Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Friday 16 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.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 15 January 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Friday 16 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.
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 6 January
1
N
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which people, excluding Ministers and Diplomats, have represented the Government at inaugurations abroad since May 2010; and what the cost was of that representation in each such case.
(219962)
Notices given on Friday 9 January
1
N
David Tredinnick
(Bosworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of regulated complementary and alternative medical practitioners to reducing demands on the NHS.
(220251)
Notices given on Tuesday 13 January
1
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students started a level 4 apprenticeship in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12 in each parliamentary constituency.
(220667)
2
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students started a level 5 apprenticeship in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12 in each parliamentary constituency.
(220668)
3
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students started a level 6 apprenticeship in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12 in each parliamentary constituency.
(220669)
4
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that students undertaking a level 6 diploma in professional dance are consistently regarded as being in higher or further education for the purpose of housing benefit and access to student loans and financial support.
(220663)
5
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 219632, whether his Department received any direct or indirect information from people or organisations other than City Link or the administrators (a) orally or (b) in writing before 23 December 2014 that there was a possibility of City Link being placed into administration.
(220534)
6
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the devolved administrations the possibility of extending the National Citizen Services to those administrations.
(220542)
7
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Chief Executive of Invest NI.
(220521)
8
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the European Court of Justice in response to its consideration of the VAT treatment of bitcoin transactions; and if he will make a statement.
(220557)
9
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities and housing associations on emergency access to tower blocks and flats for emergency services.
(220575)
10
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on marketing for the Right to Buy scheme in (a) Hammersmith and Fulham and (b) Hammersmith constituency in each year since 2010.
(220529)
11
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 January 2015, HCWS183, by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, whether he expects any changes to the programme for the Submarine Dismantling Project as a result of changes announced to NDA Management at Sellafield.
(220664)
12
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many children live on (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy, (c) Marines and (d) Royal Air Force bases (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad.
(220559)
13
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many families are resident on (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy, (c) Marines and (d) Royal Air Force bases (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad.
(220560)
14
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is offering to Nigeria to help combat Boko Haram.
(220628)
15
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure members of the armed forces helping with the Ebola outbreak have adequate protection against the disease.
(220629)
16
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on keeping Holocaust education part of the national curriculum.
(220579)
17
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2015.
(220580)
18
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in England in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were classed as persistent truants in the last year for which figures are available.
(220558)
19
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of what ages went missing from care in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(220561)
20
N
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools opened a new sixth form in the last four years.
(220526)
21
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to announce whether Natural England's Variation Orders of 2012 extending the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks will be confirmed.
(220639)
22
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make funds available to Community Impact Bucks for 2015-16 and 2016-17 to replace the funding that has been withdrawn from Action with Communities in Rural England from March 2015.
(220538)
23
N
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a consultation document for the 2015 review of the Greyhound Regulations (England) 2010.
(220577)
24
N
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what groups and organisations she plans to consult in the 2015 review of the Greyhound Regulations (England) 2010.
(220578)
25
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the UN the recent killings by Boko Haram in Baga and surrounding villages in Nigeria.
(220541)
26
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many incidents caused by Boko Haram in Nigeria involved British citizens in the last five years.
(220630)
27
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements there are on members of the Committee on Safety of Medicines to declare relevant interests.
(220533)
28
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for NHS Blood and Transplant to extend the collection of ethnic origin data to all sources of organ donation registration.
(220527)
29
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to sustain Kidney Research UK's Peer Education Programme in Birmingham once the funding from his Department ends.
(220528)
30
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include affective disorders in prescribed specialist services.
(220530)
31
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has received any adverse notifications from the Penrose Inquiry relating to people in Scotland infected with hepatitis C and HIV acquired from exposure to contaminated blood and blood products.
(220642)
32
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaths caused by infection with HIV or hepatitis C through exposure to contaminated blood and blood products.
(220665)
33
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the long-term use of locum consultants to run dermatology services in England.
(220539)
34
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacant consultant dermatologist posts there were in the NHS on 13 January 2015.
(220553)
35
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant dermatologist training posts have been funded in each financial year since 2010; and what assessment he has made of the sufficiency of that number.
(220562)
36
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2014 to Question 220083, on breast cancer: drugs, when he expects the roundtable event his Department is planning to take place; and whether NICE's report on its feedback will be published after that event.
(220660)
37
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual (a) salary and (b) pension contribution is of the Chief Executive of the NHS Trust Development Agency; what performance-related measures the salary package for that post includes; and what steps his Department takes to monitor the performance of that Chief Executive.
(220636)
38
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target NHS Property Services had for revenue raising in each year since it was established; and how much revenue it raised in each such year.
(220525)
39
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to make it a statutory requirement for care providers to make clients aware of the Local Government Ombudsman complaints procedure.
(220637)
40
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to publish an annual report on their internal complaints procedures.
