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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 10 June 2015

Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Wednesday 10 June 2015

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Wednesday 10 June 2015

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.

For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.

Wednesday 10 June  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Attorney General, how many cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
      (1396)
2  
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Attorney General, how many cases referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 were successful.
      (1397)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3 N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the gross value added contribution to the economy of the onshore wind industry and its supply chain in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
      (1313)
4  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on initiatives to encourage young people to take up careers in STEM areas in each of the last five years.
      (1390)
5  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity of delivering efficiency savings from his Department's budget.
      (1375)
6  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings he plans to make to meet the planned reduction of £450 million in his Department's budget; and how much he plans to reduce higher education and further education spending in order to make that reduction.
      (1376)
7 N
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Royal Mail staff will be able to buy shares during the sale of the Government's holding.
      (1323)
8 N
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason the public will not be able to buy shares in Royal Mail during the sale of the Government's holding; and if he will make a statement.
      (1324)
9 N
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has a target valuation for the sale of the Government's holding in Royal Mail.
      (1325)
10 N
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) nature and (b) proportion of changes to (i) further and (ii) higher education spending will be as a result of reductions of £450 million in his Department's budget.
      (1326)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on bringing forward legislation on House of Lords reform during the course of the current Parliament.
      (1395)
12  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 262, how his Department's estimate that reducing the number of Parliamentary constituencies from 650 to 600 would result in savings to the public purse of £13.6 million a year has been calculated.
      (1444)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
13  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many single-parent families have stopped claiming child benefit since the introduction of the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge.
      (1487)
14  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the effect is on the income of a single parent with two children of choosing not to claim child benefit because they are subject to the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge.
      (1488)
15  
Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Thirteenth Report of the Treasury Committee, Session 2014-15, Press briefing of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) business plan for 2014-15, published 17 March 2015, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the FCA is fulfilling its statutory objectives.
      (1377)
16 N
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet senior management of NatWest Bank to urge them to re-consider their decision to closes branches in Llangollen, Corwen and other communities in North Wales; and what steps his Department is taking to support high street banks in communities in North Wales.
      (1321)
17 N
Stuart McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission an independent review of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
      (754)
18 N
Stuart McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that any review of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland (a) includes representation and consultation with all stakeholders and (b) assesses the costs and benefits of all available options, including alternatives to reprivatisation.
      (755)
19 N
Stuart McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Royal Bank of Scotland on plans to close further branches; and if he will make a statement.
      (756)
20 N
Stuart McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will take steps to prevent further closure of branches of the Royal Bank of Scotland pending a review of such closure.
      (757)
21  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to make banking accessible to elderly people who do not have access to the internet.
      (1426)
22  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase employment in Huddersfield.
      (1408)
23  
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the amount of inheritance tax that has been avoided by the use of Deed of Variations in the tax year (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
      (1402)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
24  
Michelle Donelan (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what council tax relief is available to members of the armed forces posted abroad who leave their homes vacant until their return.
      (1436)
25  
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will undertake an immediate review of the effect of the 10 per cent commission charge on the sale of park home properties; and if he will make a statement.
      (1340)
26  
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with groups campaigning for the appointment of a Minister for Litter; and if he will make it his policy to appoint such a minister in his Department.
      (1498)
27  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to councils on providing residents with correction letters when incorrect information has been sent to them about a change in council policies.
      (1331)
28 N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the financial modelling and analysis carried out by his Department on the extension of the right to buy policy to housing associations.
      (1320)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
29  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants and loans his Department has made available to support the development of grassroots rugby league in the last five years.
      (1427)
30  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of grassroots rugby league across the UK.
      (1428)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
31  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many communication systems are used by NATO; how many such systems have the capability to interoperate with UK systems in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
      (1343)
32  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited to each reserve force in each nation and region of the UK in each month of (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; and if he will make a statement.
      (1344)
33  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many joint training sessions involving reserve and regular forces took place in each month in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; how many (i) reserve and (ii) regular service personnel attended each such session; and if he will make a statement.
      (1345)
34  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian pilots were serving in the Royal Air Force Reserves in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
      (1346)
35  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many BTEC qualifications were obtained by members of the cadet forces in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (1347)
36  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many adult volunteers there were in each of the cadet forces in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement.
      (1348)
37  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M aircraft are available for use by UK armed forces; what the current status is of each of those aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
      (1349)
38 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of submarine activity in the Irish Sea on 15 April 2015; and if he will make a statement.
