Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 16 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 15 July 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Wednesday 16 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 16 July  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
 
1
David Mowat (Warrington South): What assessment she has made of the value for money of the Savile Inquiry.
    (904823)
2
Mel Stride (Central Devon): What recent assessment she has made of the outlook for the Northern Ireland economy.
    (904824)
3
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What recent assessment she has made of the outlook for the Northern Ireland economy.
    (904825)
4
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What recent discussions she has had about the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (904826)
5
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What recent discussions she has had about the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (904827)
6
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (904828)
8
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What recent representations she has received on levels of inward investment into Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (904830)
9
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Education in the Northern Ireland Executive on shared education.
    (904831)
10
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): What recent progress the Government has made on reducing youth unemployment levels in Northern Ireland.
    (904832)
11
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What role her Department is taking in commemorations to mark the centenary of the First World War.
    (904833)
12
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): What recent assessment she has made of the current political situation in Northern Ireland.
    (904834)
13
Mark Durkan (Foyle): What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future management and monitoring of annually managed expenditure and the welfare cap in Northern Ireland.
    (904835)
14
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
    (904836)
15
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
    (904837)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
1
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.
    (904883)
2
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde):  
    (904884)
3
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan):  
    (904885)
4
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West):  
    (904886)
5
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North):  
    (904887)
6
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):  
    (904888)
7
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough):  
    (904889)
8
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  
    (904890)
9
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):  
    (904891)
10
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):  
    (904892)
11
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):  
    (904893)
12
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot):  
    (904894)
13
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central):  
    (904895)
14
Julian Sturdy (York Outer):  
    (904896)
15
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):  
    (904897)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 9 July

1
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were dismissed from employment on incapacity grounds following diagnosis of a terminal health condition in each of the last five years.
    (204904)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis his Department has carried out of (a) mobile telephone network coverage and (b) high speed broadband coverage in East Yorkshire; and what steps his Department is taking and on what timescale to improve that coverage.
    (204982)
3
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on Specialised Services Circular 1407 and its potential effect on the use of robotic assisted surgery; and if he will make a statement.
    (204682)
4
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England on end-of-life registers were in work for each of the last five years.
    (204905)
5
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many working-age people in England were diagnosed with a terminal illness in each of the last five years.
    (204906)
6
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals in which the appellant had a terminal condition and was contesting a dismissal that occurred because of their diagnosis took place in each of the last five years.
    (204907)

Notices given on Thursday 10 July

1
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has taken steps to protect from cyber-crime attacks videogame developers and publishers who have products that are specifically based online.
    (205270)
2
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK businesses are protected from cyber-crime.
    (205271)
3
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the funding allocated in the Defence and Equipment Plan 2013 for the procurement of new equipment will be spent on the successor nuclear deterrent programme and any redesign of the nuclear warhead.
    (205173)
4
N
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterparts on protecting the rights of religious minorities in that country.
    (205273)
5
N
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department intends to take to support the investigation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights into alleged abuses in Sri Lanka.
    (205274)
6
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure the UK complies with the undertakings agreed to in the Geneva Agreements with Iran on the sale of civil aerospace parts to Iran.
    (205131)
7
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to deter and punish the perpetrators of cyber-crime attacks on UK businesses.
    (205272)
8
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what funding the Commission allocated for payment of travel, hotel and subsistence expenses of candidates interviewed for the role of Clerk of the House and Chief Executive; what the actual cost was of paying those expenses; and from which budget those expenses will be paid.
    (205043)