(220638)
41
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to participate in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
(220662)
42
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help the Northern Ireland Executive and the Police Service of Northern Ireland to tackle drug smuggling in Northern Ireland.
(220523)
43
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines her Department provides for timescales for completing a disclosure and barring check.
(220573)
44
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on timescales for responses to referrals from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
(220574)
45
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value is of assets on her Department's balance sheets as a result of the use of returnable capital.
(220627)
46
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will represent the (a) UK and (b) EU at each of the international meetings in 2015 that will work on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals process.
(220550)
47
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the composition of the EU negotiation team for the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals will be; and how many UK representatives at each level of seniority will be permanently appointed to that team.
(220551)
48
N
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the European Commission will be responsible for negotiating the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals on behalf of Member States.
(220552)
49
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are unlawfully at large having escaped since June 2010 from escorts conducted under the Prison Escort and Custody Services contract where the prisoner had not previously been received into NOMS' custody; and of what offence those prisoners had been convicted or charged.
(220581)
50
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner claims relating to assaults by fellow prisoners were settled in each year since 2010; what the total value of those claims was; and what the largest single amount paid to a prisoner under such a claim was in each such year.
(220582)
51
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner claims relating to assaults by staff were in each year since 2010; what the total value of those claims was in each such year; and what the largest single amount paid to a prisoner under such a claim was in each such year.
(220583)
52
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff claims relating to assaults by prisoners were settled in each year since 2010; what the total value of those claims was in each such year; and what the largest single amount paid to a staff member under such a claim was in each such year.
(220584)
53
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner claims for damage for possessions or injury sustained during acts of concerted indiscipline were settled in each year since 2010; what the total value of those claims was in each such year; what the largest single amount paid to a prisoner under such a claim was in each such year; and to what type of incident each of those payments related.
(220585)
54
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are in UK (a) young offender institutions and (b) secure children's homes.
(220661)
55
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the naming of specific companies in the Criminal Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Responsible Person) Order 2014 is legal under EU competition law.
(220670)
56
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 12 January 2015 to Questions 220031 and 220032 on shared services staff in Newport, which departments have signed up to the arrangement.
(220540)
57
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to the budget of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on frontline policing.
(220520)
58
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when and where she last met the Chief Executive of Invest NI.
(220522)
59
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to help the Northern Ireland Executive and the Police Service of Northern Ireland to tackle drug smuggling in Northern Ireland.
(220524)
60
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to Answer of 9 January 2015 to Question 219820, for what reasons his Answer refers to a section of a transcript which does not contain the 25 recommendations made by the Extremism Taskforce; and how many of these recommendations have been fully implemented.
(220656)
61
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to Answer of 9 January 2015 to Question 219820, for what reason that Answer refers to a section of a transcript which does not name the Minister responsible across Government for overseeing the implementation of the Extremism Taskforce.
(220657)
62
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to Answer of 9 January 2015 to Question 219820, for what reason that Answer refers to a section of a transcript which does not name the Minister responsible for each of the 25 recommendations of the Extremism Taskforce.
(220658)
63
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer to Question 68 of his evidence to the Liaison Committee on 16 December 2014, HC 887, whether Ministers have reported back on any failure to implement any of the 25 recommendations of the Extremism Taskforce.
(220659)
64
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what personnel or aircraft support the Government has recently provided following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014.
(220519)
65
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the results of the most recent mobile telephone usage survey will be published; and if he will make a statement.
(220576)
66
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with other Government departments to support and encourage women entrepreneurs.
(220535)
67
N
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hardship payments were made to sanctioned jobseeker's allowance claimants in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(220640)
68
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will reach state pension age within 12 months from the start of the single tier pension who will be eligible to receive state pension at the full rate; and what proportion of the total number of recipients those people will be.
(220631)
69
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) women and (b) men who will reach state pension age within 12 months from the start of the single tier pension who will be eligible to receive state pension at the full rate.
(220632)
70
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of annual housing benefit payments per applicant was in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in each year since 2010.
(220572)
71
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much housing benefit was paid to applicants in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in each year from 2010 to 2014.
(220641)
72
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Labour Market Statistics, table BEN01, published in December 2014, what assessment he has made of the reasons why the number of claimants of employment and support allowance and other incapacity benefits was higher in May 2014 than in May 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(220554)
73
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what conclusions his Department has drawn from the Universal Credit in-work conditionality pilots which started in 2014.
(220555)
74
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sub-contractors were engaged in the Work Programme at the most recent stocktake of that programme.
(220556)
Notices given on Wednesday 14 January
1
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training agents offering guidance through the Pensions Wise scheme will be given before dealing with enquiries; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(220633)
2
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will seek to use the Pensions Wise service in the financial year 2015-16.
[Transferred]
(220634)
3
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, where the agents offering guidance through the Pensions Wise scheme will be based.
[Transferred]
(220635)
4
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance on delivering public value from spending proposals, under what circumstances procuring a system precedes completion of the full business case.
