Session 2015-16
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 22 June 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 23 June 2015
For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for 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 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)
3
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)
4
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)
5
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)
6
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)
7
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)
8
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)
9
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)
10
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)
11
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)
12
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)
13
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)
14
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)
15
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)
16
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)
17
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)
18
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)
19
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)
20
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)
21
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)
22
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)
23
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)
24
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)
25
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)
26
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)
27
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 which has an academy funding agreement, and the Companies House registration number of each of those companies.
(3077)
28
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)
29
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)
30
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)
31
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)
32
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)
33
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)
34
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)
35
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)
36
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)
37
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)
38
N
Stewart McDonald
(Glasgow South):
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)
39
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)
40
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)
41
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)
42
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)
43
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)
44
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)
45
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide funding for everolimus.
(3075)
46
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)
47
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)
48
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)
49
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)
50
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)
51
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)
52
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)
53
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)
54
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)
55
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)
56
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)
57
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)
58
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)
59
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)
60
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)
61
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)
62
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)
63
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)
64
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)
65
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)
66
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)
67
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)
68
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)
69
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)
70
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)
71
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)
Notices given on Friday 19 June
1
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.
[Transferred]
(3150)
2
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the cost to UK manufacturers of customs duties imposed on their products by non- EU countries.
[Transferred]
(3152)
3
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the UK contribution to the EU budget for customs duties is attributable to (a) manufactured goods, (b) new materials and (c) agricultural produce.
[Transferred]
(3161)
4
N
Margaret Ferrier
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the practice of voided travel insurance policies as a result of alcohol consumption; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(3069)
5
N
Margaret Ferrier
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that holidaymakers are treated fairly and equitably when they claim on the travel insurance policies they may take out.
[Transferred]
(3070)
6
N
Margaret Ferrier
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to notify holidaymakers about the importance of taking out travel insurance when travelling abroad on holiday.
[Transferred]
(3071)
7
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.
[Transferred]
(3242)
8
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what functions he plans to delegate to a combined authority should Clause 6 of the Cities and Local Government Deduction Bill pass into law.
[Transferred]
(3160)
9
N
Margaret Ferrier
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to raise awareness among people travelling within European Economic Area countries in order to ensure all such travellers hold an EHIC card.
[Transferred]
(3068)
10
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for the Law Officers' Departments and their subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3307)
11
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1895, what finding his Department has allocated to the review of consumer protection measures in the online secondary ticketing market.
(3285)
12
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3306)
13
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3308)
14
Vicky Foxcroft
(Lewisham, Deptford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to educate young people in secondary schools about electoral registration.
(3295)
15
Vicky Foxcroft
(Lewisham, Deptford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase electoral registration in (a) London and (b) the rest of the UK.
(3296)
16
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the state of the financial service sector's IT systems is part of any risk register.
(3344)
17
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3323)
18
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to roll-out tax-free childcare over 12 months from autumn 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(3350)
19
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3309)
20
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory duty for the fire and rescue service to respond to a major flooding; and if he will make a statement.
(3341)
21
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local and regional newspapers there were in each of the last five years; whether he made estimates of the (a) numbers of such newspapers in any future years and (b) trends in that number; and if he will make a statement.
(3283)
22
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value is of arts assets in the vaults of the museums and galleries which received grant-in-aid.
(3286)
23
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 215 to Question 614, whether the £7.4m being made available to help all public libraries to install wi-fi is only for the capital cost of installation; what estimate he has made of the average cost of installing wi-fi; and what estimate has he made of the non capital costs over each of the next five years of providing free wi-fi in the libraries that do not have it.
(3287)
24
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2015 to Question 613, how many libraries were open for 10 hours or more a week in each year between 2010 and 2015; and if he will estimate the cost of collecting information on the number of volunteer-run libraries; and if he will make a statement.
(3288)
25
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015 to Question 611, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference between the number of premises with access to superfast broadband and the number using it; and if he will make a statement.
(3289)
26
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish his Department's Annual Report and Accounts.
(3290)
27
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent officials are working on Charter Renewal.
(3291)
28
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1896, what representations he has received about creating a cultural protection fund; and what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on such a fund.
(3292)
29
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1895, what the commencement dates of the relevant aspects of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 are.
(3325)
30
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 617, which other departments his Department is working with; and on what dates Ministers in his Department have had discussions on this issue with their counterparts in other departments.
(3326)
31
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2015 to Question 614, if he will place in the Library a list of all libraries which his Department's current desktop research indicates do not currently have wi-fi, together with information on which local authority has responsibility for each.
(3327)
32
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2015 to Question 614, when Arts Council England plans to finish the scheme.
(3339)
33
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3310)
34
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department is making on determining a permanent memorial to mark the Sikh contribution to the First World War.
(3351)
35
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of employment in the local newspaper industry since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(3346)
36
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3311)
37
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3312)
38
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3313)
39
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the removal of Renewables Obligation from onshore wind in 2016 on investor confidence in renewable energy in the UK.
(3278)
40
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on (a) the effects of seals on fishing populations, (b) minimising the need to kill seals to maintain fishing populations and (c) improving the level of protection offered to seals.
