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House of Commons
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 10 October 2016
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral
before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred
and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
MONDAY 10 OCTOBER
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
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1 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): If she will offer students places on the
board of the Office for Students.
(906514)
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2 Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire): How much she plans to allocate for
work in her Department on (a) the Fairer Funding Formula for schools and
(b) the forthcoming Green Paper on grammar schools in the next six months.
(906515)
★
3 Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): What steps her Department has taken to
implement the Staying Put policy; and what progress her Department has
made on expanding similar arrangements to children from residential care.
(906516)
★
4 Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds): What plans her Department has to review
the findings of joint inspections of local areas' effectiveness in identifying
and meeting the needs of children and young people who have special
educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) when assessing the delivery of
reforms to the SEND support system.
(906517)
★
5 Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What assessment she has made of the
potential effect of her Department's proposed changes to apprenticeship
funding rates on the take-up of apprenticeships.
(906518)
★ 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.
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
continued
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6 Chris Davies (Brecon and Radnorshire): What assessment her Department
has made of the adequacy of educational provision in rural areas.
(906519)
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7 David Mackintosh (Northampton South): What steps the Government is
taking to increase the uptake of languages.
(906520)
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8 Michelle Donelan (Chippenham): If she will publish her response to the
letter of July 2016 from hon. Members on the inclusion of design and
technology in the EBacc.
(906521)
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9 Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent): What progress the Government
has made on raising the quality of technical education.
(906522)
★
10 Nusrat Ghani (Wealden): What steps the Government is taking to improve
support for adopted families.
(906523)
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11 Hannah Bardell (Livingston): What assessment she has made of the effect
of the UK's decision to leave the EU on school staffing levels.
(906524)
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12 Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): What recent assessment she has
made of the adequacy of teacher recruitment and retention.
(906525)
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13 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What progress she has made on maintaining
the availability of GCSE and A-level qualifications in community languages.
(906526)
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14 Victoria Prentis (Banbury): What steps the Government is taking to
increase the uptake of languages.
(906527)
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15 Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): What steps the Government is
taking to improve support for adopted families.
(906528)
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16 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): What assessment she has made of
morale in the teaching profession.
(906529)
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17 Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): What steps the Government is taking to
increase the uptake of Mandarin.
(906530)
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18 John Pugh (Southport): What assessment she has made of the level of
educational under-performance of boys in northern cities.
(906531)
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19 Tom Pursglove (Corby): What steps she is taking to increase opportunities
for young people to access skills and vocational education.
(906532)
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
continued
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20 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What assessment she has made of
the potential effect of her Department's proposals to change apprenticeship
funding on the number of apprenticeships offered by employers.
(906533)
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21 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps the Government is taking to
ensure that 16-18 year olds take up apprenticeships.
(906534)
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22 Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What steps her Department is taking to
reduce differences in urban and rural school funding.
(906535)
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23 Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham): What steps the Government is taking to
ensure that funding is in place to implement its policy of 30 hours free
childcare.
(906536)
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24 Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): What assessment her Department
has made of the potential effect of planned funding changes on the financial
viability of maintained nursery schools and children's centres.
(906537)
★
25 Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West): What assessment she has made of the
potential effect of the provisions in the Higher Education and Research Bill
on part-time and adult students.
(906538)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): If she will make a statement on her
departmental responsibilities.
(906479)
★
2 Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):
(906480)
★
3 Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West):
(906481)
★
4 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
(906482)
★
5 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge):
(906483)
★
6 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):
(906484)
★
7 Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
(906485)
★
8 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):
(906486)
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Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
continued
★
★
9 Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):
10 Marcus Fysh (Yeovil):
(906487)
(906488)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 9 September
1 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Communities and Local Government, which district and unitary councils in
England prosecuted landlords under (a) section 80, (b) section 95 (1), (c)
Section 95 (4) of the Housing Act 2004 in 2015; and how many convictions
there were in each of those authorities under each of those sections of that
Act.
(45788)
2 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N what steps his Department is taking to work with NHS health trusts to
identify and resolve problems in recruiting the required number of doctors,
nurses and other health professionals necessary for the effective delivery of
services.
(45789)
3 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
N Department, how much was spent on hire cars by each constabulary in the
North West in 2015; and what steps are being taken to reduce expenditure on
such cars.
(45792)
4 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, how many people claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b)
employment and support allowance and (c) universal credit had their benefit
sanctioned in the most recent period for which figures are available. (45790)
5 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed at the carers
allowance building at Palatine House, Preston; and what his Department's
plans are for changes in that number up to May 2020.
(45791)
Notices given on Tuesday 13 September
1 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the
implications for his Department's policies of the report, Seeing through the
gloom, UK solar seeks stability after subsidy cut, published in July 2016.
(46185)
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2 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy
N and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to
Question 45149, how many climate change experts are employed by his
Department; and if he will make a statement.
(46321)
3 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
N Industrial Strategy, what role Industrial Partnerships will play in delivering
the Government's Industrial Strategy.
(46314)
4 Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many advertisements the Insolvency
Service has placed (a) in newspapers, (b) in magazines, (c) on television, (d)
on social media, (e) on transport and (f) on radio since November 2014.
(46148)
5 Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with HM
Treasury on the use of Farepak unclaimed funds in 2019.
(46149)
6 Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the current value is of Farepak
unclaimed funds.
(46150)
7 Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will respond to the Report of the
Law Commission Consumer Prepayments on Retailer Insolvency HC543,
published on 13 July 2016.
(46332)
8 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has
received from (a) employees of and (b) agencies connected with ARM
Holdings plc on the takeover of that business; and if he will make a statement.
(46184)
9 Anna Turley (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy
N and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that unspent
financial resources from the Redcar Taskforce are spent in the local
community.
(46082)
10 Anna Turley (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy
N and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the official receiver
on the future of the former SSI UK site in Redcar since July 2016.
(46083)
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11 Anna Turley (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy
N and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to negotiate a financial
settlement with those banks in Thailand which have a controlling interest in
the former SSI UK site to ensure redevelopment in a timely manner for the
benefit of the local community.
(46084)
12 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for the
N Cabinet Office, how many people earning less than £11,000 per year are fulltime employees.
(46102)
13 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Minister for the
N Cabinet Office, what proportion of the hospitality industry workforce in (a)
Cumbria and (b) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency was born in
another EU country.
(46308)
14 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
N Exchequer, whether public sector net debt will fall by the end of financial
year 2016-17 in line with his Department's published estimates.
(46106)
15 Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if
N he will make an assessment of the effect on children of the suspension of
child tax credit when investigations are carried out.
(46181)
16 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Communities and Local Government, whether his Department remains
committed to a target of delivering one million homes by 2020; and what
recent projections his Department has made on whether this target will be
met.
(46305)
17 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Communities and Local Government, if he will make representations to the
National Association of Estate Agents to encourage private-rented
accommodation sector agencies to reduce the fixed costs that those agencies
charge to tenants moving into private-rented accommodation; and if he will
make a statement.
(46146)
18 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy to continue the
use of energy efficiency assessments when renting out or selling domestic
properties; and if he will make a statement.
(46183)
19 Anna Turley (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and
N Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is trades union
representation on the Shadow Board of the South Tees Mayoral Development
Corporation.
(46085)
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20 Anna Turley (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and
N Local Government, what assessment he has made of the deliverability of the
recommendations of the independent report, Tees Valley: Opportunity
Unlimited, published in June 2016; and what the timetable is for his
Department to respond to those recommendations and set out a schedule for
the implementation of any recommendations which are accepted.
(46093)
21 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that
the emergency services can be contacted in areas where mobile phone service
is poor or non-existent.
(46306)
22 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2015 to Question
227862 and pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question
45109, on Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron, what assessment he
has made of the full 24 student places to be filled.
(46103)
23 Clive Lewis (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
N pursuant to the Written Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 44194,
how many and what proportion of the total number of successful claims for
the continuity of education allowance in 2015-16 were made by (a) officers
and (b) other ranks.
(46325)
24 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Education, what the amount of student loans outstanding was as of 31
March in each of the last three years.
(46105)
25 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what
N steps her Department is taking to implement the measures in the Skills Plan.
(46320)
26 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what
(46315)
N progress has been made by the Apprenticeship Delivery Board.
27 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
N what proportion of children aged 11 to 16 are educated at (a) selective statemaintained schools, (b) non-selective state-maintained comprehensive and
academy schools, (c) independent fee-paying schools and (d) other
educational settings in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and
(v) Northern Ireland.
(46258)
28 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to
Question 45147, what his Department's total spend has been to date. (46322)
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29 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to
Question 43456; when he expects the objectives and approach of the UK to
negotiations with the EU to be agreed.
(46334)
30 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff, at what grades, his
Department has recruited in the (a) Market Access Budget, (b) Justice,
Security and Migration, (c) Cross-Government Policy and Coordination, (d)
Strategy and Planning, (e) Trade and Partnership and (f) Analysis
Directorate.
(46254)
31 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff, at what grades, his
Department has recruited to work in the Permanent Secretary Office. (46255)
32 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Exiting the European Union, how many of his Department's 24
vacant Deputy Director posts have been filled.
