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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 5 March 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 Wednesday 4 March 2015

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Thursday 5 March 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.

Thursday 5 March  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
 
★ 2
Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): What recent progress has been made by the Airports Commission.
    (907868)
★ 5
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on increasing the use of rural railway stations; and if he will make a statement.
    (907871)
★ 6
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What plans he has to review vehicular access rights to bus lanes.
    (907872)
★ 8
Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden): When he expects to publish the invitation to tender for the Greater Anglia rail franchise.
    (907874)
★ 9
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What plans he has to improve railway stations to cater for increased rail traffic.
    (907875)
★ 10
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What steps he is taking to develop the north-south road network in Lincolnshire.
    (907876)
★ 11
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): What assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of rail passenger journeys.
    (907877)
★ 14
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
    (907880)
★ 15
Stephen Timms (East Ham): What steps he is taking to increase levels of cycling and walking.
    (907881)
★ 16
Guy Opperman (Hexham): What recent progress his Department has made on the feasibility study on dualling of the A69.
    (907882)
★ 17
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What recent progress has been made on the proposed improvements to the A27 between Worthing and Lancing.
    (907883)
★ 18
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of compensation payments to passengers for delayed rail travel.
    (907884)
★ 20
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): When he expects negotiations on the Great Western rail franchise to be completed.
    (907886)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (907897)
★ 2
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  
    (907898)
★ 3
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):  
    (907899)
★ 4
Jessica Morden (Newport East):  
    (907900)
★ 5
Duncan Hames (Chippenham):  
    (907901)
★ 6
Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central):  
    (907902)
★ 7
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (907903)
★ 8
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport):  
    (907904)
★ 9
Robert Jenrick (Newark):  
    (907905)
★ 10
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):  
    (907906)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
 
★ 1
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent representations he has received from catering, maintenance and other staff of the House on the management of the House.
    (907887)
★ 2
Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Leader of the House, how many sittings of public bill committees took place in the last Parliament; and how many such sittings have taken place in this Parliament to date.
    (907888)
★ 3
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of parliamentary mechanisms in holding the Government to account since 2010.
    (907889)
★ 4
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what training and advice is provided to House staff on how to deal with transgender people visiting the parliamentary estate.
    (907890)
★ 6
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the procedure for tabling motions for money resolutions for Private Members' Bills; and if he will make a statement.
    (907892)
★ 7
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Leader of the House, how many e-petitions which have been signed by 100,000 or more people have been debated in the House?
    (907893)
★ 8
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of waste on the parliamentary estate was recycled in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (907894)
★ 9
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of select committees since 2010.
    (907895)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 26 February

1
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224693, what the date, location and nature has been of the Environment Agency's spending on maintaining channels and flood defences on the River Ribble and its tributaries in the Savick Brook and Preston Asset Management Systems since 2010.
    (225644)
2
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers of what rank retired from each police force in the North West in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.
    (225526)
3
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2015 to Question 224736, how many domestic violence court sittings took place in each magistrates court in Lancashire in 2014; and how many domestic violence trials took place in each of those courts during those sittings.
    (225525)

Notices given on Friday 27 February

1
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Teach First participants who remain in (a) their original position and (b) teaching after their initial two year training programme in (i) Hull and (ii) nationally in (A) 2014-15 and (B) 2009-10.
    (225795)