(3275)
41
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to improve protection for the seal population.
(3348)
42
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect seals have on (a) fish populations and (b) fishing equipment.
(3349)
43
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3314)
44
Dr Poulter
(Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on beak trimming of chickens; and if she will make a statement.
(3279)
45
Dr Poulter
(Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on research on non-beak trimmed birds; and if she will make a statement.
(3305)
46
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3315)
47
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used to allocate budgets to each NHS Strategic Clinical Network.
(3277)
48
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget has been allocated to each NHS Strategic Clinical Network for each of the last three years for which figures are available.
(3353)
49
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will update its Impact Assessment for funding reform to care and support services in England to take account of the Government's policy to increase inheritance tax thresholds by 2020.
(3345)
50
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3316)
51
Vicky Foxcroft
(Lewisham, Deptford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust had to wait longer than 48 hours for a GP appointment in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
(3293)
52
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether individuals who were released from Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Swinfen Hall since October 2014 have been identified and screened for tuberculosis.
(3276)
53
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the case of tuberculosis diagnosed at Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Swinfen Hall in October 2014 is directly linked to the three cases identified at the same site between March and May 2015.
(3304)
54
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3317)
55
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq (a) applied for and (b) were refused entry clearance to the UK in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.
(3343)
56
Gavin Newlands
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the economic effect on universities in Scotland of the removal of the post-study work visa has been.
(3282)
57
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the findings of Irresponsible Investment: Agrica's broken development model in Tanzania, published on 17 June 2015 by Global Justice Now, the Oakland Institute and Greenpeace Africa.
(3347)
58
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department are paid less than the living wage.
(3318)
59
Dr Poulter
(Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the use by Hamas of (a) UK and (b) UN humanitarian aid.
(3281)
60
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3319)
61
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department are paid less than the living wage.
(3320)
62
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Prime Minister, when the (a) Earn and Learn and (b) Digital infrastructure and inclusion Implementation taskforces will meet; who will participate in those meetings; when the minutes will be published; whether they will list attendees; whether the taskforces have secretariats; what resources are assigned to the taskforces; and how many Full-time equivalent officials work on those task forces.
(3284)
63
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department are paid less than the living wage.
(3321)
64
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
(3322)
65
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a response to the Law Commission report, Reforming the law on taxis and private hire services, Cm 8864, published in May 2014.
(3340)
66
Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department are paid less than the living wage.
(3324)
67
Vicky Foxcroft
(Lewisham, Deptford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of working households claiming housing benefit in (a) Lewisham, (b) London and (c) England.
(3294)
68
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure that employers comply with legislation and guidance on controlling excessively high temperatures in the workplace.
(3342)
69
Dr Poulter
(Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people with disabilities back into work.
(3280)
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)
Notices given on Friday 19 June
1
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the financial industry on the state of the financial services sector's IT systems.
(3333)
2
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) age and (b) reliability of the nation's financial services' IT systems and risks represented to the nation's critical infrastructure.
(3352)
3
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has made on developing the IT infrastructure that will underpin tax-free childcare; and whether NS&I expect that system to be ready to begin taking registration from parents in autumn 2015.
(3298)
4
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects parents to begin opening online accounts under the new tax-free childcare scheme; and when he expects eligible parents to receive top-up payments.
(3299)
5
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment hehas made of the effect of reducing air passenger duty on tourism, visitor numbers and regional economies.
(3330)
6
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure the sale of the Government's shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland Group does not have detrimental financial implications for customers of the banks in that group.
(3331)
7
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he did not discuss the sale of the Government's shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group with RBS, NatWest Bank or Ulster Bank; and if he will make a statement.
(3332)
8
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of properties bought under the help to buy scheme that have since been sold to private sector landlords.
(3334)
9
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of properties bought under the help to buy scheme in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area are now rented.
(3335)
10
N
Nick Herbert
(Arundel and South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter of 27 March 2015 from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate, what his policy is on landscape character and prematurity in planning decisions.
(3336)
11
N
Nick Herbert
(Arundel and South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 March 2015, what his policy is on solar energy.
(3337)
12
N
Nick Herbert
(Arundel and South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on proposals by developers to build new towns that do not accord with local plans.
(3338)
13
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the need for security of supply of potash minerals.
(3328)
14
N
Dr Poulter
(Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds his Department has provided for mental health research (a) in cash terms, (b) in real terms and (c) as a proportion of the total research and development budget in each year since 2000.
(3297)
15
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many landlords have trusted partner status for the purpose of placing tenants under alternative payment arrangements for universal credit; what proportion of universal credit recipients they cover; and what plans he has to extend this status.
(3300)
16
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit recipients have been put under alternative payment arrangements by social landlords with trusted partner status.
(3301)
17
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit recipients have been placed under alternative payment arrangements for the housing cost element of universal credit.
(3302)
18
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of in work conditionality applied to recipients of universal credit who are in work.
(3303)
19
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working recipients of working credit have seen their benefits reduced or stopped because a sanction was applied as a result of in work conditionality.
(3329)
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)
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)