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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Friday 5 December 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 4 December 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Friday 5 December 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 5 December  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 28 November

1
N
Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the London Borough of Ealing receives annually in total government grant; and if he will make a statement.
    (216390)

Notices given on Monday 1 December

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for HM Revenue and Customs' submission to the government fleet review.
    (216518)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for (a) the Ministry of Defence's and (b) the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory's submission to the government fleet review.
    (216519)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the submission of the contributions of the (a) Government Car Service, (b) Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency, (c) Vehicle Certification Agency and (d) Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency to the government fleet review.
    (216606)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the submission of the contributions of (a) the Home Office and (b) the British Transport Police Authority to the government fleet review.
    (216607)

Notices given on Tuesday 2 December

1
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations the Government has received on the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.
    (216899)
2
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what response the Government plans to make to the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.
    (216900)
3
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) commenced and (b) completed in each year since 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.
    (216930)
4
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of whether to give the Groceries Code Adjudicator the power to impose fines.
    (216929)
5
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on services liberalisation at an EU level; and if he will make statement.
    (216820)
6
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken at a EU level to reduce bureaucracy.
    (216821)
7
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library (a) a copy of the minutes and (b) a list of attendees of the meeting between the Minister for Civil Society and the Big Society Network in January 2013.
    (216775)
8
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library (a) a copy of the minutes and (b) a list of attendees of the meeting between the Minister for Civil Society and Your Square Mile in March 2013.
    (216776)
9
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between the Prime Minister and the Big Lottery Fund.
    (216889)
10
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Big Lottery Fund.
    (216890)
11
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between the Minister for Civil Society and the Big Lottery Fund from May 2010 to July 2014.
    (216891)
12
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many company formation agencies have been shut down by HM Revenue and Customs for involvement in money laundering in the last (a) 12 months, (b) five years and (c) 10 years.
    (216808)
13
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget has been allocated for staff of HM Revenue and Customs dealing with the regulation of company formation agents.
    (216809)
14
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff at HM Revenue and Customs are involved in regulating and analysing company formation agencies in the UK.
    (216810)
15
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff at HM Revenue and Customs are responsbile for determining whether UK company formation agents are fit and proper persons.
    (216883)
16
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to box 10.A of the National Infrastructure Plan published in December 2014, whether the £40 million referred to is in addition to the £150 million previously allocated for that voucher scheme.
    (216937)
17
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Northern Ireland will receive as a result of Barnett consequentials for the additional transport spending announced for England.
    (216758)
18
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Northern Ireland will receive as a result of Barnett consequentials for the additional health spending announced for England.
    (216759)
19
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's guidelines issued to local authorities on dealing with unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments; and if he will make a statement.
    (216886)
20
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to take a decision on the application by Gloucestershire County Council to site an incinerator facility at Javelin Park.
    (216795)
21
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will carry out an assessment of the adequacy of mobile telephone coverage in Wrexham town centre.
    (216828)
22
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of mobile telephone coverage in (a) Wrexham and (b) West Cheshire and Chester.
    (216829)
23
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mobile telephone coverage in Wrexham County Borough.
    (216830)
24
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of IT systems used in the national security vetting process.
    (216756)
25
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received about delays in the national security vetting process.
    (216757)
26
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which blocks of the Type 26 Frigate of what value will be built in Portsmouth.
    (216880)
27
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 October 2014, Official Report, column 63WS, whether laser designators on UK Reapers carrying out surveillance missions in Syria are marking targets.
  [R] (216785)
28
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any personnel from Reaper Squadron 39 have been deployed to (a) Al Udeid air base, Qatar, (b) Al Minhad airbase, United Arab Emirates and (c) Al Musannah airbase, Oman.
  [R] (216796)
29
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213740, whether the NATO MQ9 Users Group will be available for use as part of the NATO rapid reaction force.
    (216827)
30
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 209575, whether the Government has had any discussions with the administration of the US on future basing of UK Reapers in Afghanistan in connection with Operation Resolute Support 2015.
    (216885)
31
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department provided to the A-level Content Advisory Board in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
    (216822)
32
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding of the A-level Content Advisory Board is included in her Department's current expenditure plans for 2015-16.
    (216823)
33
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the work of the A-level Content Advisory Board; and if she will publish any such assessments made.
    (216824)
34
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have received the pupil premium to date; and what assessment her Department has made of the results and performance of that policy.
    (216825)
35
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many service leavers have (a) applied to and (b) been accepted onto the Troops to Teachers programme to date.
    (216826)
36
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on supply teachers in England in the academic years (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
    (216931)
37
N
Sir Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding available for a sixth form pupil at a grammar school in (a) 2010, (b) 2005 and (c) the latest date for which figures are available.
    (216868)
38
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many frontline flood defence staff were employed by the Environment Agency in each year since 2010-11; and how many such staff are planned to be employed in 2015-16.
    (216871)
39
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent reports she has received on the outbreak of H5N8 avian flu in Yorkshire.
    (216872)
40
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that green waste disposed on farmland does not contain plastic bags and other non-biodegradable material.
    (216750)
41
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the bee disease foulbrood.
    (216754)
42
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a list of all operators who obtained commercial fishing licences from the Ascension Island government between 2010 and 2013.
    (216867)
43
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on whether local authorities or clinical commissioning groups should fund the cost of the drug Nalmefene.
    (216875)
44
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of mental health patients also have drug and alcohol dependencies.
    (216876)
45
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding the Family Planning Association has received from the Government in each of the last four years; and what funding will be made available to the Family Planning Association.
    (216877)
46
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work Health Education England undertakes with local authorities in the area of sexual health; and how much of Health Education England's budget is spent on such work.
    (216878)
47
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014, Official Report, columns 1107-19HL, by how much the funding for the Terrence Higgins Trust will be reduced.
    (216947)
48
N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 27 November to Question 215754, what main concerns have been raised by stakeholders in renal services at the recent meeting with the head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England; and what steps he is taking in response to such concerns.
    (216873)
49
N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2014 to Question 215754, what consideration the new Task and Finish group will give to the commissioning of kidney services; and when he expects the advisory group to report on what support clinical commissiong groups will require to take on commissioning of dialysis.
    (216874)
50
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that community care assessments of people with autism are being carried out by professionals with appropriate training.
    (216748)
51
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adults who receive a diagnosis of autism are made aware of their right to a community care assessment.
    (216749)
52
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) elective and (b) non-elective operations were carried out in the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year since 2004.
    (216831)
53
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified speech and language therapists have been employed by the NHS in Warrington in each year since 2009-10.
