Session 2016-17
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
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Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 25 May 2016
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 25 May 2016
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the role of financial technology in encouraging consumers to switch their current account.
(37958)
2
N
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the press release, PM hosts major summit as part of global drive to expose, publish and drive out corruption, published on 12 May 2016, whether he plans to publish information on the ownership of property in the UK owned by foreign companies.
(37744)
3
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students received support from specialist study skills tutors in English universities in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(37890)
4
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that academic staff are aware of their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to make provision for the needs of disabled students.
(38015)
5
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the funding of Band 4 specialist study skills tutors will be a permissible use of the disabled student allowance under the Government's proposed changes to that allowance.
(38016)
6
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to the disabled students allowances on the number of disabled students accessing higher education.
(38017)
7
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to the disabled students allowance on the ability of disabled student to access non-medical help and to develop coping strategies and learning styles during their time at university.
(38018)
8
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will allow the Quality Assurance Agency to include an assessment of how well universities are meeting the needs of disabled students in their remit.
(38019)
9
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment the Government has made of the auditing sector's contribution to economic productivity.
(37804)
10
N
Dr Tania Mathias
(Twickenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason Companies House publishes the month and year of birth of company directors.
(37754)
11
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to tackle anti-Semitism in English universities.
(37996)
12
N
Tulip Siddiq
(Hampstead and Kilburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether it is his policy that the proposed public register of beneficial owners of companies will provide details of the names of (a) trust or company service providers and (b) other third parties which incorporate those companies.
(37717)
13
N
Tulip Siddiq
(Hampstead and Kilburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2016 to Question 31997, on employment: telephone services, if he will provide that data for financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
(37757)
14
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37823)
15
Royston Smith
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students from low-income households attended Russell Group universities in the last three years.
(37905)
16
Anna Turley
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of airport expansion at (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport on the level of foreign direct investment to the North East.
(37793)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
17
N
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill.
(37716)
18
N
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which countries attended the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
(37749)
19
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 May 2016 to Question 36307, what the total cost was of (a) the Anti-Corruption Summit held on 12 May 2016 and (b) the Tackling Corruption Together Conference held on 11 May 2016.
(37797)
20
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government's Anti-Corruption Tsar addressed the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
(37820)
21
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what visits the Government's Anti-Corruption Tsar has taken in an official capacity to the British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies since his appointment to that role.
(37822)
22
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role the Anti-Corruption Tsar had in the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
(37849)
23
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Members of the European Parliament were invited to the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
(37886)
24
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding the Government provides its Anti-Corruption Tsar to tackle corruption.
(37887)
25
Jonathan Ashworth
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 11 May 2016 to Question 36368, what timescale Anguilla and Guernsey have given for putting in place central registers of beneficial ownership or similarly effective systems.
(37915)
26
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in Stafford constituency participated in the National Citizen Service in each of the last two years.
(37898)
27
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much is spent from the public purse on food procured for (a) his Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office; and what proportion of food procured for each was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37901)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
28
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries have been made by hon. Members to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on tax credits claims in the last 12 months; and what the average time taken was for HMRC to respond to those enquiries.
(37798)
29
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on supply teachers of new restrictions on tax relief for travel and subsistence expenses for workers engaged through an employment intermediary.
(37899)
30
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his Department's policy to provide additional funding to local authorities for providing public services for nationals of other EU member states who remain in the UK for less than one year; and if he will make a statement.
(37942)
31
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of annual claims made for (a) tax credits and (b) child benefit by EU nationals who remain in the UK for less than one year in each of the last three years.
(37943)
32
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing public services for EU nationals who remain in the UK for less than one year.
(37944)
33
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income tax paid each year by EU nationals who remain in the UK for less than one year in each of the last three years.
(37945)
34
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37836)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
35
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37824)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
36
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to his Department was of commissioning and publishing the report, entitled Research to explore public views about the BBC, published in May 2016.