Notices given on Friday 11 July

1
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited notified HM Revenue and Customs of the opportunity to generate income by the use of the Priority Court (Dover) Site for purposes other than the provision of facilities at the same time as the site remains subject to a STEPS lease under paragraph 19.2 of the Private Finance Initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited.
    (205416)
2
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 123, on universal credit, how much funding his Department approved for universal credit in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014- 15; and for what purposes it has been earmarked.
    (205423)
3
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July, Official Report, column 143-4W on Arts: Primary Education, what data are collected by his Department as part of the Taking Part Survey.
    (205449)
4
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which free schools are planned to open in September 2014; and how many students each such school plans to admit in September 2014.
    (205443)
5
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools that are planned to open in September 2014 are (a) temporarily and (b) permanently located in office buildings.
    (205444)
6
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many oral complaints have been made to his Department about academy brokers (a) in the last 12 months and (b) since 2010.
    (205445)
7
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies are part of (a) a multi-academy trust, (b) a collaborative partnership and (c) an umbrella trust.
    (205447)
8
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many formal written complaints have been made to his Department about academy brokers (a) in the last 12 months and (b) since 2010.
    (205448)
9
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payments he estimates will be taken up under the youth contract for 16 and 17 year olds.
    (205413)
10
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department will spend any underspend from the youth contract in financial year 2013-14.
    (205414)
11
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the overall budget the youth contract for 16 and 17 year olds had been spent at the end of 2013-14.
    (205415)
12
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the detention of Gao Zhisheng in China; and what steps he is taking to secure his release.
    (205417)
13
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements the Government has reached with the US administration about the holding of detainees on Diego Garcia.
    (205286)
14
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 172W, on Diego Garcia, where and on what dates the water damage to the records occurred.
    (205422)
15
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to GPs on the use of telephone diagnosis.
    (205393)
16
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the child cancer rate is in each English parliamentary constituency.
    (205446)
17
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have self-certified gender recognition certificates; and how many such prisoners were born (a) male and (b) female.
    (205389)
18
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who were born as female but now live as men, have been moved to men's prisons; and how many such prisoners have self-certified gender recognition certificates.
    (205390)
19
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who were born as men have been issued self-certificated gender recognition certificates; and how many such prisoners have been transferred to women's prisons.
    (205391)
20
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who were born male but now live as a women have been moved to a women's prison in each of the last 10 years.
    (205412)
21
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders have been tried before (a) adult magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
  [R] (205394)
22
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children with mental health difficulties have been prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
  [R] (205395)
23
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, columns 256-60W, on courts: video conferencing, which of the enlisted external video end points have been used in court proceedings involving children in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
  [R] (205418)
24
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, columns 256-60W, on courts: video conferencing, how many of the enlisted external video end points are located away from a courthouse.
  [R] (205419)
25
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 255W, on courts: children, what elements are involved in the specialist training available to judicial office holders dealing with cases involving children.
  [R] (205420)
26
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many away days his Department has held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event.
    (205384)
27
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
    (205385)
28
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
    (205386)
29
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties held in his Private Office.
    (205387)
30
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gym and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration within (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
    (205388)
31
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Prime Minister, what progress has been made in the review of assistance to young unemployed people, led by Sir Jeremy Heywood; and if he will make a statement.
    (205451)
32
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with children are claiming universal credit.
    (205392)
33
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 112W, on Schools: Asbestos, what system is in place to inspect schools under (a) local authority control and (b) outside local authority control, to assess their standard of asbestos management.
    (205442)
34
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of pensioners that would be lifted out of poverty if take-up of means-tested benefits was 100 per cent.
    (205396)

Notices given on Monday 14 July

1
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department has collected from the Taking Part Survey on the primary school pupils from each region who have engaged with (a) theatre activities, (b) music activities, (c) dance and (d) other arts in each year since 2009-10.
[Transferred]   (205450)
2
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's Taking Part Survey, what proportion of primary pupils from (a) disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds have engaged with (i) theatre activities, (ii) music activities, (iii) dance and (iv) other arts in each year since 2009-10.
[Transferred]   (205452)
3
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 175W, on Diego Garcia, what other files were lost in the same incident.
[Transferred]   (205421)
4
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Attorney General, how much land the Law Officers' Departments' has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205471)
5
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, how many local authorities have adopted the new Crown Prosecution Service model disclosure protocol for cases of child abuse.
    (205498)
6
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205470)
7
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many export finance advisers are employed by UK Export Finance in Northern Ireland.
    (205565)
8
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the value made available for the Government's Start-Up Loans scheme has been allocated to businesses in Northern Ireland since the scheme began.
    (205566)
9
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses located in Northern Ireland have contacted UK Export Finance to enquire about loans from the Direct Lending Facility since June 2013.
    (205597)
10
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations were abolished in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
    (205499)
11
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205472)
12
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in each (a) constituency in England and Wales and (b) local authority area in Scotland were listed as aged 18 or over in (i) the 2011 Census and (ii) the most recent Office for National Statistics estimate.
    (205691)
13
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses received the annual investment allowance in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
    (205500)
14
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205484)
15
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205467)
16
 
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK non-domiciles were paying the remittance charge in each of the last five years.
    (205569)
17
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (205683)
18
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Joint Ministerial Task Force on Banking and Access to Finance has made of the effect in Northern Ireland of UK-wide interventions to promote business in Northern Ireland.
    (205531)
19
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the effects of VAT at 20 per cent on visitor accommodation and attractions on the cost of an average family holiday in the UK; what assessment he has made of the contribution of tourism in coastal towns to the UK economy; and if he will make a statement.
    (205606)
20
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 1993, Official Report, column 52W, on security services, how much expenditure by the security and intelligence agencies was contained in the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Foreign and Commonwealth Office votes for financial years 1984-85 to 1993-94.
    (205689)
21
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Secret Vote expenditure was in financial years 1984-85 and 1993-94.
    (205690)
22
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205473)
23
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new burial plots have been provided by each local authority in England in each of the last five years; how many burials have been carried out by each local authority in each of the last five years; and how many burial plots remain in each local authority.
    (205629)
24
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Iftari events he is attending during Ramadan.
    (205630)
25
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 311, on the firefighters' dispute, what his proposals are to resolve the firefighters' dispute; and if he will make a statement.
    (205671)
26
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average response time was for a first appliance to a fire incident in England in (a) a dwelling and (b) a non-dwelling in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14 for each brigade in England.
    (205672)
27
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205474)
28
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what facilities there are in buildings owned by his Department for employees of each religious faith to pray.
    (205616)
29
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Britain is GREAT capaign is taking to (a) promote visitor accommodation services and (b) increase the affordability of holidays in the UK.
    (205594)
30
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 15W, on mobile telephones: Herefordshire, whether officials of his Department commissioned or carried out drive testing to check the level of coverage in Fownhope.
    (205593)
31
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205475)
32
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of damage caused by Royal Navy personnel on shore-leave during courtesy visits to foreign ports in the last three years; and what compensation for damage has been paid out following such incidents.
    (205492)
33
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have faced a court martial since 2010; and how many of those were serving in active combat roles at the time.
    (205625)
34
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to support the implementation of the Build a Prosperous and United Community agreement between the Government and the Northern Ireland Executive.
    (205604)
35
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's (a) Ships Acquisition Model, (b) Maritime Composite Options Model, (c) Material Strategy: Change Programme Model, (d) Force Structure Cost Model and (e) Strategic Balance of Investment Toolset.
    (205545)
36
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's (a) Navy Manpower Model, (b) Army Manpower Model, (c) Royal Air Force Manpower Model, (d) Civilian Manpower Model and (e) New Employment Model.
    (205546)
37
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Main Supply Estimates 2014-15, HC 1233 of Session 2013-14, for what reasons he seeks Parliamentary authority to appropriate £7.5 billion in capital expenditure instead of the £8.7 billion allocated in the June 2013 spending round; and if he will make a statement.
    (205676)
38
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205476)
39
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to free schools on the role of teaching assistants and school support staff.
    (205573)
40
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to academies on the role of teaching assistants and school support staff.
    (205574)
41
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to make switching energy supplier quicker.
    (205501)
42
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205477)
43
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205454)
44
 