Notices given on Monday 2 March

1
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, in how many cases since the introduction of the Victims' Right to Review Scheme have the Crown Prosecution Service changed a decision following a victim's request for a review.
    (225951)
2
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, how many victims of crime have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to review a decision not to bring charges or to terminate proceedings since the introduction of the Victims' Right to Review Scheme.
    (225952)
3
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2015 to Question 223288, what steps he is taking to encourage institutions of further and higher education to put in place financial protection for overseas students.
    (225880)
4
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many electrical engineers graduated from UK universities in each of the last 10 years.
    (225921)
5
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial support his Department will provide to local authorities for centralising the local land charges registers.
    (225820)
6
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of centralisation of local land charges registers.
    (225821)
7
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to implement the changes to local land charges registers resulting from the Infrastructure Act 2015.
    (225822)
8
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how CON29 search data will be allocated when LLC1 data has been centralised.
    (225823)
9
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what alternatives he considered to centralising local land charges in the Land Registry; and what assessment he made of the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of those alternatives.
    (225824)
10
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to publish the findings of the Government's employment review to improve the clarity and status of the employment of the British workforce.
    (225937)
11
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many growth vouchers have been (a) issued and (b) redeemed to date; how many businesses have made enquiries on the growth vouchers scheme; and how many applications for growth vouchers have been received in each month since the scheme started.
    (225938)
12
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes are administered by the Business Bank; and how many businesses received support from each such programme in each month since those programmes began.
    (225939)
13
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of support provided by each Business Bank programme was from a non-major bank in each month since those programmes began.
    (225940)
14
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new business start-ups there have been in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) Bradford (i) since 2010 and (ii) from 2005 to 2010.
    (225897)
15
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Statement HCWS319 of 27 February 2015, what the urgent cash requirement on services was that made an advance of £15 million sought from the Contingencies Fund necessary.
    (225930)
16
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in each parliamentary constituency have been employed on zero-hours contracts in each month since May 2010.
    (225918)
17
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on VAT liability for (a) franchisees of LighterLife UK and (b) LighterLife UK.
    (225829)
18
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on buy-to-let house purchases in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
    (225830)
19
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of private residence relief in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year since 2010; and what his forecast is of the cost of such relief in each of those areas in each year to 2020.
    (225888)
20
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224963, on which dates since May 2010 Ministers in his Department met a former Remploy employee.
    (225889)
21
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business rates appeals (a) are outstanding, (b) have been received and (c) have been cleared, in each region; and what the median number of days taken is to clear business rates appeals in each region.
    (225941)
22
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) Bradford paid income tax in (i) 2010 and (ii) the last year for which figures are available.
    (225920)
23
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory homeless people there were in each constituency in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
    (225881)
24
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2015 to Question 223689, when he expects to announce in which month 90 per cent of UK premises will have access to speeds of more than 24 mbps.
    (225833)
25
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he or officials of his Department have had with representatives of Rolls-Royce in the last six months on supply to his Department.
    (225933)
26
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received from (a) Rolls-Royce and (b) Rolls-Royce employees on relocation of operations.
    (225934)
27
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial support his Department (a) provides and (b) plans to provide to Rolls-Royce.
    (225935)
28
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and (b) instructors in the cadet forces that have been exposed to asbestos while utilising his Department's property.
    (225884)
29
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of his Department's properties containing asbestos which are available for use by the cadet forces.
    (225886)
30
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in which parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham applied for additional funding for universal infant free school meals; and which schools in which parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham received funding from the additional funds allocated in the capital funding round for universal infant free school meals.
    (225826)
31
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had on human rights in Mexico with President Peña Nieto during his visit to London in March 2015.
    (225915)
32
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the issue of human rights in Mexico at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
    (225916)
33
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the monitoring of human rights in Mexico; and if he will make a statement.
    (225917)
34
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional opportunities there will be for volunatary sector providers to undertake government-funded HIV prevention activities in 2015-16 outside the HIV Prevention England contract; how such opportunities will be advertised; and when the tendering period for such contracts will open and close.
    (225922)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations will receive funding from the national HIV prevention programme in 2015-16; how much each such organisation will receive; and what activity will be funded by that funding.
    (225936)
36
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what purposes is Action on Smoking and Health permitted to spend the grant it has been given under section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968.
    (225827)
37
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to monitor the use by Action on Smoking and Health of its funding under section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968.
    (225828)
38
N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in receipt of Continuing Healthcare funding have been diagnosed with cancer.
    (225898)
39
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for mental health talking therapies in (a) England, (b) the North of England and (c) Cumbria Clincial Commissioning Group.
    (225890)
40
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent dental surgeons there were per head of population in (a) Cumbria, (b) Copeland and (c) Allerdale in each of the last 10 years.
    (225891)
41
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients attended A&E because they were unable to access a dentist in Cumbria in each of the last five years.
    (225892)
42
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent GPs there were per head of population in (a) Cumbria, (b) Copeland and (c) Allerdale in each of the last 10 years.
    (225893)
43
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British nationals who have travelled to fight in Iraq and Syria who have been subjects of interest in investigations carried out by the Security Services in the last five years.
    (225834)
44
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police officers have information on the amount of pension they would receive under a new pension scheme before they are required to make a decision on their participation in such a scheme.
    (225832)
45
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers employed in Wrexham constituency for frontline duties in each of the last five years.
    (225883)
46
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221047, whether the application of the OECD's Statistical Reporting Directives to income received results in income from returnable investments being treated as negative ODA.
    (225900)
47
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of children that have been exposed to asbestos while serving a custodial sentence in the last five years.
    (225885)
48
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of youth custody establishments which contain asbestos.
    (225887)
49
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of relevant cases were victim impact statements submitted to Crown courts in criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.
    (225895)
50
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require East Midlands Trains to reinstate half hourly off-peak rail services northwards from Kettering.
    (225896)
51
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU Member States on encouraging the European Aviation Safety Agency to investigate the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes.
    (225927)
52
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the feasibility of making the monitoring of toxins inside aeroplanes mandatory on UK aeroplanes.
    (225929)
53
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when road improvements started on the M1 southbound carriageway near Wakefield; when he expects those roadworks to be completed; from what time in the day those roadworks are operable and traffic is diverted from all three carriageways; and if he will make a statement.
    (225836)
54
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) consumers and (b) retailers of the inclusion of tyres in the transposition of Article 2(h) of EU Regulation 168/2013 in those European countries that have done so.
    (225825)
55
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that public health facilities and resources are made available for the testing of pilots for genetic conditions which might make them susceptible to the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes should the Civil Aviation Authority decide to institute such tests.
    (225928)
56
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations his Department has received on the quality of the A595 in each of the last 10 years.
    (225831)
57
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the compensation payable to ticket holders experiencing serious delays on Southern Rail.
    (225899)

Notices given on Tuesday 3 March

1
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he has taken to enhance the role of backbenchers.
[Question Unstarred]   (907891)
2
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to build new and upgrade existing trunk roads network.
[Question Unstarred]   (907867)
3
N
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been raised in revenue by the HGV road user levy since its introduction.
[Question Unstarred]   (907878)
4
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
[Question Unstarred]   (907870)
5
N
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for electrification of railway lines in the North West.
[Question Unstarred]   (907869)
6
N
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the benefit cost ratio of the High Speed 2 Wigan spur.
[Question Unstarred]   (907879)
7
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to allocate subsidies and premiums to train companies for the operation of rail franchise agreements.
[Question Unstarred]   (907885)
8
N
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the rail network.
[Question Unstarred]   (907873)
9
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in the number of jobs in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) Bradford (i) since 2010 and (ii) between 2005 and 2010.
[Transferred]   (225919)
10
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been fined for non-payment of rent and services in social housing in each year since 2011.
[Transferred]   (225835)
11
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2015 to Question 225228, what criteria his Department uses to decide on which regional commercial radio stations to advertise superfast broadband.
[Transferred]   (225882)
12
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has conducted into coercive control in domestic violence complaints.
[Transferred]   (225894)
13
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of whether foreign corporations will be able to sue the Government for damages and loss of profit under the investor-state dispute mechanism of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and what steps the Government plans to take to prevent such an occurrence.
    (226095)
14
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2014 to Question 187103 on regulations, which regulations contain a (a) sunset and (b) review clause.
    (226009)
15
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support UK Trade and Investment has given to (a) the Nuclear Industry Association and (b) private nuclear companies to participate in trade missions it organised or supported in the last five years.
    (226099)
16
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the Regional Growth Fund has provided for the Civil Nuclear Sharing in Growth programme in each year since 2010 Regional Growth Fund.
    (226100)
17
 
Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many convictions for illegal money lending resulted from prosecutions brought by the Illegal Money Lending Units of (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014.
    (226198)
18
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of removing student number controls at higher education institutions on further education colleges.
    (226205)
19
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the increase in full time undergraduate students at publicly funded higher education institutions that will arise in the 2015-16 academic year.
    (226206)
20
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to simplify support offered to businesses; and if he will make a statement.
    (225953)
21
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the increase in the UK's total factor productivity was in each of the last 15 years.
    (225955)
22
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage requalification and life-long learning; and if he will make a statement.
    (225956)
23
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which recommendations included in the report, No Stone Unturned, published in October 2012 by the right Hon. the Lord Heseltine have been implemented to date.
    (226029)
24
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve the UK's ranking in the Word Bank's Doing Business survey for (a) starting a business, (b) registering property, (c) getting electricity and (d) enforcing contracts.
    (226103)
25
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his is taking to improve business access to (a) bank and (b) non-bank finance; and if he will make a statement.
    (226104)
26
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226052)
27
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226068)
28
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226145)
29
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226161)
30
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226177)
31
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225345, how much his Department spent on consultancy in each year since May 2010.
    (226194)
32
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226053)
33
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226069)
34
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226146)
35
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226162)
36
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226178)
37
 
Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff in the new counter-avoidance directorate of HM Revenue and Customs have received adequate training to deal with challenges to accelerated payment notices.
    (226195)
38
 
Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department are engaged in dealing with accelerated payment notices.
    (226196)
39
 
Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to report publicly on the progress it has achieved using accelerated payment notices.
    (226197)
40
 
Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the median net income of (a) online short term lending customers, (b) credit card holders and (c) an average UK citizen in full-time work.
    (226199)
41
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax gap was for taxation of income from private rental properties in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if he will estimate such figures for each of the next five years.
    (226019)
42
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual cost to the Exchequer of Private Residence Relief in each year between 2010 and 2020 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
    (226021)
43
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2015 to Question 223222, how much funding was allocated to specialist inheritance tax compliance teams in each of the last five years.
    (226193)
44
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the issuance of infrastructure project bonds; and if he will make a statement.
    (225954)
45
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of off-balance sheet public-private partnerships.
    (226030)
46
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226066)
47
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226082)
48
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226159)
49
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226175)
50
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226191)
51
 
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many applications have been received by the Commissioners for funding from the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair fund; when the Commissioners will determine which of those applications have been successful; and what assessment the Commissioners have made of the proportion of those applications likely to be wholly or partly successful.
    (226202)
52
 
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in evaluating the potential scope for the starter homes policy, what estimate he has made of the (a) area of land not otherwise likely to be designated for housing development, which might become available under the starter homes policy, and (b) number of homes built on such sites in the next five years.
    (225975)
53
 
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason the in perpetuity provision applicable to discounts in rural exceptions sites is not applied to homes developed under the starter homes exceptions policy.
    (225976)
54
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226054)
55
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226070)
56
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226147)
57
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226163)
58
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226179)
59
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the consultation on reform of the Electronic Communications Code will begin; and how long that consultation will last.
    (226023)
60
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the amount of nuisance post.
    (225978)
61
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226055)
62
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226071)
63
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226148)
64
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226164)
65
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226180)
66
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created by the construction of the next generation of Royal Navy frigates on the River Clyde.
    (226207)
67
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 214595, what the roles were of those UK military personnel deployed to UNFICYP in 2014.
    (226011)
68
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reform the social care system so that veterans injured before 6 April 2005 do not have the cost of their care taken from their military compensation.
    (226101)
69
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Voyager Aircraft pilots his Department engages; and how many such pilots who started the Voyager Aircraft programme remain flying the aircraft.
    (226084)
70
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level performance of the P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
    (226085)
71
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what aircraft his Department is considering for the future Maritime Patrol Aircraft capability.
    (226086)
72
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much fuel was dumped from each type of airborne aircraft in each of the last two years; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that dumping.
    (226087)
73
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of fuel dumped by airborne aircraft.
    (226088)
74
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the wrong transport aircraft was sent to retrieve an asset in the last 12 months; and what the asset and incorrect aircraft sent was in each such case.
    (226089)
75
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many accidents there have been at HM Naval Base Clyde and Royal Navy Armaments Depot Coulport in each of the last five years.
    (226090)
76
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many accidents were reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 at (a) HM Naval Base Clyde and (b) Royal Navy Armaments Depot Coulport in each of the last five years; and what the circumstances of each such accident were.
    (226091)
77
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions have taken place between UK armed forces and the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran on co-ordinating military action in Iraq.
    (226092)
78
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational success has been of the wind-farm-friendly Lockhead Martin TPS-77 radar system; and if he will make a statement.
    (225957)
79
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the trials of the Lockhead Martin TPS-77 radar system to be completed and the results to be published.
    (225958)
80
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Aviation Plan Update (2015), what role his Department is taking in the trials of the Lockhead Martin TPS-77 radar system; and how he will ensure his Department's interests are properly taken into account.
    (225959)
81
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226056)
82
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226072)
83
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226149)
84
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226165)
85
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226181)
86
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps have been taken to ensure the maintenance of quality at publicly-funded English higher education institutions after the lift of the student number controls in the 2015-16 academic year.
    (226102)
87
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the amount of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226057)
88
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of undisputed invoices her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226073)
89
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of suppliers her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226150)
90
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirements her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226166)
91
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of suppliers to her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226182)
92
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the post-accident emergency evacuation plan for the Hinkley Point nuclear plant in Somerset for citizens living on the Welsh side of the Bristol Channel.
    (226096)
93
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost was of the Government submission to the European Commission in support of its application for State Aid approval for the Hinkley Point C power plant; what proportion of the costs was spent on legal fees; and what the title is of each support document submitted by the Government with that application.
    (226097)
94
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many requests his Department has received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for documents submitted by his Department in support of the Government's application for State Aid Approval for Hinkley Point C; and what the response of his Department was to each such request.
    (226098)
95
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of (a) electricity and (b) gas customers used home prepayment meters in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each year since May 2010.
    (226020)
96
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226058)
97
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226074)
98
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226151)
99
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226167)
100
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226183)
101
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recommendations the Government plans to propose to the Conference on the Illegal Trade in Wildlife in Botswana in March 2015.
    (225972)
102
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the amount of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226059)
103
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of undisputed invoices her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226075)
104
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of suppliers her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226152)
105
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226168)
106
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of suppliers to her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226184)
107
 