(37963)
37
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to his Department was of commissioning and publishing the report, entitled BBC television, radio and online services: An assessment of market impact and distinctiveness, published in March 2016.
(37964)
38
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to pages 13 and 39 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, what his Department plans to spend the £85 million of new funding for the World Service on.
(37965)
39
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to close the iPlayer loophole.
(37966)
40
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 17 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, if he will provide details of how the more flexible payment plans for payment of television licence fees will help people on lower incomes.
(37967)
41
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department's budget arising from the Government's decision not to automatically roll-out broadband to all households and businesses.
(37981)
42
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of how much people in rural areas will have to contribute to receive a basic 10 Mbit/s broadband connection as a result of his Department's decision not to automatically roll-out broadband to all households and businesses.
(37982)
43
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how his Department plans to allow rural communities to table collective requests for broadband connections.
(37983)
44
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department allocated to the Football Association in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
(37984)
45
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Government's targets for participation in grassroots football were for (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
(37985)
46
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the future availability of protected sporting events on free-to-air television; and if he will make a statement.
(37986)
47
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 31 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, if he will publish the minutes of the roundtable events held with the creative sector as part of the BBC Charter review process.
(38084)
48
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's planned expenditure on resources is for Ofcom in each year up to 2028.
(38085)
49
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of staffing levels for Ofcom in each year up to 2028.
(38086)
50
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in which the occupants qualify for free television licences that will make voluntary payments in each year up to 2022.
(38087)
51
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish the draft BBC Charter.
(38088)
52
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 50 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, if he will publish details of the appointment process for members of the new BBC unitary board.
(38089)
53
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 50 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, if he will publish details of the public appointments process for the chair, deputy chair and non-executive members from the four nations of the UK for the new BBC unitary board.
(38090)
54
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) households and (b) businesses unable to access broadband speeds of (i) 10 Mbit/s and (ii) two Mbit/s in the latest period for which figures are available.
(38091)
55
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support Newcastle upon Tyne's Freedom City 2017 festival.
(37956)
56
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with BT on the time taken to repair faulty telephone lines.
(38100)
57
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37825)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
58
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original planned date was for cutting steel to begin for the first Type 26 Global Combat Ship; to what date this planned date has been moved; whether the cause of that change was (a) limited capacity of BAE Systems and its sub-contractors to meet the original schedule or (b) a decision to remove a significant sum from the annual T26 budget; and if he will make a statement.
(37138)
59
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original projected in-service date was for the first Type 26 Global Combat Ship; and what the current projected in-service date is for first such ship.
(37139)
60
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of by how much the cost of the Type 26 programme is expected to increase for every year that the in-service date for each ship is delayed.
(37140)
61
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) helicopters, (b) Royal Navy ships and (c) Royal Air Force aircraft are stationed in the Falkland Islands.
(38101)
62
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force personnel are stationed in the Falkland Islands.
(38102)
63
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what facilities are available in the Falkland Islands for the repair of (a) helicopters, (b) ships and (c) aircraft; and on how many occasions military vehicles of each such type have been returned to the UK for repairs which were not capable of being undertaken on those Islands.
(38103)
64
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 July 2013 to Question 164762, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the latest period for which figures are available.
(37818)
65
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 July 2013 to Question 164762, what the annual budget is for food produced for the armed forces; and what proportion of food produced for the armed forces was sourced from British producers in the latest period for which figures are available.
(37819)
66
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was for maintaining his Department's properties classified as void in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.
[R] (37892)
67
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was for (a) management of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation estate of Service Family Accommodation (SFA), (b) the maintenance of SFA and (c) improvements to SFA in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
[R] (37893)
68
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's properties classified as void have been empty for over 12 months.
[R] (37894)
69
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of his Department's properties classified as void.
[R] (37895)
70
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's target is for the proportion of its properties that are classified as void.
[R] (37896)
71
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's properties and in which locations are classified as void.
