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

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Wednesday 2 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.

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 arms 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 that 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 steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of avoidable deaths from breast cancer.
    (202906)
19
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)
20
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)
21
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) security category and (b) sentence type was of each prisoner recorded as taking car driving lessons and tests in 2013.
    (202937)
22
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)
23
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)
24
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)
25
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)
26
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)
27
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)

Notices given on Monday 30 June

1
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on funding for medical research in a separate Scotland.
[Transferred]   (202905)
2
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of online business registration on registration rates; and if he will make a statement.
    (202986)
3
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often his Department calculates the RAB charge on student loans.
    (203052)
4
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men are employed in the Government Office for Science.
    (203053)
5
 
Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another and its effect on existing consumer law.
    (202977)
6
 
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices there are in his Department.
    (203019)
7
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203099)
8
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments do not participate in the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.
    (203063)
9
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many places are available annually on the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.
    (203137)
10
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new graduate Fast Streamers were allocated places in each department in each year since 2010.
    (203195)
11
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) the Thames Valley and (c) Windsor constituency no longer pay income tax due to changes in the level of personal allowance introduced since 2010.
    (202981)
12
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203110)
13
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls the Pay and Work Rights Helpline received in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
    (202979)
14
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2013, Official Report, column 1177W, on minimum wage: Scotland, how many staff were in the national minimum wage team monitoring Scotland at the most recent date in 2014 for which records are available.
    (203022)
15
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203100)
16
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
    (203069)
17
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203082)
18
 
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the accountability of parish councils and their administration of burial plots.
    (202990)
19
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203101)
20
 
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish its response to the findings of the Farrell review of architecture and the built environment.
  [R] (202982)
21
 
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 mobile phones: Herefordshire, what tests Ofcom carried out and on what dates to establish whether there is mobile reception in Fownhope.
    (202976)
22
 
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 mobile phones: Herefordshire, for what reason it was decided to proceed with the planning process for Fownhope Mast before checking Ofcom's latest notspot data.
    (203020)
23
 
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 mobile phones: Herefordshire, if he will take steps to review the accuracy of the report by Ofcom that there is mobile reception in Fownhope.
    (203021)
24
 
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 124W, on mobile phones, whether any other proposed masts in Herefordshire will be withdrawn following changes in notspot data.
    (203023)
25
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy that no mobile infrastructure projects will be undertaken without first fully investigating the notspot data for the relevant area.
    (203024)
26
 
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 mobile phones: Herefordshire, what the strength is of the mobile reception that is provided in Fownhope.
    (203025)
27
 
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 mobile phones: Herefordshire, which mobile network operators provide reception in Fownhope.
    (203026)
28
 
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 mobile phones: Herefordshire, when the notspot data held by Ofcom was updated for 2014.
    (203027)
29
 
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the level of funding for the GREAT Britain campaign has changed over the past 10 years.
    (203029)
30
 
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that superfast broadband is available for temporary construction sites as well as completed dwellings.
    (203028)
31
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203102)
32
 
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the number of serving members of the armed forces who are entitled to vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum but will not be resident in Scotland on 18 September 2014.
    (202989)
33
 
