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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 July 2014

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 30 June 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Tuesday 1 July 2014

For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

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.

Tuesday 1 July  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
 
★ 1
Henry Smith (Crawley): What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending.
    (904563)
★ 2
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): What factors the Parole Board took into account in deciding to release on parole Keith Williams who was convicted of rape in 1999.
    (904564)
★ 3
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What the Government's strategy is for the future of the probation service.
    (904565)
★ 4
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What steps he is taking to tackle the perception that people taking voluntary action for the public good can run the risk of being sued for negligence.
    (904566)
★ 5
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient prison places to accommodate people who receive custodial sentences.
    (904567)
★ 6
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What progress he has made on reducing the level of reoffending.
    (904568)
★ 7
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending.
    (904569)
★ 8
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): How many people are in prison in England and Wales.
    (904570)
★ 9
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending.
    (904571)
★ 10
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): If he will take steps to ensure that mesothelioma victims do not have to pay legal costs from their damages.
    (904572)
★ 11
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on jobs in Newport of the privatisation of Ministry of Justice Shared Services.
    (904573)
★ 12
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): What steps his Department is taking to return foreign national prisoners to their home countries to serve their sentences.
    (904574)
★ 13
Hugh Bayley (York Central): If he will meet hon. Members and civic and church leaders from Leicester and York to discuss how the reburial of the mortal remains of King Richard III can be done in a way which acknowledges King Richard's close association with Yorkshire.
    (904575)
★ 14
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What recent representations he has received on reform of the Human Rights Act 1998; and if he will make a statement.
    (904576)
★ 15
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of interpreters and translation services in court.
    (904577)
★ 16
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): What steps he is taking to increase the number of convicted foreign prisoners returned to their home country.
    (904578)
★ 17
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What steps his Department is taking to improve the effectiveness of IT systems used by the National Probation Service and community rehabilitation companies.
    (904579)
★ 18
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending.
    (904580)
★ 19
Peter Aldous (Waveney): What steps his Department is taking to encourage use of mediation so that going to court is a last resort.
    (904581)
★ 20
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): What progress he has made on changes to the provision of probation services.
    (904582)
★ 21
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): What steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient prison places to accommodate people who receive custodial sentences.
    (904583)
★ 22
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What assistance his Department makes available to families bereaved by homicide.
    (904584)
★ 23
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): What steps he is taking to encourage prisons in the (a) public and (b) private estate to enable offenders to take part in meaningful paid work and training; and if he will make a statement.
    (904585)
★ 24
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What his strategy is for supporting victims of crime.
    (904586)
★ 25
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What steps his Department is taking to promote access to justice.
    (904587)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (904553)
★ 2
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):  
    (904554)
★ 3
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):  
    (904555)
★ 4
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston):  
    (904556)
★ 5
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire):  
    (904557)
★ 6
Jessica Morden (Newport East):  
    (904558)
★ 7
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West):  
    (904559)
★ 8
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):  
    (904560)
★ 9
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):  
    (904561)
★ 10
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  
    (904562)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 20 June

1
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to carry out further consultations on changes to firefighter pensions in order to reach a settlement to the dispute on this issue.
    (201639)

Notices given on Tuesday 24 June

1
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what background checks his Department undertook on Lord Lingfield's charitable foundation before the transfer of the wreck of HMS Victory 1744.
    (202042)
2
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to issue further guidance on ecological focus areas; and if he will make a statement.
    (202227)
3
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce incidents of domestic abuse and violence against women in Peterborough; and if she will make a statement.
    (202228)
4
N
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Exeter spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.
    (202043)
5
N
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Forest Bank spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202229)
6
N
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Ford spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202230)
7
N
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Featherstone spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202231)
8
N
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Feltham spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working was by prisoners in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202258)

Notices given on Wednesday 25 June

1
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff working (a) at No. 10 Downing Street and (b) for the Prime Minister (i) have been allowed to attend National Security Council meetings and (ii) had access to Top Secret meetings or documents without being required to have had a security vetting, since May 2010.
    (202411)
2
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working (a) at No. 10 Downing Street and (b) on the Prime Minister's staff since May 2010 have not been required to undergo security vetting; how many such staff have undergone security vetting; and what the job titles and responsibilities are of all such staff.
    (202412)
3
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions ministerial authorisation has been granted for expenditure which exceeded his Department's internal efficiency control thresholds for (a) advertising, marketing and communications, (b) consultancy and (c) external recruitment; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) value of any such agreed expenditure has been in the last 12 months.
    (202359)
4
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many transactions were made by each (a) Minister and (b) official in his Department on government procurement cards held by his Department in the last financial year; and what the cost, date and reasons for each such transaction was.
    (202410)
5
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Sudan counterpart on that government's attitude towards its Christian communities.
    (202476)
6
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to his Egyptian counterpart on press freedom in that country.
    (202477)
7
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the threat level for UK visitors to Kenya.
    (202479)
8
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of people who received telehealth and telecare services in each of the last four years.
    (202548)
9
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls to 999 were made by or on behalf of residents of care homes in each of the last four years.
    (202549)
10
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents of care homes presented at accident and emergency departments in England in each of the last four years.
    (202550)
11
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents of care homes had an emergency admission to a hospital in England in each of the last four years.
    (202551)
12
N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W, on human trafficking, what tailored support is given to victims who have received Conclusive Grounds decisions to integrate into the UK; where such victims came from in January to March 2014; which organisations provide her Department with information on the progress of the victim integration process; and what information her Department holds on how victims have integrated into the UK.
    (202515)
13
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is offering countries in West Africa affected by the ebola virus to remedy the situation.
    (202478)