    (216816)
54
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified (a) psychologists and (b) psychiatrists have been employed by the NHS in Warrington in each year since 2009-10.
    (216817)
55
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health on the Off-patent Drugs Bill of 7 November 2014, columns 1114-1118, what discussions he has had with hospitals and GPs on changing clinical pathways to reflect the latest evidence to improve the uptake of effective off-patent drugs; what steps he has taken to set up a round-table discussion of these issues with NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); when this discussion will take place; and what steps he has taken to accelerate the uptake of (a) off-patent drugs and (b) innovative medicines through NICE guidance.
    (216943)
56
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to publish a progress report on the Government's implementation of the recommendations in Hard Truths: The Journey to Putting Patients First.
    (216745)
57
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to help GPs diagnose cancer at an early stage.
    (216751)
58
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that donated organs are suitable for transplant.
    (216752)
59
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the prescription of zolpidem.
    (216755)
60
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what cost to his Department senior management of each London NHS clinical commissioning group and trust have been sent on trips abroad in each year since 2010.
    (216897)
61
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes account of the US travel ban list in determining whether to grant visa applications.
    (216811)
62
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes relating to overseas students her Department has made to the points-based immigration system since May 2010.
    (216746)
63
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answers of 9 July 2013 to Question 163513 and 11 February 2014 to Question 186834, whether she still plans to introduce full-cost recovery for alcohol licensing fees through locally set fees.
    (216869)
64
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars from the Government Car Service have been allocated to her Department in each of the last four years; and what the total cost to her Department has been of using these cars in each such year.
    (216870)
65
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 215990, for which campaigns advertisements have been placed on social media; and how much was spent in that fashion on each such campaign.
    (216938)
66
N
Sir Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last reviewed the time taken by the West Midlands Constabulary to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
    (216892)
67
N
Sir Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sanctions her Department has available to take against a Constabulary which takes over 90 working days to process a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
    (216893)
68
N
Sir Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her officials last met officials from the Department for Health to consider the effect of late Disclosure and Barring clearances on the employment of hospital and care home workers.
    (216894)
69
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements she has made with the governments of (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria on the sharing of (i) DNA and fingerprints and (ii) other criminal intelligence; and what form such arrangements take.
    (216818)
70
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage the wider roll-out across Africa of recently trialled tests for Ebola used in Guinea.
    (216898)
71
N
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, at what intervals her Department plans to fund Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance between 2016 and 2020; what threshold will have to be met by other donors to ensure that her Department's funding to that organisation can be released; and at what intervals her Department plans to assess whether that threshold has been met.
    (216797)
72
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to intervention statement for the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) Platform, for what reason the UK's investment in the CP3 Asia Fund is made via a Scottish Limited Partnership.
    (216944)
73
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the intervention statement for the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) Platform, which private equity firm manages the Scottish Limited Partnership for the UK's investment in the CP3 Asia Fund through this Scottish Limited Partnership; and what the cost is of the fees charged by the Scottish Limited Partnership.
    (216945)
74
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the tax jurisdiction is for the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) Asia Fund and (b) International Finance Corporation Catalyst Fund.
    (216946)
75
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on its DfID Direct roadshows.
    (216932)
76
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many women in business in the Arab world have received mentoring and expert advice from counterparts in the UK and other G8 countries as part of the package announced at the G8 Deauville Partnership conference in London in June 2013.
    (216933)
77
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which stand-alone goals and targets the Government hopes to achieve in the forthcoming inter-governmental negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
    (216934)
78
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress the Government has made in negotiating specific targets for the delivery of peace, jobs and justice in the sustainable development goals.
    (216935)
79
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress she has made in scaling up her Department's commercial legal programme LASER; and what funding has been allocated to LASER.
    (216936)
80
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Muslim prisoners there are in England and Wales.
    (216881)
81
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on legal aid for Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs) suspects in each of the last four years; and how much his Department spent on legal advice and representation associated to cases on the TPIMs regime in each such year.
    (216939)
82
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has determined the technology and security specifications required for new remote video links to ensure they are compatible with any future roll-out of pre-recording evidence; and when he plans to make these specifications available to local police and crime commissioners.
    (216760)
83
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213288, what the name and job title is of each member of the programme board.
    (216948)
84
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, on how many occasions Electoral Registration Officers did not meet the Electoral Commission performance standards; how many directions were issued by the Commission in response to such occasions; and on how many such directions Ministers have acted.
    (216888)
85
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to respond to the letter of appeal from Mrs T. Slater of Christchurch of 14 November 2014.
    (216882)
86
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 216240, on how many occasions the number of staff working the night shift at the National Maritime Operation Centre in Fareham in the period October to November 2014 was three or fewer.
    (216895)
87
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Coastguard officials, of what grades are employed at the National Maritime Operation Centre in Fareham; and what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow of such staff was before (i) January and June 2014 and (ii) July and November 2014.
    (216896)
88
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard officials of which grades are employed at Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre; and what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow was of staff members between (i) January and June 2014 and (ii) July and November 2014.
    (216940)
89
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officers of what rank were on watch during the night shift at Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre on the night of 1 December 2014.
    (216941)
90
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre stations are available to act as emergency cover in the event of an emergency at the Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham.
    (216942)
91
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce further toll roads.
    (216819)
92
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to Answer Question 205841, tabled on 15 July 2014.
    (216887)
93
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance applicants are awaiting for a medical assessment at Bootle Assessment Centre.
    (216747)
94
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time has been that employment and support allowance applicants waited for a medical assessment by a doctor since the implementation of that allowance.
    (216777)
95
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a contractual timeframe for carrying out medical assessments after receipt of an employment and support allowance application.
    (216784)
96
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the length of time it takes for a decision to be reached on eligibility for personal independence payments.
    (216884)
97
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families claiming jobseeker's allowance with dependent children have been sanctioned since October 2012; and how many such people have subsequently had their sanction rescinded.
    (216812)
98
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families claiming employment and support allowance with dependent children have been sanctioned since December 2012; and how many such people have subsequently had their sanction rescinded.
    (216813)
99
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's commitment in its response to the Oakley Review, Cm 8904, to implement an IT solution so that local authorities are given the information they need to suspend housing benefit only in cases where it is appropriate to do so, what progress has been made in implementing such a solution; whether the planned implementation date of Autumn 2014 was achieved; and if he will make a statement.
    (216814)
100
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2013 to Question 149822 and pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 215974, how much additional jobseeker's allowance in total claimants subject to a fixed sanction would have received if they had continued to be on the benefit for the length of time of their sanction in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
    (216815)