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that those members of the armed forces who are entitled to vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum but will not be resident in Scotland on 18 September 2014 are being given the option to vote by post or use a proxy.
    (202991)
34
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203103)
35
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an independent school (a) teaching creationism and (b) failing to teach evolution as an established scientific theory would lead to it receiving a lower rating under the independent schools inspection framework; and if he will make a statement.
    (202970)
36
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 555W, on creationism, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that the Government's position on creationism and evolution is supported by learning establishments in receipt of funding through the scheme to provide 15 hours per week of free nursery provision; and if he will make a statement.
    (203123)
37
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents and guardians of children within the state school system were fined as a result of unauthorised absence by their children in 2013.
    (203180)
38
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what ex-ante assessment and evaluations his Department made of the effectiveness of the Renewables Obligation Certificates scheme during the period of its implementation.
    (202980)
39
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of the feed-in tariff scheme have been completed and published during the period of its implementation.
    (202985)
40
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with bodies in Northern Ireland on addressing climate change.
    (203054)
41
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent changes the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has approved to the baseline decommissioning plan for the Dounreay site; and what the additional cost is of such changes.
    (203133)
42
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 507W, on nuclear installation, what approval mechanisms (a) he has and (b) he intends to put in place to ensure that costs are minimised.
    (203142)
43
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons safety limits at Dungeness nuclear power station were set at their present level.
    (203045)
44
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the application by EDF Energy to relax safety limits at Dungeness nuclear power station, what his Department's policy is on possible changes to safety limits at other nuclear power stations.
    (203046)
45
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will develop a strategy on electricity storage across the UK.
    (202972)
46
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been paid in constraint payments to wind reproducers in each of the last three years.
    (202973)
47
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of effective electricity storage capacity on energy costs.
    (202974)
48
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support his Department provides to encourage the production of electricity storage capacity in the UK.
    (202975)
49
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what alternative proposals on the capping of payments to farmers in England were considered beyond the five per cent reduction for basic payments above £150,000.
    (203134)
50
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the effect on farmers in England of capping direct payments to farmers and initiating a 15 per cent reduction on payments over £150,000 and a complete cap at payments of £300,000.
    (203135)
51
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203104)
52
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department are currently working on food authenticity.
    (202971)
53
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203066)
54
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Environment Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203067)
55
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
    (203068)
56
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
    (203076)
57
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Environment Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203078)
58
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether HM Ambassador to Burma has met the families of political prisoners in Burma; and if he will make a statement.
    (203125)
59
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203105)
60
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential consequences of the proposed religious conversion bill in Burma and the situation for religious minorities in that country.
    (203060)
61
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo on a peaceful transition to a new presidency in 2016.
    (203059)
62
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK contribution to establishing democracy in Syria.
    (203181)
63
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on animal welfare issues in China.
    (203183)
64
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on immediate threats to Ukraine from Russia.
    (203185)
65
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the current official position of the UN on Spain's claim to Gibraltar; and what steps he is taking to secure condemnation by the UN of Spain's behaviour in relation to Gibraltar.
    (203186)
66
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage foreign direct investment from member states of the Commonwealth.
    (203187)
67
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the government of Iraq in tackling the threat posed by Isis.
    (203188)
68
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the government of Pakistan in tackling the threat posed by the Taliban.
    (203189)
69
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on recent difficulties facing Bulgarian banks.
    (203190)
70
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses choosing to operate in Gibraltar are able to do so as easily as possible.
    (203191)
71
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar in relation to a change in law enabling British citizens to become Gibraltarians after 10 years of residence in Gibraltar.
    (203192)
72
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has offered to the Nigerian authorities in tackling the threat of Boko Haram.
    (203193)
73
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve the situation of Christian people in Saudi Arabia who face difficulties as a result of publicly practising their faith.
    (203144)
74
 
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adherence of Hamas to the Quartet Principles.
  [R] (202978)
75
 
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the motivation of Hamas in kidnapping three Israeli teenagers on 12 June 2014.
  [R] (202988)
76
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203106)
77
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 238W, on invitro fertilisation, whether his Department considers there to be genomic DNA present in mitochondria as distinct from nuclear genomic DNA.
    (203171)
78
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 151W, on family planning, what definition his Department uses for (a) contraceptive and (b) abortifacient.
    (203173)
79
 
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from (a) Spain, (b) Portugal and (c) Italy have used the NHS in each of the last five years.
    (203097)
80
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 279W, on heart diseases, how the budget of £16.9 million for Commissioning through Evaluation announced by NHS England on 6 March 2014 is being allocated between each of the five technologies within the programme.
    (203096)
81
 
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the proposals by Scope HST and the Guinness Partnership to close residential care homes that serve people with physical impairments and learning difficulties.
    (203143)
82
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
    (203072)
83
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
    (203073)
84
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Health Protection Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
    (203074)
85
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Food Standards Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203079)
86
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203081)
87
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the Mayor of London and the Chief Executives of the London Boroughs on possible steps to reduce the spread of mosquitos in London.
    (203048)
88
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of cases of TB in (a) London and (b) England.
    (203049)
89
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss a public health campaign with Transport for London to educate passengers on reducing the spread of influenza on public transport.
    (203058)
90
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what direct funding his Department has made available for research into Parkinson's disease.
    (203182)
91
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in her Department and its agencies.
    (203107)
92
 
