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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Friday 23 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 22 January 2015

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Friday 23 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.

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 plans 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)

Notices given on Tuesday 20 January

1
N
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost was of the Ordnance Survey's aerial photography programme in each of the last five years; and if he will make an estimate of the potential annual cost of licensing such photographs from other agencies and businesses.
    (221332)
2
N
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to replace the Ordnance Survey's aerial photography programme with the licensing of such photographs from other agencies and businesses; and if he will make a statement.
    (221333)
3
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Council of the European Union will act by unanimity or qualified majority when adopting decisions authorising the EU's (a) signature and, if relevant, provisional application and (b) conclusions of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
    (221468)
4
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Council of the European Union acted by unanimity or qualified majority when adopting the negotiating directives for the EU for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
    (221469)
5
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to introduce a transferable tax allowance between married couples.
    (221471)
6
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter of 18 January 2015 to Muslim faith leaders, what assessment he has made of the capacity of (a) LawWorks and (b) the Bar Pro Bono Unit to provide free legal advice to organisations experiencing problems with preachers of hate.
    (221334)
7
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter of 18 January 2015 to Muslim faith leaders, what assessment he has made of whether all organisations that are at risk of experiencing problems with preachers of hate would meet the eligibility criteria applied by (a) LawWorks and (b) the Bar Pro Bono Unit for providing free legal advice.
    (221337)
8
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter of 18 January 2015 to Muslim faith leaders, what recent discussions he has had with (a) LawWorks and (b) the Bar Pro Bono Unit on this matter.
    (221338)
9
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote tolerance of different minorities.
    (221305)
10
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy have sufficient submarine detection capabilities.
    (221307)
11
N
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Questions 220492 and 220493, how many of the surveillance and monitoring activities involved claimants who had (a) sustained injuries on active service, (b) amputations, (c) mental health problems and (d) traumatic brain injuries; and if he will make a statement.
    (221324)
12
N
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Questions 220492 and 220493, how many of the surveillance and monitoring activities resulted in (a) the withdrawal of a claim for compensation and (b) the disclosure of the monitoring and surveillance in court; and if he will make a statement.
    (221328)
13
N
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to Question 217721, whether personnel deployed on Operation Shader received hot meals at Crown expense before 4 December 2014.
    (221449)
14
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's Tornado jets (a) are in service, (b) are in the forward fleet and (c) have the Honeywell Traffic Collision Avoidance System II installed.
    (221470)
15
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of individual electoral registration among (a) attainers and (b) students.
    (221341)
16
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary school teachers in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Warrington have a degree in (i) English and (ii) mathematics.
    (221323)
17
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 128 of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC 745, what the reasons are for the increase in the cost of other office services since the previous financial year.
    (221344)
18
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the reasons were for the cash losses, fruitless payments and write-offs worth more than £100,000 referred to on page 156 of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts, 2013-14, HC 745.
    (221472)
19
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are circumstances in which, where parents have twins, each child is entitled to less than the standard allocation of 15 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year.
    (221315)
20
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding has been provided to each pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Surrey (A) in cash terms and (B) at 2015 prices in each year since 2005.
    (221460)
21
N
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long she plans that the consultation for the 2015 review of the Greyhound Regulations (England) 2010 will take.
    (221308)
22
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he takes to ensure that all patients assessed as requiring inpatient treatment for eating disorders are admitted; and what criteria are used to decide whether a patient requires inpatient treatment for such disorders.
    (221451)
23
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England (a) currently and (b) since the establishment of that body has operated a moratorium on the commissioning of additional funded beds for inpatient eating disorder treatment.
    (221452)
24
N
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to pages five and six of the summary of findings of the Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust Quality Report of 9 January 2015, if he will publish the full list of organisations which were asked to share what they know about that hospital.
    (221375)
25
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recommendation on the NHS Choices website that all children are offered vision screening between the ages of four and five by an orthoptist-led service, if he will introduce a national vision screening programme for children.
    (221304)
26
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been treated with the gamma knife at University Hospital, Bristol, since it opened in October 2013; and whether NHS England approved those patients' treatment through individual funding requests.
    (221450)
27
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the minimum number of annual procedures NHS England requires hospitals to deliver before they are allowed to treat cancer patients with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.
    (221465)
28
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that all stakeholder submissions to NHS England's review into stereotactic radiosurgery are made available to the public.
    (221466)
29
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have (a) applied and (b) successfully resettled in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to date; what the origin was of each applicant; which local authorities are participating in the scheme; and what the cost of the scheme has been to date.
    (221467)
30
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms were confiscated by UK customs officials at border checks in each of the last five years.
    (221309)
31
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for firearms units to arrive at crime scenes was in each of the last five years.
    (221310)
32
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last reviewed the adequacy of the response times of firearms units.
    (221311)
33
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times armed police were deployed in the UK in each of the last five years.
    (221312)
34
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last reviewed the adequacy of the firearms unit provision made available to police forces in the UK.
    (221313)
35
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of hate crimes against religious minorities.
    (221306)
36
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average length of time each police force has taken to return Disclosure and Barring Service checks since 2010.
    (221314)
37
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 25 February 2014, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA239, how many organisms of which species have been generated following pronuclear transfer by researchers at Newcastle in each year of the last decade according to records held by her Department.
    (221476)
38
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will ensure that Parliament is given adequate opportunity for effective scrutiny of the positions taken by the EU in the post-2015 sustainable development goals process.
    (221321)
39
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development issues and goal area she expects will be led by individual EU member states in the post-2015 sustainable development goals process; and whether the UK will lead on any of these development issues or goal areas.
    (221322)
40
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) female and (b) male burial operatives have been recruited (i) from the UK and (ii) from Sierra Leone to burial teams as part of her Department's response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone.
    (221454)
41
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) female and (b) male patients have been treated for Ebola in each treatment centre funded by her Department.
    (221455)
42
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from her Department has been assigned to Ebola vaccine candidate and safety testing; how much of that funding has been spent in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 to date; and what steps she is taking to ensure that vaccine candidates funded by her Department are safe for use by pregnant women and nursing mothers.
    (221456)
43
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has provided any financial support towards the opening of Médecins Sans Frontières' maternity clinic for Ebola sufferers.
    (221457)
44
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to target the increased contraction rate of Ebola amongst women in Sierra Leone; and if she will make a statement.
    (221458)
45
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of defendants who represented themselves in court in each year since May 2010.
    (221303)
46
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which countries Just Solutions International (JSI) has worked with since it was established; what contracts it has with foreign companies; what visits Ministers in his Department have made relating to JSI; and what payments JSI has received from foreign contracts.
    (221378)
47
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many books were received by his Department during December 2014 as part of the books for prisoners campaign; and where those books were distributed.
    (221459)
48
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes would be needed to ensure that Northern Ireland citizens born in the Republic of Ireland are able to apply for UK passports on the same terms as those under which Northern Ireland citizens are able to apply for Irish passports.
    (221331)
49
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations at which Northern Rail services stop are currently (a) staffed and (b) unstaffed.
    (221325)
50
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of introducing Driver-Only Operation on delays and train dispatch times on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
    (221340)
51
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include in his Department's contract with the successful bidder for Northern Rail and Transpennine Express franchises a requirement that there is a second person on board the train in addition to the driver in the event of the introduction of driver-only operation.
    (221453)
52
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of cross-border water regulation in England and Wales as it relates to domestic and commercial properties in England supplied by Welsh Water; and if he will make a statement.
    (221339)
53
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an external evaluator has been appointed to provide an independent assessment of the 17 Innovation Fund projects set up under the Help for Separated Families initiative to establish what works in assisting separated parents to co-operate in the interests of their children; when it is planned that that evaluation process will take place; and when it is planned that that evaluation report will be published.
    (221342)
54
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that UK pensioners living in France receive winter fuel payments when the temperature where they live is below freezing.
    (221343)
55
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to Question 220107, if he will make it his policy to exclude French Overseas Departments in the calculation of average temperature for France for the purposes of determining eligibility for winter fuel payments to UK citizens.
    (221473)
56
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) Christmas Bonus there were in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland.
    (221474)
57
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency and (ii) North Lanarkshire.
    (221475)
58
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the approach of Work Programme providers to benefit sanctions referrals is consistent.
    (221461)
59
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the consistency between different Work Programme providers of procedures on referrals for benefit sanctions.
    (221462)
60
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the principal risks are which his Department has identified with respect to the national rollout of universal credit in 2015.
    (221463)
61
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Youth Unemployment Innovation Fund.
    (221464)

