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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 16 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 Monday 15 December 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Tuesday 16 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.

Tuesday 16 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
 
★ 1
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): What steps HM Courts and Tribunals Service is taking to ensure that urgent cases to remove trespassers from land are dealt with as quickly as possible.
    (906633)
★ 2
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What proportion of immigration and asylum appeals were made on the grounds of alleged breaches of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the last five years.
    (906634)
★ 3
Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of crimes committed by ex-prisoners.
    (906635)
★ 4
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What recent steps he has taken to prevent fraudulent whiplash claims.
    (906636)
★ 5
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What progress he has made on the disposal of former prisons; and if he will make a statement.
    (906637)
★ 6
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): What progress he has made on expanding the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to include private companies providing public services.
    (906638)
★ 7
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of crimes committed by ex-prisoners.
    (906639)
★ 8
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What his policy is on the constitutional role of judicial review.
    (906640)
★ 9
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps his Department is taking to improve value for money from its private sector contracts.
    (906641)
★ 10
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What recent steps he has taken to prevent fraudulent whiplash claims; and if he will make a statement.
    (906642)
★ 11
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.
    (906643)
★ 12
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): What steps his Department is taking to improve the regulation of claims management companies.
    (906644)
★ 13
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What his strategy is for supporting victims of crime.
    (906645)
★ 14
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): If he will undertake a review of the enforcement of compensation orders agreed by the courts.
    (906646)
★ 15
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What steps he is taking to increase funding for services to support victims.
    (906647)
★ 16
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): What steps he is taking to encourage the use of mediation in family disputes.
    (906648)
★ 17
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What steps he is taking to rehabilitate women offenders.
    (906649)
★ 18
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What steps he is taking to encourage the use of mediation in family disputes.
    (906650)
★ 19
Stephen Timms (East Ham): What plans he has to respond to the recommendation of the Law Commission that wrongful retention of children should be a criminal offence.
    (906651)
★ 20
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What steps he is taking to promote early intervention to reduce reoffending by 16 to 18 year olds.
    (906652)
★ 21
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What opportunities there are for people in prison to prepare themselves for the job market on release.
    (906653)
★ 22
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.
    (906654)
★ 23
Peter Aldous (Waveney): What steps he is taking to encourage the use of mediation in family disputes
    (906655)
★ 25
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): What recent discussions he has had on conflict of interest rules in the probation service; and if he will make a statement.
    (906657)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (906658)
★ 2
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West):  
    (906659)
★ 3
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes):  
    (906660)
★ 4
Andrew George (St Ives):  
    (906661)
★ 5
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  
    (906662)
★ 6
Karl McCartney (Lincoln):  
    (906663)
★ 7
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):  
    (906664)
★ 8
Philip Davies (Shipley):  
    (906665)
★ 10
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  
    (906667)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 10 December

1
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 10.11 of the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, what the basis is for the assessment that £500 million will be needed for superfast broadband to reach an additional five per cent of the UK.
    (218043)
2
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress his Department has made in formulating a new scheme of support for those who contracted haemophilia or hepatitis C as a result of contaminated NHS blood supplies; what assessment he has made of the effect on the implementation of such a scheme of the dissolution of Parliament before it is completed; and if he will make a statement.
    (218158)
3
N
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to increase the compensation paid by criminals to their victims.
    (906656)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve train speeds between Doncaster and Hull; and if he will make a statement.
    (218159)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to permit motorists to opt out of the arrangements by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to pass their details to third parties; and if he will make a statement.
    (218160)

