Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Monday 26 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 Friday 23 January 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Monday 26 January 2015
For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
Questions for 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)
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
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for calls to the pensioner bond application telephone service in each year for which figures are available.
(221483)
5
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 pensioner bond applications.
(221484)
6
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)
7
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)
8
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)
9
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 on business rates (i) in cash terms and (ii) in real terms since May 2010.
(221663)
10
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)
11
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)
12
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)
13
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)
14
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)
15
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)
16
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)
17
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)
18
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)
19
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)
20
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)
21
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)
22
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)
23
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)
24
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)
25
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)
26
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 those proposed changes with representatives of that sector.
(221533)
27
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)
28
N
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list 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)
29
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 secured 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)
30
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)
31
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)
32
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)
33
N
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS paid translators in the last financial year.
(221496)
34
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff earn less than the living wage.
(221640)
35
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)
36
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)
37
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)
38
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)
39
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)
40
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)
41
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)
42
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)
43
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)
44
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)
45
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)
46
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)
47
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)
48
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)
49
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)
50
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)
51
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of fines was (a) issued by the courts and (b) collected in 2013-14 in each local criminal justice board area.
(221639)
52
N
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Prime Minister, what provision was made in the arrangements for the Iraq Inquiry to deal with a situation arising from the incapacity of a member of the inquiry panel.
(221598)
53
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)
54
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)
55
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)
56
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)
57
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Thameslink trains will be 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)
58
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)
59
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)
60
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)
61
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)
62
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 the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises in the last five years.
(221500)
63
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 the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises in the last five years.
(221501)
64
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 the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
(221502)
65
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 the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
(221503)
66
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)
67
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)
68
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)
69
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)
70
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)
71
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)
72
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)
73
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)
74
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)
75
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)
76
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)
77
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)
Notices given on Thursday 22 January
1
N
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.
[Transferred]
(221596)
2
N
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, 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.
[Transferred]
(221492)
3
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the sale of more low-alcohol drinks in pubs.
(221683)
4
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014 to Questions 196539 and 196540, how much of the funding for (a) adult further education and skills and (b) apprenticeships was spent in 2013-14.
(221718)
5
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what provisions exist to prevent agencies providing staff to companies deliberately wrongly designating them as apprentices in order to pay them less than the minimum wage; and what instances of such practices have been brought to his attention.
(221724)
6
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Richard review of apprenticeships.
(221767)
7
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will direct the Insolvency Service to reduce its fees in cases of insolvency.
(221676)
8
Mark Field
(Cities of London and Westminster):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2015 to Question 220189, whether his Department has developed specific guidelines to ensure the HM Revenue and Customs acts reasonably when dealing with taxpayers who seek additional time to pay as a consequence of accelerated payment notices.
(221768)
9
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the benefits to the public purse of the cancellation of the replacement for the Trident successor programme.
(221744)
10
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much the Commissioners have spent on the Employment Tribunal action by the Reverend Mark Sharpe against the Bishop of Worcester and the Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance.
(221769)
11
Mark Garnier
(Wyre Forest):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that approved building inspectors are (a) independent and (b) not subject to conflicts of interest.
(221684)
12
Mark Garnier
(Wyre Forest):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations other than from the National Housebuilding Council he has received on section 6 of Approved Document M of the Building Regulations.
(221685)
13
Mark Garnier
(Wyre Forest):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations other than from the National Housebuilding Council he has received on the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2000.
(221686)
14
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times aircraft were intercepted by Quick Reaction Alert flights in 2014; and what the (a) intercepted aircraft type and (b) location were.
(221677)
15
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons members of the armed forces stationed in the Falkland Islands do not receive free wifi; and if he will make it his policy to ensure that all UK bases overseas offer access to a free wifi connection.
(221766)
16
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 219582, how her Department monitors the progress of local authorities in meeting the requirement to develop easily accessible policies to describe how they will support children in the care of family and friends.
(221698)
17
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220175, on what occasions her Department has intervened when a local authority had not complied with its statutory responsibility of meeting the six-week regulation for visits of children since 2010.
(221699)
18
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were born to a parent who resides in residential care in each year since 2010.
(221700)
19
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department offers to teenage mothers in residential care.
(221701)
20
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what records her Department collects on pregnancy rates for women (a) under and (b) over 16 who live in residential care.
(221702)
21
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy that Circle not be selected as preferred partner for the running of NHS trusts or facilities.
(221723)
22
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his written statement HC WS183 of 13 January 2015, if he will publish on his departmental website the documents on the basis of which the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority concluded that a change in the Parent Body Contractor for Sellafield management was now the best way forward.