Notices given on Wednesday 21 January

1
N
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of the Electricity Intensive Industries - Relief from the Cost of Renewables scheme.
[Transferred]   (221316)
2
N
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on which industrial sectors reach the preliminary threshold of seven per cent electricity intensity, but in which a majority of businesses do not meet the added 20 per cent electricity intensity threshold.
[Transferred]   (221317)
3
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of recent trends in the number of workless households in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England.
[Transferred]   (221376)
4
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the devolved administrations the merits of a common formula for the Warm Home discount and grant schemes across all those administrations.
[Transferred]   (221330)
5
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict regarding sexual violence in Colombia; and what assistance the Government has offered to Colombia since the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
[Transferred]   (221377)
6
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his letter of 15 January 2015 to local authorities concerning additional health funding, to which local authorities the letter was sent; and which local authorities have confirmed they will accept the offered funding.
[Transferred]   (221335)
7
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his letter of 15 January 2015 to local authorities concerning additional health funding, what the total amount will be of additional funding made available to local authorities through the ring-fenced grant referred to in that letter.
[Transferred]   (221336)
8
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy to publish the names of people in England and Wales where the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been used.
[Transferred]   (221301)
9
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been used in England and Wales in the last 20 years for which information is available.
[Transferred]   (221302)
10
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how many months since 2010 the role of Chief Scientific Adviser for his Department has been vacant.
    (221580)
11
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on small and micro businesses of centralising local land charges registers.
    (221555)
12
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what secondary legislation would be required, in addition to the Infrastructure Bill, in order to extend centralisation of local land charges register data to CON29 searches.
    (221556)
13
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to create jobs in Huddersfield.
    (221612)
14
 
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with business organisations about changes to VAT invoicing requirements when discounting for early payment.
    (221481)
15
 
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect on businesses of changes to VAT invoicing on discounting for early payment schemes.
    (221482)
16
 