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Iraq about the destruction by extremists of cultural and historical sites in that country.
    (225980)
108
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage stability in Libya and allow compensation to be paid to victims of terrorist acts sponsored by the Ghadaffi regime.
    (226014)
109
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to pursue international justice and compensation for UK nationals affected by terrorist acts supported or encouraged by another country.
    (226015)
110
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a credible, free and fair election in Sudan.
    (226017)
111
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial support the UK is providing for the election in Sudan (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally.
    (226018)
112
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will meet the Religious Liberty Commission to discuss global religious persecution.
    (226107)
113
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the UK played in the recent EU decision to ease travel restrictions on Robert Mugabe.
    (226108)
114
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Swedish counterpart on that country's decision to recognise Palestine as a state.
    (226204)
115
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on whether Iranian forces have established a military presence in the Golan Heights region of Syria.
    (226212)
116
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the falling cost of oil on the economy of Iran.
    (226213)
117
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment hehas made of Iran's compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
    (226214)
118
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on restricting the supply of arms to the Israeli government from UK weapons manufacturers; and if he will make a statement.
    (225977)
119
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226060)
120
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226076)
121
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226153)
122
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226169)
123
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226185)
124
 
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to assist Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust to deal with increased patient numbers at Derriford Hospital.
    (225971)
125
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225464, if he will estimate the annual cost to the NHS of the implications of genetic inheritance birth defects.
    (226013)
126
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Ministers announcement on 21 February 2015 of £300 million funding for research and medical innovations to tackle dementia, in what areas of research and medical innovation that funding will be spent.
    (226208)
127
 
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) one, (b) five and (c) 10 year survival rate is for patients diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in (i) Liverpool and (ii) England.
    (225979)
128
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on the NHS; and what conversations he has had with ministerial colleagues to discuss ways of ensuring that TTIP will not lead to further privisation of the NHS.
    (226094)
129
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) infant and (b) perinatal mortality rate was in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area in England in each year from 1985 to 2000.
    (225973)
130
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his plans to devolve health and social care provision and expenditure in Greater Manchester, what safeguards will be put in place to protect the national standards for cystic fibrosis care created by the national commissioning of specialised services when that devolution of powers has taken place.
    (225974)
131
 
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on developing a neuromuscular managed clinical network for the North West region.
    (226093)
132
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) public dividend capital and (b) other non-tariff payments have been made to the Mid-Stafforshire NHS Foundation Trust in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13, (v) 2013-14 and (vi) 2014-15 to date.
    (225961)
133
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants have been employed by the Trust Special Administration (TSA) of the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust since its inception; how many person-days they have worked; what (a) accommodation, (b) travel, (c) subsistence and (d) other expenses they have incurred; and what other costs to the TSA they have incurred.
    (225962)
134
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has provided to implement the recommendations of the Trust Special Administration of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust on (a) capital investment in Stafford Hospital, (b) capital investment in Royal Stoke University Hospital, (c) capital investment in Cannock Hospital, (d) capital investment in New Cross Hospital, (e) other capital investment, (f) revenue support for the University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS Trust, (g) revenue support for the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust and (h) other revenue support.
    (226012)
135
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will fund research on using a skin test to detect hard-to-spot brain diseases.
    (226008)
136
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226061)
137
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226077)
138
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226154)
139
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226170)
140
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226186)
141
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of anti-Semitism to freedom of expression and association.
    (226209)
142
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been stopped from leaving the UK by officials at the ferry port in Hull in the last year.
    (225963)
143
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been stopped from leaving the UK by officials at the ferry port in Dover in the last year.
    (225964)
144
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times there have been no police or immigration officials at the ferry port in Portsmouth checking people leaving the UK in the last year.
    (225965)
145
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times there have been no police or immigration officials at the ferry port in Hull checking people leaving the UK in the last year.
    (225966)
146
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times there have been no police or immigration officials at the shuttle tunnel in Folkestone checking people leaving the UK in the last year.
    (225967)
147
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been stopped from leaving the UK by officials at the shuttle tunnel in Folkestone in the last year.
    (225968)
148
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been stopped from leaving the UK by officials at the ferry port in Portsmouth in the last year.
    (225969)
149
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times there have been no police or immigration officials at the ferry port in Dover checking people leaving the UK in the last year.
    (225970)
150
 
