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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 11 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 Wednesday 10 December 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Thursday 11 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.

Thursday 11 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 
★ 1
Peter Aldous (Waveney): What steps her Department has taken to support the brewing industry in exporting beer.
    (906568)
★ 3
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): What steps she is taking to assist dairy farmers in the south west.
    (906570)
★ 4
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What estimate her Department has made of the number of people who used emergency food aid in the last 12 months; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce food poverty.
    (906571)
★ 5
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): How many water companies offer a social tariff.
    (906572)
★ 7
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): If her Department will take steps to assist the creation of a wood on derelict land at Hoewood Road, Bulwell in Nottingham North constituency.
    (906574)
★ 8
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): What progress has been made on implementation of the landing obligation for fisheries.
    (906575)
★ 9
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): What recent discussions her Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the Groceries Code Adjudicator's ability to levy fines.
    (906576)
★ 10
Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): What recent assessment she has made of progress on improving the cleanliness of the River Thames.
    (906577)
★ 11
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): How many flood defence schemes will be built as part of the Government's six-year flood defence programme.
    (906578)
★ 12
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): What recent discussions her Department has had with brewers on packaging waste.
    (906579)
★ 13
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What recent assessment she has made of progress on improving the cleanliness of rivers.
    (906580)
★ 15
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent assessment she has made of progress on improving the cleanliness of rivers.
    (906582)
★ 16
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): How many flood defence schemes will be built as part of the Government's six-year flood defence programme.
    (906583)
★ 17
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What recent assessment she has made of progress on the England coastal path.
    (906584)
★ 18
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What plans she has to encourage communities to contribute towards flood defences; and if she will make a statement.
    (906585)
★ 19
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What steps she is taking to improve and maintain flood defences.
    (906586)
★ 20
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What estimate her Department has made of the number of people who used emergency food aid in the last 12 months; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce food poverty.
    (906587)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (906558)
★ 3
David Mowat (Warrington South):  
    (906560)
★ 4
Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  
    (906561)
★ 5
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):  
    (906562)
★ 6
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):  
    (906563)
★ 7
Robert Jenrick (Newark):  
    (906564)
★ 8
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (906565)
★ 9
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall):  
    (906566)
★ 10
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):  
    (906567)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
 
★ 1
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to ensure that updated guidance on electoral conduct to tackle discrimination is available before May 2015; and if he will make a statement.
    (906588)
★ 2
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for maintenance of the fabric of English cathedrals that are older than 500 years.
    (906589)
★ 3
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what representations the Electoral Commission has made to the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy; and if he will make a statement.
    (906590)
★ 4
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what progress has been made by the Electoral Commission on its work in the 16 parts of the country it identified in January 2014 as vulnerable to voting fraud.
    (906591)
★ 5
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to reduce electoral fraud.
    (906592)
★ 7
Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent estimate he has made of the costs to churches of damage caused by bat infestation.
    (906594)
★ 8
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to increase the number of overseas voters who register to vote.
    (906595)
★ 9
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what guidance the Commissioners are providing to parishes wishing to hold hustings before the General Election.
    (906596)
★ 10
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what support is available for churches in need of repairs.
    (906597)

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)