[Transferred]
(220666)
5
N
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations his Department has received on allegations of disproportionate investment towards Local Enterprise Partnership board members by (a) the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and (b) other Local Enterprise Partnerships; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(220532)
6
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the fifth bullet point of paragraph 301 of the Report of the Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, how many people have been excluded since that recommendation was made.
[Transferred]
(220655)
7
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, columns 218-22WH, on care sector, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health on the effect of commissioning decisions by local authorities on the level of compliance with the national minimum wage rules in the care sector; and if he will make a statement.
(220728)
8
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had on how the Government will consult the public about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
(220750)
9
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential economic costs and benefits of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for the North East of England.
(220751)
10
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations he has consulted on the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
(220752)
11
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote the engagement of higher education colleges with the agri-foods sector.
(220757)
12
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises contracting with, or providing consultancy services to, Government departments have been paid daily fees greater than £100 in the last five years.
(220840)
13
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department defines non-fiscal spend.
(220808)
14
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the PAYE status of (a) divers and (b) diving supervisors working in the offshore energy industry.
(220682)
15
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised form taxes on dividend income in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year from 2010.
(220787)
16
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax yield was from IR35 legislation in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(220788)
17
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many IR35 status enquiries HM Revenue and Customs has made in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(220789)
18
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement actions in respect of IR35 legislation there have been in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
(220790)
19
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 March 2014, Official Report, columns 32-4WS, on building regulations, whether local authorities will remain able to impose reasonable requirements for a proportion of energy used in development to be energy from renewable energy sources generated on-site.
(220786)
20
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many community grant applications have been received from HQ 38 (Irish) Brigade in Northern Ireland; how many such applications were successful; and how much was disbursed to these applications in each year since the inception of that scheme.
(220754)
21
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support her Department makes available to service families experiencing, or at risk of, domestic violence.
(220678)
22
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 213733, if he will seek the agreement of the US administration to release a copy of the current revised Reaper Agreement.
[R]
(220761)
23
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 219725, which UK officials will attend the MQ-9 Users Group meeting.
(220764)
24
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to offer or provide personnel from Reaper Squadron 39 to the US Air Force as a gift of services in response to current operational requirements.
[R]
(220792)
25
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 219724, whether those Reapers have been relocated to the UK for maintenance, strategic or other reasons.
[R]
(220793)
26
Mr Douglas Carswell
(Clacton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance her Department is providing to special needs children in Clacton constituency.
(220677)
27
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to support newly-qualified teachers in seeking employment.
(220755)
28
Chris Skidmore
(Kingswood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on the pupil premium in each local authority ward in Kingswood constituency in each of the last 5 years.
(220676)
29
Chris Skidmore
(Kingswood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the per pupil funding for (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in Kingswood constituency was in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015.
(220727)
30
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take account of the shortage of vets in Devon and Cornwall when considering enforcement of fines for a failure to submit bovine TB tests in time.
(220698)
31
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Irish counterparts about the management of sea bass stocks.
(220767)
32
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports she has received on the Irish government's policy for the management of sea bass stocks in their territorial waters.
(220768)
33
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219112, how the review of domestic management measures for bass will engage with other Government departments, stakeholders and other interested parties from outside her Department.
(220769)
34
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219112, when she expects the review of domestic management measures for bass to be completed.
(220770)
35
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219112, if she will publish a list of all the documents that the review of domestic management measures for bass will take into account.
(220771)
36
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219112, if she will ensure that all documents taken into account by the review of domestic management measures for bass will be published.
(220772)
37
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on levels of by-catch of sea bass in other fisheries in Irish waters in the last three years.
(220773)
38
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has received the report Bass Discards published by the Irish Bass Group; and if she will make a statement.
(220774)
39
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports she has received on the Irish government's views on a total ban on commercial fishing for sea bass.
(220775)
40
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterparts about their policy on management of sea bass stocks.
(220776)
41
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of French recreational sea bass anglers on the management of sea bass stocks.
(220777)
42
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219112, what management measures will be examined in the review of domestic management measures for bass.
(220778)
43
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea since the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on 15 December 2014; and if she will make a statement.
(220779)
44
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of fracking on rural communities; and if she will make a statement.
(220692)
45
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to publish figures for pre-slaughter mortality of animals in the food industry.
(220726)
46
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect red squirrels in the UK.
(220818)
47
Steve Baker
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political rights of and economic opportunities for Tamils in Sri Lanka.
(220697)
48
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department is providing to the Bahraini government for (i) security sector and prison reform, (ii) judicial independence and rule of law and (iii) good governance and related matters.
(220679)
49
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been or will be made to relevant Bahraini government officials about the arrest and detention of the Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman.
(220680)
50
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to government officials in Bahrain on the stripping of Bahraini nationality of Bahrainis who are not dual nationals, for allegedly damaging state security.