Notices given on Wednesday 3 December

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347 to the Secretary of State for Transport, what deadline he has set for his Department's submission to the government fleet review.
[Transferred]   (216520)
2
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to proceed with the first of the two consultations before the end of autumn 2014 to add caste as an aspect of race into the Equality Act 2010 in accordance with the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.
[Transferred]   (216879)
3
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Attorney General, what support his Department provides to victim and witness support units.
    (217105)
4
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the revised EU Tobacco Products Directive on the ITL Gallaher factory.
    (217070)
5
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to protect the Universal Service Obligation of delivery of mail to every address in the UK.
    (216981)
6
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to expand the use of 3G communications throughout the UK.
    (216973)
7
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217042)
8
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the likely change over the next 20 years to the proportion of the population of Stafford constituency who are over the age of 85.
    (216976)
9
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in Stafford constituency participated in the National Citizen Service in each of the last two years.
    (216977)
10
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) employees of farmers, (b) self-employed farmers and (c) members of the public were killed by cattle in each year since 2010.
    (217057)
11
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to help home buyers aged over 40 acquire mortgages.
    (216970)
12
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations at a EU level to prevent a EU Mortgage Credit Directive from (a) significantly altering current regulatory practice in the UK and (b) increasing costs and administration for businesses and consumers.
    (217072)
13
 
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt students flying on domestic flights within the UK from air passenger duty; and if he will make a statement.
    (217014)
14
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217052)
15
 
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.117 of the Autumn Statement 2014, if he will take steps to compensate Programme Making and Special Event users of spectrum evicted from the wavelengths they currently use to facilitate the further clearance of spectrum for mobile use.
    (217056)
16
 
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been in the gap between the income of low- and high-income earners over the last 30 years; and what the statistical source is for that information.
    (217066)
17
 
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he plans to make to the President of the EU Commission on tax deals given by Luxemburg to corporations trading in the UK.
    (217022)
18
 
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how many small firms and shops will benefit from reductions in business rates in (a) England and (b) Crawley in 2015-16.
    (217113)
19
 
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the take-up has been of the Help to Buy schemes in (a) England and (b) Crawley constituency to date.
    (217114)
20
 
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide support to help local authorities achieve sufficient efficiency savings to enable them to freeze council tax in 2015-16.
    (217117)
21
 
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 1.117 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Programme Making and Special Event sector on the consequences for their work and the wavelengths they use to facilitate the further clearance of spectrum for mobile use.
    (217055)
22
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mobile telephone coverage in rural areas of Denbighshire.
    (217011)
23
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the regular Army annual recruitment target is for each year from 2014-15 to 2020-21.
    (217015)
24
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the regular Army trained strength requirement is for each year from 2014-15 to 2020-21.
    (217016)
25
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with other EU member states on export licences granted to Israel.
    (217060)
26
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training is provided to personnel in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force on the provisions of (i) the Geneva Conventions and (ii) UN Security Resolution 1325.
    (217077)
27
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 209501, what progress his Department has made on deciding on the sourcing of the remaining 489 Scout Specialist Vehicles; and what deadline his Department has for making that decision.
    (217095)
28
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2014 to Question 211673, how many allegations of each of those categories were recorded relating to the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy, (iii) RAF and (iv) Reserve Forces in each month from January 2009 to March 2014.
    (217096)
29
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2014 to Question 215063, on Army: sexual harassment, whether he expects (a) the review of the results of that survey to be complete and (b) the survey to be placed in the Library before the next Service Commissioner's report is published in 2015.
    (217097)
30
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of guidelines and practices used balancing between improving access to adoption and foster services for accredited prospective parents ensuring the safety of children in care.
    (217074)
31
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of social workers who will be trained through (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate routes to qualification in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
    (217120)
32
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many social workers her Department estimates will be trained through (a) Frontline and (b) Step-Up in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
    (217124)
33
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the reduction in the daily placement fee for third-sector organisations on the number and quality of placements available for trainee social workers.
    (217125)
34
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people gain key transferable skills in order to increase their employment opportunities.
    (216951)
35
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children with Down's syndrome are in mainstream (a) primary and (b) post-primary schools.
    (217062)
36
 
