Written answers

Monday, 9 December 2013

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Company Liquidations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the reasons for the rise in company liquidations from the first to the second quarter of 2013.

    • Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2013, Official Report, column 960W, on Convention on International Interests in Mobile...

      Hewlett-Packard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will meet Hewlett Packard to discuss the recently announced redundancies; and if he will make a statement.

      Higher Education: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has carried out unannounced inspections of universities in the last...

      Higher Education: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will retrospectively publish his Department's projections for enrolments among students studying for higher learning...

      Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the level of financial transparency in UK public companies operating in the extractive...

      New Businesses: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in the last five years.

      New Businesses: Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Mid Sussex constituency and (b) West Sussex in the last five years.

      Ordnance Survey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what obligations the Ordnance Survey has to conduct health checks on its employees; and if he will make a statement.

      Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Cabinet Office about increasing the range of Government services provided through the Post...

      Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he was accompanied by any hon. Members on his visit to Russia in November 2013.

      Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he discussed the cases of (a) the Arctic 30, (b) Sergei Magnitsky, (c) Vasily Alexanyan and (d) Mikhail Khodorkovsky on...

      Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who he met on his visit to Russia in November 2013.

      Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he discussed (a) rule of law, (b) human rights, (c) legal nihilism and (d) corruption during his visit in Russia in...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what effect an increase of the RAB charge of (a) one percentage point, (b) two percentage points and (c) five percentage...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the difference is between his most recent estimate of the level of non-repayment of student loans and any such estimate made...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of (a) total student loan debt, (b) non-repayment of student loan debt, (c) his Department's DEL...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what provision in what year against future DEL or AME budgets the Exchequer requires his Department to make against the...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to sell the remainder of the student loan book before May 2015.

      Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make it his policy to place on his Department's website notice of any ministerial visits to foreign countries to...

  • Prime Minister

    • China

      To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will discuss with representatives of the Chinese Government the UK and China’s priorities for the Human Rights Council during his forthcoming visit to...

    • Poverty

      To ask the Prime Minister how many times the word ‘poverty’ has been mentioned in No. 10 Downing street’s parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

      Shaker Aamer

      To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he had with President Obama at the G8 summit in summer 2013 about the release of Shaker Aamer from Guantanamo Bay; and if he will make a statement.

  • Attorney-General

    • Animals Act 1971

      To ask the Attorney-General how many convictions have been obtained under the Animals Act 1971 for (a) offences relating to horses and (b) all other offences in each year since 2003.

    • Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 426W, on Crown Prosecution Service, how many of the CPS's decisions to take no further action that...

      Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 426W, on Crown Prosecution Service, how many of the CPS's decisions to discontinue post-charge that...

      Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 138W, on Crown Prosecution Service, if he will place in the Library anonymised reports from the...

      Electronic Surveillance

      To ask the Attorney-General if he will make representations to the Law Commission on a review of the legal framework of how the Government gathers intelligence from electronic communications.

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask the Attorney-General how many cases of female genital mutilation are currently being considered for criminal charges by the Crown Prosecution Service.

      GCHQ

      To ask the Attorney-General on how many occasions he has been briefed on the legal framework for the intelligence gathering activities of GCHQ since 2010.

      Highways Act 1980

      To ask the Attorney-General how many convictions have been obtained under the Highways Act 1980 for (a) offences relating to horses and (b) all other offences in each year since 2003.

      Poverty

      To ask the Attorney-General how many times the word “poverty” has been mentioned in the Law Officers' Departments' parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Boilers: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who the installer organisations approved to install new oil boilers in West Sussex under the Green Deal and energy company obligation...

    • Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of whether current arrangements for information provision by energy suppliers are sufficient to...

      Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many of his Department's (a) executive and (b) non-executive board members are (i) men and (ii) women.

      Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many of his Department's (a) executive and (b) non-executive board members are identified as (i) white British and (ii) of black,...

      Electric Cables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the cost to his Department to date has been of the application by SP Manweb plc for a necessary wayleave to retain an installed...

      Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the amount of electricity that passed through interconnections from (a) England to Scotland and (b)...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received from energy intensive manufacturing companies in the UK on high energy prices.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change at which meetings with the big six energy companies he asked them to not increase or to lower prices that were being charged to their...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to his oral statement on 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 634, on energy bills, on what dates the meetings were held...

      Energy: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the oral contribution of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 632, on energy bills, what the evidential basis was for...

      Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil is currently taking to encourage drilling to determine the amount of recoverable...

      Geothermal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the Deep Geothermal Review Study conducted by Atkins for his Department, published in October 2013, when he expects...

      Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in his Department; and if he will publish a list of all such...

      Offshore Industry: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to publish his Department's official report on the blowout on the Elgin platforms in March 2012.

      Power Failures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the likelihood of power cuts due to a shortage of energy supplies in the coming winter.

      Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the likely interest in the Renewable Heat Incentive for domestic properties will be when it is launched in spring 2014; and what...

  • Home Department

    • Administration of Justice: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will apply to the European Court of Justice for a judicial review of the European Commission's proposals to create a European Public...

    • Association of Chief Police Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what level of public funds has been allocated to the Association of Chief Police Officers in each of the last five years.

      Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when she expects domestic violence protection orders and the domestic violence disclosure scheme to become fully operational...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department's counting rules include a separate category of crime for (a) human trafficking and (b) other forms of modern slavery.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent consultation she has had with the devolved administrations on the prevention of human trafficking.

      Independent Police Complaints Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 November 2013, Official Report, column 476W, whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission will...

      Internet: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the potential risks of illegal adult content and child abuse associated with the use of TOR; (2) what...

      Kings Science Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 531W, on Kings Science Academy, when she expects the review to be completed.

      Kings Science Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 301W, on Kings Science Academy, for what reason the National Fraud...

      Offences Against Children: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people downloading child abuse images; and if she will make a statement.

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the median gross pay is of staff in her Department and its Executive agencies in each pay band who are identified as (a) white...

      Police Custody: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to reduce the numbers of people with mental health problems taken into police custody under section 136 of the...

      Police: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving police officers are currently suspended from duty in each constabulary.

      Police: Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what discussions she has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on the operation of police information notices (PINS); and...

      Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of staff recruited to her Department since 5 May 2010 were (a) men and (b) women.

      Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what definition her Department uses for cases of historic sexual violence.

      Sexual Offences: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral evidence of James Patrick to the Public Administration Select Committee, 19 November 2013, HC 760, Q7, what assessment...

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what resources her Department has allocated to policing the illegal use of ticket bots, as proscribed under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Governing Bodies: Females

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities (1) what steps she is taking to incentivise an increase in the number of women on executive boards of national governing bodies; (2) what...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Advertising Standards Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the practice of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of consulting only one designated expert when...

    • Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of people with access to superfast broadband in 2015.

      Broadband: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department provides for the provision of broadband other than superfast broadband in rural areas in Scotland.

      Broadband: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what recent progress she has made in rolling out broadband to (a) towns and (b) villages in (i) Scotland and (ii) Airdrie and...

      Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to encourage its employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

      Digital Broadcasting: Radio

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what analysis she has made of the effect of a lack of DAB coverage on local radio stations; and when she intends to roll-out increased...

      Digital Broadcasting: Radio

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the proportion of listeners to radio stations operating with a licence in the UK who listen through...

      Digital Broadcasting: Radio

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she expects to make a decision on the digital radio switchover.

      Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of her Department's (a) executive and (b) non-executive board members are (i) men and (ii) women.

      Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of her Department's (a) executive and (b) non-executive board members are identified as (i) white British and (ii) of black,...

      Football

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what meetings her Department has had with (a) the FA, (b) EUFA and (c) FIFA in the last three years to discuss issues of governance and...

      Internet: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if her Department will review the price levels set for BT's regulated businesses to ensure that they do not affect the ability of other...

      Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what assessment she has made of the proposed increase in spectrum annual licence fees on consumer prices and investment in mobile...

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the median gross pay of (a) men and (b) women is in each pay band in her Department.

      Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of staff recruited to her Department since 5 May 2010 were (a) men and (b) women.

      Sports: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 644W, on sports: females, what specific targets her Department...

      Television: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2013, Official Report, column 1086W, on television: advertising, what assessment she has made of...

  • Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Committee

    • Freedom of Information

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many freedom of information requests have been received by...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the Independent Expert Panel examining the badger culls to report.

    • Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 714W, on bovine tuberculosis, for what reasons 155 badger...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 714W, on bovine tuberculosis, if he will put mechanisms...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 714W, on bovine tuberculosis, when he expects the results...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 714W, on bovine tuberculosis, how many of the 155 badgers...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 714W, on bovine tuberculosis, how many of the badger...

      Food: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 379W, on food: low incomes, whether the short...

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the median gross pay is of staff in his Department and its executive agencies in each pay band who are identified...

      Potatoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to support potato growers in the UK.

      Potatoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the EU ban on potato imports on the UK crisp industry.

      Rabies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to prevent rabies occurring in the UK.

      Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of staff recruited to his Department since 5 May 2010 were (a) men and (b) women.

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average water bill paid by households in each region of the UK was in each of the last five years.

      Water: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of households in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) England have water meters.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Carbon Monoxide: Alarms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects the result of the review of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the private rented sector; and if he will...

    • Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to encourage its employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

      Council Tax Reduction Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the localisation of council tax support on (a) carers and (b)...

      Families: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families supported under the Troubled Families programme have a family member affected by drug or alcohol misuse.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of (a) building starts and (b) building completions under the one for one replacement element...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with which local authorities Ministers in his Department have met to discuss the Local Government Finance Settlement 2014-15;...

      Local Government: Press Releases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on how many occasions his Department has issued draft press releases to local authorities for them to complete using local...

      Mobile Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) whether he intends that the licence fees for park home owners will be paid by the site owners or by those holding...

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library any risk assessment, impact assessment or other similar assessment of the effects on house...

      Private Rented Housing: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of international students residing in the private rented sector in Coventry.

      Social Rented Housing: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many social housing units have been built in the New Forest district council area in each of the last three years; (2)...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the possession of substantial assets by Traveller and Gypsy communities is a factor taken into account in the assessment...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints that submitted paperwork had been lost by the Department have been made to his Department in each of the last five years.

    • Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have been asked to submit the same paperwork to the Department more than once despite the individual claiming that it had...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answers of 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 648W, on employment and support allowance, if he will make it his policy to...

      Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) with reference to the answer from the hon. Member for Wirral West of 20 November 2013 to question 537 at the Work and Pensions Select...

      Hewlett-Packard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to support those who will lose their jobs as a result of the recently announced redundancies at Hewlett Packard;...

      High Speed Two

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions there have been between the Health and Safety Executive and HS2 Ltd.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance has his Department has provided to local authorities on calculating entitlement to discretionary housing payment.

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of mass summonses issued by local authorities to enforce rent arrears owing to the implementation of...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will commission an investigation into possible links between the under-occupancy penalty and cases of suicide.

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that (a) Jobcentre Plus carry out an assessment of claimants' levels of computer literacy before requiring them...

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 517W, on Jobcentre Plus, what estimate he has made of the number of separate...

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 517W, on Jobcentre Plus, what estimate he has made of the mean and median...

      Jobseeker's Allowance: Chelmsford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of time in receipt of jobseeker's allowance is for claimants in Chelmsford constituency who are (a) women, (b) men, (c)...

      Jobseeker's Allowance: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether and in what circumstances a young person receiving jobseeker's allowance who has told their adviser that they cannot attend a jobcentre...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have (a) applied for personal independence payment, (b) received a decision and (c) received a negative decision in (i) the UK...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who have applied for personal independence payment have requested a face-to-face assessment conducted in their own home; and...

      Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 595W, on sick leave, what new integrated approaches the Government is...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have exited the benefits system without securing employment in the last 12...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to support people who have difficulty accessing the benefits system.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what emergency support is available for people who have experienced delays that are not their fault in claiming benefits.

