Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 8 September 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 9 September 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.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
★
1
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
Whether he has any plans for further court closures.
(905233)
★
2
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Youth Engagement Fund on youth offending.
(905234)
★
3
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
What assessment he has made of the availability of books to prisoners.
(905235)
★
4
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
What steps he plans to take to enforce the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
(905236)
★
5
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of governance and security at HMP Northumberland.
(905237)
★
6
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
What estimate he has made of the number of offenders given a non-custodial sentence in the last three years who had more than 100 previous convictions.
(905238)
★
7
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
Whether the offence of treason is available for use by prosecuting authorities against UK citizens participating in jihad in the Middle East.
(905239)
★
8
Stella Creasy
(Walthamstow):
What steps he plans to take to enforce the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
(905240)
★
9
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
What steps his Department has taken to prevent insurance fraud.
(905241)
★
10
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
What steps he is taking to reduce re-offending.
(905242)
★
11
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
What progress his Department has made on the Transforming Rehabilitation programme.
(905243)
★
12
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
What progress his Department has made on its courts rebuilding programme.
(905244)
★
13
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
What plans he has for the completion of the Court Estates Reform Programme.
(905245)
★
14
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
What progress his Department has made on increasing the provision of restorative justice programmes for offenders.
(905246)
★
15
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of joint working between probation trusts and police forces to reduce re-offending.
(905247)
★
16
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of open prisons.
(905248)
★
17
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
What steps he is taking to reduce the level of violence in prisons.
(905249)
★
18
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Probation Service.
(905250)
★
19
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recent changes to legal aid.
(905251)
★
20
Andy McDonald
(Middlesbrough):
What forecasts the Government has made of future trends in the prison population.
(905252)
★
21
Martin Vickers
(Cleethorpes):
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that there will be sufficient prison places available for those offenders given custodial sentences over the next 10 years.
(905253)
★
22
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of his plans for youth custody on (a) young children and (b) girls.
(905254)
★
23
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
What the Government's strategy is on the future of the Probation Service.
(905255)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(905258)
★
2
Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice and Howden):
(905259)
★
3
Michael Connarty
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
(905260)
★
4
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
(905261)
★
5
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
(905262)
★
6
Martin Vickers
(Cleethorpes):
(905263)
★
7
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
(905264)
★
8
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
(905265)
★
9
Stella Creasy
(Walthamstow):
(905266)
★
10
Lorely Burt
(Solihull):
(905267)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 3 September
1
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the role of schools in encouraging pupils to consider apprenticeships post-16.
(207983)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the official report examining the causes of the 2013 horse meat scandal; and what the reason is for the delay in publication.
(208030)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many quadcopters or similar remote controlled devices her Department has purchased; for what purpose such quadcopters were so purchased; and at what cost to the public purse such quadcopters were so purchased.
(208032)
4
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the reconfiguration of health services in Worcestershire and its effects on Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
(207986)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many quadcopters or similar remote controlled devices her Department has purchased; for what purpose such quadcopters were so purchased; and at what cost to the public purse such quadcopters were so purchased.
(208031)
6
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what she anticipates will be achieved by the trial of the new stop and search scheme by West Mercia Police.
(207982)
7
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the closure and hours reductions of public counters at police stations.
(207984)
8
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the role of crime agencies in caring for and supporting people with mental health problems.
(207985)
Notices given on Thursday 4 September
1
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Attorney General, when he passed the letter from the hon Member for Christchurch about Mrs Kirkhope of Ferndown to the Chief Constable for Hampshire; and what steps has been taken as a result of that letter.
(208253)
2
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) the Law Officers' Departments and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208301)
3
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of construction output in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last five years.
(208173)
4
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received in respect of LighterLife UK Limited.
(208216)
5
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208300)
6
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role the National Security Adviser has in relation to cyber-security.
(208223)
7
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208302)
8
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits claimants in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England were paid in error in each of the last five years.
(208172)
9
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, reported in The Sunday Times on 31 August 2014, what provision will be made in the Autumn Statement 2014 to double the funding for tackling mobile blackspots; and what criteria will be used to decide which locations will benefit from that funding.
(208163)
10
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2014, Official Report, column 1094W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208261)
11
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have set criteria excluding some bidders from the purchase of its land currently for sale near Bishop Auckland.
