Session 2015-16
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 2 December 2015
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 December 2015
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the different trend in the number of limited partnerships that have been registered in Scotland with Companies House compared to the rest of the UK in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement.
(18099)
2
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on tackling fraud and money laundering of the findings by Kroll in a report prepared for the National Bank of Moldova in April 2015 on fraud and money laundering in that country, that all but one of the limited partnerships involved had a registered place of business in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
(18100)
3
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support the creation of painting and decorating opportunities in the construction sector.
(18208)
4
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will have discussions with pub chains on training staff to identify people with suicidal tendencies in order to stop serving such people alcohol.
(18209)
5
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent support his Department has provided to building construction firms to ensure their bills are paid on time.
(18211)
6
Nick Thomas-Symonds
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the science budget in the period from 2010 to 2014 was spent on neurological research.
(18131)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
7
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about comparative support between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK for charities for encouraging young people to get involved in social action.
(18164)
8
N
Louise Haigh
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to bring forward new regulations or guidance on divestment or boycott policies pursued by local authorities.
(18048)
9
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost to the economy of computer hacking.
(18219)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
10
Julie Cooper
(Burnley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the benefit to the public purse of the closing of tax loopholes in each of the next five years.
(18092)
11
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Economic Secretary to the Treasury plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland dated 12 November 2015.
(18043)
12
N
Mr Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff were employed at the tax credit office in Preston in each year from 2010 to 2015; and what estimate he has made of the size of the workforce at that office in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
(17816)
13
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the National Living Wage on wage growth in (a) Peterborough and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
(17443)
14
Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the relative competitiveness in terms of differentials in tax treatment of UK refiners and those importing petroleum products directly from European or international refiners and suppliers as opposed to internal imports in the UK.
(18166)
15
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 42 of the North East Devolution Agreement, what the composition of the proposed Steering Group will be; what the process of escalation referred to will be; and what plans he has to report on the activities of the Steering Group to Parliament on an annual or quarterly basis.
(18232)
16
Joan Ryan
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether record keeping regulations relating to financial services apply to organisations offering third party data storage to banks.
(18188)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
17
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to make the level of discount received for tenants who exercise the Right to Acquire the same as for those who exercise the Right to Buy.
(18050)
18
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2015 to Question 15582, whether he has commissioned legal advice on the findings of the Quality Contract Scheme Board and the consequences for buses.
(18162)
19
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities to help them reduce the levels of sickness absence among employees.
(18180)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
20
Richard Arkless
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to provide to internet service providers detailed information relating to the broadband Universal Services Obligation announced by the Prime Minister on 7 November 2015.
(18094)
21
Richard Arkless
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many community projects have benefited from monies allocated by Scotland's Big Lottery Fund in Dumfries and Galloway constituency in the last five years.
(18121)
22
Richard Arkless
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government is taking steps to promote satellite broadband access in areas where fixed line broadband is limited or available at slower speeds than average.
(18137)
23
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time taken by his Department is to carry out a public interest case to determine whether certain information will be disclosed in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
(18105)
24
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the Mobile Infrastructure Project as of the end of November 2015; and what proportion of that figure was spent on (a) construction, (b) planning permission, (c) administration and (d) other costs.
(18134)
25
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) location is of each mast which has been erected and (b) status is of further masts currently in planning as part of the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
(18135)
26
N
Anne Marie Morris
(Newton Abbot):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the number of businesses in Newton Abbot constituency which have download speeds of 10Mb/s.
(16788)
27
N
Anne Marie Morris
(Newton Abbot):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the number of businesses in Newton Abbot constituency which have superfast broadband of 24Mb/s.
(16789)
28
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans for the UK to ratify the 1945 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
(18182)
29
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the portrait of Oliver Porter by Sir Anthony van Dyck donated to the nation by the Duke of Northumberland is hung in Bowes Museum; and what discussions were held on hanging that portrait in a museum which is free to the public.
(18049)
30
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage more online platforms to carry prominent age ratings and content advice for music videos classified by the British Board of Film Classification; and what steps he is taking to link such age ratings to parental control.
(18238)
31
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department will publish its consultation on verification mechanisms to restrict under 18 access to pornographic websites.
(18239)
32
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to recover from Fifa the costs of England's 2018 World Cup bid.
(18218)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
33
N
Douglas Chapman
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what modifications his Department is making to the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth to allow the safe landing of F35 aircraft.
(18057)
34
N
Douglas Chapman
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost will be of the safe landing modifications required to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth; and what the implications for those additional costs are for the total cost before operational use of that carrier.