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the average numbers of hours per week spent teaching (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) individual or combined sciences, (d) history, (e) French, (f) Spanish, (g) German, (h) media studies and (i) citizenship in secondary schools at key stage 4 in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
    (216958)
37
 
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the total number of hours per week spent teaching (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) individual or combined sciences, (d) history, (e) French, (f) Spanish, (g) German, (h) media studies and (i) citizenship in secondary schools at key stage 4 in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
    (216959)
38
 
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215252, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's estimate of retail (a) electricity and (b) gas prices in each month between January 2007 and November 2014.
    (216963)
39
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217043)
40
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research funding his Department has allocated in developing new technologies for (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters.
    (217003)
41
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the days of lost production from (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters in the last 12 months.
    (217004)
42
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of tidal impoundment schemes on (a) local economies and (b) the UK economy.
    (217005)
43
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average decommissioning costs of (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters.
    (217007)
44
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the contribution of tidal impoundment to renewable energy production in the UK.
    (217009)
45
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what efforts she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
    (217044)
46
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister for Northern Ireland to discuss the volatility of prices in the dairy industry.
    (216985)
47
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential for contour tree planting in areas with arable farming and the farming of sheep and cattle to improve (a) river water quality and (b) bathing water quality.
    (217002)
48
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of tidal lagoons on (a) coastal tourism and (b) aquaculture.
    (217006)
49
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of river effluent on bathing water quality on coastal beaches which are located in tidal lagoon impoundment areas.
    (217008)
50
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential for tidal lagoons which are connected to the land to reduce the risk of flooding.
    (217010)
51
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Myanmar on tackling sexual violence in that country.
    (216969)
52
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the authorities in Vietnam about human rights and the protection of minorities.
    (216971)
53
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he had made of the effect in Lebanon of the continued fighting in Syria and the influx of refugees.
    (216972)
54
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to encourage the cessation of restrictions on freedom of religion and speech in Bangladesh.
    (216978)
55
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of protests against the election of a Christian as Governor of Jakarta; and what steps he is taking to promote freedoms of religion and speech in Indonesia.
    (217115)
56
 
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Asian companies purchased commercial fishing licences in Ascension Island's waters in each of the last five years.
    (217075)
57
 
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ifhe will increase the number of Syrian refugees to be re-settled in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    (217013)
58
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217045)
59
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of when negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme, including enrichment capacity will be completed.
    (216983)
60
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements his Department placed on the Dudley Group of Hospitals to make savings on its budget in the last four years.
    (217018)
61
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget was allocated by his Department to the Dudley Group of Hospitals in each of the last four years.
    (217019)
62
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of hospitals trusts in England had a budget deficit in each of the last four years.
    (217078)
63
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to secure a supply of the cancer drug Immunocyst to be used in bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) cancer treatment.
    (217118)
64
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent of availability of the cancer drug Immunocyst used in bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) cancer treatment.
    (217119)
65
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for commissioning secure accommodation for children with mental health illness in England; and how many such secure places have been provided in each of the last five years.
    (217063)
66
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions mental health professionals in Devon have been unable to find suitable accommodation for children suffering a crisis in each of the last five years.
    (217064)
67
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions children with mental health problems have been detained in police custody or in prison in Devon because of a lack of appropriate accommodation in each of the last five years.
    (217065)
68
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2014 to Question 214086, how many members of the expert group with responsibility for updating the UK guidelines for the Clinical Management of Drugs Misuse and Dependence have a financial interest in the prescribing of methadone.
    (217030)
69
 
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses from other EU countries were employed by the NHS on 1 September (a) 2014, (b) 2013 and (c) 2012.
    (217026)
70
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to NHS England on how clinical commissioning groups should assess local need for anti-coagulation services.
    (216964)
71
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost to the NHS of employing a paramedic in the last year for which figures are available; and what forecast he has made of the equivalent cost in each year from 2013-14 to 2016-17.
    (217024)
72
 
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of allowing clinical commissioning groups to access their spending surplus in order to overcome overspending in future years.
    (217020)
73
 
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to improve the fairness of funding allocations between clinical commissioning groups in England.
    (217021)
74
 
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding per capita NHS England has allocated to each clinical commissioning group in East Berkshire for 2014-15.
    (217076)
75
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215404, which organisations and individuals were consulted by NHS England when it was developing its proposal to move commissioning of dialysis to clinical commissioning groups; and what the contents were of the submissions received in response to that consultation.
    (217116)
76
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve access and reduce waiting times for children's mental health services.
    (217112)
77
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) rickets and (b) scurvy there were in each year since 2010.
    (217058)
78
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the three most common cosmetic surgery operations were in each of the last five years.
    (217059)
79
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2014 to Question 187790, how many mindfulness interventions were prescribed under Improving Access to Psychological Therapies in each month since July 2014.
    (217098)
80
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2013 to Question 139508, what assessment of the variation and uptake of mindfulness based interventions for repeat episode depression his Department has made using the Innovation Scoreboard.
    (217099)
81
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on the treatment of mental illness in children and young people in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
    (217108)
82
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times for treatment for chronic heart disease.
    (216949)
83
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on the facilities proposed for the Christie Hospital in Manchester and at UCLH to offer treatment for atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour with Puton Beam Therapy.
    (217028)
84
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects that funding for a research fellow post to research atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour for Puton Beam Therapy will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement.
    (217029)
85
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many marriages involving at least one party aged 16 years at the time of marriage were recorded in the UK in the most recent year for which data are available.
    (217017)
86
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees have arrived in the UK following the decision to allow the resettlement of such refugees in the UK.
    (216960)
87
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive before introducing the Counter Terrorism and Security Bill.
    (217071)
88
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the National Crime Agency not being fully operational in Northern Ireland on the opportunity for people living in Northern Ireland to be employed in that agency.
    (217073)
89
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what efforts she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
    (217046)
90
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the devolved administrations on the scope of the inquiry into historical child sexual abuse commissioned by her Department.
    (216980)
91
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU students came to study in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
    (216986)
92
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU students came to study in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
    (216987)
93
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of abuse against children in which alcohol was a causal factor were reported in the last 10 years.
    (216950)
94
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fraud perpetrated by telephone cold callers.
    (216979)
95
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides for victim and witness support units.
    (217107)
96
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department and the police have received relating to Paragon Properties PLC.
    (217067)
97
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources she has allocated to allow police to investigate properties companies who steal deposits.
    (217068)
98
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action her Department is taking to tackle fraud by property companies.
    (217069)
99
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what efforts she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
    (217047)
100
 