Notices given on Monday 8 December

1
N
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Attorney General, what his policy is on the future of the National Fund; whether he has considered the early application of the Fund to reduce the national debt; what other options for the future of the Fund he has considered and (a) dismissed and (b) kept under consideration; and what donations have been made to the Fund in each of the last 30 years.
    (217758)
2
N
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has now made of the potential efficiency gains that could result from a merger of the Education Funding Agency and Skills Funding Agency.
    (217761)
3
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers have been prosecuted for non-payment of the apprentice National Minimum Wage in each year since 2010.
    (217684)
4
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to improve apprentice National Minimum Wage enforcement.
    (217685)
5
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 5 of his Department's publication, National Minimum Wage, Interim government evidence for the 2015 Low Pay Commission report, published in October 2014, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the rate of non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for apprentices; and what steps he plans to take to increase the rate of compliance with the apprentice NMW.
    (217744)
6
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses have been started in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and (c) Barnsley in each year since May 2010.
    (217724)
7
N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding for research and development his Department has allocated to each industry sector; and what the (a) total tax receipt and (b) proportion of total tax receipts from each of those sectors was in each of the last 10 years.
    (217753)
8
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes there were in the number of part-time workers between May 2010 and May 2014.
    (217634)
9
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of how many working people earn less than £10,600 per annum.
    (217635)
10
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what date the Government has set for the publication of the Chilcot Inquiry report; and if he will make a statement.
    (217676)
11
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to publish minutes and lists of attendees of ministerial meetings with external organisations alongside other information available to the public on the gov.uk website.
    (217639)
12
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215569, what proportion of (a) employees and (b) contract staff in the Government Digital Service are (i) black and minority ethnic and (ii) female.
    (217731)
13
N
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many gifts from members of the public were made for the purpose of reducing the national debt in each of the last three years; what the (a) nature and (b) value of each gift was; whether it is his policy to encourage such donations; and if he will make a statement.
    (217757)
14
N
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library copies of the bank statements of the donations and bequests account held by the Commissioner for the Reduction of the National Debt at the Bank of England in the last 10 years.
    (217759)
15
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.219 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what will happen to any dividends or interest accruing from ISAs transferred between spouses upon death before the whole has been legally transferred.
    (217633)
16
N
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been on the level of income tax paid by basic rate taxpayers in each year since 2011.
    (217679)
17
N
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional tax has been collected by HM Revenue and Customs from individuals through its anti-avoidance and evasion activities since 2012.
    (217680)
18
N
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional tax has been collected by HM Revenue and Customs from large companies through its anti-avoidance and evasion activities since 2012.
    (217681)
19
N
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional tax HM Revenue and Customs expects to gather by March 2015 as a result of investigations into unpaid tax; and how much tax it has so gathered since May 2010.
    (217682)
20
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 10 November 2014 on behalf of a constituent, ref MC2014/04463.
    (217619)
21
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the general (a) minimum fitness standard and (b) at risk standard where firefighters are allowed to continue on operational duties for a limited period while they undergo remedial fitness in respect of each fire and rescue service in England.
    (217648)
22
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the provisional local government finance settlement for England, 2015 to 2016.
    (217652)
23
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many redeployment opportunities there are within the Fire and Rescue Service to accommodate firefighters who are unable to maintain an operational fitness standard.
    (217653)
24
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Firefighter Fitness Standards and Assessment: Consultation on amendment to the fire and rescue national framework published on 28 October 2014.
    (217654)
25
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the conclusion in Dr Tony William's report entitled Normal Pension Age for Firefighters, published in December 2012, in paragraph 12.2.6, that more women are likely to drop below the required aerobic fitness standard as they age, what assessment he has made of (a) the ability of women firefighters to maintain aerobic fitness as they age relative to men and (b) whether the provisions of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 disadvantage women firefighters relative to men.
    (217754)
26
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to reform empty property rates.
    (217686)
27
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of empty property rate avoidance in (a) the UK, (b) Lancashire and (c) Ribble Valley constituency.
    (217687)
28
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes (a) for rent and (b) to buy have been built in Warrington in each year since 2009-10.
    (217741)
29
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total amount of uncollected council tax was in (a) Warrington and (b) the North West in each financial year since 2009-10.
    (217752)
30
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Sieghart report on the public library service.
    (217669)
31
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries have faced the prospect of closure or being run by volunteer groups in the period (a) 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 and (b) since 1 April 2014.
    (217670)
32
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department were consulted by the British Museum about the loan of part of the Parthenon Sculptures to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
    (217671)
33
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Christmas trees his Department will purchase in 2014; and what the cost of such trees will be.
    (217743)
34
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what continuing military support he plans to provide to Afghanistan.
    (217755)
35
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to provide military air support to the government of Afghanistan.
    (217756)
36
N
Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is towards the National Union of Teachers' eight steps to reduce excessive teacher workload.
    (217660)
37
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the EU ban on imports from Crimea and Sevastopol on his Department's policy on restrictions on imports from other territories.
    (217644)
38
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek assurances from the Chinese government that it recognises the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong as an international treaty, the terms of which continue to apply to the co-signatories.
    (217617)
39
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Maldivian counterpart the disappearance of Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla.
    (217677)
40
N
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects that a response will be sent to the letter from the hon. Member for Chesterfield to the British Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, regarding the death of Ron Tolley, Junior.
    (217683)
41
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what qualifications are required for working on, designing or undertaking analytical processing under the heading of Intelligent Monitoring; and if he will make a statement.
    (217647)
42
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monies have been set aside to fund litigation proceedings launched by independent practitioners in response to the recently acknowledged failings of the Care Quality Commission's Intelligent Monitoring methodology.
    (217678)
43
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency have received an influenza vaccine in each year since 2009-10.
    (217739)
44
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216273, on HM Passport Offices, what estimate she has made of the average cost to her Department of (a) redundancy payments and (b) recruitment costs, of re-hiring a former employee.
    (217621)
45
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 25 years and under have been murdered in each (a) city, (b) borough and (c) other location in 2014 to date.
    (217729)
46
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further steps she plans to take to warn young people in cities of the dangers of carrying knives; and if she will make a statement.
    (217730)
47
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many NHS staff are currently working at the Kerry Town Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone; and how many NHS staff are scheduled to work at that hospital.
    (217637)
48
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) total planned investment and (b) current total investment is by the UK in the Kerry Town Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone.
    (217638)
49
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on how many people have been treated for Ebola at the Kerry Town Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone.
    (217655)
50
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on (a) the planned maximum bed capacity and (b) the number of beds currently in use at the Kerry Town Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone.
    (217745)
51
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which companies were contracted by his Department to provide training for (a) prisoners and (b) prison staff in each of the last five years; and what his Department's expenditure on companies contracted to train (i) prisoners and (ii) prison staff has been in each of the last five years.
    (217613)
52
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the minutes of meetings he has held with senior members of the judiciary since 2010.
    (217614)
53
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine imposed for (a) driving without insurance, (b) failure to stop or report a road accident, (c) failure to produce an insurance certificate, (d) failure to produce a test certificate and (e) driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence was in each of the last four years.
    (217615)
54
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation claims for loss or damage to prisoners' property left in the custody of the Prison Service were made in the last year for which figures are available; and what the total amount was of compensation so claimed.
    (217616)
55
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his speech on immigration on 28 November 2014, what the (a) funding and (b) scope will be of the new fund to help meet additional demands on local services in areas that are heavily reliant on migrant labour.
    (217618)
56
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children died or were injured travelling to or from school or college in the 11 months ending July 2014.
    (217640)
57
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 216534, on strategic roads enhancement, whether the 11 schemes committed to subject to additional contributions are included in the £15.2 billion total given in that Answer.
    (217728)
58
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will support the proposal being considered by the EU Council on the safer HGV cab design to improve safety for cyclists.
    (217726)
59
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the sufficiency of the payment protection fund budget in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to meet current and backdated claims.
    (217645)
60
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the inclusion of a threshold of a 25 per cent change in income before child maintenance payments are adjusted in the 2012 child maintenance scheme on people paying child maintenance who are (a) self-employed and (b) in insecure work.
    (217727)
61
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants have had their JSA sanctioned whilst going through the employment and support allowance appeals process.
    (217734)
62
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost has been of administering successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions in the last five years.
    (217738)
63
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) completed the Work Programme and (b) received assistance from the Start-Up Loans scheme in North East Hertfordshire constituency.
    (217646)
64
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each ward in Warrington are subject to the under-occupancy penalty.
    (217740)
65
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are taken to allow people to request and verify the information held on them by his Department.
    (217732)
66
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data held by his Department is used for validation of registered voters on the electoral roll; and what steps are taken to allow people to (a) ask for and (b) verify such records.
    (217733)
67
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made to the Merlin Mediation Service about non-compliance with the Merlin Standard since April 2012; and what the outcome was of each such complaint.
    (217672)
68
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy for his Department to collect information on the length of time taken for benefit payments to be made; and if he will make a statement.
    (217673)
69
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to have gathered sufficient data from labour market trials to compare the effectiveness of the different approaches to in-work progression with Universal Credit.
    (217674)
70
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on claimants of the removal of telephones from Jobcentre Plus offices.
    (217675)
71
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Contract wage incentives have been paid to businesses based in (a) London, (b) Manchester and (c) Birmingham to date.
    (217742)