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Rights of European Citizens and their Spouses to Come to the UK, published on 19 June 2014, on sham marriages among non-EEA nationals in order to gain UK residency.
    (203047)
93
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monetary value her Department assigns to the Value of Preventing a Fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
    (203062)
94
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of her Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
    (203075)
95
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of her Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203080)
96
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have been recognised under each eligibility criterion in each of the last five years.
    (203051)
97
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make the homing of cats, dogs and other animals no longer required for experimentation a mandatory requirement for laboratories.
    (203184)
98
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many children received schooling as a direct result of UK aid in (a) sub-Saharan Africa and (b) South Asia in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (202969)
99
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department is supporting in promoting free media in Burma.
    (203124)
100
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to achieve universal healthcare in Burma.
    (203126)
101
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in her Department and its non-departmental public body.
    (203108)
102
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many boards of multilateral organisations her Department sits; and how many meetings of each board her Department has not attended in the last 12 months.
    (202983)
103
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will represent her Department at the upcoming International Aids Conference.
    (202984)
104
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many coroners' inquests have been held into the death of a child below the age of four as a result of being a passenger in a road traffic accident in each of the last five years; in how many of those cases the inquest found that a faulty child's car seat was a contributory factor; and in how many of those cases the inquest found that an incorrectly fitted child's car seat was a contributory factor.
    (203091)
105
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cautions have been issued for offences of (a) murder, (b) rape, (c) sexual assault, (d) robbery and (e) burglary in (i) each year between 2010 and 2013 and (ii) each month since January 2013.
    (203136)
106
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents were recorded of illegal substances being confiscated by staff in each prison in England and Wales in each year between 2011 and 2013.
    (203138)
107
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates in each prison in England and Wales have been found in possession of illegal substances in each year between 2011 and 2013.
    (203139)
108
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents were recorded of knives or other weapons being confiscated by staff in each prison in England and Wales in each year between 2011 and 2013.
    (203140)
109
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates in each prison in England and Wales have been found in possession of knives or other weapons in each year between 2011 and 2013.
    (203141)
110
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of prison officers to prisoners was in (a) HM Prison Swansea, (b) HM Prison Lincoln, (c) HM Prison Preston, (d) HM Prison Leicester, (e) HM Prison Exeter, (f) HM Prison Wandsworth, (g) HM Prison Kennet, (h) HMP Bedford, (i) HM Prison Cardiff and (j) HM Prison Doncaster in each year between 2010 and 2013.
    (203159)
111
 
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average number of assaults on prison staff recorded in prisons in England and Wales was in each year from 2010 to 2013.
    (203160)
112
 
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences with code (a) 21, (b) 22, (c) 23, (d) 71, (e) 72, (f) 73, (g) 74, (h) 17Z, (i) 17B, (j) 19C, (k) 19D, (l) 19E, (m) 19H, (o) 20A, (p) 20B, (q) 22B and (r) 88A under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were brought to trial in Greater Manchester in each year since 2008; how many of these resulted in convictions under each category; and what the conviction rate was in Greater Manchester in that period.
    (203064)
113
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of animal abuse in England and Wales in 2013.
    (203178)
114
 
Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential of (a) Elon Musk's hyperloop trains and (b) Bombardier's double-deck trains as an alternative to High Speed 2 in increasing capacity on the railways.
    (203172)
115
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203109)
116
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children below the age of four lost their lives as passengers in road traffic accidents in each of the last five years; in how many of those deaths was a faulty child's car seat found to have been a contributory factor; and in how many of those deaths was an incorrectly fitted child's car seat found to have been a contributory factor.
    (203092)
117
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
    (203070)
118
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
    (203071)
119
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203077)
120
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths at railway level crossings.
    (203050)
121
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it mandatory for all new franchise agreements to provide free wi-fi on all trains.
    (203055)
122
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with London Midland Trains steps to improve (a) punctuality, (b) reliability, (c) greater notification of cancellations and (d) provision of sufficient drivers for off-peak and weekend services.
    (203056)
123
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to educate the public about dangers arising from railway level crossings.
    (203057)
124
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require all new franchise agreements to provide a minimum standard of mobile connectivity on trains.
    (203061)
125
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were withdrawn on the basis of alcohol abuse (a) following a road traffic accident and (b) at the request of a GP or medical practitioner in each of the last five years.
    (203098)
126
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
    (203111)
127
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time was taken between an application being made and benefit paid for (a) attendance allowance, (b) bereavement benefits, (c) carer's allowance, (d) disability living allowance, (e) employment and support allowance, (f) jobseeker's allowance, (g) maternity benefits, (h) housing benefit, (i) council tax benefit and (j) pension credit in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years including the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (202987)
128
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Health and Safety Executive's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203065)
129
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Health and Safety Executive's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
    (203083)
130
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people are signed off work as a result of depression.
    (203170)
131
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to help people with autism find appropriate work.
    (203179)
Thursday 3 July  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
 
