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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 6 January 2015

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Monday 5 January 2015

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Tuesday 6 January 2015

For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.

Tuesday 6 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
 
★ 1
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): What steps he is taking to devolve power to Bradford and other cities and large metropolitan areas.
    (906783)
★ 2
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): What steps he is taking to ensure that the residents of Birmingham benefit from the Government's political and constitutional reform proposals.
    (906784)
★ 3
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What discussions he has had with Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership on the second phase of local growth deals.
    (906785)
★ 4
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth on the Regional Growth Fund.
    (906786)
★ 5
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What progress he has made on implementing local growth deals.
    (906787)
★ 6
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): What steps he is taking to devolve power to cities and metropolitan areas.
    (906788)
★ 7
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What assessment he has made of the completeness of the electoral roll.
    (906789)
★ 8
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): If he will implement an initiative similar to that in Northern Ireland for registering young voters through schools throughout the UK.
    (906790)
★ 9
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): When the Government will report on the findings of the pilot scheme allowing councils to use DVLA data to match voters during the transition to individual electoral registration; and what plans he has to extend that scheme.
    (906791)
★ 10
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What steps he is taking to encourage more people to participate in the democratic process.
    (906792)
★ 11
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What recent progress he has made on the Northern Futures project.
    (906793)
★ 12
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): When the Government will report on the findings of the pilot scheme allowing councils to use DVLA data to match voters during the transition to individual electoral registration; and what plans he has to extend that scheme.
    (906794)
★ 13
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): What assessment he has made of the economic effect of the Brighton and Hove City Deal.
    (906795)
★ 14
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What progress he has made on implementing local growth deals.
    (906796)
★ 15
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What plans he has to further devolve powers to the South West.
    (906797)
At 11.50am
Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (906808)
★ 2
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):  
    (906809)
★ 3
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):  
    (906810)
★ 4
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington):  
    (906811)
★ 5
Fiona Bruce (Congleton):  
    (906812)
★ 6
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton):  
    (906813)
★ 7
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):  
    (906814)
★ 8
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South):  
    (906815)
★ 9
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West):  
    (906816)
★ 10
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham):  
    (906817)
★ 11
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling):  
    (906818)
★ 12
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West):  
    (906819)
★ 13
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central):  
    (906820)
★ 14
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):  
    (906821)
★ 15
Bob Blackman (Harrow East):  
    (906822)
At 12.10pm
Oral Questions to the Attorney General
 
★ 1
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to ensure that prosecutors are able more effectively to prosecute cases of domestic violence.
    (906833)
★ 2
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): What steps he is taking to develop a greater level of public understanding of the legal framework applicable to social media.
    (906834)
★ 3
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to ensure that assaults against prison officers are more effectively prosecuted.
    (906835)
★ 4
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): If he will take steps to encourage the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute people for treason in cases where that offence is suspected to have been committed.
    (906836)
★ 5
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to ensure that prosecutors are able more effectively to prosecute stalking and harassment cases.
    (906837)
★ 7
Phil Wilson (Sedgefield): What recent discussions he has had with the Service Prosecution Authority on its effectiveness in prosecuting rape and other sexual offences in the armed forces which took place (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
    (906839)
★ 8
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What recent assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of errors in law made by the Crown Prosecution Service when bringing forward prosecutions.
    (906840)
★ 9
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): When he last met the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss the length of pre-charge bail.
    (906841)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 18 December

1
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has received any representations asking him to intervene in the BBC's decision to broadcast the short story, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher; and if he will make a statement.
    (219552)
2
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the initiative to host a conference in Moscow of representatives of the Syrian regime and opposition for talks to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria; and if he will make a statement.
    (219553)
3
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of efforts to form an inclusive government in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
    (219554)

Notices given on Friday 2 January

1
N
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform the powers of the Crown Prosecution Service to authorise out-of-court disposals.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (906842)
2
N
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on amendments required to EU law to limit the access of migrants to national welfare systems.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (906838)
3
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to carry out a review of the unregulated trades referral industry; and if he will make a statement.
    (219616)
4
 
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will use the same criteria for industries which qualify for relief under the Climate Change Agreement to the industries eligible for relief from the indirect costs of renewables.
    (219581)
5
 