Notices given on Tuesday 9 December

1
N
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential for fracking of shale gas to result in radon contamination of homes.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (906581)
2
N
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that consumers are protected from high levels of campylobacter in poultry.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (906573)
3
N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to support bees and pollinators.
[Question Unstarred]   (906569)
4
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Government funding has been given to support foodbanks in the UK in each year since May 2010.
[Transferred]   (217725)
5
N
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been received by the Sovereign in each of the last 30 years as a result of people (a) dying intestate and (b) making specific bequests in favour of the Sovereign in the Duchy of Lancaster.
[Transferred]   (217760)
6
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the devolved administrations the effect of the number of energy suppliers on the consumer price across the UK; and where that price is (a) highest and (b) lowest.
[Transferred]   (217636)
7
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the theft of domestic dogs.
[Transferred]   (217620)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions made from the West Midlands have been successful in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]   (217735)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions took longer than six months to process.
[Transferred]   (217736)
10
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is to process successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions.
[Transferred]   (217737)
11
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Attorney General, how many people with a disability work in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
    (217901)
12
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217769)
13
 
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding Citizens Advice Scotland has received from his Department in the last five financial years.
    (217862)
14
 
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much money Citizens Advice Scotland is due to receive from his Department in the current financial year.
    (217863)
15
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217900)
16
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) legal and (b) other costs have been incurred by the Government in association with (i) investor-state dispute case brought by Eurotunnel against the UK and French governments in 2003, (ii) in the investor-state dispute brought by Mr Ashok Sancheti against the Government under the UK-India Bilateral Investment Treaty and (iii) any other such cases since 1994; and if he will make a statement.
    (217934)
17
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217768)
18
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217823)
19
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217902)
20
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217770)
21
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the socio-economic breakdown is of maternal deaths in each of the last five years for which information is available.
    (217804)
22
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ringfence revenue from the levy on fixed odds betting terminals to fund treatment for problem gamblers.
    (217842)
23
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217834)
24
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217915)
25
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct the Financial Conduct Authority to take further steps to encourage mortgage providers to make mortgage cost information provided to customers more transparent.
    (217793)
26
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on banks' policies of transferring the costs incurred when switching mortgages to the customer.
    (217794)
27
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217785)
28
 
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the Exchequer is of removing all road tolls and making good any shortfall in funding from the public purse.
    (217866)
29
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of in-work tax credits claimed in the (a) UK and (b) Vale of Clwyd in each year since 2008.
    (217803)
30
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation covering electrical safety in care homes.
    (217956)
31
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in England have allowed staff-led mutuals to run services; and if he will make a statement.
    (217788)
32
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the effectiveness of staff-led mutuals in providing value for money for local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
    (217789)
33
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of (a) Brighton and Hove City Council and (b) other local authorities in terms of their recycling rate of household waste; and if he will make a statement.
    (217790)
34
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217824)
35
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217903)
36
 