Notices given on Thursday 26 June

1
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason allowing employers which wish to continue with current apprenticeship funding arrangements to do so was not listed as an option in his Department's recent consultation on the future of apprenticeships.
    (202656)
2
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the British Business Bank is doing in Northern Ireland to promote its services to small businesses located there.
    (202620)
3
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 228W, on billing, what the value is of the sums being claimed by outstanding creditors at 31 May 2014.
    (202832)
4
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many private sector employees aged over 21 and under the state pension age have gross earnings between £111 and £192 per week in each constituent part and region of the UK.
    (202586)
5
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the cost to industry of his Department's requirement for Level 2 Building Information Modelling.
    (202615)
6
N
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role his Department played in the decision to separate Lloyds and TSB.
    (202713)
7
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 197W, on Mapeley, whether HM Revenue and Customs reviewed these commercial provisions following the raising of financial concerns by Mapeley in November 2001.
    (202739)
8
N
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication of work carried out by the Government Actuary's Department Costings and Correspondence on 12 June 2014, what plans he has to bring forward new proposals based on options set out in that document negotiations on firefighters' pensions.
    (202716)
9
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of films made in the UK as co-productions with foreign companies in each year since 1997.
    (202729)
10
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of cinemas in operation in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year between 1997 and 2010.
    (202734)
11
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of potential changes in the number of jobs at the National Careers Service arising from the Government's digital-by-default policy.
    (202577)
12
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that young people without access to the necessary computer equipment have access to a digital-by-default careers service.
    (202578)
13
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) young people in custody and (b) other difficult-to-reach young people are able to access a digital-by-default careers service.
    (202579)
14
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review whether the recent guidance, keeping children safe in education, distinguishes between legislation which applies to further education colleges as opposed to sixth form colleges; and if he will make a statement.
    (202690)
15
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much local authorities have spent on external contractors employed to deliver childcare services, excluding fostering and adoption in (a) 2014 to date and (b) each of the last three years.
    (202587)
16
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has contributed funds to assist local authorities in the payment of external contractors to deliver childcare services excluding fostering and adoption.
    (202589)
17
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had on the outsourcing of local authority children's services since May 2010.
    (202592)
18
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities in England use external contractors to assist with the delivery of childcare services excluding fostering and adoption.
    (202593)
19
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to which locations pending applications for hydraulic fraturing relate.
    (202657)
20
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to make changes to mandatory green energy charges on consumer bills; and if he will make a statement.
    (202576)
21
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken of the effect of the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project on the incidence of bovine TB in cattle.
    (202590)
22
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to expand the training provided by the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project.
    (202591)
23
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much resource his Department plans to provide as matched funding for badger vacination to tackle bovine TB in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
    (202618)
24
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) has funded or (b) plans to fund badger vaccination against bovine TB in this calendar year.
    (202736)
25
N
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank on 12 June 2014; and what steps he has taken to secure their release.
    (202712)
26
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK of the decision of the EU Council to implement restrictive measures on trade with Crimea and Sevastopol on 25 June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (202624)
27
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 710W, on Palestinians, what response Prime Minister Netanyahu's office made on the issue of demolitions in East Jerusalem or the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
    (202651)
28
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart seeking clarification of the actions being taken by the Colombian government to ensure the safety of land restitution claimants in that country.
    (202585)
29
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to consult with interested hon. Members before the next Ministerial visit to Colombia.
    (202607)
30
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his future plans are for the level of staff and budget resourcing on his Department’s Ending Sexual Violence Initiative.
    (202714)
31
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what resources his Department plans to commit to the Implementation Plan for the UK's National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.
    (202774)
32
N
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when it is planned that government ministers from St Lucia will next visit the UK.
    (202663)
33
N
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his counterparts in St Lucia the effectiveness of the St Lucian (a) criminal justice system and (b) forensic laboratories in relation to the investigation of the Gloria Greenwood murder and prosecution of suspects.
    (202664)
34
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in ensuring that Palestinian children are interrogated only in the presence of their parents and lawyers.
    (202608)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the costs to the NHS of untreated liver disease in one person.
    (202827)
36
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of staff and at what grades work for the National Clinical Director for Cancer.
    (202828)
37
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years and over were admitted to hospital with a condition related to alcohol misuse in each year since 2010.
    (202829)
38
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged (a) under 10 and (b) 10 years and over were admitted to hospital with a (i) primary and (ii) secondary diagnosis of liver disease in each year since 1997.
    (202830)
39
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 241W, on billing, what the value was of all outstanding legacy creditors on 1 June 2014.
    (202741)
40
N
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what organisations or individuals Ministers or officials of his Department have met to discuss standardised packaging of tobacco in the last 12 months; which Ministers or officials were present at those meetings; and who represented each organisation present at those meetings.
    (202831)
41
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for appointments at GP surgeries.
    (202575)
42
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that national guidelines on asthma care are implemented; what data his Department is gathering to improve asthma care; and if he will make a statement.
    (202655)
43
N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that the regulations governing the new contract for the specialist support providers allow bids to provide ongoing care and support once victims exit the shelter service, at the end of the 45 days period irrespective of whether they have received a Conclusive Grounds decision.
    (202652)
44
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial provision her Department has made to cover the (a) ongoing legal costs of and (b) costs of a potential settlement resulting from the binding arbitration process brought by Raytheon Systems Ltd.
    (202733)
45
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on reaching a settlement with Raytheon Systems Ltd on the e-Borders programme; and when the arbitration progress is scheduled to be completed.
    (202833)
46
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications have been processed by the passport office in Belfast in each year since 2010.