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT collected from the sale of sanitary products in the last five years.
    (221584)
17
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional resources to the devolved administrations to tackle coastal erosion.
    (221515)
18
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to ensure that, in relation to home heating and travel, consumers will benefit directly from the recent fall in oil prices.
    (221516)
19
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 215879, what plans he has to publish the futures analysis on the potential impact of the introduction of standardised packaging on the illicit trade in tobacco.
    (221535)
20
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to revise the impact assessment for the proposed introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco in response to the analysis of that impact assessment by the Regulatory Policy Committee; and what plans he has to commission research to support such a revision.
    (221536)
21
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to commission or conduct research on the potential cost of compensation to the intellectual property sector for the proposed introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco.
    (221537)
22
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in response to the request of the Regulatory Policy Committee that compensation be included as a transition cost in a revised impact assessment of the proposed introduction of standardised packaging.
    (221538)
23
 
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the issue of pensioner bonds in January 2015, what lessons his Department has learnt on the ability of online application systems and telephone enquiry services to deal with large numbers of applicants, in planning for new public bond issues.
    (221543)
24
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of 15 December 2014, Official Report, columns 1148-56, if the Minister will meet with the Fire Brigades Union and fire authority employers, together with their respective legal representatives, to discuss how commitments that she gave in that debate on fire service pensions will be implemented in practice; and if he will make a statement.
    (221637)
25
 
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what Government support (a) is available and (b) has been provided to secure private sector investment in the Thames Gateway since 2010.
    (221627)
26
 
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of progress in securing private sector investment in the Thames Gateway since 2010.
    (221628)
27
 
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for Ministers to visit locations in the Thames Gateway in the period up to the dissolution of Parliament; and what the planned locations of these visits are.
    (221629)
28
 
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to ensure that development of new Thames Gateway communities is sustainable, cohesive and integrated.
    (221630)
29
 
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of progress in securing private sector investment in Thames Gateway projects at (a) London Gateway Port, (b) Purfleet, (c) Paramount Park and (d) Southend Airport since 2010.
    (221631)
30
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the super-affirmative procedure will be followed when the Government brings foward proposals to amend the Greater Manchester Combined Authorities Order 2011 to create an interim eleventh chair of Greater Manchester.
    (221610)
31
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities were involved in trials of the new local land charges register scheme.
    (221557)
32
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what safeguards are in place to ensure that prospective home-ownership deals do not collapse as a result of centralising local land charges registers.
    (221558)
33
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities trading under the general powers of competence granted by the Localism Act 2011 do not unfairly compete with existing local small businesses.
    (221562)
34
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from small business owners about unfair competitive practices from local authorities trading under the general powers of competence granted by the Localism Act 2011.
    (221563)
35
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for how many months since 2010 the role of Chief Scientific Adviser for his Department has been vacant.
    (221581)
36
 
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2014 to Question 217205, if he will make it his Department's policy to collect and analyse data on the extent to which armed forces medical personnel are in breach of the single service harmony guidelines; and if he will make a statement.
    (221530)
37
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airborne sorties have been carried out by the Royal Air Force to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching or entering British airspace in each month since April 2005.
    (221517)
38
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Royal Navy personnel in each pinch point trade are exceeding their harmony guidelines.
    (221525)
39
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the average length of Royal Navy deployments in the South Atlantic and the Gulf; and if he will make a statement.
    (221526)
40
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) length and (b) area was of each deployment by each Royal Navy (i) destroyer and (ii) frigate since 2005.
    (221527)
41
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval service personnel were deployed in breach of the Royal Navy's harmony guidelines in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2013-14.
    (221528)
42
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to fit Typhoon jets with the Brimstone missile; and if he will make a statement.
    (221529)
43
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Common Security and Defence Policy continues to increase Britain's capability in ensuring international security.
    (221524)
44
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of new childcare places that will be created through the Childcare Business Grant scheme in 2015-16.
    (221586)
45
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations and individuals were consulted as part of her Department's review of asbestos policy in schools.
    (221608)
46
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on the use of asbestos in school buildings.
    (221609)
47
 