Notices given on Thursday 11 December

1
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, what assessment he has made of the negative impact on business and jobs he is seeking to limit.
    (218289)
2
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, whether the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and Others v Mr David Fulton and Others necessitates changes to the Working Time Regulations.
    (218290)
3
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of removing university tuition fees for students studying science, medicine, technology, engineering and mathematics.
    (218437)
4
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers who were issued with notices of underpayment for the national minimum wage and were eligible for naming and shaming under the arrangements introduced since 1 October 2013 he has decided not to name and shame.
    (218354)
5
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217639, on Government departments: meetings, for what reasons the Government has decided not to publish those details.
    (218447)
6
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget was for the D5 London 2014: leading digital governments conference; and how the invitees to this conference were identified.
    (218347)
7
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) least and (b) most visited Government website was in each of the last three years; and how many times each such website was visited.
    (218433)
8
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on decorations, hospitality or refreshments for Christmas activities in 2014.
    (218526)
9
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the amount his Department has spent on public procurement which has reached small and medium-sized firms through its supply chains in each region.
    (218527)
10
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Medway and (b) Gillingham and Rainham constituency are paying less income tax in 2014-15 than they paid in 2009-10.
    (218296)
11
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency have been affected by the freezing of fuel duty.
    (218297)
12
N
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to respond to Question 213722 tabled on 6 November 2014.
    (218488)
13
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many notices of underpayment have been issued to businesses in the London Borough of Newham for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage in each of the last six years; and how many employees were covered in each case.
    (218448)
14
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations for National Minimum Wage non-payment have resulted in the issue of a notice of underpayment in each month since October 2013.
    (218449)
15
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's announcement on 30 January 2014 of a review into how more social homes can be built, when he plans to publish that review.
    (218341)
16
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.200 of the Autumn Statement 2014, which other city areas have come forward with devolution proposals.
    (218342)
17
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many expressions of interest in response to the Locally-led Garden Cities Prospectus had been (a) received and (b) considered as of 10 December 2014.
    (218344)
18
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2014 to Question 207598, when he will publish the response to the consultation on requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the private rented sector.
    (218439)
19
N
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the consequences will be for (a) Worcestershire County Council, (b) the Worcestershire LEP and (c) the district councils of South Worcestershire of the full implementation of the recommendations of the review by Sir Bob Kerslake of the governance and organisational capabilities of Birmingham City Council.
    (218294)
20
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement on 30 October 2014 of free wifi in public buildings, by what procedure the list of buildings was decided; what criteria were used to select those buildings; what representations he received from local government and businesses in Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol; how the cost will be funded; how much of that funding is from the Super Connected Cities budget; and what funds local authorities are contributing.
    (218428)
21
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the Super Connected Cities budget (a) remaining for 2014-15 and (b) allocated for 2015-16 is allocated to advertising or advertising agencies.
    (218429)
22
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many broadband connection vouchers have been awarded in each month since March 2014; who the beneficiaries are; and in what regions those beneficiaries are located.
    (218430)
23
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current Electronic Communications Code on the ability of mobile network operators to improve mobile voice and data coverage in rural areas.
    (218291)
24
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from mobile network operators on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code to assist their mobile coverage plans.
    (218292)
25
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel he expects to be stationed on average at any one time in the UK's new naval base in Bahrain.
    (218357)
26
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the running costs of the UK's naval base in Bahrain in each year to 2020.
    (218440)
27
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when negotiations with the government of Bahrain on the construction of a UK naval base in that country began.
    (218441)
28
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the projected cost of the new UK naval base in Bahrain will be funded by his Department; and from which section of his Department's budget these funds will come.
    (218442)
29
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Status of Forces Agreement between the UK and Bahrain has been amended as a result of the UK naval base in Bahrain.
    (218443)
30
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) military and (b) civilian personnel have graduated from the Major Projects Leadership Academy.
    (218407)
31
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what potential suppliers to the VANGUARD replacement programme his Department has identified.
    (218408)
32
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to fit an aerial refuelling boom system to the Voyager aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
    (218409)
33
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of ISIL's military capabilities; and if he will make a statement.
    (218410)
34
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military assets he intends to retain in Afghanistan after 31 December 2014.
