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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Friday 7 November 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 Thursday 6 November 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Friday 7 November 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.

Friday 7 November  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 30 October

1
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent of damage done to the wrecks of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales; what steps can be taken better to prevent the desecration of these designated war graves; and if he will make a statement.
    (212659)

Notices given on Monday 3 November

1
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of its funding (a) Public Health England and (b) Health Education England allocates to mental health.
    (213142)

Notices given on Tuesday 4 November

1
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earned less than the national minimum wage in Scotland in each year since 2010-11.
    (213229)
2
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earn exactly the national minimum wage in Scotland.
    (213230)
3
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding the national minimum wage; and if he will place in the Library any representations so received.
    (213286)
4
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations he has received about the appointment of John Manzoni as Chief Executive of the Civil Service.
    (213235)
5
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential for conflict of interest between John Manzoni's non-executive directorship of SAB Miller and his post as Chief Executive of the Civil Service.
    (213236)
6
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the average earnings in (a) each constituency in London, (b) London, (c) England, (d) Scotland, (e) Wales and (f) the UK.
    (213449)
7
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to Question 211904 on the Gov.uk Verify Programme, whether assisted digital is available for that programme.
    (213269)
8
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to Question 211904 on the Gov.uk Verify Programme, whether users are able to choose whether to participate in the beta trial; and whether performance data on the beta trial is being collected.
    (213270)
9
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of human trafficking were uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs as part of its minimum wage enforcement activity in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.
    (213233)
10
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on investigating the performance of the Co-operative Bank in 2013 under powers in the Financial Services Act 2012.
    (213426)
11
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of increasing regulated rail fares by RPI in 2015.
    (213271)
12
N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect changes to fuel duty have had on the price of petrol in the last five years.
    (213242)
13
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to answer Questions 205354, 205306 and 205290 tabled on 11 July 2014 for answer on 15 July 2014.
    (213450)
14
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the role of training Libyan soldiers in the UK as part of the UK strategy to help Libya improve its long-term security and defence capacity.
    (213262)
15
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to assess the effectiveness of the training programme in place for Libyan soldiers in the UK.
    (213263)
16
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons it was decided that the UK should train Libyan soldiers in the UK rather than Libya.
    (213264)
17
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons UK-based training for Libyan soldiers has been cancelled for all participants.
    (213363)
18
N
Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many incidents of sexting among pupils have occurred in schools in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and what guidance her Department issues to schools on this matter.
    (213267)
19
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the CBI on careers provision in English schools; and if she will make a statement.
    (213260)
20
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons Northern Ireland has been excluded from the Warm Home Discount Scheme; and if he will amend this Scheme to extend its remit to Northern Ireland.
    (213452)
21
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on park home owners being able to be individually metered for water use.
    (213265)
22
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the African Union on the situation in Burkina Faso following the military coup in that country.
    (213425)
23
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Iran.
    (213443)
24
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in North Korea.
    (213444)
25
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international efforts to assist the Yazidi people; and if he will make a statement.
    (213227)
26
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the United States requested permission to use the UK detention facility on Diego Garcia between 2001 and 2009.
    (213232)
27
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2008 to the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton, Official Report, columns 191-2W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, how many people were detained in the prison on Diego Garcia in each year from January 2002 to January 2009; and for what reasons and for how long each such person was detained.
    (213302)
28
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 November 2008 to the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton, Official Report, column 748W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, how many people were detained in the US detention facility on Diego Garcia before 2007; and for what reason.
    (213303)
29
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 November 2008 to the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton, Official Report, column 748W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, for how many years the US detention facility was open; and for what reasons the US detention facility was decommissioned.
    (213304)
30
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 November 2008, Official Report, column 748W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, how often and for what purpose UK officials visited the US detention facility on Diego Garcia when it was operational.
    (213440)
31
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to reply to the letter of 2 October 2014 to the hon. Member for Walsall North on behalf of a constituent on the subject of Bahrain.
    (213234)
32
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of clinical commissioning groups have a perinatal mental health strategy.
    (213431)
33
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish further details of the extension of the funding for the Time to Change programme up until March 2016 that he announced on 10 October 2014 at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
    (213441)
34
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of clinical commissioning groups provide a perinatal mental health service.
    (213445)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for perinatal mental health.
    (213453)
36
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to act upon the research by the National Institute for Health Research into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
    (213429)
37
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of lives saved and (b) cost savings that could be made through a reduction in prescribing errors.
    (213307)
38
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has any plans to strengthen the training of (a) clinicians and (b) nurses to reduce prescribing errors.
    (213430)
39
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's consultation document Proposal for a sustainable Cancer Drug Fund, page 9, Points 24 and 25, what NHS England's overspend of the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) was during its first year in charge of the CDF; whether the CDF was in budget each year prior to 1 April 2013; how much was taken from the radiotherapy budget to underwrite the overspend; from which disease area money was taken to underwrite the CDF overspend; and how much funding was taken in such a fashion to underwrite the overspend.
    (213358)
40
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014 is solely for the purpose of assessing the needs of intracranial radiotherapy treatment in England.
    (213359)
41
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, what evidence NHS England has received that demonstrates that instances of both malignant and benign brain tumours are lower in England than in other devoloped countries; and for what reasons NHS England is supporting proposals which will prevent the NHS from adopting a programme to allow it to reach parity with other developed countries for the provision of stereotactic radiotherapy for brain tumours.
    (213360)
42
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, section 58, how NHS England is able accurately to protect the growth requirements for stereotactic radiosurgery if the data source it is using does not allow it to draw firm conclusions for the purposes of this Review.
    (213361)
43
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, section 96, if he will ensure that NHS England's proposals to use modified Linacs to supplement highly specialised stereotactic radiotherapy provision (a) comply with national recommendations that a minimum number of 25 patients is treated each year and (b) do not reduce patient access to the conventional radiotherapy the Linacs are designed to provide.
    (213362)
44
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations on a (a) permanent and (b) fixed-term contract basis since May 2010.
    (213272)
45
N
Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of sexting, in cases where images of people under the age of 18 have been taken and or stored by other under the age of 18 have been reported to the police in each police authority area in each of the last five years; and how many such cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for a prosecution decision.
    (213268)
46
N
Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department can take to remove illegal sexting images sent through mobile telephones and other electronic devices; and how many such images have been so removed in each of the last five years.
    (213365)
47
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is giving to the Yazidi people; and if she will make a statement.
    (213228)
48
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in youth custody have been placed in segregation units in each year since May 2010.
    (213432)
49
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) longest periods of time is that offenders in youth custody have been placed in segregation units in each year since May 2010.
    (213433)
50
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of offenders in youth custody who are black, Asian and minority ethnic in each year since May 2010.
    (213434)
51
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on allowing former offenders to visit youth custody environments.
    (213435)
52
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons Wetherby Young Offenders Institution has been redesignated to a Secure College of Learning.
    (213436)
53
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2014, to Question 212152, how many people convicted of possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were (i) cautioned, (ii) given a custodial sentence, (iii) fined, (iv) given a community resolution and (v) given some other form of discharge in each of the last five years.
    (213455)
54
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average time was spent on remand in each year since 2010.
    (213352)
55
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were held on remand in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were subsequently convicted and immediately released.
    (213353)
56
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offence each person held on remand in each year since 2010 was convicted of; and what average custodial sentence was handed down to such people.
    (213354)
57
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been held on remand in each month since May 2010.
    (213355)
58
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people held on remand in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were subsequently (i) convicted and (ii) found not guilty.
    (213356)
59
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on (a) the provision of legal services and (b) small solicitors and legal firms.
    (213437)
60
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on the Government's ability to tackle director misconduct.
    (213438)
61
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the open letter sent to him from business organisations dated 15 October 2014 on their concerns about the effect of changes to insolvency litigation contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
    (213439)
62
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she expects the political talks that she is chairing in Northern Ireland to conclude; and if she will make it her policy to place a paper on the conclusions of those talks in the Library.
    (213427)
63
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212594, what the cost has been of each (a) direct award and (b) franchise extension since September 2012.
    (213446)
64
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department and agencies are taking to ensure alternative provision for people unable or unwilling to use digital services.
    (213231)
65
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that consumers are protected from rogue pension schemes.
    (213266)
66
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 522, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there has been very little movement of more than about five miles from people's existing homes as a result of the benefit cap.
    (213259)
67
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on making receipt of universal credit by claimants in work subject to conditions; and if he will make a statement.
    (213261)
68
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people claiming employment and support allowance are classified as BME.
    (213308)
69
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received of false benefit off-flow claims from jobcentres involving misuse of the Flexible Support Fund; and if he will make a statement.
    (213357)