      Social Security Benefits: Immigrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of welfare claims by Bulgarian and Romanian migrants in the last year for...

      Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to support mental health service users throughout the process of their claim for benefits.

      Standard of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans that the integrated risk intelligence system for universal credit will be implemented.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the business case for an outsourced fraud and error checking service for universal credit.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress he has made in removing from universal credit the costs of supported housing services which do not meet the current definition of...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the savings to his Department from reduced fraud and error as a result of introduction of universal credit.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the additional annual cost to the Exchequer would be of increasing the savings threshold for universal credit from £16,000 to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the annual cost to the Exchequer would be of reducing the universal credit withdrawal rate by one percentage point.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the number of recipients of universal credit in April 2014.

      Work Capability Assessment: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people underwent work capability assessments who had a (a) musculo-skeletal condition and (b) mental health condition in each (i)...

      Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) with reference to the answer from Neil Couling of 20 November 2013 to question 559 to the Work and Pensions Select Committee, HC 479-vi,...

      Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work programme for people claiming employment and support allowance.

      Work Programme: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations his Department has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) other sources on the interaction of the Work programme and Jobs...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 391W, on Shaker Aamer, what the outcome was of his talks...

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the hunger strike in Guantánamo Bay; and if he will make a statement.

      Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage its employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

      Egypt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the new laws on protests signed by the acting Egyptian president on 24 November 2013; and if he...

      Human Trafficking: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the EU Commission and the European Parliament on human trafficking and modern day slavery.

      Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answers of 11 June 2012 and 17 December 2012, what recent contact and discussions the British Ambassador...

      Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Ministers in his Department plan to visit the unrecognised Bedouin villages of the Negev.

      Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with its international partners to seek greater humanitarian access to families trapped...

      Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the statement of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 36WS, on Eastern Partnership summit, which EU member...

      Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts from NATO member states on Ukraine.

  • Justice

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what support he offers parents who are bound by an out-dated court order which demands that child maintenance is paid until the child has ceased full...

    • Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department takes to ensure that Regulation 28 coroners' investigations and the implementation of recommendations of those investigations...

      Courts: Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2013, Official Report, columns 379-80W, on domestic violence, where the nine domestic violence courts that were...

      Curfews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of eligible (a) men and (b) women were released on home detention curfew in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to what body the cost of the PricewaterhouseCoopers' inquiry into irregularities in performance of the electronic monitoring contracts held by Serco and...

      Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of the PricewaterhouseCoopers' inquiry into irregularities in performance of the electronic monitoring contracts held by Serco and G4S has...

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what EU directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year...

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to legal aid and judicial review on parents' (a) ability to use the judicial review process...

      Offenders: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on offender behaviour programmes in each of the last five years; and what spend is projected in each of the next three...

      Police Custody: Wrexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he discussed Wrexham Magistrates' Court and police cells in Wrexham with the Chair of the Wrexham Magistrates at meetings in the last year; and...

      Prison Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department has taken to ensure that families of prisoners are able to access up-to-date contact details of prisons online.

      Prisons: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) female and (b) male prisoners per 100 of the prison population were disciplined following adjudications in the latest period for which...

      Prisons: Doncaster

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse has been to date of the Doncaster cluster prison competition.

      Prisons: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) when (a) he, (b) his ministerial colleagues and (c) officials in his Department have met representatives of the NHS to discuss prison healthcare...

      Prisons: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will list, for each contract to run private prison in England and Wales, the contractual terms and conditions which allow the Secretary of State to...

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which contracts his Department holds with (a) Capita, (b) A4E, (c) G4S, (d) Serco, (e) GeoAMEY, (f) Sodexo and (g) Mitie; when each contract started; how...

      Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2013, Official Report, column 902W, on secondment, how many secondments were in place on (a) 30 September 2012 and...

  • Treasury

    • Commodity Markets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the European Commission's proposals of 30 September 2013 to curb excessive speculation in the commodity derivative markets...

    • Debts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the levels of household debt in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region of the UK in each year since 2010; and what such levels...