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that both (a) Combined Heat and Power facilities where biogas production and combustion take place on the same site and (b) facilities that also produce biogas on the same site, but which generate their power from a combination of that biogas and some other energy source, receive equal treatment under the Government's proposal to amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Regulations.
    (221585)
48
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to make provision for alternate means of electricity generation (a) to replace ageing nuclear power stations and (b) to meet the reduction in carbon emissions required by the Industrial Emissions Directive.
    (221520)
49
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will (a) leave and (b) join the labour market in rural areas before 2025.
    (221619)
50
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page six of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, what estimate she has made of the proportion of areas which will not be covered by superfast broadband by 2017 that are (a) rural and (b) coastal.
    (221620)
51
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page seven of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, what assessment she has made of the effect of UK Rural Skills on farmers' management and business skills to date.
    (221621)
52
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page seven of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Skills and Knowledge Transfer Programme on business people in rural areas to date.
    (221622)
53
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page seven of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, what assessment she has made of the effect of the International Food and Drink Action Plan on the level of (a) food and (b) drink exports to date.
    (221623)
54
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page seven of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, what assessment she has made of the effect of Visit England's marketing campaigns on tourism to rural areas to date.
    (221624)
55
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page six of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, how much of the £15 billion investment in road infrastructure will be used to promote rural connectivity.
    (221625)
56
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of milk sold in Britain comes from intensively farmed cows.
    (221564)
57
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that all milk labelling clearly states the farming methods used in production of that milk.
    (221565)
58
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to encourage more children to use national parks.
    (221567)
59
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from nature bodies about the introduction of a Nature and Well-Being Bill.
    (221568)
60
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets the National Wildlife Crime Unit has been set for dealing with wildlife cybercrime.
    (221569)
61
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to improve protection for ancient woodland in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
    (221541)
62
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department is giving to Natural England for its work to update the Ancient Woodland Inventory in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
    (221542)
63
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to (a) return control of agricultural policy to member states and (b) reduce subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy.
    (221523)
64
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has recieved about the imprisonment and welfare of (a) Dr Abduljalil Alsingace and (b) other political prisoners; and what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Bahrain about those matters.
    (221611)
65
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will press the government of Turkmenistan to fulfil specific benchmarks set by the European Parliament as a condition of upgraded relations with the EU in the form of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
    (221570)
66
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on ratification of the EU-Turkmenistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
    (221571)
67
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on requiring benchmarks for human rights set by the European Parliament to be met by the government of Turkmenistan before the UK ratifies the EU-Turkmenistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
    (221572)
68
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department last raised human rights concerns at ministerial level with the government of Turkmenistan.
    (221573)
69
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Turkmenistan remains a country of concern in relation to human rights; and when his Department's next annual Human Rights and Democracy Report will be published.
    (221574)
70
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to convene his Human Rights Advisory Group.
    (221575)
71
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the accession of the Palestinian Authority to the International Criminal Court on the prospects for further negotiations between Israel and that Authority.
    (221518)
72
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote fundamental freedoms in Saudi Arabia and to dissuade the government of that country from misusing anti-terrorism laws.
    (221519)
73
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to change the number of UK-based and locally-engaged staff of his Department working on tackling illegal wildlife trade; and if he will make a statement.
    (221599)
74
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of links between the illegal wildlife trade and (a) conflict and (b) terrorism in Africa; and if he will make a statement.
    (221600)
75
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the illegal wildlife trade on UK national security.
    (221601)
76
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds his Department allocated to tackling the illegal wildlife trade in each financial year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
    (221602)
77
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British embassies and high commissions include tackling the illegal wildlife trade in their business plans; and if he will make a statement.
    (221603)
78
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many foreign UK-based and locally-engaged staff of his Department worked (a) part-time and (b) full-time on tackling the illegal wildlife trade in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 to date; and if he will make a statement.
    (221604)
79
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the implementation of commitments made by (a) the UK and (b) partner nations at the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade in February 2014.
    (221605)
80
 
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received about allegations of violence by Soco International in Virunga National Park.
    (221548)
81
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Economic Community of West African States to tackle the threat from Boko Haram.
    (221551)
82
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Bahrain on the detention and treatment of political prisoners.
    (221554)
83
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei to protect Ngok Dinka returnees while they gather grass to rebuild homes in that region.
    (221634)
84
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to bring about reform of the two seat operation of the European Parliament.
    (221504)
85
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on securing an emergency brake for any member state on future EU legislation affecting financial services.
    (221522)
86
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has discussed with Ministers in the devolved administrations the merits of extending to their jurisdictions the recently announced programme to screen newborn babies in England for four rare genetic disorders.
    (221553)
87
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities in Greater Manchester concerning changes to capacity in adult social care.
    (221479)
88
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans he has for hospitals in Greater Manchester failing to meet the Government's A&E target.
    (221480)
89
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which bodies his Department and NHS England consulted before deciding to remove specialised commissioned service status from Dialysis and passing down the commissioning of that treatment to clinical commissioning group level.
    (221559)
90
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what basis his Department and NHS England decided to remove the specialised commissioned service status from Dialysis.
    (221560)
91
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what parliamentary oversight there is of changes to the list of the specialised commissioned services within the NHS in England.
    (221561)
92
 
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of potential financial loss to the NHS arising from failure to claim reimbursement from insurance companies.
    (221606)
93
 
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS is maximising on its entitlement to reimbursement from insurance companies.
    (221607)
94
 
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elected operations were cancelled by Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust in (a) November and (b) December 2014.
    (221505)
95
 
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2014 to Question 208139, when he expects the results of the Health Protection Agency findings on the health effects of emissions from municipal waste incinerators to be published.
    (221507)
96
 
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to GPs about the prescription of anti-depressants and the need to reduce the risk of overdose.
    (221508)
97
 
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department conducted its most recent study into the potency of skunk cannabis; and if he will commission a new potency study with respect to that drug.
    (221547)
98
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many roles were added to the Tier 2 shortage occupation list in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
    (221579)
99
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asulum seekers were returned to their country of origin in each year since 2010.
    (221539)
100
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) acknowledgement and (b) information about action taken a victim receives following a report to Action Fraud.
    (221638)
101
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to enquiries emailed to her office by the constituent of the hon. Member for Chesterfield, Gillian Norman, on 28 September, 13 October, 21 October 2014 and 9 January 2015 concerning allegations of heavy-handed treatment by security officials at Manchester Airport.
    (221566)
102
 