Notices given on Wednesday 5 November

1
N
Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Attorney General, how many cases including the sending of a nude or sexually explicit electronic image of an individual under the age of 18 where the perpetrator of the crime is under the age of 18 have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in the last three years; how many such cases have been taken forward for prosecution; and how many such prosecutions have been successful.
[Transferred]   (213364)
2
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a Government financial recognition payment to all citizens who reach the age of 100 years.
[Transferred]   (213428)
3
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of child poverty is in (a) each constituency in London, (b) London, (c) England, (d) Scotland, (e) Wales and (f) Northern Ireland.
[Transferred]   (213451)
4
 
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Attorney General, if he will take steps to clarify the law on abortion for the purpose of gender selection; and if he will make a statement.
    (213561)
5
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contingency arrangements his Department has reached with HM Treasury on meeting the cost of the expansion of student numbers in the absence of proceeds from the sale of the student loan book in the present Parliament.
    (213629)
6
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department plans to fund the abolition of the cap on student numbers in the absence of proceeds from the sale of the student loan book in the present Parliament.
    (213630)
7
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish updated student numbers as a result of the abolition of the cap on student numbers.
    (213631)
8
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the increase in student numbers as a result of the decision to abolish the cap on student numbers; and what his updated estimates of student numbers is for (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
    (213632)
9
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made in its plans for the sale of the student loan book.
    (213633)
10
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit businesses advertising assignment writing services to higher education students; and if he will make a statement.
    (213634)
11
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that EU and UK funding programmes aimed at increasing young people's skills prioritise interpersonal skills known to be highly valued by employers.
    (213502)
12
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to support further growth in the services sector; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that EU regulations do not negatively affect support to business in that sector.
    (213505)
13
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to promote greater transparency and dissemination of information by broadband providers to customers on charges incurred when changing suppliers.
    (213519)
14
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in establishing full public transparency of company ownership.
    (213635)
15
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent fall in UK construction Purchasing Managers Index.
    (213641)
16
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the percentage change was in the National Minimum Wage in each year since its introduction.
    (213637)
17
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what issues the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments took into account when considering the appointment of Lord Strathclyde to an advisory role with URS Corporation.
    (213492)
18
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died as a result of skin cancer since January 2011.
    (213625)
19
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reconsider compensation paid to Equitable Life policyholders.
    (213511)
20
 
