Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018

Questions tabled on Monday 12 November 2018

Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. † 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 under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 13 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of people whose primary medical condition is difficulty in hearing in the age range (a) 16 to 18, (b) 18 to 24, (c) 25 to 34, (d) 35 to 49, (e) 50 to 64 who have been in employment for each of the last five years for which figures available. [Transferred] (189811)

2 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of graduates whose primary medical condition is difficulty in hearing that are (a) in employment, (b) unemployed and (c) economically inactive. [Transferred] (189812)

3 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of people whose primary medical condition is difficulty in hearing that work in the (a) public, (b) private and (c) voluntary sector. [Transferred] (189813)

4 James Frith (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the Digital Single Market on the royalties earned in EU countries by UK musicians. [Transferred] (189800)

5 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the Rowing Association's ability to trade and work with its counterpart clubs in EU member states after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (189747) 2 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

6 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the areas in EU waters in which UK boats will be able to sail after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (189748)

7 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps is her Department is taking to help safeguard the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen. [Transferred] (189780)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 14 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 Giles Watling (Clacton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to use the centenary of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 to encourage more women to stand for public office. (190523)

2 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that disabled people have fair and equal opportunities to become successful business leaders. (190489)

3 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of spending by social housing providers on increasing the energy efficiency of their housing stock over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years. (190336)

4 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the spending by social housing providers on reducing fuel poverty over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years. (190337)

5 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what issues the UK Government plans to raise at the forthcoming meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on 29 November 2018. (190351)

6 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government would support another country putting public country by country reporting on the agenda for the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 29 November 2018. (190352)

7 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the UK Government has to raise the issue of public country by country reporting at the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 29 November 2018. (190353) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 3

8 Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, What discussions he has had with steel companies on the effect of US steel tariffs on the UK steel sector. (190544)

9 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the UK's potential ability to tackle (a) the concentration limit on nicotine in vape bottles, (b) the size of those bottles and (c) other aspects of the EU Tobacco Products Directive after the UK leaves the EU. (190465)

10 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current regulations in ensuring (a) the growth of the vaping sector and (b) high product manufacturing standards for consumers after the UK leaves the EU. (190467)

11 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) nicotine shots and (b) shortfills are regulated under (i) UK and (ii) EU law. (190468)

12 Margaret Beckett (Derby South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the forthcoming cyber security skills strategy; and what plans his Department has to consult the devolved Administrations on the forthcoming cyber security skills strategy. (190346)

13 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support people with a gambling addiction. (190373)

14 Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the value of digital design to (a) the UK economy and (b) UK exports. (190418)

15 Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of teachers that are on the (i) main, (ii) upper, and (iii) leadership pay scales in South Cambridgeshire constituency. (190534)

16 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequate inclusion of physically disabled children in schooling. (190487)

17 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled It might be best if you looked elsewhere: An investigation into the schools admission process, whether his Department has acted on the recommendations made in that report. (190488) 4 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

18 Julie Cooper (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers Ofsted has to investigate the (a) level of and (b) reason for school exclusions through its (i) school inspections and (ii) joint area inspections with the Care Quality Commission. (190480)

19 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Budget 2018 how much of the £400 million capital funding for schools will be allocated to schools in (a) Jarrow Constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the North East. (190366)

20 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is promoting to schools to help them manage their cost pressures. (190434)

21 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the public purse of supporting the introduction of the national funding formula. (190435)

22 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the EBACC allows young people to keep their future education options open. (190436)

23 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the attainment gap in early years education. (190437)

24 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve options for young people outside of academic study and qualifications. (190438)

25 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that teaching is an attractive and fulfilling profession. (190439)

26 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to remove barriers preventing students from disadvantaged backgrounds participate in further education. (190440)

27 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of education services to children with a hearing impairment. (190441)

28 N Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on the collection of payments for (a) ordinary student loans and (b) student maintenance loans from recipients of universal credit; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (189688)

29 Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to promote and support the development of design skills as part of STEM education. (190419) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 5

30 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the heat produced by kiln dried wood and house coal on a domestic fire in his consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood; and if he will make statement. (190412)

31 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase the proportion of SSSIs monitored every six years. (190542)

32 Mr John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to protect bees and insects. (190347)

33 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that agricultural products and food produced to lower standards than those of the UK are not imported and do not undermine UK agricultural production. (190414)

34 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a programme of capital grants will be continued and apply throughout the UK to assist farmers in adopting methods of agricultural production that maximise efficiency, environmental responsibility and welfare improvements. (190415)

35 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new licences to cull badgers he plans to issue in badger cull areas in the next twelve months; and if he will make a statement. (190339)

36 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with landowning bodies about the need to cover complete badger cull areas. (190340)

37 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what impact assessments have been conducted by the Government on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the disabled community as a protected characteristic. (190485)

38 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which groups his Department has consulted to help ensure that the interests of disabled people are safeguarded in the process of the UK leaving the EU. (190486)

39 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be 6 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015. (190359)

40 Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the economic contribution of (a) design and (b) design skills to UK exports. (190417)

