Order Book Part 2 [17 December 2014]

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

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)

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)

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 for the NHS in Scotland 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, if 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)

1

N

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help children affected by the crisis in Syria.

[Question Unstarred] (906674)

2

N

Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress her Department has made on tackling Ebola in West Africa.

[Question Unstarred] (906680)

3

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the savings to the Law Officers' Departments from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the Law Officers' Departments have introduced or plan to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218771)

4

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department issues guidance to higher and further education institutes on student safety during trips abroad.

(218715)

5

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the financial sustainability of the Universal Postal Service in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22, (d) 2022-23 and (e) after 2023.

(218700)

6

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether end-to-end postal providers other than the Universal Service Provider will be required to publish Quality of Service standards.

(218701)

7

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what time constraints would apply to Ofcom in conducting a review of the net cost of the Universal Service Obligation.

(218702)

8

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the number of workers in parcel delivery companies who are (a) self-employed and (b) on zero hours contracts.

(218703)

9

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218770)

10

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on implementing the findings of the original report compiled by the Office of Fair Trading and Department of Trade and Industry regarding the collapse of Scottish Power's Power Plan.

(218594)

11

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.

(218595)

12

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people aged 24 years and older participated in Government-funded further education courses at all levels in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.

(218803)

13

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post offices were closed in (a) Worcester and (b) Worcestershire (i) between 1997 and 2010 and (ii) between 2010 and 2015.

(218796)

14

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post offices have been refurbished as a result of the Government's £2 billion investment in the Post Office Network since 2010 in (a) Worcester, (b) Worcestershire and (c) England.

(218797)

15

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in the West Midlands have received support from UK Trade and Investment in each of the last five years.

(218798)

16

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218772)

17

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade worked in the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218588)

18

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade resigned from the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218589)

19

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade worked in the Large Business Service team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218590)

20

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the compliance yield of the Large Business Service team of HM Revenue and Customs was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218591)

21

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the compliance yield of the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218592)

22

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade resigned from the Large Business Service team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218593)

23

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218793)

24

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate he has made of the savings to the Church Commissioners from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the Church Commissioners have introduced or plan to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218773)

25

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what grants the Church Commissioners have given to churches in (a) Worcester and (b) Worcestershire from the church roof repair fund in the last four years.

(218801)

26

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Brighton and Hove City Council on the recycling rate for household waste; and if he will make a statement.

(218608)

27

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate the Department has made of the number of small firms and shops in (a) the London borough of Barnet and (b) Hendon constituency which will have a reduction in business rates in 2015-16.

(218808)

28

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which councils have signed up to his Department's offer of additional funding to freeze council tax in 2014-15.

(218809)

29

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218774)

30

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was paid in business rates in (a) Worcester and (b) Worcestershire in each of the last five years.

(218749)

31

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses in Worcester that have received (a) small business rate relief and (b) the High Street Discount on business rates.

(218800)

32

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral evidence taken by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 3 December 2014, to Question 6 and 10 December 2014, to Questions 168, 169 and 174, how many premises in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 were not and in (c) 2014, (d) 2015 and (e) 2016 will not be able to get at least 2 Mbps broadband from copper and fibre networks; what the geographic location is of those premises; what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of covering the capital equipment and installation cost of a satellite broadband solution for those premises in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016; and what estimate he has made of the monthly cost to the consumer of such a solution.

(218633)

33

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the contribution of Sean Williams, Group Director, Strategy, Policy and Portfolio, BT, in evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 3 December 2014 to Question 10, what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of delivery of superfast broadband to 95 per cent of premises being completed in 2018 rather than 2017.

(218634)

34

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many English phase 2 project areas participating in the Superfast Broadband Rollout programme have produced coverage maps of their broadband implementation plan at a full 7-digit postcode.

(218690)

35

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of the 1.5 million premises his Department's superfast broadband rollout has reached already had basic broadband 2Mbps from a copper network.

(218691)

36

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the Innovation Fund has been spent so far.

(218692)

37

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £22 million budget for the South Yorkshire Broadband rollout has been provided by (a) BT, (b) BDUK, (c) Sheffield local authority, (d) Rotherham local authority, (e) Barnsley local authority and (f) Doncaster local authority.

(218693)

38

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of funding of Phase 2 broadband contracts which has come from the private sector in the Superfast Broadband Programme.