★ 1
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): What steps he has taken to promote National Lottery funding to sport, heritage and arts groups in the last 12 months.
    (904613)
★ 2
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What steps he is taking to ensure that superfast broadband is available in remote areas of the UK.
    (904614)
★ 3
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): What steps he is taking to support the tourism industry.
    (904615)
★ 4
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): What steps he is taking to help football clubs to develop new stadia.
    (904616)
★ 5
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What assessment he has made of the effect of government spending decisions on arts and culture outside London.
    (904617)
★ 6
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What recent discussions he has had with England's international football representatives on allegations of corruption within FIFA.
    (904618)
★ 7
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): If his Department will commission research on methods of improving mobile telephone coverage; and if he will make a statement.
    (904619)
★ 8
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What comparative assessment he has made of the extent of broadband coverage in the UK and other EU member states.
    (904620)
★ 9
Chris Evans (Islwyn): What steps he is taking to tackle cyber-bullying; and what resources his Department provides to charities which address this issue.
    (904621)
★ 10
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): When he expects superfast broadband to be fully rolled out in (a) England and (b) Central Bedfordshire.
    (904622)
★ 11
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What assessment he has made of the speed of delivery of superfast broadband to rural areas.
    (904623)
★ 12
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What the objectives of the new Tourism Council will be.
    (904624)
★ 13
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): What steps he is taking to ensure that Commonwealth countries are included in the commemorative events planned for the First World War centenary.
    (904625)
★ 14
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What plans he has to ensure that rural and island areas are not disadvantaged in the roll-out of 4G broadband.
    (904626)
★ 15
Robert Jenrick (Newark): What steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) national collections and (b) the Royal Collection to loan works of art to regional museums and galleries.
    (904627)
★ 16
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): What assessment he has made of the success of the broadband rollout programme in Wales and that programme's effect on the tourism industry in Wales.
    (904628)
★ 17
Hugh Bayley (York Central): What long-term cycling legacy he expects from the Tour de France Grand Depart in Yorkshire.
    (904629)
★ 18
John Pugh (Southport): What assessment he has made of the effects of the distribution of cultural funds and subsidies throughout the regions of the UK.
    (904630)
★ 19
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): What recent steps his Department has taken to further the provision of high speed broadband in the Heart of the South West area.
    (904631)
★ 20
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What assessment he has made of the prospects for the UK's tourism market.
    (904632)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (904603)
★ 2
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood):  
    (904604)
★ 3
Andrew Bingham (High Peak):  
    (904605)
★ 4
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East):  
    (904606)
★ 5
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South):  
    (904607)
★ 6
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):  
    (904608)
★ 7
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):  
    (904609)
★ 8
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):  
    (904610)
★ 9
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  
    (904611)
★ 10
Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  
    (904612)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the Ministers for Women and Equalities
 
★ 1
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts overseas on protecting the rights of women and girls internationally.
    (904633)
★ 2
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What steps she is taking to close the gender pay gap.
    (904634)
★ 3
Andrew George (St Ives): What discussions she has had on proposed changes to the disabled students' allowance.
    (904635)
★ 4
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What discussons she has had with her counterparts overseas on the contribution of women and girls to the global economy.
    (904636)
★ 5
Steve Baker (Wycombe): What recent progress she has made on encouraging women to set up their own businesses.
    (904637)
★ 6
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent steps the Government has taken to encourage access for, and participation by, under-represented groups in (a) grassroots and (b) professional sports.
    (904638)
★ 7
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What progress she has made on modernising marriage certificates.
    (904639)
★ 8
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What recent progress she has made on encouraging women to set up their own businesses.
    (904640)
★ 9
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): What steps she is taking to ensure that mothers' names are included on marriage certificates; and if she will make a statement.
    (904641)
★ 10
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): What steps she is taking to ensure gender equality in civil service salaries.
    (904642)

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)