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 225187, what information about the possibility of challenging a decision to transfer a case to another signatory state under the Dublin III Regulation, identifying the national authorities to which appeals and reviews are to be lodged and the relevant time limits, is provided to applicants that relates to an appeal or review that would take place prior to removal in accordance with Article 27 of the Dublin III regulations.
    (226022)
151
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to investigate and close Neo-Nazi training camps being organised.
    (225960)
152
 
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing fixed wing aircraft to the National Police Air Service fleet.
    (226105)
153
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the amount of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226062)
154
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of undisputed invoices her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226078)
155
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of suppliers her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226155)
156
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226171)
157
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of suppliers to her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226187)
158
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to promote the use of smart syringes through the UK's aid programmes.
    (226016)
159
 
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) staff of her Department and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department in Ambercrombie House in Glasgow are paid less than the living wage.
    (226210)
160
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the amount of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226063)
161
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of undisputed invoices her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226079)
162
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of suppliers her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226156)
163
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requirements her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226172)
164
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of suppliers to her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226188)
165
 
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding the Government provides for victims' support organisations in England and Wales.
    (226200)
166
 
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to prevent sensitive data relating to a victim of (a) domestic violence and (b) other crimes being disclosed during a court hearing.
    (226201)
167
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226064)
168
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226080)
169
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226157)
170
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226173)
171
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226189)
172
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions have taken place with the Northern Ireland Executive on the timetable for full implementation of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland.
    (226106)
173
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Prime Minister, on what occasions he visited Bridgend constituency between May 2010 and February 2015.
    (226024)
174
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the feasibility of reopening the branch rail line passing through Dudley town centre.
    (226110)
175
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of a takeover of Aer Lingus by IAG on slots at Heathrow Airport for flights to Northern Ireland.
    (226109)
176
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of the rail network; and if he will make a statement.
    (226028)
177
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226065)
178
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226081)
179
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226158)
180
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226174)
181
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226190)
182
 
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information his Department holds on superfast broadband connectivity rates in each parliamentary constituency in Wales.
    (226203)
183
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on time on benefit of application of full work conditionality to the employment and support allowance work-related activity group.
    (226025)
184
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work capability assessments produced a fit for work decision in (a) May 2010 and (b) March 2014; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for changes over that time.
    (226026)
185
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the suitability of employment and support allowance for people with mild to moderate mental health issues.
    (226027)
186
 
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings Ministers of his Department had with (a) disability representative groups and (b) private sector organisations between July 2013 and February 2015.
    (226211)
187
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent of independent advice from the (a) private, (b) public and (c) voluntary sector on the pensions reforms that will come into effect from April 2015.
    (226010)
188
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the amount of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
    (226067)
189
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226083)
190
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of suppliers his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
    (226160)
191
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
    (226176)
192
 
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
    (226192)
Friday 6 March  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 24 February

1
N
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under section 2 of the Dogs Act 1871 in England in each year from 1997 to 2014.
    (225160)
2
N
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many section 1 dogs have been exempted under section 4A or 4B of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in England in each year from 1997 to 2014.
    (225161)
3
N
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in England in each year from 1997 to 2014.
    (225303)