    (218411)
35
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on teacher recruitment of the Chief Inspector of Schools Annual Report 2014.
    (218427)
36
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of eligible pensioners who have not claimed the winter fuel allowance in each year since May 2010.
    (218424)
37
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that pensioners become better aware of their right to claim winter fuel allowance.
    (218426)
38
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total funding for flood protection has been provided through (a) her Department's standard partnership funding framework, (b) private sector contributions and (c) other public sector contributions.
    (218345)
39
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding for flood protection is planned to be raised through a standard partnership funding framework in each year between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
    (218346)
40
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Colombian authorities about respect for labour rights in the oil and mining industries in that country; and if he will make a statement.
    (218431)
41
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Colombian authorities about protection of members of Union Sindical Obrera and its allies in Meta against assassination attempts and other targeted violence.
    (218432)
42
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the NHS budget was spent on commissioning private providers in each of the last five years.
    (218445)
43
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2014 to Question 212899, whether it is his Department's policy to encourage NHS staff to become dementia friends.
    (218446)
44
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on NHS smoking cessation services in each of the last five years.
    (218412)
45
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding mental health trusts have received in real-terms in each of the last five years.
    (218413)
46
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the latest date is by which his Department could table regulatory proposals on the standardised packaging of tobacco under the Children and Families Act 2014, if they were to be voted on before the end of this Parliament.
    (218414)
47
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many companies have signed Public Health Responsibility Deal pledges with measurable targets; and how many such companies have met those targets.
    (218490)
48
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child inpatient admissions with a primary diagnosis of obesity there have been in each of the last five years.
    (218491)
49
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued for antidepressant medication in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency in each of the last 10 years.
    (218337)
50
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions and at what cost patients who were admitted to psychiatric facilities run by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust were placed out of area in the last year.
    (218338)
51
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many premature deaths related to mental health issues were registered by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in each of the last five years; and what the initial diagnosis was in each such case.
    (218339)
52
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have applied to Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust for mental health treatments in each of the last five years; and what treatment was received for each such diagnosis for every year available.
    (218340)
53
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses employed in the NHS do not have the necessary English language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for nurses from outside the EU.
    (218288)
54
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in England with advanced renal cell carcinoma have accessed treatment through the Cancer Drug Fund since April 2013.
    (218434)
55
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors will be considered in decisions as to which drugs are delisted from the Cancer Drug Fund.
    (218528)
56
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the approval by the Scottish Medicines Consortium of two second line treatments for renal cell carcinoma, if he will direct the Cancer Drug Fund panel to ensure that patients in England will continue to have access to treatments that are available on the NHS in Scotland for that condition.
    (218530)
57
N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full time equivalent staff in the NHS in England were employed as (a) diagnostic radiographers, (b) clinical radiologists, (c) ultrasonographers, (d) medical endoscopists, (e) nurse endoscopists, (f) radiotherapy physics staff, (g) nuclear medicine technologists, (h) therapeutic radiographers and (i) clinical oncologists in each of the last five years; and how many of each group were at consultant level.
    (218444)
58
N
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average (a) chief executive/secretary remuneration and (b) number of full-time equivalent staff was in each of his Department's (i) advisory non-departmental public bodies, (ii) executive agencies, (iii) executive non-departmental public bodies, (iv) non-ministerial departments and (v) tribunal non-departmental public bodies in the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (218295)
59
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of cancer patients currently have access to (a) intensity modulated, (b) image-guided and (c) stereotactic radiotherapy.
    (218360)
60
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individual funding requests per indication were received by NHS England for radiotherapy treatment in the last financial year; and how many such requests were refused.
    (218419)
61
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) colonoscopy tests and (b) flexible sigmoidoscopy tests took place in the NHS in England in each of the last five years.
    (218494)
62
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage coverage of flexible-sigmoidoscopy screening was at the end of (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and what the projected coverage of such screening is for the end of 2015-16.
    (218495)
63
N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average throughput of fractions was per radiotherapy machine in England in each of the last five years.
    (218438)
64
N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards the objective set in Improving Outcomes: A Cancer Strategy for England, published in January 2011 of an average throughput of 8,700 fractions per radiotherapy machine per year.