(46256)
33 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Exiting the European Union, how many negotiators his Department has
recruited.
(46318)
34 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to
the UN Security Council on the persecution of Christians and other minorities
living in Syria in the last three months.
(46104)
35 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016
to Question 39705, what assessment his Department has made of Ethiopa's
progress on providing independent legal access for Andargachew Tsege.
(46145)
36 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September
2015 to Question 43633, what the terms are of his Department's emergency
loan agreement for British nationals overseas who require assistance from
public funds to pay for repatriation; and what provision his Department
makes for people who cannot afford the repayment conditions.
(46239)
37 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome has been of his
Department's efforts to secure a lawyer for Andargachew Tsege; and what
other steps his Department plans to take to ensure the release of Mr Tsege.
(46316)
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38 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff employed by
his Department have been (a) seconded to and (b) directly recruited by the
Department for Exiting the EU.
(46237)
39 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, how many meetings and on what dates he has had meetings with NHS
Improvement on Southern Health since the start of 2016.
(46241)
40 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45664,
what data his Department holds on adult mental health service inpatients that
have taken their own life in the most recent period for which figures are
available.
(46242)
41 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, how many prescriptions for anti-depressants have been issued in each
month of 2016.
(46243)
42 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, what his assessment is of the adequacy of the availability of talking
therapies to young people.
(46244)
43 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who suffer
from aphasia are given the support needed to communicate effectively.
(46307)
44 Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Health, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on the
Act FAST campaign in each year since that campaign began.
(46094)
45 Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N what response his Department plans to make to the reports published on 9
September by (a) the Office for National Statistics and (b) Public Health
England on drug-related deaths; and if he will make a statement.
(46182)
46 Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that work status is routinely
recorded in health records.
(46324)
47 Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he
N will visit the West Cumberland Hospital (a) before the start of the formal
consultation stage of the Success Regime and (b) during the formal
consultation stage of that regime.
(46087)
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48 Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what
N information his Department holds on how many babies were born by the side
of the road in England in each of the last six years.
(46088)
49 Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what
N information his Department holds on how many babies were born in transit
between Stafford and Stoke Royal University Hospital in each of the last six
years.
(46089)
50 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses have (i) been recruited and (ii) started
training in each of the last five years.
(46263)
51 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N the Home Department, how many people have had housing support
terminated following a failed asylum claim in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree
constituency, (b) Liverpool, (c) Merseyside and (d) England in each year
since 2010.
(46240)
52 Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
N Department, if she will publish (a) how much spending has been committed
from the public purse, and on what, (b) the outcomes proposed and (c) the
outcomes achieved to date as part of the joint intervention fund agreement of
September 2014 with the French government to combat illegal migration
between 2015 to 2020.
(46262)
53 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N the Home Department, how many asylum applications have been transferred
from other EU member states to the UK under the Dublin regulations in each
year from 2010 to 2016; and how many cases resulting from such
applications have been completed in each of those years.
(46261)
54 Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for the
N Home Department, how many unsolved murders there are in cases where the
remains have not been recovered in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and
(c) Northern Ireland.
(46326)
55 Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
N Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for customer
service of changing the operation of the Security Industry Authority contact
centre from telephone to email.
(46086)
56 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State
N for International Development, what meetings she has had with those nongovernmental organisations which receive funding from her Department
since she took up office.
(46099)
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57 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State
N for International Development, what meetings she has had with the Prime
Minister on the status of the 0.7 per cent gross national income to be used as
Overseas Development Assistance funding since taking up office.
(46100)
58 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State
N for International Development, what meetings her officials have had with
non-governmental organisations which receive funding from her Department
since she took up office.
(46101)
59 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for
N International Development, if her Department will continue to support at
present levels the Energy Africa Campaign.
(46330)
60 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for
N International Development, what recent meetings she has had with the
National Security Adviser on transparency and effectiveness of the crossgovernment aid funds.
(46331)
61 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N International Trade, if he will estimate the total amount his Department has
spent to date.
(46333)
62 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for
N International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September to Question
45236, to which destinations (a) ministers and (b) officials have taken flights
as part of their official duties since his Department was established.
(46309)
63 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for International Trade, how many trade deals the UK has with other
Commonwealth countries.
(46317)
64 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for International Trade, how many overseas visits he has made for the
purpose of negotiating trade deals since his appointment as Secretary of
State.
(46319)
65 Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the
N Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of
the effect of prohibited steps orders on access to families across the Scottish
English border; and on the movement of families and individuals across that
border.
(46090)
66 Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,
N how many murderers are serving sentences in cases in which the remains of
the victims have not been recovered.
(46327)
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67 Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,
N how many murder convictions there have been since 1988 in cases in which
the remains of the victim have not been recovered.
(46328)
68 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the equality between
mothers and fathers of court judgments on child custody and access to
children; and if she will make a statement.
(46151)
69 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Prime Minister, if she will appoint a new
(46313)
N Apprenticeships Adviser.
70 Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, what steps his Department is taking to address non-payment of
tolls, charges, penalties and fees by non-UK drivers.
(46097)
71 Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the amount in tolls,
charges, penalties and fees which remain unpaid by (a) commercial and (b)
domestic drivers from outside the UK in each of the last five years.
(46098)
72 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2016 to Question 40383, when
he plans to make an announcement on when passengers will have access to
compensation when trains are over 15 minutes late; whether the application
of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) from 1 October 2016 will affect that
access; after how many minutes of delay the consumer's right to claim a full
refund under the CRA will take effect; and if he will make a statement.
(46147)
73 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
N what assessment his Department has made of the dangers of using a handsfree kit while driving.
(46310)
74 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
N what evidence his Department has received which shows that using a handsfree kit while driving is any less dangerous than using a hand-held phone.
(46311)
75 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if
N he will take steps to prohibit the use of hands-free kits by drivers of
commercial coaches.
(46312)
76 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, what progress his Department has made on the electrification of
the Hull to Selby rail line; and what his provisional timeline is for those
works to be completed.
(46264)
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77 Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Work and Pensions, which three transitional options the former
Pensions Minister, Baroness Altmann, commissioned from his Department to
address the effects on women born in the 1950s following state pension
equalisation.
(46091)
78 Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Work and Pensions, what estimates his Department has made of
potential cost of proposed transitional measures to address the effects on
women born in the 1950s following state pension equalisation.
(46092)
79 Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the
N Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7
September 2016 to Question 44365, what assessment the Health and Safety
Executive has made on the effect of long shift patterns on the incidence of (a)
errors, (b) accidents and (c) injuries in (i) all sectors of the workforce and (ii)
the mining industry.
(46238)
80 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, how many claimants have lost their entitlement to motability cars
during their reassessment from disability living allowance to personal
independence payment; and how many such claimants have subsequently had
their motability cars reinstated following an appeal to the first-tier tribunal in
each year since 2010.
(46329)
81 Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to publish its green paper on
disability employment.
(46323)
82 Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, whether the contract with Maximus for delivery of the Fit for Work
programme includes provision of public funding for taxi journeys for anyone
(a) turned away from or (b) moved to a different assessment centre.
(46095)
83 Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, what guidance his Department has given to Maximus to ensure that
centres used for Fit for Work assessments are accessible to wheelchair users.
(46096)
84 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, how his Department assesses whether benefit appointees
should be appointed; what factors are taken into account in such cases by the
assessor; and what the requirements relating to the mental capacity of adult
benefit recipients are in such cases.
(46142)
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85 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department makes of whether an
adult should continue to have a benefit appointee.
(46143)
86 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that benefits
paid to benefit appointees are used in the best interests of the benefit
recipient.
(46144)
87 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, what plans his Department has to monitor the effect on housing rent
arrears of the length of time taken for initial payment of universal credit.
(46257)
88 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that universal credit is effective in
supporting an increasing number of people into self-employment.
(46259)
89 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, with how many local authorities his Department has worked to
improve budgeting advice for universal credit claimants.
(46260)
Notices given on Wednesday 14 September
1 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Attorney General,
on how many occasions, and on what dates, the Crown Prosecution Service
has decided to prosecute medical professionals for abortion-related offences
since 1997-98.
(46456)
2 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General,
whether there are plans to review the nature and type of offences that are
capable of referral to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of leniency of
sentencing.
(46370)
3 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13
September 2016 to Question 43629, what plans he has to review the aspects
of the BIS 2020 programme that do not relate to staff posts and office
locations in the light of the restructuring of government departments. (46435)
4 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans Innovate UK has to
develop a business plan across the UK for liaison with universities on the
promotion of greater innovation in private sector small and medium-sized
enterprises.
(46355)
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5 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials of the Department for
Energy and Climate Change have not transferred to work at his Department;
and what the cost has been to date of redundancy payments to such staff
resulting from the changes to the machinery of government.
(46365)
6 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will lay a revised departmental
minute detailing the most recent estimate of costs of Hinkley Point C before
Parliament; and if he will lay such a minute at least 14 days in advance of
signing any binding contract for that project.
(46335)
7 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy that
consumers who wish to switch energy providers only have to make contact
with the new provider.
(46477)
8 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Minister for the
N Cabinet Office, what steps his Department takes to ensure that government
projects are delivered on time and within budget.
