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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 21 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 Tuesday 20 January 2015

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Wednesday 21 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.

Wednesday 21 January  

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)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★ 1
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 21 January.
    (907118)
★ 2
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood):  
    (907119)
★ 3
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):  
    (907120)
★ 4
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):  
    (907121)
★ 5
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge):  
    (907122)
★ 6
Charlie Elphicke (Dover):  
    (907123)
★ 7
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield):  
    (907124)
★ 8
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington):  
    (907125)
★ 9
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):  
    (907126)
★ 10
Stephen Timms (East Ham):  
    (907127)
★ 11
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):  
    (907128)
★ 12
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire):  
    (907129)
★ 13
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire):  
    (907130)
★ 14
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester):  
    (907131)
★ 15
Mr David Ward (Bradford East):  
    (907132)

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)

Notices given on Thursday 15 January

1
N
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects his Department to respond to the recommendations of the 2014 report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gurkha Welfare.
    (228074)

Notices given on Friday 16 January

1
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2015 to Question 219396, on the Employee Ownership Fund, what estimate he has made of the amount of the £0.72 million that will be spent on training women engineers.
    (221085)
2
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued to (a) businesses, (b) organisations and (c) individuals on methods of encryption to protect against malicious cyber-attacks while allowing the security services access to data.
    (221115)
3
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what involvement his Department has in monitoring the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
    (221142)
4
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department collects on the operation by lenders of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
    (221143)
5
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department became aware of the allegations of misselling in relation to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
    (221144)
6
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills about investigation of allegations of misselling to businesses by lenders relating to loans made under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
    (221145)
7
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) participating lenders (ii) business organisations at which allegations of misselling relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme were discussed.
    (221146)
8
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 212813, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's provision of its office space to the Big Society Network from 28 July 2010 to 26 November 2010.
    (221061)
9
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 212813, for what purpose the Big Society Network used the office space provided by his Department.
    (221062)
10
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support veterans with industrial deafness.
    (221123)
11
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans suffer from industrial deafness.
    (221124)
12
N
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people serving in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Army were convicted of (i) possession of and (ii) supplying illegal drugs in each of the last five years.
    (221064)
13
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent careers advisers were employed by schools in academic years (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
    (221057)
14
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started the National Professional Qualification for Headship in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
    (221058)
15
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people (a) applied for and (b) completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship in financial years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
    (221059)
16
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people applied for the National Professional Qualification for Headship in the first half of financial year 2014-15.
    (221060)
17
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started the National Professional Qualification for Headship in the financial year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
    (221149)
18
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people (a) applied for and (b) completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship in the financial year (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
    (221150)
19
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people applied for the National Professional Qualification for Headship in the first half of financial year 2014-15.
    (221151)
20
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent careers advisers were employed in schools in the academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
    (221152)
21
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers in each parliamentary constituency in the East of England have a science degree.
    (221128)
22
N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school mathematics teachers hold a mathematics degree in each local authority in England.
    (221130)
23
N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school physics teachers hold a physics degree in each local authority in England.
    (221131)
24
N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school chemistry teachers hold a chemistry degree in each local authority in England.
    (221132)
25
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what reports he has received of abuses of the non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement.
    (221116)
26
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many overpayments have been made under the non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme; and how many overpayments have been recovered.
    (221117)
27
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the value is of (a) overpayments made, (b) overpayments recovered and (c) outstanding payments under the non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme.
    (221118)
28
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from animal enforcement bodies and charities on the Pet Animals Act 1951.
    (221096)
29
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has summoned the Saudi Ambassador in London in order to make representations over the public flogging of Raif Badawi.
    (221090)
30
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compliance with international law of the conviction and sentencing of Raif Badawi.
    (221091)
31
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on a likely release date for Billy Irving and his 34 colleagues from the anti-piracy ship held in India since October 2013.
    (221134)
32
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the (a) number of resettlement places that EU member states are offering Syrian refugees and (b) EU's response to other aspects of the Syrian refugee crisis.
    (221126)
33
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees following the introduction of visa requirements for Syrian nationals entering Lebanon.
    (221127)
34
N
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to NHS trusts on the sharing with children's centres (a) the names and addresses of new parents and (b) other live birth data.
    (221063)
35
N
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many families have received assistance from the Family Nurse Partnership in each year since the inception of the scheme; and what plans he has to continue to expand provision.
    (221065)
36
N
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the success and cost-effectiveness of the (a) Healthy Child Programme and (b) Healthy Start Programme.
    (221066)
37
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS Property Services spent on (a) redundancy payments to staff, (b) temporary staff and (c) external consultants in each year since it was established.
    (221083)
38
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS Property Services has paid Jo Stones and Vince Lammas for consultancy services; and how their services were procured.
    (221084)
39
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each surplus building and piece of land owned by his Department is worth; where each such building and piece of land is located; and which such building and piece of land he intends to dispose of.
    (221099)
40
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will re-assess the procedures established to review the numbers of Syrians offered resettlement places in the UK as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme to ensure that the scheme is responsive to need.
    (221125)
41
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of distress warrants that were passed to private debt collection agencies were returned to his Department as uncollected in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those penalties were subsequently collected by the National Crime and Enforcement Service.
    (221100)
42
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each prison in England and Wales were segregated in each of the last three years.
    (221133)
43
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of staff of his Department having access to HM Revenue and Customs information on individuals who have defaulted and are in employment on the level of collection rates of fines and compensation set by the courts.
    (221135)
44
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many six months' notice warning letters of case closure have been sent to Child Support Agency customers in each month since 30 June 2014.
    (221086)
45
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many letters giving one month's notice of case closure have been sent to Child Support Agency clients.
    (221087)
46
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the 390 child maintenance service cases noted in Figure 5 of the Report by the National Audit Office on Child Maintenance 2012 Scheme: Early Progress, HC 173, published on 20 June 2014, what legal enforcement action has been taken in those cases; and in how many of those cases child maintenance arrears have been paid in (a) full and (b) part as a result of that action.
    (221088)
47
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 5.3 of the Government response to the 17th Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Cm 8988, what steps his Department is taking to alert Segment 1 (nil assessed) Child Support Agency clients to the fact that an estimated third of them would qualify for more child maintenance if they applied to the new statutory child maintenance scheme.
    (221089)
48
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the shared accommodation rate reflects the real cost of renting shared accommodation.
    (221129)
49
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from the Trussell Trust about the adequacy of his Department's hardship payments scheme since 2010.
    (221119)
50
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to pilot approaches to in work conditionality in which the conditionality will be applied by staff other than Jobcentre Plus staff; and if he will make a statement.
    (221120)
51
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects in work conditionality to be applied to all appropriate claimants of universal credit.
    (221121)
52
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 7.12 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme Amendment Regulations 2015, if he will place in the Library a copy of the strategy for testing alternative approaches to universal credit in work conditionality.
    (221122)
53
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to pilot different approaches to the use of sanctions in in work conditionality for universal credit.
    (221148)

