Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 21 October 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 20 October 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 21 October 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 Health
★
1
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
What progress he has made on negotiations relating to the potential effect of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the NHS.
(905538)
★
2
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
What safeguards are in place for the sustainability of NHS facilities when clinical commissioning groups contract out local services.
(905539)
★
3
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
How many patients waited longer than four hours in A&E departments in 2013-14.
(905540)
★
4
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
What estimate he has made of the number of NHS trusts forecasting a deficit.
(905541)
★
5
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
What steps he is taking to encourage hospital trusts to manage their PFI costs more effectively.
(905542)
★
6
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on NHS services.
(905543)
★
7
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacyof ambulance response times in London.
(905544)
★
8
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
How many patients waited longer than four hours in A&E departments in 2013-14.
(905545)
★
9
Mike Kane
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
What estimate he has made of the number of mental health nurses working in the NHS in each of the last three years.
(905546)
★
10
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
If he will take steps to encourage greater co-operation between the NHS in North-East England and in Scotland.
(905547)
★
11
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
When the third stage of the review into the closure of surgery at Leeds Children's Heart Unit will be published.
(905548)
★
12
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
What contribution his Department is making in support of the health objectives of the Rebalancing Project on dental checks for three year olds, foetal alcohol syndrome and lung screening for people over 60.
(905549)
★
14
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
What steps he is taking to improve access to and reduce waiting times for children's mental health services.
(905551)
★
15
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
How many patients resident in England have written to him to request that they be treated in Wales.
(905552)
★
16
Barbara Keeley
(Worsley and Eccles South):
How many training posts for nurses were commissioned in England in each of the last three years.
(905553)
★
17
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
What recent representations he has received on hospital walk-in centres.
(905554)
★
18
Sir Oliver Heald
(North East Hertfordshire):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recent improvements to hospital safety.
(905555)
★
19
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
What progress has been made on improving access to GPs.
(905556)
★
20
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
What steps he is taking to promote early intervention in improving child health.
(905557)
★
21
Sir Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
If he will increase funding from the Better Care Fund to improve the transition of community services in Devon.
(905558)
★
22
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
What steps he is taking to promote patient choice.
(905559)
★
23
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
If he will bring forward proposals to facilitate the portability of home-based care packages between local authorities in different countries in the UK.
(905560)
★
24
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
What steps he is taking to increase early identification of ovarian cancer.
(905561)
★
25
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
How he plans to monitor the safety and quality of local cancer services in the event that the National Cancer Peer Review Programme is discontinued.
(905562)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(905563)
★
2
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
(905564)
★
3
Chloe Smith
(Norwich North):
(905565)
★
4
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
(905566)
★
5
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
(905567)
★
6
Simon Wright
(Norwich South):
(905568)
★
7
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
(905569)
★
8
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
(905570)
★
9
Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon):
(905571)
★
10
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
(905572)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 14 October
1
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many different organisations made applications to be approved as community rehabilitation companies to date.
(210602)
2
N
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many organisations that applied to be approved as community rehabilitation companies have had their applications approved to date.
(210603)
Notices given on Wednesday 15 October
1
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of 4 September 2014, Official Report, columns 520-2, on non-league football, what discussions he has had with the Football Association on strengthening the owners and directors test.
(210832)
2
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of 4 September 2014, Official Report, columns 520-2, on non-league football, what discussions his Department has had with the Football Association (FA) on the possible contravention of FA rules and regulations by Hereford United Football Club and the Southern League; and if he will make a statement.
(210833)
Notices given on Thursday 16 October
1
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) men, (b) women, (c) people of an ethnic minority and (d) disabled candidates have been appointed to the boards of public bodies in each of the last five years.
(210951)
2
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Pensions Technical Group and Income Tax Technical Group established to examine issues arising from the introduction of a Scottish rate of income tax have completed their work.
(210913)
3
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests the Scottish Government has made using the powers of Part 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 for the addition of new devolved taxes.
(210914)
4
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department are working on the Scottish rate of income tax project.
(210915)
5
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in employment in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 who will not earn enough to pay any income tax in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Wales, (iv) Scotland, (v) Northern Ireland and (vi) each English region respectively; and how many such people (A) are men, (B) are women and (C) have dependant children.