Mike Wood (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) external appointees and (b) Civil Service appointees have worked in ministerial offices in his Department (i) since May 2010 and (ii) between May 2005 and May 2010.
    (219588)
6
 
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for the National Citizen Service in Crawley constituency.
    (219583)
7
 
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide funding for the import of concentrated solar power from North Africa.
    (219617)
8
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to limit the use by local authorities of personal service limited companies for hiring personnel.
    (219604)
9
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the economy of overseas firms not registering for VAT in the UK; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that such companies do register for VAT.
    (219584)
10
 
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing free to use cash machines from the rating list on access to banking and money; and if he will make a statement.
    (219652)
11
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice his Department gives to local authorities on supporting grandparents who act as kinship carers for one or more of their family's children.
    (219582)
12
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reporting protocols are for allegations of child abuse in the armed forces.
    (219605)
13
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of child abuse there have been in the armed forces in each year since 2010.
    (219606)
14
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were made to the (i) Royal Military Police, (ii) Royal Naval Police and (iii) Royal Air Force Police in each year since 2010.
    (219607)
15
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reporting protocols are for the allegations of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence.
    (219608)
16
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 216048, what advice her Department gives to local authorities to ensure that the local offer is responsive to local needs.
    (219577)
17
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure vulnerable children in Somerset are identified and protected from harm.
    (219603)
18
 
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free early years education places were provided in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997.
    (219590)
19
 
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential role of imported concentrated solar power in meeting the energy requirements of the UK.
    (219618)
20
 
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many projects of what value have been financed by decisions taken by the International Climate Fund Board Climate Investment funds to date.
    (219589)
21
 
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how frequently the International Climate Fund Board meets.
    (219651)
22
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to direct energy suppliers to withdraw their charges imposed on customers solely for the purpose of covering the cost of metering and billing.
    (219579)
23
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times he has met senior representatives of the six largest energy companies since November 2014.
    (219621)
24
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 11 of her Department's publication, Red Tape Challenge - Environment Theme Implementation Plan, what the reasons are for the review of Regulations on Control of Trade in Endangered Species being delayed until 2015 and not April 2014.
    (219580)
25
 
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on establishing a bilateral prisoner transfer agreement with indonesia.
    (219615)
26
 
Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support the early identification of liver disease.
    (219598)
27
 
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Trust-level reports of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey are more readily accessible to patients and the public.
    (219595)
28
 
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the quality and availability of practical and emotional support services for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
    (219596)
29
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people each year are diagnosed with Lyme disease.
    (219600)
30
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 214838, if he will make it his policy to identify locum doctors separately within the information collected by his Department on spend on agency and contract staff.
    (219576)
31
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the average numbers of hours worked by doctors in hospital medicines compared with their historical equivalents.
    (219578)
32
 
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of undiagnosed conditions and conditions picked up while in hospital.
    (219613)
33
 
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the guidance issued to doctors and nurses on diagnosing blocked bowels in the elderly.
    (219614)
34
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he has met which (a) representatives of and (b) organisations working on behalf of the homeopathy industry since 2012.
    (219623)
35
 
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much clinical commissioning groups in (a) Suffolk, (b) Bedfordshire, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Essex, (e) Hertfordshire and (f) Norfolk spent on salaries and wages for (i) general and senior managers, (ii) nurses and midwives and (iii) administrative and clerical staff in each year since their inception.
    (219592)
36
 
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total public expenditure per head of population was on (a) capital and (b) running costs of the NHS in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England in each year since 1997.
    (219622)
37
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure NHS-wide implementation of the refreshed Equality Delivery System; and how the implementation of this system will be evaluated.
    (219593)
38
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities among Black and minority ethnic communities' awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer and patient experience of cancer care.
    (219611)
39
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the announcement made by the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on 7 October 2014, if he will introduce a scheme similar to the New Medicines Fund in England.
    (219610)
40
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Minister for Life Sciences' announcement on 20 November 2014 to consider how to speed-up patient access to medicines, devices and diagnostics, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and (b) NHS England on this matter.
    (219612)
41
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what response he has made to the request by NHS England to defer implementation of the guidance on sofosbuvir for hepatitis C.
    (219601)
42
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on the use of sofosbuvir for treating hepatitis C will be published.
    (219602)
43
 