    (202588)
47
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional support she is providing to the passport office in Belfast.
    (202621)
48
N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by the Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership over the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
    (202611)
49
N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Lord Chancellor on the introduction of section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 in relation to data protection offences; and if she will make a statement.
    (202612)
50
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which overseas organisations funded by her Department restrict employment to members of particular faiths.
    (202613)
51
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy in funding overseas organisations that restict their employment to members of particular faiths.
    (202622)
52
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of food, fuel and medical supplies entering Gaza each day.
    (202616)
53
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Low Newton spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working was by prisoners in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202769)
54
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Littlehey spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working was by prisoners in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202770)
55
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Lindholme spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working was by prisoners in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202771)
56
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Lincoln spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and the average number of hours per week spent working was by prisoners in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202772)
57
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Long Lartin spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working was by prisoners in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202773)
58
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the list of preferred bidders for the Tier 1 Community Rehabilitation Company contracts.
    (202763)
59
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people died in (a) on adult and (b) youth custody in each year since 2010; what their age was at the time of death; whether each such person was on (a) remand and (b) serving a custodial sentence of what length; which offence each such person was convicted; what the offence they were convicted of; and what the cause of death was in each case.
    (202765)
60
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners were repatriated to their home countries to serve their custodial sentence in each year since 2010.
    (202766)
61
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners were repatriated under foreign prisoner transfer agreements to their home countries to serve their custodial sentence in each year since 2010.
    (202767)
62
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the preferred bidders under the Transforming Rehabilitation process will be announced; when winning bidders will be announced; and when winning bidders will take over the running of the Tier 1 Community Rehabilitation Company contracts.
    (202768)
63
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Stocken spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202580)
64
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Stoke Heath spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202581)
65
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Styal spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202582)
66
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Swaleside spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202583)
67
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Sudbury spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners in that prison was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202584)
68
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Durham spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners was in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202625)
69
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Sutton Park spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners was in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202626)
70
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Eastwood Park spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners was in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202627)
71
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Edmonds Hill spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners was in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202628)
72
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Elmley spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the average number of hours per week spent working by prisoners was in that prison in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
    (202629)
73
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to increase the penalties for uninsured drivers.
    (202610)
74
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she last met the (a) CEO and (b) Chair of the British Business Bank to discuss how that organisation can more effectively support Northern Ireland businesses; and if she will make statement.
    (202614)
75
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what support her Department has given to secure the establishment of US immigration, customs and agricultural pre-clearance at Belfast International Airport.
    (202623)
76
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what role she will play in the forthcoming talks between party leaders in Northern Ireland.
    (202689)
77
N
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department took over responsibility for long-range search and rescue at sea when the Ministry of Defence abandoned its acquisition of Nimrod aircraft.
    (202619)
78
N
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department intends to acquire aircraft to carry out long range search and rescue at sea; and if he will make a statement.
    (202653)
79
N
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's responsibility is for long range search and rescue at sea.
    (202654)
80
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investigation his Department plans to undertake into the causes of the increase in motorway deaths from 2012 to 2013.
    (202728)
81
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with trade union representatives from the maritime sector on the employment and related implications of implementing the maritime fuel suulphur regulations in the last 12 months.
    (202649)
82
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has commissioned or received any (a) internal or (b) external reports on the effectiveness of sulphur technology on maritime vessels.
    (202650)
83
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 536W, on shipping: exhaust emissions, what discussions his officials have had with the European Commission on securing EU finance to assist shipowners and ports to comply with the new sulphur regulation limits.
    (202730)
84
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his comments of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 127WH, on sulphur regulations, whether he has (a) commissioned and (b) received any specific assessment of the potential effect on diesel prices in the UK as a result of implementation of the new sulphur regulation limits.
    (202731)
85
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 536W, on shipping: exhaust emissions, whether he intends to have a UK review of the effect of the new sulphur regulation limits before 2019.
    (202732)
86
N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what target his Department sets for the amount of time for people to receive an accurate assessment for personal independence payments under (a) normal rules claiming and (b) special rules claiming.
    (202764)
87
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, columns 170-1W, on employment and support allowance, how many decisions on eligibility for employment and support allowance have been made in each month since May 2010.
    (202737)
88
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library the methodology and assumptions used to populate the Help to Work sections of Table 2.1, page 78, Autumn Statement 2013, Cm 8747 showing financial savings arising from the programme.
    (202715)
89
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 345W, on employment and support allowance (ESA), how many work programme job outcome payments there were in each ESA prognosis customer group in Great Britain between 1 June 2011 and 31 December 2013.
    (202735)
90
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, columns 345-6W, on employment and support allowance, how many claimants in the WRAG with a prognosis of two years or more who made (a) a new claim - initial assessment and (b) a new claim - repeat assessment were judged that return to work was unlikely in the longer term.
    (202738)

