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Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Monday 22 June 2015

(the ‘Questions Book’)

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.

Monday 22 June  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
 
★ 1
Julian Knight (Solihull): What assessment he has made of the effects of automatic enrolment on private sector pension saving.
    (900440)
★ 2
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): What systems he has put in place to monitor the effectiveness of new pensions freedoms.
    (900441)
★ 3
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What his policy is on maintaining the level of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payment and (c) attendance allowance for disabled claimants.
    (900442)
★ 4
Chloe Smith (Norwich North): What progress his Department has made on the Disability Confident campaign.
    (900443)
★ 5
Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department of the High Court ruling in June 2015 on delays in personal independence payments.
    (900444)
★ 6
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What support his Department is providing to young people seeking apprenticeships and employment.
    (900445)
★ 7
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): What steps he is taking to increase the employment rate of disabled people.
    (900446)
★ 8
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): What his policy is on maintaining the level of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payment and (c) attendance allowance for disabled claimants.
    (900447)
★ 9
Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): What arrangements are in place to prevent child maintenance payments increasing when a parent is prevented from spending time with their child by the recipient of the payments.
    (900448)
★ 10
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen): What his policy is on maintaining the level of financial support provided to carers.
    (900449)
★ 11
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What consultation his Department has undertaken with social landlords on the potential effects of the introduction of universal credit and the benefit cap on direct rent payments to landlords.
    (900450)
★ 12
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): What progress his Department has made on the Disability Confident campaign.
    (900451)
★ 13
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): If he will make an assessment of the effects of the benefits sanctions and conditionality regime on use of food banks.
    (900452)
★ 14
Chris Law (Dundee West): If he will make an assessment of the effects of the benefits sanctions and conditionality regime on use of food banks.
    (900453)
★ 15
Joan Ryan (Enfield North): What his policy is on maintaining the level of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payment and (c) attendance allowance for disabled claimants.
    (900454)
★ 16
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): What steps he is taking under his Department's social justice strategy to reduce family breakdown.
    (900455)
★ 17
Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire): What extra support his Department plans to provide to people who have not yet found employment through the Work Programme.
    (900456)
★ 18
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of pension reforms on how savers access their pension funds.
    (900457)
★ 19
Kevin Foster (Torbay): What steps he plans to take to help people with disabilities into work and training.
    (900458)
★ 20
Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase): What support his Department is providing to young people seeking apprenticeships and employment.
    (900459)
★ 21
James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): What assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on employment levels.
    (900460)
★ 22
Peter Grant (Glenrothes): If he will make an assessment of the effects of the benefits sanctions and conditionality regime on use of food banks.
    (900461)
★ 23
Karin Smyth (Bristol South): What change there has been in the number of working private renters claiming housing benefit since 2009-10.
    (900462)
★ 25
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department of the High Court ruling in June 2015 on delays in personal independence payments.
    (900464)
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
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (900465)
★ 2
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):  
    (900466)
★ 4
Kevin Foster (Torbay):  
    (900468)
★ 5
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):  
    (900469)
★ 6
Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and Whiston):  
    (900470)
★ 7
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  
    (900471)
★ 8
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):  
    (900472)
★ 9
Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge):  
    (900473)
★ 10
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):  
    (900474)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 9 June

1
N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1698W, on trade unions: political levy, how many and what proportion of members of each trade union in Great Britain with a political fund have opted out of the political levy according to the most recent records held by the Certification Officer.
    (1765)

Notices given on Wednesday 10 June

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how much was spent on (a) staffing and (b) members' remuneration by each local authority area in Cumbria in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
    (1835)

Notices given on Friday 12 June

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost to the public purse was of renewable subsidies received by businesses in (a) Cumbria, (b) Carlisle District in (i) 2012-13 (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
    (2309)

Notices given on Monday 15 June

1
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the test-firing of rockets into the Mediterranean sea by Hamas.
    (2571)
2
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the construction of cross-border tunnels along the Israel-Gaza border by Hamas.
    (2572)

Notices given on Tuesday 16 June

1
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2015 to Question 1839, what discretionary fees and payments (a) have been and (b) will be made to each of those firms.
    (2810)
2
N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the deposit necessary to stand in local elections.
    (2654)
3
N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent candidates standing in both local and general elections when those elections are held on the same day.
    (2655)
4
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many citizens of other member states of the EU are resident in the UK.
    (2742)
5
N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of people on the electoral register of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration.
    (2651)
6
N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) national and (b) local match system used in the transition to Individual Electoral Registration.
    (2652)
7
N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) national and (b) local match rates between the electoral register and government databases were used in the transition towards Individual Electoral Registration (i) overall and (ii) in each local authority and parliamentary constituency.
    (2653)
8
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to specify that the next elections of police and crime commissioners are conducted under the first-past-the-post system.
    (2656)
9
N
Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements there are for public bodies with reserved functions to offer responses to public correspondence and inquiries made in the Gaelic language in that language; and if he will make a statement.
    (2824)
10
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has conducted to inform the setting of the level of fuel duty.
    (2612)
11
N
Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial System Resilience Index published by the New Economics Foundation in June 2015, what plans he has to improve the resilience of the UK financial system.
    (2812)
12
N
Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 4 June 2015 to Questions 192 and 193, whether his Department's director of communications is a Special Adviser or a civil servant.
    (2813)
13
N
Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much corporation tax Heathrow and Gatwick Airports paid in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
    (2632)
14
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people eligible to take advantage of the pension flexibilities introduced on 6 April 2015 in each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency.
    (2731)
15
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will claim (a) child tax credits and (b) the child element of universal credit in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19 and (iv) 2019-20.
    (2732)
16
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend on the proposed London Garden Bridge; and what information his Department holds on the total cost of that project.
    (2661)
17
N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of households in England were owner-occupied in each year since 2010.
    (2809)
18
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the contribution of 10 June 2015 from the Prime Minister, Official Report, column 1210, what steps he is taking to implement EU Directive 2014/60/EU of 15 May 2014 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a member state.
    (2823)
19
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to stop charities sharing and selling information about their donors.
    (2628)
20
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which month of 2016 his Department plans to bring before the House proposals for the Main Gate decision for the renewal of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
    (2714)
21
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's cyber defence budget will be in each year from 2016-17 to 2019-20.
    (2715)
22
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the regional distribution of money raised by fines issued for Libor manipulation has been in each year since its introduction.
    (2716)
23
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's military dogs were euthanised in each month in 2014-15; and what the reasons were in each case.
    (2717)
24
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's military horses were euthanised in each month in 2014-15; and what the reasons were in each case.
    (2718)
25
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the regional schools commissioners (a) are employed under a contract of employment as part of the establishment of her Department, (b) are employed under a contract of employment to an Academy Trust, (c) are employed under a contract of employment to another third party and (d) use a personal service company.
    (2635)
26
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which functions she has delegated to each regional schools commissioner.
    (2636)
27
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools whose governing body had made an application for an Academy Order on or before 31 May 2012 had not been included in an Academy Agreement with her Department by 1 June 2015.
    (2649)
28
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools which had an approved Academy Order on or before 31 May 2012 had not been included in an Academy Agreement with her Department by 1 June 2015.
    (2650)
29
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the staffing complement is of the office of each regional schools commissioner; and what the staff grade is of each post in each such office.
    (2659)
30
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 900313, if she will ensure that sixth form colleges are treated on the same basis as schools, academies, free schools and university technical colleges for the recovery of VAT.
    (2723)
31
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that autistic children and their parents receive adequate support.
    (2627)
32
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 she plans to make to education for 16 to 19 year olds; and how such savings will be applied.
    (2638)
33
N
Kate Osamor (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assumptions her Department has made of its powers to revoke an Academy Order.
    (2621)
34
N
Kate Osamor (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many directions she has issued under section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 since 17 November 2011.
    (2622)
35
N
Kate Osamor (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy to include pupil referral units in the definition of coasting schools under the Education and Inspections Bill.
    (2637)
36
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have come to study in the UK from (a) other EU member states and (b) non-EU countries in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
    (2748)
37
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proposals her Department is considering for schools on the site of the former East Ham police station.
    (2730)
38
N
Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of households in fuel poverty in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England.
    (2633)
39
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether it is the policy of the Government to keep the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in operation.
    (2817)
40
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Supreme Court Judgment in the case of R (on the application of ClientEarth) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent), what criteria she plans to use to set the shortest time possible.
    (2609)
41
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last reviewed guidance on the safety of glyphosate.
    (2629)
42
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect glyphosate on human health.
    (2630)
43
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on improving the quality of chalk rivers in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) England.
    (2734)
44
N
Wes Streeting (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to help protect the bee population; and whether she plans to allow the use of pesticides known to be harmful to bees.
    (2623)
45
N
Wes Streeting (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount of food wasted by supermarkets; and if she will take further steps to reduce that amount.
    (2624)
46
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the African Union President Bashir's defiance of a South African court order in connection with genocide charges.
    (2721)
47
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the UN, the land reclamation by the Chinese government in the South China Sea.
    (2722)
48
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia of recent steps to improve relations with Iran.
    (2631)
49
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have an eating disorder in each of the last five years.
    (2736)
50
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the conclusion in Sport England's latest Active People Survey that the number of people who have participated in sport at least once a week has declined compared to the previous six months, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that finding; and if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for (a) Culture, Media and Sport and (b) Education the implications for their policies of that finding.
    (2737)
51
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which condition has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness.
    (2738)
52
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report from UK Active entitled Generation Inactive, published on 16 June 2015, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding in that report that half of seven-year-olds are not getting the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity; whether he plans to respond to the report; and if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for (a) Culture, Media and Sport and (b) Education the implications for their policies of that finding.
    (2739)
53
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the proportion of anorexia nervosa patients which dies prematurely each year from (a) complications arising from that condition and (b) suicide.
    (2740)
54
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialist obstetrician care provided to mothers expecting multiple births; and if he will make a statement.
    (2818)
55
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the NICE guidelines on management of twin and triplet pregnancies in the antenatal period, published in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
    (2819)
56
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patient safety incidents involving multiple pregnancies occurred in each of the last five years; and what total amount was paid by the NHS as a result of litigation relating to such incidents.
    (2820)
57
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional provision his Department plans to make to improve health outcomes for multiple birth babies over the next five years.
    (2821)
58
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of health outcomes for multiple birth babies; and if he will make a statement.
    (2822)
59
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the outcomes for bowel cancer patients through early diagnosis.
    (2625)
60
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness and acceptance of the importance of organ donation.
    (2626)
61
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons NHS England's announcement on whether it will grant interim funding for the Vimizim drug has been rescheduled from 25 to 30 June 2015.
    (2815)
62
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the new building work at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton is expected to commence.
    (2735)
63
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were made from outside the UK for (a) entry clearance and (b) extension of stay in relation to non-European Economic Area partner applications in each year since 2008; and how many of those applications were (i) successful, (ii) unsuccessful, (iii) withdrawn and (iv) lapsed.
    (2657)
64
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were made from within the UK for (a) entry clearance and (b) extension of stay in relation to non-European Economic Area partner applications in each year since 2008; and how many of those applications were (i) successful, (ii) unsuccessful, (iii) withdrawn and (iv) lapsed.
    (2658)
65
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, how many apprenticeships are available on the parliamentary estate.
    (2747)
66
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1510, what advice is given to people using hearing aids in order to hear non-public proceedings in meeting rooms in the building where no loop provision exists; and whether the Commission has discussed that matter with Action on Hearing Loss.
    (2662)
67
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to establish temporary learning centres and to develop earthquake-resilient school structures in Nepal.
    (2725)
68
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure long-term support is provided to Nepal to help repair infrastructure and rebuild homes, schools and hospitals.
    (2726)
69
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the international community to (a) increase contributions to Nepal urgently and (b) ensure full funding of the Flash appeal.
    (2727)
70
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the government of Nepal to extend the waiver on custom duties on life-saving humanitarian items.
    (2728)
71
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on implementing New Clauses 6 and 7 which were added to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill on 17 June 2014.
    (2814)
72
N
Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1925, if he will publish the timetable for his proposals for English votes for English laws.
    (2724)
73
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Prime Minister, how many receptions his Office has hosted for which participation in Conservative Party activity was the main criterion for invitation, in each quarter of each year since 2010-11.
    (2811)
74
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his plans are for the Regional Air Connectivity Fund.
    (2720)
75
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the south east flexible ticketing trial to conclude; how much has been spent on that trial in each year to date; and whether that programme's geographic scope has been determined.
    (2610)
76
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to simplify fares structures set by the Northern franchisee; and what funding his Department has allocated to developing and rolling out the Smart in the North programme.
    (2634)
77
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the DVLA is taking to publicise amongst drivers the recent changes to car tax.
    (2816)
78
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what statutory enactment is the validity of vehicle excise duty ended when a vehicle changes ownership.
    (2660)
79
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the publication by Professor Ad Vingerhoets, Why only humans weep: unravelling the mysteries of tears, if she will make an assessment of the effect on (a) the performance in the workplace and (b) the perception of the performance of women in the workplace of the finding of that publication on gender disparities in the propensity to cry.
    (2611)
80
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on meeting its obligations to veterans in accordance with the Military Covenant.
    (2741)
81
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by when he plans to pilot the new approach to sanctions using warnings and non-financial penalties following a first failure to comply with conditionality on the Work Programme.
    (2719)
82
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability living allowance claimants have waited more than 28 days for their first personal independence payment following a decision to transfer them from one benefit to the other.
    (2743)
83
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applicants for personal independence payments have no other source of income.
    (2744)
84
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is between a decision being made on a personal independence payment application and a first payment being made on that claim.
    (2745)
85
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of disability living allowance claimants have (a) appealed and (b) successfully appealed a negative decision on their personal independence payment application.
    (2746)
86
N
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the rate of disability employment.
    (900463)
87
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance during the most recent year for which information is available; and how many such people received a sanction during that year.
    (2729)
88
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claim universal credit in each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) and parliamentary constituency.
    (2733)