(218694)

39

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the Rural Community Broadband Fund was (a) spent and (b) returned to the EU.

(218695)

40

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what government schemes are targeted at reaching the final five per cent in addition to the Rural Community Broadband Fund, and the fund for pilot schemes.

(218696)

41

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2014 to Question 217271, which National Audit Office report was discussed at the Audit and Risk Committee meeting of 4 December 2014; and if he will publish the minutes of this meeting.

(218848)

42

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on the future funding for racing; and if he will make a statement.

(218844)

43

Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the level of nuisance calls made by companies in (a) the UK and (b) abroad; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of such calls to (i) older and more vulnerable customers and (ii) others.

(218642)

44

Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of nuisance calls made by companies in (a) the UK and (b) abroad to customers registered with the Telephone Preference Service; and if he will bring forward proposals to increase fines for businesses that breach the law on nuisance calls.

(218643)

45

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218775)

46

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements he plans to put in place for monitoring the performance of his Department's private sector partner Babcock, the preferred bidder for the privatisation of the Defence Support Group.

(218714)

47

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was in 2013-14 of maintaining the facilities at (a) AFC Harrogate, (b) ATR Lichfield, (c) ITC Catterick, (d) ATR Pirbright, (e) ATR Winchester, (f) HMS Raleigh and (g) RAF Halton.

(218704)

48

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of providing phase one basic training for each of the armed forces in each year since 2010.

(218705)

49

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many beds on RFA Arugs are in use; and how many patients have been treated on board that ship since its arrival in Sierra Leone.

(218599)

50

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218776)

51

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tenders from (a) Capita Group plc, (b) Serco and (c) G4S for contracts let by his Department were successful in each year since May 2010; how much his Department paid to each of those companies for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 each company holds with his Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between his Department and each company.

(218637)

52

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Office from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Office has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218777)

53

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms her Department has put in place to ensure that all its policies are consistent with the UK's commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(218664)

54

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unqualified teachers are employed in schools in Bolton.

(218646)

55

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on funding for rural schools; and if she will make a statement.

(218843)

56

Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review paragraph 3.25 of the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage; and if she will bring forward proposals to amend that framework to ensure that all nursery staff are adequately trained in paediatric first aid.

(218711)

57

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218778)

58

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many tenders from Capita Group plc for contracts let by her Department have been successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to Capita Group plc for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 Capita Group plc hold with her Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and Capita Group plc.

(218605)

59

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many tenders from (a) Serco and (b) G4S for contracts let by her Department were successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to each of those companies for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 each company holds with her Department; ans what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and each company.

(218606)

60

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital grants for buildings repairs and maintenance her Department has given to (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) colleges in Worcester in each of the last four years.

(218802)

61

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what new representations he has received on licensing regulations for fracking; and if he will make a statement.

(218597)

62

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218779)

63

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of British food (a) production and (b) exports was in each of the last three years for which figures are avaiaable; and if she will make a statement.

(218806)

64

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218780)

65

Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking through the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative to help to prevent further sexual violence in Burma and to bring the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.

(218748)

66

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Secretary-General about the admittance of new member states with no historic or constitutional link to the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(218607)

67

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218781)

68

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what programme the event held in Luton on 28 August 2014 on Government aid to Syria was funded.

(218846)

69

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the Cayman Islands Environmental Protection Fund; and if he will make a statement.

(218600)

70

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for the adoption of a marine protected area in Pitcairn.

(218601)

71

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his environmental responsibilities are for the Overseas Territories.

(218602)

72

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216642, whether the data requested is available in another format.

(218810)

73

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216613, whether the data requested is available in another format.

(218811)

74

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216646, whether the data requested is available in another format.

(218812)

75

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216645, whether the data requested is available in another format.

(218813)

76

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used by the North West Ambulance Service to define whether a patient is an emergency case.

(218708)

77

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been categorised as non-emergency by the North West Ambulance Service in each of the last five years.

(218709)

78

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2014 to Question 217522, whether the jobs of all NHS workers that are deployed to Ebola-affected regions are kept open for their return.

(218640)

79

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2014 to Question 217522, what the (a) pension payments and (b) other salary arrangements are for NHS staff while deployed to Ebola-affected regions.

(218641)

80

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the General Dental Council addresses concerns expressed about its performance by local dental committees.

(218603)

81

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216568, what discussions his Department had with patient groups other than Breast Cancer Campaign, when developing its response to the Off-patent Drugs Bill.