Notices given on Friday 27 June

1
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years and over died as a consequence of a condition related to alcohol misuse in each year since 2010.
[Transferred]   (202826)
2
N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made by the UK Computer Emergency Response Team since its launch on 31 March 2014; and if she will make a statement.
[Transferred]   (202609)
3
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people currently claiming jobseeker's allowance are aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24 and (j) 25 years.
[Transferred]   (202617)
4
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken in response to EU Council Regulation 692/2014 to (a) identify goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol and exclude them from entry into the UK and (b) ensure no individual or business based in the UK provides, directly or indirectly, financing, financial assistance or insurance or reinsurance related to the import of such goods from Crimea or Sevastopol.
[Transferred]   (202740)
5
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons he decided against change following his review into his Department's check-off system for employees' trade union subscriptions.
    (202857)
6
 
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects the report from the Insolvency Service into the collapse of Comet to be published.
    (202955)
7
 
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward plans to enable the Green Investment Bank to purchase equity in existing offshore projects to enable similar investment in onshore wind turbine construction; and if he will make a statement.
    (202950)
8
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will provide additional financial support to disabled students following the removal of disabled students' allowance.
    (202860)
9
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to reduce the number of grades in the Civil Service.
    (202923)
10
 
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 675W, on Mapeley, how many years the Private Finance Initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited has left to run.
    (202953)
11
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on reducing levels of tax avoidance in the UK's Overseas Territories.
    (202916)
12
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to City of York Council for (a) local authority supported capital expenditure in housing stock and (b) major repairs allowance in each year since 2009-10.
    (202842)
13
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on sport in (a) the Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the City of York local authority area in each year since 2004-05.
    (202837)
14
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many visits there were to the National Railway Museum in each year since 2008-09.
    (202838)
15
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Football Foundation has provided to amateur clubs in York in each year since 2000.
    (202839)
16
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Football Youth Development Programme has provided to York City FC to date.
    (202840)
17
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) Government spending and (b) lottery funding has been spent on sport in (a) the Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
    (202841)
18
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed by the Defence Vetting Agency in (a) York and (b) total on 1 April in each year since it was created.
    (202854)
19
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) regular military and (b) civilian personnel were based in City of York in each year since 2008.
    (202855)
20
 
Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters have been granted asylum since he announced in 2013 that the resettlement package for Afghan interpreters would extend to any interpreter serving for a year continuously up to December 2012.
    (202959)
21
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years living in (i) York and (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber were in (A) full-time education and (B) full-time education, employment or training in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202872)
22
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the gross average salary was of a full-time teacher in local authority schools in the City of York in (a) cash and (b) real terms in 1995-96 and in each year since.
    (202873)
23
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital funding was allocated by his Department to schools in the City of York in 1995-96 and in each year since.
    (202874)
24
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided to each pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in (A) York local authority and (B) Yorkshire and the Humber in (1) cash terms and (2) at 2014 prices in 1995-96 and in each year since.
    (202875)
25
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much mainstream grant funding was allocated by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to (a) the University of York and (b) York St John University in (i) cash terms and (ii) at constant prices in 2000-01 and in each year since.
    (202876)
26
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in state education in (a) York local authority area and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber region achieved (i) Level 2 or above in key stage 1 SATS, (ii) Level 4 or above in key stage 2 English and mathematics tests and (iii) five or more GCSE grades A*-C in 1997-98 and in each year since.
    (202877)
27
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) England received free school meals in 1995-96 and in each year since.
    (202878)
28
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places were available in City of York constituency in 1995-96 and in each year since.
    (202879)
29
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil-teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in York Unitary Authority area in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202880)
30
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the revenue spending was for each (a) primary and (b) secondary pupil in York Unitary Authority area in each year since 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202881)
31
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was given to schools in York Unitary Authority area in each year in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202882)
32
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital funding was given to schools in York Unitary Authority area in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202883)
33
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what average pay for teachers was in York Unitary Authority area in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202884)
34
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) support staff there were in York Unitary Authority area in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202885)
35
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UCAS applications there were to (a) the University of York and (b) University of York St John in 2008-09 and in each year since then.
    (202886)
36
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) leaseholds and (b) freeholds have been transferred to academy trusts from local authorities since 2010.
    (202861)
37
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been paid to converter academies towards pre-opening costs since 2010.
    (202866)
38
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what value of land has been transferred from local authorities into the leasehold or freehold ownership of academy trusts since 2010.
    (202869)
39
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under what circumstances schools are permitted to require religious headcoverings or other religious items as part of compulsory uniform; and if he will issue revised guidance on this matter to Ofsted.
    (202910)
40
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he gives to schools on steps they should take to inform students of their right to wear or not to wear religious clothing.
    (202911)
41
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under what circumstances gender segregation of boys and girls in the classroom is permitted in schools; and if he will issue revised guidance on this matter to Ofsted.
    (202912)
42
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) single-pensioner households in York and (b) two-pensioner households in York have received Warm Front assistance in each year since the inception of that scheme; and what the average spend was on each such household.
    (202846)
43
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on the Warm Front scheme in York local authority area in each year since the inception of that scheme.
    (202847)
44
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons he decided against change following his review into his Department's check-off system for employees' trade union subscriptions.
    (202858)
45
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of waste collected in City of York has been recycled in each year since 2008-09; and what funding his Department provided to City of York local authority to increase recycling rates in each of those years.
    (202848)
46
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on biodiversity on the public forest estate in each year since 2004-05.
    (202849)
47
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much land in Yorkshire has been given over to organic farming in each year since 2008-09.
    (202850)
48
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many onshore wind turbines were there in North Yorkshire in each year since 2008-09.
    (202851)
49
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of Forestry Commission public forest estate there was in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2008-09; and what the make-up of such forest was.
    (202852)
50
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Government spending there was on public forest estate in each year since 2008-09.
    (202853)
51
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy towards Burma of the recently published briefly by the Chin Human Rights Organisation entitled The state of freedom of religion or belief for Chin in Burma, 2013.
    (202954)
52
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 201W, on the Central African Republic, how much funding the UK will allocate to the deployment of the team of experts to the Central African Republic to investigate sexual violence abuses; how many specialists will be deployed from the UK; when the team of experts will be deployed; and if he will make a statement.
    (202856)
53
 
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the value of the Senior Pacific Police Leadership Program; and (b) the effect of the level of investment in the program by his Department.
    (202871)
54
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to respond to the letter sent to his Department by Jeena International on 27 May 2014 on the misrepresentation of its organisation in a Parliamentary debate on abortion; and if he will make a statement.
    (202914)
55
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the taking of minutes in meetings conducted by his departmental officials with representatives of (a) other Government departments and (b) outside organisations; and if he will make a statement.
    (202915)
56
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the British Medical Association's press release of 27 May 2014 entitled Abortion guidance ignores gender complexity; and if he will make a statement.
    (202949)
57
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients had been waiting for (a) over six months and (b) three months for in-patient admission at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in March 1997 and in each year since.
    (202887)
58
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were waiting for elective admission at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April in 1996 and in each year since.
    (202888)
59
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the mean and median waiting time was for treatment at accident and emergency A&E in York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2007-08 and in each year since.
    (202889)
60
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were waiting for a first out-patient appointment at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April and 1 October in 2004 and on the same dates in each year since.
    (202890)
61
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average gross earnings of a full-time equivalent NHS nurse were in (a) cash and (b) real terms in (i) England and (ii) York in 1996-97 and in each year since.
    (202891)
62
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the starting salary of a full-time equivalent NHS nurse in York was in (a) cash and (b) real terms in 1996-97 and in each year since.
    (202892)
63
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual (a) basic pay per full-time employee for qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in (a) England, (b) the former North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT), (c) Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and (d) York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was in 1996-97 and in each year since.
    (202893)
64
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent NHS (a) hospital doctors, (b) GPs, (c) dentists, (d) nurses and midwives, (e) other clinical staff and (f) staff in total were employed in (i) York and (ii) North Yorkshire in 1996-97 and in each year since; and what the staff costs in each category were in 1996-97 (A) in cash terms and (B) at current prices.
    (202894)
65
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) GPs, (b) nurses, (c) other clinical staff and (d) staff in total were employed in GP surgeries in the City of York in 1996-97 and in each year since.
    (202895)
66
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions there were for alcohol-related illnesses in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust area and (c) England in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202896)
67
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes there were at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in each year since 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202897)
68
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on NHS general dental services in North Yorkshire in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202898)
69
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organ donations have been received in Yorkshire and the Humber in 2008-09 and in each year since.
    (202899)
70
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that there should be equality of access to treatment for patients in England with specialised conditions.
    (202919)
71
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NHS England's review of specialised services commissioning to conclude; who is leading the review; what (a) NHS England employees and (b) other interested parties are participating in the review; and if he will make a statement.
    (202924)
72
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the purpose is of NHS England's review of specialised services commissioning; on what date the decision to commission the review was taken; when he expects the review to conclude; whether he intends to consult on the outcome of the review; and if he will make a statement.
    (202935)
73
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources will be transferred from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups following the implementation of the recommendations in Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning Intentions 2014-15 and 2015-16.
    (202951)
74
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services currently commissioned by NHS England will be commissioned by clinical commissioning groups following the implementation of the recommendations in Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning Intentions 2014-15 and 2015-16.
    (202952)
75
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which community-based women's organisations in Burma receive funding from her Department to assist victims of sexual violence by the Burmese army.
    (202920)
76
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons he decided against change following his review into his Department's check-off system for employees' trade union subscriptions.
    (202859)
77
 