Notices given on Wednesday 17 June

1
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial resources the Government plans to allocate for the provision of basic English and mathematics in further education.
    (2973)
2
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to promote increased long-term share ownership in UK businesses; and if he will make a statement.
    (2826)
3
 
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the British-based aerospace sector is foreign-owned; and if he will make a statement.
    (2827)
4
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of foreign ownership of UK-based companies on productivity in the aerospace sector; and if he will make a statement.
    (2835)
5
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assumptions his Department has made about the powers at its disposal to regulate investments by overseas (a) state-owned enterprises and (b) sovereign wealth funds; and if he will make a statement.
    (2838)
6
 
Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the operation of the Lord Lyon King of Arms Act 1592 in respect of the restrictions it places on the registration of certain types of badge or crest.
    (2991)
7
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
    (2899)
8
N
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to add train operating companies to the Government's list of Strategic Suppliers.
  [R] (2833)
9
 
Chris Law (Dundee West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments are planning to become accredited living wage employers.
    (2952)
10
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a cap on pension company charges for people seeking to switch, cash-in or otherwise vary their pension policy.
    (2959)
11
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for customers who dialled the HM Revenue and Customs helpline number for (a) self assessment, (b) tax credits, (c) child benefit, (d) income tax, (e) National Insurance and (f) VAT in each of the last five years.
    (2913)
12
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average number of calls made to HM Revenue and Customs helpline numbers about a single issue was before that issue was resolved in the last 12 months.
    (2914)
13
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken to answer calls to tax credit helplines.
    (2915)
14
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to improve the level of (a) telephone and (b) online assistance provided by HM Revenue and Customs.
    (2938)
15
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the level of business rates for local newspapers; and if he will make a statement.
    (2958)
16
N
Stuart Blair Donaldson (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter to him dated 13 May 2015 from the hon. Members for Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine regarding an Aberdeen City Region Deal.
    (2956)
17
 
Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place for the transfer of fees paid to the Lord Lyon to his Department.
    (2990)
18
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households are in receipt of the married couple's allowance in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3017)
19
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of child tax credit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3018)
20
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of working tax credit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3022)
21
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many lone parents are in receipt of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3023)
22
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of the disability element of the working tax credit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3024)
23
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households with more than two children are in receipt of child benefit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3026)
24
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham are in receipt of child benefit.
    (3027)
25
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement in the Budget 2015 on allowing farmers to average their income for tax purposes over five years, whether that proposal will apply to (a) all farm types and (b) vineyards.
    (3002)
26
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the ruling of the European Court of Justice on 4 June 2015 on the UK's VAT rate on the supply and installation of energy-saving materials, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that ruling; and if he will make a statement.
    (3003)
27
 
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1384, on fuels: rebates, when the filling station in the KW12 postcode area that submitted evidence as part of the Calls for Information did so; and what the content of that submission was.
    (2902)
28
 
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1384, on fuels: rebates, whether the filling station in the KW12 postcode area that submitted evidence as part of the Calls for Information subsequently claimed relief through the rural fuel rebate scheme.
    (2903)
29
N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time it takes to register for the marriage allowance using the online application procedure.
    (2925)
30
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal incentives his Department plans to put in place to stimulate growth in the science and technology industry to support British agriculture.
    (2874)
31
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what support she is providing to churches for the installation of PV panels.
    (2916)
32
 
