she has had with world leaders to discuss the humanitarian situation in Yemen since 1 January 2013.
    (200357)
167
 
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the budgeted spend is for humanitarian aid for Yemen for the next two years.
    (200427)
168
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200490)
169
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200448)
170
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many racially aggravated attacks were recorded in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (200511)
171
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Leader of the House, what visits each of the Ministers in his Office have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200491)
172
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what visits each of the Ministers in her Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200492)
173
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many parliamentary questions tabled to her Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200595)
174
 
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Prime Minister, what the level of unemployment in Kettering constituency was (a) in May 2010 and (b) is at present; and how many net new jobs have been created in the Kettering economy since May 2010.
    (200351)
175
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200493)
176
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, in which 100 wards in which constituency in the UK turnout for voting at the polling station was lowest at the 2010 general election.
    (200435)
177
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, in which local authority wards in which constituency postal ballot turnout was greater than 90 per cent at the 2010 general election.
    (200436)
178
 
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to respond to the Law Commission's final report and draft Bill on Taxis and Private Hire Services, published 23 May 2014.
    (200506)
179
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of including alcohol awareness training in the driving test assessment; and if he will make a statement.
    (200561)
180
 
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms and conditions of the agreement reached between the Welsh and UK Governments in 2012 on the funding of the electrification of (a) the Great Western mainline from Cardiff to Swansea and (b) the Valleys lines.
    (200429)
181
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200494)
182
 
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals he has to further devolve responsibility for railways to the Scottish and Welsh governments and the English regions.
    (200609)
183
 
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on changes in staffing for revenue protection functions.
    (200610)
184
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200596)
185
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200496)
186
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
    (200597)
187
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what visits each of the Ministers in the Government Equalities Office have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200486)
188
 
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will create an independent panel to review and assess the effectiveness of the employment and support allowance and work capability assessment tests.
    (200534)
189
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of adverse sanction decisions taken against jobseeker's allowance claimants in 2013 were repeat decisions.
    (200512)
190
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to respond to the recommendations made by the Social Security Advisory Committee in Occasional Paper 12 published in April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (200513)
191
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to collect data on work capability assessment outcomes for people diagnosed with fibromyalgia; and if he will estimate the cost of collecting such data.
    (200544)
192
 
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
    (200497)
193
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that jobseekers whose jobseeker's allowance claim is cancelled are informed with greater clarity that their housing benefit will also be cancelled as a result.
    (200548)
194
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on whether jobseekers whose jobseeker's allowance claim is cancelled because they experience three periods of illness in one year must be informed of this by jobcentre staff.
    (200549)
195
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide additional support to jobseekers whose jobseeker's allowance is sanctioned because they experience a series of short illnesses.
    (200550)
196
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he gives to jobcentre staff on informing jobseekers of cancellation of their jobseeker's allowance claim.
    (200551)
197
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency are eligible for disabled students allowance (DSA); and how many such people will be negatively affected by proposed changes to DSA.
    (200507)
Tuesday 17 June  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
 