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a reduction in growth in the Eurozone on economic performance in (a) each region of the UK and (b) the UK as a whole.
    (213461)
21
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the clarity of and improving competition in the mortgage market.
    (213568)
22
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about the clarity of fees and charges and ease of comparison in the mortgage market.
    (213569)
23
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the mortgage industry and consumer groups about making price comparison easier for consumers.
    (213585)
24
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments the Government has made to (a) Capgemini and (b) Fujitsu for work decommissioning tax credits.
    (213642)
25
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices were removed from their apprenticeship programme to cover tax credit renewal work in the last two weeks of July 2014; and where such apprentices were based.
    (213643)
26
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff by grade and pay band were moved to the tax credit renewal work by HM Revenue and Customs business area in the last two weeks of July 2014.
    (213644)
27
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data on UK taxpayers is held by Fujitsu; and where the relevant data centre is.
    (213645)
28
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the extra cost to HM Revenue and Customs arising from the time taken to implement universal credit.
    (213646)
29
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the integration costs likely to be incurred when passing HM Revenue and Customs Aspire Contract Work to potential new suppliers.
    (213647)
30
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the replacement for the HM Revenue and Customs contract will involve provision and a costing for support for tax credits.
    (213648)
31
 
David Wright (Telford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Managing and replacing the Aspire contract, HC 444, published on 22 July 2014, if he will estimate the savings to the public purse that he expects to accrue from the improvement in HM Revenue and Customs IT service availability identified in that report.
    (213650)
32
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which charities, communities projects or businesses have withdrawn from the Community Work Placement scheme.
    (213536)
33
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are on community work placements.
    (213538)
34
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in Bradford West constituency are on community work placements.
    (213539)
35
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what charities, community projects and businesses benefit from community work placements.
    (213540)
36
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities in the West Midlands on the devolution of his Department's powers to that urban area; and if he will make a statement.
    (213542)
37
 
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure that residents can veto proposals to extract minerals in their localities.
    (213555)
38
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government has taken to implement Recommendation 1224 of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/HRC/26/43).
    (213481)
39
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of contracts to deliver rollout of superfast broadband have been granted to BT since 2010.
    (213512)
40
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding for broadband his Department has provided to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council in each of the last three years.
    (213514)
41
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of properties in North East Bedfordshire receive (a) broadband at speeds below 2MBPS and (b) superfast broadband; and what changes there have been in these proportions.
    (213515)
42
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of progress in increasing mobile signal coverage to all areas.
    (213640)
43
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department had with the Libyan government on criteria employed to select which Libyan soldiers took part in training at Basingbourne barracks in Cambridgeshire.
    (213588)
44
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Libyan soldiers recently in training at Basingbourne barracks, Cambridgeshire were (a) asked by the Government to leave the training programme; and how soon after being asked to leave that programme those soldiers returned to Libya.
    (213589)
45
 
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will issue guidance on the age threshold at which and for what period leaving one or more children alone or in charge of another child at home is an advisory issue, a child protection issue or a criminal offence.
    (213460)
46
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the study of music in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if she will make a statement.
    (213521)
47
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools have at least one trained music teacher; and if she will make a statement.
    (213544)
48
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of trained music teachers in England; and if she will make a statement.
    (213546)
49
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools have at least one trained music teacher; and if she will make a statement.
    (213547)
50
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the 2014 EU procurement directives on how local authorities procure special school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
    (213532)
51
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of EU procurement regulations on the ability of parents to express a preference for an independent or non-maintained special school under clause 43 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
    (213557)
52
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that academy schools can respond to competitive tenders from local authorities seeking to place children and young people in schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
    (213558)
53
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's assessment of the adequacy of procurement and commissioning expertise within academy schools and special academies to meet the criteria of the 2014 EU procurement directives from April 2015.
    (213559)
54
 
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014 to the hon. Member for Huddersfield to Question 211964, what derogations from the Admissions Code have been allowed in 54 free schools and three academies; and what the demonstrable evidence is that such derogations benefit local children.
    (213496)
55
 