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have a road asset management plan in place.
    (217865)
37
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217771)
38
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.219 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much funding he has allocated to the free online map of green space in each financial year to 2019-20; and when that map will be available.
    (217965)
39
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.96 in Autumn Statement 2014, how and when the Government plans to consult on an orchestra tax relief.
    (217966)
40
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.94 in Autumn Statement 2014, how and when the Government plans to explore with industry whether to change high-end TV tax relief.
    (217967)
41
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.109 in Autumn Statement 2014, what estimate he has made of the cost of VAT refunds for the London Legacy Development Corporation in each year to 2019-20.
    (217968)
42
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 1.118 in Autumn Statement 2014, what the process was by which the cities who received broadband vouchers was decided; and which cities were (a) considered and (b) rejected.
    (217969)
43
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.255 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much the Government plans to spend on considering the benefits and costs of the relocation of the museum collections currently housed at Blythe House; how many full-time equivalent employees will undertake that work; and when he plans to publish the results of his consideration.
    (217970)
44
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.253 in Autumn Statement 2014, by what process funding for First World War Arts projects will be awarded; and over what timescale.
    (217971)
45
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.246 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much funding has been allocated in each financial year to 2019-20 to support tourism; and what specific measures that covers.
    (217972)
46
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to item 27 in Table 2.1 of the Autumn Statement 2014, whether the costs of culture and sport measures announced in the Autumn Statement for the years after 2015-16 fall within Total Managed Expenditure for those years.
    (217973)
47
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish his response to the Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy consultation.
    (217974)
48
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings he and Ministers in his Department have had with the Leader of the House, the Speaker or other officials of Parliament to discuss preserving the Parliamentary Estate.
    (217975)
49
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employs in BDUK; and how many such employees were previously employed by BT.
    (217976)
50
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the eight pilot schemes for reaching areas without superfast broadband are; and what progress those pilot schemes have made.
    (217994)
51
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the performance of the management of the Science Museum Group.
    (217929)
52
 
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to safeguard the use of radio microphones and related equipment under the Government's spectrum allocation policy.
    (217841)
53
 
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on the regulation of BT Openreach and other companies' fibre access costs.
    (217931)
54
 
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of regulating BT Openreach and other companies' fibre access costs on his Department's plans to increase superfast broadband coverage.
    (217932)
55
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217772)
56
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Rugby Football Union on Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland jointly hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
    (217926)
57
 
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been informed of the building of another radome at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill; and what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart and others on this matter.
    (217860)
58
 
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been informed of the plans for development of (a) USAF Croughton and (b) USAF Barford St John; and what discussions he has had with his US counterpart and others on this matter.
    (217861)
59
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217825)
60
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217904)
61
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much in real terms his Department spent on public opinion polling in each of the last 10 years.
    (217954)
62
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Afghan civil society organisations attended the London Conference on Afghanistan and associated events.
    (217868)
63
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217773)
64
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity of drugs have been seized by the Royal Navy in each of the last five years; and how many people have been jailed as a result of such seizures.
    (217800)
65
 
Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military personnel and (b) civilians have been (i) killed and (ii) wounded in Afghanistan in the last 13 years.
    (217928)
66
 
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what help his Department gives to servicemen and ex-servicemen to reduce levels of domestic violence.
    (217840)
67
 
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase representation of ethnic minorities in the further education workforce.
    (217809)
68
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people working in her Department are over 65 years old; and if she will make a statement.
    (217826)
69
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
    (217905)
70
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211317, what the non-compliance rate was of the scholarship for special educational needs in round (a) two, (b) three and (c) four.
    (217924)
71
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211317, what training is included in a special educational needs-related course or activity.
    (217925)
72
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217774)
73
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of LED lighting in domestic properties.
    (217933)
74
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the level of the UK's surplus energy (a) generation and (b) storage capacity; and if he will make a statement.
    (217792)
75
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217827)
76
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217906)
77
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217775)
78
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.217 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much funding she has allocated to the (a) coastal path and (b) Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in each financial year to 2019-20.
    (217964)
79
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people working in her Department are over 65 years old; and if she will make a statement.
    (217828)
80
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
    (217907)
81
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217776)
82
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with countryside representatives on the control of foxes by shooting, snaring or hunting.
    (217801)
83
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) shooting bodies, (b) the Countryside Alliance, (c) the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and (d) the CLA on the control of geese by shooting.
    (217802)
84
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of rural crime on the economy.
    (217921)
85
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle global deforestation.
    (217922)
86
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the 6th Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Action on Air Quality, HC212, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle the health risks posed by air pollution.
    (217955)
87
 
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken, since the debate in the House on legislation of the sale of puppies and kittens on 4 September 2014, to brief local authorities on the requirements for all those in the business of breeding dogs to obtain a relevant licence.
    (217853)
88
 