★ 1
Richard Drax (South Dorset): What contribution his Department is making to preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
    (904243)
★ 2
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What steps he is taking to support peace and security in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.
    (904244)
★ 3
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What discussions he has had with the Israeli government on the new Palestinian government.
    (904245)
★ 4
Andy Sawford (Corby): What reports he has received on human rights abuses in Honduras; and if he will make a statement.
    (904246)
★ 5
Richard Benyon (Newbury): What support his Department is providing to the Nigerian government to tackle Boko Haram.
    (904247)
★ 6
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What plans he has to visit the Central African Republic.
    (904248)
★ 7
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): What progress his Department has made on the GREAT campaign overseas.
    (904249)
★ 8
Michael Ellis (Northampton North): What progress his Department has made on the GREAT campaign overseas.
    (904250)
★ 9
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What his priorities are for the UK's relationship with India.
    (904251)
★ 10
Henry Smith (Crawley): What discussions his Office has had with the US government on renewal of the lease of the air base on Diego Garcia in British Indian Ocean Territory.
    (904252)
★ 11
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What his policy is on trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank.
    (904253)
★ 12
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What assessment he has made of recent political developments in the Middle East.
    (904254)
★ 13
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Ukraine.
    (904255)
★ 14
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What recent progress has been made on securing a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty.
    (904256)
★ 15
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What steps he has taken to monitor the human rights record of those countries that attended the DSEI arms fair in London in September 2013.
    (904257)
★ 16
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What assessment he has made of the potential effects on the Middle East Peace Process of the new unity Palestinian government.
    (904258)
★ 17
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): What contribution his Department is making to preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
    (904259)
★ 18
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): What assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Ukraine.
    (904260)
★ 19
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): What assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Ukraine.
    (904261)
★ 20
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): What assessment he has made of the potential effects on the Middle East Peace Process of the new unity Palestinian government.
    (904262)
★ 21
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What assessment he has made of the stability of the new government in Egypt and its relations with Israel; and if he will make a statement.
    (904263)
★ 22
Philip Davies (Shipley): Which powers he is seeking to repatriate from the EU.
    (904264)
★ 23
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What role his Department is playing in the Government's review of the Muslim Brotherhood announced in April 2014.
    (904265)
★ 24
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What steps he is taking to promote peace and reconciliation in the African Great Lakes region.
    (904266)
★ 25
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): If he will make representations to the Israeli Prime Minister on permiting residents of East Jerusalem to vote in Palestinian elections.
    (904267)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 2
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (904234)
★ 3
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  
    (904235)
★ 4
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):  
    (904236)
★ 5
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):  
    (904237)
★ 6
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):  
    (904238)
★ 7
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale):  
    (904239)
★ 8
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  
    (904240)
★ 9
Mr David Ward (Bradford East):  
    (904241)
★ 10
Chris Evans (Islwyn):  
    (904242)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 9 June

1
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which members of his Department's assessment panel which interviewed representatives of the Institute of Education of London University in January 2014 about the proposals to establish a University Training School in Holborn and St Pancras had served in the previous three years as head teacher, deputy or assistant head of a secondary school.
    (199796)

Notices given on Tuesday 10 June

1
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of prospects for successful negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme.
    (199835)

Notices given on Wednesday 11 June

1
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average weekly gross earnings of (a) men, (b) women and (c) people in full time employment in Peterborough was (i) in cash terms and (ii) at constant prices in each year since 2006-07.
    (200316)
2
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the contribution to economic growth of payment protection insurance repayments.
    (200336)
3
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families whose head of household was (a) a Polish, (b) a Lithuanian, (c) a Latvian, (d) a Czech, (e) a Slovak, (f) a Portuguese and (g) an Estonian national resident in the Peterborough city council area were in receipt of child benefit in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
    (200289)
4
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to support children with special educational needs in (a) Peterborough and (b) England.
    (200288)