Notices given on Monday 30 June

1
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.
    (203157)
2
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Flexible Working Regulations 2014 on workers with zero hours contracts.
    (203174)
3
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time and part-time staff in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland were employed to work in the Illegal Money Lending Unit in each of the last four years including the most recent period.
    (203003)
4
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was allocated to the Illegal Money Lending Unit in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
    (203004)
5
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to implement section 74 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 before the end of the current Parliamentary session; and if he will make a statement.
    (202992)
6
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the complaints received by the European Consumer Centres' Network against UK-registered companies involved in the copying of artistic design articles as a result of the time taken to implement section 74 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.
    (202993)
7
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's planned timeline is for the implementation of section 74 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (202994)
8
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the legal proceedings recently instituted in other EU member states against UK-registered companies involved in the copying of design articles derived from artistic work.
    (202995)
9
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the gross weekly earnings of (a) men, (b) women and (c) all people employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time in Warrington North constituency.
    (203040)
10
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility has made of the financial effect of a tax levied on financial transactions.
    (203149)
11
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the economic benefit to Northern Ireland of the UK's membership of the EU.
    (203194)
12
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department approved the Universal Credit Strategic Outline Business Case.
    (203121)
13
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has undertaken into the aerobic capacity required at the occupation fitness standards used by fire services that guarantees that firefighters are safe and effective in their ability to complete necessary roles within their occupation.
    (203128)
14
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the research on the effect of age on aerobic capacity used by the Government in developing proposals regarding firefighters' pensions.
    (203129)
15
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the granting of full pensions to firefighters over 55 years old who are forced to retire due to naturally declining fitness levels.
    (203130)
16
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will investigate the adequacy of the London Fire Brigade and other fire and rescue services' contingency arrangements for strikes.
    (203131)
17
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that fire and rescue services are providing adequate training to resilience crews to maintain the safety of the public in strikes and on similar occasions.
    (203132)
18
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average retirement age was for teachers in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    (202996)
19
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of retention rates of qualified teachers.
    (203007)
20
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of newly qualified teachers were still teaching three years after completing their qualifications in each of the last five years.
    (203011)
21
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the number of children who are taught by unqualified teachers.
    (203012)
22
N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects, (u) secondary and (v) primary school teachers were recruited through (i) Teach First, (ii) School Direct (salary), (iii) School Direct (fee), (iv) other EBITT, (v) HEI-led and (vi) in totals in (a) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and what proportion of his Department's supply targets the number recruited in each category represents.
    (203084)
23
N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects, (u) secondary and (v) primary school teachers were recruited through (i) Teach First, (ii) EBITT, (iii) HEI-led and (iv) in total in (A) 2010-11 and (B) 2011-12; and what proportion of his Department's supply targets the number recruited in each category in each year represents.
    (203085)
24
N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects, (u) secondary and (v) primary school teachers were recruited through (i) Teach First, (ii) EBITT, (iii) HEI-led and (iv) in total in (A) 2009-10 and (B) 2010-11; and what proportion of his Department's supply targets the number recruited was in each category in each year represents.
    (203086)
25
N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher training places were allocated in (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects and in all (1) secondary and (2) primary schools in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13 across all initial teacher training pathways.
    (203087)
26
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assumptions underly the change set out in his Department's Impact Assessment for the Capacity Mechanism of June 2014 on the forecast capacity price moves from £18/mWh in 2021 to £36.mWh in 2022.
    (203113)
27
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Impact Assessment for the Capacity Market, IA No: DECC0151, what the reasons are for the change in his Department’s appraisal of the carbon cost of the capacity market between October 2013 and June 2014.
    (203147)
28
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the Net Present Value to 2030 of the Capacity Market in a scenario in which the Value of Loss of Load is taken at £10,000/MWh.
    (203148)
29
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure the Government is represented at the highest level at the upcoming UN Conference on Climate Change in Lima.
    (203088)
30
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with energy companies on retail and wholesale energy prices.
    (203118)
31
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the level of public confidence in Natural England's appeals process.
    (203038)
32
N
Sir William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on the initiative of which member states the wording of the draft Conclusions of the EU Presidency at the European Council meeting on 26-27 June 2014 relating to the role of national parliaments in the EU was reduced in scope and significance in the final version.
    (203162)
33
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assign a focal point in all UK missions for human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, to consult on and implement support and protection measures following the Ending Sexual Violence Initiative.
    (203090)
34
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of mothers in England are breastfeeding their baby on discharge from neonatal care.
    (203154)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote breastfeeding for mothers of babies in neonatal care.
    (203155)
36
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage postal tests and other alternative routes for chlamydia screening; how many postal tests for chlamydia were used in each of the last five years; and how many providers of such services there are.
    (203156)
37
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much income commissioning support units earned from clinical commissioning groups in 2013-14; and what proportion of that income related to support for clinical commissioning groups on putting NHS services out to tender.
    (203163)
38
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what routes other than postal screening, GP surgeries and sexual health clinics, are being encouraged for opportunistic chlamydia screening.
    (203164)
39
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to be able to introduce the sharing of patient data with community pharmacists in support of patient safety in England.
    (203009)
40
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the expertise of community pharmacists is fully utilised to reduce the burden on general practice.
    (203013)
41
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cystic fibrosis sufferers have died while being on the waiting list for a lung transplant in each of the last five years.