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will update the FRANK website to include information on skunk cannabis and links between that drug and psychosis.
    (221540)
103
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to exercise a block opt-out from the 131 pre-Lisbon EU policing and criminal justice laws.
    (221552)
104
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to the World Food Programme requesting it to consult South Sudanese members of AJOC and Dinka Ngok residents in Abyei about its report entitled, Abyei Integrated Rapid Food Security and Nutrition Assessment and to revise the report and its recommendations in the light of their responses.
    (221583)
105
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether armed Misseriya or Twic militias have benefited from her Department's aid programmes targeted at northern areas of Abyei where Dinka Ngok are not present.
    (221632)
106
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has funded any aid or development programmes in (a) Al Dayiri, (b) El Tashween, (c) Makenis, (d) Al Askar, (e) Um Kanshel, (f) El Ishlag, (g) Um Kheir, (h) El Magboul, (i) Faroug, (j) Dumboloya, (k) Antila and (l) Mukhtar locations in northern Abyei carried out or scheduled since July 2014.
    (221633)
107
 
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what instructions he has given to HS2 Ltd on minimising transport disruption in Buckinghamshire during the construction of High Speed 2 (a) affecting the emergency services and (b) generally; and if he will make a statement.
    (221477)
108
 
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to integrate the London Gateway port with inland transport modes.
    (221626)
109
 
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many months since 2010 the role of Chief Scientific Adviser for his Department has been vacant.
    (221582)
110
 
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many 12 carriage trains Southeastern Rail Services has provided since work was completed to extend the platforms through (a) Eltham, (b) Plumstead and (c) New Eltham; and if he will make a statement.
    (221617)
111
 
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many platforms at stations need further improvements to accommodate 12 car trains on the railway lines that run through (a) Eltham, (b) Plumstead and (c) New Eltham; and if he will make a statement.
    (221618)
112
 
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2015 to the hon. Member for Esher and Walton, to Questions 219215 and 219414, what assessment he has made of (a) the comparative proportions of public and private sector investment in the railway, (b) the relationship between rail passenger journey growth and macroeconomic factors and (c) the proportion of revenue paid by private train companies to the public purse ultimately derived from passenger fares since rail privatisation.
    (221531)
113
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220504, if he will provide information equivalent to that in the Answer for the other 58 parliamentary constituencies within Scotland, for the time frame of 1 January 2014 to 20 January 2015.
    (221635)
114
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220504, what the average number of postponements of driving and motorcycle tests was in Scotland between 1 January 2014 and 20 January 2015; what the principal reasons for postponement were; and what average length of time it took for tests to be rescheduled.
    (221636)
115
 
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider reducing the benefit cap further.
    (221478)
116
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of Access to Work support packages are deafblind; and what the average cost to the public purse is of packages for those people.
    (221576)
117
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many deafblind recipients of Access to Work support have had a reduction in their support package in the last 12 months.
    (221577)
118
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often his Department reviews the cost and availability of technologies that support deafblind people to work; and whether Access to Work applies a limit to the amount of funding available for assistance technologies in support packages.
    (221578)
119
 
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the number of people affected by the spare room subsidy in Halton Borough.
    (221506)
120
 
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken to gain greater control over the type and amount of benefits paid to EU nationals who reside in the UK but are not in employment.
    (221521)
Monday 26 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
 
★ 1
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What estimate he has made of the funds that will be available in the next financial year to local authorities in Dorset to support vulnerable people affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
    (907173)
★ 2
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's social security sanctions policy.
    (907174)
★ 3
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Innovation Fund for Young People.
    (907175)
★ 4
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What progress he has made on supporting people with a mental health condition to find work.
    (907176)
★ 5
Philip Davies (Shipley): How many jobs were created in (a) Shipley constituency and (b) Yorkshire in 2014.
    (907177)
★ 6
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to improve job opportunities in (a) Huddersfield and (b) the northern region.
    (907178)
★ 7
Margot James (Stourbridge): What recent assessment he has made of take-up of the New Enterprise Allowance (a) nationally and (b) in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council area.
    (907179)
★ 8
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What progress he has made on supporting people with a mental health condition to find work.
    (907180)
★ 9
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What assessment he has made of the views of Jobcentre Plus managers on the effectiveness of the Work Programme.
    (907181)
★ 10
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): Whether universal credit will be available to migrants from the European Economic Area when it is fully rolled out.
    (907182)
★ 11
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): What assessment he has made of the reasons for differences in the unemployment rate in the UK and in other European countries.
    (907183)
★ 12
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): What recent estimate he has made of the number of people whose housing benefit has been reduced as a result of the social sector size criteria.
    (907184)
★ 13
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): What recent steps he has taken to support young people seeking employment or training.
    (907185)
★ 14
Chris Evans (Islwyn): What recent progress he has made on tackling fraud and error.
    (907186)
★ 15
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What plans he has to respond to the recent recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger and Food Poverty.
    (907187)
★ 16
Sir David Amess (Southend West): What recent steps he has taken to stop welfare tourism.
    (907188)
★ 17
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): What recent estimate he has made of the number of people whose housing benefit has been reduced as a result of the social sector size criteria.
    (907189)
★ 18
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What recent assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in the number of employment and support allowance claimants.
    (907190)
★ 19
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What steps he has taken to ensure that the shared accommodation rate is representative of the real cost of renting shared accommodation.
    (907191)
★ 20
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What recent assessment he has made of trends in youth unemployment.
    (907192)
★ 21
Andy Sawford (Corby): What steps the Government is taking as a result of the recent Office of Fair Trading Independent Project Board investigation into pension schemes overcharging.
    (907193)
★ 22
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What plans he has to respond to the recent recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger and Food Poverty.
    (907194)
★ 23
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): What progress he has made on supporting people with a mental health condition to find work.
    (907195)
★ 24
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): What recent progress he has made on helping people on long-term benefits back into work.
    (907196)
★ 25
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): What steps he is taking to tackle long-term youth unemployment.
    (907197)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (907213)
★ 2
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):  
    (907214)
★ 3
Sir David Amess (Southend West):  
    (907215)
★ 4
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):  
    (907216)
★ 5
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  
    (907217)
★ 6
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon):  
    (907218)
★ 7
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North):  
    (907219)
★ 8
Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  
    (907220)
★ 9
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South):  
    (907221)
★ 10
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):  
    (907222)

