Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 27 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 Monday 26 January 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 27 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 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)
★
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 and 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 are 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
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)
7
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)
8
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)
9
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)
10
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)
11
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)
12
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)
13
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)
14
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)
15
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)
16
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)
17
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)
18
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)
19
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)
20
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)
21
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)
22
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)
23
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)
24
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 20 November 2014, WS14, and pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2014 to Question 214789, what his policy is on the role of clinical trials in ensuring the safety and efficacy of innovative treatments; and what Departments are responsible for the regulation of such trials.
(221733)
25
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)
26
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)
27
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)
28
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)
29
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)
30
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)
31
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)
32
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)
33
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)
34
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)
35
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)
36
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)
37
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)
38
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)
39
N
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Chair of the Iraq inquiry on the publication of the findings of that inquiry.
(221681)
40
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)
41
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)
42
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 franchises.
(221735)
43
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)
44
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)
45
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)
46
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)
47
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)
48
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)
49
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)
50
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)
51
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)
Notices given on Friday 23 January
1
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people applied for part-time university courses in each year since May 2010.
[Transferred]
(221806)
2
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains her policy that Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry into the relationship of the police and the press will take place; and when she expects that part of the inquiry to begin.
[Transferred]
(221692)
3
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Action Plan on Modern Slavery, to be prepared by HM Revenue and Customs' new Modern Slavery Strategic Lead, will be published.
(221881)
4
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on his fiscal consolidation plans.
(221838)
5
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what retraining his Department provides to reservists who are discharged as a result of injury sustained during training or mobilisation and are unable to resume their civilian occupation as a result.
(221824)
6
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to reach a decision on the future use of the shipbuilding sheds in Portsmouth which have been handed back to his Department by BAE Systems.
(221835)
7
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the Philips HeartStart FRx devices on which her Department negotiated a discounted price have been sold to which schools.
(221839)
8
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the consequences of Iran's refusal to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to its Arak and Parchin nuclear-related facilities.
(221808)
9
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of Iran's financial and material support for Hezbollah.
(221809)
10
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on cancer patients of the delisting of treatments from the Cancer Drugs Fund; and if he will make a statement.
(221865)
11
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he took to ensure that the process of reviewing the treatments listed on the Cancer Drugs Fund fully took into account the needs of patients who have cancers with limited treatment options.
(221866)
12
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients with each type of cancer began first treatment within 62 days of a GP referral at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals in each quarter since 2005.
(221810)
13
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of people in the Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group area had to wait more than a week to see a GP in each year since that Group was set up.
(221811)
14
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of people in the Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group area who have a preferred GP had to see another GP when they last went to their surgery in each year since that Group was set up.
(221812)
15
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of people at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals have had to wait more than 18 weeks to start consultant-led treatment for non-urgent conditions in each quarter since 2005.
(221813)
16
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) district nurses, (b) health visitors, (c) community psychiatric nurses, (d) community matrons and (e) community learning disability nurses have been employed in each clinical commissioning group area in Nottinghamshire in each year since those groups were set up.
(221814)
17
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals were seen by a consultant within two weeks of a GP referral with each type of cancer in each quarter since 2005.
(221815)
18
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered (a) nurses, (b) midwives, (c) doctors and (d) surgeons have been made redundant at (i) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (ii) Nottingham University Hospitals in each year since 2010.
(221816)
19
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) surgeons and (d) midwives have been employed at (i) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (ii) Nottingham University Hospitals in each year since 2005.
(221817)
20
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training posts for (a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) surgeons and (d) midwives have been commissioned at (i) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (ii) Nottingham University Hospitals in each year since 2005.
(221818)
21
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Ashfield constituency have received social care in each of the last 10 years.
(221834)
22
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the full evaluation report of the Be Clear on Cancer regional pilot for ovarian cancer.
(221893)
23
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department provides incentives to individual hospital trusts and clinicians to participate in (a) clinical trials in general and (b) clinical trials for ovarian cancer.
(221894)
24
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department has made of the effect the Government's Strategy for UK Life Sciences on the referral of women with ovarian cancer to suitable trial centres in the UK.
(221903)
25
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the participation of women in trials for ovarian cancer treatments.
(221904)
26
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
(221905)
27
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference of her Department's evaluation of the effectiveness of its campaign to raise awareness of modern slavery; and if she will make a statement.
(221875)
28
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training regional organised crime units have received on enforcement of labour standards as a means of preventing human trafficking for labour exploitation.
(221876)
29
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to establish the EU forum on vulnerable workers proposed in her Department's Modern Slavery Strategy launched in November 2014; and if she will make a statement.
(221877)
30
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference are of the work the University of Derby is conducting for her Department to assess the need for extension of the remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to sectors beyond its current remit.