(218845)

82

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on the use of external consultants to advise on the governance of the NHS in the last 12 months.

(218842)

83

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contact NHS England had with the Renal Association and the British Renal Society on commissioning of dialysis services before putting forward its proposals to devolve commissioning to clinical commissioning groups.

(218737)

84

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NHS England to publish an updated service specification for hepatitis C services.

(218753)

85

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department plans to ensure a co-ordinated and effective approach to testing, treating and curing people with hepatitis C infection.

(218754)

86

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218783)

87

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2014 to Question 216036, if he will place in the Library data tables from the Care Quality Commission's bespoke analyses, referred to in its report Thematic data review of diabetes care pathways, published on 16 October 2014, broken down by (a) commissioner and (b) provider.

(218699)

88

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides on sharing population data across local agencies for the purposes of planning autism services to (a) local authorities, (b) clinical commissioning groups, (c) NHS trusts, (d) NHS foundation trusts and (e) health and wellbeing boards.

(218814)

89

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's report, Think Autism, published in April 2014, what discussions his Department has had with other departments on feedback on the type of apprenticeships offered to people with autism.

(218815)

90

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the press release of 28 July 2014, entitled World Hepatitis Day 2014: David Cameron's message, what initiatives his Department has implemented to reduce deaths due to hepatitis C infection.

(218707)

91

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to implement the new draft guidelines for type 1 and type 2 diabetes produced by NICE.

(218596)

92

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for British citizenship were made in each year since 2010.

(218741)

93

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many internal reports were made of discrepancies in bulk-seized excise goods arriving at Queen's Warehouses in each year since 2010.

(218742)

94

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants were granted British citizenship who had undertaken illegal work in the UK in each year since 2010.

(218743)

95

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants were granted British citizenship who had previously committed crimes in other countries in each year since 2010; and of what crimes those applicants had been convicted.

(218744)

96

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were granted British citizenship have had referees from outside the UK in each year since 2010.

(218817)

97

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were granted British citizenship disclosed financial fraud in their application for citizenship.

(218818)

98

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had on the creation of standard operating procedures for the conduct of police wildlife crime officers.

(218738)

99

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had on drafting best practice guidelines on the presence of campaigning charities during police searches and arrests.

(218739)

100

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with campaigning charities and organisations about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and covert surveillance.

(218740)

101

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218784)

102

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's approach to tackling online phishing scams.

(218712)

103

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for organising online phishing scams in each of the last five years.

(218745)

104

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle phishing.

(218746)

105

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money obtained unlawfully through phishing scams was recovered in (a) 2014 to date, (b) 2013, (c) 2012, (d) 2011 and (e) 2010.

(218747)

106

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2011 to Question 45398, whether it remains the policy of her Department that a ban on the testing of household products on animals will apply to both finished products and ingredients; whether there is now a definition of household products; and when the ban will be implemented.

(218697)

107

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals were used for testing (a) finished household products and (b) household product ingredients in each of the last five years.

(218698)

108

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tenders from (a) Serco and (b) G4S for contracts let by her Department have been successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to each of those companies for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 each company hold with her Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and each company.

(218604)

109

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on (a) the level of reported property crime including burglaries for each of the last five years in Worcester and (b) the proportion of such crimes that have been solved.

(218799)

110

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the savings to the House of Commons Commission from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the House of Commons Commission has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218785)

111

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the savings to the House of Commons Commission from the Q&A system in (a) this financial year and (b) the next five financial years.

(218805)

112

Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the contribution of 11 December 2014 by the Minister of State, Official Report, column 383WH, on strengthening health systems in developing countries, when the review of NHS use of foreign workers will begin; what the terms of reference of the review are; when she anticipates that it will be concluded; and whether the Government will publish the review's conclusions and recommendations.

(218598)

113

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides financial assistance to Al-Quds University in the West Bank.

(218710)

114

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218786)

115

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any of the projects within (a) the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts' programme and (b) other programmes by her Department in the Philippines have suffered any damage as a result of Typhoon Hagupit.

(218661)

116

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the projects undertaken within the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts' programme based in the Philippines were located in areas affected by Typhoon Hagupit.

(218662)

117

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what interventions other than the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme her Department has funded (a) bilaterally and (b) through multilateral partners in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan, to support the country in adapting to future humanitarian disasters.

(218671)

118

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has offered to the Filipino government following Typhoon Hagupit.