(221725)
23
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, columns 141-2W, on Sellafield, what the evidential basis was for the Government's decision to endorse the decision of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to continue the contract of Nuclear Management Partners into a second five-year period as the best way forward at that time.
(221726)
24
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 15 December 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr A. Webster.
(221743)
25
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the UK's international partners on providing additional funding for the UN World Food Programme.
(221688)
26
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken in response to the increase in the number of political prisoners in Burma in the last year.
(221704)
27
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219031, whether there were any discussions between UK Ministers or officials and members of the US administration, US officials or legislators on the Senate Committee on Intelligence's study into the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program from its commencement in 2009 other than those referred to in his Answer.
(221756)
28
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219031, on how many occasions the intelligence agencies discussed the report of the Senate Committee on Intelligence on the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program with US administration officials.
(221758)
29
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219031, whether he was consulted by the intelligence agencies or other UK officials on which redactions to request from the report of the Senate Committee on Intelligence on the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program; and whether any of his Ministerial colleagues were consulted on the same matter.
(221759)
30
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Indian government on the use of torture on terror suspects; and if he will make a statement.
(221770)
31
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the scoring tool used by NHS England in the review process for treatments on the Cancer Drugs Fund was developed; what scientific evidence was used in the development of the tool; and how clinicians and patients were involved in the development of the tool.
(221764)
32
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department last updated the guidance it issues to the NHS on dealing with women who have undergone FGM.
(221745)
33
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what scope the joint committees of NHS England and clinical commissioning groups will have to deviate from national service specifications for specialised services in (a) 2105-16 and (b) future years.
(221765)
34
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England will remain the sole budget-holder and accountable commissioner for all specialised services in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) future years.
(221772)
35
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing security for Tony Blair and his office in respect of (a) accommodation within the UK, (b) hospitality on foreign visits, (c) air and train travel to and from government-related appointments, (d) local transportation overseas, (e) accommodation at UK embassies and hotels overseas, (f) attendance at official receptions and (g) catering since Mr Blair left office.
(221719)
36
Jonathan Evans
(Cardiff North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the review of information contained on marriage certificates; and when she plans to bring forward proposals to allow mothers' names to be recorded on marriage certificates.
(221713)
37
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Syrian refugees resettled by local authorities in the UK to date.
(221687)
38
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department intends to reply to the letter to the Immigration and Security Minister dated 16 December 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M Ilyas.
(221742)
39
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) requests, (b) arrests and (c) surrenders have been made relating to people wanted from the UK or wanted by the UK for human trafficking offences through the European Arrest Warrant since that mechanism was introduced.
(221757)
40
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she next plans to visit Syrian refugee camps in (a) Jordan, (b) Lebanon, (c) Turkey, (d) Egypt and (e) Iraq.
(221689)
41
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which countries she has had discussions on additional funding for UNHCR.
(221690)
42
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Arab League on co-ordinating support for Syrian refugees.
(221691)
43
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to provide increased support to people displaced as a result of the violence by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria.
(221727)
44
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to provide support for the education of girls and young women in conflict-affected areas of Northern Nigeria.
(221728)
45
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the restrictions recently placed on Syrian refugees seeking to enter Lebanon.
(221747)
46
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will appoint dedicated humanitarian advisers on a permanent basis in Nigeria to oversee the distribution of humanitarian funds and the work of aid agencies.
(221754)
47
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on programmes designed to strengthen tax systems in the developing world in each of the last five years.
(221755)
48
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the ability of Syria's neighbouring countries to manage the safety and security of Syrian refugees; and what discussions she has had with the UNHCR on the particular requirements relating to refugees with urgent medical needs, children and victims of torture and sexual violence.
(221760)
49
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on programmes designed to strengthen the tax systems in each country in each of the last five years.
(221761)
50
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget has been spent on programmes designed to strengthen tax systems in the developing world in each of the last five years.
(221762)
51
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will provide funding to meet the humanitarian needs of people affected by the insurgency in Nigeria.
(221763)
52
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage the Nigerian government to allow international aid agencies to carry out their work in the north-east of that country.
(221800)
53
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner times a governor has granted sick absence excusal to staff in each of the last five yearr.
(221705)
54
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many NOMS staff well-being events have been held in 2014-15 to date; and what target his Department has set for the number of such events that year.
(221706)
55
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many calls were received by the NOMS 24-hour staff helpline in each of the last five years.
(221707)
56
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many stress-awareness workshops NOMS has held since the roll-out of that initiative across the prison estate.
(221708)
57
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library copies of the Prison Service regional stress action plans.
(221709)
58
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Prison Service post-assault protocol for supporting staff in the young people's estate.
(221710)
59
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to roll-out the Prison Service post-assault protocol for supporting staff across the wider prison estate.