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what proposals the Church Commissioners have received to allow community energy generation using church roofs for solar panels.
    (3028)
33
N
Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of empty homes in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.
    (2921)
34
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in temporary accommodation are housed by other London authorities in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (2992)
35
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households on the social housing waiting list in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham require a one bedroom property.
    (2993)
36
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham were in receipt of council tax support in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2013-14.
    (3016)
37
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average sale price per property of houses to be sold under the proposed extension of the right to buy scheme for housing association tenants.
    (2972)
38
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of council houses which meet the criteria for sale under the planned extension of the right to buy scheme for housing association tenants; and what estimate he has made of how many of those properties will fall vacant in each of the next five years.
    (2974)
39
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council-owned properties have become vacant in (a) Greenwich and Woolwich constituency, (b) the Royal Borough of Greenwich, (c) Greater London and (d) England in each year since 2010.
    (2976)
40
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the projected number of housing association tenants that will meet the eligibility criteria for discounts offered under the planned extension of the right-to-buy scheme to housing association tenants in each of the first five years after the introduction of that policy in (a) England, (b) Greater London and (c) Greenwich and Woolwich constituency.
    (2978)
41
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing association properties were sold under Right to Acquire provisions in each year since 2010 in (a) Greenwich and Woolwich constituency, (b) the Royal Borough of Greenwich, (c) Greater London and (d) England in each year since 2010.
    (2979)
42
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the G15 group of London housing associations on the potential effects of the planned extension of the right-to-buy scheme for housing association tenants.
    (2981)
43
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of affordable homes that will be (a) started and (b) completed in (i) Greenwich and Woolwich constituency, (ii) the Royal Borough of Greenwich, (iii) Greater London and (iv) England in each of the next five years.
    (2985)
44
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether council houses (a) whose value exceeds the median value for properties of the same size in the same region and (b) the value of which is in the top third of the range will be included in the planned extension of the right-to-buy scheme for housing association tenants.
    (2987)
45
 
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to enable planning fees to be levied more flexibly so that the revenue raised from applications more adequately reflects the diverse workloads they generate.
    (2859)
46
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of government support for local newspapers; and if he will make a statement.
    (2957)
47
 
Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on the Nuisance Call Action Plan.
    (2951)
48
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the turnover rate is in service family accommodation.
    (2883)
49
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people live in service family accommodation.
    (2884)
50
N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that housing standards are met in service family accommodation.
    (2885)
51
 
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that illegal monitoring of private telecommunications does not take place on US military bases in the UK.
    (2919)
52
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date US marines are planned to be deployed on HMS Ocean as part of NATO quick-reaction forces.
    (2911)
53
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US marines are planned to be deployed on HMS Ocean as part of NATO quick-reaction forces.
    (2912)
54
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1818, what equipment and infrastructure spending will be re-profiled in order to meet the £500 million reduction in his Department's budget for 2015-16.
    (3007)
55
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1818, how much expenditure will be reduced on (a) consultants, (b) overtime and travel and (c) re-profiting of equipment and infrastructure spend in 2015-16.
    (3008)
56
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what damage to Bassingbourn base was caused by Libyan soldiers on their training mission at the base; what the cost of repairs arising from that damage was; whether all such repairs are now completed; and if he will make a statement.
    (2850)
57
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2015 to Question 1095, how many contracts to provide any form of military training in conflict zones were awarded to (a) private security companies and (b) other companies in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
    (2852)
58
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what facilities at Bassingbourn base (a) have been and (b) are being made available to the local community; what estimate he has made of the value of provision of those facilities; and if he will make a statement.
    (2853)
59
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what improvements were made to Bassingbourn base in each year since 2010; what the cost was of each such improvement; and if he will make a statement.
    (2855)
60
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015, to Question 1093, which companies hold contracts for the building of the remaining Scout Specialist vehicles; what the value of each such contract is; when he expects the contracts for those vehicles to end; and if he will make a statement.
    (2857)
61
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2015, to Question 1095, how many times the classification of private security companies contracted to provide services in conflict zones was changed to training companies in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
    (2858)
62
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 337, how many private companies were employed by his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last five years; what services each such company provided; and if he will make a statement.
    (2876)
63
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2015 to Question 126, when he plans to place in the Library the correspondence between 2010 and 2015 between his Department and Public Health England in relation to use of Lariam or Mefloquine and reports of (a) hallucinations, (b) psychosis and (c) suicidal thoughts in personnel prescribed those medications.
    (2877)
64
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015 to Question 1366, how many personnel from each branch of the armed forces have made a complaint; how many such personnel have responded to (a) letters sent to their last address and (b) information on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement.
    (2897)
65
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential risks posed to national security by investments in UK defence companies by foreign (a) state-owned enterprises and (b) sovereign wealth funds; and if he will make a statement.
    (2837)
66
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the performance of careers services.
    (2994)
67
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authority areas which have no maintained secondary schools; and when she plans to implement the commitment given in paragraph 5.39 of the White Paper, The Importance of Teaching, Cm 7980, published in November 2010, to consult with local authorities and academy sponsors on what role local authorities should play as strategic commissioners when all schools in an area have become academies.
    (2886)
68
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what opportunities there are to have non-recognised ICT qualifications validated when there is evidence that these qualifications have been demonstrated in the workplace; and if she will make a statement.
    (2825)
69
 
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the advice she plans to provide to schools on how to talk about sexual consent in an age-appropriate way.
    (2935)
70
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will place in the Library a list of all local authority children's services departments in intervention; and what the dates and results were of each such service's last Ofsted inspections.
  [R] (2997)
71
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to publish rates of re-entry to care rates in each local authority area.
    (2917)
72
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to raise the profile of the Care Planning and Fostering Regulations and Guidance among local authorities.
    (2918)
73
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2015 to Question 228386, what steps her Department plans to take in relation to the four authorities found to be in breach of visiting timescales for children in private fostering arrangements.
    (2986)
74
 
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses installed with solar panels in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of such businesses.
    (2929)
75
 
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the number of homes installed with solar panels in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of such homes.
    (2930)
76
 
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the number of schools installed with solar panels in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of such schools.
    (2931)
77
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many loans have been made in each region under the Green Deal since it was introduced.
    (2964)
78
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the value of loans is made under the Green Deal in each region since that scheme was introduced.
    (2965)
79
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many measures of each type in each region have been installed under the Green Deal since it was introduced.
    (2966)
80
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the statement by the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 17 June 2015, Official Report, columns 108-112WH, what the evidential basis is for the statements that (a) a geological disposal facility is internationally recognised as the safest means of managing radioactive waste and (b) that Sweden, Finland, Canada and the US are pursuing that type of facility.
    (3035)
81
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 17 June 2015, Official Report, columns 108-112WH, what the evidential basis is for the statement that a nuclear programme will save households £78 on their energy bills in 2030.
    (3036)
82
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 17 June 2015, Official Report, columns 108-112 WH, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the price of wholesale electricity will rise into the 2020s.
    (3037)
83
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 17 June 2015, Official Report, columns 108-112WH, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the UK has one of the most robust regulatory regimes in the world for nuclear power.
    (3038)
84
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 17 June 2015, Official Report, columns 108-112WH, what the evidential basis is for official the statement that nuclear power is a low-carbon, proven technology.
    (3039)
85
 
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether it is her policy that proposed changes to the subsidy regime for onshore wind power will apply to all parts of the UK; and if she will make a statement.
    (2949)
86
 
Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans she has to tackle risks associated with disused open cast mines; and if she will make a statement.
    (2980)
87
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the ruling of the European Court of Justice on 4 June 2015 on the UK's VAT rate on the supply and installation of energy-saving materials, what assessment she has made of (a) the implications for her policies of that ruling and (b) the effect that ruling will have on measures to improve energy efficiency.
    (2998)
88
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2015 to Question 2098, what estimate she has made of the number of social housing tenants who will not be eligible for inclusion in the Warm Home Discount scheme.
    (2999)
89
 
Christian Matheson (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many applications her Department has received for licences for unconventional gas extraction since 2010; how many such applications were approved; how many applications her Department has received for onshore wind generation facilities since 2010; and how many such applications were approved.
    (2875)
90
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether Government funding or subsidy has been offered or promised to Suncredit UK Ltd to develop a solar park at Court Colman, Bridgend; and if she will make a statement.
    (2851)
91
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to implement a ban on the killing of seals; and if she will make a statement.
    (2988)
92
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice she has received on the use of clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam and other neonicotinoid pesticides.
    (2828)
93
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's position is on an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.
    (3044)
94
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations her Department has received from the UK grower community on repeal of the ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
    (3045)
95
N
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the sustainability of the UK's honeybee population.
    (2839)
96
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the European Commission's study on information to consumers on the stunning of animals, published in May 2015, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of that report; and if she will make a statement.
    (2954)
97
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals requiring the installation of independently-monitored CCTV cameras in slaughterhouses.
    (2944)
98
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with animal welfare groups on commissioning an independent assessment on the effect of the installation of CCTV cameras in slaughterhouses on deterring illegal practices.
    (2945)
99
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date she plans to publish a new national air quality plan.
    (2970)
100
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the ratification by that country of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
    (2989)
101
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage a free and fair referendum on the governance of Western Sahara.
    (2829)
102
 