(218672)

119

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme in directly mitigating the impact of Typhoon Hagupit.

(218673)

120

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218787)

121

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison officers, (b) prison governors and (c) other members of staff were assaulted in the course of their work in each of the last four years.

(218635)

122

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on the refurbishment of court buildings in each of the last four years.

(218636)

123

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tenders from Serco for contracts let by his Department were successful in each year since May 2010; how much his Department paid to Serco for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 Serco hold with his Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between his Department and Serco.

(218638)

124

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tenders from G4S for contracts let by his Department were successful in each year since May 2010; how much his Department paid to G4S for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 G4S hold with his Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between his Department and G4S.

(218639)

125

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many specialist domestic violence courts have closed since 2010.

(218706)

126

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Leader of the House, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Office from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Office has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218788)

127

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218789)

128

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the savings to No. 10 Downing Street from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems No. 10 Downing Street has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218790)

129

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218791)

130

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received about the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last five years.

(218647)

131

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licence applications to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency have taken (a) up to 30 days, (b) up to 60 days, (c) up to 90 days, (d) up to 120 days, (e) up to 150 days, (f) up to 180 days and (g) more than 180 days to be processed in each of the last five years.

(218663)

132

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on each initiative to promote journeys made on foot; and how much funding was provided by (a) the Government, (b) local authorities and (c) other sources in each of the last five years.

(218644)

133

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Local Sustainable Transport Fund projects relating to journeys made on foot between 2012 and 2016.

(218645)

134

Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 217665, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the traffic counts in Shipley constituency.

(218816)

135

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding was allocated to projects related to increasing the number of journeys on foot (a) between 2005 and 2010 and (b) between 2010 and 2014.

(218804)

136

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the recommendations in the report by Sustainable Aviation on Sustainable Fuels UK Roadmap, published in December 2014; and if he will make a statement.

(218847)

137

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to build new and upgrade existing trunk roads.

(218807)

138

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218792)

139

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218794)

140

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the savings to the Government Equalities Office from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the Government Equalities Office has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218782)

141

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 3 of his Department's document, Universal Credit National Expansion, published on 9 December 2014, what steps his Department takes to ensure that place-names are not mis-spelled in its publications.

(218648)

142

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was outstanding in child maintenance arrears in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area in each of the last four years.

(218713)

143

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been overpaid in child tax credit and working tax credit as a result of technical and administrative errors by his Department; and how much of that overpayment has been written off in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) North Lanarkshire and (d) Airdrie and Shotts constituency in each year since that scheme's inception.

(218750)

144

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Support Agency has collected in current maintenance and arrears in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and what total maintenance liabilities were in each such year.

(218751)

145

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders that have been issued for outstanding child maintenance arrears have led to (a) prosecutions, (b) disclosed information about the paying parent to credit reference agencies, (c) new enforcement charges being levied to non-residential parents in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) England, (v) Northern Ireland, (vi) each local authority and (vii) each parliamentary constituency in each of the last four years for which records are available.

(218752)

146

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.

(218795)

★ 1

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): What steps his Department plans to take to reduce the overall subsidy to UK energy sources.

(906708)

★ 2

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What recent steps he has taken to help households with energy bills.

(906709)

★ 3

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906710)

★ 4

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906711)

★ 5

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.

(906712)

★ 6

Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of tidal lagoons to the UK's energy supply.

(906713)

★ 7

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906714)

★ 8

Barry Gardiner (Brent North): What recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of carbon capture and storage technology.

(906715)

★ 9

Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906716)

★ 10

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What progress his Department has made on the Energy Companies Obligation initiative.

(906717)

★ 11

Mr Mike Weir (Angus): How many licences for onshore oil and gas exploration in Scotland have been granted by his Department in the last five years.

(906718)

★ 12

Andy Sawford (Corby): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906719)

★ 13

Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.

(906720)

★ 14

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of investment in clean energy.

(906721)

★ 15

Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): What assessment he has made of the contribution of demand-side measures to meeting electricity generation capacity shortages.

(906722)

★ 16

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.

(906723)

★ 17

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906724)

★ 18

Grahame M. Morris (Easington): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906725)

★ 19

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What steps he is taking to support community energy schemes.

(906726)

★ 20

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.

(906727)

★ 21

Philip Davies (Shipley): What estimate he has made of how much subsidies for low-carbon energy will add to domestic energy bills over the next 20 years.