(210950)
6
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received of problems experienced by hon. Members using the dedicated MP tax credit hotline; and if he will make a statement.
(210921)
7
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any sales of equipment to the Colombian armed forces by any British company resulted from the conference aboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena in January 2014.
(210858)
8
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the tented camp used by HM Forces at Kandahar; and whether Agility and any other organisation involved in the disposal of the camp have been instructed to considered urgent humanitarian requirements for such a camp.
(210893)
9
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether factors additional to geography, commercial viability and condition need are assessed by her Department when selecting schools in the Priority School Building Programme.
(210856)
10
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students that completed further education in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England went on to (i) university, (ii) a full-time job and (iii) an apprenticeship in each of the last five years.
(210953)
11
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 209053, which seven local safeguarding children's boards inspected since November 2013 have been found to be inadequate by Ofsted.
(210922)
12
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authority designated officers work in each local authority.
(210923)
13
N
Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students who have A* to C grades in unregulated English and mathematics IGCSEs will be required to study for GCSEs in those subjects as a condition of receiving funding for a post-16 course.
(210942)
14
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the Free School application for Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
(210920)
15
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014, to Question 209601, on free schools: Sheffield, who was named as Chair of Governors in the application to establish a free school at Milner Fields in Bradford.
(210939)
16
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014, to Question 209601, on free schools: Sheffield, who was named as Chair of Governors in the application to establish a free school at Darnall in Sheffield.
(210940)
17
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will respond to the State of Nature Capital report published by the Natural Capital Committee in March 2014.
(210918)
18
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to extend the life of the Natural Capital Committee beyond March 2015.
(210919)
19
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the progress report from the Environment Agency and Natural England on the action plan in response to the Triennial Review of those agencies.
(210941)
20
N
Nicola Blackwood
(Oxford West and Abingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) there is no impunity for perpetrators of rape and abuse and (b) women are represented in peace talks in South Sudan.
(210925)
21
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) each Minister and (b) officials in his Department last met the Ambassador of China to the UK.
(210881)
22
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to facilitate constructive dialogue between the Chinese government, the authorities in Hong Kong and campaigners in Hong Kong.
(210924)
23
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of access by ISIS to chemical weapons in Iraq; and what assistance his Department plans to give directly and through the international community to assist the government of Iraq in (a) safeguarding its citizens, (b) retrieving those materials and (c) preventing the use of those materials in the region.
(210894)
24
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the response to the public consultation on the NHS National Tariff Payment System 2015-16.
(210854)
25
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Chief Medical Officer will report on the UK-wide review of all alcohol guidelines.
(210855)
26
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Government plans to publish the results of the consultations on regulations on (a) smoking in cars with children present and (b) standardised packaging of tobacco; and when his Department plans to lay these regulations before the House.
(210926)
27
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that regulations regarding invasive cosmetic procedures provide the same level of protection as those concerning cosmetic surgery.
(210880)
28
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many appeals have been made to the Skipton Fund Appeals Panel in respect of decisions made by that fund; and how many such appeals were decided in favour of (a) the appellant or (b) the Skipton Fund.
(210937)
29
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people who contracted HIV following treatment with NHS-supplied blood products from the 1970s to the early 1990s have also contracted (a) Stage 1 Hepatitis C and (b) Stage 2 Hepatitis C.
(210938)
30
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place for claimants of support from the (a) Macfarlane and Eileen Trust, (b) Skipton Fund, (c) Macfarlane Trust, (d) Eileen Trust and (e) Caxton Foundation to make complaints about and seek redress for level of support they receive; and what process those bodies use to decide entitlement to discretionary and non-discretionary support.
(210954)
31
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has allocated in grants to the (a) Macfarlane and Eileen Trust, (b) Skipton Fund, (c) Macfarlane Trust, (d) Eileen Trust and (e) Caxton Foundation in each year since their inception; whether such funding is allocated at the discretion of his Department; whether the size of those grants in each year is determined on the basis of a formula; what representations his Department has received from each of those organisations in the last four years to the amounts allocated; what entities fund each such body; and what his Department's planned future funding allocations to those bodies are for the next five years.