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss with the devolved administrations measures to ensure that the proportion of renewable energy produced in each jurisdiction is in line with targets set nationally.
    (205643)
45
 
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many agencies will have access to data collected by smart meters.
    (205496)
46
 
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what companies that make smart meters are approved to fit them under the Government's rollout scheme.
    (205595)
47
 
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the status is of the useful indication of 2.4-4 GWp large-scale solar PV range set out in the Electricity Market Reform delivery plan; and when he will next review the indicative ranges for all technologies set out in that plan.
    (205673)
48
 
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the monthly electricity demand deriving from air conditioning in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each month since June 2010.
    (205567)
49
 
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of energy costs paid by the consumer will be attributable to the capacity market in each year between 2016 and 2026.
    (205568)
50
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (205685)
51
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent engagement the Committee on Climate Change has carried out with organisations and individuals in Northern Ireland to promote understanding and inform debate on climate change and its impacts.
    (205497)
52
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether charity and community organisations in Northern Ireland can apply for grants to the Big Energy Saving Network.
    (205564)
53
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205478)
54
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205455)
55
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sites in England are currently designated as local wildlife sites; how many sites in England have been de-selected as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years; and how many new sites in England have been designated as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years.
    (205600)
56
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) limestone grasslands, (b) marshy grasslands, (c) acid grasslands, (d) lowland meadows and pastures and (e) upland hay meadows that has been lost in each of the last 10 years.
    (205601)
57
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sites in England are designated as local wildlife sites and contain neutral grassland; how many sites in England containing neutral grassland have been de-selected as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years; and how many new sites in England containing neutral grassland have been designated as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years.
    (205602)
58
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (205686)
59
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205479)
60
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205456)
61
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of (a) Palestinian children killed by Israeli military attacks on Gaza and (b) Israeli citizens killed by rockets launched into Israel from Gaza since 1 July 2014.
    (205494)
62
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve the lives of Christian people in Afghanistan who face difficulties as a result of publicly practising their faith.
    (205626)
63
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the religious conversion bill in Sir Lanka on the situation of religious minorities in that country.
    (205627)
64
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (205687)
65
 
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Central African Republic.
    (205543)
66
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205480)
67
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205458)
68
 
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what use materials were put under research licence R0152 according to each of the research data sheets submitted to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority by centre 0017 since 2009.
    (205532)
69
 
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many eggs are required before the research to enable (a) pro-nuclear transfer and (b) maternal spindle transfer is considered safe for treatment in women.
    (205533)
70
 
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon Member for Congleton of 7 April 2014, Official Report, columns 42-3W, on in vitro fertilisation, what estimate he has made of the number of eggs that would be required annually for (a) pro-nuclear transfer and (b) maternal spindle transfer every year.
    (205599)
71
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 November 2014, Official Report, column 65WS, on the Medical Innovation (No. 2) Bill, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove barriers to medical innovation, along the lines set out in that statement.
    (205635)
72
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the highly specialised technologies process on appraisal of new drugs and treatments by the National Insitute for Health and Care Excellence.
    (205632)
73
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage international pharmaceutical companies to locate in the UK.
    (205633)
74
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in implementation of the Coalition Programme to ensure that all patients can access the drugs and treatments their doctors think they need.
    (205634)
75
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has made in its appraisal of Eculizumab.
    (205636)
76
 
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have made of the effectiveness of NICE's approach to appraising highly specialised drugs.
    (205637)
77
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who NHS England will consult as part of the review by the specialised commissioning task force; and whether (a) patients and (b) the public will have the opportunity to participate in the review.
    (205561)
78
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the (a) prioritisation of NHS funding and (b) that body's policy with regards to its consultation with external stakeholders.
    (205562)
79
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning policies NHS England has published since Apirl 2014; and how many such policies are pending.
    (205563)
80
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who was involved in the recent NHS England consultation events on the prioritisation of funding; when the prioritisation of funding will be published; and what the outcome of those consultation events was.
    (205596)
81
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning policies are being considered by (a) clinical reference groups, (b) Programme of Care Boards, (c) the Rare Disease Advisory Group, (d) the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group, (e) the Directly Commissioned Services Committee and (f) the NHS England Board.
    (205598)
82
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adults with (a) autism and (b) learning disabilities accessed care and support under the Fair Access to Care Standards eligibility criteria in (i) Preston constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) North West England since 2010.
    (205624)
83
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which health trusts in England provide breast cancer patients with a clinical nurse specialist.
    (205650)
84
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on neonatal heel prick tests in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (205651)
85
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which diseases the NHS screens by using the neonatal heel prick test for newborn babies.
    (205652)
86
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (205688)
87
 