(46376)
9 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for the
N Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the forecast change in the
number of people aged 80 and over between 2015 and 2035.
(46354)
10 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,
whether the Interministerial Group on Clean Growth plans to continue to
meet.
(46366)
11 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Minister for the
Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of overall
headcount and spending on civil servants across all Departments over the
next five years.
(46360)
12 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Minister for the
Cabinet Office, whether it is his Department's policy to reduce the overall
civil service headcount in the current Parliament.
(46361)
13 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total value of the contract
between his Department and Concentrix; and if he will make a statement.
(46490)
14 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
N Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have had
their tax credits stopped and subsequently reinstated by Concentrix in each of
the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(46494)
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15 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
how many high-cost, short-term credit firms have (a) been fully authorised
and (b) had their authorisation denied by the Financial Conduct Authority.
(46388)
16 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed in
the UK by the high-cost, short-term credit sector.
(46389)
17 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what the change in the (a) volume and (b) value of high-cost, short-term loans
has been since January 2015.
(46390)
18 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
how many high-cost, short-term credit firms are operating with interim
permissions.
(46392)
19 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what estimate he has made of the number of cases of each risk type relating to
error and fraud completed by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with
HM Revenue and Customs between May 2014 and October 2015.
(46384)
20 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
N with reference to section A8.1 of the Benefits and Credits, Error and Fraud
Adding Capacity 444 contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix UK Limited
and HM Revenue and Customs, what the profiling techniques are that are
used to identify non-compliance.
(46422)
21 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
how many amendments to tax credit awards Concentrix have made due to
error on behalf of (a) Concentrix and (b) since the beginning of the contract
between Concentrix and HM Revenue and Customs.
(46444)
22 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44656, how many
(a) amber, (b) amber green, (c) red and (d) black performance failures there
were between May 2014 and October 2015 in respect of benefits and credits
error and fraud.
(46445)
23 Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
N what the average time taken was to complete an investigation into the alleged
presence of an unreported adult in the household of a tax credit claimant in
the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(46393)
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24 Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
N what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs and Ministers of
the Scottish Government on changes to the rates and bands of income tax in
Scotland.
(46421)
25 Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
N Exchequer, how much his Department has (a) collected in Libor fines since
May 2015 and (b) expects to collect in Libor fines in each of the next three
years.
(46398)
26 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State
for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential
benefits of the UK taking part in the European Year of Cultural Heritage
proposed for 2018 by the European Commission for her Department's
objectives set out in the Culture White Paper, published in March 2016 ; what
assessment she has made of the implications of the outcome of the EU
referendum on UK participation in that event; and if she will make a
statement.
(46350)
27 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has made to the Football
League and the Premier League on whether the Fit and Proper Person Test
they use is appropriate and effective; and if she will make a statement.
(46442)
28 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from
football supporters clubs in England and Wales on whether the Fit and Proper
Person Test used by the Football League and Premier League is appropriate
and effective; and if she will make a statement.
(46443)
29 Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of
N State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to
promote tourism in Scotland.
(46429)
30 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, how much has been spent under each cost heading by UK defence
attachés in each year since 2010.
(46342)
31 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, whether the UK plans to provide any assistance or reconnaissance
intelligence for airstrikes against Daesh conducted as part of the Syrian
Counter Terror agreement made by the US and Russia on 9 September 2016.
(46448)
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32 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, whether the UK plans to provide any assistance or reconnaissance
intelligence for airstrikes against Jabhat al-Nusra conducted as part of the
Syrian Counter Terror agreement made by the US and Russia on 9 September
2016.
(46449)
33 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, whether the UK is a party to the Syrian Counter Terror Agreement
made by the US and Russia on 9 September 2016; whether the UK plans to
provide any assistance or reconnaissance intelligence for actions taken under
that agreement; and whether British forces' operations in Iraq and Syria will
be affected by that agreement.
(46450)
34 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2016 to Question 32492, to
which countries RAF Reaper or Watchkeeper drones have been deployed on
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties since 4 April 2016.
(46487)
35 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to Question 40083, what
assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of the British military
conducting and supporting air drops of humanitarian aid in Syria.
(46488)
36 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of
State for Defence, whether an Airborne Collision Avoidance System and a
Digital Advanced Flight Control System (Low Visibility Landing) were fitted
to Puma helicopter XW229 at the time of its crash on 12 October 2015.
(46486)
37 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, when he plans to publish details of the £8 million investment at the
RAF base in Leuchars.
(46453)
38 Clive Lewis (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
N how many recruits have joined the 77th Brigade as (a) regular and (b) reserve
personnel since the formation of that unit in 2015.
(46419)
39 Clive Lewis (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
N how many and what proportion of military personnel serving in the 77th
Brigade served in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force
before joining that unit; and how many such personnel have not previously
served in any branch of the armed forces.
(46420)
40 Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, how many civilian casualties have resulted from the 26 brimstone
missiles dropped by UK aircraft in Syria in 2016 to date.
(46434)
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41 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, what progress has been made on the Future Combat Air System.
(46409)
42 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, what the state of readiness is of HMS Lancaster; and when HMS
Lancaster will return to operations.
(46411)
43 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what plans his Department has for developing for a crewed
successor to Typhoon.
(46438)
44 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b)
availability of PSHE in England.
(46484)
45 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Education, what assessment she has made of the levels of sexual harassment
and sexual violence in schools.
(46485)
46 Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, what recent progress she has made on implementing 30 hours' free
childcare for working parents.
(46451)
47 Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that 16 to 18 yearolds take up apprenticeships.
(46452)
48 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what
proportion of (a) tutors and (b) students in higher education institutions was
(i) male and (ii) female in each of the last 10 years.
(46371)
49 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Education, when she plans to publish the Sussex Area-Based Review post-16
education and training.
(46410)
50 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
N what proportion of non-selective schools in selective areas is rated by Ofsted
as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate.
(46497)
51 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
N what proportion of secondary modern schools is rated by Ofsted as (a)
outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate.
(46498)
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52 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
N what proportion of (a) secondary and (b) grammar schools is rated by Ofsted
as (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate.
(46499)
53 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, if she will make it her policy to ensure funding parity for the fast
track and graduate training schemes for social workers.
(46474)
54 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the
Frontline and Think Ahead social work programmes.
(46476)
55 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the 25 year
plan for the environment.
(46446)
56 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the 25 year
plan for food and farming.
(46447)
57 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the
framework for her Department's 25-year plan for the environment; and what
the timetable will be for (a) consulting on the plan and (b) publishing the final
plan.
(46423)
58 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many lion trophies were
imported into the UK in each of the last five years for which figures are
available.
(46464)
59 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department
has made of the effect on conservation in the country of origin of the
importation of lion trophies into the UK.
(46466)
60 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is
taking to reduce the number of lion trophies imported into the UK.
(46467)
61 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to
Question 45148, if he will estimate the number of meetings Ministers of his
Department have had with their international counterparts to date.
(46424)
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62 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting
the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2016 to
Question 44230, whether the staff in his Department are new employees or
have been seconded from other Departments.
(46454)
63 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with Didier
Seeuws on the UK's exit of the EU since his appointment to the EU special
task force.
(46395)
64 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Exiting the European Union, how many times he has met with Didier
Seeuws since his appointment to the EU special task force.
(46396)
65 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for Exiting the European Union, when he expects to have a permanent
address for his Department.
(46468)
66 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for Exiting the European Union, how many times he has met with Guy
Verhofstadt to discuss the UK's exit from the EU.
(46470)
67 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with with Guy
Verhofstadt on the UK's exit from the EU.
(46471)
68 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UK officials were present at
discussions on the peace process in Syria between the US and Russia.
(46339)
69 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with
his European counterparts on the peace process in Ukraine.
(46340)
70 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his
US counterpart on recent discussions on the peace process in Syria between
Russia and the US.
(46341)
71 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has
had with other members of the International Syria Support Group on reports
by the UN that forces loyal to President Assad have blocked aid convoys
from entering East Aleppo.
(46491)
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72 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has
made of whether British arms exports are being used for political repression
against Shia dissidents within Saudi Arabia.
(46492)
73 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his
Department has (a) received and (b) made to the Spanish government on (i)
the burning of live bulls at festivals and (ii) bull-fighting in that country.
(46462)
74 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will support an
independent, international investigation into alleged breaches of international
humanitarian law in Yemen at the Human Rights Council.
(46418)
75 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to article 3 of the UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea's classification for the breadth of the
territorial seas not exceeding 12 nautical miles, for what reason Gibraltar has
a three nautical mile limit on its territorial waters.
[R] (46430)
76 Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government
has made to the Saudi Arabian government on the effect of its programme of
air strikes on civilian centres, hospitals and schools in Yemen.
(46495)
77 Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate his Department
has made of the number of Yemeni civilians that have been (a) killed, (b)
injured and (c) displaced as a result of military action by Saudi Arabia in
2016.
(46496)
78 Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign
N and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the
Bahrain Ombudsman's investigation into the case of Mohammad Ramadan
has complied with international minimum standards for torture
investigations.
(46413)
79 Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign
N and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence his Department has received in
support of allegations that the Bahrain Ombudsman's investigation into
Mohammad Ramadan's has not met international minimum standards for a
torture investigation; and what assessment he has made of that evidence.