      (1312)
39  
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.
      (1425)
40 N
Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times RAF Boulmer has been called on to assist the North East Air Ambulance Service on emergency and search and rescue missions in each of the last five years.
      (1322)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
41 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of free schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
      (1282)
42 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of converter academy schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
      (1283)
43 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of sponsored academy schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
      (1284)
44 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of maintained schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
      (1285)
45  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many initiatives her Department runs to encourage students to take up STEM subjects; and how much has been spent on each such initiative in each of the last five years.
      (1389)
46  
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children receive high quality mathematics, technology and science teaching.
      (1381)
47  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings she plans to make to meet planned reductions of £450 million in her Department's budget.
      (1430)
48  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many design and technology departments in (a) academies and (b) local authority maintained schools have closed in the last five years.
      (1420)
49  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the teaching of design and technology in (a) academies and (b) local authority maintained schools.
      (1421)
50  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department provides to Lincolnshire County Council to fund an hour's care for each child in pre-school nursery care.
      (1422)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
51 N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of people in the UK who support (a) onshore wind, (b) nuclear power and (c) fracking.
      (1314)
52 N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on changes to UK-wide support mechanisms for onshore wind and the effect on onshore wind investment in Scotland.
      (1319)
53  
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on changing planning guidance on listed buildings to reduce heat loss through windows.
      (1328)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
54  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) threats to and (b) steps necessary to address the decline of British bees; and if she will make a statement.
      (1342)
55 N
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural Payments Agency will cover the costs of any bridging finance from commercial banks for farmers suffering delays in receiving support from the Basic Payments Scheme.
      (1290)
56 N
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will cover the costs of any bridging finance from commercial banks for farmers suffering delays in receiving support from the Basic Payments Scheme.
      (1291)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
57  
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the age of suffrage for the referendum on membership of the EU.
      (1398)
58  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the punishment of Raif Badawi.
      (1378)
59  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent conversations he has had with the government of Saudi Arabia on the punishment of Raif Badawi.
      (1409)
60  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department and its international partners are taking to ensure humanitarian aid continues to be provided during the conflict in Yemen.
      (1327)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
61  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will instruct the Health and Care Professions Council to reduce costs related to unwarranted investigations and hearings.
      (1370)
62  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the proposed increase in fees charged by the Health and Care Professions Council; and if he will make a statement.
      (1371)
63  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to prohibit fee increases for health professional registrants which exceed those registrants' annual pay awards.
      (1372)
64  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will resume central funding of the Professional Standards Authority.
      (1373)
65  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England has paid in compensation to patients in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
      (1380)
66  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the legal challenge on the implementation of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Product Regulations 2015.
      (1332)
67  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in compensation for claims in maternity cases by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last five years; and how many such claims are outstanding.
      (1335)
68  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in respect of clinical negligence claims by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last five years; and how many such claims are outstanding.
      (1336)
69  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on agency staff (a) in Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) across London and (c) in England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years.
      (1337)
70  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances have waited more than 30 minutes outside accident and emergency in (a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years.
      (1338)
71  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a deadline has been given for the planned closure of accident and emergency at King George Hospital in Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
      (1339)
72  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time in accident and emergency was (a) in Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) in Queen's Hospital, (c) in King George Hospital, (d) across London and (e) in England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years.
      (1454)
73  
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people attended accident and emergency (a) in Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) in Queen's Hospital, (c) in King George Hospital, (d) across London and (e) in England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years.
      (1455)
74  
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects a final decision to be made following completion of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation Pneumococcal Sub-committee's review of the adult pneumococcal vaccination programme for (a) over-65s and (b) at-risk groups; and if he will make a statement.
      (1489)
75  
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation plans to publish a consultation following the conclusion of the Pneumococcal Sub-committee's review of the adult pneumococcal vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement.
      (1490)
76  
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an estimate of the cost to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust of specialised eating disorder clinics occurring in Wirral South constituency.
      (1423)
77  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with postural tachycardic syndrome; if his Department funds research into that condition; and if he will make a statement.
      (1341)
78  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to councils on transitioning from Fairer Charging Policies for Home Care and other non-residential social services to the Care and Support Statutory Guidance.
      (1330)
79  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and guidance is available from his Department and NHS England for families and carers of people with dementia.
      (1491)
80  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are adequate staffing levels in mental health and community care.