(906728)

★ 22

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.

(906729)

★ 23

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.

(906730)

★ 24

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What recent assessment he has made of the potential of tidal power as an energy source.

(906731)

★ 25

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of investment in clean energy.

(906732)

★ 1

John Robertson (Glasgow North West): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

(906708)

★ 2

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):

(906709)

★ 3

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon):

(906710)

★ 4

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):

(906711)

★ 5

Andrew George (St Ives):

(906712)

★ 6

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):

(906713)

★ 7

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):

(906714)

★ 8

Mr John Spellar (Warley):

(906715)

★ 9

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South):

(906716)

★ 10

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):

(906717)

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)

1

N

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

(218537)

1

N

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217684, how many employers have been fined for non-payment of the apprentice National Minimum Wage at the rate introduced in March 2014.

(218677)

2

N

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217684, how many of the 55 companies named for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage had underpaid apprentices; and how many of those 55 companies have been fined for non-payment of the apprentice National Minimum Wage.

(218678)

3

N

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217684, what (a) funding and (b) staffing has been allocated to enforcement of the apprentice National Minimum Wage.

(218679)

4

N

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217744, when his Department plans to write to level 2 and 3 apprenticeships in England informing them of their national minimum wage entitlement.

(218767)

5

N

Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that interns used for full-time work are paid at least the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement.

(218759)

6

N

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to prohibit companies from requiring a supplier company to make a payment in order to join or to remain on that company's list of suppliers.

(218825)

7

N

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the implications of the practice of companies requiring a supplier company to make a payment in order to join or to remain on that company's list of suppliers on competition in the UK economy.

(218826)

8

N

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with his ministerial colleagues on what steps to take in response to allegations that Scottish Power mis-sold cashback warranties in the 1990s.

(218620)

9

N

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how he plans to keep the people who lost money, following the failure of firms involved in Scottish Power's cash back warranty scheme, updated on progress on the review of whether there will be a further investigation of the matter.

(218621)

10

N

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Insolvency Service plans to conduct any inquiries under sections 432 or 447 of the Companies Act 1985 in the next six months.

(218622)

11

N

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that individual voter registration does not make it harder for transgender people to register to vote.

(218836)

12

N

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that all its polices are consistent with the UK's commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(218683)

13

N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Kuwaiti nationals have been referred to HM Treasury's sanctions list in each of the last five years for which records are available.

(218834)

14

N

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assurances he has received that agreements between the individual banks and the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to the interest rate swap redress scheme were identical.

(218632)

15

N

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential fining of banks following the completion of the interest rate swap redress scheme.

(218660)

16

N

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average time was taken by HM Revenue and Customs to pre-approve transfer pricing arrangements in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218609)

17

N

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade resigned from the Corporation Tax International and Stamps team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218610)

18

N

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade worked in the Corporation Tax International and Stamps team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218611)

19

N

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff at each grade worked in the Transfer Pricing Group of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.

(218658)

20

N

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the contribution by the Exchequer Secretary, of 4 December 2014, Official Report, column 518, in reference to the debate on the FCA Redress Scheme, if he will investigate the case of the Flanagan Group in Liverpool, Walton constituency.

(218619)

21

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Recommendation a of the report of the National Audit Office entitled Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014, published in November 2014, if his Department will publish a real-terms series of change in individual local authority income since 2010-11.

(218730)

22

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.42 of the Autumn Statement 2014, when he plans to launch the consultation on options for streamlining the process for selling on shared ownership properties.

(218731)

23

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Recommendation C of the report of the National Audit Office entitled Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014, published in November 2014, what steps he is taking to develop a clearer understanding of whether local authorities' funding is sufficient to support their core services.

(218732)

24

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraphs 3.5 to 3.11 of the report of the National Audit Office entitled Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014, published in November 2014, what steps he is taking to improve understanding of the financial sustainability of local authorities and the extent to which they may be at risk of financial failure.

(218733)

25

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraphs 3.13 to 3.20 of the report of the National Audit Office entitled Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014, published in November 2014, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of funding decisions on local services in a co-ordinated way.

(218734)

26

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost per home was for rubbish bin collections in each local authority in each of the last three years.

(218656)

27

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217484, which Ministers in his Department have visited which foodbanks on what dates.

(218652)

28

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.249 of the Autumn Statement 2014 (a) where and (b) when the Great Exhibition in the North will take place; with which organisations he plans to work to co-ordinate that Exhibition; what planning has taken place so far for that Exhibition; and whether the £1 million referred to in that Statement is in addition to or separate from previously announced amounts.