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been identified as in contravention of Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last five years.
    (217870)
89
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the prevention of the admission of alleged and proven torturers to the UK.
    (217947)
90
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made to his Bahraini counterpart about the health facilities on offer in prison to Dr Abduljalil Al Singace.
    (217948)
91
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many political prisoners there are in Bahrain.
    (217949)
92
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to secure the release of political prisoners in Bahrain.
    (217950)
93
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217829)
94
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase trade between the UK and APEC economies; and if he will make a statement.
    (217838)
95
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217908)
96
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217777)
97
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality on 3 November 2014, House of Lords Official Report, column 1422, whether the recommendations made by the pneumococcal disease sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will be adopted by the JCVI upon completion of the sub-committee's work.
    (217918)
98
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality on 3 November 2014, House of Lords Official Report, column 1422, what opportunities there will be for external stakeholders to contribute to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's review of adult pneumococcal vaccination.
    (217919)
99
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality on 3 November 2014, House of Lords Official Report, column 1422, what the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the pneumococcal sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will be.
    (217920)
100
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of women who have requested counselling after suffering a miscarriage; and how many such women have received such counselling.
    (217977)
101
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the Gypsy and Traveller community who have received immunisations recommended by the NHS.
    (217978)
102
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the infant mortality rate was in England in the last year for which figures are available; and what the infant mortality rate for the Gypsy and Traveller community was in England in that period.
    (217979)
103
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Trust Development Authority on how well relationships between NHS organisations in Devon function.
    (217856)
104
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of how well relationships between NHS organisations in Devon are working.
    (217857)
105
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the financial deficit at NEW Devon Clinical Commissionng Group; and what steps he plans to take to address that deficit.
    (217935)
106
 
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on patient care and access to treatment of reductions in and restrictions of services being implemented by NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group.
    (217936)
107
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2014 to Question 214485, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the guidance of NHS England's Breast Cancer Clinical Reference Group on clinical practice.
    (217864)
108
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the sufficiency of specialist learning disability liaison nurses within NHS trusts.
    (217952)
109
 
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations and guidance produced by the National Inclusion Health Board with regard to access to health services by people who are Gypsy, Roma or Travellers.
    (217797)
110
 
Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of breast cancer patients whose treatment will potentially be affected following the re-evaluation of the Cancer Drugs Fund list in December 2014.
    (217858)
111
 
Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2014 to Question 209346, what change has occurred to (a) the upper and (b) the lower end of the usual Quality Adjusted Life Year range set out in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal in real terms (i) using the gross domestic product deflator, (ii) adjusting for health pay and price inflation and (iii) adjusting for the health component of the consumer price index.
    (217859)
112
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217778)
113
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with lung disease in each of the last five years.
    (217798)
114
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to monitor and control the use of laxatives for teenage children.
    (217799)
115
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to people at risk of hunger.
    (217839)
116
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Change4Life anti-obesity campaign.
    (217927)
117
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215259, for what reason the Answer did not refer to the actual average waiting time for asylum seekers to receive an appointment for an initial screening interview; and if she will provide that information.
    (217808)
118
 
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of how many cases met the criteria for inclusion in the migration refusal pool before 2008; and if she will make a statement.
    (217867)
119
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people working in her Department are over 65 years old; and if she will make a statement.
    (217830)
120
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
    (217909)
121
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217779)
122
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received of the police response when called out to an alleged assault at Campsfield House immigration centre on 29 November 2014.
    (217795)
123
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the statement sent by her Department to Baroness Lister on 1 December on the alleged assault and subsequent protest at Campsfield House immigration centre on 29 November.
    (217796)
124
 
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the police of the enforcement of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
    (217854)
125
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department is providing for internally displaced persons in Kachin State.
  [R] (217951)
126
 
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reason her Department decided to reduce non-humanitarian funding to Liberia from 2013-14 to 2014-15.
    (217869)
127
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people working in her Department are over 65 years old; and if she will make a statement.
    (217831)
128
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to improve access to clean water worldwide; and if she will make a statement.
    (217837)
129
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
    (217910)
130
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217780)
131
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217911)
132
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217781)
133
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 213688, tabled by the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 6 November 2014 for answer on 11 November.
    (217807)
134
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
    (217912)
135
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217782)
136
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217832)
137
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217913)
138
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217783)
139
 
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected (a) start date and (b) end date is of the recently announced improvement to the Black Cat roundabout.
    (217810)
140
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail is taking to improve punctuality on the Brighton Mainline; and if he will make a statement.
    (217791)
141
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217833)
142
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217914)
143
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department offers to children who wish to walk, cycle or use a scooter to travel to school.
    (217923)
144
 
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2014 to Question 906431 given to the hon. Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, what enhancements are to be undertaken to the Intercity Express Programme rail fleet operating on the East Coast mainline by Stagecoach and Virgin; and what commitments on this matter are included in the terms of those companies franchise agreement.
    (217843)
145
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217784)
146
 
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the projected income from toll charges on the Dartford River Crossing in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
    (217953)
147
 
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the annual operational cost of the new Dartford-Thurrock River free flow toll system.
    (217855)
148
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217835)
149
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217916)
150
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217786)
151
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
    (217836)
152
 