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with EU partners on the potential for taking military action against people traffickers in the Mediterranean in international waters.
    (2967)
103
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS England plans to issue guidance to clinical commissioning groups (CCG) on the Transformation plans required by NHS England for funding to be allocated for children and young people's mental health service transformation; and how many CCGs have produced a Transformation plan to date.
    (2995)
104
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of NHS England's Tier 4 CAMHS report 2014 excluding the allocation of resource for additional beds.
    (2996)
105
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England were at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available.
    (3001)
106
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what performance targets his Department has set for the MindEd online service; and how many people have opened a MindEd account since the creation of that service.
    (3004)
107
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1756 on diabetes, whether the action plan will take the form of a national strategy for diabetes; when the action plan for diabetes will be published; whether progress against that plan will be reviewed regularly; and what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Public Health England on the development of that action plan.
    (3005)
108
N
Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to give mental health greater priority within the NHS.
    (2922)
109
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the NHS England review of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme to conclude; and if he will make a statement.
    (2942)
110
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department is making in implementing a patient experience survey for patients with diabetes; and if he will make a statement.
    (2943)
111
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Personalised Health and Care 2020: Using Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, published in November 2014, what progress NHS England has made on piloting the use of patient-centred outcome measures; and if he will make a statement.
    (2946)
112
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Personalised Health and Care 2020: Using Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, published in November 2014, what plans NHS England has to pilot the use of patient-centred outcome measures in diabetes care; and if he will make a statement.
    (2947)
113
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to publish a national diabetes strategy; and if he will make a statement.
    (2948)
114
 
Kate Osamor (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a GP appointment is; and what the average waiting time is for referral to secondary care in (a) Edmonton and (b) England.
    (2941)
115
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in London who have died as a result of air pollution in each year since 2010; and if he will estimate the forecast number of such deaths in the next 10 years.
    (2968)
116
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts have predicted a (a) surplus, (b) break-even position and (c) deficit for the financial year 2015-16.
    (3029)
117
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts have recorded a (a) surplus, (b) break-even position and (c) deficit since 2000.
    (3030)
118
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on community healthcare in England in each year since 2000.
    (3031)
119
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on accident and emergency and urgent care services in England in each year since 2000.
    (3032)
120
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on the hospital provider sector in England in each year since 2000.
    (3033)
121
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on mental health in England in each year since 2000.
    (3040)
122
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on primary care in England in each year since 2000.
    (3041)
123
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on social care in England in each year since 2000.
    (3042)
124
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England has allocated to each local authority for 2015 for the Better Care Fund.
    (3043)
125
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of stillbirths.
    (2934)
126
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GP surgeries in receipt of funding under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency which have had reduced services since 1 April 2014.
    (2841)
127
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average (a) yearly earnings, excluding office costs, and (b) number of hours worked per week of GPs in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) the London Borough of Islington and (iv) Islington South and Finsbury constituency.
    (2842)
128
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average retirement age of GPs in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency.
    (2843)
129
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency retired in each of the last 10 years.
    (2844)
130
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total funding awarded to GP practices under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee was in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last 10 years.
    (2845)
131
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average funding award was to each GP practice in receipt of funding under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last 10 years.
    (2846)
132
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency receive funding under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee.
    (2847)
133
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of GP practices in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency receive funding under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee.
    (2848)
134
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GP surgeries in receipt of funding under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency which have closed since 1 April 2014.
    (2849)
135
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 9 February 2015, to Question 223061, when the review of the Carr-Hill funding formula was launched; who is a member of the review group for that formula; what the terms of reference are; and when that review is expected to reach its conclusion.
    (2860)
136
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2014 to Question 218487, on immigration controls, when she plans to publish the results of the policy review referred to in that Answer.
    (2888)
137
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what exceptional circumstances outside the normal financial requirements there are for interpreters who have worked with the British Army in Afghanistan to settle their spouses in the UK.
    (2830)
138
N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish plans for changes to marriage certificates to allow the names of both parents to be recorded.
    (2920)
139
 
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on the detention of refugee women.
    (2832)
140
N
Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent female genital mutilation in communities affected by that practice.
    (2923)
141
N
Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what programmes and projects her Department funds that carry out community engagement work to raise awareness of female genital mutilation.
    (2924)
142
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Libyans formerly based at Bassingbourn barracks remain in the UK having claimed asylum; and if she will make a statement.
    (2867)
143
 
Kate Osamor (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects information on the age, ethnicity and gender of people with mental illnesses detained in police custody.
    (3034)
144
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risks posed to UK national security by investments in critical national infrastructure by foreign (a) state-owned enterprises and (b) sovereign wealth funds; and if she will make a statement.
    (2836)
145
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's practice is in cases in which hon. Members send further documentary evidence to UK Visas and Immigration on visitor's applications which have been refused after meeting constituents who are visa sponsors; whether that body considers that evidence as part of the original application; whether it is her Department's policy to give advice in all such cases that a new application should be made; and if she will make a statement.
    (2953)
146
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist the Sahrawi people.
    (2831)
147
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on providing funding to non-governmental organisations and charities that promote boycotts or sanctions against Israel.
    (2940)
148
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department's second generation contract for the supply of language services will require interpreters to be registered with the National Registers of Communications Professionals Working with Deaf and Deafblind People or the National Register of Public Service Interpreters.
    (2854)
149
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans there are to accommodate (a) girls and (b) offenders under the age of 15 in the proposed Secure College.
    (2926)
150
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on plans for Secure College rules.
    (2927)
151
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Libyans formerly based at Bassingbourn barracks (a) are in prison in the UK and (b) it is expected will be released from prison having completed their sentences within the next six months; and if he will make a statement.
    (2866)
152
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many awards of additional days were given by independent adjudicators to children in each public and private young offenders institution in each of the last three years.
    (2890)
153
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days were given by independent adjudicators to children in each public and private young offenders institution in each of the last three years.
    (2891)
154
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days were given by independent adjudicators to young adults aged between 18 and 21 in each public and private young offenders institution that holds young adults in each of the last three years.
    (2892)
155
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many awards of additional days were given by independent adjudicators to young adults aged between 18 and 21 in each public and private young offenders institution that holds young adults in each of the last three years.
    (2893)
156
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days were given by independent adjudicators to prisoners in in each public and private young offenders institution and prison in each of the last three years.
    (2894)
157
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the mental health diagnosis was of young adults who received adjudications in each public and private young offenders institution in the last three years.
    (2895)
158
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the mental health diagnosis was of the children who received adjudications in each public and private prison and young offenders institution in the last three years.
    (2896)
159
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people in each ethnic group have received an adjudication in each (a) public prison, (b) private prison and (c) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.
    (2898)
160
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many internal adjudications cases there were in each public and private prison and young offenders institution that holds young adults aged from 18 to 21 in each of the last three years.
    (2904)
161
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many internal adjudication cases there were in each public and private young offenders institution in each of the last three years.
    (2907)
162
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been referred to the external adjudicator in each private and public young offenders institution holding young adults aged from 18 to 21 in each of the last three years.
    (2908)
163
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on independent adjudicators in each public and private prison and young offenders institution in each month of (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 to date.
    (2909)
164
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were referred to the external adjudicator in each private and public young offenders institution holding children in each of the last three years.
    (2910)
165
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ethnicities are of the children in each public and private prison and young offenders institution that have received adjudications in the last three years.
    (2937)
166
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on repeal of the 1689 Bill of Rights.
    (2932)
167
 
Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the UK remaining a party to the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.
    (2871)
168
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to end the payment of allowances to hon. Members who do not take their seats.
    (2962)
169
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information she holds on the number of parades held in Northern Ireland in 2014 categorised by the Parades Commission as (a) loyal order or loyalist, (b) community or church based and (c) republican or nationalist in character.
    (2960)
170
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many voters were added to the electoral register between 1 December 2014 and 1 April 2015 in each constituency in Northern Ireland.
    (2961)
171
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Electoral ID cards were issued in each ward in Belfast North constituency in each month from April 2013 to March 2015.
    (2928)
172
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many electoral ID cards were issued in each ward in West Belfast constituency in each month from April 2014 to March 2015.
    (2936)
173
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she has had with (a) the Parades Commission and (b) its individual members since July 2014.
    (2977)
174
 
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Government has to devolve corporation tax powers to the Northern Ireland Executive.
    (2868)
175
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his letter to Sir John Chilcot of 17 June 2015, if he will instruct the Cabinet Secretary to discuss with Sir John at the proposed meeting the imposition of an urgent deadline for the receipt of responses from individuals contacted as part of the Maxwellisation process.
    (2933)
176
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce a right of appeal to a body outside the DVLA for drivers whose car was clamped or towed because they failed to comply with the changes to the rules on tax discs, or who did comply but this was not noted because of an administrative error by the DVLA.
    (2889)
177
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 1549, whether proposals for the Atos and Atos Worldline sections of the Railway Pension Scheme have been approved by the Trustee.
    (3006)
178
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to withdraw Pacer trains from the Great Western and Wales and Borders franchises.
    (3009)
179
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings in the report entitled, HS2 Direct Connections Study, published by East Midlands Council on 18 December 2013; and if he will take steps to support the Midlands Connect initiative.
    (3010)
180
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2015 to Question 2340, on which journeys on which lines passengers can expect a 15 minute journey time improvement as a result of the introduction of (a) bi-mode IEP and (b) electric IEP trains.
    (3011)
181
 
Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) desktop, (b) laptop and (c) tablet computers his Department has lost in each of the last three years.
    (2939)
182
N
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require train operating companies to submit to his Department reports on their revenue and profit margins.
  [R] (2834)
183
N
Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has reduced the funding available to develop the winning design of the Transport Systems Catapult All Aboard competition into a working prototype from £100,000 to £50,000; and if he will make a statement.
    (2882)
184
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with representatives of rail franchises operating in South London in the last 12 months.
    (2982)
185
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the level of air pollutant emissions from (a) road traffic, (b) aviation and (c) shipping on the air quality in London.
    (2983)
186
 