(218653)

29

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 209987, in respect of how many of the 135 sites in acquisition stage have contracts been signed; what the value of those contracts is; and what the value of all the contracts that have been signed within the Mobile Infrastructure Project is.

(218721)

30

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of the Phase 2 English project areas participating in the superfast broadband rollout programme in procurement have received bids or offers from suppliers other than BT.

(218722)

31

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much BDUK paid Oxera to conduct a state-aid evaluation of the National Broadband Scheme; how many full-time equivalent employees are working on that evaluation; how many representations Oxera received and from whom these representations were received; whether BDUK plans to publish those representations; and when BDUK plans to publish that evaluation.

(218723)

32

N

Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft of each type are in service in each branch of the armed forces; and where each such aircraft is based.

(218827)

33

N

Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Army's armoured fighting vehicles is available for urgent deployment.

(218828)

34

N

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he is taking to protect the Yazidi community in and around Mount Sinjar from ISIS; and if he will make a statement.

(218837)

35

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what free school project applications have been withdrawn or cancelled; and what each application had spent on (a) property and planning, (b) technical and consultant and (c) legal fees before withdrawal or cancellation.

(218726)

36

N

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 19 free schools have opened in 2014-15 to date; how many students they have recruited in that period; and when details of their capital funding will be published.

(218840)

37

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's financial commitment is to the Family, Drug and Alcohol Court project; and if she will make a statement.

[R] (218666)

38

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome on families; and what plans she has to issue guidance or being forward legislative proposals to deal with those effects.

[R] (218667)

39

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of foster carers; and what recent estimate she has made of the number of foster carers required.

[R] (218668)

40

N

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made on discussions of deep sea fishing at the Council of Ministers; and what steps she is taking to help bring those discussions to an early conclusion.

(218839)

41

N

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on how often using dogs to flush out foxes to be shot results in foxes being killed by the dogs rather than by shooting.

(218626)

42

N

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Government's response to the consultation entitled, Flood Insurance: regulations for the Flood Reinsurance Scheme.

(218724)

43

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that parties who are to be excluded from the Flood Re scheme are given adequate time to respond to the proposals for that scheme; and if she will make a statement.

(218725)

44

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) human rights record of the government of Azerbaijan and (b) compatibility of that record with (i) membership of the EU and (ii) the European Convention of Human Rights.

(218612)

45

N

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the detention of Mr Biram Dah Abeid in Rosso, Mauritania on 11 November 2014.

(218861)

46

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which human rights concerns he discussed with the Undersecretary at the Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs during his visit to London in December 2014.

(218819)

47

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of changes in the human rights situation in Bahrain in the last six months.

(218820)

48

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding his Department provides for the promotion of human rights in Bahrain.

(218821)

49

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to list Bahrain as a country of concern in his Department's next Human Rights and Democracy Report.

(218822)

50

N

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the median wait from test request to test result was for (a) abdominal ultrasound, (b) flexi-sigmoidoscopy, (c) colonoscopy and (d) brain MRI in (i) all tests requested and (ii) GP-requested tests in the last year for which figures are available.

(218769)

51

N

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients requiring proton beam therapy were treated overseas in each of the last vive years; and how many such patients were on the high priority list of cancers.

(218823)

52

N

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fully functional linear accelerators were used for radiotherapy treatment in the NHS in England in each of the last 10 years; and how many fractions of such treatment NHS England delivered in that period.

(218824)

53

N

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of clinical commissioning groups have signed up to the NHS five Sign up to Safety pledges.

(218857)

54

N

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the potential costs of hepatitis C and the consequence of that disease to the NHS in the next 20 years.

(218684)

55

N

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England has taken to reduce the prevalence of hepatitis C.

(218862)

56

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been agreed for the HIV prevention programme for how many years following the end of the current contract; on what basis the future of the programme was decided; what consultation process was undertaken; and if he will make a statement.

(218755)

57

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in England referred for talking therapies for treatment of depression and anxiety started their treatment within (a) six and (b) 18 weeks in the last (i) quarter and (ii) year for which information is available.

(218756)

58

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services beds there were in England in each of the last five years.

(218757)

59

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in England referred for Early Intervention in Psychosis services received help within two weeks of being referred in the last (a) quarter and (b) year for which information is available.