Notices given on Thursday 12 June

1
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he wil bring forward proposals to make apprentices who earn below earning thresholds eligible for statutory sick pay.
    (200562)
2
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will increase the minimum rate of pay for apprentices from £2.68 per hour to £2.96 per hour.
    (200564)
3
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid out by his Department in statutory entitlements following the collapse of Comet; how many people have been compensated to date; and what estimate he has made of the total cost to the Exchequer of meeting all arising liabilities in this case.
    (200565)
4
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail Group, Ofcom or officials or Ministers in other departments about invoking section 44(9) and section 44(10) of the Postal Services Act 2011 to ask Ofcom to report on the sustainability of the Universal Service Obligation.
    (200467)
5
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps UK Trade and Investment has taken to encourage exports from the north east to Brazil, Angola and Mozambique and other emerging lusophone markets.
    (200358)
6
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 298W, on Highways Agency, what the (a) criteria and (b) procedures are for considering the extension of the provisions of section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994 to a new body.
    (200463)
7
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are registered as self-employed in each region and constituent part of the UK.
    (200518)
8
N
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to bring forward new proposals for the Firefighters' Pension Scheme.
    (200517)
9
N
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with refence to paragraph 1.20 of the Fire Statistics Great Britain 2012-13; what the reasons are for the difference in the number of primary fires in England attended by the Fire and Rescue Service reported in each table and table 1a of the appendices to the Fire Incidents Response Times, England 2012-13.
    (200566)
10
N
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department no longer publishes statistics for non-fire incidents with casualties attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in Great Britain.
    (200567)
11
N
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many non-fire incidents with casualties were attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in Great Britain in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
    (200568)
12
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has (a) conducted or (b) commissioned on recent trends in homelessness among people under the age of 35 years.
    (200364)
13
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to music venues facing potential closure from noise abatement notices as a result of change of use of neighbouring buildings under permitted development rights.
    (200374)
14
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local digital service licences have been awarded in Kent and Medway.
    (200386)
15
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage local media and regional broadcasting in Kent and Medway.
    (200387)
16
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the total amount paid out in film tax relief and (b) the resultant benefit to the UK economy as a result of such tax relief since 2007; and if he will make a statement.
    (200470)
17
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of philanthropic giving to arts and heritage organisations in each region and constituent part of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    (200471)
18
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preliminary tests his Department conducted to assess whether it was feasible to recruit and train the required number of reserves within the necessary timescale envisaged by the Army 2020 proposals.
    (200587)
19
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 205W, on the London Academy of Excellence, whether the enrolment data for 2013-14 for the London Academy of Excellence is now available; and if he will publish that data.
    (200588)
20
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received in support of his proposals to allow further delegation of children's social care functions in order to improve outcomes for children in receipt of child protection services.
    (200384)
21
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to develop pilot projects of his proposals to allow further delegation of children's social care functions.
    (200385)
22
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistant training posts have been (a) commissioned and (b) filled in in (i) Copeland and (ii) Cumbria in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (200365)
23
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current status is of schools placed in special measures in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria; and if he will make a statement.
    (200366)
24
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in schools in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last five years.
    (200524)
25
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for free schools have been made in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last two years.
    (200533)
26
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of 17 year olds staying in education (a) before and (b) after the raising of the participation age.
    (200516)
27
N
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy on the need for additional gas storage in the UK of the statement on 16 May 2014 of the EU Energy Commissioner that the gas security of supply directive should be amended to increase the mimimum quantity of gas that member states are obliged to store.
    (200618)
28
N
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy on the need for additional gas storage capacity in the UK of recent events between Russia and Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
    (200619)
29
N
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reason householders converting to higher efficiency natural gas condensing boilers are eligible for help under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund but householders in rural areas converting to higher efficiency oil or liquid petroleum gas condensing boilers are not eligible.
    (200373)
30
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to reduce risks to the environment posed by the release of helium balloons.
    (200367)
31
N
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many xx-positive cases have been recorded in the UK in each of the last 30 years.
    (200390)
32
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 394W, on forests, for what reasons the Government did not announce in the Queen's Speech legislative proposals to protect the public forest estate.
    (200611)
33
N
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's sanitary and phytosanitary rules in food production are not affected by the agreement of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
    (200372)
34
N
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of recent territorial gains of the Islamist insurgent group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; and if he will make a statement.
    (200413)
35
N
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what efforts his Department is making to support the Iraqi government in maintaining stability in that country.
    (200414)
36
N
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the threat ISIS and other Islamist groups in Syria pose to (a) the wider Middle East and (b) other areas.
    (200415)
37
N
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Israel on the recent arrest of Mahmoud Zwahre in Al Maasara, Bethlehem.
    (200359)
38
N
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the new Indian government in favour of increased action to tackle caste discrimination, sexual violence and other forms of discrimination and inequality.
    (200377)
39
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints his Department received from members of the public on care and treatment by Medway NHS Foundation Trust between 2005 and 2010.
    (200388)
40
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to prevent NHS England from implementing restrictions on the use of new drugs for advanced prostate cancer, enzalutamide and abiraterone.
    (200514)
41
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to increase the transparency of NICE's decisions on the Cancer Drugs Fund to remove any restrictions on treatment use arising from budgetary pressures and increase its level of engagement with members of the public.
    (200515)
42
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will carry out and publish a written risk assessment of the care.data programme; for what reason no such written risk assessment has been published; and which Minister in his Department took the decision not to publish such an assessment.
    (200563)
43
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the next British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey will be carried out.
    (200389)
44
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adult cystic fibrosis patients were being cared for by specialist centres in each of the last 10 years.
    (200612)
45
N
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid in overtime and other costs incurred in the last three weeks due to changes in HM Passport Office.
    (200523)
46
N
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewal applications were received by HM Passport Office in each week since 6 January 2014; and what proportion of those applications (i) were completed in three weeks, (ii) were completed in four weeks and (iii) remain outstanding for each of these weeks.
    (200466)
47
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what revenue has been received by the Passport Office for (a) standard passport applications, (b) fast-track applications and (c) premium service applications in (i) 1 January 2012 to 31 May 2012, (ii) 1 January 2013 to 31 May 2013 and (iii) 1 January 2014 to 31 May 2014.
    (200525)
48
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of fast-track passport applications made in the last six months have been processed within seven days.
    (200526)
49
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much overtime has been paid to passport office staff at the Newport Passport Office since 2011.
    (200527)
50
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) standard passport applications, (b) fast-track applications and (c) premium service applications were processed in (i) 1 January 2012 to 31 May 2012, (ii) 1 January 2013 to 31 May 2013 and (iii) 1 January 2014 o 31 May 2014.
    (200528)
51
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on courier services for passports outside the DX contract since 1 January 2014.
    (200529)
52
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will revise her Department's guidelines to the Metropolitan Police on whether domestic violence cases should be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service before prosecutions can be initiated by the police; and if she will make a statement.
    (200521)
53
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by HM Passport Office on 1 January (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
    (200368)
54
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by HM Passport Office were specifically tasked with processing passport applications on 1 January, (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014.
    (200369)
55
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by HM Passport Office were specifically tasked with processing passport applications on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May and (f) 1 June 2014.
    (200370)
56
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by HM Passport Office on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May and (f) 1 June 2014.
    (200371)
57
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Prime Minister, what his objectives are for any discussions on human rights with the Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang during his visit to the UK this month.
    (200462)
58
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss climate change with his Chinese counterpart during his visit to the UK.
    (200468)
59
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he hs had about the Government's Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in advance of the visit by his Chinese counterpart to the UK.
    (200469)
60
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) effectiveness of scrubber technology on maritime vessels.
    (200613)
61
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of the report commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping on Impact on Jobs and the Economy of Meeting the Requirements of MARPOL annex VI, published in March 2013.
    (200614)
62
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration he has given to providing mitigation and transition support to maritime businesses during the introduction of maritime fuel sulphur regulations in January 2015.
    (200615)
63
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the effect of the maritime fuel sulphur regulations earlier than 2019.
    (200616)
64
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with maritime industry stakeholders on the implications of maritime fuel sulphur regulations for freight traffic moving from water freight to road freight.
    (200617)
65
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the availability of passenger information data on board trains.
    (200376)
66
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the sufficiency of the transport links in the Streatham area; what plans he has to improve transport in that area; what research his Department has done on projects that might improve transport within the Streatham area; and if he will make a statement.
    (200375)
67
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct Network Rail to inform officially the hon. Member for Walsall North when the work on the bridge at Broad Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall arising from electrification of the railway line will be finally completed.
    (200522)
68
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claims made in pilot areas have been based on independent self-assessment.
    (200464)
69
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the waiting period will be before an individual qualifies for support through universal credit; and how long he expects it will take to calculate entitlement and process new claims for universal credit.
    (200465)
70
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of jobseeker's allowance claims processed within (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30, (d) 40, (e) 60 and (f) more than 60 working days.
    (200530)
71
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of housing benefit claims processed within (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30, (d) 40, (e) 60 and (f) more than 60 working days.
    (200531)
72
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of employment and support allowance claims processed within (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30, (d) 40, (e) 60 and (f) more than 60 working days.
    (200532)
73
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the extension of the shared accommodation rate to people under the age of 35 years.
    (200363)
74
N
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions for (a) not actively seeking employment, (b) refusal of employment, (c) failure to attend a mandatory interview, (d) failure to participate in work-related activity, (e) non-compliance with a Jobseeker's Direction were received by claimants in Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency between (i) April 2011 and March 2012 and (ii) April 2013 and March 2014.
    (200418)
75
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are below the earnings threshold for auto enrolment into a workplace pension in each (a) region, (b) constituent part of the UK and (c) parliamentary constituency.
    (200360)
76
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he proposes that his planned charge cap on workplace pensions from April 2015 will apply to new collective defined contribution schemes.
    (200361)
77
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have fallen below the auto enrolment threshold in each year since that policy was introduced.
    (200362)
78
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to investigate whistleblowers' allegations of impropriety relating to employment support contracts.
    (200519)
79
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department taks to investigate allegations from a whistleblower of impropriety in a Work Choice contract.
    (200520)
Wednesday 18 June  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
 