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 benefit 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)

Notices given on Tuesday 20 January

1
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that due weight is given to the position of Northern Ireland in respect of its (a) land border with the Republic of Ireland and (b) Section 75 equality-proofing requirements when decisions are taken on the future of HM Revenue and Customs offices and personnel under regional centres framework.
    (221448)
2
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were apprehended when illegally entering the UK in Northern Ireland at the border with the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years.
    (221443)
3
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to increase surveillance and resources in Northern Ireland to prevent people from illegally entering the UK from the Republic of Ireland.
    (221444)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Highways Agency Digital Enforcement Camera System 3 cameras are not painted yellow in accordance with policy elsewhere; and if he will make a statement.
    (221445)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has changed its policy on access to vehicle registration records from its archives and does not now make such records available to researchers and others seeking to collate vehicle histories for classic and historic vehicles.
    (221446)
6
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department gives to local Highways Authorities on how to decide which speed limits are appropriate in local areas.
    (221447)

Notices given on Wednesday 21 January

1
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase job creation and economic growth in the north of England.
    (221486)
2
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the EU can apply parts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership within EU competence after the Partnership has been signed when ratification of elements of the Partnership that fall within member states' competence has been refused by a member state.
    (221494)
3
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which provisions under negotiation for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership are not a matter of EU competence and will require ratification by each EU member state.
    (221495)
4
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to Returning Officers on the eligibility of 18 year olds to stand for election to a local council in a ward in which they go to school but do not live.
    (221492)
5
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for calls to the pension bond application telephone service in each year for which figures are available.
    (221483)
6
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) assessment he has made of the efficiency of and (b) representations he has received about the telephone service for pension bond applications.
    (221484)
7
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding from LIBOR fines was distributed to veterans' charities in each (a) region and (b) constituent part of the UK in each year since 2012.
    (221590)
8
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce fuel duty and VAT on road fuel; and if he will make a statement.
    (221667)
9
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase tax incentives for the adoption of greener fuels and technologies.
    (221668)
10
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the combined financial effect on (a) small and (b) all businesses of government policy since May 2010 on business rates (i) in cash terms and (ii) in real terms.
    (221663)
11
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were adapted for disabled tenants using the Disabled Facilities Grant in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.
    (221591)
12
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost has been of adapting homes for disabled tenants under the disabled facilities grant since 2010.
    (221592)
13
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government spent on legal fees in the case of Moore and Coates v the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which ruling was made on 21 January 2015.
    (221613)
14
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to improve access to the arts for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    (221485)
15
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 221061, what the annual cost to the public purse is of his Department's office space at 179A Tottenham Court Road.
    (221509)
16
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on preparations for the next Strategic Defence and Security Review; and what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders in that review.
    (221587)
17
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he has had with stakeholders on the next (a) National Security Strategy and (b) Strategic Defence and Security Review.
    (221588)
18
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on preparations for the next National Security Strategy; and what discussions he has had with stakeholders in that strategy.
    (221589)
19
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what response he has made to the recommendation in the Veterans Transition Review, published on 11 February 2014, that security-vetted armed forces champions should be appointed in Northern Ireland.
    (221490)
20
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the appointment of a representative from Northern Ireland to the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group.
    (221491)
21
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to make surplus Ministry of Defence housing in Lisburn available for sale to housing associations.
    (221532)
22
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on recruitment to each of the armed forces in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 to date.
    (221646)
23
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220095, how many personnel were recruited to the Regular Army between April and December 2014; and what his Department's recruitment target for that period was.
    (221647)
24
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2015 to Question 216757, on vetting, what the average time to process applications has been in each month since January 2014; and what the cost of bringing in additional personnel to help deal with the high volume of applications has been.
    (221648)
25
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, over what time period the contract between his Department and CGI to provide security vetting services will run; and what the cost of that contract will be per year.
    (221649)
26
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many organisations in Scotland have signed the Corporate Covenant relating to reservists, veterans and families of service personnel.
    (221594)
27
N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech in Nottingham on 12 January 2015, what assessment he has made of the implications for the defence industrial sector of changing the rules governing access to encrypted messages; and whether he has discussed proposed changes with representatives of that sector.
    (221533)
28
N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles within each group, included in his Department's contract made as a result of the sale of the Defence Support Group, need to be kept at readiness under that contract; whether the level of that readiness is decided by (a) the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre or (b) him; and whether that contract contains provisions to allow that number to be changed in response to changing security threat situations.
    (221534)
29
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list all of the top 20 local authority areas by proportion of pupils from maintained schools gaining admission to Russell Group universities, showing whether each authority is (a) selective (b) partially selective and (c) comprehensive for the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (221664)
30
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list all local authority areas in the (a) North West, (b) North East, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) West Midlands and (e) East Midlands from which 25 per cent or more of pupils from maintained schools secure admission to Russell Group universities, showing in each case whether the authority is (i) selective, (ii) partially selective and (iii) comprehensive for the latest period for which figures are available.
    (221665)
31
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require petrol wholesalers to publish the price at which they sell petrol; and if he will make a statement.
    (221666)
32
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.
    (221488)
33
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of prospects for bilateral ceasefires in the Colombian peace process.
    (221597)
34
N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS paid translators in the last financial year.
    (221496)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff earn less than the living wage.