(46414)
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80 Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign
N and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the
Bahraini government on the failure of the Bahrain Ombudsman to inform his
Department that it had received a torture complaint regarding the case of
Mohammad Ramadan; and if he will make a statement.
(46415)
81 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome has been of recent discussions
with the US administration on renewal of the military base in the British
Indian Ocean Territory; and if he will make a statement.
(46439)
82 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
N Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to discuss the political situation in
the Maldives with the UN Secretary General.
(46404)
83 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
N Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had on putting the Maldives
on the agenda of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group for the United
Nations General Assembly.
(46405)
84 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
N Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the
Commonwealth Secretary General about the Maldives.
(46406)
85 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
N Commonwealth Affairs, what he discussed in his recent meeting with his
Maldivian counterpart.
(46407)
86 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many country specialists for (a)
Russia, (b) China, (c) North Korea, (d) the US, (e) Syria and (f) India are
employed by his Department.
(46472)
87 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, if he will ensure that the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and
Transformation Plan is published in full before NHS England agrees
transformation plans in October 2016.
(46480)
88 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, if he will ensure that there is adequate time for public consultation on
the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Plan. (46481)
89 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, how many deaths by suicide in each age group have been recorded
within one month of being released from prison in England in each year since
2010.
(46482)
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90 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State
for Health, what plans his Department has for replacing or renewing the
National Stroke Strategy when it expires in 2017.
(46460)
91 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State
for Health, what mechanisms his Department has for measuring the
effectiveness of the National Stroke Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
(46461)
92 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State
for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce obesity in (a)
Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
(46463)
93 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the outcome of the
ProtecT randomised trials into prostate cancer among men.
(46353)
94 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits derived
for people with dementia from recent increased expenditure on dementia
research.
(46356)
95 Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, how his Department plans to monitor and assess the progress of the
roll-out of his Department's Childhood Obesity Plan for Action in England.
(46385)
96 Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, how his Department plans to raise awareness among schools and
head teachers of solutions they can choose to help children enjoy physical
activity every day.
(46386)
97 Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, what type of support his Department plans to provide for initiatives
mentioned as best practice in the Childhood Obesity Plan in its roll-out in
England.
(46391)
98 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45067,
whether the Sustainability and Transformation updated plans which will be
submitted in October 2016 will be made publicly available.
(46416)
99 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, whether his Department has had discussions with NICE on the
Afinitor form of everolimus.
(46367)
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100 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, what reviews his Department has conducted into the NICE
technology appraisal process (a) in general and (b) related to cancer
medicines between 1999 and 2016.
(46368)
101 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, when NICE last approved a breast cancer medicine for routine use on
the NHS through the technology appraisal process.
(46369)
102 Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N what steps his Department is taking to promote breast cancer awareness
during Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2016.
(46426)
103 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, whether the Government has agreed additional protections with the
British Medical Association to protect junior doctors who are whistleblowers.
(46343)
104 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on patient care of
junior doctors taking five days of strike action per month until the end of
2016.
(46344)
105 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, which NHS trades unions have taken strike action resulting in the
withdrawal of emergency services.
(46345)
106 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, how many times the Junior Doctors' Committee of the British
Medical Association has (a) left negotiations already in progress and (b)
refused written requests to return to negotiations on the proposed junior
doctors' contract since any negotiations on that proposed contract began.
(46346)
107 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, how many amendments to the proposed junior doctors' contract the
(a) British Medical Association and (b) management side accepted during
negotiations on the November 2015 contract offer.
(46347)
108 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State
for Health, how many women waited longer than two weeks for an abortion
(a) in NHS hospitals and agencies and (b) with private providers in each year
since 2009-10.
(46457)
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109 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State
for Health, what data his Department holds on the average length of time
between obtaining the first medical practitioner's signature and the second
medical practitioner's signature for an abortion HSA1 form.
(46458)
110 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State
for Health, at how many (a) NHS hospitals, (b) NHS agencies and (c)
approved private sector places abortions were able to take place in each year
since 2009-10.
(46459)
111 Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N (a) when and (b) by whom the decision was taken to withdraw funding for the
NHS retirement fellowship; and what evidence on the health benefits of
fellowship activities was considered prior to that decision being made.
(46425)
112 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N how his Department uses used wheelchairs, zimmer frames, crutches and
other ambulatory equipment.
(46412)
113 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what
steps are being taken to improve cleanliness in hospital wards within the NHS
Mid-Yorkshire Trust; and if he will make a statement.
(46351)
114 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how
many complaints NHS England has responded to outside of the 12 month
statutory limit for the period in which complaints can be made in each year
from 2010 to 2016.
(46352)
115 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State
for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the
effectiveness of Action Fraud.
(46433)
116 Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the
N Home Department, if she will make it the policy of the Government to enable
councils in England to operate combined registration districts.
(46428)
117 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State
N for the Home Department, how many (a) Syrian refugees and (b) vulnerable
persons from the Middle East and North African region the UK plans to
resettle in the UK over each of the next four years.
(46417)
118 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for the Home Department, what the total budget was for West Midlands
police force in each of the last seven years.
(46436)
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119 Holly Lynch (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on police safety of
the distinction between the offences of assault on a police officer or police
community support officer and resisting arrest.
(46387)
120 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N the Home Department, how many people her Department has granted asylum
to in each year from 2010 to 2016.
(46378)
121 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to
Question 40083, what recent assessment her Department made of the
feasibility of air drops of humanitarian aid in Syria.
(46489)
122 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State
N for International Development, with reference to her article in the Daily Mail,
entitled Too much of your money is simply stolen or squandered, published
on 13 September 2016, in what areas of her Department's spending funding is
being stolen or wasted.
(46379)
123 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, what plans she has to increase investment in
decentralised renewable energy in developing countries.
(46493)
124 Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, what forecast she has made of which countries in
receipt of UK aid will no longer require UK aid in (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15
years.
(46336)
125 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Trade, what steps he is taking to determine how many trade
negotiators his Department will require in the next six months.
(46432)
126 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of
State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the
number of agreements that will need to be renegotiated if the UK is no longer
a member of the single market; and which trade agreements those agreements
are.
(46440)
127 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of
State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the total annual
value to the UK of each trade deal to which the UK is a party as a
consequence of the UK's membership of the European single market. (46441)
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128 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of
State for International Trade, when he plans to lay the Comprehensive
Economic Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada before Parliament.
(46479)
129 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for
N International Trade, what proportion of UK trade was with (a) Germany, (b)
France, (c) Italy, (d) Spain, (e) Australia, (f) China, (g) Singapore, (h) US, (i)
Canada and (j) other EU member states in each of the last five years. (46408)
130 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in
(a) China, (b) USA, Canada and Hong Kong, (c) Australia, (d) Brazil, (e)
India, (f) South Korea, (g) Japan, (h) Mexico and (i) South Africa on
negotiating trade deals with the UK.
(46469)
131 Richard Drax (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if
N she will make representations to the Criminal Cases Review Commission on
expediting its investigations into the case of former Marine Sergeant
Alexander Blackman.
(46375)
132 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State
for Justice, whether she plans to publish a green paper on the case for a
victims' law for consultation during this parliamentary session.
(46465)
133 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans she has
N to raise the situation of Rohingya refugees at the UN Summit on Refugees on
19 September 2016.
(46399)
134 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the tunnel and bridge
tolls in Merseyside on the (a) finances, (b) employment levels, (c)
employment choices and (d) road travel habits of residents of Liverpool,
Wavertree.
(46483)
135 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential
merits of offering Public Service Obligation Route status to the Londonderry
to Stansted Airport service.
(46357)
136 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, what recent representations he has received on child sexual
exploitation and the licensing of private hire vehicles.
(46363)
137 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, how many child sexual exploitation issues prosecutions have been
brought in relation to private hire vehicles in each year since 2000.
(46364)
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138 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State
for Transport, how many business cases for infrastructure projects submitted
in previous years by his Department were accepted in the 2015-16 financial
year in each region; and what the (a) value was of (i) public and (ii) private
funds allocated to those projects in total in each region and (b) average length
of time taken was for the Department to accept those cases.
(46372)
139 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Simon
Kirby's resignation from HS2 Ltd on achieving the 2026 target date for
opening phase one of High Speed 2.
(46358)
140 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, when he last met Simon Kirby, Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd; and
when he was made aware of Mr Kirby's decision to resign as Chief Executive
of that company.
(46359)
141 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, what proportion of total spending on High Speed 2 has been on (a)
wages and (b) performance bonuses.
(46394)
142 Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the DVLA
does not give out motorists' data to organisations which will misuse it.
(46374)
143 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Transport, which authority is responsible for the safety of (a) beach users
and (b) swimmers at beaches in Gwynedd.
(46397)
144 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, if he will commission the Behavioural Insights Team to conduct
research on efficiency and passenger journeys in the rail sector.
(46473)
145 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, if he will make it his policy to establish a body with the remit of
ensuring that the rights of public transport users are protected.
(46475)
146 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, if he will take steps to inform rail commuters of the protections
available to them under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
(46478)
147 Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications
for its policies of the European Court of Justice ruling of September 2014,
Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav C-162/13, on the requirement for all
motorised vehicles used off-road to be insured.