    (203030)
42
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the performance of the lung transplant allocation system; and what steps he is taking to ensure that as many lung transplants as possible are made available to cystic fibrosis sufferers.
    (203031)
43
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of donated lungs are successfully transplanted.
    (203032)
44
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 524W, on NHS: public appointments, where the data showing the gender of people appointed to the boards of NHS foundation trusts is held.
    (203037)
45
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effect of projected population growth on the demand for GP services over the next 10 years.
    (203089)
46
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the speech by Simon Stevens, CEO, NHS England on 4 June 2014, if he will call in and review the decision taken by the East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust to transfer community services currently based at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital Herne Bay to the Estuary View Medical Practice in Whitstable.
    (203152)
47
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that national guidelines on asthma care are implemented; and what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and availability of available data on asthma care.
    (203122)
48
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests for advice on competition-related issues the NHS Trust Development Authority received from each NHS trusts in 2013-14.
    (203114)
49
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Trust Development Authority spent in 2013-14 on the enforcement of the licence conditions relating to choice and competition as set out in section 3 of the NHS Provider Licence Standards Conditions; and how much the NHS Trust Development Authority expects to spend in this case in 2014-15.
    (203115)
50
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Trust Development Authority spent in 2013-14 on the enforcement of the licence conditions as set out on page three of the Partnership Agreement with Monitor; and how much the NHS Trust Development Authority plans to spend in this area in 2014-15.
    (203145)
51
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Trust Development Authority spent in 2013-14 to support NHS trusts in relation to the competition aspects of mergers and acquisitions; which trusts required such support; how much the NHS Trust Development Authority plans to spend in this area in 2014-15; and if he will publish a list of those trusts requiring such support.
    (203146)
52
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on the financial position of Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust; and if he will make a statement.
    (203006)
53
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Monitor (a) spent in 2013-14 and (b) plans to spend in 2014-15 on the enforcement of the licence conditions relating to choice and competition as set out in section 3 of the NHS Provider Licence Standard Conditions.
    (202997)
54
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests for advice on competition related issues Monitor received from each (a) NHS trust and (b) foundation trust in 2013-14.
    (202999)
55
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Monitor (a) spent in 2013-14 and (b) plans to spend in 2014-15 on the enforcement of the NHS Provider Licence.
    (203014)
56
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Monitor spent in 2013-14 on supporting NHS trusts in relation to the competition aspects of mergers and acquisitions; how much Monitor intends to so spend in 2014-15; which trusts have received such support to date; and which trusts he anticipates will require such support in 2014-15.
    (203039)
57
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the student immigrants who were found to have either invalid or questionable English language test results by the Government's recent review of the test provider Educational Testing Services were granted leave to enter the UK in each of the last five years.
    (203033)
58
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at which main institutions the student immigrants who were found to have either invalid or questionable English language test results by the Government's recent review of the test provider Educational Testing Services intended to extend their studies.
    (203035)
59
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the main nationalities were of the student immigrants who were found to have either invalid or questionable English language test results by the Government's recent review of the test provider Educational Testing Services.
    (203036)
60
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of spouse visa applications have taken more than one year to process in each of the last five years.
    (203010)
61
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in each police force area have been (a) arrested and (b) prosecuted for cyber-stalking to date.
    (203001)
62
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to Cheshire Police in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 2005.
    (203002)
63
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Attorney General on her policy in relation to the prosecution of child victims of trafficking who are forced to commit crimes.
    (203000)
64
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time between applying for and the issue of passports for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013 and (vi) 2014 to date.
    (203093)
65
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the the number of passports issued for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013 and (vi) 2014.
    (203094)
66
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport renewals for residents in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK have been completed within the three weeks from receipt in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013 and (vi) 2014 to date.
    (203095)
67
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his policy of an early bed time for young offenders will apply in secure colleges.
    (203150)
68
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the time set for an early bed time for offenders in the youth estate will be the same for all age groups.
    (203151)
69
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 305W, on homicide: victim support schemes, what the names are of the 13 peer support groups; and in which (a) town and (b) region each such group is based.
    (203153)
70
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a detailed list of construction projects in courts that have been cancelled since May 2010, including contract details and costs and indicating in each case whether the court was subsequently closed.
    (203005)
71
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her Department's policy is on work experience placements; and how many such placement requests have been accepted in each year since 2010.
    (203158)
72
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will take steps to ensure that schools are only used as polling stations as a last resort, in order to minimise disruption to pupils' education.
    (203008)
73
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 29 May 2014 on behalf of a constituent.
    (203034)
74
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the income to the National Insurance Fund would be if all people over the state retirement age paid contributions.
    (202998)
75
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department plans to give the devolved administrations and local authorities before 2015 on meeting the care and support needs of people currently using the independent living fund.
    (203112)
76
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from charitable and youth organisations on the effect of the new flat-rate housing cost contribution on unemployed young people.
    (203117)
77
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department first submitted the Universal Credit Strategic Outline Business Case to HM Treasury.
    (203116)
78
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of rebukes his Department received from the UK Statistical Authority.
    (203119)
79
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect of universal credit on the self-employed.
    (203120)
80
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans Bobcentre Plus has to work with the organisation Movement to Work.
    (203127)
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)