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) research and (b) information his Department holds on the performance of the (i) Southeastern and (b) Southern rail franchises.
    (2984)
187
 
Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of constructing High Speed 2 (a) Phase 1 and (b) Phase 2 is in 2015 prices.
    (2856)
188
 
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the value and efficacy of equality impact assessments by public authorities in addressing the effects of policies on groups with protected characteristics.
    (2873)
189
 
Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people had their benefits sanctioned in Aberdeen in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available.
    (2950)
190
 
Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who are unable to afford a low-cost funeral; and what steps his Department is taking to assist such people with funeral costs.
    (2971)
191
 
Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides for people in employment with mental health problems.
    (2900)
192
 
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in Ashfield constituency were in receipt of benefits in excess of £26,000 per year before the introduction of the benefits cap.
    (2872)
193
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what statistics his Department collects on deaths of benefit claimants; and how it is decided and by whom in his Department which statistics on such claimants will be (a) collected and (b) published.
    (2905)
194
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Information Commissioner on the Freedom of Information request on deaths of benefit claimants made on 25 June 2013.
    (2906)
195
N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit who were (i) in the assessment phase, (ii) found fit to work, (iii) placed in the work-related activity group, (iv) placed in the support group and (v) with an appeal pending have died in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    (2955)
196
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of changes in the rate of disability employment in each of the last 10 years.
    (2887)
197
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social housing tenants are under the age of 65 in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (2969)
198
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of council tax benefit in March 2013 in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3014)
199
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social housing tenants paid the under-occupancy penalty in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (3015)
200
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many housing benefit claimants there were in employment in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2010-11.
    (3019)
201
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was that an applicant waited for a personal independence payment assessment in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in the most recent period for which data is available.
    (3020)
202
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of housing benefit in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2010-11 in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3021)
203
 
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many housing benefit claimants there were under the age of 25 in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2010-11 in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
    (3025)
204
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate in what proportion of broad market rental areas (a) a couple with children, (b) a single parent with three children and three bedrooms and (c) other families in households subject to the benefit cap at (i) £26,000 and (ii) £23,000 per year can afford average private sector rent.
    (2869)
205
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the proportion of families in Brighton and Hove in households subject to the benefit cap who would not be able to afford average housing costs in that local authority area if the cap were set at £23,000 per year; and if he will make a statement.
    (2870)
206
 
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Fifth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee Session 2014-15, Benefits sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review, HC 814, whether his Department plans to undertake a broad and independent review into benefit conditionality and sanctions.
    (2975)
207
N
Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the ages of children whose parents have been subject to welfare benefits sanctions.
    (3000)
208
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to review the effect of the benefit cap on children.
    (2879)
209
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on child poverty of the introduction of universal credit.
    (2880)
210
 
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of and how many Child Support Agency cases being dealt with by that Agency's legal enforcement teams concern non-resident parents who are (a) self-employed, (b) self-employed with a company and (c) otherwise self-employed.
    (2861)
211
 
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of and how many Child Support Agency cases being dealt with by that Agency's legal enforcement teams concern non-resident parents who (a) own a company and (b) are otherwise self-employed.
    (2862)
212
 
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what proportion of and how many live Child Support Agency cases there were on maintenance arrears where the non-resident parent is self-employed.
    (2863)
213
 
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to use Integrated Debt Services Ltd to collect (a) child maintenance arrears owed to his Department and (b) maintenance arrears owed to parents with care with arrears only Child Support Agency cases.
    (2865)

Notices given on Thursday 18 June

1
N
Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of employers offer apprenticeships to 16 to 19 year olds in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency.
[Transferred]   (2878)
2
N
Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on household incomes of the welfare changes introduced since May 2010 as a proportion of household income for each income decile.
[Transferred]   (2840)
3
N
Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers comply with minimum wage legislation; and how many prosecutions there have been for non-compliance in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]   (2963)
4
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chinese authorities about the banning of the export of crabs from the UK to China; and if she will make a statement.
[Transferred]   (2881)
5
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on how many houses have been built in Gaza to replace those destroyed during Operation Protective Edge; and what proportion that number is of the number destroyed.
[Transferred]   (2901)
6
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Attorney General, which buildings occupied by the Law Officers' Departments are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3095)
7
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will meet representatives of Dudley College to discuss upcoming funding allocations for (a) adult skills, (b) the Skills Funding Agency and (c) the Education Funding Agency.
    (3231)
8
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will meet the Skills Funding Agency to discuss the number of course places his Department will fund in the coming year.
    (3233)
9
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will meet the Edcuation Funding Agency to discuss the number of course places his Department will fund in the coming year.
    (3234)
10
 
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will set out the different rates of customs duty applied to imports into the UK and the nature of the goods to which each rate applies.
    (3203)
11
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3094)
12
 
Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic benefit of a city region deal to Aberdeen.
    (3127)
13
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many adult learning service departments in England are judged by Ofsted to be (a) outstanding, (b) good and (c) needs improvement.
    (3180)
14
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people are employed by local authorities in adult learning services in England.
    (3181)
15
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners used 19 plus adult learning services in each of the last five academic years.
    (3182)
16
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what average proportion adult learning services budgets have varied in (a) this and (b) the next financial year.
    (3183)
17
 
Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff of each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister of his Department; and what the pay band of each such member of staff is.
    (3165)
18
 
Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations he has received on the decision of Lord Lyon to prevent Airdrieonians Football Club from using its current badge; and if he will make a statement.
    (3274)
19
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3096)
20
 
Hannah Bardell (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income tax gap in Scotland in each of the last five years.
    (3046)
21
 
Ms Mhairi Black (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department made any payments to the Institute of Fiscal Studies in each of the last five years.
    (3119)
22
 
Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of UK membership of the EU and what effect leaving the EU would have on the economy.
    (3239)
23
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential cost to the public purse of converting HM Revenue and Customs helpline numbers to Freephone services.
    (3221)
24
 
Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the Royal Bank of Scotland about ensuring (a) pensioners and (b) other customers receive payments on time.
    (3228)
25
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3111)
26
 
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the rate of VAT on (a) alcohol sold in the hospitality sector and (b) alcohol served with a meal in the hospitality sector.
    (3088)
27
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public purse of the overall cost of intervention in UK banks following the financial crisis of 2007-08.
    (3133)
28
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made in each of the last five years of the effect on the public purse of the sale of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
    (3134)
29
 
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time is for callers to the Tax Credits renewal hotline.
    (3172)
30
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households were in receipt of child tax credit in Renfrewshire (a) on the last date for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last five years.
    (3091)
31
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households receive child benefit in Renfrewshire; and how many such households received child benefit in each of the last five years.
    (3138)
32
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many lone parents have been in receipt of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit in Renfrewshire in each of the last five years.
    (3143)
33
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households were in receipt of working tax credit in Renfrewshire in each of the last five years.
    (3173)
34
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households received the married couple's allowance in Renfrewshire (a) on the last day for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last five years.
    (3174)
35
 
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will fund a major retrofit programme for energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
    (3227)
36
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3097)
37
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local councils uphold their statutory duty to promote community cohesion.
    (3050)
38
 
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date he expects the review of BBC Charter renewal to commence.
    (3136)
39
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3098)
40
 
John Nicolson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department are paid less than the living wage.
    (3211)
41
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of libraries that will close in England and Wales between 2015 and 2020.
    (3184)
42
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the details of the Gurkha mixed marriage compensation scheme.
    (3066)
43
 
Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department made in each of the last five years of how much fuel would be needed in that year to accomplish all Royal Navy maritime tasking; and how much fuel was provided to the fleet in each such year.
    (3047)
44
 
Martin John Docherty (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to his Department of redundancy payments for staff employed in his Department has been in each of the last five years.
    (3130)
45
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3099)
46
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements his Department is making to ensure that US and UK F-35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Marham benefit from joint through-life support.
    (3168)
47
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the number of aircraft necessary to meet the threshold of initial operating capability for the F-35.
    (3169)
48
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2015 to Question 1740, whether infrastructure work in advance of the arrival of the F-35 squadron has begun at RAF Marham.
    (3212)
49
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2015 to Question 1740, what complex weapons he expects to be operational on the F-35 (a) by 2018, (b) by 2019, (c) by 2020 and (d) after 2020.
    (3213)
50
 
Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) desktop, (b) laptop and (c) tablet computers were lost by his Department in 2014-15.
    (3048)
51
 
Steven Paterson (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff at each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in his Department.
    (3129)
52
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, who will lead and which ministers will be part of the British delegation to the Financing for Development Summit in Addis Ababa in July 2015.
    (3135)
53
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department holds to support the proposition that academies are better performers than local authority schools; and if she will make a statement.
    (3142)
54
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet the Education Funding Agency to discuss the number of course places her Department will fund in the coming year.
    (3229)
55
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet representatives of Dudley College to discuss upcoming funding allocations for (a) adult skills, (b) the Skills Funding Agency and (c) the Education Funding Agency.
    (3230)
56
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet the Skills Funding Agency to discuss the number of places her Department will fund in the coming year.
    (3232)
57
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many crimes were committed against people aged under 18 in supported accommodation in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
    (3216)
58
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3100)
59
 
Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff at each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in her Department.
    (3131)
60
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2014 to Question 189394, what comparative assessment she has made of the value for money of (a) community schools other than academies and (b) free schools.
    (3063)
61
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 February 2014 to Question 187197, on school admissions, if she will place in the Library copies of (a) all those letters to local authorities where a free school is being proposed and (b) any representations from local authorities in response to those letters.
    (3064)
62
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children's centres which will close in England and Wales between 2015 and 2020.
    (3205)
63
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health about child and adolescent mental health services in England; and what the conclusion was of those discussions.
    (3206)
64
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools of a religious character have (a) 50 to 100 per cent (b) 40 to 49 per cent, (c) 30 to 39 per cent, (d) 20 to 29 per cent, (e) 10 to 19, (f) less than 10 per cent, (g) less than five per cent and (h) less than one per cent of children from other faiths or no faith.
    (3207)
65
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of free schools is single-sex.
    (3208)
66
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of single-sex free schools is of a religious character.
    (3209)
67
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of establishing a free school in temporary accommodation before moving that school to another building; and whether costs of such temporary accommodation and moves are included by her Department in value for money assessments.
    (3210)
68
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children's centres which have (a) closed and (b) opened in each year from 2010 to 2015.
    (3237)
69
 
Phil Boswell (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will offer financial incentives to the UK oil and gas sector to stimulate growth.
    (3122)
70
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on climate change of the Papal encyclical issued on 18 June 2015.
    (3120)
71
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3101)
72
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which onshore wind farms are registered as having a grid connection offer and acceptance.
    (3144)
73
 
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she plans to take to develop the potential for on-shore wind in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency; and how she plans to take account of that potential in reviewing on-shore wind subsidies.
    (3162)
74
 
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, HC WS40, whether her Department plans to offer support under the Renewables Obligation to the proposed Temple Hill wind farm.
    (3217)
75
 
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, HC WS40, whether her Department plans to offer support under the Renewables Obligation to the proposed Fulbeck Airfield wind farm.
    (3218)
76
 
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, HC WS40, whether her Department plans to offer support under the Renewables Obligation to the proposed Nocton Fen wind farm.
    (3219)
77
 
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, HC WS40, whether her Department plans to offer support under the Renewables Obligation to the proposed Sewstern Lane wind farm.
    (3220)
78
 
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on the continuation of operation of the Renewables Obligation Closure Order 2014, no 2388, before the introduction of primary legislation to close the Renewables Obligation to new onshore wind from 1 April 2016.
    (3082)
79
 
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she Department has had with investors who have sunk costs in the onshore wind pipeline under the Renewables Obligation.
    (3092)
80
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs entered the UK from each country for (a) non-commercial purposes under the Pet Travel Scheme and (b) commercial purposes under the Balai Directive 92/45/EEC in 2014.
    (3114)
81
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3102)
82
 
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the Government meets its commitments in the 2011 Natural Choice White Paper on (a) removing barriers to learning outdoors and (b) increasing the ability of schools to teach outdoors.
    (3061)
83
 
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what length of waterbodies is being removed from the current round of river basin management planning; and what assessment her Department has made of the effects on wildlife of removing those waterbodies.
    (3164)
84
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on proposals to introduce EU sanctions on Israeli products.
    (3065)
85
 
Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the franchise for the proposed referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
    (3266)
86
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the proposed permanent nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 would permit the IAEA to conduct anytime, anywhere inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities.
    (3058)
87
 
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the IAEA has been granted access to the Arak facility in Iran.
    (3059)
88
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3103)
89
 
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of Iran's financial and material support for Hezbollah.
    (3166)
90
 
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of Iran's financial and material support for Hamas.
    (3167)
91
 
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) more of the total population and (b) eligible MSM to donate blood; and if he will make a statement.
    (3093)
92
 
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 740, if he will commission comparative research into the incidence of hepatitis B and HIV infection in (a) the national population, (b) the population of men who have sex with men and (c) men in a civil partnership or married to a man.
    (3163)
93
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3104)
94
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research into Patau and Edwards Syndrome in each of the last five years.
    (3083)
95
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of planned Government-funded spending on research into Patau and Edwards Syndrome in each of the next five years.
    (3084)
96
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on paediatric bereavement nurses in each of the last five years.
    (3085)
97
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children and young people who are projected to need access to child and adolescent mental health services in each of the next five years.
    (3185)
98
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and young people accessed child and adolescent mental health services in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    (3186)
99
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the funding and availability of medicines for blood cancer patients in England compared to their counterparts in Scotland and Wales.
    (3175)
100
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the work of the Scottish New Medicines Fund in funding treatments for rarer cancers.
    (3176)
101
 
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the future of the Cancer Drugs Fund; and if he will make a statement.
    (3177)
102
 
Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what proportion of prescriptions a charge was levied in 2014-15.
    (3121)
103
 
Corri Wilson (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued for bupropion in each year since 2001.
    (3204)
104
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on disparities between the level of pensions paid to the widows of police officers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK; and if she will make a statement.
    (3086)
105
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3105)
106
 
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms there are to appeal against decisions made by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk on the Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund and the Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund.
    (3087)
107
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to chief police officers on dealing with illegal Traveller encampments; and if she will make a statement.
    (3057)
108
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures she plans to take to implement the recommendations of the most recent report on Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons; and if she will conduct a review of the operation of (a) the families unit and (b) alternatives to detention at that centre.
    (3178)
109
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of detainees sent to Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre were assessed by a nurse upon arrival in the last 12 months.
    (3179)
110
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an audit of reports submitted by healthcare professionals in Immigration Removal Centres under Detention Centre Rule 35 to maintain compliance with policy on the detention of victims of crime.
    (3223)
111
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Commonwealth countries who remained longer than a year entered the country in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
    (3235)
112
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Commonwealth countries entered the country in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
    (3236)
113
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3106)
114
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department plans to provide for (a) research on and (b) treatment of malaria until 2020.
    (3060)
115
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultancy firms her Department works with in the delivery of projects for (a) treatment of and (b) research on malaria.
    (3062)
116
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3107)
117
 
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his plans are for the role of the Public Defender Service; and if he will make a statement.
    (3140)
118
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3108)
119
 
Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to reduce his Department's running costs between 2015 and 2020; and what savings he plans to make from reducing his Department's running costs in 2015-16.
    (3128)
120
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3109)
121
 
Nusrat Ghani (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to investigate the management and communications with customers of (a) Southern and (b) Network Rail.
    (3132)
122
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3110)
123
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what resources he (a) has made and (b) plans to make available to Transport for Greater Manchester to make the county's railway stations fully accessible for wheelchair users; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish to discuss resources for wheelchair accessibility at Reddish North station.
    (3170)
124
 
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the connectivity of Glasgow Airport compares to that of (a) London City, (b) Heathrow and (c) Gatwick airports.
    (3222)
125
 
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have happened on the M56 between junctions 12 and 14 in the last three years.
    (3171)
126
 
Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the application of regulation EC1071/2009 concerning occupation of transport operators.
    (3124)
127
 
Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's response to the formal notification of infraction from the European Commission concerning the Government's application of regulation EC 1071/2009 on access to the occupation of a road transport operator; and what steps he plans to take in response to that notification.
    (3125)
128
 
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support Network Rail achieve and sustain journey time reductions on the Far North Rail Line from Inverness to Thurso and Wick; and if he will make increased funding available to the Scottish Government for investment in that line.
    (3214)
129
 
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage greater use of rural rail lines for those over 50 years of age; and if he will provide increased funding to the Scottish Government to encourage uptake of the Club 50 scheme.
    (3215)
130
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of each of the shortlisted options for a new runway in South East England on connectivity to Northern Ireland.
    (3051)
131
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3112)
132
 
Richard Arkless (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the usability of the Stat-Xplore website.
    (3115)
133
 
Ms Mhairi Black (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department made any payments to the Institute of Fiscal Studies in each of the last five years.
    (3139)
134
 
Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that all benefit claimants understand the Claimant Commitment.
    (3141)
135
 
Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how much benefit has been withheld from claimants as a result of sanctions in each quarter since 2005.
    (3238)
136
 
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what savings he expects to accrue to the public purse as a result of freezing working-age benefits in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
    (3268)
137
 
Peter Grant (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions in Scotland there were in each of the last five years.
    (3269)
138
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (3113)
139
 
Natalie McGarry (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of claimants receiving benefits pertaining to a mental health condition who have been given an assessment of whether they are fit to work based only on their physical health.
    (3126)
140
 
Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to make payments of winter fuel allowance to those who qualify for such payments after the third Monday in September and before 1 January before the end of the same financial year.
    (3123)
141
 
Dr Paul Monaghan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that older people with disabilities are adequately supported to meet their higher costs through nationally-administered disability benefits.
    (3049)
142
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants in Renfrewshire that appealed all or part of a sanction of their benefit were successful in each of the last five years.
    (3089)
143
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were given to benefit claimants in Renfrewshire who are (a) lone parents and (b) have a learning disability in each of the last five years.
    (3090)
144
 