Notices given on Tuesday 3 March

1
N
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the consultation, Regulatory and competition appeals: options for reform, which closed on 11 September 2013.
    (226141)
2
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of traineeships completed to date lasted (a) less than one month, (b) between one and three months, (c) between three and six months and (d) six months or more.
    (226127)
3
N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2014 to Question 211917, how many people (a) under and (b) over the age of 18 died as a result of asthma in England and Wales in 2014.
    (225989)
4
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have ceased to pay income tax as a result of increases in the personal allowance since May 2010 in Cambridge constituency.
    (226220)
5
N
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2015 to Question 222889, for what reason the information requested in the original Question was not supplied.
    (226135)
6
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) the amounts not collected and (b) the reason for the remission or write-off was in respect of each remission and write-off included in HM Revenue and Customs Trust Statements since May 2010.
    (226131)
7
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225345, how many of the 125 contractors whose contracts were terminated or ended and were referred to HM Revenue and Customs for further investigation went on to be prosecuted.
    (226142)
8
N
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions he has used his powers of intervention under section 22 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 since May 2010; and for what reasons he used those powers on each such occasion.
    (226132)
9
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) council houses and (b) affordable housing units have been built in each year since 1985.
    (226229)
10
N
Sir James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has provided to planning authorities on the relevance of amplitude modulation in applications for land-based wind turbines in advance of the review of evidence on wind turbine amplitude modulation his Department is appointing acoustics experts to conduct.
    (226005)
11
N
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been developed under the exceptions policy for affordable homes in rural areas in each of the last five years.
    (225981)
12
N
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the (a) distribution between each local authority in England of the total number of homes built under the proposed starter homes exceptions policy over the next five years and (b) amount of S106 and CIL contributions foregone as a consequence of this policy.
    (225986)
13
N
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total potential value of s106 and community infrastructure levy contributions which will be forgone in sales designated under the proposed exemptions policy for starter homes.
    (226133)
14
N
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department made when assessing the potential availability of land for its proposed starter homes policy of the proportion of sites that might otherwise be brought forward for residential development without the introduction of that policy.
  [R] (226134)
15
N
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received about the use of the Aarhus Convention in challenging planning decisions in the High Court from (a) local authorities, (b) other bodies and (c) individuals; and if he will make a statement.
    (225984)
16
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 22 January 2015 enclosing a motion passed by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.
    (226004)
17
N
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a comparative assessment of the cost of (a) legal fees and (b) legal advice relating to appeals of regulatory decisions to (i) Ofcom and (ii) other regulators in (A) 2013-14, (B) 2012-13 and (C) 2011-12.
    (226041)
18
N
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effects of (a) judicial review standard and (b) merits-based appeals on the ability of Ofcom to carry out its functions.
    (226042)
19
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on promoting sharing of Government-owned spectrum.
    (225982)
20
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the L-Band spectrum between 1.4GHz and 1.5GHz for improved on-train connectivity.
    (225983)
21
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 214595, what criteria is used to decide how many UK military personnel are deployed to individual UN operations.
    (226035)
22
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) staff of his Department and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department in Scotland are paid less than the living wage.
    (226215)
23
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department provides to people leaving the Armed Forces in Scotland to seek further training and qualifications upon leaving the Armed Forces.
    (226216)
24
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on what future military support will be provided to Afghanistan.
    (226217)
25
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff within the Scottish Government are participating in the Civil Service Reserves One per cent Challenge.
    (226218)
26
N
Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will monitor the number of people with a learning disability who (a) register to vote under the new individual electoral registration system and (b) vote in the 2015 General Election.
    (226006)
27
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) secondary school places were in publicly-funded selective schools, (b) pupils attended schools outside their local authority area at Key Stage 3 and (c) selective school pupils do not live in the same local authority area as the school for each local authority area with selective schools in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (225999)
28
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will calculate the proportion of (a) pupils known to be eligible for free school meals achieving 5+ A*- C GCSEs (or equivalent) grades including English and mathematics and (b) all other pupils achieving 5+ A* - C GCSEs (or equivalent) grades including English and mathematics, by local authority and region for the 2013-14 GCSE results using the 2013 methodology.
    (226047)
29
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department has received for the first application round of the talented leaders programme.
    (226048)
30
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school leaders her Department have recruited to the talented leaders programme to date.
    (226049)
31
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which areas are taking part in the talented leaders programme; and how many school leaders have been recruited to that programme in each area to date.
    (226050)
32
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will give a guarantee that in her tenure as Secretary of State for Education there will be not-for-profit schools.
    (226230)
33
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in each ward in Copeland constituency (a) were eligible for and (b) received free school meals in each of the last five years.
    (226115)
34
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of (a) electricity and (b) gas energy customers in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland used home prepayment meters in each year from May 2010 up to the most recent period for which records are available.
    (226043)
35
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average amount of outstanding prepayment meter debt for (a) electricity and (b) gas home energy customers was in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each year from May 2010 up to the most recent period for which records are available.
    (226044)
36
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have drowned in the Mediterranean since the end of Operation Mare Nostrum and the start of Operation Triton.
    (226037)
37
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department's Human Rights and Democracy section on the area of freedom of religion or belief.
    (226038)
38
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rights of LGBTI people in Gambia.
    (226039)
39
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the rights of LGBTI people overseas.
    (226223)
40
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the population is of each of the UK Overseas Territories.
    (226032)
41
N
Sir Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what independent assessment has been made of the number of refugees living in the Tindouf camps; and what the most recent estimate of that number is.
    (225990)
42
N
Sir Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the report of the European Anti Fraud Office about food aid for the Tindouf refugee camps.
    (225991)
43
N
Sir Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on when the report to the European Anti Fraud Office on food aid and Tindouf refugee camps was (a) undertaken, (b) completed and (c) published.
    (225992)
44
N
Mr Keith Simpson (Broadland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) full-time UK-based and (b) locally-engaged staff in his Department are working to support the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative in (i) London and (ii) overseas; and if he will make a statement.
    (225994)
45
N
Mr Keith Simpson (Broadland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British Embassies and High Commissions have included the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative within their business plans; and if he will make a statement.
    (225996)
46
N
Mr Keith Simpson (Broadland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to incorporate lessons learned from the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative into teaching at the Diplomatic Academy; and if he will make a statement.
    (225997)
47
N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which schemes in Sheffield and South Yorkshire will be (a) cancelled, (b) delayed or (c) deferred as a result of the transfer of £650 million from NHS capital budget for 2014-15 to the revenue budget.
    (225995)
48
N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which schemes in Sheffield and South Yorkshire will be (a) cancelled, (b) delayed or (c) deferred as a result of the transfer of £197 million from the NHS Technology Fund budget for 2014-15 to the revenue budget..
    (225998)
49
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of devolution of spending to Greater Manchester on (a) patients who live outside the Greater Manchester area but who are registered with a GP there and (b) patients who wish to receive treatment at a hospital in Greater Manchester but who live outside the area.
    (226124)
50
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 26 January 2015 to Question 221450 and of 2 March 2015 to Questions 225136, 225137 and 225138, for what reasons funding is provided to University Hospital Bristol to treat patients with gamma knife radiosurgery; when funding approval was given; and who authorised that funding.
    (225987)
51
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been diagnosed with malnutrition in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria constituency by (i) GPs and (ii) A&E doctors in each of the last five years.
    (226111)
52
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients at (a) North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust and (b) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust were seen by a consultant within two weeks of a GP referral for each type of cancer in each quarter since 2008.
    (226112)
53
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each ward in Copeland constituency in (a) reception and (b) year 6 have been recorded as (i) overweight or (ii) obese in each of the last five years.
    (226113)
54
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding (a) in total and (b) per capita spend has been allocated for Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group for each year from 2013-14 to 2019-20.
    (226114)
55
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria exists for determining to which areas asylum seekers are dispersed.
    (226000)
56
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been dispersed to each region in each of the last six months.
    (226001)
57
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Government is paying private landlords to house asylum seekers in Stockton-on-Tees local authority area.
    (226002)
58
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding has been provided to local authorities, schools and the NHS to fund costs relating to asylum seekers in the last 12 months.
    (226003)
59
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at what age police officers will be able to draw their pensions under her Department's proposed new pension scheme.
    (226125)
60
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, and in what capacity, Mark Jenner is currently employed by a UK police force.
    (226045)
61
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether public funds were used to facilitate payments of UCATT subscription fees by Mark Jenner when he joined that union between 1996 and 1998.
    (226046)
62
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how recent reductions in the National Police Air Service budget will be distributed between police forces in (a) the East Midlands and (b) the Eastern region.
    (226117)
63
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings Ministers in her Department have had with representatives of the National Police Air Service in the last 12 months.
    (226118)
64
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the closure of the National Police Air Service base at Husbands Bosworth on flight times to (a) Corby, (b) Oundle, (c) Thrapston, (d) Raunds, (e) Irthlingborough, (f) Warmington and (g) Easton-on-the-Hill in Northamptonshire.
    (226119)
65
N
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what targets her Department has set for tackling (a) child labour and (b) other children's rights issues internationally; and if she will take steps to ensure such targets are included in the sustainable development goals.
    (226121)
66
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 214860, what the individual offences committed were in the violence against the person category referred to in the tables.
    (226031)
67
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for remissions relating to fees for employment tribunal proceedings have been (a) made and (b) awarded in each month since July 2013.
    (225985)
68
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225118, what the stages of the court reform programme are; and when his Department plans to finalise the resource allocation for each such stage.
    (226123)
69
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve disability access to Gilberdyke Railway Station.
    (226136)
70
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of railway stations in (a) England, (b) East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) Haltemprice and Howden constituency that will have full disability access by 2020.
    (226137)
71
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the Access for All funding to Gilberdyke Railway Station.
    (226138)
72
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations in (a) England, (b) East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) Haltemprice and Howden constituency do not have disability access.
    (226139)
73
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of stations that will be only partially accessible to disabled passengers by 2020.
    (226140)
74
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications to the High Speed 2 need to sell scheme have been received to date; and how many such applications (a) have been fully reviewed, (b) have been accepted, (c) have been rejected and (d) are still under negotiation.
    (226224)
75
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the quality of reinstatement work carried out by utility companies and statutory undertakers; and if he will make a statement.
    (226034)
76
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the quality of reinstatement works by utilities and statutory undertakers in the last year.
    (226129)
77
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to increase resources available to highway authorities to enforce requirements relating to reinstatement works by utilities and statutory undertakers.
    (226130)
78
N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date it is scheduled that free wifi will be introduced on Virgin East Coast Main Line trains or at stations on that line.
    (226040)
79
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the current franchise agreement of Southern Rail in order to improve service quality.
    (225988)
80
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in 2013-14 received local housing allowance at a rate of (a) £250 per week for a 1-bedroom property or shared accommodation, (b) £290 per week for a 2-bedroom property, (c) £340 per week for a 3-bedroom property and (d) £400 per week for a property with four or more bedrooms.
    (226122)
81
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in London claimed (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom, (b) £290 per week for a two bedroom property, (c) £340 per week for a three bedroom property and (d) £400 per week for a four bedroom property in housing benefit in 2013-14.
    (226221)
82
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims there were for housing benefit of (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property or shared accommodation, (b) £290 per week for a two bedroom property, (c) £340 per week for a three bedroom property and (d) £400 per week for a property with four or more bedrooms.
    (226222)
83
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221196, what the criteria were for selecting the 49 cases relating to the death of a claimant for peer review; what the date and location of death was of the claimant in each case; in how many of the cases the claimant had been sanctioned; what conclusions each review reached on whether his Department could have acted more appropriately or correctly or sympathetically in its dealings with the claimant; and if he will publish the detailed results of each review.
    (226226)
84
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 222884, for what reason information that is currently available to his Department on jobseeker's allowance hardship payments between March 2012 and March 2015 will not be published until May 2015.
    (226227)
85
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the information his Department holds on how many people received jobseeker's allowance (JSA) hardship payments in each year from March 2012 to date; and how many JSA claimants (a) were sanctioned and (b) received hardship payments in each parliamentary constituency or the nearest proxy for constituencies in each such year.
    (226228)
86
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225675, when he or a Minister in his Department last met a former Remploy employee or representative.
    (226051)
87
N
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224963, what the agenda was and who the participants were in each meeting between a Minister in his Department and a former Remploy employee since May 2010; and what the proposed agenda is and participates will be in each such meeting that is currently planned.
    (226219)
88
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of travel to routine fortnightly interviews at Jobcentre Plus where claimants live more than a mile from their Jobcentre Plus office.
    (225993)
89
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of people who will be claiming legacy benefits or tax credits on 1 January 2021.
    (226033)
90
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken since 8 December 2014 to act on the conclusion of the Feeding Britain report.
    (226036)
91
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received (a) hardship payments and (b) short-term benefit advances in each of the last (i) five years and (ii) six months.
    (226126)
Monday 9 March  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
 