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department ensures that monasteries in Burma which receive funds from her Department promote religious and social cohesion; and if she will make a statement.
    (217061)
101
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of out-sourcing probation services in reducing re-offending rates.
    (217027)
102
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217048)
103
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides for victim and witness support units.
    (217106)
104
 
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the capacity to resettle Syrian refugees in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (217012)
105
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what efforts she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
    (217049)
106
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to discuss (a) an increase in the number of refugees from Syria resettling in the EU and (b) measures to help the families of such refugees at the next European Council.
    (216961)
107
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations about the recommendations of the Smith Commission.
    (216984)
108
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217050)
109
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217051)
110
 
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what capital investment allocations his Department has made to Blackpool Council since May 2010; what the value of those allocations was; and for what purpose each such allocation was made.
    (217025)
111
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new open access rail operations have been approved since May 2010; and how many such operations were approved between May 2005 and April 2010 under the previous administration.
    (216952)
112
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the future role of open access operators on the rail network.
    (216953)
113
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to lower barriers to greater open access rail competition (a) in general and (b) on the West Coast and East Coast main line.
    (216954)
114
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve capacity utilisation on the East Coast and West Coast main lines in order to allow more open access services to compete with the franchised operator.
    (216955)
115
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to better support (a) all new entrants to the railway operation market and (b) open access rail operators.
    (216956)
116
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to the Office of Rail Regulation on supporting more competition between franchised rail operators and open access rail operators where capacity and appropriate conditions exist.
    (216957)
117
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that all new buses across the UK are installed with audio-visual announcements; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the results of the All Aboard Competition run by his Department.
    (216962)
118
 
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the use of public procurement to support the steel industry in Wales.
    (216999)
119
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217053)
120
 
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 209041, what assessment she has made of the implications of the findings of the final report on estimating the extent of caste-based discrimination in the UK on the timescale for the publication of a consultation on caste discrimination.
    (217000)
121
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (217054)
122
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Stafford constituency are in receipt of the new enterprise allowance.
    (216975)
123
 
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what date he has set for full implementation of universal credit across the UK.
    (216982)
124
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of how many people will claim jobseeker's allowance as a result of no longer being able to claim the employment and support allowance (ESA) assessment rate when applying for ESA after being found fit for work.
    (217121)
125
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of savings to the public purse from preventing claimants being paid the employment and support allowance (ESA) assessment rate if they have been found fit for work and then reapply for ESA.
    (217122)
126
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have been found fit for work following a work capability assessment have reapplied for employment and support allowance within (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36 months.
    (217123)
127
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people over 50 seeking employment.
    (217023)
128
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of people claiming employment and support allowance; and if he will make a statement.
    (217109)
129
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with employers on the creation of collective defined contribution pension schemes.
    (217110)
130
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people affected by the under-occupancy penalty who have subsequently moved into a smaller home.
    (217111)
131
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2014 to Question 195875, when he expects a comparable administration cost for personal independent payments to be available.
    (217100)
Monday 8 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
 
★ 1
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): What estimate he has made of the number of people in full-time employment in the last 12 months.
    (906473)
★ 2
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): If he will make it his policy to pay employment and support allowance during the period of mandatory reconsideration.
    (906474)
★ 3
John Pugh (Southport): What his policy is on the freezing of pensions of British nationals living abroad; and if he will make a statement.
    (906475)
★ 4
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): What steps he has taken to increase support for heads of households in the workplace.
    (906476)
★ 5
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What the average time taken is for a decision on an award of personal independence payment.
    (906477)
★ 6
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What comparative assessment he has made of the unemployment rates in the UK and other European countries.
    (906478)
★ 7
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What steps his Department is taking to help unemployed people find work and start their own business.
    (906479)
★ 8
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What recent assessment he has made of levels of youth unemployment.
    (906480)
★ 9
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): What legal costs his Department has incurred in legal proceedings involving disabled people relating to the under-occupancy penalty and the closure of the independent living fund.
    (906481)
★ 10
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): What estimate he made of the potential savings to the public purse that would arise from implementation of the under-occupancy penalty; and what estimate he has made of the amount saved to date by that implementation
    (906482)
★ 11
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What steps he has taken to accelerate the processing of personal independence payment applications.
    (906483)
★ 12
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on in-work housing benefit for migrant workers from the European Economic Area who have arrived in the UK within the last (a) six, (b) 12 and (c) 24 months.
    (906484)
★ 13
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What steps he is taking to help unemployed adults with disabilities to secure and sustain employment or self-employment.
    (906485)
★ 14
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps his Department is taking to help unemployed people find work and start their own business.
    (906486)
★ 15
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What estimate he has made of the annual change in unemployment in North West Norfolk constituency over the last three years.
    (906487)
★ 16
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What recent assessment he has made of levels of youth unemployment.
    (906488)
★ 17
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What steps he plans to take to support older people experiencing long-term unemployment.
    (906489)
★ 19
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): What steps he is taking to ensure that child maintenance is paid to parents with care in separated families.
    (906491)
★ 20
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): Whether changes to the payment in the UK to non-UK EU nationals of in-work benefits requires changes to any EU treaties.
    (906492)
★ 22
Steve Baker (Wycombe): What steps he has taken to help small businesses prepare for automatic enrolment.
    (906494)
★ 23
Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of welfare expenditure over the last ten years.
    (906495)
★ 24
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): What his plans are for achieving projected spending totals for working age benefits.
    (906496)
★ 25
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of welfare expenditure over the last ten years.
    (906497)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (906498)
★ 2
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  
    (906499)
★ 4
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):  
    (906501)
★ 5
Sir George Young (North West Hampshire):  
    (906502)
★ 6
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):  
    (906503)
★ 7
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  
    (906504)
★ 8
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington):  
    (906505)
★ 9
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire):  
    (906506)
★ 10
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):  
    (906507)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 2 December