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what average length of time applicants in Renfrewshire have waited for personal independence payment (PIP) assessments since the start of PIP rollout.
    (3137)
145
 
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will estimate the effect on the annual income of the (a) poorest 10 per cent, (b) poorest 20 per cent, (c) poorest 25 per cent, (d) poorest 30 per cent, (e) richest 40 per cent, (f) richest 30 per cent, (g) richest 25 per cent, (h) richest 20 per cent and (i) richest 10 per cent of households if the child element of child tax credit was reduced to 2003-04 levels in real terms.
    (3224)
146
 
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to compile data on the number of people using food banks.
    (3225)
147
 
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reduce delays in benefits payments.
    (3226)
148
 
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in London are affected by the household benefit cap; and how many such people have been placed by their local authority in temporary accommodation.
    (3267)
Tuesday 23 June  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
 
★ 1
Lucy Allan (Telford): What his plans are for the future of rehabilitation services for prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
    (900485)
★ 2
Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What his plans are for the future of rehabilitation services for prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
    (900486)
★ 3
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): What plans he has for the future of the court estate in Gloucestershire.
    (900487)
★ 4
Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness): What progress he has made on ensuring that prisoners undertake work in prisons.
    (900488)
★ 5
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If he will take steps to increase the penalties available for people convicted of burglary offences.
    (900489)
★ 6
Chloe Smith (Norwich North): What steps he is taking to increase the recruitment of prison officers.
    (900490)
★ 7
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): How many days of sickness absence there were in his Department in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (900491)
★ 8
Kate Osamor (Edmonton): What steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.
    (900492)
★ 9
Christina Rees (Neath): What plans he has for reform of the youth justice system; and if he will make a statement.
    (900493)
★ 10
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What his plans are for the future of rehabilitation services for prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
    (900494)
★ 11
Peter Aldous (Waveney): What progress he has made on reform of the courts system.
    (900495)
★ 12
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): What recent discussions he has had on the treatment of people with mental health issues in the criminal justice system.
    (900496)
★ 13
Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): What his policy is on the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.
    (900497)
★ 14
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What his plans are for the future of rehabilitation services for prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
    (900498)
★ 15
Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire): When he plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a British Bill of Rights; and how that Bill will relate to the Human Rights Act 1998.
    (900499)
★ 16
Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the future of the Human Rights Act 1998.
    (900500)
★ 17
Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire): What plans he has for reform of prisons; and if he will make a statement.
    (900501)
★ 18
Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): If he will review the level of employment tribunal fees.
    (900502)
★ 19
Carolyn Harris (Swansea East): What steps he plans to take to ensure access to justice regardless of ability to pay.
    (900503)
★ 20
Mr Alan Mak (Havant): What progress he has made on his plans for a British Bill of Rights; and if he will make a statement.
    (900504)
★ 21
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): How many prisoners do not have access to at least one hour of corporate worship each week.
    (900505)
★ 22
Suella Fernandes (Fareham): What progress he has made on his plans for a British Bill of Rights; and if he will make a statement.
    (900506)
★ 23
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): What steps he plans to take to increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation of female prisoners.
    (900507)
★ 25
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): Whether he plans to reform court and tribunal interpretation services; and if he will make a statement.
    (900509)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★ 1
Kevin Foster (Torbay): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (900475)
★ 2
Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood):  
    (900476)
★ 3
Clive Lewis (Norwich South):  
    (900477)
★ 4
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):  
    (900478)
★ 5
Sue Hayman (Workington):  
    (900479)
★ 6
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):  
    (900480)
★ 7
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough):  
    (900481)
★ 8
Corri Wilson (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):  
    (900482)
★ 9
Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling):  
    (900483)
★ 10
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):  
    (900484)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 15 June

1
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1656, if he will make an assessment of the effect of changes to the adult skills budget on learners in Liverpool.
    (2529)
2
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1849, which funding bodies his Department is working with to determine how reductions to the adult skills budget will be made; and if he will instruct the funding bodies to look at the effect of changes on learners in Liverpool.
    (2530)
3
N
Dr Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many assaults there were on NHS staff in (a) Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency, (b) the NHS East Anglia area and (c) the UK in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
    (2558)

Notices given on Tuesday 16 June

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to trial the use of variable temporary speed limits on sections of motorways involving roadworks to take account of the different road conditions at off peak times in order to reduce delays.
    (2663)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with the Highways Agency the potential merits of introducing shorter stretches of roadworking on motorways.
    (2664)

Notices given on Wednesday 17 June

1
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote the space industry.
    (3012)
2
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the education system encourages gender equality in science.
    (3013)