(18081)
35
Martyn Day
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has estimated the cost to the public purse of making payments to support military veterans who retired with fewer than 22 years' service before 5 April 1975.
(18125)
36
Martyn Day
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the standard of living of those military veterans who retired with fewer than 22 years' service before 5 April 1975 of the provisions of the Social Security Acts 1973 and 1975.
(18126)
37
Martyn Day
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to assist financially those military veterans who retired with fewer than 22 years' service before 5 April 1975.
(18127)
38
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, published in November 2015, what assessment he has made of the opportunities available to British industry to participate in the maritime patrol aircraft programme.
(18141)
39
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, published in November 2015, what steps his Department is taking to inform British industry of the opportunities available to participate in the maritime patrol aircraft programme.
(18142)
40
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 32 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, published in November 2015, whether a clause will be included in the P-8 maritime patrol aircraft contract requiring Boeing to utilise technological capabilities delivered by British industry.
(18143)
41
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women were injured while serving in Afghanistan in each year of the UK's engagement in war in that country.
(18215)
42
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that marines who attended a demonstration at Downing Street in respect of Marine Blackman are not subject to disciplinary procedures.
(18216)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
43
N
Mr Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many inspections were carried out under section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 in each of the last 24 calendar months; which schools were so inspected; and whether each such inspection found that the institution breached section 96 of that Act.
(17817)
44
John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the attainment gap is between pupils receiving free school meals achieving five or more GCSEs including English and mathematics and their peers (a) nationally and (b) in the South West region.
(18161)
45
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on teaching of transgender issues to (a) four year olds and (b) other school children.
(18214)
46
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether sixth form colleges participating in the first wave of area reviews will be able to apply for academy status.
(18140)
47
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the national consultation on the future of children's centres will be launched; what its terms of reference will be; and what the timetable is for responses to be received and the Government to announce its proposals.
(18189)
48
Derek Thomas
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the effect of the decision to discontinue GCSE and A-level qualifications in information communication technology on future levels of IT literacy skills for the workplace; and if she will make a statement.
(18093)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
49
N
Mr Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in Preston constituency have gained income under the feed-in tariff in the last four years for which figures are available.
(17815)
50
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the UK's coal resources are used in the most effective manner.
(18213)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
51
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made in (a) reviewing the effectiveness of her Department's Code of Practice on the use of snares and (b) improving operator compliance with that Code.
(18146)
52
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce animal suffering and non-target capture, injury and death due to the use of snares.
(18163)
53
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 16 November 2015 to Questions 15832, 15826 and 16699, what options Ministers are considering in response to the research published by her Department in March 2012 on the extent of use and humaneness of snares.
(18178)
54
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to consult (a) parliamentarians and (b) the public on her Department's 25 year plan for a healthy natural economy.
(18096)
55
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has recently commissioned on the effects of pesticides on UK ecosystems.
(18205)
56
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the programme to reintroduce the great bustard on Salisbury plain.
(18206)
57
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect bird species which are red-listed on the endangered species list.
(18207)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
58
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that medical and fuel supplies for Nepal are not blocked by the Indian government.
(18167)
59
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on trafficking of Yesidi girls from IS-controlled territories.
(18212)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
60
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England is responsible for implementation of (a) the option in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation guidance, Immunisation against infectious disease, that allows clinicians to use their clinical judgement where patient circumstances strongly suggest that prophylaxis with palivizumab would prevent serious respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants who are at a particular risk of complications and (b) other options in that guidance.
(18165)
61
Sir David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2015 to Question 14029, for what reasons his Department allows the use of individual funding requests for palivizuamb without an assessment of the suitability of those requests for preventative treatments.
(18237)
62
Caroline Ansell
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the new Care Quality Commission inspection regime on hospital performance; and if he will make a statement.
(18136)
63
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of inflammatory arthritis on an individual's ability to stay in work.
(18138)
64
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides to people with inflammatory arthritis to help them to stay in work.
(18139)
65
N
Mr Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many step down beds are under contract to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; what the location of each such bed is; and what the average cost of each such bed was in each of the last three years.
(17818)
66
Danny Kinahan
(South Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the reasons for removing treatment options for (a) multiple myeloma and (b) other rare cancers from the Cancer Drugs Fund.
(18097)
67
Danny Kinahan
(South Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing treatments for multiple myeloma from the Cancer Drugs Fund on investment in clinical trials for that condition in the UK.