(221882)
31
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the need to extend the remit of the Gangmasters' Licensing Authority to the (a) cleaning, (b) care, (c) hospitality, (d) construction and (e) manufacturing sectors.
(221884)
32
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 216344, when the findings of her Department's evaluation of the effectiveness of its campaign to raise awareness of modern slavery will be published; and if she will make a statement.
(221885)
33
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on pro-active inspection of houses of multiple occupation for cases of labour exploitation.
(221886)
34
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 4.31 of the Modern Slavery Strategy, published December 2014, what role she envisages for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in the work of the proposed Joint Border Intelligence units.
(221900)
35
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of human trafficking had been previously identified as having been trafficked into the UK in each year since 2011.
(221901)
36
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK Human Trafficking Centre report, A strategic assessment on the nature and scale of human trafficking in 2012, published in August 2013, and the National Crime Agency strategic assessment, The nature and scale of human trafficking in 2013, published in September 2014, how many of the (a) 402 victims of trafficking in 2012 and (b) 594 victims of trafficking in 2013 who received a positive conclusive grounds decision from the National Referral Mechanism have subsequently claimed asylum in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
(221902)
37
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Referral Mechanism Review, published in November 2014, if she will publish the terms of reference of the proposed National Referral Mechanism Pilots.
(221907)
38
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219531, what recommendations have been made by the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force.
(221837)
39
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum were made within (a) one week, (b) one month, (c) three months, (d) six months, (e) between six months and one year and (f) more than one year of the applicant's arrival in the UK in each of the last three years.
(221863)
40
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK aid programmes protect the resilience of small-scale farmers.
(221833)
41
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on family planning projects in each year since 2005-06.
(221848)
42
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on health projects in each year since 2005-06.
(221849)
43
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on projects in conflict states in each year since 2005-06.
(221850)
44
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent in Brazil in each year since 2005-06.
(221851)
45
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent in Russia in each year since 2005-06.
(221852)
46
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent in India in each year since 2005-06.
(221853)
47
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent in China in each year since 2005-06.
(221854)
48
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent in Africa in each year since 2005-06.
(221855)
49
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on health projects in Sierra Leone in each year since 2005-06.
(221856)
50
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on water and sanitation projects in each year since 2005-06.
(221857)
51
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on education projects in each year since 2005-06.
(221858)
52
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on nutrition projects in each year since 2005-06.
(221859)
53
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on economic development projects in each year since 2005-06.
(221860)
54
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on projects in fragile states in each year since 2005-06.
(221861)
55
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on projects for women and girls in each year since 2005-06.
(221862)
56
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department worked on issues relating to taxation in the developing world in each of the last five years.
(221906)
57
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of existing civil torts in enabling victims of human trafficking to claim damages from their traffickers.
(221878)
58
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what damages were awarded to victims of trafficking in actions under existing civil torts since 2010.
(221879)
59
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of (a) trafficking for sexual exploitation, (b) trafficking for other exploitation and (c) forced labour, slavery and servitude (i) were prosecuted and (ii) resulted in convictions in 2013.
(221880)
60
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of trafficking have brought claims against their traffickers under existing civil torts in the last five years; and how many such claims have resulted in awards for damages.
(221883)
61
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 6.3.11 of the National Referral Machanism Review published in November 2014, if he will review the provision of legal aid to potential victims of human trafficking.
(221908)
62
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will implement a victim's bill of rights
(221909)
63
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it mandatory for a victim's impact statement to be presented in criminal proceedings at Crown court.
(221910)
64
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give victims the right to be represented at mental health tribunals.
(221911)
65
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims have exercised the right to review a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute; and in how many of those cases the decision was changed.
(221912)
66
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the functions of Crown Prosecution Service victim liaison units are; and how their performance is monitored.
(221913)
67
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the cross examination of witnesses in child abuse prosecutions.
(221914)
68
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it mandatory for prosecutors to meet victims before the start of trials at Crown court.
(221915)
69
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training Crown prosecutors receive on victims issues.
(221916)
70
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give transcripts of trials to the families of murder victims.
(221917)
71
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will implement the European Directive 2012/29/EU on victims of crime; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that Directive for the work of the police and Crown Prosecution Service.
(221918)
72
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer from the Secretary of State for Health of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, if he will make arrangements for any decision to start collecting care.data information from GP practices to be approved by the House.
(221827)
73
Stephen Metcalfe
(South Basildon and East Thurrock):
To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the public purse was of the Leader of the Opposition's Short Money Travel allowance, paid to the Labour Party, in each individual financial year in the 2010 Parliament to date.
(221925)
74
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many people have been informed that their application for inclusion on the voting register was not valid because their national insurance number was not provided since the introduction of individual electoral registration.