    (218489)
65
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the rebate from the PPRS scheme (a) in cash terms and (b) as a proportion of overall medicines spend in 2015-16 and 2016-17; and what earlier estimate his Department has made for that period.
    (218420)
66
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions each (a) NHS trust and (b) NHS foundation trust, on which dates, have had bed occupancy rates of 100 per cent for (i) maternity and (ii) general and acute beds since May 2010.
    (218421)
67
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what charges are in place for patients who use NHS walk-in centres; and which of these charges have been introduced since May 2010.
    (218422)
68
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests his Department has received from (a) acute trusts, (b) ambulance trusts and (c) mental health trusts for emergency financial assistance to cope with upcoming winter pressures.
    (218423)
69
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on (a) stationery and (b) printing costs in (i) each of the last four years and (ii) 2014-15 to date.
    (218529)
70
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 4 of page 1 of her Department's publication, Changes to Family Migration Rules Impact Assessment, published on 12 June 2012, if she will ensure that the Government's review of family migration rules planned for April 2015 takes into account the recommendations of the APPG on Migration's inquiry into family migration.
    (218487)
71
N
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value of assets has been recovered from overseas confiscation orders in each of the last seven years.
    (218435)
72
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times she or Ministers in her Department have met their counterparts in the (a) Welsh Government, (b) Scottish Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Bill.
    (218352)
73
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which companies Capita are sub-contracting under its electronic monitoring contract with his Department.
    (218417)
74
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts his Department has awarded to Just Solutions International in each of the last five years; what the value and length of each such contract is; and with whom in his Department each such contract was signed.
    (218418)
75
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the new contract for electronic monitoring is costing his Department in each year of the contract.
    (218492)
76
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times officials and Ministers in his Department have had meetings with companies that were interested in bidding for the electronic monitoring contract.
    (218493)
77
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amount his Department has paid to Jadu Ltd for (a) establishing and (b) maintaining IT systems to support the processing of employment tribunal fees and remissions to date.
    (218521)
78
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in payment of employment tribunal fees since 1 April 2014; and how much of that sum was foregone in fee remission.
    (218522)
79
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 206019, when he expects to be in a position to provide data on the number of employment tribunal fee remission applications made in each month since 29 July 2013.
    (218523)
80
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 206019, how many awards of remission of fees for employment tribunal proceedings were made in each month between 1 July 2014 and 30 September 2014; and how many such awards were to (i) single claimants, (ii) claimants in multiple claimant cases and (iii) applicants to the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
    (218524)
81
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate savings in variable operational costs to HM Courts and Tribunals Service resulting from the reduction in the number of employment tribunal claims since 29 July 2013.
    (218525)
82
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will increase the maximum magistrates' court fines for non-payment of the national minimum wage.
    (218355)
83
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Leader of the House, what the respective policy responsibilities of the Secretary of State for (a) Culture, Media and Sport and (b) Business, Innovation and Skills are with regard to (i) telecoms policy, (ii) the digital economy and (iii) the creative industries.
    (218293)
84
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 10 September 2014 to Question 208314, by what date he intends to complete consideration of whether to update existing guidance on pedestrian crossings.
    (218356)
85
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Law Commission's review of the legal framework governing taxis and private hire vehicles in England and Wales.
    (218452)
86
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest cost estimate is for (a) Reading Station Area Redevelopment, (b) East West Rail Phase 1 and Phase 2, (c) the Northern Hub, (d) TransPennine electrification, (e) Great Western Mainline electrification, (f) Midland Mainline electrification, (g) South Wales Mainline electrification and (h) Valley Lines electrification.
    (218298)
87
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the procurement for a new provider to deliver the work capability assessment requires the design of that scheme to be revised or reformed.
    (218450)
88
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claimants will be seen for a medical assessment within 16 weeks by 31 December 2014.
    (218436)
89
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of unemployed people with mental health problems who are currently on the Work Programme.
    (218425)
90
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimant off-flows with a date of death recorded at the time of benefit off-flow there were in each year since 2010; and of those how many claimants had received a sanction in the six months before their death.
    (218351)
91
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimant off-flows with a date of death recorded at the time of benefit off-flow there were in each year since 2010; and of those how many claimants had received a sanction in the six months before their death.
    (218353)
92
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many live Child Support Agency cases with maintenance arrears there is an arrears charging schedule in place; and in how many such cases arrears repayments are being made in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
    (218415)
93
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) women and (b) men in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland aged 56 years who in each of the last four years have had no pension savings.
    (218416)