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Respiratory Health's report on respiratory deaths; and whether he will ask NHS England to issue a formal response to that report.
    (205682)
88
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people who are (a) unemployed and (b) in work who have been diagnosed with depression have been treated with (i) anti-depressants and (ii) talking therapies in the last year.
    (205572)
89
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much land her Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205481)
90
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205459)
91
 
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the viability of civil servants from other Departments being deployed to assist in the processing of outstanding passport applications.
    (205644)
92
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of scooter safety schemes run by police forces for mobile scooter users.
    (205502)
93
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budgeted and (b) actual per place unit cost estimated by her Department is for the COMPASS asylum housing contracts allocated to (i) G4S and (ii) Serco for the period of the contract.
    (205544)
94
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of crime in (a) Preston constituency, (b) Preston City Council area and (c) Lancashire in each of the last five years.
    (205623)
95
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are serving prison sentences for crimes committed whilst serving as police officers in England and Wales; for what crimes those people were imprisoned and by which police force they were employed before conviction.
    (205628)
96
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enquiries the Passport Office has received from hon. Members in each of the previous 18 months.
    (205653)
97
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applicants resident in (a) Preston constituency and (b) Lancashire have been compensated by the Passport Service in each year since 2009.
    (205654)
98
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport renewals for residents in (a) Preston constituency and (b) Lancashire have been completed within three weeks from receipt in each year since 2009.
    (205655)
99
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to tackle trials cracking due to police officers failing to attend court as witnesses.
    (205656)
100
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 4 June 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M Ilyas.
    (205547)
101
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Foreign Secretary dated 2 June 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr H R Chowdhury, tranferred to her.
    (205548)
102
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 2 June 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Olusola Folasade Kayode.
    (205549)
103
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Immigration and Security Minister dated 4 June 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms M Dawson.
    (205550)
104
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (205684)
105
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many officials in the House of Commons Commission, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205460)
106
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much land her Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205482)
107
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials in her Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205461)
108
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on projects in Gaza funded by (a) her Department and (b) the EU which have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli military hardware in July 2014; and what representations she has made to the Israeli government on this matter.
    (205493)
109
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205462)
110
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were given a term of imprisonment by each magistrates' court in Lancashire for non-payment of fines in each of the last five years.
    (205631)
111
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to tackle trials cracking due to non-attendance of police officers as witnesses.
    (205669)
112
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials in each magistrates' court in Lancashire cracked due to failure of police officers to attend court as witnesses between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2014.
    (205670)
113
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) key lock incidents and (b) incidents of gates or doors being left unlocked there have been in the Prison Estate in each month since January 2010.
    (205486)
114
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) external and (b) internal incidents at height there have been in the Prison Estate in each month since 2010.
    (205487)
115
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of concerted indiscipline in the Prison Estate there have been in each month since January 2010.
    (205488)
116
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Gold Suite openings there have been in each month since January 2010.
    (205489)
117
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) temporary and (b) agency staff were working in NOMS on 1 July (i), 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
    (205490)
118
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prisoner-on-prisoner and (b) prisoner-on-staff hostage incidents there have been in each month since January 2010.
    (205491)
119
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) was called out in each month in 2014 to date; and to which prison the NTRG was called out in each case.
    (205603)
120
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the National Offender Management Service has spent on (a) temporary and (b) agency staff in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014 to date.
    (205605)
121
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Leader of the House, how many officials in his Office, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205463)
122
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials in her Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205464)
123
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to support the application of Northern Ireland to host the UK Space Conference in 2017.
    (205503)
124
 
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in what ways she is supporting the Northern Ireland Executive in maximising the potential of Belfast Port.
    (205504)
125
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205465)
126
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of the public were (a) satisfied and (b) dissatisfied with the process of voting in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the most recent year for which data is available.
    (205495)
127
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205483)
128
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205466)
129
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205468)
130
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many officials in the Government Equalities Office, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205457)
131
 
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many non-permanent staff of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission are paid a daily sum of (a) £1,000 or more, (b) between £750 and £1,000, (c) between £500 and £750 and (d) between £250 and £500 inclusive of VAT for their work with that body.
    (205575)
132
 
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
    (205485)
133
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
    (205469)
134
 
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of personal independence payment have received payments in arrears following a suspension totalling (a) £0-1,000, (b) £1,000-£2,000, (c) £2,000-£3,000, (d) £3,000-£4,000 and (e) more than £4,000 in each month since October 2013.
    (205674)
135
 
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of disability living allowance (DLA) have failed to make a claim for personal independence payment within the 28-day claim period notice after receiving a letter from his Department in each month since October 2013; and how many such claimants also failed to register a claim during the subsequent 28-day extension period during which their DLA payments were suspended.
    (205675)
136
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what current programmes and pilots his Department has in place to improve the mental health of unemployed people; and what the results have been of such programmes and pilots.
    (205570)
137
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a pilot project to investigate the potential to improve employability of unemployed people through mindfulness interventions.
    (205571)