      (1403)
81  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which recommendations from the Francis Inquiry (a) his Department implemented during the previous Parliament and (b) he plans to implement during the current Parliament.
      (1485)
82  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwives there were in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
      (1424)
83  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for student midwives were commissioned in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
      (1435)
84  
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to increase the supply of the BCG vaccine for the treatment of patients affected by bladder cancer; and if he will make a statement.
      (1401)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
85  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether under proposed legislation on tackling extremism and terrorism, if a person is found guilty of extremism for expressing certain views, all other people who have expressed those views will be prosecuted.
      (1486)
86 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the UK has not ratified the 2011 Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
      (1296)
87  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees have been relocated in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme; and what estimate she has made of the number of such refugees who will be relocated under that scheme by 31 December 2015.
      (1374)
88  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking in collaboration with other European countries and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to co-ordinate the re-settlement of the most vulnerable refugees of the conflict in Syria.
      (1391)
89  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees of the conflict in Syria have been relocated in (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Switzerland, (d) Sweden and (e) Norway to date.
      (1392)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
90 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the £1.8 billion earmarked for economic development will be allocated this financial year.
      (1292)
91 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to increase her Department's engagement with the International Labour Organisation.
      (1293)
92 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to the Rohingya people in Rakhine State.
      (1294)
93 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the government of Burma to increase access for humanitarian aid to Rakhine State.
      (1295)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
94  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Courts and Tribunal Service has spent on translators in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
      (1429)
95  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the findings were of the research commissioned by the equalities policy lead in his Department into the needs of male and female prisoners to determine whether they are sufficiently different to warrant a different approach on the issue of prison clothing; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that research.
      (1334)
96  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to appoint a National Inspectorate of Crematoriums in England.
      (1388)
97  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Independent Report into Infant Cremations at the Emstrey Crematorium in Shrewsbury, published in May 2015, if he will investigate whether the practices that took place at Emstrey Crematorium may have occurred at other locations in the UK.
      (1462)
98  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Independent Report into Infant Cremations at the Emstrey Crematorium, Shrewsbury published in May 2015.
      (1463)
99  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on Infant Cremations at the Emstrey Crematorium, Shrewsbury published in May 2015, what steps he plans to take to develop a single and authoritative code of practice for baby and infant cremations.
      (1464)
100  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission on a national code of practice for baby and infant cremation.
      (1465)
101  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects his Department's review of driving offences to report.
      (1393)
102  
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will publish the legislation proposed in its response to its consultation on the Guardianship of the property and affairs of missing persons, published on 23 March 2015.
      (1400)
103  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the Commission on a Bill of Rights between 18 March 2011 and 18 December 2012.
      (1394)
104  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 368, what discussions he has had with the (a) Scottish Executive, (b) Welsh Executive and (c) Northern Ireland Executive on the Government's plan to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998.
      (1445)
105  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 368, whether the proposed British Bill of Rights will extend to Northern Ireland.
      (1446)
106  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 368, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland on the Government's plans to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and its implications for the existing devolution settlement in Northern Ireland.
      (1448)
107  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 368, whether the Government's proposed British Bill of Rights will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
      (1449)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
108  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 3 June 2015 to Question 368, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the Government's plans to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 on the existing devolution settlement in Northern Ireland.
      (1447)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
109  
Christina Rees (Neath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the transfer of further welfare powers to Scotland is accompanied by clear communication and information sharing between the UK and Scottish Governments.
      (1333)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
110  
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to offer financial support to people who want to drop their kerbs in order to help the blind and partially-sighted.
      (1367)
111  
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve road safety for blind and partially-sighted pedestrians.
      (1368)
112  
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Highways Agency and (b) local authorities on the provision of dropped kerbs to aid the blind and partially-sighted.
      (1369)
113  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys over the Severn Crossings were made by motorcycles in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
      (1379)
114  
Mims Davies (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Botley Bypass, currently at feasibility design stage, will be included in near-future transport infrastructure plans.
      (1450)
115  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the future shape and boundaries of the Wales and Borders rail franchise.
      (1431)
116  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from his counterpart in the Welsh Government on retaining current routes within the Wales and Borders rail franchise.
      (1432)
117  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on making changes to (a) the routes covered in and (b) other aspects of the Wales and Borders rail franchise before control of that franchise is devolved to the Welsh Government.
      (1433)
118  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which routes and services in the Wales and Borders rail franchise primarily serve English markets.