Notices given on Friday 12 December

1
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.161 of the Autumn Statement 2014, when the Government plans to (a) publish the terms of reference for and (b) launch the review of the future structure of business rates.
[Transferred]   (218343)
2
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on employee car travel policy.
[Transferred]   (218451)
3
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his speech of 3 July 2013 to the Local Government Association, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the three pilot scheme on closer partnerships between local enterprise partnerships and further education colleges in helping people acquire the skills required to get local jobs.
    (218559)
4
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from (a) consumer organisations and (b) individuals on the effectiveness of Trustmark and NAPIT in protecting consumers from rogue tradespeople.
    (218544)
5
 
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to introduce a scheme for naming and shaming employers that fail to pay an employment tribunal award.
    (218531)
6
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total value of savings to the public purse will arise from annual pay restraint and workforce reductions in the Armed Forces in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
    (218561)
7
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he and his ministers have visited a foodbank.
    (218533)
8
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to reclaim and re-use disability adaptations and equipment that are no longer required by clients.
    (218540)
9
 
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce an initial operating capability for the A400M Atlas aircraft.
    (218551)
10
 
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the provision of close air support by the UK for the Afghan National Security Forces.
    (218556)
11
 
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to his Russian counterpart on increased activity of Russian aircraft in proximity to UK airspace.
    (218557)
12
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions (a) Capita Group plc, (b) Serco and (c) G4S have tendered for contracts let by his Department in each year since May 2010.
    (218567)
13
 
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the NUT supply teacher survey 2014, what steps she plans to take to increase the pay of supply teachers employed through agencies.
    (218563)
14
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions Capita Group plc has tendered for contracts let by her Department in each year since May 2010.
    (218566)
15
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions (a) Serco and (b) G4S have tendered for contracts let by her Department in each year since May 2010.
    (218568)
16
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish the full terms of reference of his Department's review of wind turbine noise.
    (218569)
17
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish correspondence between his Department and the Institute of Acoustics relating to his Department's review of wind turbine noise.
    (218570)
18
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department plans to issue an invitation to tender for the research required for its review of wind turbine noise; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that that review will be independent.
    (218571)
19
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing two Patient Access Schemes for one treatment; and if he will make a statement.
    (218554)
20
 
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many days maternity units at each (a) NHS Trust and (b) NHS Foundation were put on divert in the last 12 months.
    (218539)
21
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) NHS England, (b) Public Health England, (c) Monitor and (d) the Care Quality Commission spent on public relations and communications staff in (i) each year since 2010 and (ii) 2014 to date.
    (218532)
22
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage health authorities to reclaim and re-use disability adaptations and equipment that are no longer required by clients.
    (218541)
23
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about a technology appraisal for tamoxifen in the chemoprevention indication.
    (218545)
24
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast cancer clinicians he spoke to directly when developing his policy on off-patent Drugs Bill.
    (218546)
25
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which off-patent drugs will be considered under the Early Access Scheme.
    (218547)
26
 
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 111 NHS telephone service on attendance at hospital accident and emergency departments.
    (218555)
27
 