Thursday 17 July  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 
1
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What recent assessment he has made of the extent of rural mobile coverage.
    (904918)
2
Philip Davies (Shipley): If he will ensure that all halal and kosher meat is labelled at point of sale.
    (904919)
3
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): What representations he has received on estimating the value of agricultural land and food produced on it for the purposes of calculating the financial benefits for coastal erosion prevention projects.
    (904920)
4
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of flood defences in Gloucestershire.
    (904921)
5
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): What the value to the UK economy of food and drink exports was in 2013.
    (904922)
6
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What steps he is taking to reduce the threat of disease to the UK's plants and trees.
    (904923)
7
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What steps the Government has taken to respond to recent flooding; and if he will make a statement.
    (904924)
8
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What assessment he has made of the economic and environmental value of shooting sports.
    (904925)
9
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What steps he is taking to protect the UK's seas and fish stocks.
    (904926)
10
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What recent reports he has received of progress made by other countries on bovine TB by tackling the disease in both cattle and wildlife.
    (904927)
11
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What progress he is making in reducing the burden of regulation on farmers.
    (904928)
12
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): How much his Department has spent on adaptation to climate change; and if he will make a statement.
    (904929)
13
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What plans he has to reduce the cost of living in rural communities.
    (904930)
14
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What progress he has made in implementing the EU discard ban.
    (904931)
15
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): What assessment he has made of the effect of changes in food prices on household budgets.
    (904932)
16
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What steps he is taking to reduce levels of air pollution.
    (904933)
17
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What steps he is taking following the International Court of Justice's ruling that Japan's Antarctic whaling activity was not conducted for the purpose of scientific research.
    (904934)
18
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): What plans he has to reduce the cost of living in rural communities.
    (904935)
19
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What his policy is on independent scientific monitoring of the planned second year of badger culls; and if he will make a statement.
    (904936)
20
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): What representations he has received from the resource recovery industry about the export of UK waste.
    (904937)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
1
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (904908)
2
Nia Griffith (Llanelli):  
    (904909)
3
Charlie Elphicke (Dover):  
    (904910)
4
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West):  
    (904911)
5
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire):  
    (904912)
6
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):  
    (904913)
7
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central):  
    (904914)
8
Graham Jones (Hyndburn):  
    (904915)
9
Lisa Nandy (Wigan):  
    (904916)
10
Duncan Hames (Chippenham):  
    (904917)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
 
1
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is giving to food banks.
    (904898)
2
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to improve registration of UK voters resident in Europe, North America, Israel, the Far East and Australasia; and if he will make a statement.
    (904899)
3
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what funds were allocated to church repairs from the Heritage Lottery Fund in each of the last three years.
    (904900)
4
Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what progress has been made on introducing individual electoral registration in the last six months.
    (904901)
5
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to tackle modern slavery.
    (904902)
6
Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether any grants have been made from the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund.
    (904903)
7
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to tackle human trafficking.
    (904904)
8
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which groups of voters the Electoral Commission assesses as being least likely to register to vote following the introduction of individual electoral registration.
    (904905)
9
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what reviews have been conducted of the Church's investments in loan companies.
    (904906)
10
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the next steps are on the women bishops measure following the General Synod.
    (904907)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 10 July

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential cost to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme of a failure of investment products which are traded on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
    (205276)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of the recognised status of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange to investors in the UK.
    (205277)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) the Guernsey Financial Services Commission on the recognised status of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
    (205278)
4
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people without a bank account in (a) Hounslow, (b) London and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
    (205275)
5
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance is given by his Department on safety of havans in Hindu community, cultural and religious events and the compatibility of such instruments with existing fire regulations.
    (205132)

Notices given on Friday 11 July

1
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 3 July 2014, Official Report, column 727W, on Bovine Tuberculosis, whether planned further research into the use of carbon monoxide as a potential sett-based means of humane culling will be conducted on live badgers.
    (205453)