★ 1
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What work her Department is undertaking in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
    (904293)
★ 2
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What her health priorities are in discussions on the post-2015 development framework.
    (904294)
★ 3
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): What work her Department is undertaking in support of governance, the rule of law and building stable economic institutions.
    (904295)
★ 4
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): If she will make it her policy to provide targeted aid to residents of Cuba.
    (904296)
★ 5
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What programmes are sponsored by her Department in Thailand to reintroduce democracy and support the rule of law.
    (904297)
★ 6
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What steps she is taking to end female genital mutilation worldwide.
    (904298)
★ 7
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What effect the formation of the new government in Nepal will have on her Department's programmes in that country.
    (904299)
★ 8
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): If she will take steps to ensure that the funding of infrastructure projects in the Jordan Valley is not dependent on approval from the Israeli government.
    (904300)
★ 9
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
    (904301)
★ 10
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): If she will take steps to ensure that the funding of infrastructure projects in the Jordan Valley is not dependent on approval from the Israeli government.
    (904302)
★ 11
Priti Patel (Witham): What programmes her Department operates to improve the criminal justice system of countries in receipt of overseas development assistance.
    (904303)
★ 12
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What her health priorities are in discussions on the post-2015 development framework.
    (904304)
★ 13
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What programmes and activity her Department undertakes in Bangladesh.
    (904305)
★ 14
Mark Durkan (Foyle): What assessment her Department has made of the scale of the threat of rape faced by women in South Sudan; and what steps her Department plans to take to reduce such threats.
    (904306)
★ 15
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of illegal settlements on the economic development of Palestine.
    (904307)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (904283)
★ 2
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):  
    (904284)
★ 3
Paul Flynn (Newport West):  
    (904285)
★ 4
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon):  
    (904286)
★ 5
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak):  
    (904287)
★ 6
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  
    (904288)
★ 7
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  
    (904289)
★ 8
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East):  
    (904290)
★ 9
Graham Jones (Hyndburn):  
    (904291)
★ 10
Mark Menzies (Fylde):  
    (904292)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★ 1
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 June.
    (904308)
★ 2
Richard Harrington (Watford):  
    (904309)
★ 3
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West):  
    (904310)
★ 4
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich):  
    (904311)
★ 5
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon):  
    (904312)
★ 6
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East):  
    (904313)
★ 7
Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth):  
    (904314)
★ 8
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  
    (904315)
★ 9
Ian Swales (Redcar):  
    (904316)
★ 10
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North):  
    (904317)
★ 11
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):  
    (904318)
★ 12
Priti Patel (Witham):  
    (904319)
★ 13
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):  
    (904320)
★ 14
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):  
    (904321)
★ 15
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):  
    (904322)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 4 June