(220695)
51
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with government officials in Bahrain about a future visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
(220696)
52
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic, humanitarian or consular assistance his Department has provided to Ms Maud Kells, the missionary from County Tyrone who was shot and wounded in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(220809)
53
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Greek counterpart on elections in that country in January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(220693)
54
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to reduce religious persecution across the world.
(220807)
55
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to promote freedom of speech in Saudi Arabia.
(220841)
56
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote freedom of speech in the Middle East.
(220842)
57
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the flogging of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia.
(220843)
58
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the use of corporal punishment for penal purposes.
(220844)
59
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is offering to the Nigerian government in response to the recent killings by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
(220760)
60
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the persecution of Christians in Somalia.
(220766)
61
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart (a) on the position of that country in relation to the administration of Western Sahara and (b) whether Spain has submitted information to the UN about conditions in that territory, as is required of an administering power.
[R]
(220763)
62
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 13 January 2015, Official Report, HC Deb column 703, on mental health care (pregnant women), if he will publish his Department's plans and the funding committed for ensuring that every maternity unit has staff specially trained in perinatal mental health skills by 2017; and if he will make a statement.
(220765)
63
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport constituency have been diagnosed with chest infections in 2014.
(220812)
64
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with chest infections in 2014.
(220813)
65
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Government's approach to negotiating a cost-effective price for the meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero takes account of fluctuations in disease levels characteristic of that virus and the recent emergence of another strain of meningitis which may be treated using Bexsero.
(220784)
66
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which post in his Department is responsible for leading negotiations on setting a cost-effective price for the meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero; and when the next meeting to continue those negotiations is scheduled.
(220785)
67
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, who the members of the care.data Programme Board are; and (a) by whom and (b) by what process those board members were appointed.
(220819)
68
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, what criteria will be used by the National Data Guardian to evaluate whether it is right and safe to collect care.data information from GP practices.
(220820)
69
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, persuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 218547, if he will adapt the Early Access to Medicines Scheme to better accommodate off-patent indications of drugs, by creating incentives for pharmaceutical companies to submit applications to the scheme.
(220673)
70
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had about extending the remit of the Cancer Drugs Fund to include access to other cancer treatments such as advanced stereotactic radiotherapy.
(220683)
71
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in Easington constituency have received treatment using advanced stereotactic radiotherapy in each year since 2010.
(220684)
72
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in Easington constituency have accessed the Cancer Drugs Fund in each year since 2010.
(220685)
73
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had about improving access to advanced stereotactic radiotherapy for patients in the North East of England.
(220686)
74
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of waiting times between diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea for people who drive for a living.
(220687)
75
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for continuous positive airways pressure therapy for those diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea.
(220688)
76
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a fast track service for continous positive airways pressure therapy for people who drive for a living.
(220689)
77
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients with diseases relating to malnutrition were treated in the NHS in each year since 2005.
(220681)
78
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that doctors and surgeons are not working excessive hours.
(220725)
79
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on preventing unhealthy eating among children of primary school age.
(220756)
80
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide care and support for members of the armed forces who have a mental illness.
(220791)
81
Chris Skidmore
(Kingswood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what allocated funding for the NHS in Kingswood constituency was in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
(220674)
82
Chris Skidmore
(Kingswood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita spend on NHS services was in Kingswood constituency in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
(220675)
83
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much public expenditure was allocated from her Department to the London Stock Exchange Group in each financial year from 2009-10; and how much public expenditure is allocated to that Group for 2015-16.
(220733)
84
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much public expenditure was allocated from her Department to Unilever in each financial year from 2009-10; and how much public expenditure is allocated to that company for 2015-16.
(220734)
85
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to the ILO for 2015-16.
(220735)
86
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Global Value Chains Initiative in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220736)
87
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Arab Women's Enterprise Fund in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220737)
88
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220738)
89
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220739)
90
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220740)
91
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to Our Poorest State Inclusive Programme in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220741)
92
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the International Trade Centre in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220742)
93
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Private Infrastructure Development Group in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget was allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220743)
94
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Global Small and Medium Enterprise Financial Initiative in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220744)
95
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to AMPLIFY in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220745)
96
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which returnable capital funds her Department has invested since 2010.
(220746)
97
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what total amount her Department has invested in returnable capital, loans and capital since 2010.
(220747)
98
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Investment Facility to Utilise UK Specific Expertise in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220748)
99
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Samridhi Fund in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
(220749)
100
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to work with partners in the region to ensure that sufficient aid for reconstruction reaches Gaza following the recent conflict.
(220672)
101
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what account she takes of promoting freedom of speech when deciding on allocations of overseas aid.
(220845)
102
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the long-term health care needs of victims of Operation Protective Edge; what funding and other assistance her Department is giving to address those needs; and over what time period that funding and assistance will be given.
(220762)
103
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recovery of court fines; and if he will make a statement.
(220694)
104
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress the Government has made on its work to provide justice for the victims of the 1976 Kingsmill Massacre.