(18098)
68
N
Anne Marie Morris
(Newton Abbot):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to reclaim the costs to the NHS of treatment of people from other countries who use NHS services while visiting the UK.
(18090)
69
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in each of the last five years.
(18190)
70
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating osteoarthritis in each of the last five years.
(18191)
71
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women were diagnosed with anorexia in each of the last five years.
(18192)
72
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the rate of transmission of sexually transmitted infections among (a) men and (b) women over 50.
(18193)
73
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women over 50 were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in the last year.
(18194)
74
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with hepatitis C in each of the last five years.
(18195)
75
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the spread of hepatitis C.
(18196)
76
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medication is available on the NHS to treat (a) diabetes blindness, (b) diabetic retinopathy and (c) macular disease.
(18197)
77
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that funding is made available to treat prostate cancer with olaparib.
(18198)
78
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on potential links between statins and inhibition of the influenza vaccine.
(18199)
79
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to tackle obesity in children under 11.
(18200)
80
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with sleep apnoea in each of the last five years.
(18201)
81
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medication is available on the NHS for chronic fatigue syndrome.
(18202)
82
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in the last year.
(18203)
83
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local government funding on the delivery of the National Dementia Strategy.
(18181)
84
Nick Thomas-Symonds
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the survey published in November 2015 by Cancer Research UK which found that only 19 per cent of women aged from 50 to 64 were aware that the main purpose of the national cervical screening programme is to prevent cervical cancer.
(18145)
85
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much PCTs are owed by foreign patients for medical treatment received from the NHS.
(18186)
86
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much West Yorkshire PCTs are owed by foreign patients for medical treatment from the NHS.
(18187)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
87
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Dr Nahida Al Arja and four of her colleagues were denied permission to enter the UK to attend a recent academic conference on trauma.
(18122)
88
Catherine West
(Hornsey and Wood Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
(18252)
Questions to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission
89
Richard Arkless
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what consideration has been given to moving to digital voting in the House.
(18132)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
90
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussion she has had with the European Commission's (a) Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department and (b) Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development on responding to humanitarian needs in Burundi.
(18123)
91
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to provide humanitarian funding to (a) refugees from and (b) internally displaced persons in Burundi.
(18124)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
92
Julie Cooper
(Burnley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the reduction in the number of legal aid cases taken on by solicitors in the private sector; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the change to legal aid provision on such solicitors take up of such cases.
(18091)
93
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2015 to Question 17450, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
(18177)
94
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average amount the Youth Justice Board will pay for each place for a child in (a) Medway secure training centre, (b)Oakhill secure training centre, (c) Rainsbrook secure training centre, (d) Cookham Wood young offender institution, (e) Feltham young offender institution, (f) Parc young offender institution, (g) Werrington young offender institution and (h) Wetherby young offender institution; and what the average amount the Youth Justice Board paid on average for each place for a child in each of those institutions was in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
(18128)
95
N
Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates have been recruited in each month since May 2015.
(18079)
96
N
Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of magistrates has resigned in each month since May 2010.
(18080)
97
N
Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) insurance companies, (ii) claimant personal injury solicitors and (iii) defendant personal injury solicitors since the 2015 General Election; and who attended any such meeting.
(18082)
98
N
Nick Thomas-Symonds
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from (a) the Council of Europe, (b) the UN and (c) other international bodies on the UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights.
(18042)
99
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults were recorded on prison staff on duty in 2014-15.
(18183)
100
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislation to encourage the greater use of non-custodial sentencing options for driving offences where danger was caused but with no evidence of intent or wilful risk-taking on the part of the driver.
(18106)
Questions to the Prime Minister
101
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 26 November 2015, Official Report, columns 1489-94, what representations he has received from members of the International Syria Support Group on his proposed strategy for tackling ISIL.
(18058)
102
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 26 November 2015, Official Report, columns 1489-94, what assessment the Government has made of the potential increased displacement of people in Syria of his proposal to extend military operations to that country; and what the implications of that assessment are for the Government's policy on the number of Syrian refugees.
(18083)
103
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 26 November 2015, Official Report, columns 1489-94, what assessment he has made of the reliability of the 70,000 ground forces referred to as international partners in the fight against Daesh.
(18084)
104
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 26 November 2015, Official Report, columns 1489-94, what additional humanitarian support the Government plans to provide to countries that border Syria to assist with the likely increased displacement of people as a result of the coordinated international response to Daesh in Syria.
(18085)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
105
Richard Arkless
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether staff working in his Department that were employed through an agency earned the London Living Wage or more in each of the last two years.