(221711)
60
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many 17-year-old attainers were registered in December (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 in (i) the UK, (ii) each region and constituent part of the UK and (iii) each local authority area.
(221714)
61
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides to local authority electoral registration offices and local authority canvassers when they are distributing and collecting completed individual elector registration forms on the doorstep.
(221715)
62
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Electoral Commission has made of the number of local authorities whose canvassers are declining to collect completed individual electoral registration forms on the doorstep.
(221716)
63
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many young people who were included on the electoral register in December (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 in (i) the UK, (ii) each region and constituent part of the UK and (iii) each local authority area.
(221717)
64
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to update the Government's Aviation Policy Framework following the publication of the Airports Commission Final Report; and if he will make a statement.
(221712)
65
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to relocate officials from his Department to Birmingham to work alongside officials from HS2 Ltd.
(221771)
66
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of cycle lanes have been created on (a) the strategic road network and (b) other roads in (i) England and (ii) Birmingham in 2014.
(221703)
67
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have moved into work after being subject to the welfare cap in the latest period for which figures are available.
(221720)
68
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were in relative poverty in (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
(221721)
69
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children there were in workless households in (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
(221722)
70
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on the use of Braille to communicate with benefit claimants.
(221682)
71
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work after being reassessed for employment and support allowance between October 2010 and March 2014 have found work as a result of the Work Programme in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
(221729)
72
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many long-term unemployed people claim jobseeker's allowance in Thirsk and Malton constituency; and if he will make a statement.
(221746)
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)
★
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)
★
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)
Notices given on Thursday 22 January
1
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of women earned less than two thirds of the median hourly pay, excluding overtime, of all full and part-time employees in each year since 2010.
(221739)
2
N
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions Ministers of officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Ministry of Defence on Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
(221774)
3
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his Department's policy that Government funds paid to external organisations to provide abortions and ancillary services is not used to campaign for changes in UK law.
(221694)
4
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of houses in England and Wales whose owners do not have household insurance; and if he will make an assessment of the number of households in the social and private rented sectors which do not have household insurance.
(221749)
5
N
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will investigate the destination of the £9 million spent by Lancaster City Council on the Chatsworth Gardens area of the west end of Morecambe over the last 10 years.
(221786)
6
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it remains his policy that Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry into the relationship of the police and the press will take place; and when he expects it to begin.
(221692)
7
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department is providing for UK cities considering a bid for the title of 2023 European Capital of Culture.
(221734)
8
N
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the proposals of the Defence Police Federation on Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
(221773)
9
N
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the new Civil Service Pensions Scheme for Ministry of Defence Police officers.
(221775)
10
N
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to confirm future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
(221803)
11
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the services currently available to military personnel suffering from mental illness.
(221805)
12
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital the Government has provided for investment in York schools in each of the last 10 years.
(221784)
13
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people applied for part-time university courses in each year since May 2010.
(221806)
14
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of bullying incidents reported at schools in England but not recorded centrally in each of the last three years.
(221748)
15
N
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will conduct an impact assessment on freezing energy bills on the energy sector and its potential effect on the workforce that sector employs.
(221785)
16
N
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made on the level of funding available for the Northamptonshire Action with Communities in Rural England.
(221789)
17
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support the establishment of an independent, international inquiry to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Rakhine State, Burma.
(221792)
18
N
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has issued guidance on the appropriate ratio in hospitals of permanent staff to locum staff.
(221678)
19
N
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to hospitals on their use of management consultants.
(221680)
20
N
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments for people in Dudley.
(221730)
21
N
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs there were in Dudley in (a) 2010 and (b) each year since 2010.
(221731)
22
N
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs per head of population were in practice in (a) Dudley, (b) the Black Country and (c) England in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(221732)
23
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date negotiations on the price of the new meningitis B vaccine began; and whether an end date has been set for those negotiations.
(221807)
24
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220130, which member of the expert panel convened by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority had an email exchange with one of the authors of the research published in Fertility and Sterility; how that member of the expert panel shared this information with other members of the expert panel; and for what reason it would not be appropriate for this correspondence to be placed in the Library.
(221693)
25
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2014 by Earl Howe on 24 February 2014, Official Report, columns WA174-5, how many human embryos have been destroyed in the UK; and how many of those embryos were generated by (a)somatic cell nuclear, (b) pronuclear and (c) spindle-chromosomal complex transfer.
(221752)
26
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Written Statements of 18 December 2013, Official Report, column 110WS and of 8 September 2014, Official Report, column 14WS and pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2014 to Question 214789, what his policy is on the role of clinical trials in ensuring safety and efficacy of innovative treatments; and what Departments are responsible for their regulation.
(221733)
27
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the number of children under the age of 16 who have been diagnosed with mental health problems in each year since 2010.