(46348)
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148 Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
what plans his Department has made to bring forward legislative proposals to
implement the ruling of the European Court of Justice of September 2014,
Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav C-162/13, on insurance for motorised
vehicles used off-road and on private property.
(46349)
149 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect
of the Government's welfare reforms on low-income households who are in
fuel poverty since 2010.
(46362)
150 Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, whether the Government's planned Green Paper on
disability employment will include proposals related to people with
musculoskeletal conditions.
(46377)
151 David Warburton (Somerton and Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for
Work and Pensions, what his Department's timetable is for publishing and
implementing the secondary legislation required to implement the increase in
the Pension Protection Fund compensation cap provided for under the
Pensions Act 2014.
(46437)
Notices given on Thursday 15 September
1 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the
extent to which UK universities are being excluded from joint funding
applications to EU funding bodies by other EU universities.
[Transferred] (46427)
2 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what the location and timing was of each known use of UKsupplied weapons in Yemen since January 2015.
[Transferred] (46337)
3 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what the UK-supplied weapons are which are known to have been
used in Yemen since January 2015.
[Transferred] (46338)
4 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has (a) had
discussions with and (b) made referrals to the International Criminal Court on
investigating possible (i) acts of genocide, (ii) war crimes and (iii) crimes
against humanity in Syria and Iraq by radicalised UK citizens.
[Transferred] (46373)
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5 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government
has made of the practicability of prosecuting potential acts of genocide,
crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Syria and Iraq by
radicalised UK citizens in British courts.
[Transferred] (46455)
6 Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, what plans she has to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2016; and if
she will make a statement.
[Transferred] (46431)
7 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations his
Department has received on reports showing the use of ammunition produced
and exported by Primetake, a company based in Lincolnshire, to kill AbdulRahim al-Faraj by security forces in Saudi Arabia; and whether he plans to
investigate such reports.
(46686)
8 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the
Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England and the Financial
Conduct Authority are adequately ensuring that companies disclose the
financial risk to their company associated with climate change.
(46575)
9 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the
Department for Education on reskilling in the energy industry.
(46612)
10 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment he has made of
the potential risk of a cyber attack at the Hinkley C nuclear facility and other
such nuclear facilities.
(46681)
11 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his oral statement of 15
September, how the measures proposed in that statement will affect the
contract for difference for that project.
(46691)
12 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his oral statement of 15
September, how the measures announced in that statement will increase
security at the Hinkley C project.
(46692)
13 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether EDF will incur a penalty in the event
that Hinkley Point C start to generate electricity by 2025.
(46693)
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14 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons his Department has not
renegotiated the contract for difference for Hinkley Point C; and if he will
make a statement.
(46694)
15 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
N Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the company annual turnover threshold
is for government intervention to block any sale or transfer of the ownership
of critical infrastructure; on what occasions that threshold has been crossed;
and if he will make a statement.
(46695)
16 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what arms and security-related
sales and services the UK is (a) contracted to provide and (b) planning to
provide in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.
(46579)
17 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made
prior to the announcement of 15 September 2016 of the extent of the potential
security issue facing the development of Hinkley Point C.
(46640)
18 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to
Fintech after the vote to leave the EU.
(46510)
19 Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his response to the
results of his Department's consultation on tips, gratuities, service and cover
charges that closed in June 2016.
(46587)
20 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent the loss of
technologies being developed in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (46547)
21 Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,
N when his Department plans to publish a list of its special advisers in post.
(46562)
22 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,
(46540)
N if he will provide an update on the mission-led business review.
23 Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet
N Office, how many officials of his Department have responsibilities for cyber
security.
(46600)
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24 Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet
N Office, what steps he plans to take to improve the clarity of advice to
government Departments on protecting data.
(46601)
25 Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet
N Office, what the estimated annual annual cost to the public purse is of the
Office of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
(46602)
26 Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet
N Office, what his assessment is of the implications for the Government's
policies on data protection of the findings of the NAO report entitled
Protecting information across the government published in September 2016.
(46669)
27 James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what the total estimated net present value was of all outstanding equity loan
advances in UK residential property held by government departments on the
latest date for which information is available.
(46626)
28 James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what the total value was of all reclaimed equity loans in UK residential
property where the holder was a government department in each of the last
five years.
(46627)
29 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that taxes
are displayed on fuel purchase receipts.
(46614)
30 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
N Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the
economy of reducing both fuel duty and VAT on all fuels.
(46652)
31 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how
N many people in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire have had a
tax credit claim stopped by Concentrix; and how many such claims were
subsequently reinstated by HM Revenue and Customs.
(46649)
32 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Financial Reporting
Council's operating and enforcement procedures for reviewing corporate
disclosures in deterring companies from breaking with the law on such
disclosures.
(46574)
33 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if
he will take steps to ensure that the Financial Reporting Council has in place
adequate processes to monitor disclosure on climate-related risk.
(46576)
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34 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what assessment he has made of the Financial Reporting Council's ability to
work with other financial regulators in the UK to address the systematic
financial risk of climate change.
(46611)
35 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what representations he has received from Concentrix on the non-renewal of
its contract with HM Revenue and Customs.
(46572)
36 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
pursuant to the Urgent Question of 14 September 2016, on Concentrix, what
processes and procedures he plans to put in place to learn lessons from that
contract; and if he will make a statement.
(46588)
37 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
which companies tendered for the error and fraud tax credit contract with HM
Revenue and Customs.
(46589)
38 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what his policy is on the TUPE transfer of Concentrix staff at the end of that
company's contract with HM Revenue and Customs.
(46590)
39 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
whether he plans for HM Revenue and Customs to deliver the services
currently conducted by Concentrix under the tax credit error and fraud
contract upon the end of that contract.
(46591)
40 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what estimate he has made of the number of tax credit cases awaiting
consideration by Concentrix.
(46636)
41 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the
N Exchequer, what the surplus/deficit in the National Insurance Fund is.
(46560)
42 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
if he will take steps to boost economic incentives for research and
development in the aerospace industry.
(46509)
43 Edward Argar (Charnwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities
and Local Government, what plans the Government has to replicate the
system of Historic Environment Records used in Wales in England.
(46530)
44 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government, what advice his Department offer local
authorities on issuing Hackney carriage or private hire driver licences to
people based outside their local authority.
(46501)
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45 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government plans to
take to support providers of supported housing affected by planned
reductions in social housing rents.
(46667)
46 Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the Help to Buy
scheme to enable first-time buyers to buy property off-plan in order to avoid
being priced out by foreign investors.
(46541)
47 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities
N and Local Government, what steps he is taking to monitor compliance by
betting shops with the gambling minimum age.
(46657)
48 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,
Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to ensure that
telecommunications companies do more to protect customers from vishing
fraud and similar scams.
(46629)
49 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish the
Codes of Practice for Part 5 of the Digital Economy Bill.
(46677)
50 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,
Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to provide additional
funding to cultural and heritage projects previously funded by EU
programmes when that EU funding ends.
(46511)
51 Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,
N Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with her Cabinet
colleagues on the effect on tourism of an expansion of Heathrow Airport.
(46664)
52 Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
N what plans he has to increase the number of Departments of Community
Mental Health.
(46563)
53 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what security-related sales and services the UK is (a) contracted to
provide and (b) plans to provide to other countries in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and
(iii) 2019.
(46578)
54 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the level of retention in the Royal
Navy.
(46580)
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55 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to maintain its warship repair
capability after the sale of RFA Diligence.
(46582)
56 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, when he expects the Estate Optimisation Strategy to be published.
(46583)
57 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, how many trained regular army soldiers there were in each of the
Army's regiments and corps in each year since 2010.
(46584)
58 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the US's
decision to deploy the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system in
South Korea.
(46585)
59 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, how many trained soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Division (UK)
in each year since 2010.
(46586)
60 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, what assessment he has made of the decline in defence exports.
(46594)
61 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, whether the Single Source Regulations Office's remit will be
expanded to include government-to-government and Foreign Military Sales
arrangements.
(46595)
62 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, what his Department's target is for reducing the defence estate in
each year until 2020.
(46596)
63 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, what his Department's planned expenditure is for the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission in each year until 2020. [R] (46597)
64 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, whether his Department plans to transfer the Army Air Corps'
Islanders and Defenders to the RAF in 2018; and what plans his Department
has for 5 Regiment's Army Air Corps command organisation.
(46689)
65 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
what steps his Department is taking to address shortfalls in (a) recruitment
and (b) retention in the Royal Navy.
(46687)
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66 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
what recent assessment he has made of the strategic military importance of
Gibraltar to the UK and her allies.
(46688)
67 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
what recent estimate he has made of the total revenue expected to have been
accrued upon the completion of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.
(46506)
68 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
what assessment his Department has made of the future sales projections for
the F35 Joint Strike Fighter in the last two years.
(46507)
69 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
what the annual cost is of retaining each of his Department's 15 golf courses.
(46512)
70 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
when the first F35 Joint Strike Fighters are planned to be operational. (46513)
71 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,
what assessment he has made of the potential effect on armed forces and
civilian staff of the planned sale of RAF Henlow.