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    (217917)
153
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library calculations of the costs used in his Department's decision to exclude people diagnosed with mesothelioma before 25 July 2012 from compensation from the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme fund.
    (217980)
154
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 213723, if he will provide support to the applicants to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme fund who were diagnosed before 25 October 2014 in addition to the support provided to people who were diagnosed after that date.
    (217981)
155
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Welfare Reform to the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar dated 3 November 2014 regarding the payment of funds to people with mesothelioma, by what process he decided what costs to insurers of compensating those people were fair and appropriate.
    (217982)
156
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what length of contracts of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band was on which they were.
    (217787)
157
 
Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for funeral payments were awarded by his Department in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in each of the last three years; and what the average such award was in each of those years.
    (217930)
158
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average number of complaints are made annually about delays in processing benefits claims in each Jobcentre Plus area.
    (217805)
159
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time was taken to process all benefits claims made in each Jobcentre Plus area in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
    (217806)
Monday 15 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
 
★ 1
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): What steps his Department is taking to ensure the future of local welfare assistance schemes.
    (906608)
★ 2
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): If he will estimate the potential energy and financial savings which could be made through local authorities installing LED street lighting.
    (906609)
★ 3
John Pugh (Southport): What assessment he has made of the recommendations of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Financial Sustainability of Local Authorities 2014, published in November 2014, HC 783.
    (906610)
★ 4
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What guidance his Department has given to local authorities on steps they can take to increase the rate at which new homes are built.
    (906611)
★ 5
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report published by the National Audit Office entitled Financial Sustainability of Local Authorities 2014, published in November 2014, HC 783; and if he will make a statement.
    (906612)
★ 6
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's demand for a repayment from Social Enterprise North West on local businesses and services in the North West of England.
    (906613)
★ 7
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What additional support he is providing to local authorities to meet the demand for social care.
    (906614)
★ 8
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What steps he is taking to stop unfair parking enforcement practices.
    (906615)
★ 9
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report published by the National Audit Office entitled Financial Sustainability of Local Authorities 2014, published in November 2014, HC 783; and if he will make a statement.
    (906616)
★ 10
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping.
    (906617)
★ 11
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): What steps his Department is taking to freeze council tax charges for 2015-16.
    (906618)
★ 12
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What progress he has made on delivering large-scale housing sites.
    (906619)
★ 13
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): What estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Derbyshire local authority area which will have a reduction in business rates in 2015-16.
    (906620)
★ 14
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping.
    (906621)
★ 15
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What assessment he has made of the rate of change in the number of empty homes since May 2010.
    (906622)
★ 16
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): What steps he is taking to encourage joint working in the provision of adult social care and other public services.
    (906623)
★ 17
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What progress he has made on delivering large-scale housing sites.
    (906624)
★ 18
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report published by the National Audit Office entitled Financial Sustainability of Local Authorities 2014, published in November 2014, HC 783; and if he will make a statement.
    (906625)
★ 19
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What progress he has made on delivering large-scale housing sites.
    (906626)
★ 20
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): What estimate he has made of the number of firefighters who will retire early on medical grounds with a reduced pension after the introduction of the new Firefighters' Pension Scheme.
    (906627)
★ 21
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): What steps his Department is taking to freeze council tax charges for 2015-16.
    (906628)
★ 22
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): What estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Thurrock, which will have a reduction in business rates in 2015-16.
    (906629)
★ 23
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What steps his Department is taking to support coastal communities.
    (906630)
★ 24
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What steps he is taking to make it easier to (a) prevent and (b) remove illegal traveller encampments.
    (906631)
★ 25
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): What assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in the looked after children rate in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) the UK since 2009-10.
    (906632)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (906598)
★ 2
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):  
    (906599)
★ 3
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):  
    (906600)
★ 4
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):  
    (906601)
★ 5
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):  
    (906602)
★ 6
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester):  
    (906603)
★ 7
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):  
    (906604)
★ 8
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West):  
    (906605)
★ 9
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):  
    (906606)
★ 10
John Mann (Bassetlaw):  
    (906607)

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)

Notices given on Monday 8 December

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215339, how many staff of (a) his Department and (b) external contractors are working on the detailed planning of the court reform programme.
    (217622)