1
N
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) local authority-controlled primary schools, (b) local authority-controlled secondary schools, (c) primary academies, (d) secondary academies and (e) free schools were inspected by Ofsted in each local authority area in each relevant year since 2005.
    (216786)
2
N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of rural off gas grid households in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) each county in each.
    (216901)
3
N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information he holds on the level of contribution paid by (a) rural off gas grid customers and (b) other customers for measures installed under the Energy Companies Obligation to date.
    (216902)
4
N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households that benefited from Affordable Warmth measures whose primary fuel type was not mains gas were using each type of fuel up to 30 June 2014.
    (216903)
5
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213982, if he will redesign the specification for the new contracting commissioning programme to take account of future plans for upgrading and improving the existing offer to travellers on the TransPennine routes; and if he will make a statement.
    (216761)

Notices given on Wednesday 3 December

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the Environment Agency's submission to the Government's fleet review.
[Transferred]   (216904)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set the NHS Blood and Transplant service for submitting its contribution to the Government's fleet review.
[Transferred]   (216905)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the Department of Education's submission to the Government's fleet review.
[Transferred]   (216906)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the Department for Work and Pensions' submission to the Government's fleet review.
[Transferred]   (216907)
5
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the Department of Communities and Local Government's submission to the Government's fleet review.
[Transferred]   (216908)
6
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to provide guidance and assistance to new businesses on maximising energy efficiency measures in their premises.
    (217084)
7
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that Ombudsman offices across the UK liaise to ensure that best practice on timescales for resolution of complaints is replicated.
    (217085)
8
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Statement of 3 December 2014, whether the tax relief for orchestras will be available for orchestras in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
    (217031)
9
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Autumn Statement 2014, how much VAT will be refunded to hospices in Northern Ireland; what the timescale for repayment is; and if he will make a statement.
    (217033)
10
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Statement of 3 December 2014, whether it is his policy that the inheritance tax exemption for aid workers who lose their lives in dealing with humanitarian emergencies, cover (a) British military personnel and (b) British healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement.
    (217034)
11
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total revenue from taxation levied on e-books, digital magazines and digital newspapers in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the further revenue that will accrue from the forthcoming changes to VAT place of supply rules on those products from 1 January 2015.
    (217126)
12
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
    (217040)
13
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014 to Question 208271, what steps he plans to take to (a) encourage members of the armed forces to join a credit union, (b) establish a military credit union and (c) provide payroll deduction from those wanting to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
    (216988)
14
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take in collaboration with the devolved administrations to preserve sea bass stocks to ensure that a sustainable recreational angling sector is created throughout the UK.
    (217087)
15
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she or her ministerial colleagues have made to the government of Mexico on steps to protect the vaquita from extinction.
    (216966)
16
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Irish government about the Republic of Ireland re-joining the Commonwealth.
    (216967)
17
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the results of the recent general election in Moldova.
    (216990)
18
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Colombian government on the protection of politicians and peace activists who have been threatened and targeted for assassination by paramilitary organisations.
    (216991)
19
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the international radio call sign was for commercial fishing vessels licensed in the water of Ascension Island in 2013.
    (217093)
20
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213991, what process was followed for determining whether arms transfer licences should be reviewed as a consequence of the use of tear gas canisters during the protests in Hong Kong on 28 September 2014.
    (217032)
21
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213991, for what reasons it was decided that following the use of tear gas canisters during protests in Hong Kong on 28 September 2014 only one arms transfer licence should be subject to review.
    (217035)
22
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213991, what discussions the Government has had with Hong Kong police to verify whether any and how many of the tear gas canisters used during protests in Hong Kong on 28 September 2014 were manufactured by Chemring Ltd or another UK company.
    (217036)
23
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213991, what independent verification would be considered adequate to persuade the Government whether the tear gas canisters used during the protests in Hong Kong on 28 September 2014 were manufactured by a UK company; and what steps his Department has taken to verify whether this is the case.
    (217037)
24
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213991, whether the Hong Kong Police are continuing the process of verifying whether any of the tear gas canisters used during the protests in Hong Kong on 28 September 2014 were manufactured by a UK company.
    (217101)
25
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Iranian military involvement in action against ISIL in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
    (217133)
26
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on the decision-making process on whether the most effective medicines will continue to be made available to patients with pancreatic cancer on the NHS.
    (217091)
27
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on recognising incremental innovation in pancreatic cancer treatment when assessing medicines for inclusion on the Cancer Drugs Fund.
    (217092)
28
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in setting up an inquiry into the use of the hormone pregnancy test Primados.
    (216965)
29
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents involving Parkinson's disease and medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease resulting in (a) low, (b) moderate and (c) severe harm were reported to the National Reporting and Learning System between July and November 2014; and which reporting organisation reported each such incident.
    (216992)
30
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215404, what consultation NHS England undertook with the renal dialysis clinical reference group when developing its proposal to transfer responsibility for commissioning of dialysis to clinical commissioning groups; and what response that clinical reference group gave to that proposal.
    (217038)
31
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215404, what consultation NHS England undertook with external stakeholders before announcing the proposal to transfer responsibility for commissioning of dialysis to clinical commissioning groups; and if he will ensure that NHS England undertakes further consultation on the principle as well as the process of transferring that responsibility.
    (217039)
32
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce anti-social behaviour affecting retail newsagents.
    (217079)
33
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of anti-social behaviour affecting retail newsagents there have been in each of the last five years.
    (217080)
34
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the cost of crime to retail newsagents.