[R] (37897)
72
Tom Tugendhat
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans for the disposal of his Department's vacant properties in the UK.
[R] (38099)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
73
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the take-up of academy places and (b) the performance of academies in Stafford constituency.
(37947)
74
Dr Paul Monaghan
(Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will take steps to incorporate animal welfare into the national curriculum for primary school children in England.
(37861)
75
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that all children are taught in schools about online abuse and how they should report such abuse to the police.
(37991)
76
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual budget is for food produced for her Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for her Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37826)
77
Royston Smith
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to The Future Leaders Trust in each of the last three years.
(37908)
78
Royston Smith
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers who have participated in The Future Leaders Trust programmes in the last three years are now in senior leadership posts.
(37909)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
79
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy of the conclusion of the Energy Technologies Institute report, published on 12 May 2016, that there are no technical hurdles to permanently and safely storing large quantities of carbon dioxide off the coast of the UK.
(37851)
80
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when her Department plans to produce a forward plan for carbon capture and storage strategy in the UK.
(37852)
81
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment she has made of the financial viability of (a) carbon capture and storage and (b) alternative options in helping to reduce the UK's carbon dioxide emissions.
(37853)
82
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Energy Technologies Institute report, published on 12 May 2016, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy of carbon capture and storage technology contributing to meeting the UK's commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
(37854)
83
Clive Lewis
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the Government plans to publish its response to the December 2015 HM Revenue and Customs' consultation on increasing VAT for domestic solar.
(38025)
84
Clive Lewis
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on her Department's April 2014 Solar Strategy document.
(38026)
85
Clive Lewis
(Norwich South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her latest estimate is of the amount of solar PV that will be installed under the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2016-17.
(38027)
86
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 32639, how she ensures that those most in need benefit from the Energy Company Obligation and Warm Home Discount; and whether she plans to change how households in fuel poverty are identified.
(37750)
87
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 32639, how much of the investment in energy efficiency measures referred to was spent on (a) administrative costs and (b) targeted energy efficiency schemes; and what estimate she has made of the amount that will be spent on administrative costs relating to such planned investment in the current Parliament.
(37751)
88
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 32639, how much of the investment in energy efficiency measures referred to in (a) the 2010 to 2015 Parliament and (b) the current Parliament is classified as direct government investment.
(37752)
89
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress her Department has made on working with major energy suppliers on the smart meter roll-out to ensure that it provides maximum benefit to consumers.
(37992)
90
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding her Department has allocated to help develop clean energy storage.
(38094)
91
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of replacing traditional lattice pylons with the T-pylon in environmentally sensitive areas.
(38095)
92
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle increases in energy costs for manufacturing companies in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.
(38096)
93
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to make available to people without online access guidance on comparisons of energy prices among different energy providers.
(38097)
94
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the annual budget is for food produced for her Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for her Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37827)
95
Anna Turley
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support her Department is providing to recipients of Green Deal funding whose vouchers expired before their home improvements were completed.
(37941)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
96
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to educate consumers about the welfare risks of certain breed characteristics in cats so that consumers can make informed decisions when considering a purchase.
(37850)
97
Dr Paul Monaghan
(Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many kittens and cats entered the UK under the EU Pet Travel Scheme in (a) 2015 and (b) each previous year since that scheme's introduction.
(37817)
98
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for her Department's assessment of applications for emergency authorisation of neonicotinoid seed treatments; and whether she plans to remove restrictions on the use of neonicotinoids.
(38077)
99
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect and help encourage curlew and lapwing habitats.
(38092)
100
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that those who breed and sell kittens where there is evidence of commercial trade do so under a pet vending licence; and if she will make a statement.
(38029)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
101
Tom Brake
(Carshalton and Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what services are provided by the Government for UK citizens who are imprisoned abroad.
(37910)
102
Tom Brake
(Carshalton and Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens imprisoned abroad in each country.
(38036)
103
Tom Brake
(Carshalton and Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens in each country who are in prison and facing the death penalty.