[R]
(208259)
12
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, for what reasons land owned by the Church near Bishop Auckland is for sale.
[R]
(208260)
13
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, for what reasons the land for sale at Binchester has been divided into two lots.
(208262)
14
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps are being taken to ensure continued public access to Binchester Roman Fort.
(208263)
15
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office, Funding and structures for local economic growth, HC 542, published on 6 December 2013, what steps he has taken to implement recommendation 22f on page 13 of the report.
(208306)
16
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs that will be created by enterprise zones by 2015.
(208307)
17
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on tackling extremism; and whether he has any plans for a meeting with his counterparts in the administrations to discuss tackling extremism across the UK.
(208165)
18
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of affordable homes delivered through section 106 agreements on sites of fewer than 10 homes in rural areas in each of the last five years.
(208162)
19
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of affordable homes delivered through section 106 agreements on sites of fewer than 10 homes in each of the last five years.
(208220)
20
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of removing section 106 planning obligations from sites of fewer than 10 houses on the provision of affordable housing in rural areas.
(208221)
21
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208303)
22
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve supporter involvement with football clubs.
(208170)
23
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) directors or senior managers and (b) trustees of the National portfolio organisations for 2015-18 are of BAME background.
(208256)
24
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) directors or senior managers and (b) trustees of the Major Partner Museums 2015-18 are women.
(208257)
25
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he met the Secretary General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy; and what plans he has for future meetings.
(208222)
26
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208304)
27
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208176)
28
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government Minister for Education on tackling extremism and radicalisation in schools; and whether she has any plans for a meeting with her counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss tackling extremism and radicalisation.
(208164)
29
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 621W, on official visits, what domestic visits she and her predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208296)
30
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 618W, on official visits, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208298)
31
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 28 July 2014 to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Climate Change concerning the early closure of the Green Deal Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Fund.
(208178)
32
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her written statement of 4 September 2014, on the Elliott Review, what extra resources (a) her Department and (b) the Government will provide to the Food Standards Agency for the establishment and operation of the Food Crime Unit in financial year (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
(208361)
33
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, columns 626-7W, on official visits, what domestic visits she and her predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208297)
34
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the government of Denmark about hunting cetaceans in the Faroe Islands.
(208168)
35
N
Mr David Jones
(Clwyd West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the actions of the Russian Federation in relation to Ukraine are compliant with the provisions of the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.
(208218)
36
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take through the Commonwealth and UN to secure Sri Lanka's compliance with the UN Human Rights Committee's resolution on the war crimes and civil rights investigation.
(208355)
37
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2014, Official Report, on the General Dental Council, if (a) his Department and (b) the Professional Standards Authority For Health and Social Care will publish its review of the business case for the increase in years charged by the General Dental Council; and if similar reviews will be published of the Care Quality Commission increase in fees to dental professionals.
[R]
(208258)
38
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the number of places for medical students to undertake training in GP practices.
(208308)
39
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients (a) were invited to participate in and (b) responded to the recent GP patient survey.
(208254)
40
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish the results of the GP patient survey conducted on behalf of NHS England by Ipsos MORI.
(208255)
41
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will arrange for a reply to be sent to the letter concerning a constituent sent by the hon Member for Walsall North to the Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group on 7 July 2014, which was sent on to NHS England Patient Experience Team in West Bromwich; and if he will inquire into the reasons for the time taken to send a substantive reply to that letter.
(208177)
42
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including fraud data as notified to the National Intelligence Bureau in crime maps produced by her Department.
(208175)
43
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement by the Prime Minister of 1 September 2014, Official Report, column 24, on EU Council Security and Middle East, and with reference to the oral evidence of Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary, Home Office, to the Committee of Public Accounts of 9 October 2013, HC 663-i, whether data protection legislation in any EU country continues to prevent the disclosure of advance passenger information to the UK.
(208363)
44
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) the French government, (b) local government in Calais and (c) ferry operators regarding illegal immigrants at Calais since 1 August 2014; and if she will make a statement.
(208169)
45
N
Dr William McCrea
(South Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the name and job title was of the official who signed the European arrest warrant for the parents of Ashya King.