Notices given on Monday 30 June

1
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs (a) directly and (b) indirectly provided by UK airports; and if he will make a statement.
    (203041)
2
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend treatment of ISA's in respect of spouse-to-spouse transfers after death of either person to bring such transactions into line with other spouse-to-spouse transactions.
    (203168)
3
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Homes and Communities Agency is required by its own objectives for the allocation of economic assets to consider (a) the highest financial bid only and (b) bids in conjunction with the degree of vision and strategic plans for the local economy when selecting a preferred bidder; and if he will make a statement with particular reference to the future of Hythe Marine Park in New Forest East.
    (203175)
4
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to review the terms of the requirements to purchase a television licence to better account for changes in viewing habits.
    (203167)
5
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in implementing the requirement set out in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, for 50 attack helicopters until 2030; whether any delays have been caused by the subsequent decision to extend this requirement until 2040; what estimate he has made of when the present Apache fleet will become obsolete, unless modernised; and if he will make a statement.
    (203176)
6
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it will be possible for his Department to acquire any modernised, Block III Apache helicopters before the end of 2019, unless a decision is made on which contracting route to follow before the end of 2014; what progress has been made in assessing whether to proceed through (a) a government-to-government off-the-shelf purchase and (b) a purchase directly from industry in the UK; and whether any such decision will be taken before the 2015 General Election.
    (203177)
7
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the application by EDF Energy to relax safety limits at Dungeness nuclear power station.
    (203044)
8
N
Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence examines the use of Sativex or other appropriate cannabis derivatives for treatment of spasticity due to stroke.
    (203015)
9
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the current number of female officers in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
    (203016)
10
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that women in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre on suicide watch are supervised by female officers.
    (203017)
11
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that women detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre can obtain feminine hygiene products without contact with male guards.
    (203018)
12
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2014, Official Report, columns 51-2W, on the Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry, what the amount was of the invoice for the hosting of the website for the Saville Inquiry; and what the totals were for any previous such invoices for that service since 2010.
    (203166)
13
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that Northern Irelad drivers can still have access to six Counties, Belfast, and Londonderry specific registration numbers.
    (203165)
14
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise the take-up of sustainable aviation fuels; what discussions his Department held with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
    (203042)
15
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the economic and social benefits provided by UK airports; and if he will make a statement.
    (203043)
16
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide an estimate of how many people were in receipt of universal credit on 1 June 2014.
    (203169)
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 1st July 2014