(218758)

60

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and young people have accessed NHS child and adolescent mental health services in England in each of the last five years.

(218860)

61

N

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217647, if he will direct the Care Quality Commission to engage people with recent primary care experience in analytical processing under the heading of Intelligent Monitoring.

(218682)

62

N

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Nursing and Midwifery Technology Fund (a) has already been allocated and (b) plans to allocate in future years.

(218628)

63

N

Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of London Ambulance Service front-line staff in (a) London and (b) Enfield; and how many front-line staff there were in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2014 to date.

(218654)

64

N

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which board members of each clinical commissioning group have a financial interest in healthcare providers.

(218627)

65

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each commissioning support unit received in income from clinical commissioning groups since 2013-14.

(218829)

66

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of (a) acute, elderly and general nurses to acute, elderly and general nurses health care assistants and (b) of all qualified nurses to health care assistants was in each year since 2009-10.

(218830)

67

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average wait was from referral to treatment is for patients categorised as urgent who are not on the two-week cancer pathway.

(218831)

68

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals funding requests have been made to NHS England in each month since April 2013; and how many have of those been refused.

(218832)

69

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on parenting programmes in England in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each of the last five years.

(218858)

70

N

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 217880, if he will estimate the number of patients with bladder cancer who have had treatment delayed due to a shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin drugs, including OncoTICE.

(218859)

71

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinicians about how to improve the uptake of clinically and cost-effective off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications.

(218685)

72

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will develop a strategy and workplan with targets for increasing the use of off-label medicines.

(218686)

73

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) associates network about how to remove barriers to implementing NICE familial breast cancer guidance on the use of tamoxifen and raloxifene for women at high risk of breast cancer.

(218687)

74

N

Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Government spent in (a) cash terms, (b) real terms and (c) per person in (i) cash and (ii) real terms on older people's social care in England in each of the last five years.

(218680)

75

N

Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Government spent in (a) cash terms, (b) real terms and (c) per person in (i) cash and (ii) real terms on social care in England in each of the last five years.

(218681)

76

N

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he plans to lay regulatory proposals before the House to legislate for the standardised packaging of tobacco.

(218766)

77

N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether the statement that off-patent drugs are widely used in the NHS refers to the use of off-patent drugs outside of their licensed indications.

(218728)

78

N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether he plans to include issues related to off-patent drugs in the Innovative Medicines and MedTech Review.

(218729)

79

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the funding allocated to the Integrated Digital Care Technology Fund was disbursed in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and how much funding has been so allocated for 2015-16.

(218631)

80

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of re-evaluating the Cancer Drugs Fund list on breast cancer patients.

(218764)

81

N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of agreement on TTIP on (a) service delivery and (b) costs in the NHS.

(218765)

82

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cataract operations were performed in NHS hospitals in each year since 2009-10.

(218835)

83

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of (a) Monitor and (b) the Trust Development Authority was in each of the last five years.

(218849)

84

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost per head for the NHS in (a) cash and (b) real terms was in England in each of the last 15 years.

(218850)

85

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on out-of-hours services in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each of the last five years.

(218851)

86

N

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has spent on its website during the last three years.

(218623)

87

N

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Ministers in his Department have been allocated government cars; and what the shortest journey made by each such Minister in a government car was in each of the last two years.

(218624)

88

N

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies plan to spend on Christmas (a) cards, (b) postage, (c) parties and (d) decorations and trees in 2014.

(218618)

89

N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218042, how many and what proportion of candidates took their English language tests online, in each country in each of the last five years.

(218716)

90

N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218042, what licences were awarded in which companies testing English language skills in connection with visa applications for travel to the UK in the last five years.

(218717)

91

N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218042, what steps her Department takes to ensure that the candidate sitting a test online is the same person who completed the secure online verification process.

(218718)

92

N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218042, how many concerns regarding fraud or abuse in relation to English language testing were reported to her Department by English Language testing providers in each country in each of the last five years.

(218719)

93

N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218042, how many cases of fraud or abuse in relation to English language testing have been identified in each country in each of the last five years; and what proportion such cases were of the total number sitting the tests, in each country.

(218720)

94

N

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Criminal Finances Improvement Plan 2014, what steps she is taking to work with the private sector to maximise asset recovery.

(218614)

95

N

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Criminal Finances Improvement Plan 2014, what steps she is taking to strengthen her Department's ability to recover assets hidden overseas.