(38037)
104
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is making to help prevent the displacement of Bedouin people in southern Israel; and if he will make a statement.
(37938)
105
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent house demolitions in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
(37939)
106
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of house demolitions conducted by Israel in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(37940)
107
Dr Paul Monaghan
(Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will summon the ambassador of Turkey to explain why the Co-chair of the Democratic Regions Party, Kamuran Yuksek, has been arrested and charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation.
(37860)
108
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aung San Suu Kyi, on human rights for the Rohingya.
(37777)
109
N
Joan Ryan
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the Government provided to each (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian non-governmental organisation through the (i) Conflict Security and Stability Fund and (ii) bilateral programme budget in the most recent year for which figures are available.
[R] (37735)
110
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37828)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
111
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department invested in research using adult stem cells in 2015.
(37946)
112
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will review its policy on the provision of independent counselling for women with underlying mental health conditions with unwanted pregnancies, to ensure that such women are provided with information on (a) alternatives to abortion and (b) grants and other assistance available should they decide to continue with their pregnancies.
(37959)
113
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 29747, whether wider disclosure of the content of the personal email exchange between Professor Grifo and a member of the expert panel convened by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority would breach patient confidentiality.
(38011)
114
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 29747, what prompted the email exchange between the relevant expert panel member and Professor Grifo.
(38012)
115
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the article by Marta N. Shahbazi et al, entitled Self-organisation of the human embryo in the absence of material tissues, Nature Cell Biology (2016) and by Alessia Deglincerti et al, entitled Self-organisation of the in vitro attached human embryo, Nature 553, 251 to 254, of 12 May 2016, if he will instruct the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to require prolonged culture for up to 13 days or longer of any human embryos generated by (a) pronuclear transfer and (b) spindle-chromosomal complex transfer prior to clinical application of either of these techniques.
(38076)
116
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 29747, whether any of the correspondence cited in the oral contribution of the Lord Patel on 24 February 2015 had been given unredacted to concurrently serving members of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority executive.
(38093)
117
Neil Coyle
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the Specialised Services Committee of NHS England announcing its position on commissioning pre-exposure drug prophyaxis for HIV for the at-risk population.
(37891)
118
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that scientists and technicians working in the health sector should be registered with a professional body such as the Science Council.
(37783)
119
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) science-related contracts and (b) outsourced activities in the health sector are awarded to organisations that demonstrate a commitment to high professional standards and invest in the professional development of their scientific workforce.
(37785)
120
Byron Davies
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish all responses received to the Chief Medical Officer's consultation on the revised alcohol guidelines.
(37848)
121
Byron Davies
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many EU member states have adopted guidance recommending the same level of weekly alcohol consumption for men and women.
(37856)
122
Byron Davies
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consumers and organisations have made representations on the Chief Medical Officer's revised guidelines on alcohol consumption.
(37857)
123
Byron Davies
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Chief Medical Officer's revised guidelines on alcohol consumption on consumer behaviour.
(37858)
124
Byron Davies
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to adopt the recommendations made by the Chief Medical Officer on the consumption of alcohol.
(37859)
125
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an acceptable level of care for patients in Ashfield constituency following changes to the provision of urgent out-of-hours GP and care home support services provided by Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services.
(37755)
126
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will receive further funding from the Government to provide any extra A&E care required as a result of Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services no longer providing such care.
(37758)
127
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Nottingham Emergency Medical Services and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust will receive further funding from the Government to provide any extra services in Ashfield and Mansfield required as a result of Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services no longer providing such services.
(37759)
128
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the funding which Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services received from the public purse has been recovered by the Government; and if he will establish an investigation into that body's handling of its finances.
(37760)
129
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications are for his policy on private NHS contractors carrying out healthcare services of the failure of Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services to be able to continue to provide such services; what steps his Department is taking to ensure that other such contractors continue to provide the services for which they are contracted; and if he will make a statement.