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the total annual cost to the public purse of employing a school nurse.
    (218553)
28
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (a) Serco and (b) G4S have tendered for contracts let by her Department in each year since May 2010.
    (218573)
29
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department's officials have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on that issue between her Department and (a) the governments of African states receiving aid from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, (b) the US government, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.
    (218562)
30
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to assist Yazidi women in Iraq and Syria who have been kidnapped by ISIS.
    (218552)
31
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people segregated in prison in England and Wales have protected characteristics in each of the last three years for which data are available.
    (218558)
32
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions G4S has tendered for contracts let by his Department in each year since May 2010.
    (218564)
33
 
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions SERCO has tendered for contracts let by his Department in each year since May 2010.
    (218565)
34
 
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Prime Minister, when he has visited a foodbank on order to assess the effect of the Government's policies on foodbank use.
    (218542)
35
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish reported road casualty figures by severity for each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency for each year from 2003 to 2013.
    (218560)
36
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the amount of working time lost because of traffic jams in each of the last 10 years.
    (218543)
37
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216782, what steps his Department is taking to improve the administration process for funeral payments.
    (218572)
Wednesday 17 December  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
 
★ 1
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): What recent progress her Department has made on tackling Ebola in West Africa.
    (906668)
★ 2
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What estimate she has made of the loss of tax receipts to developing countries by the use of tax havens by multinational companies operating in those countries in the last three years.
    (906669)
★ 3
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
    (906670)
★ 4
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What estimate she has made of the loss of tax receipts to developing countries by the use of tax havens by multinational companies operating in those countries in the last three years.
    (906671)
★ 5
Richard Fuller (Bedford): What projects her Department is supporting in Nigeria to counter the effects of Boko Haram.
    (906672)
★ 6
Andy Sawford (Corby): What estimate she has made of the loss of tax receipts to developing countries by the use of tax havens by multinational companies operating in those countries in the last three years.
    (906673)
★ 7
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What steps her Department is taking to help children affected by the crisis in Syria.
    (906674)
★ 8
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What steps her Department is taking to help refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan.
    (906675)
★ 9
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): What steps she is taking to support the UN goal to end the use and recruitment of children in armed conflict by the end of 2016.
    (906676)
★ 10
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What steps her Department is taking to reduce aid dependency by promoting small business start-ups in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
    (906677)
★ 11
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): What recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on the issue of climate change in the Sustainable Development Goals.
    (906678)
★ 12
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): What steps her Department is taking to help children affected by the crisis in Syria.
    (906679)
★ 13
Pat Glass (North West Durham): What recent progress her Department has made on tackling Ebola in West Africa.
    (906680)
★ 14
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on development in smaller African countries.
    (906681)
★ 15
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What steps she is taking to support British businesses when awarding contracts for overseas projects.
    (906682)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (906698)
★ 2
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire):  
    (906699)
★ 3
Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire):  
    (906700)
★ 4
Charlie Elphicke (Dover):  
    (906701)
★ 5
Karl McCartney (Lincoln):  
    (906702)
★ 6
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green):  
    (906703)
★ 7
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):  
    (906704)
★ 8
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):  
    (906705)
★ 9
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):  
    (906706)
★ 10
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (906707)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★ 1
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 December.
    (906683)
★ 2
Richard Drax (South Dorset):  
    (906684)
★ 3
Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  
    (906685)
★ 4
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest):  
    (906686)
★ 5
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East):  
    (906687)
★ 6
Richard Fuller (Bedford):  
    (906688)
★ 7
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  
    (906689)
★ 8
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):  
    (906690)
★ 9
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury):  
    (906691)
★ 10
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton):  
    (906692)
★ 11
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):  
    (906693)
★ 12
John Glen (Salisbury):  
    (906694)
★ 13
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  
    (906695)
★ 14
Andrew Bingham (High Peak):  
    (906696)
★ 15
Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): What steps the Government is taking to protect older people from ill health caused by cold and badly insulated homes.
    (906697)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 10 December

1
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the EU vehicle eCall system will be implemented in the UK.
    (218161)
2
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) shortest and (b) longest distance is between refuelling stations on the UK motorway network.
    (218162)
3
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle breakdowns there have been on smart motorways when the hard shoulder was in use as a running lane.
    (218163)