★ 1
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What change there has been in the level of unemployment in North West Norfolk constituency since 2010.
    (907907)
★ 2
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What support his Department provides to young people seeking employment or education.
    (907908)
★ 3
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): What assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on long-term unemployment.
    (907909)
★ 4
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): What the average monthly value has been of benefit sanctions imposed since May 2010.
    (907910)
★ 5
Richard Harrington (Watford): What progress has been made on reform of the Child Support Agency.
    (907911)
★ 6
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on people subject to the under-occupancy penalty of a reduction in funding for discretionary housing payments in 2015-16.
    (907912)
★ 7
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What comparative assessment he has made of unemployment rates in the UK and other European countries.
    (907913)
★ 8
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on rates of employment.
    (907914)
★ 9
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): What progress he has made on the Not Just For Boys campaign.
    (907915)
★ 10
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What progress his Department has made on the roll-out of universal credit.
    (907916)
★ 11
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What support his Department provides to young people seeking employment or education.
    (907917)
★ 12
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What proportion of people over the age of 50 who have been referred to the Work Programme have found work as a result.
    (907918)
★ 13
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): How many disabled people have moved into work as a result of the Work Programme.
    (907919)
★ 14
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What assessment he has made of the performance of the Health and Safety Executive in reducing road traffic accidents at work.
    (907920)
★ 15
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What plans his Department has to review the effectiveness of the mandatory reconsideration process.
    (907921)
★ 16
John Pugh (Southport): What assessment he has made of the effects on divorced partners of their exclusion from widowed parents' allowance; and what consultation his Department has undertaken on the potential financial effect on children of that policy.
    (907922)
★ 17
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What comparative assessment he has made of unemployment rates in the UK and other European countries.
    (907923)
★ 18
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): What comparative assessment he has made of the unemployment rates of (a) young people and (b) others.
    (907924)
★ 19
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to support people with learning difficulties to find work.
    (907925)
★ 20
Steve Brine (Winchester): What progress he has made on reducing the unemployment rate.
    (907926)
★ 21
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): What his Department's policy is on sanctioning claimants who miss appointments because of probationary commitments.
    (907927)
★ 22
Steve Baker (Wycombe): What recent progress he has made on the roll-out of universal credit.
    (907928)
★ 23
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What his most recent estimate is of the number of working households claiming housing benefit.
    (907929)
★ 24
Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire): What assessment he has made of trends in the number of people ceasing to claim benefits.
    (907930)
★ 25
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): How many people have moved to smaller homes as a result of housing benefit deductions under the social sector size criteria.
    (907931)
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
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (907947)
★ 2
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  
    (907948)
★ 3
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury):  
    (907949)
★ 4
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  
    (907950)
★ 5
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):  
    (907951)
★ 6
John Pugh (Southport):  
    (907952)
★ 7
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton):  
    (907953)
★ 8
Andrew Griffiths (Burton):  
    (907954)
★ 9
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury):  
    (907955)
★ 10
Chloe Smith (Norwich North):  
    (907956)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 25 February