(218615)

96

N

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what controls there are on the sale of crossbows.

(218630)

97

N

Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces have reviewed all rape reports classified as no crime since the publication of HMIC's report on crime data integrity; how far back each review went; and how many cases were re-classified as a result.

(218760)

98

N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many front-line staff are employed at the UK border; and what the annual cost to the public purse is of such staff.

(218616)

99

N

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce legislative proposals to prevent anyone who has entered or stayed illegally in the UK from being granted British citizenship.

(218768)

100

N

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, whether any other departments contributed to the costs of holding the DfID Direct Roadshows.

(218649)

101

N

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, what venues were used for the DfID Direct Roadshows; and what the market value is of the cost of hiring each such venue for an event.

(218650)

102

N

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, what publicity material was produced for the DfID Direct Roadshows.

(218651)

103

N

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme has established in the Philippines; and what the (a) outputs and (b) outcomes of those projects has been to date.

(218669)

104

N

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the funding for the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme was allocated to the Philippines.

(218670)

105

N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the savings from legal aid reform and legal aid transformation in 2014-15.

(218833)

106

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those imprisoned under an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection have been released on licence in each year since May 2010.

(218657)

107

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Just Solutions International is a contractor or a sub-contractor in the current electronic monitoring contract.

(218852)

108

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome on family breakdowns; and what plans he has to issue guidance or bring forward legislative proposals to deal with that syndrome and its effects.

[R] (218665)

109

N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 215901, tabled on 25 November 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer that Question.

(218674)

110

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 215302, whether he plans to commission external (a) consultants and (b) accountants to plan the five year investment.

(218841)

111

N

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has and in what time frame to digitise (a) records from North Staffordshire and Newcastle Manor Copy Rolls and (b) other records in the National Archive; and if he will make a statement.

(218838)

112

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to maintain security and police terrorism.

(218735)

113

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many Electoral Registration Officers failed to meet (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five or (f) more than five of the Electoral Commission's performance standards in each year since 2008.

(218853)

114

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has budgeted for initiatives to increase the number of journeys made on foot in each of the next five years.

(218613)

115

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the sources of funding available are for promoting journeys made on foot from (a) the Government, (b) local authorities and (c) other sources in each of the last five years.

(218655)

116

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and (b) the Civil Aviation Authority about the resources needed by NATS for a resilient and effective national air traffic control system since 2012.

(218854)

117

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and (b) the Civil Aviation Authority about the effectiveness of IT systems used by NATS following the operational difficulties experienced on 7 December 2013.

(218855)

118

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he and officials in his Department have had with National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and the Civil Aviation Authority on the upgrade programme to enhance air traffic capacity and the implications for continuing reliability of NATS operations day-to-day while it is implemented in the last 12 months.

(218856)

119

N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme has been in each of the last five years.

(218617)

120

N

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with mental health conditions in the London Borough of Southwark have had sanctions imposed on their benefits when claiming for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in the last 12 months.

(218659)

121

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who waited longer than five days between their benefit application and a decision on their application in each year since May 2010.

(218629)

122

N

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 4 October 2013, Official Report, column 487W, how many former Remploy workers are now in employment.

(218625)

123

N

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount is outstanding in child maintenance arrears in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency and (b) Scotland.

(218688)

124

N

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders for oustanding child maintenance arrears have been issued to non-resident parents in each of the last four years for which figures are available in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) England, (e) Northern Ireland, (f) each local authority area and (g) each Parliamentary constituency.

(218761)

125

N

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pauper's funerals in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) England, (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years for which figures are available.

(218762)

126

N

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average time taken to process an application for funeral expenses from the Social Fund from application submission to decision in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) England, (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years for which figures are available.

(218763)

127

N

Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who will reach state pension age in the 12 months from the commencement of the single tier pension who will be eligible to receive state pension at the full rate.

(218675)

128

N

Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who will reach state pension age in the 12 months from the commencement date of the single tier pension who will receive a reduced pension as a result of (a) having made reduced National Insurance contributions as a consequence of contracting out of (i) SERPS or (ii) 2SP and (b) failure to attain the qualifying threshold of a contribution record of 35 years.

(218676)

1

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Individual Funding Request process for cancer medicines.

(218689)

2

N

(218736)

3

N

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216761, what assessment he has made of the effect on Northern Rail of Government plans for the TransPennine Express franchising process.

(218863)

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