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support behavioural optometry services.
    (213570)
56
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to respond to concerns raised by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at the NGO stakeholder forum meetings on new build nuclear reactors and nuclear waste management in (a) February and (b) June 2014.
    (213494)
57
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department’s Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response Programme made of the Ministry of Defence nuclear accident exercise Senator 2011; and what the recommendations and conclusions arising from that assessment are.
    (213649)
58
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of 23 October 2014, by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Official Report, column 333WH, what recent progress has been made by the cross-government climate change communications group; what work this group will carry out over the next six months; who the participants in this group are; and if he will make a statement.
    (213457)
59
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers in (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments have lead responsibility for communicating the facts about climate change and its impacts on the UK; how much the Government has allocated to communications in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
    (213458)
60
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to implement increases to agricultural tractor and trailer weights.
    (213553)
61
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department issues about the restrictions arising from agricultural tractor and trailer weight rules.
    (213554)
62
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have raised the cases of Farshid Fathi, Behnam Irani, Shahin Lahouti and other Christians imprisoned for their faith in Iran when in conversations with representatives of the Iranian government.
    (213478)
63
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Iranian government to fulfil its obligations to uphold religious freedoms under Article 18 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    (213479)
64
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart about the deadline of Monday 10 November for all civil society organisations to register under the Law on Associations (Law 84 of 2002).
    (213550)
65
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what bilateral and multilateral steps his Department has taken to encourage the Egyptian authorities to withdraw the 10 November deadline for all civil society organisations to register under the Law on Associations (Law 84 of 2002) and to retract the draft Law on Associations presented by Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity on 26 June 2014.
    (213551)
66
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of the needs identified by Open Doors in its report on freedom of religion and the persecution of Christians published in March 2014.
    (213504)
67
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his NATO counterparts, (b) the government of Azerbaijan and (c) the government of Armenia on relations between those two countries relating to the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
    (213506)
68
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of fighting between government factions and Islamist rebels on populated residential areas of Benghazi, Libya.
    (213507)
69
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government has provided to the authorities in China since the earthquake in Yunnan province.
    (213508)
70
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made on (a) sponsors for, (b) exhibitors and (c) construction of the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015.
    (213636)
71
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of persecution of Christians in (a) the Middle East and (b) North Africa.
    (213638)
72
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in ending sexual violence in conflict since the Global Summit in June 2014.
    (213639)
73
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made on implementing the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict; and what steps he is taking to help other governments prevent and prosecute those responsible for sexual violence in conflict.
    (213565)
74
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Israeli government condemning its (a) closure of the al-Aqsa mosque and other parts of the al-Sharif site in Jerusalem and (b) plan to build 1,000 housing units in illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.
    (213535)
75
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to Moldova to integrate further with the EU; and if he will make a statement.
    (213497)
76
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
    (213522)
77
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve bilateral relations between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and if he will make a statement.
    (213523)
78
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist Kosovo join international institutions; and if he will make a statement.
    (213524)
79
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent support he has given to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for that country's candidacy to join the EU; and if he will make a statement.
    (213525)
80
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help resolve the dispute over the name of Macedonia; and if he will make a statement.
    (213534)
81
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on the conflict in that country; and if he will make a statement.
    (213541)
82
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encouarge the diplomatic recognition of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
    (213543)
83
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Argentinian counterpart to discuss the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement.
    (213607)
84
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on reform of the European Union.
    (213608)
85
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU economic sanctions on the political situation in Russia.
    (213609)
86
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Catalonia; and if he will make a statement.
    (213612)
87
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Burkina Faso.
    (213615)
88
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to assist the holding of democratic elections in Burkina Faso as quickly as possible.
    (213616)
89
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of suicide bombings on the stability of Nigeria since the beginning of 2014.
    (213617)
90
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the use of sexual violence in the conflict in Ukraine.
    (213618)
91
 
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in how many countries Teleperformance operates as a commercial partner to UK Visas and Immigration.
    (213459)
92
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to increase awareness among potential parents and pregnant mothers of the importance of a healthy lifestyle for the health of the unborn child.
    (213501)
93
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what fundinghis Department provides for research on (a) the potential links between vitamin D deficiency and dementia and (b) prevention of dementia.
    (213503)
94
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of children's audiology services in England.
    (213483)
95
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Answer of 28 November 2012 to Question 129969, how many recipients there have been of £25,000 Skipton Fund top-ups who had previously received a Skipton Fund stage two payment of £25,000.
    (213610)
96
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when ongoing Skipton payments for Stage 2 HCV infectees were introduced in 2011, what efforts were made to contact all Skipton registrants who had previously received Stage 2 lump sums to inform them that new ongoing payments were available to them to apply for.
    (213611)
97
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications to register with the Skipton Fund have been refused on the grounds that applicants have not been infected with chronic hepatitis C for longer that six months; and how many such decisions have been overturned on appeal since the inception of that Fund.
    (213619)
98
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will bring forward proposals to remove the requirement that people infected with hepatitis C prior to September 1991 must prove that they have chronic hepatitis C for longer than six months in order to register with the Skipton Fund.
    (213620)
99
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have applied to register with (a) the Skipton Fund and (b) MFET Limited since the inception of those bodies; and how many such applications have been (i) accepted and (ii) rejected.
    (213621)
100
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2014 to Question 210955, what funding his Department has allocated to (a) the Macfarlane Trust, (b) the Caxton Foundation, (c) the Skipton Fund, (d) the Eileen Trust and (e) MFET Limited for 2014-15.
    (213623)
101
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the implementation framework for hepatitis C improvement.
    (213563)
102
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will confirm how much his Department has spent on translation services since January 2011.
    (213626)
103
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals in England presently have a linked fracture liaison service.
    (213484)
104
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who in NHS England is responsible for the oversight and performance of operational delivery networks.
    (213495)
105
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles are acted on by NHS trusts.
    (213509)
106
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish guidance on hospital parking charges and the NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles.
    (213510)
107
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of prescribing errors in hospitals.
    (213533)
108
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescribing errors have occurred in (a) NHS acute trusts, (b) GP surgeries, (c) pharmacies and (d) nursing homes in England in each month since May 2010.
    (213560)
109
 