(210955)
32
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancelled operations there were in (a) London and (b) each London trust in each year since 2010.
(210943)
33
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of cancer patients started treatment within 62 days in (a) London and (b) each London trust in each year since 2010.
(210957)
34
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what happened to the stocks of Tamiflu vaccine bulk-purchased by the NHS.
(210895)
35
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-approved interventions are available through the NHS for the treatment of mental health conditions.
(210896)
36
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department holds on the potential efficacy of shikimic acid in tackling the Ebola virus.
(210897)
37
N
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the transparency and accountability of the Moscow Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
(210958)
38
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the voluntary sector on the development of a standards framework to assist local commissioners in commissioning local domestic violence standards.
(210882)
39
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to screen arrivals from West Africa via Europe at the Port of Dover for Ebola; and what steps her Department is taking to liaise with the French authorities to facilitate the screening of people temporarily resident in Calais while seeking to enter the UK illegally for Ebola.
(210916)
40
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2014, to Question 207060, whether UK police would be able to avoid arresting persons pursuant to an Article 26 alert under Council Decision 2007/533/JHA on grounds of lack of proportionality, should the UK connect to the Schengen Information System II, given the provisions of Article 25 of that Decision requiring a decision not to arrest to be taken by a judicial authority.
(210932)
41
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA would permit national legislation that required the relevant competent authorities to establish joint investigation teams under the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, where that Protocol is available, rather than under the Framework Decision.
(210933)
42
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, through what secure means financial intelligence units of Egmont Group members exchange information; and how that means of exchange differs from information exchange through FIU.net.
(210934)
43
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2014, to Question 207060, on what grounds the Government considers that Article 34 alerts from other EU Member States under Council Decision 2007/533/JHA will not require UK authorities actively to ascertain and communicate the place of residence or domicile of the relevant persons, given the provision of Article 35 of that Decision.
(210935)
44
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2014, to Question 207074, what specific benefits Council Decision 2000/642/JHA provides for exchanging financial intelligence in addition to Egmont Group membership.
(210936)
45
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the decision by the High Court that the Government's proposals for legal aid involving mesothelioma proceedings were not lawfully made, what plans the Government has to initiate a further review.
(210956)
46
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what information the Government Equalities Office holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing that Office who were not paid at or above the rate of the London Living Wage in each of the last five years.
(210949)
47
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what public appointments her Department has made in each of the last five years; and what payments each person so appointed is entitled to claim.
(210952)
48
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Financial Assistance Scheme of recalculating annual entitlement related to services after 1997 and changes to annuity or notional annuity income in respect of (a) each individual overpayment and (b) total overpayments.
(210857)
49
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of cases awaiting individual assessments by Atos; what estimate he has made of the waiting time between personal independence payment (PIP) claims, assessment and awards being made; and what estimate he has made of the amount due in PIP awards that is outstanding.
(210917)
Notices given on Friday 17 October
1
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged over (a) 65, (b) 70, (c) 75 and (e) 80 are living alone in (i) England, (ii) the East of England and (iii) Peterborough constituency.
(210979)
2
Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost was of providing the rent-a-room tax scheme for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(210995)
3
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend Sharia financing within the UK banking system.
(210980)
4
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to prevent banks within the UK banking system being used for funding domestic or international terrorism.
[R]
(210981)
5
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 5 September 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr J Woodhead.
(210977)
6
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which primary schools in each local authority area have more than 600 pupils.
(210963)
7
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools have received a net reduction in funding between 2013-14 and 2014-15.
(210964)
8
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on pupil intake changes of schools founded before 2010 ranked by those which have experienced the most rapid growth in pupil numbers.
(210965)
9
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were taught in schools rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted in (a) 2010 and (b) the last date for which figures are available.
(211002)
10
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many professional chartered engineers his Department employs.
(210984)
11
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the case of Asia Bibi and the death sentence she has received in Pakistan for an alleged offence of blasphemy; what representations he has made to the government of Pakistan about that country's blasphemy laws; and if he has received any representations on the possibility of excluding Pakistan from the Commonwealth as human rights grounds.