(208309)
46
N
Dr William McCrea
(South Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expenditure has been incurred by UK police forces in the search for the parents of Ashya King; and how these costs will be met.
(208310)
47
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost has been of the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy; and how many people are employed to work on the Commission.
(208179)
48
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what (a) expenses and (b) salary is paid to members of the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy.
(208180)
49
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, who authorises expenditure for the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy; and out of which budget-heading such funding has been allocated.
(208217)
50
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, who authorised the secondment of a member of the House of Commons Library staff to work in Burma with the Burmese Parliament; how long this secondment has lasted; and how much the staff member has been paid in (a) salary and (b) expenses while on secondment.
(208219)
51
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether the National Security Council has reviewed the collective strategic impact of policy changes since its creation in 2010.
(208171)
52
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on tackling extremism; and whether he plans to discuss the issue of tackling extremism at his next Joint Ministerial Council meeting.
(208166)
53
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will take steps to ensure that the protective security measures required for policing the NATO Summit in Wales will be removed as soon as possible after the conclusion of that summit.
(208167)
54
N
Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to provide a new rail halt at Kingsnorth in Ashford, Kent; and if he will make a statement.
(208299)
55
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when a decision will be made on the application made in November 2013 by Mrs Staltmeier of Christchurch for a personal independence payment.
(208252)
56
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Poverty Truth Commission.
(208356)
57
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent per head on training staff of his Department in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
(208357)
58
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education about ending the Youth Contract Wage Incentive scheme.
(208358)
59
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the security of staff at Jobcentre Plus offices.
(208359)
Notices given on Friday 5 September
1
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his written statement of 4 September 2014, on the Elliott Review, when the Food Crime Unit will be operational.
[Transferred]
(208360)
2
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his written statement of 4 September 2014, on the Elliott Review, how many staff at each grade will be (a) recruited and (b) seconded to the Food Crime Unit.
[Transferred]
(208362)
3
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written statement of 4 September 2014, on Elliott Review, how many police officers will work in the Food Crime Unit.
[Transferred]
(208364)
4
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written statement of 4 September 2014, on Elliott Review, what budget the Food Crime Unit will be allocated for (a) setting up and (b) operating in financial years (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
[Transferred]
(208365)
5
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential financial benefits to Wales arising from holding the NATO Summit in Newport and Cardiff.
[Transferred]
(208174)
6
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by the Law Officers' Departments within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208417)
7
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208416)
8
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208418)
9
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208433)
10
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the full burden of (a) demand, (b) construction and (c) availability risk for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project has been transferred from the Government to Thames Tideway Tunnel Limited; and what the effect of each such transfer has been on the UK national balance sheet under the guidance given in ESA 95 Manual Chapters VI.4 and VI.5.
(208368)
11
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy that HM Revenue and Customs collect detailed statistics on tax avoidance separately from data on general compliance.
(208369)
12
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a threshold for the maximum proportion of a person’s assets HM Revenue and Customs should seek as advance payment on tax avoidance schemes to prevent people becoming bankrupt.
(208370)
13
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reduce the level of VAT on kerosene, home heating oil; and if he will make a statement.
(208438)
14
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208419)
15
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with (a) the Royal Association for the Deaf and (b) the Royal National Institute for the Blind the consequences for people with disabilities of decisions by some local authorities to introduce policies of switching off street lights.
(208394)
16
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities who have introduced policies of switching of street lights to ascertain what the consequences of those decisions have been.
(208395)
17
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208420)
18
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208421)
19
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current provision for sex and relationship education in schools in England; if she plans to update her Department's sex education guidance to reflect the effects of children being exposed to pornography over the internet; and if she will make a statement.
(208399)
20
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208422)
21
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sanctions are available to local authorities to encourage parents to ensure that children begin school on time each day.
(208376)
22
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208423)
23
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208424)
24
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the Macdonald Review's recommendations for regulation reduction have been implemented to date.
(208436)
25
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208425)
26
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government recognises President Assad as the legitimate head of state of Syria.
(208371)
27
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's priorities are for the meeting of regional foreign ministers in Abuja in September 2014.
(208373)
28
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to effect swift and safe passage back to the UK for British nationals in Nigeria as a result of extremist activity in that country.
(208374)
29
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the threat to the stability of the Nigerian government currently posed by extremist activity in that country.