Notices given on Monday 14 July

1
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many patents have been granted to businesses or individuals whose main residence or business address was in Northern Ireland in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
    (205621)
2
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government offers non-executive directors of government-owned companies or arm's-length bodies independent legal advice if they believe a conflict of interest may arise if such advice is provided internally by Government departments.
    (205557)
3
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has received funding for bringing the 2014 Big Society Awards; and if he will make a statement.
    (205555)
4
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) cost to date and (b) estimated total cost is of the litigation between HM Revenue and Customs and Rangers Football Club.
    (205620)
5
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been to the level of fuel laundering and organised crime in border areas of Northern Ireland over the last five years..
    (205622)
6
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs last issued revised non-binding estates strategies to Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited under 10.14 of the private finance initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited.
    (205617)
7
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs will next carry out period monitoring and spot checks of Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited in respect of Mapeley STEPS Contractors Limited's compliance with its other obligations under 17.2 (c) of the private finance initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley STEPS Contractor Limited.
    (205618)
8
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes when an employer who it has deemed to have underpaid the minimum wage absconds without repaying the money owed.
    (205524)
9
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outstanding total of minimum wage arrears were unpaid because the employer had absconded in each of the last five years.
    (205525)
10
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has encountered employers suspected of underpaying the minimum wage who (a) falsified documents, (b) obstructed the investigation and (c) had previously been found on previous occasions by HMRC or by an employment tribunal, to have underpaid on a previous occasion in each of the last five financial years.
    (205612)
11
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-criminal financial penalties were issued by HM Revenue and Customs to employers for underpayment of the minimum wage in each of the last six financial years.
    (205613)
12
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers were found by HM Revenue and Customs to have paid the minimum wage in each of the last six financial years.
    (205614)
13
N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints have been made to his Department in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 against landlords and letting agents by tenants in the private rented sector.
    (205528)
14
N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of his £10 billion for housing guarantees schemes has now been paid to house builders; and how many homes have been completed.
    (205558)
15
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 118W, on housing construction, whether he anticipates that affordable housing starts will rise or fall in 2014-15 compared to 2013-14.
    (205552)
16
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 408W, on parking offences: CCTV, what proportion of (a) organisations and (b) individuals responding to his consultation on local authority parking (i) agreed with, (ii) did not agree with and (iii) expressed no view on the Government's intention to abolish the use of closed circuit television cameras for parking enforcment.
    (205553)
17
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new dwellings in England were built on previously developed land in each year since 2008.
    (205554)
18
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to assist Peterborough City Council and others in preventing incursion by travellers onto public land for the purpose of encampment; and if he will make a statement.
    (205587)
19
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made in upgrading fibre-optic broadband infrastructure in (a) Copeland and (b) other rural areas.
    (205697)
20
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his most recent assessment is of the impact on small businesses of the licensing enforcement regime for the use of music in public spaces.
    (205664)
21
N
Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current trained strength is of the Army Reserve.
    (205592)
22
N
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to HM Government was of helping deliver equipment to the Kajaki Dam project in Afghanistan.
    (205514)
23
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how long HMS Protector was leased; and what the cost was of that lease.
    (205665)
24
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where HMS Protector was built; and what the cost was of her purchase.
    (205666)
25
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement on 14 July 2014 of £1.1 billion investment in the armed forces, what proportion of that investment will be spent on E-Scan radar for Typhoon; how many units of that radar will be purchased; and when they will be installed on the aircraft.
    (205667)
26
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the NATO definition of defence expenditure.
    (205677)
27
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's returns to the annual United Nations Report on Military Expenditure for each of the last 15 years.
    (205678)
28
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copies of his Department's returns to the annual NATO defence expenditure survey for each of the last 15 years.
    (205679)
29
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what restrictions are in place in relation to the operation of Lightning II aircraft in or near lightning.
    (205680)
30
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Lightning II's Onboard Inert Gas Generation System to be certified.
    (205681)
31
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to confirm the level of extra funding for 2015-16 that will be allocated as a consequence of his consultation on fairer school funding earlier in 2014.
    (205589)
32
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures his Department holds on total local authority spending on school travel in each of the last five years, including the amount spent on (a) discretionary services, (b) statutory services and (c) travel for SEN and other eligible groups.
    (205536)
33
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to decide on the new sponsorship for University Academy Birkenhead.
    (205705)
34
N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department will publish the experimental data for the 16 to 19 2012-13 performance tables.
    (205517)
35
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of purchasing and installing smart meters in homes; and how it is intended that the costs will be recouped.
    (205512)
36
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the compulsory installation of smart meters by homeowners.
    (205513)
37
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, who is responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing smart meters which develop faults (a) less than 12 months and (b) more than 12 months after installation.
    (205538)
38
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether smart meters will be connected to the internet; and what steps have been taken to ensure that they cannot be hacked into.
    (205611)
39
N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from the solar industry and project investors about the commercial impact of the 13 May grace period proposals set out in the consultation on changes to financial support for solar photovoltaic; and if he will make a statement.
    (205693)
40
N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost of claims pursuant to his Department's Feed-in Tariffs consultation launched in October 2011; and if he will make a statement.
    (205700)
41
N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the Levy Control Framework saving per year delivered by closing the Renewables Obligation to large-scale solar PV in 2015.
    (205703)
42
N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the evidential basis is for the statement in his Department’s Consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV that large-scale solar PV poses a substantial risk to managing the Levy Control Framework budget.
    (205704)
43
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of water required in shale gas extraction for (a) a single hydraulic fracture and (b) over the course of a well's lifetime.
    (205583)
44