(221831)
75
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what advice is offered to people on how to find their national insurance number or to be provided with one when they apply to vote.
(221832)
76
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the consequence for her policies of the Appeal Court in Doug Paulley v First Bus Group.
(221895)
77
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219706, what criteria he has used to (a) specify the costs which are necessary for a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and (b) determine the level of those costs.
(221826)
78
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are unable to afford a simple, respectful low-cost funeral due to the declining value in real terms year-on-year of Social Fund funeral payments.
(221828)
79
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the letter sent to people when they receive their national insurance number.
(221829)
80
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take in the next three months to advertise how people can (a) get a national insurance number if they do not have one and (b) find out their national insurance number if they do not know it.
(221830)
81
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people are informed when they are sent their national insurance number that they will need it in order to register to vote.
(221864)
82
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 207976, whether his Department's review of its provision of alternative formats for information provision for blind and partially sighted people has been completed; and if he will make the report of the review available to the disabled people who contributed to it, stakeholder organisations and Members of Parliament.
(221836)
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)
Notices given on Friday 23 January
1
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of cheques sent to HM Revenue and Customs that were fraudulently intercepted and (b) value of these cheques in each month since December 2013.
(221869)
2
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the comparative change has been in local authority funding at the 10 (a) most and (b) least deprived local authority areas since 2010.
(221842)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in each local authority area applied for additional capital funding for the universal infant free school meals initiative through the local authority capital bidding round; how much additional capital funding for the universal infant free school meals initiative was applied for by each local authority.
(221920)
4
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints her Department has received about careers advice in schools in each year since 2009-10.
(221921)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 221152, how many staff in schools had the role of careers adviser in the academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
(221922)
6
N
Richard Harrington
(Watford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase teacher recruitment in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) England.
(221823)
7
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Oil and Gas Authority regarding the (a) regulatory and (b) industry response to the slump in global oil prices.
(221871)
8
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive about backlogs of safety-critical maintenance work on offshore installations in the North Sea.
(221872)
9
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to protect (a) employment levels, (b) infrastructure integrity and (c) production capacity in the offshore oil and gas industry.
(221873)
10
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend or repeal the Hunting Act 2004 before the end of the current Parliament.
(221841)
11
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Palestinian Authority about the steps it can take to ensure the unhindered operation of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
(221867)
12
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the stability of the Fatah-Hamas Unity government in the Palestinian Authority.
(221868)
13
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of ambulances have had to queue for more than 30 minutes outside A&E at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals in each quarter since 2005.
(221819)
14
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of planned (elective) operations were cancelled on or after the day of admission for non-clinical reasons at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals in each quarter since 2005.
(221820)
15
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients had to wait for four hours or more at A&E at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals in each quarter since 2004.
(221821)
16
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients aged over 90 arrived at A&E at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals in a blue light ambulance in each of the last five years.
(221822)
17
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220819, what weight was given to previous evidence of successful management of NHS data programmes in appointing the Senior Responsible Officer of the care and data programme.
(221840)
18
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on which dates she has met representatives of the Police Federation of England and Wales since May 2010.
(221896)
19
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on which dates she has met representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers since May 2010.
(221897)
20
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on which dates she has met representatives of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary since May 2010.
(221898)
21
N
Jack Dromey
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on which dates she has met representatives of the Police Superintendents Association of England and Wales since May 2010.
(221899)
22
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds the Government has provided to tackle potholes in Esther and Walton constituency in each year since 2010.
(221870)
23
N
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of young people aged 16 to 18 living in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow constituency and (b) England had a working or educational status classified as unknown in each year since 2010.
(221825)
24
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which operational installations in the North Sea have a backlog of safety-critical maintenance work; and what the deadlines are for completion of such work in each case.
(221874)
25
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls were made to the disability living allowance helpline, 08457 123456 in each of the last five financial years; how much revenue was generated from these calls; and by when he expects to end the use of this number.
(221919)
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 month of (a) 2014 and (b) 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 Clinical Commissioning Group 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)
Notices given on Friday 23 January
1
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of teaching water safety education in schools as a distinct topic from the national curriculum requirement for schools to teach children to swim.
(221844)
2
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools currently teach water safety education.
(221845)
3
N
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to support families with children who fall behind on payments to energy companies.
(221923)
4
N
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that families with children are treated as a vulnerable group by energy companies.
(221924)
5
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the instructions provided with automated external defibrillators; and what assessment he has made of the ability of an untrained individual to use such defibrillators effectively on the basis of those instructions alone.
(221843)
6
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been undertaken by his Department into the effect that an individual's knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has on their (a) confidence and (b) efficacy in using an automated emergency defibrillator.
(221846)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 23 January
1
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the confidence of the general public in using an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.
(221847)