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether funding will be made available to ensure that the Prevalence Study on Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain covers the same data sets to enable it to be comparable to the 2004 survey.
    (219591)
44
 
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provisions are in place within the Prevalence Study on Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britian to sub-sample the population by ethnicity.
    (219619)
45
 
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Prevalence Study on Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britian contains data on (a) children under five, (b) young poeple over 15, (c) BME populations, (d) LGBT young people, (e) migrant children, (f) asylum seekers and (g) children in detention centres.
    (219620)
46
 
Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on a minimum alcohol unit price.
    (219597)
47
 
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, when the Commission was first informed of the ennoblement of Sir Robert Rogers; and whether it made any general response to this notification.
    (219650)
48
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what inspections have been completed on garages performing MOT tests relating to diesel particulate filters since 26 October 2014.
    (219609)
49
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the higher rate of disability living allowance, including the Motability rate, to children under the age of three.
    (219599)
50
 
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average delay has been in medical examinations of disability cases conducted by ATOS in (a) Grimsby and (b) the rest of England in the last year; what the main causes are of such delays; and if he will make a statement.
    (219585)
51
 
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical examinations in disability cases dealt with by Atos required a doctor in (a) Grimsby and (b) the rest of England in the last year.
    (219586)
52
 
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions his Department has imposed on Atos in response to delays in medical examinations in the last year.
    (219587)
53
 
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a loan repayment scheme to financially assist jobseekers looking to enrol on training courses.
    (219594)
54
 
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure the quicker payment of benefits to those on temporary work placements.
    (219624)
Wednesday 7 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
 
★ 1
John Pugh (Southport): What plans he has to reduce the number of London-based civil servants; and if he will make a statement.
    (906843)
★ 2
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What progress his Department has made on releasing outstanding documents relating to the miners' dispute in 1984-85.
    (906844)
★ 3
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the report from the National Audit Office entitled Follow-up: grants to the Big Society Network and the Society Network Foundation, HC 840.
    (906845)
★ 4
Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire): What assessment he has made of the use of trade union facility time by civil servants; and if he will make a statement.
    (906846)
★ 5
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What future plans he has for the National Citizen Service in Colne Valley.
    (906847)
★ 7
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What future plans he has to achieve efficiency and reform savings by digitising government services.
    (906849)
★ 8
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Citizen Service programmes which ran in summer 2014.
    (906850)
★ 10
Stephen Timms (East Ham): What progress he has made on implementing his Department's efficiency agenda.
    (906852)
★ 11
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What assessment he has made of whether the Charity Commission has sufficient powers to oversee charities and intervene where necessary.
    (906853)
★ 12
Andy Sawford (Corby): What progress he has made on implementing his Department's efficiency agenda.
    (906854)
★ 13
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What recent steps he has taken to reduce barriers to small and medium-sized enterprises participating in government procurement.
    (906855)
★ 14
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What steps he is taking to enable social enterprises to compete for government contracts.
    (906856)
★ 15
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What future plans he has for youth service provision.
    (906857)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (906798)
★ 2
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):  
    (906799)
★ 3
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  
    (906800)
★ 4
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):  
    (906801)
★ 5
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):  
    (906802)
★ 6
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  
    (906803)
★ 7
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):  
    (906804)
★ 8
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (906805)
★ 9
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):  
    (906806)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★ 1
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7 January.
    (906768)
★ 2
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):  
    (906769)
★ 3
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):  
    (906770)
★ 4
John Robertson (Glasgow North West):  
    (906771)
★ 5
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central):  
    (906772)
★ 6
Henry Smith (Crawley):  
    (906773)
★ 7
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall):  
    (906774)
★ 8
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes):  
    (906775)
★ 9
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):  
    (906776)
★ 10
David Rutley (Macclesfield):  
    (906777)
★ 11
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  
    (906778)
★ 12
Lisa Nandy (Wigan):  
    (906779)
★ 13
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):  
    (906780)
★ 14
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East):  
    (906781)
★ 15
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr):  
    (906782)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 2 January