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average cost of installing (a) an electricity smart meter, (b) a gas smart meter, (c) an electricity advanced meter, (d) a gas advanced meter, (e) electricity smart-type meters and (f) gas smart-type meters in (i) domestic properties and (ii) small non-domestic properties.
    (205585)
45
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment the Committee on Climate Change has made of the economic costs and benefits of mitigating emissions in Northern Ireland.
    (205519)
46
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of large-scale solar PV to be deployed in 2015-16.
    (205510)
47
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the total cost to consumers over the next 25 years of contract for difference and renewables obligation levy payments for (a) new nuclear, (b) offshore wind, (c) onshore wind, (d) hydro and (e) large-scale solar PV.
    (205511)
48
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department will next review the 2.4-4GWp range for large-scale deployment of solar pv to 2020-21 indicated in the Electricity Market Reform delivery plan; solar pv and other technology feed-in tariffs up to 50 kWp; and if he will make a statement.
    (205560)
49
N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many installed smart meters do not meet the SMETS 2 standard and will need to be replaced by the 2020 rollout deadline.
    (205576)
50
N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have received vouchers under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.
    (205577)
51
N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what sanctions suppliers will face if their smart prepayment meters are not ready by the deadline.
    (205578)
52
N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the highest amount is that suppliers can charge an individual customer to recover the cost of installing a smart meter.
    (205579)
53
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on increased numbers of infestations of rates in a domestic setting; and if he will make a statement.
    (205590)
54
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of water treatment facilities in the UK capable of processing waste water from shale gas extraction; and what the (a) name, (b) location and (c) capacity is of each such site.
    (205582)
55
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seismic events of (a) 0.0-0.5, (b) 0.5-1.0, (c) 1.0-1.5, (d) 1.5-2.0, (e) 2.0-2.5 and (f) 2.5-3.0 magnitude on the Richter scale were recorded in each month since June 2004.
    (205584)
56
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the concentration of methane present in mg/l groundwater in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
    (205586)
57
N
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 178W, on food supply networks review, and with reference to the statement in the terms of reference for the Elliot review published on 4 June 2013 that the final report of that review would be published in Spring 2014, for what reasons that final review has not been published.
    (205615)
58
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Burmese authorities the arrest and sentencing to 10 years hard labour of journalists in that country.
    (205641)
59
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent changes in the Burmese authorities' attitude to freedom of expression.
    (205642)
60
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of the report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the level of casualties among young people and other civilians during the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza.
    (205657)
61
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the level of Pelestinian civilian casualties during the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza.
    (205663)
62
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in achieving a sustained downward trend in excess weight in children by 2020.
    (205534)
63
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what form the engagement announced by NHS England on 9 May 2014 at the launch of its specialised commissioning taskforce will take.
    (205535)
64
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2013, Official Report, column 700W, on cancer, what steps he is taking to analyse progress made in achieving the ambition of preventing 5,000 avoidable premature deaths a year by 2014-15 as set out in Improving Outcomes: a Strategy for Cancer.
    (205647)
65
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS England are taking to reduce the proportion of people with cancer who are diagnosed via an emergency route.
    (205648)
66
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's publication, Improving Outcomes: a Strategy for Cancer, what steps (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) clinical commissioning groups plan to take to ensure that all cancer patients are treated with the highest levels of dignity and respect.
    (205649)
67
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many families are awaiting a decision for continuing healthcare funding where it is claimed that the application applies to an unassessed period of care; and if he will make a statement.
    (205581)
68
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether officials from his Department consulted their counterparts in the devolved administrations on the contents of the recent publication: Visitor and Migrant NHS Cost Recovery Programme - Implementation Plan.
    (205559)
69
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the report by the King's Fund of May 2014, entitled The NHS Productivity Challenge and its estimate of a £30 billion finding gap for the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
    (205509)
70
N
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on compensating people who have suffered financial loss as a result of delays by HM Passport Office; and how much compensation her Department expects to pay in such fashion.
    (205515)
71
N
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department will apply to compensating individuals who have experienced financial loss following recent delays by HM Passport Office delays.
    (205516)
72
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual salary is of the Chief Executive of the Disclosure and Barring Service; what element of that salary is performance-related; and what assessment she has made of the performance of the management team at the disclosure and barring service in the last three years.
    (205540)
73
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where in the public domain in the Northern Regional Health Authority October 1988 report entitled, Action Taken Following the Report of the Judicial Inquiry into Child Abuse in Cleveland; if she will place a copy of this document in the Library; and if she will make a statement.
    (205539)
74
N
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that the review by Peter Wanless will include any actions or discussions of Government departments other than the Home Office in respect of the handling of the Geoffrey Dickens files.
    (205645)
75
N
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds any information indicating that the Geoffrey Dickens files were shared with or seen by any other Government department.
    (205646)
76
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reoffending rate was of sex offenders categorised as very high risk in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
    (205588)
77
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reoffending rates were of sex offenders categorised as high risk in England and Wales, by police force area, in each of the last five years.
    (205619)
78
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reoffending rates were of all offenders in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
    (205706)
79
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reoffending rate was for sex offenders in England and Wales by police force area in each of the last five years.
    (205707)
80
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will takes steps to adapt her Department's budget to favour Commonwealth countries.
    (205529)
81
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will support the inclusion of universal health coverage in the goal on health in the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (205607)
82
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the report of the High Level panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, what steps she is taking to ensure that the pledge to leave no-one behind is effectively translated into the target language of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals.
    (205608)
83
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will support the inclusion of a standalone goal on climate change, in addition to targets on environmental sustainability integrated across the framework, accompanied by a measure to keep the rise in global temperatures at 2ºC on pre-industrialisation levels in the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (205609)