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens were subject to a European arrest warrant in 2013-14.
    (213665)
110
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to improve the effectiveness of detection, prosecution and sentencing of domestic violence offences.
    (213564)
111
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the concerns over the lack of powers of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in Northern Ireland in paragraph 25 of the report on the UK by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; and if she will take steps to support making the NCA fully operational in Northern Ireland.
    (213614)
112
 
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle online fraud.
    (213498)
113
 
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes involving online fraud were recorded in each of the last five years.
    (213499)
114
 
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the effectiveness of the Payment Services Directive in tackling online fraud.
    (213500)
115
 
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her recent correspondence with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the mobile phone network and the consultation on tackling partial not.spots in mobile phone coverage.
    (213517)
116
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK her Department has (a) been notified of and (b) checked each year since 2010.
    (213586)
117
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK of which her Department had been notified were (a) classified as high priority and (b) checked in each year since 2010.
    (213587)
118
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted under section 35 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in each year since 2010.
    (213590)
119
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines have been given to the agents or owners of private aircraft for having persons onboard with inadequate immigration documents in each year since 2010.
    (213591)
120
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many general aviation pre-flight passenger notifications were not submitted in the timescales specified in the Commissioners' Directions in each month since they were introduced in 2013.
    (213592)
121
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK have been checked against the semaphore system in each year since 2010.
    (213593)
122
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted under Paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2010.
    (213594)
123
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to take a decision on use of water cannon by the Metropolitan Police Service.
    (213520)
124
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the level of illegal migrants arriving in the UK from Calais.
    (213622)
125
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce cyber stalking.
    (213624)
126
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on translation of non-European languages since January 2011.
    (213627)
127
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on the UK's funding of civil society programmes and organisations in Egypt of the revision to Article 78 of the Egyptian Penal Code and restrictions on NGO's access to foreign funding; and what contingency plans she has put in place.
    (213552)
128
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of grave robbery in each year since January 2011.
    (213613)
129
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to prevent drug use in prisons.
    (213628)
130
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the change in the number of people employed at magistrates' courts has been in each year since 2010.
    (213482)
131
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the agenda for the Northern Future Forum in Helsinki on 6 to 7 November 2014, what matters in respect of Finnish and Swedish experience with underground geological disposal of radioactive waste he plans to raise at that meeting.
    (213493)
132
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which 10 local authorities had (a) the largest and (b) the smallest improvement between the Department for Work and Pensions confirmation live run and the local authority data matching live run of data transfer.
    (213548)
133
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many and what proportion of people who were registered for a postal vote under the household electoral register did not have their postal vote transferred during the confirmation run of both the Department of Work and Pensions and the local authority data matching pilots; and what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to ensure that people retain their postal vote in the transition to individual electoral registration.
    (213549)
134
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which 100 local authority wards achieved the largest increase in data matching between the Department for Work and Pensions confirmation live run and local authority data matching live run.
    (213562)
135
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funding allocated by the Government for cycling infrastructure since 2012 has been designated for Cheshire East.
    (213480)
136
 
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage the operators of the M6 toll, the Dartford-Thurrock river crossing, the Severn Bridge, and other electronic toll roads to use a common tag system.
    (213518)
137
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Southern railway on the expansion of the Unizone rail scheme between Hastings and Brighton; and if he will make a statement.
    (213545)
138
 
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funding for the Chickenhall link road in Eastleigh constituency.
    (213556)
139
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council for local welfare assistance schemes in 2014.
    (213513)
140
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding he expects to provide to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council for local welfare assistance schemes in 2015-16.
    (213516)
141
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have refused to take community work placements and have had benefits withdrawn as a result to date.
    (213537)
142
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the consistency of the application process for personal independence payments with his Department's duties under the Equality Act 2010.
    (213566)
Monday 10 November  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
 