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department were in receipt of excess fare allowance in each year for which figures are available.
    (198840)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on conflict resolution: females, if he will publish in the Library the minutes of the meetings on this matter on (a) 24 February, (b) 5 March, (c) 20 March, (d) 18 March, (e) 19 March and (f) 13 March 2014.
    (198842)
3
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential costs and benefits of bringing forward legislative proposals similar to those in the US Serviceman's Readjustment Act 1944.
    (198839)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress her Department has made in promoting development relating to water sanitation and hygiene; and if she will make a statement.
    (198841)
5
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of compliance of operators with point 30 of the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain guidance in Statutory Document 14: Local Bus Services.
    (198843)
6
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles built by Nissan are in the Government car pool.
    (198961)

Notices given on Thursday 5 June

1
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to support former armed services' personnel to readjust to civilian life by providing (a) low cost mortgages, (b) low interest loans to start a business, (c) payment of tuition fees and living expenses for university or vocational educational and (d) health care bespoke to individual needs.
    (199323)

Notices given on Monday 9 June

1
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training immigration officials receive in relation to handling extremely sensitive and emotional situations; and if she will make a statement.
    (199701)
2
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female genital mutilation cases her Department has been made aware of in each year since 2012; and in how many such cases those involved were either deported or threatened with deportation.
    (199797)