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Deerbolt spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.
    (202862)
78
 
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Chelmsford spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.
    (202863)
79
 
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Coldingley spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.
    (202864)
80
 
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Cookham Wood spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.
    (202865)
81
 
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Dartmoor spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which such information is available.
    (202900)
82
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Decision Notice of 14 May 2013 on the extension of the reserved legal activities, what steps he is taking to educate consumers on (a) the different types of providers, (b) their respective protections and (c) options for redress.
    (202956)
83
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Decision Notice of 14 May 2013 on the extension of the reserved legal activities, what new guidance he has issued on will writing for the legal profession.
    (202957)
84
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Decision Notice of 14 May 2013 on the extension of the reserved legal activities, what discussions he has had with the will writing industry on strengthening existing regulation of authorised persons in this area.
    (202958)
85
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received requesting the Government to intervene to require the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to remove advice on its website which alleges that gender-selective abortion is not illegal; and if he will make a statement.
    (202913)
86
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport grant was given to York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
    (202843)
87
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on concessionary travel spending in York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
    (202844)
88
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious and fatal road accidents there were in York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
    (202845)
89
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether MRCC Aberdeen was staffed at below risk assessed levels on any shifts between 20 May and 22 May 2014.
    (202901)
90
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency during the search for the Water Rail between 20 and 22 May 2014.
    (202922)
91
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children, (b) pensioners and (c) households fell below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in 2007-08 and in each year since.
    (202925)
92
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the City of York local authority area and (b) York Central constituency were in receipt of (i) the basic state pension and (ii) pension credit in 2008-09 and in each year since; and what the average weekly value of pension credit received was in each case during those periods.
    (202926)
93
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost incurred by his Department was of appeals against employment and support allowance decisions in 2010 and in each year since.
    (202927)
94
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people wait more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months to receive a tribunal appeal decision following an employment and support allowance decision; and what steps the Government is doing to speed up that process.
    (202928)
95
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is that people wait to receive employment and support allowance following a successful tribunal appeal.
    (202929)
96
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received winter fuel payments in the last year for which data is available.
    (202930)
97
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with a person aged 75 or over in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area were eligible for a free television licence in the last year for which data is available.
    (202931)
98
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received pension credit in the last year for which data is available.
    (202932)
99
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in Yorkshire were in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in 1997-98 and in each year since.
    (202933)
100
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received child and working tax credits in 2009 and in each year since.
    (202934)
101
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, columns 171-2W, on children: maintenance, how much of the amount is written off in child maintenance arrears since November 2012; how much is attributable to (a) a request from the parent with care to write off the arrears, (b) the death of a non-resident parent, (c) the death of a parent with care, (d) an interim maintenance assessment between 1993 and 1995 and (e) a debt where the NRP had been told that no further action would ever be taken.
    (202917)
102
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, columns 171W, on children: maintenance, on how many occasions where contingency measures had to be employed by the Department's Child Maintenance Group (CMG) to support the work of the Child Maintenance Options Service it was the case that call demands exceeded forecasted volumes; how many CMG staff were deployed on each such occasion; and in which office or offices of the CMG these trained contingency staff were located.
    (202918)
103
 
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average amount of child maintenance arrears is owed to parents with care.
    (202867)
104
 