      Debts: Essex

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the levels of household debt in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex in each year since 2010; and what forecast he has...

      Fracking

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment in hydraulic fracturing technologies and exploration of shale onshore and offshore gas reserves.

      Gift Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to replace Gift Aid with a system of personal income tax deductions for charitable giving.

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people liable to pay income tax in (a) Kettering constituency and (b) the UK in May 2010 who will not be so...

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effect on lending of the Mortgage Market Review and the changes which come into effect in April 2014.

      Taxation: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total receipts of taxation, including VAT and duty, on alcohol were in each year since 2007.

      Taxation: Gun Sports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much annual tax revenue is expected to accrue to the Exchequer from beaters in the shooting industry; and what the cost is of the real time reporting...

      Taxation: Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many penalties were issued for the failure to complete and return online self assessment tax forms by the deadline set by HM Revenue and Customs...

      Welfare Tax Credits: EU Nationals

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 567W, on welfare tax credits: EU...

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 431W, on Afghanistan, how many aircraft of each type suffered damage.

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 399, on Afghanistan, if he will publish the (a) location, (b) type of incident to...

      Armed Forces: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel have been trained at US Altus Air Force base since the C-17 has come into service; and if he will estimate the cost to the public...

      Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to encourage its employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

      Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of staff recruited to his Department since 5 May 2010 were (a) men and (b) women.

      Reserve Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the National Statistician's advice regarding the decision not to publish the reserves recruitment statistics, originally due to be...

      Sovereignty: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in his Department have had with representatives of the Scottish Government regarding the...

      Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what occasions and for what reasons Ministers in his Department have used military transport for domestic travel since taking office.

      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 269W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, which military remotely piloted aircraft systems...

      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 551W, on unmanned aerial vehicle, what the (a) unit, (b) service and (c) rank was of...

      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 541W, on police: unmanned air vehicles, what information his Department collates on...

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of personnel leaving the Army in each of the last five years have qualified for the full Carer Transition partnership resettlement package.

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of Army service leaders who enlisted under the age of 18 have found stable employment within (a) one month, (b) six months and (c) one...

      Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have been informed that the Fleet Ready Escort has been gapped in each of the last five years;...

      Warships: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that the decommissioning of Navy ships takes place in the UK.

  • Electoral Commission Committee

    • Politics and Government

      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission takes to promote British democracy overseas.

  • International Development

    • Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

    • Developing Countries: Neonatal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of newborns dying in their first 28 days of life; and what specific projects...

      Developing Countries: Sanitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what preparations her Department has made in advance of the Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting in April 2014; whether her...

      Kenya

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to reduce preventable newborn mortality in Kenya.

      Nigeria

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to reduce preventable newborn mortality in Nigeria.

      Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the extent of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst children in Pakistan who have been exposed to...

      Sub-Saharan Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the programmes of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in...

      Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children have been (i) killed, (ii) wounded and (iii) made refugees in the Syrian conflict (A) to...

  • Education

    • Children: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions his Department has had with other departments regarding educational support for children returning to school after lengthy absences...

    • Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of primary schools offered wrap-around childcare services in (a) May 2010 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available.

      Free Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 114W, on free schools, how much over and above the proportion required to meet...

      Integrated Chronology Tool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all local authorities make use of the integrated chronology tool.

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the median gross pay is of staff in his Department and its executive agencies in each pay band who are identified as (a) white British and (b) of...

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the median gross pay of (a) men and (b) women is in each pay band in his Department.

      Pupils: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2013, Official Report, column 765W, on pupils: health, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reduction in...

      Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of staff recruited to his Department since 5 May 2010 were (a) men and (b) women.

      Schools: Boxing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department holds on how many schools offer boxing, and on how many children take part in boxing at school.

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department plans to allocate for school sports to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham local authority area...

      Schools: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent steps he has taken to ensure that careers services in schools increases awareness of vocational and technical education.

  • Transport

    • A14

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the A14 bypass; and if he will make a statement.

    • Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 452W, on aviation, if he will make it his policy to collect such information.