Notices given on Tuesday 10 June

1
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether recall powers for local elected representatives will be included in the Government’s Bill to enable recall of hon. Members.
    (199851)
2
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local education authorities currently operate a three-tier system; how many such authorities have sought to change to a two-tier system since 2010; and how many such authorities have changed to a two-tier system.
    (199852)
3
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many middle schools there are in England; and how many of those schools are academies.
    (199853)
4
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications his Department has received from academies seeking to change their admissions policies; and how many such applications his Department accepted.
    (199854)
5
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 276W, on motor vehicles: exhaust emissions, if he will place the data from his Department's 2006 study of liquefied petroleum and petrol vehicles in the Library.
    (200008)

Notices given on Wednesday 11 June

1
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of whether Atos is an appropriate body to conduct (a) the delivery of tax-free childcare and (b) other outsourced work on behalf of National Savings and Investments.
    (200290)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has given local authorities on ensuring that road safety is not compromised by street lighting being switched off; and if he will make a statement.
    (200251)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on air quality of the escape of methane and other gases from disused mine workings in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; and if he will make a statement.
    (200250)
4
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer patients aged between 13 and 24 have (a) accessed treatments through the already approved Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list, (b) applied for individual CDF requests, (c) had individual CDF requests put forward for consideration by the CDF panel, (d) had individual CDF requests approved by the CDF panel and (e) had individual CDF requests refused by the CDF panel in each of the last three years.
    (200176)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work on the electrification of the railway line between Hull and Selby to begin.
    (200317)

Notices given on Thursday 12 June

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cats have been used in experiments in Britain in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]   (200318)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason scientific experiments on cats are permitted.
[Transferred]   (200319)
3
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many income tax payers were registered with HM Revenue and Customs as self employed in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each succeeding year.
    (200622)
4
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates have been made for the net financial benefit to the pub industry of the reduction in Beer Duty in the 2014 Budget.
    (200569)
5
N
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adaptive licensing or early access schemes (a) in the UK and (b) across the EU; and if he will make a statement.
    (200378)
6
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will ensure that all asylum interviews are routinely audio and video recorded.
    (200379)
7
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of redundancy payments for special advisers in her Department has been since May 2010.
    (200472)
8
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how much Saxton Bampfylde will be paid for its work on a successor to the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive; and if he will publish their terms of reference.
    (200391)
9
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, when Saxton Bampfylde was appointed for the research for a successor to the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive.
    (200392)
10
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, who was responsible for the appointment of Saxton Bampfylde for the search for a successor to the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive; and who will monitor its progress.
    (200393)
11
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, who will be responsible for the appointment of the next Clerk of the House and Chief Executive.
    (200394)
12
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she plans to increase the UK's humanitarian contribution to Iraq.
    (200571)
13
N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is available on autism for jobcentre plus advisers.
    (200380)
14
N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what response he has given to the recommendation of the Welfare Reform Committee of the Scottish Parliament that (a) those living with long-term progressive conditions should not be subject to reassessments and (b) changes should be made to the work capability assessment criteria to better recognise the impact of hidden symptoms and fluctuating conditions including multiple sclerosis.
    (200620)
15
N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what response he has given to the letter to him of 21 March 2014 from the Welfare Reform Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the recommendations of its review of work capability assessments.
    (200621)
16
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents are in arrears to the Child Support Agency in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK.
    (200570)
Thursday 19 June  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 5 June

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of 2014DIN04-053 Declaration of obsolete-medical, central and veterinary equipments.
    (199165)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of 2014DIN03-010 Impact to outputs of defence electronic warfare center due to five yearly electrical testing.
    (199166)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of 2014DIN05-011 Claims and insurance provisions for the use of Ministry of Defence vehicles in the UK and overseas and the process for ordering new motor insurance certificates or green cards.
    (199167)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of 2014DIN03-007 Notification of a change in CBRN policy.
    (199168)
5
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of 2014DIN04-056 Sea King Helicopter drawdown and disposal.
    (199169)
6
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to release the second stage of the review into the closure of surgery at Leeds Children's Heart Unit; and if he will make a statement.
    (199256)
7
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable for the new congenital heart disease review is.
    (199257)
8
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children's heart surgery units receive equal and sufficient levels of scrutiny across the country.
    (199258)

Notices given on Thursday 12 June

1
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payments for special advisers since May 2010.
    (200473)
2
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payments for special advisers since May 2010.
    (200474)
3
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payments for special advisers since May 2010.
    (200475)
4
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payments for special advisers since May 2010.
    (200476)

Prepared 13th June 2014