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child support agency arrears cases are cases where there is no ongoing liability.
    (202868)
105
 
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Support Agency has in place to review decisions taken to temporarily suspend action to recover child maintenance arrears and to establish whether the circumstances which led to the temporary suspension of recovery action have changed.
    (202870)
106
 
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference the Answer of 27 June 2012, Official Report, column 296, on children: maintenance, what proportion of Child Support Agency arrears cases include arrears that have been suspended; and what steps have since been taken to establish the proportion of cases where arrears have been (a) temporarily and (b) permanently suspended.
    (202921)
Wednesday 2 July  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
 
★ 1
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): What assessment he has made of the potential for international inward investment in Scotland after 2014.
    (904528)
★ 2
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What steps he is taking to incentivise employers in Scotland to pay the living wage.
    (904529)
★ 3
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): What steps he is taking to inform the public about the Scottish independence referendum.
    (904530)
★ 4
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Regional Air Connectivity Fund on Scotland.
    (904531)
★ 5
David Mowat (Warrington South): What assessment he has made of the potential effect of Scottish independence on energy flows between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
    (904532)
★ 6
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the transition costs of an independent Scotland.
    (904533)
★ 7
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What assessment he has made of the effects of the distribution of housing benefit in Scotland.
    (904534)
★ 8
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): What assessment he has made of the effect on postal services in Scotland of competition between providers.
    (904535)
★ 9
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): If he will take steps to provide compensation for people in Scotland who have lost out financially as a result of delayed passport applications.
    (904536)
★ 10
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): If he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide that, in the event of a vote for Scottish independence in the forthcoming referendum, residents of Scotland will not be entitled to vote in the 2015 UK general election.
    (904537)
★ 11
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): What steps he is taking to help people in Scotland with the cost of energy bills.
    (904538)
★ 12
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): If he will take steps to provide compensation for people in Scotland who have lost out financially as a result of delayed passport applications.
    (904539)
★ 13
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on including Scotland in the Government's plans to build new high speed railway lines.
    (904540)
★ 14
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): If he will make an assessment of the effects of government policy on young people in Scotland who are not in training or employment.
    (904541)
★ 15
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): What plans the Government has for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.
    (904542)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★ 1
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 July.
    (904588)
★ 2
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington):  
    (904589)
★ 3
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay):  
    (904590)
★ 4
Robert Halfon (Harlow):  
    (904591)
★ 5
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington):  
    (904592)
★ 6
Ian Austin (Dudley North):  
    (904593)
★ 7
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (904594)
★ 8
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):  
    (904595)
★ 9
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury):  
    (904596)
★ 10
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):  
    (904597)
★ 11
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South):  
    (904598)
★ 12
Jim Shannon (Strangford):  
    (904599)
★ 13
Mark Pawsey (Rugby):  
    (904600)
★ 14
Michael Ellis (Northampton North):  
    (904601)
★ 15
Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover):  
    (904602)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 25 June

1
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on future public subsidies to onshore solar energy projects; and if he will make a statement.
    (202360)
2
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of missed appointments.
    (202304)
3
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP appointments were missed in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013.
    (202305)
4
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of missed GP appointments; and if he will make a statement.
    (202306)
5
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are currently in place to record the number of missed GP appointments.
    (202307)
6
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with patient groups to discuss the difficulties patients face in booking appointments with their GP.
    (202308)

Notices given on Thursday 26 June

1
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of financial institutions to discuss how those institutions can assist customers to get the best return on their savings.
    (202658)
2
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Russian Navy ships HMS Severn intercepted in the English Channel on 25 June 2014; and whether HMS Severn was assigned to the Fleet Ready Escort role at that time.
    (202834)
3
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to make e-books available from public libraries.
    (202660)
4
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to publish its Fifth Assessment Report.
    (202659)
5
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on the proposed National Pollinator Strategy to reverse the decline in the bee population in the UK.
    (202661)
6
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the NSPCC's Order In Court campaign seeking change changes to the way the criminal justice system treats children.
    (202662)
7
N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Whitemoor spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
    (202691)
8
N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Winchester spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
    (202692)
9
N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Wolds spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
    (202693)
10
N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Wood Hill spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
    (202694)
11
N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
    (202695)