(221804)
28
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities have (a) applied for and (b) received funding from her Department for the purposes of resettling Syrian refugees; and what the total value was of that funding.
(221697)
29
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to her Department's inquiry into child sexual abuse for (a) 2014-15 and (b) all future years for which funding has been estimated.
(221790)
30
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 219638, whether the potential timelines for legislative change to allow the mothers of brides and grooms to be named on marriage certificates include an option for the change to be made before the 2015 general election.
(221750)
31
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what courses her Department offers for training on FGM for regulated professions; and how many people attended those courses in each English region in each of the last five years.
(221751)
32
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support refugee camps in (a) Jordan, (b) Lebanon, (c) Turkey, (d) Egypt and (e) Iraq.
(221695)
33
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Saudi Arabia on supporting Syrian refugees.
(221696)
34
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of suicides within prisons in England and Wales.
(221788)
35
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with Tier 1 providers state (a) that people on short prison sentences must be supervised and (b) the date from which such supervision must be provided.
(221776)
36
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with (a) Tier 1, (b) Tier 2 and (c) Tier 3 providers were signed.
(221777)
37
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the successful bidders will assume control of the Community Rehabilitation Companies.
(221778)
38
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the supervision of people on short prison sentences by Community Rehabilitation Companies will begin.
(221779)
39
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date all the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with (a) Tier 1, (b) Tier 2 and (c) Tier 3 providers will be signed.
(221780)
40
N
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to empower Ministers to compel public inquiries to publish reports by a given date.
(221679)
41
N
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Chair of the Chilcot inquiry on the publication of the findings of that inquiry.
(221681)
42
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget is for relocating HS2 Ltd to Birmingham; how many HS2 Ltd staff will be relocated; what the annual cost is of the premises to be occupied by HS2 Ltd; and what the address and square footage of those premises is.
(221801)
43
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, from whom are the new premises into which HS2 Ltd are relocating being let.
(221802)
44
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses have been received to the consultation on the future of the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchise.
(221735)
45
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses to the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchise consultation (a) supported and (b) opposed driver-only operation.
(221736)
46
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what organisations responded to the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchise consultation; and whether those responses are publicly available.
(221737)
47
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the invitations to tender will be issued for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
(221738)
48
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of disability living allowance (a) have had their rate of entitlement changed, (b) have lost any entitlement and (c) no longer receive the mobility component since the transition to personal independent payments.
(221781)
49
N
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for the completion of the mandatory reconsideration of disability living allowance claims in the latest period for which figures are available.
(221783)
50
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the eligibility criteria are for a UK pensioner living in France to receive winter fuel payments.
(221740)
51
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in the inactivity rate recorded in the Office of National Statistics Labour Market statistics issued on 21 January 2015.
(221787)
52
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus staff were subject to disciplinary action in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
(221791)
53
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide an appropriate level of support to people with mental health problems on employment and support allowance participating in the Work Programme.
(221782)
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)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★
1
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
When he next plans to meet the Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
(907258)
★
2
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 28 January.
(907259)
★
3
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
(907260)
★
4
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
(907261)
★
5
Mr Dennis Skinner
(Bolsover):
(907262)
★
6
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
(907263)
★
7
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
(907264)
★
8
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
(907265)
★
9
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
(907266)
★
10
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
(907267)
★
11
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
(907268)
★
12
Richard Drax
(South Dorset):
(907269)
★
13
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
(907270)
★
14
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
(907271)
★
15
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
(907272)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 22 January
1
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of (a) future changes in fossil fuel energy prices and (b) the implications of such changes for the calculation of the value for money of his Department's energy policies and alternative energy pathways.
(221753)
2
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 219697, if he will revise calculations of value for money delivered by the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive to take account of falling fossil fuel energy prices.
(221795)
3
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact that HS2 will have on rail freight operations on the West Coast Mainline.
(221793)
4
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what incentives are in place for freight operators to reduce road freight and use other modes of transport.
(221794)
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)
Notices given on Thursday 22 January
1
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help dairy farmers to export more milk products.
(221741)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 22 January
1
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when and for what reason the NHS walk-in centre in Monkgate, York has closed; and how many people used that centre in its last year of operation.
(221796)
2
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people living in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and Humber and (c) England sought advice from NHS Direct in each of its last five years of operation.
(221797)
3
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people presented at the A&E Department at York Hospital in each (a) month of 2014 and (b) of the last 10 years.
(221798)
4
N
Sir Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by NHS property services, the Vale of York CCG and the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in preparing plans for the replacement of (a) Bootham Park Hospital and (b) Lime Trees in York; when he plans to make a public announcement about those plans; and if he will make a statement.
(221799)