Notices given on Tuesday 9 December

1
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's announcement of 4 November 2014, on establishing a taskforce to assess the possible impact of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on holiday pay, what the membership of that taskforce is; when that taskforce's first meeting was; and what the remit of that taskforce is.
    (217844)
2
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all payments of pensions payable to retired civil servants resident overseas are up to date; and whether the MyCSP mutual venture system and its associated information technology are working efficiently.
    (217850)
3
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government contracts of what value were allocated to small and medium-sized enterprises based in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last three years.
    (217812)
4
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of (a) fraud and (b) error across government in the last year.
    (217821)
5
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £25 million Government contribution announced in the National Infrastructure Plan to support innovation in manufacturing of ultra-low emission vehicles in the UK between 2017-18 and 2019-20 (a) forms part of the previously announced £500 million investment in ultra-low emission vehicles for 2015-20 or (b) is additional spending.
    (217941)
6
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the (a) £15 million Government announced in the National Infrastructure Plan for a national network of charge points on the strategic road network between 2015 and 2021 and (b) three funds for ultra-low emission taxis, buses and cities totalling £85 million in the UK (i) forms part of the £500 million investment in ultra-low emission vehicles for 2015-20 or (ii) is additional spending.
    (217942)
7
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 160W on Celtic Football Club, whether the investigation into events at the Co-operative Bank included investigating reports of lower interest rate loans and overdraft facilities being provided to certain customers which were not available to others.
    (217991)
8
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in (a) England, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) Haltemprice and Howden constituency arising from the measures in the National Infrastructure Plan.
    (217875)
9
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in pursuing firms which use schemes to evade stamp duty land tax.
    (217846)
10
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost to the Exchequer would be of reducing the rate of VAT on repairs to, and maintenance of, listed buildings from 20 per cent to five per cent.
    (217887)
11
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue accrued to the Exchequer from VAT on repairs to, and maintenance of, listed buildings in each of the last five years.
    (217888)
12
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2014 to Question 208443 and to the Procedure Committee memorandum, Written parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14, published on 11 September 2014, what assessment he has made of the reasons why his Department was the third worst performing department in 2013-14 for answering named day written questions very late.
    (217957)
13
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2014 to Question 208443 and to the Procedure Committee memorandum, Written parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14, published on 11 September 2014, what assessment he has made of the reasons why his Department was the third worst performing department in 2013-14 for answering ordinary written questions on time.
    (217958)
14
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2014 to Question 208443 and to the Procedure Committee memorandum, Written parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14, published on 11 September 2014, what assessment he has made of the reasons why his Department was the third worst performing department in 2013-14 for answering named day written questions on time.
    (217959)
15
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2014 to Question 208443 and to the Procedure Committee memorandum, Written parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14, published on 11 September 2014, what assessment he has made of the reasons why his Department was the second worst performing department in 2013-14 for answering ordinary written questions very late.
    (217960)
16
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2014 to Question 208443 and to the Procedure Committee memorandum, Written parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14, published on 11 September 2014, what steps he is taking to improve the performance of his Department in answering Written Parliamentary Questions on time.
    (217961)
17
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops in (a) England, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) Haltemprice and Howden constituency which will have potentially reduced business rates.
    (217876)
18
N
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what resources his Department has allocated to local authorities to meet their obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant.
    (217899)
19
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2013, Official Report, column 563W, on Creative Industries Council, whether the meeting of the Creative Industries Council planned for 27 November 2013 went ahead; when the minutes of that meeting will be published on gov.uk; and how often that body will meet before May 2015.
    (217983)
20
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2013, Official Report, column 563W, on Creative Industries Council, what the names are of the members of the subgroups of the Creative Industries Council; how often the subgroups have met since the Creative Industries Council was established; how often they will meet in the next 12 months; which subgroup meetings have been attended by (a) him, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) other Ministers; and for each subgroup what proportion of its members have their principal workplace outside London.
    (217984)
21
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to pages 132 and 137 of the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, for what reasons none of the communications Top 40 priority investments were rated as innovative or novel and could improve future delivery or enabling significant private sector investment.
    (217985)
22
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the connection vouchers super-connected cities on web page lists two cities as not super-connected.
    (217986)
23
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many super-connected cities there are.
    (217987)
24
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last raised the inclusion and representation of Assyrians in the (a) Iraqi army and (b) Kurdish peshmerga with the (i) Iraqi government and (ii) Kurdistan regional government.
    (217891)
25
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2014 to Question 906180, what the outcome was of his meeting with the King and Crown Prince of Bahrain to discuss future steps to counter ISIL.
    (217892)
26
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2014 to Question 906180, what the outcome was of his meeting with the US Defence Secretary to discuss future steps to counter ISIL.
    (217893)
27
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcomes were of the 10th regional security summit held in Manama, Bahrain from 5-7 December 2014.
    (217939)
28
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which NATO member states have sent maritime patrol aircraft to (a) RAF Lossiemouth and (b) RAF Leuchars since 15 November 2014; which aircraft were so sent; and what the purpose was of each such visit.
    (217871)
29
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent requests have been made to NATO countries to provide Maritime Patrol Aircraft to locate submarines within UK territorial waters.
    (217872)
30
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of the sighting of a submarine periscope near HMNB Clyde.
    (217873)
31
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of the armed forces to screen the entry and egress of submarines from HMNB Clyde.
    (217874)
32
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the damage to property and infrastructure that potentially could be prevented by (a) the £80 million flood defences announced for the Humber in the National Infrastructure Plan and (b) the £1.3 billion tidal Humber defence programme currently under review.
    (217877)
33
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on improving the cleanliness of Britain's chalk rivers.
    (217896)
34
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with fishing organisations on quota arrangements to be agreed in a meeting in Brussels this month.
    (217811)
35
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Yazidis still trapped on Mount Sinai in Iraq; and what steps the Government is taking to support those people.
    (217995)
36
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Minister plans to answer Question 205687, tabled on 14 July 2014.
    (217946)
37
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the effect of the appointment of Haider al-Abadi as Prime Minister of Iraq on (a) the relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi government and (b) the capacity of those governments to lead efforts to combat ISIL.