★ 1
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): What steps his Department is taking to promote localism and give powers to local communities.
    (905948)
★ 2
Pat Glass (North West Durham): What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions.
    (905949)
★ 3
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What assessment he has made of the level of the take-up of neighbourhood planning and community rights.
    (905950)
★ 4
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions.
    (905951)
★ 5
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What estimate he has made of the number of children living in bed and breakfast accomodation; and if he will make a statement.
    (905952)
★ 6
Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps his Department is taking to support community pubs.
    (905953)
★ 7
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): How many small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Cherwell District Council area have been affected by the reduction in business rates.
    (905954)
★ 8
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): What recent assessment he has made of the availability of affordable housing in Brighton and Hove.
    (905955)
★ 9
Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): When his Department plans to issue a final response to the consultation entitled Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies; launched in May 2014, on the Local Government Pension Scheme.
    (905956)
★ 11
Maria Miller (Basingstoke): What assessment he has made of the effect on council tax payers of freezing the rates of council tax.
    (905958)
★ 12
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions.
    (905959)
★ 13
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): What discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on devolving power to cities.
    (905960)
★ 14
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): What steps he is taking to increase the supply of social housing.
    (905961)
★ 15
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): What recent representations he has received on reform of council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement.
    (905962)
★ 16
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): When he next plans to meet firefighters to discuss their pensions.
    (905963)
★ 18
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): How many small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Dover have been affected by the reduction in business rates.
    (905965)
★ 19
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What level of reduction there has been in (a) his Department's budget and (b) centrally-funded local authority budgets since May 2010.
    (905966)
★ 20
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What steps he is taking to protect leaseholders from nuisance legal actions initiated by their landlords.
    (905967)
★ 22
Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions.
    (905969)
★ 23
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What recent guidance he has given local authorities on ensuring adequate stormwater drainage in residential areas.
    (905970)
★ 24
Steve Brine (Winchester): What the take-up of Help to Buy has been in (a) England and (b) Winchester constituency.
    (905971)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (905938)
★ 2
Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton):  
    (905939)
★ 3
Alison McGovern (Wirral South):  
    (905940)
★ 4
David Mowat (Warrington South):  
    (905941)
★ 5
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View):  
    (905942)
★ 6
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage):  
    (905943)
★ 7
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne):  
    (905944)
★ 8
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):  
    (905945)
★ 9
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):  
    (905946)
★ 10
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse):  
    (905947)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 4 November

1
N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the support available to single homeless people.
    (213238)
2
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the replacement of the Rural Development Programme for England's Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme will be announced; and when funding applications will be invited.
    (213454)
3
N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the quality of care for prostate cancer patients improves across the country.
    (213237)