(37761)
130
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to ensure that former sex workers and ex-intravenous drug users will be involved in the SaBTO blood donations review group; and if he will make a statement.
(37781)
131
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the proposals to more closely align the approval process for the new cancer drugs fund with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence do not limit access to potential life-saving treatments such as Avastin for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
(37866)
132
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's proposal for collaboration between the NHS and Vertex to widen access to the treatment Orkambi on the treatment of the patients with that disease.
(37867)
133
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the medical exemption criteria for determining prescription charges is suitable to allow for the changing nature and improving prognosis of many medical conditions.
(37868)
134
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) longest wait was for a carers' assessment after an initial request was made since the introduction of the Carers Act 2014.
(37763)
135
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are currently on the waiting list for a carers' assessment.
(37764)
136
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received a carers' assessment since the introduction of the Carers Act 2014.
(37765)
137
N
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) external organisations on the provision of free prescriptions for those over the age of 60 who are in full-time employment.
(37736)
138
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Advanced Cancer Care Equality Strategy for Gender and Sexual Minorities study in improving palliative and end-of-life care for LGBT people.
(37997)
139
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to improve palliative and end-of-life care for LGBT people.
(37998)
140
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has published on surrogacy for professionals working in midwifery, hospitals, fertility clinics and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
(37999)
141
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve public and professional awareness and understanding of surrogacy.
(38000)
142
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the campaign by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to raise awareness of the importance of parental orders for new parents and surrogates.
(38001)
143
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with (a) Crohn's disease and (b) ulcerative colitis have been treated with biological drugs in each of the last five years.
(38002)
144
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent of access to biological treatments for people with inflammatory bowel disease.
(38003)
145
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the financial burden on people with cancer which arises from their condition and affects their ability to recover.
(38013)
146
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of Surrogacy UK, Surrogacy in the UK: Myth busting and reform, published on 28 April 2016, if he will take steps to publish a legal pathway document for intended parents and surrogates.
(38078)
147
N
Joan Ryan
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from (a) Healthwatch England, (b) Healthwatch Enfield and (c) other patient groups on the decision by NHS Royal Free Foundation Trust to grant Google DeepMind access to NHS patient records.
(37753)
148
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of antibiotics.
(38106)
149
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department provides for women going through the menopause.
(38107)
150
Derek Thomas
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support healthcare professionals working in the NHS to continue to undertake research.
(37792)
151
Derek Thomas
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all patients have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials and research.
(37795)
152
Derek Thomas
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of overall health research funding was invested in renal research in each year since 2010; and what plans he has to increase funding for such research in the next five years.
(37799)
153
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to continue monitoring breastfeeding rates following the abolition of the infant feeding survey; and if he will make a statement.
(37801)
154
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department were working on breastfeeding in each year from 2010 to 2016.
(37802)
155
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the benefits of breastfeeding will be included in the upcoming obesity strategy.
(37803)
156
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications for his policies are of the findings in The Lancet Series on breastfeeding, published in January 2016; and what steps his Department is taking to increase breastfeeding rates.
(37903)
157
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on Public Health England's study into the health impact of incinerators.
(37871)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
158
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the role of chief superintendent for Nottingham at Nottinghamshire Police was removed on 1 May 2016; what consultation was carried out prior to that decision being made; and if she will make a statement.
(37960)
159
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the effect will be on the pension entitlement of the Deputy Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police of her promotion to acting Chief Constable.
(37961)
160
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides local authorities who express an interest in resettling refugee children under the Immigration Act 2016.
(37889)
161
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria the Government plans to use to assess the suitability of a local authority's capacity to provide suitable care for resettled children under the Immigration Act 2016.
(38014)
162
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to publish the outcome of its consultation with local authorities on the resettling of child refugees under the Immigration Act 2016.
(38028)
163
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in Cumbria Constabulary are absent from work as a result of sickness or injuries caused by violence inflicted on them in the course of their duties.