Notices given on Monday 19 January

1
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total value was of the loans underpinned by the enterprise finance Guarantee Scheme in each year since its inception; and what the value was of the loans underpinned by that scheme made by each financial institution in each of those years.
    (221259)
2
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to meet the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland to discuss the review announced by that bank of its practices relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme.
    (221260)
3
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Electoral Commission has endorsed on the inclusion of 17 year old attainers on the electoral register; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this inclusion on the number of 18 year olds registered to vote.
    (221159)
4
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps with the Department of Health to progress the commencement of powers for the Care Quality Commission to undertake inspections of how local authorities commission their care services where no specific complaints have been made.
    (221242)
5
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the commencement of wider powers for the Care Quality Commission to undertake inspections into local authorities' commissioning of care services.
    (221243)
6
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that the views of local residents are represented in decisions relating to drilling for shale gas.
    (221214)
7
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for inclusion of each of the wards in North Staffordshire in the next tranche of conversion to universal credit benefit.
    (221176)
8
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what budget he has allocated to promote awareness of universal credit among claimants in North Staffordshire who will be required to make online applications.
    (221177)
9
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to support people in North Staffordshire making claims for universal benefit under the new procedures.
    (221178)
10
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the ability of claimants in North Staffordshire to access universal credit online.
    (221179)
11
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many early service leavers from the Infantry enlisted (a) under and (b) over the age of 18 in each of the last five years.
    (221203)
12
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his policy to detain minors at the Military Correctional Training Centre (Colchester).
    (221271)
13
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with cases relating to (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces was in each year since 2010.
    (221164)
14
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to female service personnel with mental health problems; and if he will make a statement.
    (221165)
15
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) funded and (c) undertaken on the mental health needs of service personnel and veterans since 2010; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of service personnel and veterans with such needs.
    (221166)
16
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the estimated per-pupil cost was of GCSE re-sits in state schools for the latest period for which figures are available.
    (221204)
17
 