Notices given on Wednesday 5 November

1
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities and community groups on tackling rough sleeping.
[Question Unstarred]   (905972)
2
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase local control over planning policy.
[Question Unstarred]   (905968)
3
N
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices have been employed through the employer ownership pilot for apprenticeships; and how much of the £340 million allocated has been spent.
    (213579)
4
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support the retention of skills and jobs in the Bristol region.
    (213595)
5
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of job losses at Rolls Royce on the retention of key engineering skills in the Bristol region.
    (213600)
6
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Rolls Royce and (b) other aerospace and engineering employers in the Bristol region.
    (213601)
7
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014, to Question 208968, which tenant groups his Department asked the industry to seek the views of in creating a code of practice for the management of residential property; and what steps he took to ensure that the views sought were representative of all tenant groups.
    (213488)
8
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to publicise its How to Rent guide; and whether his Department evaluated its success in communicating with private tenants.
    (213490)
9
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to propose secondary legislation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
    (213663)
10
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the personnel establishment is of each unit of the Army Reserve in Northern Ireland.
    (213467)
11
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the personnel establishment is of each unit of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Reserve in Northern Ireland.
    (213468)
12
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the personnel establishment is of each unit of the RAF Reserve in Northern Ireland.
    (213469)
13
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to protect members of the Territorial Army from workplace discrimination.
    (213573)
14
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flood defences were affected by the 2013-14 winter floods; how many such defences had been temporarily repaired by 31 October 2014; how many such defences have been permanently repaired by 31 October 2014; how many areas were affected by the 2013-14 winter floods; how many of those areas had permanently repaired by 31 October 2014 all their flood defences that had been damaged by the 2013-14 winter floods; how many of those areas has some of their flood defences only temporarily repaired by 31 October 2014; and to how many of the areas affected by the 2013-14 winter floods the Environment Agency had restored flood protection by 31 October 2014.
    (213530)
15
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the written answer of 3 November 2014, to Question 212297, what the reasons were for the requests by HMYOI Cookham Wood for cancellation of education hours.
    (213604)
16
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on child welfare for pupils using publicly accessible pitches for sporting activities during school hours.
    (213655)
17
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria Ofsted uses for inspection of the welfare of children engaging in sporting activities during school hours.
    (213656)
18
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to work with the Department for Health to ensure that new arrangements for transition and access to preventative support under the Care Act regulations benefit young people who have care and support needs and are leaving care.
    (213657)
19
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish the review commissioned in 2012 into the evidence supporting an increase in the minimum landing size for sea bass.
    (213526)
20
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the recent Solent bass survey; and what steps she plans to take in response to the findings of that survey.
    (213527)
21
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce domestic bass conservation policies.
    (213528)
22
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which overseas trips by Scottish Government Ministers have been supported by his Department or British embassies and consulates in each year since 2010; what the purpose of these trips was; and what support was offered.
    (213577)
23
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how adjustments to the Scottish block grant will be calculated following implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
    (213578)
24
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the military capability of ISIL.
    (213571)
25
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the military capability of Hamas.
    (213572)
26
N
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Israeli authorities over the disturbances at the Al Aqsa compound.
    (213580)
27
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government took to strengthen formal oversight of US use of Diego Garcia after the disclosure in 2008 that two US rendition flights had refuelled there in 2002.
    (213470)
28
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government exercised its formal oversight of US use of Diego Garcia between 2001 and 2008.
    (213471)
29
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that there are adequate supplies of BCG vaccine available for the treatment of bladder cancer.
    (213658)
30
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of rickets have been diagnosed since 2010 in infants and children up to and including five years of age (a) in total and (b) of African, African-Caribbean and South Asian origin.
    (213659)
31
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the (a) interim and (b) final reprot from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Vitamin D Working Group to be published.
    (213660)
32
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 23 October 2014 to Question 211147, what the timeline is for publication of the Liver Disease Framework under development by Public Health England; and whether there will be a full public consultation during that process.
    (213661)
33
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the second interim report on the 2013 data on progress that has been made towards the Public Health Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market by the end of 2015 will be published.
    (213662)
34
N
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what were (a) the rates of admission to hospital, (b) the total hospital bed-days per population and (c) the rates of admission to hospital from a nursing home or residential care home for patients with a secondary diagnosis of dementia over (i) 65 and (ii) 75 years of age for each clinical commissioning group in England for 2013-14.
    (213473)
35
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times he has exercised his powers under the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Constitution and Functions) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Functions) Regulations 2013 to refer an unlicensed indication of a drug for a NICE technology appraisal.
    (213574)
36
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) charities and (b) clinicians who support the Off-patent Drugs Bill.
    (213575)
37
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were admitted to mother and baby mental health units in each of the last five years.
    (213653)
38
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women who have been diagnosed with mental health problems have given birth in NHS maternity units in each of the last five years.
    (213654)
39
N
Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time to see a GP is in Heywood and Middleton constituency.
    (213477)
40
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of teenage suicides in each English region in each of the last five years.
    (213475)
41
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to sections 105 and 120 of NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published in November 2014, which members of (a)NHS England's staff and (b) the Clinical Reference Group made up the project team; from where the focus group was drawn; and what the names are of those who sat on that focus group.
    (213582)
42
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to section 121 of NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published in November 2014, what the names are of those who supplied the data demonstrating (a) the cost effectiveness of treating patients surgically as against treating with stereotactic radiosurgery, (b) the cost of providing surgical treatment and (c) the cost of providing stereotacic radiosurgery.
    (213583)
43
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's agreement to provide £6 million of funding for Cancer Research UK's Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) clinical trial programme, (a) over what time period that funding will be available, (b) how many patients in total will take part in that trial, (c) how many of those patients will receive SABR and (d) what the cost per patient will be.
    (213584)
44
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in each force, are suspended and unavailable for duty as a result of the 63 active independent investigations currently being undertaken by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and which have taken more than 11 months.
    (213581)
45
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ban the use of new psychoactive substances; and whether a timetable has been agreed for implemention of that ban.
    (213652)
46
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the type of housing tenure held by women after leaving refuge accommodation in England and Wales was in each of the last four financial years.
    (213664)
47
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited to the UK under a European arrest warrant in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14 and (f) since April 2014; and from which EU member states they were extradited.
    (213462)
48
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people and (b) UK nationals were extradited from the UK under a European arrest warrant in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13, (v) 2013-14 and (vi) since April 2014; and to which EU member states they were extradited.
    (213463)
49
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for the surrender of an individual under a European arrest warrant were received by the Serious Organised Crime Agency from each EU member state in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14 and (f) since April 2014.
    (213464)
50
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European arrest warrants the UK (a) issued and (b) received in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13, (v) 2013-14 and (vi) since April 2014.
    (213465)
51
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European arrest warrants the UK has (a) issued and (b) received in each calendar year (i) between 2004 and 2013 and (ii) in 2014.
    (213466)
52
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014, to Question 212599, what estimate he has made of the number of court staff who interact with vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.
    (213603)
53
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212599, how many officials in his Department have undergone Crown and Magistrates' Court Witness Liaison Oficer Awareness training in each year since May 2010.
    (213605)
54
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212599, how many officials in his Department have undergone Vulnerable and Intimated Witnesses Awareness training in each year since May 2010.
    (213606)
55
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions Capita Group plc has tendered for contracts let by his Department in each year since May 2010; how many such tenders have been successful; how much his Department and its predecessors paid to Capita Group plc for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 Capita Group plc hold with his Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between his Department and Capita Group plc.
    (213485)
56
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many external consultants work for his Department.
    (213486)
57
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the collection rate was for fines levied by each local criminal justice board in the last year for which figures are available.
    (213487)
58
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what offences and under what circumstances police officers of Staffordshire Police, West Yorkshire Police and Leicestershire Police will be required to seek permission of the Crown Prosecution Service before issuing the community resolutions and suspended prosecutions being piloted in those areas.
    (213567)
59
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Police Scotland has concluded its investigation of alleged rendition flights which may have landed in Scottish airports.
    (213472)
60
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent the misuse of data on vehicle keepers held by private parking companies and local authorities.
    (213474)
61
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allow bio-LPG enhanced certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
    (213597)
62
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to promote the use of bio-LPG as a fuel for (a) heavy goods vehicles and (b) non-road-mobile machinery.
    (213598)
63
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the future of the winter fuel allowance for UK citizens living in mainland France on a state pension; and if he will make a statement.
    (213491)
64
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of sharing child tax credits proportionally between care givers where custody is split.
    (213489)
65
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 526, whether he has considered making changes to the level of employment and support allowance; how many recipients of that allowance are disabled; and how many recipients of that allowance are doing permitted work.
    (213476)
66
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases are still being dealt with by Atos; and what transitional arrangements are in place to deal with cases previously dealt with by Atos.
    (213576)
67
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will add a question to the consultation on the local welfare provision in 2015 to 2016 to ask whether local welfare assistance funding should continue to be provided by his Department and distributed by the Department for Communities and Local Government to local authorities.
    (213529)
68
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is possible for an unemployed person refused employment and support allowance because a work capability assessment found them fit for work to be refused jobseeker's allowance on the grounds of not being fit for work; and if he will make a statement.
    (213596)
69
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to volunteer-led job clubs.
    (213599)
70
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people left jobseeker's allowance because they reached the state pension age in each of the last 10 years.
    (213602)
71
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 522, on welfare reform (economy), what estimate he has made of the proportion of those affected by the benefit cap who have (a) moved home and (b) moved more than five miles.
    (213651)
72
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to Question 212414, by which means universal credit is calculated in cases where a claimant's circumstances change, so that the existing IT system does not have the functionality to complete the claimant's entitlement; and if he will make a statement.
    (213666)
Tuesday 11 November  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
 