(38005)
164
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents in the Cumbria Constabulary area were responded to by a single officer in each year since 2012.
(38006)
165
N
Mrs Helen Grant
(Maidstone and The Weald):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police raids in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland resulted in potential victims of human trafficking being taken by the police to reception centres in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
(37239)
166
N
Mrs Helen Grant
(Maidstone and The Weald):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential victims of human trafficking were taken by the police to reception centres following police raids in the last year; what proportion of such potential victims volunteered to enter the National Referral Mechanism; and if she will make a statement.
(37240)
167
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals of other EU member states have won appeals to prevent their removal from the UK in each of the last 10 years.
(37904)
168
Kevin Hollinrake
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resident in the UK hold an EU non-British passport and previously held a non-EU country passport.
(37800)
169
Mike Kane
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2016 to Question 36796, when she expects to publish the updated country information and guidance on handling asylum claims made by Eritrean nationals.
(37911)
170
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 34024, whether the matter of family ties to the UK being considered only after substantive interview is in compliance with the Dublin Regulations.
(37756)
171
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each nationality detained for over (a) six and (b) 12 months between 2005 and 2015 for the purpose of removal were successfully removed.
(37778)
172
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each nationality were held in detention for over (a) six and (b) 12 months between 2005 and 2015 for the purpose of removal.
(37779)
173
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each nationality detained between 2005 and 2015 for the purpose of removal had been previously detained for the same purpose and released.
(37780)
174
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider proposals put forward by the British Red Cross Torn Apart campaign to extend refugee family reunion to include young people over the age of 18 who were living with their parents when they were forced to flee.
(37784)
175
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugee family reunion applications to bring children of 18 years or older into the UK were submitted in the last three years; and how many of those applications were successful.
(38031)
176
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unsuccessful refugee family reunion applications during the last three years were rejected on the basis of the child being 18 years or older.
(38032)
177
Stuart C. McDonald
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful refugee family reunion applications there have been in the last three years.
(38033)
178
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of online abuse on (a) Facebook, (b) Twitter and (c) all other social media have been reported to the police since 2010.
(37988)
179
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of offences of online abuse on (a) Facebook and (b) Twitter under the Communications Act 2003 since 2010.
(37989)
180
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on tackling online abuse in schools.
(37990)
181
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to decide applications for the change of conditions of leave granted on the basis of family or private life during the last 12 months.
(38020)
182
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has service standards for considering applications for the change of conditions of leave granted on the basis of family or private life.
(38021)
183
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to decide fee waiver applications in the last 12 months.
(38022)
184
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has service standards in place for considering fee waiver applications.
(38023)
185
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget is for food produced for her Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for her Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37829)
186
Royston Smith
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps law enforcement agencies can take to ensure that community resolution agreements are honoured.
(37906)
187
Royston Smith
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how community resolution agreements are recorded in crime statistics.
(37907)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
188
Tom Brake
(Carshalton and Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to people affected by flooding in Sri Lanka.
(38035)
189
Thangam Debbonaire
(Bristol West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a commitment at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016 to work to prevent harm from the use of wide-area explosive weapons in populated areas.
(38004)
190
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to become a founding donor of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies when it is launched at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016.
(38034)
191
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the annual budget is for food produced for her Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for her Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37830)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
192
N
Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers for what reasons have taken long-term sick leave in each of the last five years.
(37734)
193
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37831)
Questions to the Leader of the House
194
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Leader of the House, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Office; and what proportion of food produced for his Office was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37832)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
195
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the annual budget is for food produced for her Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for her Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37833)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
196
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37834)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
197
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on maritime exports from UK ports to the EU of the UK voting to leave the EU.
(37821)
198
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a draft of the Modern Transport Bill announced in the Queen's Speech.
(37862)
199
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the implications are for the UK's autonomous vehicle technology industry of the Declaration of Amsterdam signed by Transport Ministers on 14 April 2016.