1
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on handling and sharing personal data.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (906851)
2
N
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on handling and sharing personal data.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (906848)
3
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Insolvency Service will make any investigation into the circumstances surrounding the administration of Citylink.
    (219631)
4
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department (a) first became aware of the possible administration of Citylink and (b) was advised by Citylink or its advisers that the company may be placed into administration.
    (219632)
5
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department was first made aware that there would be insufficient funds from the administration of Citylink to pay statutory redundancy payments to that company's former employees.
    (219633)
6
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information on health and safety practices and records of companies the Health and Safety Executive collects; and what information is made available as open source data.
    (219625)
7
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to introduce (a) VAT mini one stop shops and (b) new VAT rules affecting small and micro businesses.
    (219630)
8
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress HM Revenue and Customs has made in developing an online childcare support calculator to replace its current calculator; and whether the proposed new calculator will be ready by September 2015.
    (219642)
9
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HM Revenue and Customs will include the childcare element of universal credit in the online calculator it is developing alongside the tax-free childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement.
    (219643)
10
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on informing organisations whose funding from his Department is to be reduced of this decision and the reasons for it before the House is informed by means of a statement or otherwise.
    (219637)
11
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 18 December 2014, Statement HCW5154, which individual with extremist views was invited by Islamic Help to speak at one of its events.
    (219654)
12
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has budgeted for the current media campaign on superfast broadband; and whether that campaign was discussed or co-ordinated with superfast broadband suppliers.
    (219653)
13
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish the findings of her Department's survey into asbestos in schools.
    (219636)
14
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which free schools have changed their name since opening.
    (219641)
15
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish her Department's review of its asbestos in schools policy.
    (219639)
16
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the illegal use of snares.
    (219647)
17
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Dr Abduljalil Alsingace receives adequate and professional medical care and is released from imprisonment.
    (219640)
18
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on (a) collusion between members of the Colombian security forces and post-demobilisation paramilitary groups in the Uraba region and (b) attacks perpetrated by post-demobilisation paramilitary groups against (i) leaders of land restitution claims and (ii) other human rights defenders.
    (219626)
19
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he had any discussions with his overseas counterparts concerning the attendance of environmental and human rights campaigners at the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima.
    (219627)
20
N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 215687, whether there will be an appeal process during the two month notice period prior to any drugs being formally removed from the national Cancer Drugs Fund list.
    (219634)
21
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made on the roll-out of care.data.
    (219648)
22
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of medication errors involving hospital patients with Parkinson's disease resulting in (a) no harm, (b) low harm, (c) moderate harm and (d) severe harm were reported to the National Reporting and Learning System in each quarter of 2013 and 2014; and which reporting organisation reported each such incident.
    (219635)
23
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals for a mechanism to ensure GPs are automatically notified of delays in the supply of medication.
    (219628)
24
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England is taking to monitor the progress of clinical commissioning groups on improving survival of patients aged over 75 years suffering from (a) cardiovascular disease, (b) respiratory disease, (c) liver disease and (d) cancer.
    (219629)
25
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the mothers of brides and grooms to be named on marriage certificates; and if she will make a statement.
    (219638)
26
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the gap has been between the number of driving examiners needed and those available in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each month of 2014.
    (219644)
27
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of the competition process to find a private sector partner for the Vehicle Standards Agency.
    (219645)
28
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the social rented sector in Birkenhead constituency have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty; and what average change in housing benefit each such person has received.
    (219646)
Monday 12 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 17 December

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to review the effectiveness of the Telephone Preference Service.
    (219202)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the amount of water in the UK that is lost through leakage between source and consumer; and if she will take steps to end the current position where the consumer pays for such losses through price.
    (219198)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Pet Travel scheme in allowing owners to take dogs and cats abroad; and if she will make a statement.
    (219199)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new reservoirs have been (a) built and (b) are in the planning or construction phase since 2005.
    (219200)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent of worn and faint road markings on (a) zebra crossings and (b) elsewhere; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such markings on road safety.
    (219201)

Notices given on Friday 2 January

1
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the procurement of electric rolling stock for the Midland Main Line; and whether the electrified Midland Main Line will have new electric rolling stock from the day of its opening.
    (219649)
Wednesday 14 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 2 January

1
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that biometric material is taken from and retained in respect of suspected criminals in England and Wales who have been convicted of serious offences previously in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) other EU countries; and if she will make a statement.
    (219655)

Prepared 2nd January 2015