(220724)
105
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 5.3.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, how many one-to-one sessions have been conducted to challenge extremist views in each prison since April 2014.
(220815)
106
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 5.1.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, how many people have been barred from managing or teaching at independent schools because of involvement with or links to extremism under the new regulations.
(220816)
107
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 2.3 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, whether the strengthened powers for the Charity Commission on which the Government plans to consult will include the ability to examine suspicious activity reports.
(220817)
108
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is on the sale of arms by UK companies to countries with governments which consistently violate the human rights of their citizens.
(220846)
109
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the case of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia.
(220847)
110
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Environmental effect of the Government's road investment strategy announced on 1 December 2014.
(220783)
111
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase capacity on the railway between Exeter and Plymouth.
(220810)
112
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve signalling on the railway between (a) Exeter and Plymouth and (b) Reading and Exeter; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of improved signalling on those routes.
(220811)
113
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal road traffic accidents were caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel in each of the last three years.
(220690)
114
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which high-speed rail projects are planned to commence in 2015.
(220758)
115
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which high-speed rail projects are planned to be completed in 2015.
(220759)
116
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances disability living allowance is payable for a child who has dyslexia.
(220691)
117
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219706, what estimate he has made of the number of people who went into debt in order to pay for a funeral in the last period for which figures are available.
(220814)
118
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his strategy for testing approaches to universal credit in-work conditionality includes testing employer involvement in the application of conditionality.
(220753)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
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1
Chloe Smith
(Norwich North):
How the new careers and enterprise company for schools will ensure that more young people are ready for working life.
(907033)
★
2
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
What steps her Department is taking to support grandparents and other kinship carers.
(907034)
★
3
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
What recent representations she has received on the financial management of academies; and if she will make a statement.
(907035)
★
4
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
How many apprentices aged 16 to 18 are paid the apprentice minimum wage.
(907036)
★
5
Margot James
(Stourbridge):
What effect the teaching of phonics has had on children's ability to read.
(907037)
★
6
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
Whether her Department monitors local education authorities' adherence to its statutory guidance on school organisation.
(907038)
★
8
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
What guidance her Department issues to schools, colleges and other educational institutions on identifying young carers.
(907040)
★
9
Simon Danczuk
(Rochdale):
What response her Department has received to its advertisement for intervention experts to work with underperforming children's services departments.
(907041)
★
10
Mr Mark Spencer
(Sherwood):
What steps she is taking to ensure that children benefit from high quality maths and physics teaching.
(907042)
★
11
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
What assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes in childcare costs on the affordability of nursery care for families on low and medium incomes.
(907043)
★
12
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
What steps she is taking to ease teachers' workloads and increase the proportion of the time they spend teaching.
(907044)
★
13
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
What recent assessment she has made of the role of faith schools; and if she will make a statement.
(907045)
★
14
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
What steps she is taking to encourage young people to consider engineering as a career.
(907046)
★
15
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
What steps her Department is taking to promote the development of character in schools.
(907047)
★
16
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
What steps she is taking to ensure that Bradford has enough school places.
(907048)
★
17
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
What assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes in childcare costs on the affordability of nursery care for families on low and medium incomes.
(907049)
★
18
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
What steps she has taken in response to letters sent to her predecessor in spring 2014 by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw about the Leverton Academy in Nottinghamshire.
(907050)
★
19
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
What progress her Department is making on delivering a fair and transparent funding formula for schools and supporting areas that have been historically underfunded.
(907051)
★
20
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
What steps she is taking to improve the status of vocational education.
(907052)
★
21
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
What assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of Regional Schools Commissioners.
(907053)
★
22
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
What progress her Department has made on tackling bullying.
(907054)
★
23
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
What steps she is taking to promote the teaching of emergency life-saving skills in schools.
(907055)
★
24
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
How many cluster academies there are in (a) Northamptonshire, (b) the Borough of Kettering and (c) England.
(907056)
★
25
Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
If she will make it her policy to allocate capital funding for schools over three years rather than one year to facilitate the completion of major schemes.
(907057)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
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1
Sir Oliver Heald
(North East Hertfordshire):
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(907073)
★
2
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
(907074)
★
3
Angie Bray
(Ealing Central and Acton):
(907075)
★
4
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
(907076)
★
5
Sir Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
(907077)
★
6
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
(907078)
★
8
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
(907080)
★
9
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
(907081)
★
10
John Pugh
(Southport):
(907082)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 13 January
1
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) pensioners, (b) people of working age in work, (c) unemployed people of working age, (d) social housing sector tenants and (e) private sector housing tenants were receiving housing benefit in (i) Peterborough constituency and (ii) Peterborough City Council area in each year since 2005.
(220586)
Notices given on Wednesday 14 January
1
N
Mr James Arbuthnot
(North East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Ordnance Survey is conducting aerial photography of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(220720)
2
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, column 222WH, on care sector, on what date each of the 94 cases was first raised with HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.