      Birmingham Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will commission research into the potential benefits of expanding Birmingham airport to be a hub airport.

      Channel Tunnel Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost of construction was of the High Speed 1 Thames crossing rail tunnel.

      Channel Tunnel Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost per kilometre was of the construction of the High Speed 1 rail line.

      Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to encourage its employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

      Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the guidance his Department gives to local authorities on night time deliveries.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2013, Official Report, column 190W, on driving tests, what losses were incurred to his Department during the...

      Exhaust Emissions: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has plans to support low carbon hydrogen for electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

      Gatwick Express Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the planned disruption to Gatwick Express rail services over the Christmas period.

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger journeys are expected to be made on High Speed 2 on average each day once the line is complete; and what the capacity of the line...

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of passengers travelling on High Speed 2 are expected to be (a) business and (b) leisure travellers.

      Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2013, Official Report, column 1051W, on large goods vehicles, for what reason his assessment that longer...

      M20

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many commercial vehicles have used the M20 in each year since 2000.

      Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 2002

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department last reviewed the operation of the Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 2002.

      Railways: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rail freight sites Network Rail has acquired from the private sector since 2000-01; and what the cost was in each instance.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the road maintenance budget was in (a) total and (b) each region in each year since 2005.

      Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many authorised testing facilities his Department plans to open in the next five years.

      West Coast Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line were (a) business and (b) leisure travellers in the most recent period for which...

      West Coast Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger journeys were made on the West Coast Main Line on average each day in the most recent period for which figures are available; and...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Telephone Services

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Office (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the...

  • Health

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health in what circumstances his Department requires doctors to provide evidence to substantiate their opinion that an abortion is legally justified; and how...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people under (a) 13 and (b) 18 were admitted to hospital for an (i) alcohol-related condition and (ii) alcohol-specific condition in each of the...

      Alzheimer's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will have discussions with research councils and other appropriate research bodies on providing specific funding for (a) the study of risk...

      Asthma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce asthma action plans to improve standards of asthma care and reduce asthma deaths.

      Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies had to be detoxified at birth from the substance upon which their mother was dependent in each of the last 10 years.

      Bacterial Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the risk of a pandemic if NDM-1 enzyme transferred to a highly contagious bacterium against which modern antibiotics would...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Justice Treacy's ruling on blood donation from men who have sex with men;...

      Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the costs of adapting his Department's buildings to accommodate the new organisations created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 are included...

      Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 281W, on buildings, what the cost of the refurbishments at (a) Richmond house and (b)...

      Caffeine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of high-caffeine energy drinks on the short and long-term health of children.

      Caffeine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the consumption rate of high-caffeine energy drinks by children.

      Caffeine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had (a) at Responsibility Deal Meetings, (b) with major retailers and (c) with the Food Standards Agency on the sale of...

      Care Homes: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department is considering introducing a requirement for care homes to install closed circuit television monitoring for the purposes of patient...

      Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will update his Department's guidance on the payment of top-ups in residential care in order to ensure that no adult or their family is required to...

      Care Homes: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department collects concerning charging for healthcare services by GPs for residents in care homes; what assessment his Department...

      Care Homes: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes reported the absence of a registered manager for (a) less than three, (b) three to six, (c) six to nine, (d) nine to 12 and (e) more...

      Charitable Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

      Clinical Commissioning Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of funding per head is for each clinical commissioning group allocated by NHS England from its 2013-14 budget; and what the equivalent...

      Dementia: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding has been allocated to health professionals in Cornwall from the NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia fund.

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons electronic cigarettes are regulated as a medicinal product; and if he will make a statement.

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will direct the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to publish guidance and the evidence on which its anti-epileptics: changing...

      Gender Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what his Department's policy is on access to gender reassignment services; (2) what NHS expenditure on gender reassignment treatment and advice was...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will support the campaign to direct more resources to frontline services via GPs; (2) if he will make it his policy to increase resources for...

      Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds his Department has provided for promotion of (a) five-a-day fruit and vegetable consumption and (b) physical exercise in the last 12 months;...

      Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the written answer of 29 November 2013, Official Report, column 467W, on health education, what continued development has been undertaken...

      Health Visitors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answers of 21 November 2013, Official Report, columns 1003-4W and 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 644W, on health visitors, what...

      Hospitals: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to raise public awareness of the conclusion drawn by Sir Bruce Keogh in his review into hospital mortality rates over the last...

      Hospitals: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many emergency readmissions to hospital within 28 days of discharge of adults aged over 65 years there were in (a) each region of England and...

      Hyperactivity: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 645W, on hyperactivity: young people, if he will state the incidence of (a) severe and...

      Meningitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation regarding the licensing of Bexsero and the potential for nationwide...

      Mental Health Services: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what per capita spend on mental health services was in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex in each of the last five years.

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 152W, on mental health services: young people, what practical and physical conditions...

      Mental Health: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effects of long-term use of mobile telephones, hand-held computers and other digital hardware on mental health.

      NHS: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the statement by Mr James Palmer of 15 October 2013 on the Specialised Services Commissioning Innovation Fund, what the level of...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of long-term trends in patient satisfaction levels in the NHS.

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his contribution of 16 July 2013, Official Report, column 927, if he will define the special measures into which these trusts will be placed;...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will meet representatives of Cambridge Manufacturing to discuss initiatives to tackle obesity and the Cambridge Diet.

      Perinatal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about changing the law about designation of babies born before 24 weeks gestation as stillborn; and if he will make a...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 504W, on Radiotherapy and the 2014/2015 National Tariff Payment System: A Consultation...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 160W, on radiotherapy, for what reason NHS England and Monitor will not be introducing...

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the impact assessment accompanying his Department's consultation entitled, Next Steps for Nursery Milk, (1) by what process officials...

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department took to mark the Food and Agricultural Organization's World School Milk Day.

      Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answers of 19 November 2013, Official Report, column 862W, and 21 November 2013, Official Report, column 1010W, on secondment, what the...

      Vaccination: Immigrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which group is responsible for the monitoring, implementation and funding of measures to vaccinate newly-arrived migrants to communities within England;...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Employment: Hampshire

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are employed in (a) commerce and (b) manufacturing in (i) Portsmouth South constituency and (ii) Hampshire.

    • Employment: Portsmouth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are employed in (a) the service sector and (b) the financial sector in Portsmouth South constituency.

      Food Banks

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what money has been given by his Department to help with the cost of establishing food banks. [R]

      Older People: Cannock Chase

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the change over the next 20 years to the proportion of the population of Cannock Chase constituency who are over 85.

      Pay: Middlesbrough

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what change there has been in median gross pay for women in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency since 2010.

      Private Sector: Staffordshire

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the net change in the number of private sector jobs in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire was in the latest period for which...

      Telephone Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number...

      Voluntary Work: Young People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many young people in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire participated in the National Citizen Service in the last 12 months.

  • House of Lords

    • Agriculture: Wheat

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much wheat grown in the United Kingdom has been used for the production of ethanol in each of the last five years; and how the price paid to farmers...

    • Bangladesh

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the political and security situation in Bangladesh is such as to justify the European Union sending observers for the general...

      Banking: Directors

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications from individuals to become directors of United Kingdom banks have been rejected by the regulators, and how many applications withdrawn,...

      Banks: Co-operative Bank

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have approved, or given an indication of an expectation that they will approve, applications from representatives of Silver Point and Aurelius...

      Bees

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to provide any funding for the British Beekeepers Association for its research into diseases such as colony collapse disorder and Nosema...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they propose to do with historical files, including medical evidence, relating to claims from people with long-term conditions for disability living...

      Children: Custody

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to end the practice of detaining in custody mentally ill children awaiting psychiatric assessment.

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 26 November (WA 261–2), whether one of the five returnees to the Democratic Republic of...

      Denning Inquiry

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the files of the 1963 Denning Inquiry into the Profumo affair have been selected for permanent preservation with a view to eventual release at the...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 November (WA 227–28), how many clinics are licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 January (WA 216–7), whether there is still a consensus on the risks posed by multiple births and the...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 28 February 2008 (WA 135) and by Earl Howe on 22 January (WA 194–95), whether it remains the...