    (221640)
36
N
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on whether Pauline Cafferkey told any member of the medical team on the returning aeroplane from Sierra Leone that she felt unwell.
    (221650)
37
N
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the medical questionnaire completed by Pauline Cafferkey on her return to the UK from Sierra Leone asked whether aspirin, paracetamol or ibuprofen had been taken prior to her temperature being tested.
    (221651)
38
N
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Ministers or officials in his Department has identified cause to refer for investigation the conduct of any UK medical staff returning from West Africa.
    (221652)
39
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received on the effect on patients and NHS Trusts and foundation trusts of the 3.8 per cent efficiency factor proposed in the Monitor and NHS England document, 2015/16 National Tariff Payment System: a consultation notice.
    (221510)
40
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on quality and access to care of failure by NHS providers and commissioners to achieve the 3.8 per cent efficiency factor proposed in 2015/16 National Tariff Payment System: a consultation notice.
    (221511)
41
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many delayed discharges there were from (a) St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust and (b) Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each month since January 2014.
    (221512)
42
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses have left the NHS before normal retirement age in each year since 2010.
    (221513)
43
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about the effect of changes to local authority budgets on funding for adult social care.
    (221514)
44
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the involvement of psychologists is in the Government's de-radicalisation programme.
    (221489)
45
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the findings of the follow-up audit of reports made under Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001.
    (221493)
46
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the future demand for prison places in the West Midlands; and what assessment he has made of the capacity of West Midlands prisons to meet that future demand.
    (221671)
47
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug seizures were made in each West Midlands prison in the last five years.
    (221672)
48
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the recidivism rate was of prisoners who were released from prisons in the (a) West Midlands and (b) UK in the last year.
    (221673)
49
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers staffed prisons in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
    (221674)
50
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review the powers of the Court of Protection; and if he will make a statement.
    (221546)
51
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to limit prisoners' access to (a) legal drugs and (b) other psychoactive substances.
    (221487)
52
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what total value of fines was (a) issued by the courts and (b) collected in 2013-14 in each local criminal justice board area.
    (221639)
53
N
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Prime Minister, what provision was made in the arrangements for the Chilcot Inquiry to deal with a situation arising from the incapacity of a member of the inquiry panel.
    (221598)
54
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when and for what reasons the decision was made to remove Thameslink trains to Dartford via Lewisham from the timetable following the completion of the improvements at London Bridge; and if he will make a statement.
    (221653)
55
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation was held before the decision was made to remove Thameslink trains to Dartford via Lewisham from the timetable following the completion of the improvements at London Bridge; and if he will make a statement.
    (221654)
56
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of alterations to the rail lines to enable Wimbledon trains from Brighton to pass through Blackfriars Station to Bedford and St Pancras was; and if he will make a statement.
    (221655)
57
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services were discontinued as a consequence of the decision to enable Wimbledon trains from Brighton to pass through Blackfriars Station to Bedford and St Pancras; and if he will make a statement.
    (221669)
58
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Thameslink trains will be made formed of 12 carriages following the completion of improvements at London Bridge on services via (a) Wimbledon and (b) Lewisham; and if he will make a statement.
    (221670)
59
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of women employed in the Merchant Navy and (b) positions they hold.
    (221497)
60
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the use of interrupter devices to falsify driving records.
    (221498)
61
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assistance the Government provides for freight operators who want to adapt their operations to low emissions restrictions.
    (221499)
62
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms and conditions for the newly-appointed HS2 Ltd Residents Commissioner.
    (221593)
63
N
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that motorists pay the same rate of vehicle tax whether or not they pay by direct debit in instalments.
    (221596)
64
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of changes to revenue protection and collection on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises in the last five years.
    (221500)
65
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of changes in levels of anti-social behaviour and crime on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises in the last five years.
    (221501)
66
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on revenue protection and collection of the introduction of driver-only operation on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
    (221502)
67
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on revenue protection and collection of station staffing proposals for Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
    (221503)
68
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the causes of train delays on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises that are caused as a result of (a) driver shortages and (b) guards not being present.
    (221614)
69
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government has provided to Surrey County Council to tackle potholes in each financial year since 2009-10.
    (221595)
70
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had in the last 12 months with representatives of rail franchises operating in South London.
    (221641)
71
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department holds on the performance of (a) the Southern rail franchise, (b) the Southeastern rail franchise and (c) services on the Thameslink route.
    (221642)
72
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Southern rail is complying with the terms of its franchise; and if he will make a statement.
    (221643)
73
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with Network Rail since Christmas 2014 to discuss the quality of rail services in South London (a) in general and (b) relating to London Bridge and Victoria stations.
    (221644)
74
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with Transport for London in the last 12 months on that body taking a greater role in the operation of inner suburban train services.
    (221645)
75
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the statement in his Department's strategy for the publication of information about the 2012 scheme administered by the Child Maintenence Service (CMS), that the strategic management information reporting capability of a new Data Warehouse would be available from 2014; what the latest timetable is for the managed process of the release of fully assured statistics on the performance of the CMS.
    (221675)
76
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it remains his estimate that the number of claimants of universal credit will reach 100,000 by May 2015, as forecast on page 30 of his Department's document Universal Credit at work, published in October 2014.
    (221544)
77
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what further plans he has to reduce youth unemployment.
    (221545)
78
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2015 to Question 220893, which aspects of the new closer working between jobcentres and Work Programme prime providers are improving relationships between them.
    (221549)
79
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2015 to Question 220893, when the new closer working approach was introduced; and what figures he plans to use to measure that approach's effectiveness.
    (221550)
Tuesday 27 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
 