(208375)
30
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208426)
31
Bob Blackman
(Harrow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will revise his definition of genetic modification to include manipulations of mitochondrial DNA.
(208378)
32
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies who were born before 24 weeks gestation survived in each of the last five years.
(208380)
33
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on each method of fertility treatment in the last year.
(208381)
34
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 231W, on abortion, when he expects the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to update its guidance on the possible consequences of abortion.
(208437)
35
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the authorisation of mitochondrial transfer techniques on the incidence of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
(208396)
36
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of donor eggs that is needed to make mitochondrial transfer techniques practicable.
(208397)
37
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, columns 156-7W, on ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), if he will make it his policy that all cases of OHSS are recorded in official statistics and not only those that require hospital admission or are graded as severe.
(208439)
38
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets the Government has set to increase the dementia diagnosis rates of deaf British Sign Language users in the next five years.
(208382)
39
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current NHS pathway is for deaf British Sign Language users to obtain a formal dementia diagnosis.
(208383)
40
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaf British Sign Language users over the age of 65 presented themselves to a clinician showing key symptoms of dementia in 2013-14.
(208384)
41
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on dementia training for NHS staff on services for deaf users of British Sign Language in the last year.
(208385)
42
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what policies his Department has implemented to increase the dementia diagnosis rates of deaf British Sign Language users since 2010.
(208386)
43
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208427)
44
Bob Blackman
(Harrow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will direct the General Medical Council to release papers relating to the pre-signing of abortion HSA1 certificates by doctors to the police for investigation under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and Perjury Act 1911.
(208379)
45
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional security measures and at what additional cost are being installed at the UK-French border at Calais.
(208389)
46
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any teachers have been arrested in connection with Operation Trojan Horse.
(208372)
47
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208428)
48
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mental healthcare provision is available for prison inmates in England; what assessment he has made of the performance and adequacy of this provision; and if he will make a statement.
(208387)
49
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208429)
50
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208430)
51
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in relation to Mr Donal Donnelly in 1985 was published in the Belfast and London gazettes; and if she will make a statement.
(208398)
52
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208431)
53
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve transport connections between Windsor and Reading.
(208388)
54
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208432)
55
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208434)
56
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208435)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
★
1
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the National Audit Office's recent report on funding arrangements for the Big Society Network.
(905293)
★
2
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
What assessment he has made of the scope of the Charity Commission guidance on campaigning and political activity; and if he will make a statement.
(905294)
★
3
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the National Audit Office's recent report on funding arrangements for the Big Society Network.
(905295)
★
4
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
What progress he has made on his programme to achieve savings from greater efficiency in and reform of central government.
(905296)
★
7
Nicola Blackwood
(Oxford West and Abingdon):
What progress he has made on providing support for social enterprises.
(905299)
★
8
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
What progress he has made on his programme to achieve savings from greater efficiency in and reform of central government.
(905300)
★
9
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
How many full time equivalent jobs with the civil service or government agencies there were in Yorkshire in May 2010; and how many such jobs there are now.
(905301)
★
10
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
What recent steps he has taken to remove barriers to small and medium-sized enterprises participating in government procurement.
(905302)
★
11
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
What progress he has made on the commitment in the Open Public Services White Paper of July 2011 to publish public service user satisfaction data on all providers from all sectors.
(905303)
★
12
Ian Mearns
(Gateshead):
What steps he is taking to maintain the level of youth services provision.
(905304)
★
13
Caroline Nokes
(Romsey and Southampton North):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the summer 2014 National Citizen Service programmes.
(905305)
★
14
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
What recent steps the Government has taken to promote social action and volunteering.
(905306)
★
15
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
What recent steps he has taken to improve government transparency.
(905307)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(905268)
★
2
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
(905269)
★
3
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
(905270)
★
4
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
(905271)
★
5
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
(905272)
★
6
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
(905273)
★
7
Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
(905274)
★
8
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
(905275)
★
9
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
(905276)
★
10
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
(905277)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★
1
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 September.