    (217081)
35
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of theft affecting retail newsagents there have been in each of the last five years.
    (217082)
36
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of theft and other crime to retail newsagents in each of the last five years.
    (217083)
37
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided for (a) the creation and maintenance of the National Hash Set Database and (b) the creation of the Child Abuse Image Database.
    (216994)
38
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces have licenses to use specialist software to monitor the internet usage of registered sex offenders.
    (216995)
39
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures she has put in place to enable images identified by (a) the Internet Watch Foundation, (b) the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, (c) Interpol and (d) other international law enforcement bodies, to be added to the Child Abuse Image Database.
    (216996)
40
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of images which will be transferred from the National Hash Set Database to the Child Abuse Image Database and (b) the number of those images which have been verified by three experts.
    (216997)
41
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of images which will be included in the Child Abuse Image Database as its launch.
    (217090)
42
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 13WS, on Our Commitment to Victims, what (a) victims' and victims' support charities and (b) other organisations his Department consulted before the statement.
    (217088)
43
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question HL2898, when he expects the re-examining of the case of the late Corporal Mcloughlin to be completed.
    (217089)
44
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been remanded from courts in North Wales into police cells in the last six months.
    (216974)
45
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants on bail were remanded in custody by courts in North Wales in each of the last five years.
    (216989)
46
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information she has received from the Irish government on whether any new evidence informed that governments decision to refer back to the European Court a 1978 decision relating to the treatment of people detained in Northern Ireland in 1971.
    (217086)
47
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Irish government about UK representation at the centenary of the Easter Rising in 2016.
    (216968)
48
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the threat to national security posed by terrorist organisations that continue to operate in Northern Ireland.
    (217128)
49
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks are in place to ensure MOTs are conducted properly; and what action is taken if they are not.
    (217102)
50
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent plans the Government has to undertake research into the reasons for the use of foodbanks.
    (216993)
51
N
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of unfreezing state pensions for British citizens living in Commonwealth countries; and if he will make a statement.
    (217127)
52
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's commitment in its response to the Oakley Review, Cm 8904, to strengthen guidance so that hardship provision is clear upfront to all claimants who are sanctioned, what progress has been made in strengthening such guidance; and whether the planned implementation date of August 2014 was achieved.
    (216998)
53
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances benefit claimants are permitted to undertake paid work which is regarded as therapeutic.
    (217129)
54
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances claimants of employment and support allowance are permitted to retain their benefit while undertaking voluntary work.
    (217130)
55
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements his Department has in place with the voluntary sector to enable benefit claimants to undertake voluntary work.
    (217131)
56
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increased number of claimants of employment and support allowance receiving benefit sanctions since mid-2013.
    (217132)
Tuesday 9 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
 
★ 1
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What steps he is taking to encourage investment in infrastructure in West Yorkshire.
    (906508)
★ 2
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): What steps the Government is taking to support economic growth in the Humber.
    (906509)
★ 3
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What recent estimate he has made of how much the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent is worth for a person earning £1 million a year.
    (906510)
★ 4
Pat Glass (North West Durham): What proportion of recipients of tax credits are in employment.
    (906511)
★ 5
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What estimate he has made of corporation tax receipts in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
    (906512)
★ 6
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of uncollected tax in the UK.
    (906513)
★ 7
Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): What progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
    (906514)
★ 8
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): What recent estimate he has made of the level of employment.
    (906515)
★ 9
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next plans to meet representatives of high street retailers to discuss levels of tax; and if he will make a statement.
    (906516)
★ 10
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): What recent steps he has taken to reduce tax avoidance.
    (906517)
★ 11
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the housing market on the economy.
    (906518)
★ 12
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What proportion of recipients of tax credits are in employment.
    (906519)
★ 13
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage investment in infrastructure.
    (906520)
★ 14
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): How many employed people are in receipt of tax credits.
    (906521)
★ 15
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): What estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of uncollected tax in the UK.
    (906522)
★ 16
Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps he has taken to support people with savings and pensioners.
    (906523)
★ 17
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What recent representations he has received on the introduction of new fiscal rules to limit government borrowing.
    (906524)
★ 18
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What the basic rate personal tax allowance was in May 2010; what that rate would have been in May 2015 if indexed to inflation; and what that rate will be in May 2015.
    (906525)
★ 19
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
    (906526)
★ 20
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What recent estimate he has made of how much the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent is worth for a person earning £1 million a year.
    (906527)
★ 21
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What recent assessment he has made of the implications for public expenditure control of the conclusions of the NHS Five Year Forward View published in October 2014.
    (906528)
★ 22
Chloe Smith (Norwich North): What recent estimate he has made of the level of employment.
    (906529)
★ 23
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): What steps he has taken to reduce tax avoidance in the UK.
    (906530)
★ 24
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage investment in infrastructure.
    (906531)
★ 25
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What progress he has made on his long-term economic plan to strengthen the northern economy.
    (906532)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (906533)
★ 2
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):  
    (906534)
★ 3
John Glen (Salisbury):  
    (906535)
★ 4
Jim McGovern (Dundee West):  
    (906536)
★ 5
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):  
    (906537)
★ 6
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire):  
    (906538)
★ 7
Jessica Morden (Newport East):  
    (906539)
★ 8
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  
    (906540)
★ 9
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):  
    (906541)
★ 10
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield):  
    (906542)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 2 December