      EU: Eggs

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 23 January (WA 207), which European Union countries still remain non-compliant with the conventional cage...

      EU: Pigs

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 23 January (WA 208), what is their current assessment of compliance by the Republic of Ireland and...

      EU: REACH Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop alternatives to substances banned under the European Union’s REACH Regulation. To ask Her Majesty’s...

      Finance: Payday Loans

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether proposed caps on interest rates charged on loans to borrowers by payday lenders will apply to lenders based elsewhere in the European Union or...

      Gaza

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take any action to lift the blockade of Gaza.

      Government Departments: Ministerial Meetings

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions Mark Hoban MP had meetings or telephone conversations with the Co-operative Group and the Co-operative Bank and its directors, officers...

      Government Departments: Telephone Numbers

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any departments or agencies receive revenue from calls made to non-geographic telephone numbers, via revenue-sharing schemes or by any other means.

      Government: Ministerial Meetings

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions, and on what dates, the Secretary of State for Health has met (1) the Chief Executive of NHS England, (2) the Chair of NHS England, (3)...

      Health: Autism

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have regularly to review the Adult Autism Strategy, following the first review which is due to report in March 2014. To ask Her...

      Health: Cancer

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases of cervical cancer have been reported in women who have been vaccinated with Gardasil.

      Health: Human Papilloma Virus

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the elimination of two human papilloma virus strains through vaccination of young girls on the risk of...

      Health: Ophthalmology

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the average waiting time was for NHS cataract treatment (1) in each region of England, and (2) as measured by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...

      Health: Ophthalmology

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the average waiting time was for NHS cataract surgery for a second eye; and how that compares to the average waiting time in other Organisation for...

      Health: Ophthalmology

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost of treating elderly patients with cataracts in NHS hospitals in the last year for which figure are available.

      Healthcare: Costs

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 November (WA 146–7), how the figure of an annual reduction in the United Kingdom payments to the...

      House of Lords: Confidential Data

      To ask the Chairman of Committees whether members of the House of Lords were consulted about plans to store emails and other confidential personal information on servers based overseas; and, if...

      House of Lords: Debates

      To ask the Leader of the House what arrangements are in place to ensure that debates held in the House of Lords are drawn to the attention of the appropriate departmental officials; and when the...

      Housing: Help to Buy

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered extending the Help to Buy scheme to include “off-plan” properties in order to prevent investors buying such...

      Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they assessed the impact of alternative business structures on the insurance industry; and if so what was the result.

      Legal Aid

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their proposals to reform legal aid on ensuring that people from diverse backgrounds enter and progress...

      NHS: Constitution

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 19 November (HL Deb, col 866), when they expect the joint strategy further to embed the NHS constitution to be published.

      NHS: Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Human Rights Act 1998 in securing the public inquiry into the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and...

      NHS: Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 19 November (HL Deb, col 869), how many (1) consultants, and (2) junior doctors, have been replaced at the...

      Palestine

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what encouragement they are giving to the Palestinian Authority to accept the invitation by Mr Netanyahu for its President, Mahmood Abbas, to address the Knesset.

      Prisons: Equality and Discrimination

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the rank, and appointment within the institution, of the nominated equality manager in every prison, young offender institution and secure training...

      Prisons: Open Prisons

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government where female prisoners will be able to be kept according to open prison conditions following the closure of Askham Grange and East Sutton Park open prisons.

      Rape

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 25 November, how they will ensure that both new and established rape crisis centres will continue to be...

      Roads: M4

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 6 November (WA 58) regarding the M4, whether the introduction of the bus lane in 1999 was a factor in...

      Roads: Severn Bridge

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for tolls on the Severn Bridge when the current toll agreements end.

      Winter Fuel Allowance

      To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people not currently living in the United Kingdom are entitled to the winter fuel allowance; what is the total value of such claims; and how many...

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