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers in each parliamentary constituency in the North West of England have a science degree.
    (221241)
18
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the success of the Incredible Years programme pilot to improve disruptive behaviour; and what plans she has to extend this programme.
    (221156)
19
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the difference is in (a) attainment levels and (b) classroom behaviour in a child who has conduct disorder and has (i) been treated and (ii) not been treated for that disorder.
    (221158)
20
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what graded interventions are available to treat children with disruptive behaviour.
    (221200)
21
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the comparative recovery rates of children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and have received (a) drug interventions, (b) psychological treatment and (c) no treatment.
    (221201)
22
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Nurse-Family Partnership pilot schemes.
    (221202)
23
 
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which areas within Christchurch constituency are covered by existing Government licences permitting fracking.
    (221279)
24
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral evidence to the Liaison Committee of 16 December 2014, HC 887, Question 4, whether the Government endorses the current guidelines on the use of revenues raised from the auctioning of carbon emissions allowances under the EU emissions trading system; if he will provide a breakdown of the UK's intended use of these revenues; and if he will make a statement.
    (221240)
25
 
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to protect farmers in the dairy industry from the economic consequences of the recent decision by supermarkets to significantly cut the price of a pint of milk.
    (221221)
26
 
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Ireland on the enforcement of the Balai Directive for racing greyhounds travelling to the UK; and how many racing greyhounds were recorded as having been moved from Ireland to the UK in each of the last three years.
    (221245)
27
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is offering to Nigeria to tackle Boko Haram.
    (221218)
28
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to seek the release of Raif Badawi.
    (221172)
29
 
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Turkish government on freedom of speech.
    (221170)
30
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to address the activities of Boko Haram.
    (221171)
31
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Nigerian and Cameroon governments in combating Boko Haram.
    (221198)
32
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been admitted to hospital after taking legal highs in (a) England and (b) each hospital in Kent in the last five years.
    (221216)
33
 
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average age of x-ray machines in use in hospitals.
    (221220)
34
 
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 219628, what penalties his Department can impose on pharmaceutical companies that fail to communicate drug shortages to GPs.
    (221168)
35
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to provide employment advisers for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies clients; and what steps his Department is taking to implement those plans.
    (221153)
36
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on co-ordinating pathways to work and volunteering for people who have undergone Improving Access to Psychological Therapies treatment.
    (221154)
37
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost is of treating a child with conduct disorder.
    (221157)
38
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make detailed data from the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme available to researchers into mental health and employment.
    (221160)
39
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the contribution of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies to improving mental health in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    (221162)
40
 
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct his Department to collect information on (a) how many agency staff were employed and (b) what proportion of the total medical staff employed consisted of agency staff in NHS hospitals, by county, in each year since 2005.
    (221175)
41
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people scheduled to have a hip or knee replacement as a result of a musculoskeletal condition had their operation cancelled for non-clinical reasons in financial years (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 to date.
    (221173)
42
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum case work staff were employed in dealing with asylum claims in each year since 2010-11.
    (221244)
43
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been waiting for an initial decision on their claim for (a) six months or more and (b) one year or more.
    (221261)
44
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to her Department is of employing an Executive Officer asylum case worker.
    (221262)
45
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average weekly cost is of housing an asylum seeker under (a) section 95 and (b) section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
    (221270)
46
 