★ 1
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): What recent estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of uncollected tax in the UK.
    (907233)
★ 2
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent representations he has made to the EU on the cap on bank bonuses.
    (907234)
★ 3
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What assessment he has made of the effects of recent trends in the price of oil on the economy; and if he will make a statement.
    (907235)
★ 4
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): What assessment he has made of the effect of lowering the rate of National Insurance on levels of employment.
    (907236)
★ 5
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): What assessment he has made of the effect of falling oil prices on households.
    (907237)
★ 6
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): What assessment he has made of the effect of reducing employers' National Insurance contributions on employment.
    (907238)
★ 7
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What progress his Department has made on supporting businesses.
    (907239)
★ 8
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What assessment he has made of the further steps which are necessary to ensure the fair treatment of defined contribution pension customers in response to the recent market reports published by the Financial Conduct Authority; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing second line of defence protection for such pension schemes.
    (907240)
★ 9
Mark Hunter (Cheadle): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent trends in unemployment figures.
    (907241)
★ 10
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): What recent estimate he has made of the effect on household budgets of tax and benefit decisions taken in the present Parliament.
    (907242)
★ 11
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What progress he has made on his fiscal consolidation plans.
    (907243)
★ 12
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What recent representations he has received on creating a Northern Powerhouse.
    (907244)
★ 13
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What recent comparative assessment he has made of growth in average earnings and the rate of inflation since May 2010.
    (907245)
★ 14
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What proportion of recipients of tax credits are in employment.
    (907246)
★ 15
Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): What progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
    (907247)
★ 16
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): What recent estimate he has made of the effect on household budgets of tax and benefit decisions taken in the present Parliament.
    (907248)
★ 17
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What plans his Department has to implement an economic substance test on intra-company financing arrangements for the diverted profits tax; and if he will make a statement.
    (907249)
★ 18
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What assessment he has made of the potential long-term merits of a sovereign wealth fund.
    (907250)
★ 19
Pat Glass (North West Durham): What proportion of recipients of tax credits are in employment.
    (907251)
★ 20
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): What assessment he has made of the effect of falling oil prices on households.
    (907252)
★ 21
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What assessment he has made of the effect of falling oil prices on the rural economy.
    (907253)
★ 22
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of training available to staff at HM Revenue and Customs.
    (907254)
★ 23
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What progress he has made on his policy to create a Northern Powerhouse for the UK economy.
    (907255)
★ 24
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of small business start-ups on the wider economy; and if he will make a statement.
    (907256)
★ 25
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What proportion of recipients of tax credits are in employment.
    (907257)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (907223)
★ 2
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham):  
    (907224)
★ 3
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay):  
    (907225)
★ 4
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood):  
    (907226)
★ 5
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  
    (907227)
★ 6
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):  
    (907228)
★ 7
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire):  
    (907229)
★ 8
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):  
    (907230)
★ 9
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):  
    (907231)
★ 10
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):  
    (907232)

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)

Notices given on Wednesday 21 January

1
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will consider extending the student loans system to cover training and apprenticeships for the freight industry.
    (221616)
Wednesday 28 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
 
★ 1
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What recent discussions she has had on the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (907198)
★ 2
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What recent steps she has taken to ensure that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has adequate resources to guarantee security for the people of Northern Ireland.
    (907199)
★ 3
David Mowat (Warrington South): What assessment her Department has made of the role of the voluntary sector in dealing with the legacy of the past.
    (907200)
★ 5
Mark Durkan (Foyle): What steps she is taking to safeguard records relevant to the work of the Historical Investigations Unit, the Independent Commission for Information Retrieval, inquests and other inquiries into the past.
    (907202)
★ 6
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What progress she has made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if she will make a statement.
    (907203)
★ 7
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): What steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (907204)
★ 8
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What steps the Government is taking to strengthen the economy of and increase inward investment to Northern Ireland.
    (907205)
★ 9
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (907206)
★ 10
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Stormont House Agreement on public sector employment in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (907207)
★ 11
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (907208)
★ 12
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): What recent representations she has received on use of the Union flag on driving licences in Northern Ireland.
    (907209)
★ 13
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What progress she has made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if she will make a statement.
    (907210)
★ 14
Pat Glass (North West Durham): What progress she has made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if she will make a statement.
    (907211)
★ 15
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What recent steps she has taken to ensure that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has adequate resources to guarantee security for the people of Northern Ireland.
    (907212)
Thursday 29 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 21 January

1
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on (a) all drugs, (b) cancer drugs and (c) drugs funded through the Cancer Drug Fund in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    (221615)

Prepared 22nd January 2015