84
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will support the inclusion of a target on reducing the number of people living on less than $2 a day under the goal on poverty in the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (205610)
85
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female born prisoners have self-declared a transgender status since 2011.
    (205537)
86
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many male born prisoners have self-declared transgender status since January 2011.
    (205542)
87
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 396W, on prisons: business, what criteria each prison has to meet to be considered to have achieved Steady State.
    (205505)
88
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how old the oldest prison inmate in England and Wales is.
    (205506)
89
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison inmates are aged (a) between 60 and 65, (b) between 66 and 70, (c) between 71 and 75, (d) between 76 and 80 and (e) over 80 years.
    (205507)
90
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total (a) population and (b) usable operational capacity in the adult male secure estate was in each month since August 2013.
    (205508)
91
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraphs 68 and 69 of the National Framework on Staff Transfer and Protections - Staff Assignment Process - Guidance on the Application of the Sifting Criteria published in November 2013 for the Transforming Rehabilitation programme referring to the random assignment of staff, how many probation trusts used a random assignment method; which methods of random assignment were used; and how many staff were affected in each of the trusts using a random assignment method.
    (205541)
92
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals have taken place relating to under-payment of the minimum wage in 2013-14 and each of the previous five financial years; and how many such tribunals found in favour of the employee.
    (205523)
93
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff were employed by the Parades Commission on 1 July 2014.
    (205520)
94
N
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff were employed at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on 1 July 2014.
    (205591)
95
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects to hold the 2014 Big Society Awards; and if he will make a statement.
    (205556)
96
N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail has paid to First Bus, its subsidiaries or companies where First Bus has an ownership stake for the provision of rail replacement bus services in each train operating company area during disruption caused during the recent winter storms.
    (205526)
97
N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail has paid to First Bus, its subsidiaries or companies where First Bus has an ownership stake for the provision of rail replacement bus services in each train operating company area.
    (205527)
98
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish the Part 2 report of the Triennial Review of the British Transport Police Authority.
    (205580)
99
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on concessionary travel in Warrington in each year since 2008-09.
    (205522)
100
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the definition of 'incidents' on page 18 of the report Sky lanterns and helium baloons, published by his Department in May 2013, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Maritime Coastguard Agency of such incidents in 2013.
    (205658)
101
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Maritime Coastguard Agency on (a) initiatives to increase public awareness of the effects sky lanterns can have on coastguard services and (b) what action can be taken to discourage the use of red sky lanterns.
    (205659)
102
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Coastguard service of the conclusions in the report Sky lanterns and helium balloons, published by his Department in May 2013.
    (205660)
103
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Maritime Coastguard Agency about the effect of sky lanterns on the Coastguard's operations.
    (205661)
104
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the definition of 'incidents' on page 18 of the report Sky lanterns and helium balloons, published by his Department in May 2013, how many such incidents were caused by sky lanterns in 2013.
    (205662)
105
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected passenger numbers are for the Northern and TransPennine franchises for (a) 2014 and (b) each of the next five years.
    (205694)
106
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to introduce smart ticketing for rail services in the North of England.
    (205695)
107
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to (a) close and (b) reduce the opening hours of station ticket offices on the Cumbrian Coast railway line.
    (205698)
108
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to introduce driver-only operation on trains on the Cumbrian Coast railway line in the new Northern franchise.
    (205699)
109
N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for independence payments submitted by people in (a) England, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Barnsley and (d) Barnsley East constituency have taken longer than 11 weeks to be determined.
    (205518)
110
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the most recent information on the amount of time taken by (a) Atos and (b) Capita to process claims for disability benefits in different regions and constituency parts of the UK.
    (205640)
111
N
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evaluation his Department has conducted of effects of changes made to the Access to Work scheme since 2010.
    (205551)
112
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency were in receipt of pension credit in each year from 2008-09.
    (205521)
113
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the purpose was of his visit to Wrexham Benefit Centre on 7 July 2014.
    (205530)
114
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many universal claimants will be self-employed once universal credit is fully rolled out.
    (205692)
115
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he or his Ministerial colleagues have had with the Department for Education about the prevalence of asbestos in schools.
    (205638)
116
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Work Programme for young black men.
    (205639)
117
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming universal credit since April 2013 have been referred to the work programme.
    (205696)
118
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has for officials to canvass customer feedback from Work Programme participants; and if he will make a statement.
    (205701)
119
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16 to 24 years olds were referred by Jobcentre Plus to the Movement to Work initiative in 2013.
    (205702)

Monday 21 July  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 10 July

1
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 142, on military aircraft, what the main capabilities are which any future military patrol aircraft will need to possess; whether such capabilities will include (a) surveillance capabilities against (i) sub-surface, (ii) surface and (iii) land targets, (b) attack capabilities against each of those types of targets, (c) command, control and intelligence-gathering capabilities and (d) maritime rescue capabilities; and when a final decision will be taken on the mix of capabilities which will be required on a future maritime patrol aircraft.
    (205174)
2
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what different roles a multi-function maritime patrol aircraft will be required to perform.
    (205175)
3
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a maritime patrol aircraft capability will be available for carrier taskforce protection duties by the time that HMS Queen Elizabeth joins the Fleet; and if he will make a statement.
    (205176)
4
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK's ability to mount persistent and enduring aerial surveillance of strategically important areas east of the Suez Canal after UK withdrawal from Afghanistan; what assets will be required for this purpose after 2015; and if he will make a statement.
    (205177)

Tuesday 22 July  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 11 July

1
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which websites detainees in each immigration detention centre are blocked from accessing.
    (205397)

Notices given on Monday 14 July

1
N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of properties in which the costs of installing a smart meter will outweigh the benefits.
    (205668)

Prepared 15th July 2014