(210994)
12
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue a response from his Department to the comments of the British Medical Association in its press release of 27 May 2014 entitled Abortion guidance ignores gender complexity on government guidance on abortion on the grounds of gender; and if he will make a statement.
(210985)
13
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle loneliness in elderly people and the adverse health effects of chronic isolation.
(210982)
14
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he or (b) Ministers in his Department have had on tackling loneliness and social isolation in elderly people with (i) charities, (ii) professional bodies and (iii) other Government Departments in each of the last three years.
(210983)
15
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost would be of awarding all NHS staff the annual increment plus one per cent pay rise; and what the actual cost is of the Government's current proposals on pay for NHS staff.
(210971)
16
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the terms of reference and full membership of the panel into the inquiry into child sexual abuse.
(210966)
17
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that victims of child sexual abuse have access to adequate support and counselling services.
(210967)
18
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 Minister for Immigration and Scurity dated 5 September 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Paul Mendy.
(210978)
19
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information will be published by his Department on take-up of the Diffuse Mesothelioma scheme; and at what frequency such data will be published.
(210968)
20
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims made under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payments scheme have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted, (c) concluded, (d) remain outstanding and (e) resulted in a payment being made.
(210969)
21
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid out under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payments scheme to date.
(210970)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
★
1
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
What steps he is taking to ensure that the Welsh Government remains fiscally accountable following the next stage of the devolution process.
(905488)
★
2
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
If he will estimate the potential effect of increasing the minimum wage rate by £1.50 on the economy in Wales.
(905489)
★
3
Albert Owen
(Ynys Môn):
What plans the Government has for further devolution of powers to Wales.
(905490)
★
4
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
What estimate he has made of the number of people in Wales working on zero-hours contracts.
(905491)
★
5
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
What assessment he has made of trends in manufacturing in Wales since 2010.
(905492)
★
6
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
What recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on improvements to the rail network in South Wales.
(905493)
★
7
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
What discussions he has had with businesses in Wales on the effects of energy prices on their international competitiveness.
(905494)
★
8
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on income tax assignment to Wales.
(905495)
★
9
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the roll-out of superfast broadband in Wales.
(905496)
★
10
Bob Blackman
(Harrow East):
What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the effects of the Scottish referendum result on government policy on further devolution for Wales.
(905497)
★
11
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
What recent estimate he has made of the contribution of the creative industries to the economy in Wales.
(905498)
★
12
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the effects of the Scottish referendum result on government policy on further devolution for Wales.
(905499)
★
13
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
What discussions he has had with businesses in Wales on the effects of energy prices on their international competitiveness.
(905500)
★
14
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
What assessment he has made of difficulties facing the agricultural sector in Wales.
(905501)
★
15
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on improving cross-border healthcare provision.
(905502)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★
1
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 October.
(905573)
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2
Laura Sandys
(South Thanet):
(905574)
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3
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
(905575)
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4
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
(905576)
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5
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
(905577)
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6
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
(905578)
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7
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
(905579)
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8
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
(905580)
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9
Mr Frank Roy
(Motherwell and Wishaw):
(905581)
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10
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
(905582)
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11
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
(905583)
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12
Stella Creasy
(Walthamstow):
(905584)
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13
Andrew Miller
(Ellesmere Port and Neston):
(905585)
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14
Mr Steve Reed
(Croydon North):
(905586)
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15
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
(905587)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 14 October
1
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of adults in the UK aged (a) 21 to 64 years old and (b) 65 years and over pay income tax; and how many in each such group pay tax at the higher rate or above.
(210604)
Notices given on Wednesday 15 October
1
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling all armed forces' widows to retain their pension in the event of later cohabiting or remarrying.
(210696)
2
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of ensuring that (a) all veterans with service-related hearing problems are able to have their MoD-issued hearing aids serviced and replaced at no cost and (b) working-age veterans can access higher grade hearing aids including in-the-ear aids.
(210697)
3
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of uprating the military compensation of injured veterans by whichever is the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent.
(210698)
4
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of guaranteeing veterans with mental health problems evidence-based treatment provided by practitioners with an understanding of veterans' needs within 18 weeks of referral.
(210699)
5
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of including spouses and early service leavers in the resettlement support provided by the Careers Transition Partnership.