(46514)
72 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, what progress his Department has made with the government of
France on developing the scale and scope of the unmanned combat aerial
vehicle programme agreed in January 2014.
(46550)
73 Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, what plans his Department has to procure general purpose frigates,
and if he will make a statement.
(46570)
74 Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2016 to Question 46027,
what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the provision of compass
accommodation to asylum seekers is not let from property (a) where the
landlord has lost registered social landlord accreditation and (b) deemed
unsuitable for human habitation by the local authority.
(46571)
75 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for
Defence, how many Brimstone missiles have been used in Syria and Iraq to
date as part of Operation SHADER; and what the cost of the use of those
weapons has been to the public purse.
(46644)
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76 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Education, how many children were absent from school due to having a
mental health condition in each year since 2010.
(46599)
77 Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, how many (a) primary school places, (b) primary school age
pupils on the roll, (c) pupils in excess of school capacity and (d) unfilled
primary school places there were in Suffolk in academic year 2014-15.
(46618)
78 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what
proportion of pupils at maintained comprehensive schools achieved five A*C grade GCSEs in each of the last five years.
(46517)
79 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what
proportion of pupils at maintained comprehensive schools achieved five A*C grade GCSEs including mathematics and English in each of the last five
years.
(46518)
80 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how
N many school nurses were employed to work in primary schools in England in
the academic year beginning in September (a) 2015 and (b) 2010.
(46648)
81 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
N what her policy is on hearing and sight tests being carried out by school
nurses in primary schools.
(46650)
82 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in
educational standards in Northamptonshire; and what plans she has to
improve such standards.
(46690)
83 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Education, which local authority children's services departments subject
to improvement notices have been visited by Ministers of her Department in
each of the last six years.
(46556)
84 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Education, which directors and other equivalent post holders of children's
services subject to improvement notices,(a) she and (b) Ministers of her
Department have met on what dates in each of the last six years.
(46557)
85 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, what steps she is taking to encourage companies to use digital
funds from the proposed Apprenticeship Levy to pay for apprentice training
for (a) ex-offenders, (b) children leaving care and (c) other vulnerable groups.
(46532)
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86 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, what plans she has to ensure the Mandarin Excellence Programme
is delivered to all local authorities in the UK; and how many (a) schools and
(b) pupils in Birmingham are planned to start the programme this year.
(46637)
87 Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of schools and sixth
form colleges not accepting students who have failed to achieve a C grade in
English and mathematics GCSE on availability of places for students who are
required to resit those examinations.
(46678)
88 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
N how many apprenticeships each government department will contribute to
the Government's target of three million apprenticeships by 2020.
(46658)
89 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for
Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the
effectiveness of the link between a family and their social worker in the event
of a failed submission for a Care Protection Order.
(46564)
90 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to
the Soil Association, Rivers Trust and RSPCA on running eco-friendly
accreditation schemes for farmers.
(46565)
91 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had
with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on repealing the birds and
habitats directives.
(46566)
92 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a)
Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on reforming pesticide regulations
from a precautionary principle to a risk-based principle.
(46567)
93 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the £2
billion green dividend that the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food announced before the EU referendum on 23 June 2016.
(46581)
94 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State
for Exiting the European Union, whether it is the Government's position that
the UK can sign new trade deals before the UK has formally exited the EU.
(46526)
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95 Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting
the European Union, whether his Department is undertaking sectoral analyses
of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on different sectors of the economy.
(46573)
96 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to
ensure that organisations providing humanitarian relief in (a) Madaya, (b)
Daraya and (c) Aleppo have unimpeded access to the children in those areas.
(46624)
97 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to
(a) help strengthen and lengthen the recently announced ceasefire in Syria
and (b) ensure that humanitarian access in that area remains practicable.
(46625)
98 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representation his Department has
received on reports that Syrian businesses approved by the EU and by the US
government have received aid payments from the UN mission in Syria.
(46682)
99 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the
implications for his policy of the UN Secretary-General's statement of 11 July
2016 on events in South Sudan; and whether the Government supports calls
for an arms embargo to that country and the strengthening of the UN mission
in South Sudan in the light of its response to those events.
(46683)
100 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the
implications for his Department's policies of the cases of (a) Ali al Nimr, (b)
Dawoud al Marhoon and (c) Abdullah al Zaher who were sentenced to death
as children for participating in political protests in Saudi Arabia.
(46684)
101 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what planning his Department is
carrying out to prepare for the change of US President; and what assessment
his Department has made of the implications for the UK-US relationship of
the (a) Republican and (b) Democratic Presidential candidates being elected.
(46696)
102 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with
his European counterparts on tackling human trafficking.
(46615)
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103 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to bring
about an international commission into the killings in Rabaa in June 2013.
(46553)
104 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with
officials of the Egyptian government on the killings in Rabaa in June 2013.
(46554)
105 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make an
assessment of the implications for Spain's capacity to affect commercial
activity of the three mile limit of Gibraltar's territorial waters; and if he will
make a statement.
[R] (46548)
106 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to make extension of
the 1966 UK-US Agreement on the British Indian Ocean Territory
conditional on a commitment by both parties to support and facilitate
resettlement of the Chagossians.
(46641)
107 Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
N Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to discuss the situation in the
Maldives with John Kerry.
(46538)
108 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of his Department work on (a) the
Yemen Desk and directly on Yemen and (b) all matters which directly or
indirectly relate to Yemen.
(46603)
109 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of his Department are deployed
outside the UK working on issues relating to Yemen.
(46604)
110 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings have taken place between
Ministers of his Department and Ministers of governments which support the
current government of Yemen since January 2016; and in how many such
meetings was the civil war in Yemen discussed.
(46605)
111 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to appoint a new
Special Envoy to (a) Yemen and (b) Oman.
(46606)
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112 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK Government staff are seconded to or
directly assist the UK Special Envoy to Yemen and his team.
(46607)
113 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK Government staff were present at the
UN-sponsored Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait in August 2016.
(46608)
114 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, which of the recommendations made by the APPG
for Yemen in its report, Conflict in Yemen, the forgotten crisis, published in
October 2015 have been adopted by his Department.
(46609)
115 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that ending the NHS bursaries for
nurses does not deter people from training to be a mental health nurse.
(46598)
116 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what
N measures are in place to ensure that (a) vulnerable women and (b) under 18s
who undergo abortions receive follow-up support.
(46660)
117 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how
N many deaths have occurred in the last five years following abortions provided
through the NHS and carried out by the private sector.
(46661)
118 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what
N recent discussions he has had with (a) the Care Quality Commission and (b)
Marie Stopes International on the suspension of Marie Stopes' abortion
services in the UK.
(46662)
119 Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
what assessment he has made of the performance of the North East
Ambulance Service.
(46527)
120 Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how
much has been spent on the Better Health Programme and predecessor
programmes examining the future configuration at Darlington Memorial
Hospital to date.
(46528)
121 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he
plans to publish the sustainability and transformation plan for
Nottinghamshire.
(46519)
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122 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he
will estimate the size of the financial deficit of (a) Nottingham City, (b)
Nottingham West, (c) Nottingham North and East and (d) Rushcliffe Clinical
Commissioning Group in 2021.
(46520)
123 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what
estimate he has made of the difference between available funding and the cost
of providing NHS services in (a) Nottingham City, (b) Nottingham West, (c)
Nottingham North and East and (d) Rushcliffe clinical commissioning
groups.
(46546)
124 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if
N he will issue a response to Early Day Motion 400, on applying the results of
experiments on animals to human patients, tabled on 5 September 2016.
(46676)
125 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, for how long it is planned that Commissioning through Evaluation
will be in the assessment phase.
(46500)
126 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, when he plans to publish the mandate to Health Education England
for 2016-17; and whether he plans that that mandate will reference the
strategic review of the cancer workforce recommended in the England
Cancer Strategy.
(46638)
127 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, whether his Department plans to continue to support Commissioning
through Evaluation; and whether he plans to maintain patient access to that
programme whilst a formal decision is made on its future.
(46639)
128 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44394,
what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies
of the finding in the NSPCC report, entitled Transforming mental health
services for children who have experienced abuse, published in June 2016,
that 14 per cent of Local Transformation Plans contained an adequate needs
assessment for children who have been abused or neglected; and if he will
issue further guidance to clinical commissioning groups on ensuring such
plans include such an assessment.
(46505)
129 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS England in
achieving high quality community care for all.
(46555)
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130 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of
State for Health, when he plans to publish NHS Sustainability and
Transformation Plans for South East London.
(46523)
131 Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N how many neonatal units meet the standard for overnight accommodation for
parents as recommended in paragraph 3.11 of the Toolkit for High-Quality
Neonatal Services, published by his Department in 2009.
(46543)
132 Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
what plans he has to meet patient representatives to discuss the outcomes of
the NHS England clinical policy prioritisation process for specialised
services.
(46642)
133 Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
what assessment he has made of the effect of NHS England's clinical policy
prioritisation process for specialised services on the provision of treatment to
patients in the devolved nations; and if he will make a statement.
(46643)
134 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, what funding her Department has provided to support
victims of human trafficking in each year since 2010.
(46616)
135 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the
number of people in the UK who have been trafficked.