Notices given on Thursday 11 December

1
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Mauritania on the detention of Mr Biram Dah Abeid and his associates.
    (218364)
2
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) detention and Interrogation Program, what assessment he has made of the treatment of CIA detainees; and whether any detainees were transported through the UK in the conditions described in the study.
    (218365)
3
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests from broadcasters her Department has received to film (a) prisons and (b) immigration removal centres in the last five years; and how many such requests have been granted.
    (218363)

Notices given on Friday 12 December

1
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on a possible exemption from the NHS in Scotland from negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
    (218548)
2
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the responses to the consultation on the transportation of 2014 EU Procurement Directives and training materials for procurement professionals; when he plans to give a date to publish the Government's response to that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
    (218535)
3
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) correspondence and (b) discussions he has had with Serco on that company's review conducted by Lord Gold; whether he has received a copy of that report; and if he will make a statement.
    (218583)
4
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the findings of the Audit Scotland report on preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012, published in December 2014, for implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
    (218549)
5
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, of he will make an assessment of the potential costs to the banking sector of changing the current seven-day period for switching bank accounts to a five-day period.
    (218550)
6
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the new Community Amateur Sports Club rules will be simple to understand and will not increase bureaucracy for such clubs.
    (218584)
7
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of proposed changes to rules on community amateur sports clubs on junior clubs.
    (218576)
8
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the responses to the Government's consultation on community amateur sports club rules.
    (218577)
9
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) gender, (b) demographic, (c) age and (d) regional profile of people who do not (i) have access to broadband and (ii) have the skills to be comfortable online.
    (218578)
10
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP-requested (a) chest x-ray, (b) non-obstetric ultrasound, (c) flexi-sigmoidoscopies, (d) colonoscopies and (e) brain MRIs took place in each of the last five years.
    (218536)
11
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received on the Professional Standards Authority's 2014 report on the General Dental Council.
    (218587)
12
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Government spent on legal fees in the case The Public Law Project, R (On the Application of) v The Secretary of State for Justice the Office of the Children's Commissioner [2014] EWHC 2365 (Admin).
    (218579)
13
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Government spent in legal fees in the case Whitston (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK), R (On the Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWHC 3044 (Admin).
    (218580)
14
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Government spent on legal fees in the case London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association & Anor, R (On the Application of) v The Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 3020 (Admin).
    (218581)
15
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on the refurbishment of magistrates' court buildings in each of the last four years.
    (218586)
16
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) make and model and (b) carbon dioxide output was of each car in the Government Care Service fleet in the last four years; and whether each such car was assigned to Ministers or officials or to both.
    (218534)
17
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with dependent children claiming Employment and Support Allowance have been sanctioned since December 2012; and how many such households have subsequently had their sanction rescinded.
    (218538)
18
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in households with dependent children claiming jobseeker's allowance have been sanctioned since October 2012; and how many such people have subsequently had their sanction rescinded.
    (218574)
19
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in households with dependent children claiming jobseeker's allowance have been sanctioned in each year since October 2012; and how many people in households with dependent children claiming employment and support allowance have been sanctioned in each year since December 2012.
    (218575)
20
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason self-employed people are not eligible for Access to Work support.
    (218582)
21
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 217129, in what circumstances universal credit claimants will be permitted to undertake paid work which is regarded as therapeutic.
    (218585)
Thursday 18 December  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 11 December

1
N
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total additional premium funding paid to maintained schools to help pupils from families serving in the armed forces will be in 2014-15.
    (218361)
2
N
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils were entered for GCSEs in all subjects comprising the English Baccalaureat in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2013-14.
    (218362)

Notices given on Friday 12 December

1
N
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual saving to the Exchequer was from the introduction of fees on (a) employment tribunals, (b) judicial review and (c) criminal courts.
    (218537)

Prepared 12th December 2014