(220729)
3
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, columns 218-22WH, on care sector, if he will make it his policy to enable third parties to make formal complaints about breaches of national minimum wage rules and for them to be kept informed of the progress and outcome of investigations; and if he will make a statement.
(220730)
4
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, columns 218-22WH, on care sector, when the last round of proactive investigation work by HM Revenue and Customs began and finished; when the current proactive work began; and if he will make a statement.
(220731)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often he reviews the cost effectiveness of corporate welfare schemes; and what the criteria are for such schemes to be continued.
(220827)
6
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department is providing support to former employees of City Link to find new employment.
(220721)
7
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
(220857)
8
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to identify and prosecute cold callers claiming to represent a Government debt service.
(220719)
9
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the Investor to State Dispute Settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
(220794)
10
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution to the economy of the investment in science announced in the Autumn Statement 2014; and what steps he plans to take to maximise that contribution.
(220848)
11
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much 10 Downing Street spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
(220855)
12
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total funds provided by Government for (a) corporate welfare grants and support schemes and (b) tax forgone.
(220824)
13
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of government financial support to business through grants and tax forgone.
(220825)
14
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief to businesses since 2010.
(220826)
15
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
(220853)
16
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his Department's policy to seek to recover VAT on bitcoin transactions.
(220822)
17
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has provided for refuges for women fleeing domestic violence in each year since 2010.
(220699)
18
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the funding allocated to tackle beds in sheds has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date.
(220713)
19
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times the beds in sheds taskforce has met since its inception; and on what dates.
(220714)
20
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average (a) output in number of units per annum and (b) annual turnover is of the firms that have been allocated funds through the Builders Finance Fund.
(220715)
21
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the funds for the Builders Finance Fund has been (a) allocated and (b) spent.
(220716)
22
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes he expects to be built through funding from the Builders Finance Fund; and how many such homes have been started.
(220717)
23
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made by the taskforce reporting to his Department on tackling nuisance telephone calls.
(220835)
24
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps the Government has taken to tackle nuisance calls; and if he will make statement.
(220821)
25
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 219653, what the budget is for the advertising campaign to promote a greater take-up of superfast broadband.
(220723)
26
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrngements are in place to fund the expansion of the Combined Cadet Force; and what the estimated total cost of that expansion is.
(220837)
27
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish the data gathered through the Property Data Survey Programme before the end of February 2015.
(220718)
28
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were excluded from school for (a) possession and (b) supply of illegal drugs in each of the last five years.
(220861)
29
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of successful applications to UK universities were made by British people from BME communities in each year since 2010.
(220852)
30
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
(220856)
31
N
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the process and timetable is for implementation of emergency EU measures to manage sea bass stocks.
(220780)
32
N
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the implementation of emergency EU measures to manage sea bass stocks.
(220781)
33
N
George Hollingbery
(Meon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution the UK made to the design and scope of emergency EU measures to manage sea bass stocks.
(220782)
34
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will extend the ban on the use of unenriched battery cages for laying hens, as set out in Schedule 3 to the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 2078), to quail egg production.
(220854)
35
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request that Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, reply to the letter of 21 November 2014 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill, on A&E services at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham.
(220708)
36
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital for (a) alcohol-specific and (b) alcohol-related reasons in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(220836)
37
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to accident and emergency departments for (a) alcohol-specific and (b) alcohol-related reasons in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(220860)
38
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to residency requirements for free access to the NHS on UK citizens working as missionaries overseas.
(220722)
39
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes into account reports produced or evidence submitted by human rights non-governmental organisations in deciding on claims for asylum made on the grounds of political persecution or a risk to someone's life.
(220849)
40
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of registered sex offenders who travel abroad each year.
(220823)
41
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on implementation of the violence against women and girls action plan.
(220703)
42
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials of her Department in (a) the UK and (b) each station worldwide deal with FGM as part of their remit.
(220700)
43
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of selling alcohol to an intoxicated person in each of the last five years for which data are available.
(220862)
44
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what practice directions are in place on the allocation of judges in civic and family courts to domestic violence cases; and how many judges on average are involved in such cases.
(220701)
45
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued on the treatment of women experiencing domestic violence in the criminal justice system.
(220702)
46
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 217822, what was the value outstanding of impositions relating to (a) fines, (b) compensation orders, (c) victim surcharge orders and (d) prosecution costs orders in each local criminal justice board area at the end of each financial year from 2009-10.
(220833)
47
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 217822, what the total value was of outstanding financial impositions in each local criminal justice board area at the end of (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
(220834)
48
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to award a contract arising from his Department's Compliance and Enforcement Services Project.
(220838)
49
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who bid for the contract arising from his Department's Compliance and Environment Services Project in response to the notice published in the Official Journal of the EU; and which bidders remain in the competition.