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220654, what indirect costs were incurred by her Department in connection with policing Black Friday.
    (221167)
47
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department's officials have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the UK on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on those issues between her Department and (a) the governments of those African states, (b) the US administration, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.
    (221217)
48
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is offering to the Nigerian government in response to the recent actions of Boko Haram.
    (221199)
49
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral evidence to the Liaison Committee of 16 December 2014, what criteria he used to classify energy sources as (a) highly subsidised and (b) semi-subsidised; and if he will make a statement.
    (221169)
50
 
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to protect the economies of Scottish cities linked to the North Sea oil and gas industry.
    (221215)
51
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the proportion of biofuel added to road fuel which is sourced from overseas.
    (221238)
52
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 65 of the report of the Smith Commission, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give the Scottish Government discretion to decide whether or not to tender for rail services for which it is responsible.
    (221174)
53
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 168 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC 12, what the items constitute the other costs category of programme costs in that document.
    (221267)
54
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bridges are located over the Wessex Route rail line between (a) Basingstoke and Woking and (b) Woking and London Waterloo; and how many of those bridges are less than 16 feet clear from the ground.
    (221205)
55
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tunnels are located on the Wessex Route rail line between (a) Basingstoke and Woking and (b) Woking and London Waterloo; and how many of those tunnels are less than 16 feet in height.
    (221206)
56
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rail passengers are able to claim compensation for delays to rail journeys of 30 to 60 minutes.
    (221207)
57
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will require South West Trains to offer compensation to passengers delayed by more than 30 minutes whilst travelling on its trains.
    (221208)
58
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operators offer compensation to passengers travelling on services delayed by (a) 30 to 60 and (b) 60 minutes or longer.
    (221209)
59
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of likely passenger numbers on trains from Woking to London Waterloo in (a) 2019 to 2024 and (b) 2025 to 2043.
    (221210)
60
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many seats are available on trains from Woking to London Waterloo during morning weekday peak hours.
    (221211)
61
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average daily number of passengers using morning peak weekday rail services from Woking to London Waterloo.
    (221212)
62
 
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid by Network Rail to South West Trains because of delays to train services of (a) 15 to 30, (b) 30 to 60 and (c) 60 minutes or more in each of the last three years.
    (221213)
63
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much was paid in agency fees to those companies in that period.
    (221219)
64
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the employment rate of people aged 16 to 29 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.
    (221263)
65
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of expenditure on unemployment-related benefits to people aged (a) 18 to 24 and (b) 24 to 29 in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
    (221268)
66
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate how much his Department has paid out to people aged 16 to 29 in unemployment-related benefits 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.
    (221269)
67
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on incapacity benefits suffer from mental health conditions; and what proportion of those people have undergone treatment for their mental health condition in each of the last 10 years.
    (221155)
68
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the employability of those on incapacity benefits suffering from poor mental health who have (a) received and (b) not received treatment for their condition.
    (221161)
69
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will guarantee a place on an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies course for people on incapacity benefit suffering from poor mental health.
    (221163)
Thursday 22 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
 