    (217940)
38
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcome was of the external investigation commissioned by NHS England into NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group and other financially challenged trusts; and when the report of that investigation will be published.
    (217943)
39
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the change in total public expenditure on the NHS was in each year between January 2004 and January 2014.
    (217993)
40
N
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the NHS will make a decision on the funding for Translarna; if he will make funding available to ensure the people who may benefit from Translarna have long term access to that drug; what steps he is taking to ensure that emerging treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy are fully funded by the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
    (217815)
41
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the Action Plan on Hearing Loss.
    (217890)
42
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have had delays in treatment for cancer of the bladder as a result of shortages of the drug OncoTICE in each of the last two years.
    (217879)
43
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that OncoTICE is readily available to treat patients who have cancer of the bladder.
    (217880)
44
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women under the age of 25 were diagnosed with cervical cancer in the (a) borough of Barnsley and (b) UK in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014.
    (217881)
45
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request that the Advisory Committee on Cervical Cancer Screening will hold a further review of the evidence relating to risks and benefits of cervical screening in women under 25.
    (217883)
46
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS is taking to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to deal with the side effects of (a) haloperidol and (b) other antipsychotic drugs.
    (217894)
47
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216992, how many incidents of medication errors involving hospital patients with Parkinson's disease resulting in no harm were reported to the National Reporting and Learning System between July and November 2014; and which reporting organisation reported each such incident.
    (217988)
48
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the minimum earnings threshold needed for a spouse to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK on (a) people on low incomes and (b) family life.
    (217816)
49
N
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the results were of the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme review.
    (217944)
50
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many homophobic hate crimes were committed against people of Asian ethnicity in each year since May 2010.
    (217882)
51
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost has been of all Police and Crime Commissioner elections to date.
    (217945)
52
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of transferring a person between immigration removal centres is.
    (217898)
53
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are currently in West Africa assisting with the Ebola epidemic; and what steps have been taken to ensure that those people are given the maximum possible protection against that virus.
    (217992)
54
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for how long each group of NHS healthcare staff being deployed to Ebola affected regions will be deployed.
    (217820)
55
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water and sanitation at the Kerry town hospital in Sierra Leone.
    (217884)
56
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which companies received allocations of what value from her Department's 2013-14 evaluation budget.
    (217885)
57
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Prime Minister's contribution of 26 November 2014, Official Report, column 901, what the issue is referred to as hindering the operation of the Kerry town hospital in Sierra Leone.
    (217886)
58
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department's Debt Relief budget is for the (a) current and (b) next financial year.
    (217963)
59
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has provided for (a) disaster relief, (b) schemes which provide clean water and (c) vaccinations and inoculation against preventable diseases in each of the last five years; and how such funding is expressed as a proportion of her Department's total budget.
    (217889)
60
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) charges, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions there have been for the offence of prison mutiny in each of the last five years.
    (217818)
61
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts worth more than £5 million his Department has signed since 1 September 2014; with whom such contracts have been signed; for what purpose; what the (a) annual and (b) total cost of each such contract is; and what the length of each such contact is.
    (217819)
62
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will begin a review of employment tribunal fees and the effect of such fees on the employment tribunal system.
    (217814)
63
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the action plan produced by G4S into strategic weaknesses at HM Prison Altcourse.
    (217817)
64
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213487, what the total value is of outstanding financial impositions in each local criminal justice board area.
    (217822)
65
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the contribution of the Secretary of State for Justice on 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 73, on how many occasions in the last two years each government department has been threatened with judicial review; and in each such case, whether judicial review proceedings were subsequently (a) launched and (b) successful.
    (217847)
66
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the contribution of the Secretary of State for Justice on 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 72, what the evidential basis was for his statement that minor technicalities in process have been used as an excuse to bring judicial review.
    (217848)
67
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the contribution of the Secretary of State for Justice on 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 71, what assessment he has made of when and how the system of judicial review ceased to be based on common sense.
    (217849)
68
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Highways Agency has allocated for improvement works to be carried out at the Broad End Road junction; and what criteria the Agency used in determining the level of that funding.
    (217851)
69
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the safety works at Broad End Road junction, scheduled for completion before Christmas 2014, to be completed.
    (217852)
70
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing the My Licence service; and what estimate he has made of the annual administrative costs of this service.
    (217813)
71
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much investment has there been in the Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street rail line by (a) project and (b) type of investment in each of the last 10 financial years.
    (217937)
72
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times and when rail services on the Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street line have been disrupted as a result of overrunning engineering works carried out by Network Rail in the last 12 months.
    (217938)
73
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on proposed investment in the Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street rail line in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
    (217962)
74
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent meetings he has had with representatives of First Hull Trains on the extension of their track-access arrangements beyond December 2016.
    (217878)
75
N
Richard Drax (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to consider options for creating a new fast train service between London Waterloo and Weymouth.
    (217845)
76
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's Road Investment Strategy, published on 1 December 2014, what years are covered by the first road period and next road period.
    (217895)
77
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that women who have less than the 10 years National Insurance Contributions required to qualify for a state pension will be informed of their options before introduction of the new state pension.
    (217989)
78
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what options will be available for people to purchase additional National Insurance Contributions on a phased basis over a period of years in order to qualify for the new state pension.
    (217990)
79
N
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants have received an (a) second, (b) third and (c) fourth sanction in each quarter since January 2010.
    (217897)

Prepared 10th December 2014