(220850)
50
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 5.3.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, what the budget of the Ibaana programme is; to which prisons that programme has been rolled out; and how many prisoners have completed that programme.
(220828)
51
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 4.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, in how many areas of the country delivery of Prevent has been made a legal requirement.
(220829)
52
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 4.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, in which local authorities the Government has intervened because they are deemed not to be taking the problem of radicalisation seriously.
(220830)
53
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 2.3 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, which organisations have received support and advice to exclude extremists; and what funding for that purpose each such organisation has received.
(220831)
54
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of HS2 Ltd are employed on personal service contracts.
(220709)
55
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of HS2 Ltd on personal service contracts are paid more than £1,000 a day.
(220710)
56
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of building the London terminus for High Speed 2 at Euston.
(220711)
57
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any employers have indicated an intention to transfer activities from London to Birmingham after the opening of Phase 1 of High Speed 2.
(220712)
58
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that the needs of cyclists are considered when infrastructure contracts are awarded.
(220851)
59
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote awareness among motorists of cyclist safety.
(220859)
60
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what terms of reference have been set for his Department's research project on the effect of telematics on young drivers; and when he plans to publish the outcomes of each of that project's phases.
(220799)
61
N
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the initial extra and (b) the subsequent ongoing annual costs of putting the Welsh flag on the driving licence for drivers in Wales.
(220800)
62
N
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the date by which all driving licences in Britain will cary the Union flag through the process of licence renewal.
(220801)
63
N
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he received from the general public and others in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England, before deciding to put the Union flag on driving licences, in favour of that change.
(220802)
64
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to recommendation 11 of the Government's response to the Independent review of the operation of jobseeker's allowance sanctions, what potential warnings and non-financial sanctions options his Department has considered in response to that recommendation.
(220795)
65
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the recommendations accepted in the Government's response to the publication entitled Independent review of the operation of jobseeker's allowance sanctions, published in July 2014, his Department plans to have implemented by May 2015.
(220796)
66
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to the Independent review of the operation of jobseeker's allowance sanctions, published in July 2014, when he plans to publish the communications review referred to in that document.
(220797)
67
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the recommendations which the Government (a) accepted, (b) accepted in principle and (c) accepted and were already underway in its response to the publication entitled, Independent review of the operation of jobseeker's allowance sanctions, published in July 2014.
(220798)
68
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of his Department have been assigned to implementation of the recommendations of the independent review of the operation of jobseekers' allowance sanctions; what estimate he has made of the number of staff hours that have been spent on that implementation to date; and what funding his Department has allocated to that implementation.
(220839)
69
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of disabled people referred to the Work Programme moved into employment between January and December 2014.
(220858)
70
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
(220832)
71
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what dates and in what locations the universal credit in work pilots are due to start.
(220704)
72
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of applying in work conditionality once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
(220705)
73
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to pilot the application of universal credit in work conditionality by staff other than Jobcentre Plus advisers; and if he will make a statement.
(220706)
74
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his strategy for testing approaches to universal credit in work conditionality includes testing of a requirement to leave one job and start another in order to increase pay; and if he will make a statement.
(220707)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
★
1
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU member states on proposals to amend EU treaties.
(907093)
★
2
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
What his policy is on Turkey's accession to the EU.
(907094)
★
3
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
If he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills the imposition of further restrictions on the sale of arms to countries his Department has identified as having a record of disregarding human rights; and if he will make a statement.
(907095)
★
4
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on reforming the EU to make it more competitive and accountable.
(907096)
★
5
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
What assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Libya.
(907097)
★
6
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
What steps the Government is taking to promote human rights in Belarus.
(907098)
★
7
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
What the Government's priorities are for the UK's relationship with Cuba; and if he will make a statement.
[R]
(907099)
★
8
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
What assessment he has made of the extent to which the Turkish government provides support to Hamas in its conflict with Israel.
(907100)
★
9
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
What recent discussions he has had with his EU and US counterparts on progress in negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
(907101)
★
10
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Sri Lankan presidential election result on democracy and human rights in that country.
(907102)
★
11
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
What assessment he has made of the capacity of Lebanon to support refugees from conflict in Syria.
(907103)
★
12
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
What recent assessment he has made of the Ebola infection rate in Sierra Leone.
(907104)
★
13
Andy McDonald
(Middlesbrough):
What the Government's priorities are for the UK's relationship with Cuba; and if he will make a statement.
(907105)
★
14
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU member states on sanctions against Russia imposed in response to the situation in Ukraine.
(907106)
★
15
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Colombia.
(907107)
★
16
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
What recent reports he has received on the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.
(907108)
★
17
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
What recent assessment he has made of the extent of persecution of Christian communities in the Middle East.
(907109)
★
18
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
When he next plans to discuss co-operation on security issues with his counterpart in the Pakistan government; and if he will make a statement.
(907110)
★
19
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
What recent steps he has taken to tackle the persecution of Christians overseas.