★ 1
Sir David Amess (Southend West): What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
    (907133)
★ 2
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What plans he has to provide funding for dualling of the A64.
    (907134)
★ 3
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What plans he has to introduce new rolling stock and infrastructure on the railway.
    (907135)
★ 4
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What assessment he has made of recent trends in the cost of rail travel.
    (907136)
★ 5
David Mowat (Warrington South): What estimate he has made of the benefit cost ratio of the High Speed 2 line north of Manchester.
    (907137)
★ 6
John Pugh (Southport): What assessment he has made of plans to continue the use of Pacer trains on the Northern franchise.
    (907138)
★ 7
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What progress he has made on impementing of the Government's road investment strategy.
    (907139)
★ 8
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What assessment he has made of variations in eligibility for young person or child fares on public transport.
    (907140)
★ 9
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What progress the Government has made in increasing access for disabled people at railway stations.
    (907141)
★ 10
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
    (907142)
★ 11
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): What assessment he has made of the recent performance of train services on the Great Western Mainline.
    (907143)
★ 12
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What plans he has to improve existing railway lines and build new ones.
    (907144)
★ 13
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Leeds Bradford International Airport connectivity study, published in November 2014.
    (907145)
★ 14
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What discussions he has had with Nottingham City Council on implementation of the workplace parking levy; and if he will make a statement.
    (907146)
★ 15
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of rail passenger journeys made each year.
    (907147)
★ 16
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What assessment he has made of Network Rail's Control Period 5 investment plans.
    (907148)
★ 17
Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What steps his Department is taking to tackle parking near schools.
    (907149)
★ 18
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What plans he has to relieve congestion on roads.
    (907150)
★ 19
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What steps he has taken to increase levels of walking and cycling.
    (907151)
★ 20
Damian Green (Ashford): What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
    (907152)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (907163)
★ 2
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  
    (907164)
★ 3
Robert Jenrick (Newark):  
    (907165)
★ 4
Sir David Amess (Southend West):  
    (907166)
★ 5
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):  
    (907167)
★ 6
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):  
    (907168)
★ 7
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South):  
    (907169)
★ 8
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):  
    (907170)
★ 9
Damian Green (Ashford):  
    (907171)
★ 10
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West):  
    (907172)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission and the Leader of the House
 
★ 1
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will review the effectiveness of the procedure for tabling money resolutions for Private Members' Bills; and if he will make a statement.
    (907153)
★ 2
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House.
    (907154)
★ 3
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of savings that could be achieved through sharing more services with the House of Lords.
    (907155)
★ 4
Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make more time available in Public Bill Committees and on the floor of the House for consideration of Private Members' Bills.
    (907156)
★ 5
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will review the effectiveness of the procedure for tabling money resolutions for Private Members' Bills; and if he will make a statement.
    (907157)
★ 6
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the responsibilities will be of the Director of the Parliamentary Digital Service.
    (907158)
★ 7
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House.
    (907159)
★ 8
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that women authors are better represented in the books on sale in the House of Commons Bookshop.
    (907160)
★ 9
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Leader of the House, what progress is being made in establishing a House Business Committee; and if he will make a statement.
    (907161)
★ 10
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, when and by whom a decision will be made on whether to vacate the Palace of Westminster to allow complete restoration and refurbishment to commence.
    (907162)

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)

Notices given on Thursday 15 January

1
N
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Arts Council has given to organisations in Folkestone and Hythe constituency since 2010.
    (228075)
2
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department's internal report on the impact of fracking on rural communities has been made public only in redacted form; what the criteria are for imposing such redactions; and if she will make it her policy to publish the report in full.
    (220937)
3
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects commercial planting of GM crops to begin in England and Wales.
    (220938)