Notices given on Friday 27 June

1
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many green infrastructure projects the Green Investment Bank has invested in Scotland.
    (202943)
2
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on increasing the research budget for science to 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product.
    (202944)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments use (a) Pearson VUE and (b) Pearson Professional Centres for delivering tests; and if he will provide details of each such use.
    (202965)
4
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations funded by his Department restrict employment to members of particular faiths.
    (202939)
5
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on funding organisations that restrict their employment to members of particular faiths.
    (202940)
6
N
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on the Press, when he expects a date for meeting victims of press abuse and their representatives to be finalised.
    (202966)
7
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the performance of Pearson VUE in delivering skills tests for prospective teachers on behalf of his Department.
    (202961)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received regarding Pearson VUE's delivery of QTS numeracy and skills tests.
    (202962)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Pearson VUE's process is for appealing test results and complaints procedure.
    (202963)
10
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which office in his Department or its arm's length bodies has responsibility for the oversight of outsourcing QTS numeracy and skills tests to Pearson VUE.
    (202964)
11
N
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will provide information on the performance of those heat pumps which have been installed in domestic premises on a trial basis.
    (202960)
12
N
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the Gloria Greenwood murder and trial of the suspects is discussed during any future visit to the UK by government ministers from St Lucia.
    (202947)
13
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise respect for human rights, the rule of law and the case of Mr Alexander Sodiqov with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojidin Aslov during his upcoming visit to the UK.
    (202904)
14
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what process Tony Blair was appointed to the post of Middle East peace envoy; and who approved such an appointment.
    (202942)
15
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to conduct the National Cancer Patient Experience survey in 2015.
    (202903)
16
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will promote the roll-out of the values and behaviours of the six Cs beyond nursing, midwifery and care staff.
    (202941)
17
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have to capture the experiences of cancer patients outside hospital settings.
    (202946)
18
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on funding for medical research in a separate Scotland.
    (202905)
19
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of avoidable deaths from breast cancer.
    (202906)
20
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 210W, on human trafficking, how many calls in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 came from (a) victims, (b) other police forces, (c) the UK border force, (d) other professionals and (e) the public; and how many (i) traffickers were arrested and (ii) victims rescued as a result of information provided by those calls.
    (202902)
21
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners recorded as taking car driving lessons or tests in 2013 (a) absconded and (b) attempted to abscond during such lessons or tests.
    (202936)
22
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the breakdown of (a) security category and (b) sentence type was of each prisoner recorded as taking car driving lessons and tests in 2013.
    (202937)
23
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on car driving lessons and tests for prisoners in 2013.
    (202938)
24
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have been sanctioned in each month since October 2013.
    (202907)
25
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget was set for the youth contract in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
    (202908)
26
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on the youth contract in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
    (202909)
27
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have become ineligible for the benefit as a consequence of increased income since October 2013.
    (202945)
28
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is currently pursuing plans for jam jar bank accounts under the universal credit programme; and if he will make a statement.
    (202948)
Thursday 3 July  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 26 June

1
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential suffering felt by badgers through gaseous methods of slaughter.
    (202630)
2
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which policies of other countries he has assessed with regards to the gassing of badgers.
    (202631)
3
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 20W, on bovine tuberculosis, whether his Department has since commissioned any research about the safety, humaneness and effectiveness of gassing badgers.
    (202742)
4
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that participants in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 are prevented from staying in the UK illegally after the Games have finished.
    (202835)
5
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a statutory system of guardianship to support victims of child trafficking.
    (202632)
6
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to recognise child trafficking as a separate offence to adult trafficking.
    (202633)
Monday 7 July  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 26 June

1
N
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 29W, on gold: prices, and to the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to fine Barclays Bank for gold fix manipulation, if he will make an assessment of the effect of (a) US regulatory authorities' interventions in the gold market and (b) such interventions on gold market-related securities in ISAs.
    (202775)
2
N
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 29W, on gold: prices, and the academic draft report of February 2014, by Professor Rosa Abrantes, Adviser to the EU and International Organisation of Securities Commission on Financial Benchmarks, entitled Gold Price Fix, and her reports of systemic manipulation of the twice daily gold fix over several years, if he will make an assessment of the effect of (a) US regulatory authorities' interventions in the gold market and (b) such interventions on gold market-related securities in ISAs.
    (202836)
3
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to make a decision on the request to authorise water cannon for use by the police in England and Wales; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the advice and business case she has received on the use of water cannon in mainland UK.
    (202717)
4
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Investigation into the Establishment of the Performance and Compliance Unit, published in May 2013, what steps have been taken in response to recommendation 1 of that report.
    (202743)
5
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Inspection into the Handling of Asylum Applications made by Unaccompanied Children, published in October 2013, what steps have been taken in response to recommendations 1, 3, 4 and 8 of that report.
    (202744)
6
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Inspection of the UK Border Agency's handling of legacy asylum and migration cases, published in November 2012, what steps have been taken in response to recommendation 1 of that report.
    (202745)
Thursday 10 July  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 27 June

1
N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Act 2014 and the care and support statutory guidance, whether self-funders and those with personalised care budgets are under an obligation to show that they are paying social care firms enough to pay their staff at least the minimum wage, including remuneration for travel time between appointments.
    (202967)
2
N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Act 2014 and the care and support statutory guidance, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities on the action they should take if they receive evidence that self-funders and those with personalised care budgets are not paying social care firms enough to pay their staff at least the minimum wage, including remuneration for travel time between appointments.
    (202968)

Prepared 27th June 2014