(46617)
136 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for
N the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that
farmers continue to have access to sufficient seasonal labourers after the UK
leaves the EU.
(46569)
137 Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, how many applications by Syrian nationals for UK
visitor visas have been (a) received and (b) granted in each annual quarter for
the last three years.
(46521)
138 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, what information her Department holds on the incidence
of vishing fraud.
(46628)
139 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2016 to
Question 43315, on asylum: families, what additional support her
Department provides to (a) requesting member states and (b) people who
have not had their asylum claims granted.
(46539)
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140 Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for
N the Home Department, how many people the Government sought to deport
from the UK in 2015-16 where the immigration status application had not
been finally determined.
(46534)
141 Will Quince (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, what assessment she has made of security at London City
Airport after the recent protestor security breach.
(46525)
142 Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
N Department, what the daily payment for unaccompanied asylum seeking
children was for (a) under 16 and (b) 16-17 year olds in each of the last six
financial years.
(46542)
143 Edward Argar (Charnwood): To ask the Secretary of State for International
Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian
situation on the ground in Yemen.
(46633)
144 Edward Argar (Charnwood): To ask the Secretary of State for International
Development, what progress her Department has made on increasing the
volume of aid delivered on the ground in Yemen in the last six months.
(46635)
145 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure
that its humanitarian response in Mosul minimises child protection risks.
(46621)
146 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure
that its humanitarian response in Mosul does not involve screening
procedures for children which separate them from their families.
(46622)
147 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, what funding her Department is providing for
children displaced in the Iraq conflict against Daesh; and what that funding
will be used for.
(46623)
148 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, whether her Department has provided aid
payments to Syrian businesses which have been approved by the EU and by
the US government.
(46685)
149 Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for International
Development, how much her Department plans to spend on supporting lowincome communities to access renewable energy in developing countries in
each of the next five years.
(46529)
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150 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her
ministerial colleagues in other departments on the use of the development aid
budget by those departments; and if she will make a statement.
(46502)
151 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development, which private consultancy firm that her
Department holds a contract with; what the value is of each such contract;
and what services are being provided by each of those consultancy firms.
(46516)
152 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International
Development, which of the recommendations made by the APPG for Yemen
in its report, Conflict in Yemen, the forgotten crisis, published in October
2015 have been adopted by her Department.
(46610)
153 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for
N International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to
Question 46072, what plans he has to replace the Consolidated EU and
National Arms Export Licensing Criteria after the UK leaves the EU. (46675)
154 Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,
how many decisions taken on claims for (a) employment and support
allowance and (b) personal independence payment have been appealed in (i)
Bury St Edmunds (ii) Suffolk and (iii) the UK in each of the last five years;
and how many of those appeals have been successful.
(46619)
155 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the
introduction of a higher normal pension age in the Alpha pension scheme on
the life expectancy of prison officers after retirement.
(46654)
156 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the number
of medical and injury awards to staff of raising the pension age of prison
officers and other frontline uniformed staff.
(46655)
157 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for
Justice, what prisons and security-related sales and services the UK is (a)
contracted to provide and (b) planning to provide to other countries in (i)
2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.
(46577)
158 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what
N estimate her Department has made of the cost of an appeal being cancelled at
(a) First-tier Tribunal and (b) Upper-tier Tribunal due to documents from the
Home Office not being submitted before the hearing data in each of the last
three years.
(46503)
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159 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the
N Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 45481, where the information on
Parliamentary Private Secretaries has been published; and at what time on 12
September 2016 that information was published.
(46665)
160 Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Scottish businesses and
trade bodies in Scotland about opportunities for overseas trade.
(46668)
161 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, what progress has been made on implementing the proposal in the
Aviation Policy Framework to ensure that the Civil Aviation Authority
considers opportunities to mitigate helicopter noise when dealing with any
relevant airspace change proposals when updating guidance on
environmental objectives.
(46592)
162 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, with reference to the commitment in the Aviation Policy
Framework to monitor the effect of helicopter movements in London, what
information has been collected since the publication of that framework on the
effect of such movement; and what steps he is taking to make such data
available to the public.
(46593)
163 Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
N if he will make it his policy to seek compensation for passengers from
Abellio Greater Anglia.
(46561)
164 Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, what change there has been in passenger numbers on trains in
Suffolk since 2010.
(46620)
165 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, if he will assess the merits of introducing more incentives to
encourage motorists to use cleaner fuels and public transport.
(46613)
166 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to establish an independent body
to monitor fuel pricing.
(46653)
167 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, when his Department expects an updated Strategic Noise Map for
Edinburgh Airport to be available.
(46656)
168 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, what advice his Department provides to local authorities on the
issuing of Hackney carriages and private hire driver licences to individuals
based outside their own local authority.
(46515)
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169 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State
for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its responses to the
consumer group, Which? super-complaint on rail delays compensation made
to the Office of Rail and Road.
(46524)
170 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State
for Transport, how much Southern Railway has paid in compensation to
Network Rail since the start of that franchise.
(46631)
171 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State
for Transport, how much Southern Railway (a) has paid to passengers in
compensation and (b) received in compensation from Network Rail since the
start of that franchise.
(46632)
172 Danny Kinahan (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
what assessment he has made of the effect of expanding Heathrow Airport on
Belfast International's ability to establish its own direct international
connections.
(46522)
173 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he
N plans to announce the composition of the project board for Southern Rail,
announced on 1 September 2016.
(46504)
174 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with
N reference to the Answer of 23 March 2016, to Question 31738, when he plans
to publish the findings of the London and South Coast Rail Corridor Study.
(46666)
175 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Transport, how much in compensation payments has been paid by
Network Rail to Govia Thameslink Railway since the start of that franchise.
(46558)
176 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State
N for Transport, how much in compensation payments has been paid by Govia
Thameslink Railway to customers since the start of that franchise.
(46559)
177 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he
will take steps to ensure that people who lose their driving licence on the
grounds of poor vision and subsequently receive a letter from their
optometrist confirming that their vision meets the required standards can
have their driving licence reinstated quickly.
(46551)
178 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what
discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the
introduction of a graduated licence system for young drivers.
(46552)
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179 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, when the next appraisal of the High Speed 2 project is planned.
(46508)
180 Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for
Transport, whether his Department plans to fund transport infrastructure
projects that are completely or partly funded by EU programmes after the UK
leaves the EU.
(46680)
181 Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
N what assessment he has made of the effect of the outcome of the EU
referendum on the timetable for a decision on Heathrow expansion.
(46663)
182 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,
what his policy is on rail companies charging taxi drivers to use taxi ranks at
train stations.
(46630)
183 Edward Argar (Charnwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what
discussions he has had with Ministers of the Welsh Government on the
Swansea Tidal Lagoon project; and what recent assessment he has made of
progress on that project as a result of those discussions.
(46634)
184 Mary Robinson (Cheadle): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities,
what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of provisions in the
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010 in improving
access for self-employed disabled people to access professional networking
events; and if she will make a statement.
(46549)
185 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, how many adults in Ashfield constituency have received carer's
allowance for caring for children under the age of 16 in each of the last three
financial years.
(46647)
186 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, how many under 16s in Ashfield constituency have received
personal independence payment or disability living allowance in each of the
last three financial years.
(46651)
187 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of
Pension Wise to meet the volume of over the telephone and face-to-face
appointment requests it receives; and what plans he has to increase Pension
Wise's capacity after the introduction of the proposed secondary market for
annuities.
(46531)
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188 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, what progress his Department is making on the
implementation of the proposed secondary market for annuities.
(46535)
189 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the
length of time between the publication of his Department's planned
consultation and the introduction of that market for the pensions industry to
prepare for that introduction; and if he will make an assessment of the effect
of that period on the effective introduction of that market.
(46536)
190 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to postpone the introduction
of the secondary market for annuities until 2018 to ensure adequate time for
the pension industry to plan for the introduction of that market.
(46537)
191 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for
Work and Pensions, if he will postpone the proposed implementation date of
the secondary market annuities in April 2017 until an appropriate tax code for
pensioners is finalised.
(46568)
192 Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Work and Pensions, what provision the Government has made for the longterm future of the Joint Work and Health Unit.
(46659)
193 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions, what plans he has to monitor the effect of a new funding
system for supported housing on people with a learning disability.
(46645)
194 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions, how many respondents to the first consultation on reforming
housing benefit for supported housing in 2011 responded that a localised pot
would support the right of disabled people to live independently.
(46646)
195 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
N and Pensions, with reference to the written statement WS154 of 15
September 2016, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the 1
per cent reduction for supported housing on providers of that housing.
(46670)
196 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
N and Pensions, with reference to the written statement WS154 of 15
September 2016, how he plans that the localised pots will meet demand on
supported housing.
(46671)
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197 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
N and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to implement annual uprating to
ensure that funding matches demand for supported housing.
(46672)
198 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
N and Pensions, whether it is his policy that people with a learning disability
will continue to be entitled to independent living after the introduction of the
new funding system for supported housing.
(46673)
199 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work
N and Pensions, whether he plans that the new funding system planned for
2019/20 will apply to existing supported housing tenants.
(46674)
200 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
N Pensions, what progress the Government has made to reduce the disability
employment gap.