Notices given on Monday 19 January

1
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made since 2010 in negotiating a revision of the Working Time Directive; and if he will make a statement.
    (221280)
2
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of women earned less than two-thirds of the median hourly pay, excluding overtime, of all full and part-time female employees in each of the years since 2010.
    (221252)
3
N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the Government's policy on EU VAT place of supply legislation; and if he will suspend the EU VAT place of supply rules for the UK's micro businesses and sole traders.
    (221286)
4
N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the way in which (a) the UK and (b) other EU member states have applied the EU VAT place of supply legislation to micro businesses and sole traders.
    (221287)
5
N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to assist micro businesses and sole traders to comply with the EU VAT supply rules.
    (221288)
6
N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is protected by applying the EU VAT place of supply rules to micro businesses and sole traders which operate under the UK VAT threshold.
    (221289)
7
N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of administrative burden the EU VAT place of supply rules places on (a) micro businesses and sole traders and (b) large multinational companies.
    (221290)
8
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 219026, tabled on 16 December 2014 by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central.
    (221250)
9
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 219025, tabled on 16 December 2014 by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central.
    (221251)
10
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter dated 19 December 2014 from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Planning Inspectorate concerning strategic housing market assessments, whether the letter represents a change in policy by his Department relating to the National Planning Policy Framework; and if he will make a statement.
    (221284)
11
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote religious and ethnic tolerance and understanding.
    (221194)
12
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, 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.
    (221225)
13
N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effect on the delivery of affordable housing of his Department's policy on section 106 affordable housing exemptions for small sites.
    (221278)
14
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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.
    (221226)
15
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, how much of the budget was spent in each local authority area; and where billboards have been used by the campaign in each local authority area.
    (221249)
16
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Scottish Government will participate in the One per cent Challenge for recruitment of reservists.
    (221237)
17
N
Sir Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220486, how Royal Navy and Army personnel who served with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees detachment in Sarajevo can claim the UN Special Service Medal.
    (221266)
18
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers and former teachers who have contracted mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos in schools.
    (221236)
19
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her 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.
    (221229)
20
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the merits of introducing an exemption for compostable plastic bags from the single use carrier bag charge; and if she will meet representatives from the compostable plastic bags industry to discuss such an exemption.
    (221191)
21
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to mark the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
    (221222)
22
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of North Korea's nuclear activities.
    (221224)
23
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on recent death threats to former Colombian Senator, Piedad Cordoba.
    (221234)
24
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Colombia urging action on recent death threats to former Colombian Senator, Piedad Cordoba.
    (221285)
25
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England are awaiting inpatient treatment for an eating disorder following a GP assessment.
    (221253)
26
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children who would have been eligible under the adult criteria for bariatric surgery in each year since 2010.
    (221276)
27
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government publication, Sustaining Services, ensuring fairness: Government response to the consultation on migrant access and financial contribution to NHS provision in England, published 30 December 2013, what steps his Department has taken to tackle the issues set out in that report; and if he will make a statement.
    (221281)
28
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of the independent taskforce on the implementation of the Working Time Directive under the chairmanship of Professor Norman Williams, published on 3 April 2014, what steps the Government has taken in response to that report.
    (221282)
29
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the review by Professor Sir John Temple of the quality of training for doctors, published in May 2010, what progress has been made in negotiations between the NHS and the British Medical Association on changes to the national contract for junior doctors to better reflect the training needs of doctors.
    (221283)
30
N
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, would the local hon. Member ordinarily be one of the stakeholder consultees to a Care Quality Commission Quality Report.
    (221180)
31
N
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to require the Care Quality Commission to consult committees of (a) local district and (b) county councils when preparing Quality reports.
    (221181)
32
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220819, who appointed Tim Kelsey as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) of the care.data programme; what the role of SRO involves; to whom Mr Kesley is accountable; and whether the composition of the programme board was decided by Mr Kesley.
    (221275)
33
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount that his Department will spend on temporary staff in each of the next five years.
    (221291)
34
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, 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.
    (221228)
35
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220354, how many study visas were granted for each of the top 10 nationalities in each year since 2009.
    (221190)
36
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect the well-being of animals once they have outlived their use in laboratories.
    (221189)
37
N
Sir Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of anti-Semitic assaults recorded in England since October 2014.
    (221246)
38
N
Sir Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistical information her Department has used to establish the extent of, and any recent trends in, crimes against Jewish victims in England since October 2014.
    (221247)
39
N