(37863)
200
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the UK's existing (a) road infrastructure and (b) skills in the workforce for the anticipated rise in the number of autonomous vehicles.
(37864)
201
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on improving road-side facilities for hauliers on the strategic road network.
(37865)
202
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on developing a scheme to publish pass rates of instructors as set out in his Department's Motoring Services Strategy; and how much funding he has allocated to that project.
(38007)
203
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average waiting time for a practical driving test and (b) number of staffing opportunities at test centres not yet filled was in each region of England in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency recruitment strategy.
(38008)
204
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for the driving theory test is in each region of England.
(38009)
205
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to launch the Government's proposed consultation on changing the law to allow learner drivers to drive on motorways with instructors.
(38010)
206
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 18 of the Motoring Services Strategy consultation, what (a) criteria, (b) process and (c) timeframe his Department plans to use to explore the possible privatisation of practical driving tests.
(38098)
207
Neil Coyle
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to make public transport more accessible for people with guide dogs.
(37900)
208
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line in each year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(37962)
209
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he plans to make a decision on upgrading the Brighton Main Line.
(37855)
210
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the safety of and access for horse riders on roads and bridlepaths.
(38030)
211
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37835)
212
Anna Turley
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many annual flight movements between airports in the North East and (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport took place in each year between 2000 and 2015.
(37794)
213
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16941, on bus services: disability, what the different potential solutions for achieving better audio-visual information on buses are; and what steps he is taking to achieve better audio-visual information on buses.
(37796)
214
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2016 to Question 34525, if he will publish the (a) outcomes of his Department's regular discussions with local enterprise partnerships on their progress with local growth programmes and (b) annual performance review with the Local Enterprise Partnership.
(37805)
215
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on walking in each year from 2016 to 2021.
(37869)
216
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on cycling in each year from 2016 to 2021.
(37870)
217
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potholes that have been filled from the Pothole Action Fund since November 2015.
(37957)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
218
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37837)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
219
Thangam Debbonaire
(Bristol West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish a response to the First Report from the Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2015-16, HC 390, on Transgender equality; and if she will make a statement.
(37912)
220
Thangam Debbonaire
(Bristol West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the First Report from the Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2015-16, on Transgender equality, HC 390, what consultation she has undertaken on the potential implications for single-sex provision in women's refuges and other services for victims of domestic or sexual violence of changes to the Equalities Act 2010 recommended in that report; and if she will make a statement.
(37913)
221
Thangam Debbonaire
(Bristol West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the recommendations of the First Report of Session 2015-16, from the Women and Equalities Committee, HC 390, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the implications for sex-specific health planning and provision of amending the Equalities Act 2010 to remove the protection for single-sex provision; and if she will make a statement.
(37914)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
222
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a health condition affecting their hearing have received support from Access to Work grants to (a) start work, (b) stay in work and (c) move into self-employment.
(37762)
223
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied for attendance allowance and were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales in the last five years.
(37987)
224
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who currently claim attendance allowance have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales.
(37993)
225
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied for personal independence payments and were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales in the last five years.
(37994)
226
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who currently claim personal independence payments have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales.
(37995)
227
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve take-up of the Pension Wise guidance service.
(38024)
228
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
(37838)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
229
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the revised EU Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions for lowering the exposure of pension fund savers to climate change-related financial risk.
[Transferred]
(37902)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
230
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to amend adoption rules to facilitate the adoption of children resettled under the Immigration Act 2016.
[Transferred]
(37888)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
231
George Kerevan
(East Lothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports the Government has received on involvement by the China National Nuclear Corporation in the illegal supply of 5,000 ring magnets to Pakistan of a type suitable for use in gas centrifuges to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons.
[Transferred]
(37782)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
232
Mike Kane
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to include producers of aviation fuel within the ambit of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
[Transferred]
(37948)
233
Mike Kane
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment in (a) sustainable aircraft fuels and (b) other renewable technology.
[Transferred]
(37949)