1
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff employed at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency office in Preston were made redundant when it closed; and what the total cost was of those redundancies.
    (225392)
2
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to central and local government officials responsible for processing housing benefit and council tax benefit claims on withdrawal of pension fund money under the pension freedom rules that come into force in April 2015.
    (225351)
3
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed at his Department's offices at Palatine House, Preston; and what planned staffing levels at those offices are in each of the next three financial years.
    (225393)
4
N
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff directly employed by his Department at the Carer's Allowance Unit, Palatine House, Preston earn (a) more and (b) less than the national minimum wage.
    (225394)

Notices given on Friday 27 February

1
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Student Finance England's processes for approving student finance applications and transferring payments to approved applicants.
    (225709)
2
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance he has provided to Student Finance England on the length of time taken to (a) approve student finance applications and (b) transfer funds after approval.
    (225710)
3
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure interim financial support is provided to students when approval of their applications to Student Finance England has been delayed.
    (225711)
4
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which student groups he has recently met to discuss the performance of Student Finance England.
    (225712)
5
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Student Finance England's complaints procedure.
    (225713)

Notices given on Monday 2 March

1
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the date, amount and reason for being additional is of each item of the £100 billion of compliance revenues secured since April 2010.
    (225837)

Notices given on Tuesday 3 March

1
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Business Bank has made awards to each programme since it began operation to date.
    (226116)
2
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what awards the Green Investment Bank made in each month of the last year.
    (226120)
3
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what level of awareness of finance options provided by the Business Bank was recorded in the last small business survey.
    (226143)
4
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have received support from UKTI Support for Exports programmes in the 2014-15 financial year to date.
    (226144)
5
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 224093 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, if she will place in the Library the education estate survey results for each of the qualifying education estate sites in Sunderland.
    (226007)
6
N
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of workless households in social housing.
    (226225)
Wednesday 11 March  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
 
★ 1
Naomi Long (Belfast East): What progress she has made on her consultation with the Electoral Commission on the transparency of donations and loans to political parties in Northern Ireland.
    (907932)
★ 2
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): When she plans to make a progress report on the Government's economic pact for Northern Ireland.
    (907933)
★ 3
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): When she plans to make a progress report on the Government's economic pact for Northern Ireland.
    (907934)
★ 4
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What assessment she has made of the current political situation in Northern Ireland.
    (907935)
★ 5
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What further steps the Government plans to take to resolve outstanding issues relating to flags and parades.
    (907936)
★ 6
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What steps the Government is taking to reduce the cost of living in Northern Ireland.
    (907937)
★ 7
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What assessment she has made of the current political situation in Northern Ireland.
    (907938)
★ 8
Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire): What recent progress has been made on the status and operation of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland.
    (907939)
★ 9
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What further steps the Government plans to take to resolve outstanding issues relating to flags and parades.
    (907940)
★ 10
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What steps she is taking to promote tourism to Northern Ireland.
    (907941)
★ 11
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps the Government is taking to reduce the cost of living in Northern Ireland.
    (907942)
★ 12
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What assessment she has made of the potential effects on Northern Ireland of further devolution of powers to the Scottish Government.
    (907943)
★ 13
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): How many people have been prosecuted for fuel laundering in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
    (907944)
★ 14
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
    (907945)
★ 15
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What recent discussions she has had with the First Minister on early intervention policies in Northern Ireland.
    (907946)

Prepared 4th March 2015