(907111)
★
20
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
What recent discussions he has had with the French government on joint counter-terrorism and surveillance activities.
(907112)
★
21
Teresa Pearce
(Erith and Thamesmead):
What steps he plans to take to promote international agreement on religious freedom.
(907113)
★
22
Fiona O'Donnell
(East Lothian):
What his priorities are for the UK's relationship with Sri Lanka.
(907114)
★
23
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
What assessment he has made of the military capability of Hamas.
(907115)
★
24
Dame Joan Ruddock
(Lewisham, Deptford):
What steps he plans to take in response to the conclusions of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, held in December 2014.
(907116)
★
25
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
What matters were discussed with the German Chancellor during her visit to London in January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(907117)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(907083)
★
2
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
(907084)
★
3
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
(907085)
★
4
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
(907086)
★
5
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
(907087)
★
6
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
(907088)
★
7
Mr John Baron
(Basildon and Billericay):
(907089)
★
8
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
(907090)
★
9
Dame Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
(907091)
★
10
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
(907092)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 7 January
1
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to reduce the number of fatal shootings of cats; and if she will make a statement.
(219993)
Notices given on Monday 12 January
1
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to invest in the upgrade of the A400M aircraft for use in special operations; what lessons his Department learned from the time taken to upgrade the C130J aircraft for that role in terms of (a) foregone capability and (b) increased costs; what estimate he has made of the (i) ability of the A400M to withstand an attack in comparison with the C130J and (ii) comparative cost of keeping the C130J in service for this role and introducing an upgraded A400M; and if he will make a statement.
(220423)
2
N
Ian Swales
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the Cancer Drugs Fund was spent on pancreatic cancer drugs in each year since 2010.
(220490)
Notices given on Wednesday 14 January
1
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when responsibility for the risk of Typhoon mid-air collision was passed from Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group to the Chief of the Air Staff; and for what reason that change was made.
(220803)
2
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which posts have held responsibility and for how long for the risk of mid-air collisions on each fast jet type in each of the last five years; and what the reason was for the change of ownership in each case.
(220804)
3
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chief of the Air Staff on transferring responsibility for the risk of Typhoon mid air collision to that role.
(220805)
4
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 7 of Director General, Military Aviation Authority, Air Safety Annual Report, August 2013-August 2014, published in January 2015, what assessment he has made of the implications of the conclusions of that report on his policy on mitigating mid-air collisions; and if he will require a full Airborne Collision Avoidance System to be fitted in all operational Typhoon aircraft.
(220806)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
★
1
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to rebalance the economy in Wales since 2010.
(907058)
★
2
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
What discussions he has had with Ministers of the Welsh Government on waiting times at A&E departments which serve patients from both sides of the England-Wales border.
(907059)
★
3
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of infrastructure investment in Wales since 2010.
(907060)
★
4
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
What steps the Government is taking to support the dairy industry in rural Wales.
(907061)
★
5
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
What assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the Auditor General for Wales's report on Managing the Impact of Welfare Reform Changes on Social Housing Tenants in Wales, published in January 2015.
(907062)
★
6
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
What recent estimate he has made of the number of households in Wales that have received a reduction in benefits since the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty.
(907063)
★
7
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
What assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the Auditor General for Wales's report on Managing the Impact of Welfare Reform Changes on Social Housing Tenants in Wales, published in January 2015.
(907064)
★
8
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
What assessment he has made of the level of growth in the high-tech sector in Wales since 2010.
(907065)
★
9
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
What recent discussions he has had on increased shared services jobs in Gwent.
(907066)
★
10
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
What assessment he has made of the prevalence of anti-Semitism in Wales.
(907067)
★
11
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
What steps he is taking to improve transport links between Wales and England.
(907068)
★
12
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport and Ministers of the Welsh Government on the future of the Severn Bridge.
(907069)
★
13
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment in rail in North Wales.
(907070)
★
14
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
What assessment he has made of the progress of the roll-out of superfast broadband in Wales.
(907071)
★
15
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving transport links to Wales.
(907072)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 8 January
1
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were instructed by the Financial Services Ombudsman to award consumers the maximum compensation of £150,000 in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
(220172)
2
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were recommended by the Financial Services Ombudsman to award consumers fair compensation above the £150,000 limit in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
(220187)
3
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were recommended by the Financial Services Ombudsman to award consumers fair compensation above the £100,000 limit in each year from 2001 to 2011.
(220188)
4
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on removing the compensation limit set by the Financial Services Ombudsman.
(220196)
Notices given on Tuesday 13 January
1
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were ordered by the Financial Services Ombudsman to award consumers fair compensation up to the £100,000 limit in each year from 2001 to 2011.
(220649)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 14 January
1
N
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue a direction to the Chief Executive of Network Rail to reply to the letter of 3 June 2014 from the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling, and his subsequent letter pressing for a reply, regarding the establishment of a business and innovation centre at the Station Masters House at Edenbridge Town Station.
(220732)