Notices given on Thursday 18 June

1
N
Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of invoices from suppliers to his Department were paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) March and (b) April 2015.
    (3264)
2
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of customs duties the UK contributed to the EU budget arose from (a) Africa, (b) Asia, (c) South America and (d) the Middle East in the last year for which information is available.
    (3150)
3
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the cost to UK manufacturers of customs duties imposed on their products by non- EU countries.
    (3152)
4
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK contribution to the EU budget for customs duties is attributable to (a) manufacture goods, (b) new materials and (c) agricultural produce.
    (3161)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received from current and former sub-postmasters on the performance of the Post Office sub-postmaster mediation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
    (3257)
6
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Post Office sub-postmaster mediation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
    (3258)
7
N
Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to raise awareness among people travelling within European Economic Area countries to ensure all such travellers hold an EHIC card.
    (3068)
8
N
Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received to the practice of voided travel insurance policies due to alcohol consumption; and if he will make a statement.
    (3069)
9
N
Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that holidaymakers are treated fairly and equitably if they claim on the travel insurance policies they may take out.
    (3070)
10
N
Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to notify holidaymakers about the importance of covering themselves with travel insurance when travelling abroad on holiday.
    (3071)
11
N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to recommendation 73 of Lord Heseltine's No Stone Unturned report, published in October 2012, and to paragraph 1.48 of the Government's response to the Heseltine review, published in March 2013, how the Government distinguishes between investment which benefits the UK economy and investment which does not; and if he will make a statement.
    (3079)
12
N
Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of extending the franchise in all elections to 16 and 17 year olds on voter turnout.
    (3147)
13
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment on the UK economy of removing all custom duties on products from Africa.
    (3151)
14
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1914, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of IR35 anti-avoidance legislation.
    (3254)
15
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1915, what the total revenue collected in corporation tax for personal service companies was in each of the last five years.
    (3255)
16
N
George Kerevan (East Lothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of spare capacity in the economy; and on what analysis that estimate is based.
    (3067)
17
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received (a) face to face and (b) telephone advice through Pension Wise since that service opened; and what those numbers are as proportions of all people eligible to take advantage of new pension flexibilities.
    (3251)
18
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the average loss to housing associations in (a) rental income over a period of 25 years and (b) capital for each housing association property sold under the proposed extension of the right to buy scheme in Warrington.
    (3187)
19
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency will qualify for sale to existing tenants under the proposed extension of the right to buy scheme to housing association tenants; and if he will estimate the average price on the open market of those properties.
    (3188)
20
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) housing associations and (b) lenders on the potential effects of the extension of the right to buy scheme on the credit ratings and ability to access credit of housing associations; and if he will make a statement.
    (3189)
21
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2015 to Question 1237 on television: disability, what targets his Department uses to judge if significant progress has been made on the provision of access service on Video on Demand.
    (3145)
22
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department made of the proportion of (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria covered by (i) 2G voice and low data rate mobile coverage, (ii) 3G high-speed data mobile coverage and (iii) 4G very high-speed data mobile coverage.
    (3245)
23
N
George Kerevan (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in seeking a replacement for the Nimrod aircraft for the RAF's maritime reconnaissance capability; and what alternative aircraft platforms are under elevation for this role.
    (3244)
24
N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which UK treaty obligations will be taken into account in development of the Strategic Defence Review.
    (3240)
25
N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for public consultation on the contents of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
    (3241)
26
N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will consult political parties which are not in government on development of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
    (3250)
27
N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to consult businesses as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
    (3252)
28
N
Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to liaise with other government departments on the development of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
    (3253)
29
N
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the internal Ministry of Defence and Home Office review report on Libyan training at Bassingbourn; and if he will make a statement.
    (3198)
30
N
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library notes and minutes of meetings between representatives of his Department and Cambridge City councillors on the effect on the local community of basing Libyan personnel at Bassingbourn; and if he will make a statement.
    (3199)
31
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Paragraph 12 of the European Parliament resolution on the situation in Ukraine (2014/2965(RSP)), if he will take steps to provide (a) communications equipment, (b) night vision equipment and range finders and (c) other non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
    (3053)
32
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Ukraine on providing forces in that country with non-lethal military equipment.
    (3054)
33
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has made with his EU and NATO counterparts on providing non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.
    (3055)
34
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish in one place on gov.uk where each school is located; each school's unique reference number and local authority establishment number, the URL for each such school's page on her Department's school and college performance tables website, the URL for each such page on Ofsted's Inspection Report website, the name of the company whom has an academy funding agreement, and the Companies House registration number of each of those companies.
    (3077)
35
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what functions she plans to delegate to a combined authority should Clause 6 of the Cities and Local Government Deduction Bill pass into law.
    (3160)
36
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the expectation that all students should take Ebacc subjects applies to University Technical College and Studio School students.
    (3191)
37
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will bring forward proposals for a regulated social tariff for all energy suppliers to ensure all low income customers automatically receive the cheapest tariff.
    (3200)
38
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government will be taking in the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long-term to achieve the G7's goal of decarbonising the global economy by the end of this century.
    (3247)
39
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will publish a plan committing to phase-out coal without carbon capture technology from the power sector by 2032.
    (3265)
40
N
Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Deer Act 1991 in 2014.
    (3261)
41
N
Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in 2014.
    (3262)
42
N
Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 in each police force area in 2014.
    (3270)
43
N
Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996 in each police force area in 2014.
    (3271)
44
N
Calum Kerr (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to carry out the review of the convergence of uplift payment allocation in 2016.
    (3148)
45
N
Calum Kerr (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department plans to undertake to establish a fair and objective criteria for an assessment of land classes across the UK in advance of her Department's review of convergence of uplift payment allocation.
    (3149)
46
N
Stuart McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable she has set for her Department to become a living wage employer.
    (3146)
47
N
Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia to (a) protect the human rights of Rohingyan refugees and (b) provide those refugees with asylum.
    (3153)
48
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1756, if he will include in the action plan for diabetes a national patient experience survey for patients with diabetes.
    (3154)
49
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1756, what consultation his Department plans to undertake on the action plan for diabetes.
    (3155)
50
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on updating the NHS constitution that closed in April 2015; and what plans his Department has to publish responses received by that consultation.
    (3196)
51
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the future implementation of the No Health without Mental Health strategy.
    (3197)
52
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what initiatives his Department has created in order to destigmatize mental health issues.
    (3272)
53
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide funding for everolimus.
    (3075)
54
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons proposed plans for a new appeals system in adult social care do not include making recommendations of independent appeals panels binding on local authorities.
    (3194)
55
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on the implementation of the new Care Certificate; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of health and care workers who are making progress towards obtaining that certificate.
    (3195)
56
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about bringing forward targets for reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in agriculture in line with comparable targets for reducing their use in medicine in the UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013-18; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect on human health of not so adjusting those targets.
    (3078)
57
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2015 to Question 1466, what additional resources her Department plans to make available to ensure that all Disclosure and Barring Service checks are completed on time nationally in the next 12 months.
    (3256)
58
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Yemenis have been granted refugee leave since the beginning of the present political and military crisis in Yemen.
    (3193)
59
N
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects that a decision will be reached on pre-licence application SPL5298000134 made by Bridgend College Coleg Penybont on 2 July 2014; and if she will make a statement.
    (3116)
60
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications made by asylum seekers under Article 8 of Schedule 1 of the Human Rights Act 1988 were upheld by the courts in each year since 2000.
    (3157)
61
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2015 to Question 1293, what funding her Department has provided to International Labour Organisation programmes in each of the last six years.
    (3052)
62
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2015 to Question 1293, in what countries her Department is working on projects with the International Labour Organisation; and what the value of her Department's funding is for each such project.
    (3056)
63
N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on plans for paperless working in the courts.
    (3249)
64
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees in his Department have been (a) made redundant or (b) offered redundancy since 7 May 2015.
    (3156)
65
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on (a) external legal advice from Queen's Counsel and (b) other external legal advice between 7 May 2010 and the present day; what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012; to whom such payments were made; for what reasons such legal advice was sought; and what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department was since 7 May 2010.
    (3158)
66
N
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monthly running cost is of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010.
    (3159)
67
N
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of electors in each local authority area are data matched.
    (3246)
68
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to include provisions on improving the quality of and access to training and continuing professional development for employeers of train operating companies in all future franchise agreements.
    (3072)
69
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to encourage research and development into the production of new diesel multiple units by UK-based manufacturers.
    (3080)
70
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to make a decision on whether to grant First Great Western permission to order new trains to operate on its intercity routes to Devon and Cornwall; and whether he expects that permission will require a section 54 undertaking of the designation of such trains, or their lease agreement as a franchise asset.
    (3081)
71
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2015 to Question 2371, what meetings (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have held to discuss Network Rail since 1 March 2015; when each such meeting took place; and which organisations external to the core Department were present at each such meeting.
    (3117)
72
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the pilot schemes aimed at in-work claimants.
    (3192)
73
N
Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions have been issued by each Jobcentre Plus in each month in 2014.
    (3263)
74
N
George Kerevan (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people had their benefits sanctioned in East Lothian in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available.
    (3190)
75
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of seconding Job Centre staff to do outreach sessions at food banks to support people who are experiencing problems with the administration of the welfare system.
    (3248)
76
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will estimate the number of people who would no longer receive child tax credits if the child element was reduced to its 2003-04 level in real terms.
    (3242)
77
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will estimate how many people who would otherwise be eligible for universal credit who would not be so eligible if the child element was reduced in real terms to the 2003-04 level of the child element of child tax credit.
    (3243)
78
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been awarded in discretionary housing payments by each local authority in London (a) in total, (b) to people affected by the household benefit cap, (c) to people affected by a reduction in local housing allowance rates and (d) to people affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
    (3259)
79
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people affected by the household benefit cap who were placed by the local authority in temporary accommodation were placed outside their local authority area in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.
    (3260)
80
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of children in the borough of Walsall living in poverty in (a) households including a person who is in employment and (b) other households.
    (3076)
Wednesday 24 June  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
 
★ 1
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What recent progress has been made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if she will make a statement.
    (900425)
★ 2
Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): What steps the Government is taking to tackle low pay in Northern Ireland.
    (900426)
★ 3
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): What steps the Government is taking to tackle low pay in Northern Ireland.
    (900427)
★ 4
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What progress has been made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement.
    (900428)
★ 5
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implementation of greater fiscal flexibility for Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (900429)
★ 6
Jim Shannon (Strangford): What discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on security of police officers.
    (900430)
★ 7
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): What recent assessment she has made of the political situation in Northern Ireland.
    (900431)
★ 8
Pat Glass (North West Durham): What recent discussions she has had on the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (900432)
★ 9
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that a viable budget can be set by the Northern Ireland Executive.
    (900433)
★ 10
Tom Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone): What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on welfare reform.
    (900434)
★ 11
Suella Fernandes (Fareham): What progress has been made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement.
    (900435)
★ 12
Conor McGinn (St Helens North): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of the British-Irish Council.
    (900436)
★ 13
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What steps she is taking to increase the sustainability of the Northern Ireland Executive's finances.
    (900437)
★ 14
Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): What steps the Government is taking to strengthen and rebalance the Northern Ireland economy.
    (900438)
★ 15
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps the Government is taking to tackle low pay in Northern Ireland.
    (900439)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★ 1
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 June.
    (900510)
★ 2
Richard Harrington (Watford):  
    (900511)
★ 3
Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood):  
    (900512)
★ 4
Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton):  
    (900513)
★ 5
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead):  
    (900514)
★ 6
William Wragg (Hazel Grove):  
    (900515)
★ 7
Rishi Sunak (Richmond (Yorks)):  
    (900516)
★ 8
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole):  
    (900517)
★ 9
Crispin Blunt (Reigate):  
    (900518)
★ 10
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire):  
    (900519)
★ 11
James Cartlidge (South Suffolk):  
    (900520)
★ 12
Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds):  
    (900521)
★ 13
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):  
    (900522)
★ 14
Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):  
    (900523)
★ 15
Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury):  
    (900524)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 9 June

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of exports from (a) Cumbria and (b) Carlisle was in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
    (1677)
2
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the level of business rates will next be reassessed; and if he will make a statement.
    (1676)
3
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on staffing costs for healthcare in Cumbria in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
    (1678)
4
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of transport infrastructure in Cumbria; and if he will conduct a feasibility study on upgrading the A595 from Carlisle to Whitehaven.
    (1675)

Notices given on Wednesday 10 June

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timescale he has planned for the completion of the feasibility study of the upgrading of the A69.
    (1814)
2
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include a requirement to upgrade Carlisle station in the next invitation to tender for the West Coast Mainline franchise.
    (1815)

Notices given on Thursday 18 June

1
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK since 2010.
    (3202)
2
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the decline in the bee population.
    (3118)
3
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Iran's ballistic missile research and development programme.
    (3201)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes have been or are to be made to how bailiffs operate as a result of HM Courts and Tribunals Service recent review of enforcement methods.
    (3073)
Thursday 25 June  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 16 June

1
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Answer of 15 June to Question 1850, what the budgetary reductions are; and how they were decided.
    (2749)

Notices given on Thursday 18 June

1
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has provided to people affected by the crisis in Yemen in each of the last three years.
    (3074)
Tuesday 30 June  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 18 June

1
N
Kevin Foster (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to further roll out the Universal Credit programme in Torbay constituency in 2015-16.
    (3273)

Prepared 19th June 2015