★ 1
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What assessment he has made of the ability of solicitors to provide crime duty cover in sparsely populated areas.
    (905983)
★ 2
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What steps he is taking to ensure that prisoners who have been convicted of a crime of violence are assessed before being transferred from secure accommodation to an open prison.
    (905984)
★ 3
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What recent progress he has made on his courts reform programme.
    (905985)
★ 4
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): What progress his Department has made on compensation for miscarriages of justice.
    (905986)
★ 5
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to ensure that quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations comply with freedom of information legislation.
    (905987)
★ 6
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What progress has been made on investigations into the alleged misuse of public money by private providers holding contracts with his Department.
    (905988)
★ 7
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Probation Service.
    (905989)
★ 8
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the compensation claims of mesothelioma sufferers are handled fairly.
    (905990)
★ 9
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What steps he plans to take to ensure that people have access to justice regardless of ability to pay.
    (905991)
★ 10
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): If he will conduct an evaluation of the effects of the judiciary providing the Department for Work and Pensions and appellants with reasons for their decisions in employment and support allowance appeals.
    (905992)
★ 11
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of convictions for stalking offences.
    (905993)
★ 12
Philip Davies (Shipley): What proportion of recalls to prison were fixed-term recalls in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (905994)
★ 13
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the compensation claims of mesothelioma sufferers are handled fairly.
    (905995)
★ 14
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What plans he has to legalise humanist marriages.
    (905996)
★ 15
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the compensation claims of mesothelioma sufferers are handled fairly.
    (905997)
★ 16
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): Whether it is the Government's policy for the UK to remain a party to the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.
    (905998)
★ 17
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What progress he has made on reforming sentencing for people convicted for making threats on social media.
    (905999)
★ 18
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What progress he has made on ensuring that members of the public who help others or intervene in emergencies are not prosecuted if something goes wrong.
    (906000)
★ 19
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Probation Service.
    (906001)
★ 20
Jessica Morden (Newport East): What assessment he has made of the effects of recent reductions in funding for civil legal aid.
    (906002)
★ 21
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What steps he is taking to protect people who are threatened on social media.
    (906003)
★ 22
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What the average length of time taken is for tribunals to reach decisions on appeals relating to entitlement to personal independence payment.
    (906004)
★ 23
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing legal representation for offenders accused of trivial offences whilst in custody in the last 12 months.
    (906005)
★ 24
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): If he will make a comparative assessment of the human rights protections afforded to British citizens visiting countries that (a) are and (b) are not parties to the European Convention on Human Rights.
    (906006)
★ 25
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps he is taking to reform UK human rights law.
    (906007)
At 12.45pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (905973)
★ 2
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East):  
    (905974)
★ 3
Bob Blackman (Harrow East):  
    (905975)
★ 4
Sarah Champion (Rotherham):  
    (905976)
★ 5
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon):  
    (905977)
★ 6
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire):  
    (905978)
★ 7
Tessa Munt (Wells):  
    (905979)
★ 8
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton):  
    (905980)
★ 9
Ian Austin (Dudley North):  
    (905981)
★ 10
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  
    (905982)
Monday 17 November  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 21 October

1
N
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the conditions of the recent report of the Dangers of Returning Home by Waging Peace on the monitoring of Sudanese nationals by Sudanese intelligence and security staff within UK borders and the use of the evidence gathered during detention and torture in Sudan, if the Government will reassess the appropriateness of the use of Detained Fast Track in Sudanese asylum cases.
    (211403)

Notices given on Wednesday 5 November

1
N
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered manager applications were (a) received by the Care Quality Commission and (b) approved within (i) one to two weeks, (ii) three to four weeks, (iii) five to six weeks, (iv) seven to eight weeks, (v) nine to 10 weeks, (vi) 11 to 12 weeks, (vii) 13 to 14 weeks, (viii) 15 to 16 weeks, (ix) 17 to 18 weeks, (x) 19 to 20 weeks, (xi) 21 to 30 weeks, (xii) 31 to 52 weeks and (xiii) more than a year in each quarter of the last three years.
    (213531)

Prepared 6th November 2014