(210700)
6
N
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to prevent the North Devon fishing industry being subject to a ban on the landing of ray.
(210671)
Notices given on Thursday 16 October
1
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to progress visas for foreign diplomats.
(210860)
2
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the threat of Islamic State in (a) the Maldives and (b) other countries outside Iraq and Syria.
(210861)
3
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future funding of Bikeability.
(210859)
Notices given on Friday 17 October
1
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people who accessed a traineeship in the last 12 months have progressed to an accredited apprenticeship.
(211004)
2
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September 2014 to Questions 208670, 208671, 208672 and 208673, what assessment he has made of HM Revenue and Customs' performance against each such operational target in 2013-14.
(210973)
3
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing real-time credit checking for lenders.
(210986)
4
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish any correspondence his Department has had with Orion on the Shepherd Bush Market development scheme and the compulsory purchase order granted by Hammersmith and Fulham local authority.
(210972)
5
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department had with the Football Association on the changes to the Owners and Directors Test introduced on 1 August 2014; and if he will make a statement.
(210974)
6
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have left the armed forces with visual impairment injuries in each of the last 10 years.
(210998)
7
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on securing a deal with a defibrillator supplier to facilitate the roll-out of defibrillators to schools.
(210990)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to prevent plastic contaminants in UK river basins from reaching the sea.
(211006)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent and (b) rectify plastic and litter contamination of (i) UK river basins and (ii) the sea.
(211007)
10
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to study the effect of plastic and litter contamination of UK river basins on local biodiversity.
(211008)
11
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been paid to Virgin Care to run the North Chelmsford NHS Healthcare Centre in Sainsburys in Springfield, Chelmsford in each year since it opened.
(210975)
12
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure the continuation of the National Cancer Peer Review programme.
(210989)
13
N
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many reports the police recorded of sexual offences against children under 16 in each local authority in (a) 2009 and (b) the last year for which figures are available..
(211000)
14
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many families of victims of driving offences his Department has meet and consulted with during its review of driving offences.
(210997)
15
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he or officials of his Department will meet the families of Stefan Bowdley and Alex Reed to discuss his Department's review of driving offences.
(211003)
16
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 208974, whether cost benefit ratios are conducted for any Highways Agency schemes in the planning or scoping phase.
(211005)
17
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on increasing capacity across the Great Western rail franchise.
(210987)
18
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who registered as visually impaired who were veterans of the armed forces in each of the last three years.
(210996)
19
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to include an option on the official form by which people register as visually impaired that allow them to identify as a veteran.
(210999)
20
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to respond to the European Commission's new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020.
(210988)
21
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the jobseeker's allowance claimant count has been sanctioned in each month from October 2012 to date.
(211001)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 16 October
1
N
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any projects contained in the Memorandum of Understanding between his Department and the Colombian Ministry of Defence signed in January 2014 have been designed and executed; and if he will make a statement.
(210959)
2
N
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has had discussions with the Colombian government in the last six months on future security assistance from the UK.
(210960)
3
N
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Colombia on Colombian internal security in the last 12 months.
(210961)
4
N
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representatives of British armed forces and his Department travelled to Colombia during 2013 and 2014.
(210962)
Notices given on Friday 17 October
1
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Pakistan authorities on the case of Asia Bibi.
(210993)
2
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken to ensure better capacity building programmes in South Sudan to help address the food crisis in that country.
(210991)
3
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will discuss food security, health and nutrition in South Sudan with the government of that country.
(210992)
4
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on legal fees in unsuccessful attempts to avoid judicial reviews in cases concerning (a) residence tests, (b) mesothelioma compensation, (c) barrister fees, (d) criminal solicitor fees and (e) other cases since 2010.
(210976)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 16 October
1
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to the Highways Agency on phasing works on motorways to reduce congestion and journey times; and if he will make a statement.
(210898)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will investigate the reasons why the roadworks on the M18 motorway were not phased to take place after the completion of the roadworks on the M1 motorway south of junction 32.
(210899)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 16 October
1
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much central Government funding has been allocated to the College of Social Work from each Department in the 2014-15 financial year.
(210862)