(18133)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
106
N
Mr Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which scheduled bus journeys have had subsidies (a) withdrawn and (b) introduced in each (i) county and (ii) unitary council in the North West of England since June 2010.
(17819)
107
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on the steps necessary to ensure driverless cars are safe before they are permitted on the road.
(18217)
108
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will establish an independent inquiry to consider the costs and benefits of frozen pensions.
(18220)
109
Mr Andrew Tyrie
(Chichester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timetable is for reaching a decision on plans to increase airport capacity in the South East.
(18147)
110
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to create additional airport capacity in the north of England.
(18184)
111
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services on the Calder Valley rail line have been cancelled as a result of train reliability issues in the last 12 months.
(18185)
112
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the spending per head on cycling will be in England (a) outside London and (b) outside London and the eight Cycling City Ambition Grant holder areas in each of the next five years.
(18101)
113
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus and coach drivers were fined for their failure to carry a Driver Qualification Card in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
(18102)
114
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money of public investment in (a) roads and (b) electric vehicles in comparison with investment in cycling and walking.
(18103)
115
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will identify which government-funded cycling programmes will (a) continue to be funded, (b) cease to be funded and (c) have their funding reduced in each of the next five years.
(18104)
116
Daniel Zeichner
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he plans for the £300 million allocated for cycling in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 to be the sole source of funding for the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy; and how much of that allocation he plans to spend on cycling.
(18176)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
117
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the average salary is of a (a) male and (b) female special adviser in the Government Equalities Office.
(18059)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
118
Julie Cooper
(Burnley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under the age of 25 are in receipt of disability benefits in (a) Burnley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
(18249)
119
Julie Cooper
(Burnley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of disability benefits re-joined the workforce in (a) Burnley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015.
(18250)
120
Julie Cooper
(Burnley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are currently in receipt of disability benefits in (a) Burnley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
(18251)
121
Martyn Day
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on Dupuytren's contracture due to hand-transmitted vibration, Cm 8860, published in May 2014, when he plans to add that condition to the list of industrial injuries disablement benefit diseases.
(18144)
122
Peter Dowd
(Bootle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the White Paper on supporting people with health conditions and disabilities get into work.
(18168)
123
Catherine West
(Hornsey and Wood Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average waiting time is for a workplace capability assessment.
(18236)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
124
Nick Thomas-Symonds
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans for the Dementia Research Institute to conduct research into Parkinson's dementia.
[Transferred]
(18130)
125
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on educational materials for prisons in 2014-15.
[Transferred]
(18179)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
126
John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of labour productivity in the South West and England.
[Transferred]
(18129)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
127
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with representatives of the insurance industry the effect on premiums of changing weather conditions.
[Transferred]
(18210)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
128
Richard Arkless
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the reduction in the number of civilians referred to in paragraph 4.61 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Cm 9161, will be made in Scotland.
[Transferred]
(18095)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
129
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in EU member states on the effect of proposed EU legislation on firearms on shooting sports in the UK.
[Transferred]
(18204)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
130
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the household income of an existing tax credit claimant family with two earners and two children in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 of proposed changes to tax credits assuming they are migrated to universal credit at the start of 2018 and experience a change in circumstance and lose their transitional arrangements.
[Transferred]
(18169)
131
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the household income of an existing tax credit claimant family with two earners and three children in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 of proposed changes to tax credits assuming they are migrated to universal credit at the start of 2018 and experience a change in circumstance and lose their transitional arrangements.
[Transferred]
(18170)
132
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the household income of an existing tax credit claimant family with one earner and two children in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 of proposed changes to tax credits, assuming they are migrated to universal credit at the start of 2018 and experience a change in circumstance and lose their transitional arrangements.
[Transferred]
(18171)
133
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the household income of an existing tax credit claimant family with one earner and three children in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 of proposed changes to tax credits, assuming they are migrated to universal credit at the start of 2018 and experience a change in circumstance and lose their transitional arrangements.
[Transferred]
(18172)
134
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the household income of an existing tax credit claimant in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 of proposed changes to tax credits, assuming they are migrated to universal credit at the start of 2018 and experience a change in circumstance and lose their transitional arrangements.
[Transferred]
(18173)
135
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the income of an existing tax credit claimant in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 of proposed changes to tax credits, assuming they are migrated to universal credit at the start of 2018.
[Transferred]
(18174)
136
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assumptions his Department has made about the average amount of time for which people migrating from tax credits onto universal credit will have no change in circumstance that means they will lose transitional protection.
[Transferred]
(18175)