(905278)
★
2
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
(905279)
★
3
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
(905280)
★
4
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
(905281)
★
5
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
(905282)
★
6
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
(905283)
★
7
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
(905284)
★
8
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
(905285)
★
9
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
(905286)
★
10
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
(905287)
★
11
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
(905288)
★
12
Mr Lee Scott
(Ilford North):
(905289)
★
13
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
(905290)
★
14
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
(905291)
★
15
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
(905292)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 5 September
1
N
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that departments meet targets for clearing public records for transfer to the National Archives.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]
(905297)
2
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Treasury to sign-off the full and final business case for universal credit.
(208391)
3
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
(208443)
4
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives to planning authorities on applications for fast-food (a) restaurants near schools and (b) in residential areas.
(208406)
5
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on the Broadband Delivery UK programme; and if he will make a statement.
(208407)
6
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve his Department's Information and Information Communication Technology capability.
(208408)
7
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suitably qualified and experienced personnel staff are currently required and how many such positions are vacant in (a) Astute, (b) Vanguard and (c) Trafalgar class submarine crews.
(208440)
8
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the standard length was of deployment for service personnel aboard (a) frigates and (b) destroyers in 2012; and what the standard length of such deployment is at present.
(208441)
9
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government on tackling extremism and radicalisation in UK universities; and if he will convene a meeting with her counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss this matter.
(208390)
10
N
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the levels of fines and sanctions for the illegal felling of trees were last reviewed and updated; and what steps her Department takes to ensure that fines and sanctions for the illegal felling of trees are kept up-to-date and are effective.
(208409)
11
N
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been illegally felled in England and Wales; how many restocking orders have been issued by the Forestry Commission or other relevant body; how many enforcement notices have subsequently been issued following restocking orders not being completed; and how many prosecutions have been taken forward by the Forestry Commission as a result of illegal felling of trees in each of the last 10 years.
(208410)
12
N
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department issues on the time required to investigate cases where prosecution is being considered by the Forestry Commission for the illegal felling of trees.
(208411)
13
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made towards the establishment of a food crime unit.
(208405)
14
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will discuss with her counterparts in the devolved administrations on the need for discussions with the Euoropean Commission on the development of a relief package for farmers and the UK beef industry; and if she will make a statement.
(208444)
15
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on ensuring that nurses trained in the UK are able to obtain nursing posts at UK hospitals.
(208400)
16
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to require NHS trusts to benchmark executive pay increases against salaries at similarly performing NHS trusts.
(208403)
17
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on whether pay increases at NHS trusts should be linked to the performance of hospitals at those trusts.
(208404)
18
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) cautions have been made in each of the last five years relating to cycling on pavements.
(208401)
19
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met Euro Tunnel representatives to discuss illegal immigration into the UK through the Channel Tunnel.
(208442)
20
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014 to Question 207883, if the Commission will make available to the right hon. Member for Chelmsford all the records of all the discussions of the panel considering the appointment of the new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive with the personal data of the applicants redacted.
(208377)
21
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage clothing retailers to interrogate their supply chains in China to assess the working conditions of people working in that country.
(208392)
22
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what increase there has been in the salary of (a) Mary Archer and (b) Alan Hubbard for posts connected with probation services in Essex over the last 12 months.
(208402)
23
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014, Official Report, column 462-3W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits she has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208445)
24
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her most recent assessment is of the adequacy of the budget provision for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
(208393)
25
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2014, Official Report, column 639W on employment schemes: young people, what estimate he has made of how much of the £183.8 million allocated for the Youth Contract wage incentive scheme in this financial year will be used by the scheme.
(208412)
26
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014, Official Report, column 327W on employment schemes: young people, who represents his Department on the Growth and Enterprise Committee.
(208413)
27
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work clubs are being run from Jobcentre Plus offices.
(208414)
28
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median length of service of Jobcentre Plus staff was in each of the last five years.
(208415)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 29 August
1
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's response to the consultation on Looked-after children: improving permanence, will include undertaking to strengthen regulations to provide that a robust assessment takes place to ensure that children only return home from care when it is safe to do so.
(207520)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 3 September
1
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to promote community cohesion following the recent anti-Semitic incidents; and if he will make a statement.
(208042)
2
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to address the recent increase in anti-Semitism; and if she will make a statement.
(208041)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 4 September
1
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the progress made by local authorities in increasing the provision of audio visual next stop and final destination on-board announcements on local buses through the Better Bus Area fund.
(208367)