      (1434)
119  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that taxi and private hire drivers undergo disability awareness training.
      (1458)
120  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on (a) assistance for wheelchair users by taxis and private hire vehicles and (b) the charging of additional costs by taxi and hire vehicle owners; and if he will make a statement.
      (1459)
121  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will lay before the House a commencement order to allow the publication of a funded Cycling and Investment Strategy under the Infrastructure Act 2015.
      (1460)
122  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to improve access for disabled people at National Rail stations.
      (1461)
123 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require train operating companies to offer part-time season tickets as a condition of any future franchise awards.
      (1318)
124 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide guidance to police authorities who close a road following a road traffic accident about the need to post diversion signs to facilitate traffic flow; and if he will make a statement.
      (1145)
125  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the sale of the (a) telecoms and (b) power supply functions of Network Rail; and what plans he has to sell those functions.
      (1329)
126  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity of steps necessary to deliver efficiency savings from his Department's budget.
      (1351)
127 N
Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225929, if he will discuss with the Civil Aviation Authority the feasibility of making the monitoring of toxins inside aeroplanes mandatory on UK aeroplanes.
      (1278)
128 N
Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225928, what (a) recent discussions he has had and (b) discussions he plans to have with the Civil Aviation Authority on its work reviewing the evidence for the possibility of genetic factors which might influence individual susceptibility to environmental toxins.
      (1279)
129 N
Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225927, if he will raise with his EU counterparts a proposal to establish an EU-wide study into the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes.
      (1280)
130 N
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve access for disabled people at National Rail stations.
      (1300)
131 N
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on taxis and private hire vehicles making additional charges for helping wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement.
      (1301)
132 N
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure taxi and private hire drivers undergo disability awareness training.
      (1302)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
133  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's contribution of 18 March 2015, Official Report, Column 310 WH, when the five-year review of the Equality Act 2010 will begin; what the terms of reference of that review will be; whether a public consultation will be held as part of that review; and when that review is expected to report.
      (1443)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
134  
Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on long-term returns to the public purse of fossil fuel divestment by public sector pension funds.
      (1350)
135 N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost is of (a) a reconsideration of and (b) an appeal against a decision on a personal independence payment.
      (1297)
136 N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost is of (a) a reconsideration of and (b) an appeal against a decision on an employment and support allowance claim.
      (1298)
137  
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to abolish the two-week waiting period before claimants who are designated as not vulnerable may receive a hardship payment.
      (1352)
138  
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will commission an independent review of the benefit sanctions system.
      (1456)
139  
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to suspend benefit sanctions for families with children and for people suffering from mental ill health.
      (1457)
140  
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle poverty among older people in the UK.
      (1452)
141  
Roger Mullin (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been sanctioned in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in each of the last 12 months.
      (1453)
142 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library an itemised breakdown of the saving of £105 million in his Department's budget in the current financial year announced by the Chancellor on 4 June 2015.
      (1286)
143 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are being served by the universal credit digital solution.
      (1287)
144 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote the Access to Work scheme.
      (1288)
145 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to integrate different IT systems being developed for universal credit.
      (1289)
146 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the additional £105 million in-year savings to be delivered by his Department in 2015-16 on delivery of key projects and programmes and its capacity to administer pensions and benefits and deliver employment services.
      (1299)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
147  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure that economic benefits accruing from the Northern Powerhouse policy are felt in every town and city in the region.
   [Transferred]  (1404)
148  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Huddersfield and (b) other smaller towns and cities benefit from policies introduced as part of the Northern Powerhouse policy.
   [Transferred]  (1405)
149  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what provisions under the Northern Powerhouse policy will increase (a) economic growth and (b) employment in (i) Huddersfield and (ii) Yorkshire.
   [Transferred]  (1406)
150  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received of the potential effect of the Northern Powerhouse policy on smaller towns and cities in the North.
   [Transferred]  (1407)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
151  
Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's announcement of 4 June 2015, whether there will be a reduction in the provision of education and training for 16-19 year olds.
   [Transferred]  (1451)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
152  
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of money recovered from employment tribunal fees when claims are settled before a final hearing over the last three years; what proportion that amount is of the total fees charged; and if he will make a statement.
   [Transferred]  (1499)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
153  
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the benefits of enabling 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the Scottish Referendum in 2014.
   [Transferred]  (1399)

Prepared 10th June 2015