Sir Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes of each category were perpetrated against Jewish people and recorded as being anti-Semitic in each police force area in each month since January 2014.
    (221248)
40
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will offer asylum to Raif Badawi and his family.
    (221185)
41
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her 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.
    (221227)
42
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fresh applications for asylum have been (a) made and (b) accepted, in each of the last five years.
    (221183)
43
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department decided that further submissions on asylum and human rights cases must be made in person in Liverpool; with which bodies her Department consulted before making this decision; and what assistance her Department will provide to help individuals travel to Liverpool to make such submissions.
    (221184)
44
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for bail made under Schedules 2 and 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 or section 36(4) of the UK Borders Act 2007 were made to (a) an immigration officer, (b) the Secretary of State for the Home Department and (c) the First-Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each of the last five years.
    (221272)
45
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring of Private Infrastructure Development Group her Department undertakes to ensure value for money.
    (221186)
46
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided to the Private Infrastructure Development Group in each of the last five years.
    (221187)
47
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to Question 220623, in what forms information on funding allocations of her Department's budget for the strategic framework for economic development is available.
    (221273)
48
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220652, what proportion of the target £1.8 billion has been allocated to date for 2015-16; and to what that funding has been allocated.
    (221277)
49
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has in place to ensure aid provided to Nigeria is not used by Boko Haram.
    (221193)
50
N
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to provide relief in those parts of Nigeria affected by the activities of Boko Haram.
    (221239)
51
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next meeting between officials of his Department, Urban Vision and Stoke-on-Trent City Council to discuss Fenton Town Hall will take place.
    (221182)
52
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions officials from his Department have met (a) Urban Vision and (b) Stoke-on-Trent City Council to discuss Fenton Town Hall in the last three months.
    (221235)
53
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) number of convictions, (b) conviction rate as a percentage of prosecutions brought and (c) rate of convictions as a percentage of crimes reported was for (i) murder, (ii) grievous bodily harm, (iii) sexual offences, (iv) burglary, (v) robbery, (vi) theft, (vii) criminal damage, (viii) public order offences, (ix) drug offences, (x) driving offences and (xi) all offences in (A) Elmbridge, (B) Surrey, (C) the South East of England and (D) England in each of the last five years.
    (221192)
54
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the successful bidder for Compliance and Enforcement Service Project offers value for money.
    (221188)
55
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to provide financial assistance to local authorities to repair potholes.
    (221223)
56
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by which date he expects the widening work between junctions 7 and 9 of the A14 around Kettering will have been completed.
    (221233)
57
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 168 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, which were the 10 largest recipients of payments by the Departmental Group for Professional Services; and how much was paid to each such recipient.
    (221264)
58
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly earnings were for self-employed women in each year since 2002-03.
    (221265)
59
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis the French Southern and Antarctic Lands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia are excluded from his calculations for the purposes of establishing the average mean winter temperature for France in connection with winter fuel payments.
    (221255)
60
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how much time per year self-employed workers spend on fulfilling regulatory health and safety obligations.
    (221230)
61
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Major Projects Authority to provide its next assessment of the universal credit project.
    (221231)
62
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any people claiming universal credit are subject to in-work conditionality.
    (221232)
63
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220704, how large the control group will be in the proposed randomised control trial for universal credit in work progression; for how long the trial is planned to run; how progression in the two groups will be measured; and if he will make a statement.
    (221254)
64
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has prepared an equality statement on its decision to cease grant funding for local welfare provision from 2015-16.
    (221274)
Friday 23 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 15 January

1
N
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reason is for the additional charge for payment of vehicle tax by direct debit over 12 or six monthly instalments; and for what purposes the funds from that additional charge are used.
    (220917)
2
N
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support Sport England has given to organisations in Folkestone and Hythe constituency since 2010.
    (228076)

Notices given on Monday 19 January

1
N
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he expects to publish the results of his call for evidence on the introduction of a pre-licensing register of arms brokers together with the Government's response in January 2015 at the latest.
    (221258)
2
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the threat of far right radicalisation.
    (221195)
Monday 26 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 15 January

1
N
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Heritage Lottery Fund has given to organisations in Folkestone and Hythe constituency since 2010.
    (228077)

Notices given on Monday 19 January

1
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many peer reviews his Department has carried out following the death of claimants; how many such reviews involved the sanctioning of claimants; and in how many cases his Department's action was found to be inappropriate or incorrect.
    (221196)
2
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have been sanctioned since January 2012 have received hardship payments in each year since then; and what the average level was of such hardship payments.
    (221197)
Tuesday 27 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 19 January

1
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the value and proportion of UK content of the forthcoming Race Bank offshore windfarm.
    (221256)
2
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the value and proportion of the UK content of each completed UK offshore wind farm is.
    (221257)

Prepared 20th January 2015