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of unauthorised overdraft fees charged by banks in the UK.
    (216762)
2
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs have retired at the age of 65 in each year since 2010.
    (216909)
3
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 61, on NHS (Five Year Forward View), how many full-time equivalent GPs were in post on 1 April 2014; and how many he plans will be in post on 1 April (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019.
    (216910)
4
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 61, on NHS (Five Year Forward View), what the cost is of funding the 20,000 posts; and from what budgets they will be funded.
    (216911)
5
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 61, on NHS (Five Year Forward View), what the 20,000 additional posts are.
    (216912)
6
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason variable speed limits of 60 mph were in force on the M1 motorway at 3.30 pm on 27 November 2014 when traffic flows northbound were relatively light; what measures are in place to prevent those operating the variable speed limits anticipating heavier traffic when, in fact, it does not materialise; and if he will make a statement.
    (216763)
7
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures are in force at the Highways Agency to ensure that no one person can impose a variable speed limit that is too low for the traffic conditions pertaining at the time; how and when such procedures are reviewed to ensure low speed limits do not remain in place longer than they need to; and if he will make a statement.
    (216764)
8
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who at the Highways Agency, under whose authority, determines when to utilise variable speed limits; what mechanisms are in place to ensure that these speed limits are regularly reviewed so that they correspond to the needs of live traffic; and if he will make a statement.
    (216765)
9
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that when variable speed limits on motorways are activated, the variable speed limit is not too low for the traffic conditions at the time; and if he will make a statement.
    (216766)

Notices given on Wednesday 3 December

1
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of how local authorities have spent funding allocated for Local Welfare Assistance; and what assessment will be used to inform the decision on funding for Local Welfare Provision in 2015-16.
    (217103)
2
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of funding for Local Welfare Assistance schemes.
    (217104)
3
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to date has been of the Draft Feasibility Study for the Resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory Report; and what the expected final cost of that study is.
    (217094)
4
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of medical students on graduation opted for general practice in each year since 2010.
    (217134)
5
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 209041, when the final consultation on caste discrimination will be published.
    (217135)
Wednesday 10 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
 
★ 1
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What steps her Department is taking to strengthen the economy of, and increase inward investment to, Northern Ireland.
    (906458)
★ 2
Robert Jenrick (Newark): What steps her Department is taking to strengthen the economy of, and increase inward investment to, Northern Ireland.
    (906459)
★ 3
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What steps she is taking to promote business investment in Northern Ireland.
    (906460)
★ 4
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
    (906461)
★ 5
Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire): What assessment she has made of the level of transparency of political party funding in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (906462)
★ 6
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): When the Government plans to publish an analysis of the potential effect of introducing a devolved rate of corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
    (906463)
★ 7
Mark Durkan (Foyle): What assessment she has made of the effect in Northern Ireland of the introduction of the welfare cap.
    (906464)
★ 8
Chris Evans (Islwyn): When the Government plans to publish an analysis of the potential effect of introducing a devolved rate of corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
    (906465)
★ 9
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What steps she is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (906466)
★ 10
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland arising from the announcement of additional health spending in England.
    (906467)
★ 11
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps she is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (906468)
★ 12
David Mowat (Warrington South): What assessment her Department has made of the role played by the voluntary sector in dealing with the legacy of the past.
    (906469)
★ 13
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): When the Government plans to publish an analysis of the potential effect of introducing a devolved rate of corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
    (906470)
★ 14
Jim Shannon (Strangford): What discussions she has had with the governments of other countries on international terrorism; and how she plans to use her knowledge gained in such discussions in dealing with the threat in Northern Ireland.
    (906471)
★ 15
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of security co-operation between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
    (906472)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 1 December

1
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the chief executive of NHS England is permitted under his contract to publicly welcome financial commitments to the NHS made by the Shadow Secretary of State for Health.
    (216669)

Notices given on Wednesday 3 December

1
N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to introduce measures to track, manage and routinely supervise perpetrators of domestic violence and serial stalkers in a similar way to sex offenders.
    (217001)
Thursday 11 December  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 2 December

1
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 214857, what estimate he has made of the number of political prisoners in the United Arab Emirates.
    (216778)
Monday 15 December  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 1 December

1
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) broiler chickens, (b) laying hens, (c) cattle, (d) sheep, (e) pigs and (f) other farmed animals died prior to slaughter as a result of (i) fires, (ii) flooding, (iii) exposure to extreme weather, (iv) road crashes, (v) disease and (vi) injury in each of the last three years.
    (216608)
2
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to oblige farms to put in place contingency and evacuation plans to minimise the risk of farm fires to animals.
    (216609)
3
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals for a hazard inspection regime to minimise the risk of farm fires and unnecessary farm animal deaths.
    (216610)
4
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the protection of farm animals and livestock sheds located on flood plains.
    (216611)

Prepared 4th December 2014