(46533)
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TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
★
1 Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What steps he has taken to support GPs
in prescribing effective interventions to change behaviour and promote
physical activity.
(906489)
★
2 Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View): If he will visit Plymouth to
discuss how its City Council has pooled health and social care budgets.
(906490)
★
3 Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): If he will publish the full scientific evidential
basis for his Department's alcohol consumption guidelines set out by his
Department; and what representations he has received on those guidelines.
(906491)
★
4 Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): What estimate he has made of
the value of assets funded by PFI health projects which will remain in private
ownership after the contracts for those projects have concluded.
(906492)
★
5 Steve Baker (Wycombe): If he will take steps to ensure that clinical
commissioning groups publish their proposals for implementing the NHS
Five Year Forward View.
(906493)
★
6 Michelle Donelan (Chippenham): What the timetable is for the review of
the diagnosis, treatment and transmission of Lyme Disease announced on 10
May 2016.
(906494)
★
7 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What steps his Department
is taking to improve NHS procurement.
(906495)
★
8 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What progress his
Department is making on turning around hospitals in special measures.
(906496)
★
★
9 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): What steps he plans to take to address
shortfalls in staff recruitment and retention in the NHS.
(906497)
10 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What steps his Department is
taking to model the potential cost savings to the NHS budget of earlier
diagnosis of cancers.
(906498)
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
continued
★
11 Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What
assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on
the NHS.
(906499)
★
12 Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford): What estimate his Department has made of
the amount accrued to the public purse from efficiency savings in the NHS
since May 2010.
(906500)
★
13 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What recent assessment he has made of the
state of NHS finances and of the implications of the state of those finances
for public health provision.
(906501)
★
14 Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): What steps his Department is
taking to reduce the number of men who take their own life.
(906502)
★
15 Kelly Tolhurst (Rochester and Strood): What progress has been made on
implementing the recommendations of the independent Mental Health
Taskforce set out in the Five Year Forward View of February 2016. (906503)
★
16 Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere): What clothing and other support the NHS
provides to elderly people discharged from hospital into care homes for the
first time.
(906504)
★
17 Chris Green (Bolton West): What progress his Department is making on
turning around hospitals in special measures.
(906505)
★
18 Seema Kennedy (South Ribble): What progress has been made on
implementing the recommendations of the independent Mental Health
Taskforce set out in the Five Year Forward View of February 2016. (906506)
★
19 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): What assessment he has made of the
performance of the Care Quality Commission in monitoring GP surgeries;
and if he will make a statement.
(906507)
★
20 Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What steps he is taking to increase
public awareness of skin conditions.
(906508)
★
21 Rishi Sunak (Richmond (Yorks)): What steps his Department is taking to
improve the safety of maternity care.
(906509)
★
22 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): How many patient episodes there were
within the Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and
(c) 2015.
(906510)
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
continued
★
23 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): What steps he is taking to
implement his Department's plans on childhood obesity.
(906511)
★
24 Chris Law (Dundee West): What recent discussions he has had with
Ministers of the Scottish Government on payments for people infected with
contaminated blood.
(906512)
★
25 John Pugh (Southport): What assessment his Department has made of the
effect of clinical negligence claims on the NHS budget.
(906513)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1 Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate):
departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his
(906469)
★
2 Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury):
(906470)
★
3 Danny Kinahan (South Antrim):
(906471)
★
4 Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham):
(906472)
★
5 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):
(906473)
★
6 Fiona Bruce (Congleton):
(906474)
★
7 Maria Caulfield (Lewes):
(906475)
★
8 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):
(906476)
★
9 Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills):
(906477)
★
10 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle):
(906478)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 13 September
1 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken
to identify properties in Preston that are vulnerable to flooding; and what (a)
funding has been allocated and (b) work is being done to protect such
properties.
(46109)
2 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how
N many abortions (a) overall and (b) in cases where Down's syndrome had been
identified were carried out at each (i) NHS hospital, (ii) clinic and (iii)
surgery in Lancashire in 2015.
(46107)
3 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N which (a) NHS hospitals, (b) clinics and (c) surgeries in Lancashire have
treated sexually transmitted diseases; and how many people were treated at
each such institution in 2015.
(46108)
4 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N whether his Department plans to update the national strategy for sexual health
and HIV, published in July 2001.
(46110)
5 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how
N many people have been convicted of offences under section 127 of the
Communications Act 2003 in each of the last five years.
(46111)
Notices given on Wednesday 14 September
1 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Transport, whether his Department plans to replace EU Regulation EC 261/
2004 on compensation and assistance to airline passengers with a similar UK
compensation system after the UK leaves the EU.
(46400)
Notices given on Thursday 15 September
1 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the
US in respect of coalition obligations to exclude from forces preparing to
expel Daesh from Mosul any militias which are assessed as lacking respect
for (a) human rights and (b) the laws of war; and what assessment he has
made in such regards of the Shiite militia Hashd al-Shaabi.
(46544)
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2 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) policy his Department follows
and (b) advice his Department gives to staff travelling to malarial regions
regarding the use of Lariam as an anti-malarial drug; and what records his
Department holds on the number of times (i) Lariam and (ii) alternative antimalarial drugs have been prescribed to staff in his Department in the last
three years.
(46679)
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WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
★
1 Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): What assessment he has made of
the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.
(906389)
★
2 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): What assessment he has made of the
potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.
(906390)
★
3 Chris Philp (Croydon South): What discussions he has had with businesses
and trade bodies in Scotland on opportunities for overseas trade.
(906391)
★
4 Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire): What assessment he has made of
the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.
(906392)
★
5 Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps the Government is taking to transfer
welfare powers to the Scottish Government.
(906393)
★
6 Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What discussions he has had with
businesses and trade bodies in Scotland on opportunities for overseas trade.
(906394)
★
7 Tom Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone): What recent discussions he has
had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on public finances in
Scotland.
(906395)
★
8 James Berry (Kingston and Surbiton): What discussions he has had with
businesses and trade bodies in Scotland on opportunities for overseas trade.
(906396)
★
9 Mark Menzies (Fylde): What discussions the Government has had with oil
and gas companies on support for North Sea industry.
(906397)
★
10 Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): What assessment he has
made of prospects for the steel industry in Scotland.
(906398)
★
11 Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What discussions the Government has had
with oil and gas companies on support for North Sea industry.
(906399)
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
continued
★
12 Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts): What assessment he has made of the
potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.
(906400)
★
13 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What discussions he has had with (a)
Ministers of the Scottish Government and (b) the Secretary of State for
Exiting the European Union on the implications for the fishing industry in
Scotland of the UK leaving the EU.
(906401)
★
14 Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet): What discussions he has had with
organisations in Scotland on developing a UK-wide approach to the
negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
(906402)
★
15 Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire): What steps the Government is taking
to support businesses in Scotland.
(906403)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without
notice
★
1 Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury): If she will list her official engagements for
Wednesday 12 October.
(906454)
★
2 Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch):
★
3 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What recent assessment she has made of (a)
the performance of the economy and (b) the adequacy of provision of public
services in the West Midlands; and if she will make a statement.
(906456)
★
4 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay):
(906457)
★
5 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham):
(906458)
★
6 Vernon Coaker (Gedling):
(906459)
★
7 Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):
(906460)
★
8 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):
(906461)
★
9 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle):
(906462)
★
10 Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):
(906455)
(906463)
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Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
continued
★
11 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
(906464)
★
12 James Cartlidge (South Suffolk):
(906465)
★
13 Fiona Bruce (Congleton):
(906466)
★
14 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):
(906467)
★
15 Victoria Prentis (Banbury):
(906468)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 14 September
1 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
N pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45282, where staff
who work at the Valuation Office Agency in Preston are planned to be
deployed after the planned closure of that office; and how many staff at what
cost at that office he plans to make redundant after that closure.
(46380)
2 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how
N many people in Preston constituency have their tax credits suspended.
(46381)
3 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
N what targets the Government set for Concentrix on reviewing tax credit
claims for each month in 2016 and 2017; and what targets the Government
set in relation to tax credit claims being suspended.
(46382)
4 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,
N what processes his Department has in place to review decisions made by
Concentrix which resulted in the suspension of tax credits.
(46383)
5 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,
N what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the
implementation of the Healthy Child Programme; and what recent meetings
(a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had to discuss that
Programme.
(46403)
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6 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for the
N Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2016 to Question
43711, if she will take steps to increase the number of transfers to the UK of
refugees in camps in Greece with family connections in the UK.
(46402)
7 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for
N Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2016 to Question 44521, what
information her Department holds on how many (a) petitioners and (b)
respondents who were ineligible for legal aid were unable to afford legal
representation in applications to the family court for child contact or
residence applications in 2015; how many such petitioners and respondents
alleged that they were victims of domestic violence from the other party; and
whether her Department has undertaken monitoring of the effect of a lack of
legal representation on those victims and their children.
(46401)
Notices given on Thursday 15 September
1 Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for
N what reason HM Revenue and Customs Corporate Communications did not
provide adequate notice to hon. Members of the drop-in session on
constituent queries regarding Concentrix on 15 September 2016 between the
time of 9.30 and 11.00am.
(46545)