41 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all airports reach at least a good standard of accessibility as measured by the Civil Aviation Authority. (190482)

42 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to speed up the process by which the Civil Aviation Authority issues private pilots' licenses. (190385)

43 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of hydrogen fuelled heavy duty vehicles. (190495)

44 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2018 to Question 185533 on Dartford-Thurrock Crossing, if his Department will collect data about average journey times during peak hours. (190369)

45 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help improve reliability of rail services on the Bexleyheath line in advance of the new franchise agreement being agreed for services on that line. (190370)

46 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help improve reliability of rail services on the Crayford and Sidcup line in advance of the new franchise agreement being agreed for services on that line. (190371)

47 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help improve reliability of rail services on the Slade Green line in advance of the new franchise agreement being agreed for services on that line. (190372)

48 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Budget 2018, how much of the the £420 million to be provided to councils to fix potholes and carry out other road repairs will be allocated to (a) South Tyneside Council and (b) Gateshead Council. (190365)

49 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of revising the Highway Code to include advice by the British Horse Society's dead slow campaign on how to pass horses safely while driving. (190333) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 7

50 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will change section 215 of the Highway Code to incorporate greater protections for horse riders. (190535)

51 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to Question 177313 on Driving under Influence, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of the rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers; and (b) trends in the level of breath test performed between 2011 and 2015. (190473)

52 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2018 to Question 180166 on Shipping: training, whether the three-year pilot of the ratings training option has been extended; and if he will make a statement. (190442)

53 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 185578 on Ferries: Registration, how many roll-on roll-off ferries on the (a) UK and (b) Red Ensign registers are UK-owned. (190443)

54 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 185578 on Ferries: Registration, what the Maritime and Coastguard Agency-agreed safe crewing level is on each roll-on roll-off ferry on the (a) UK and (b) Red Ensign registers. (190444)

55 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will a publish a list of newspapers in which adverts on the change to the state pension age for women were placed since 2010. (190376)

56 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many letters were sent notifying recipients of the change in the state pension age for women since 2010. (190377)

57 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date the first letters notifying recipients of the change in the state pension age for women were sent since 2010. (190378)

58 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 53 of the Government's White Paper entitled Improving lives: the future of work, health and disability, in November 2017, what progress her Department has made with Initiative No.5 on reform of the work capability assessment; and if she will make a statement. (190483)

59 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing a disability employment target that measures progress against employment levels of non-disabled people. (190484) 8 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

60 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants have been refused industrial injuries disablement benefit for prescribed disease D12 in each of the last five years. (190497)

61 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the current occupational qualification to receive industrial injuries disablement benefit for prescribed disease D12 reflects current research into the industrial causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (190498)

62 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home assessments have been provided for universal credit claimants in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency. (190507)

63 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home assessments have been provided for personal independence payment claimants living in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency in each of the last five years. (190508)

64 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been made for universal credit hardship payments in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency. (190509)

65 Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has of trends in the level of incidences of (a) stress, (b) anxiety and (c) depression in the workplace. (190563)

66 Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, What steps her Department is taking to provide (a) compensation and (b) repayments to claimants who were underpaid employment and support allowance. (190564)

67 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations she has received from women in Jarrow constituency affected by measures taken to equalise the state pension age; and if she will make a statement. (190367)

68 Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove social security sanctions in circumstances where someone is (a) pregnant and (b) caring for a severely disabled person. (190429)

69 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department’s new strategy based on prevention will aim to prevent the onset of mental health disabilities. [R] (190490) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 9

70 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on improving the availability of support and advice for children of alcoholic parents. (190348)

71 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s priorities are for expanding support services for children of alcoholic parents. (190349)

72 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce child vulnerability to alcohol- related harm. (190350)

73 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set up a Young Patient Travel Fund to assist families with the travel expense of attending specialist hospitals for cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement. (190424)

74 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of encouraging people who smoke to switch to vaping to help them stop smoking. (190458)

75 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the effect on health of (a) smoking and (b) vaping. (190459)

76 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make people who smoke aware of the effects on public health of vaping. (190460)

77 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the July 2018 report of the Science and Technology Committee on E-cigarettes HC 505, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of urgently reviewing the policies of local stop smoking services on vape products. (190461)

78 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body is responsible for providing health information on vape products to smokers. (190462)

79 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage smokers to take up vaping as one method of stopping smoking; and if he will make a statement. (190463)

80 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of removing vape products from the definition of tobacco products in the EU Tobacco Products Directive; and if he will make a statement. (190464) 10 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

81 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on public health of amending the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 after the UK leaves the EU. (190466)

82 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the regulation of non- nicotine liquid for vape products and (b) effect on public health of (i) shortfills and (ii) nicotine shots. (190469)

83 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department has collated on effect on people's health of the use of (a) Snus and (b) tobacco. (190470)

84 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to direct Public Health England to include the effect of Snus on people's health in future evidence reviews. (190471)

85 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the ban on Snus products. (190472)

86 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s appraisal of Kuvan, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the cost offset of dietary treatments is considered in its economic assessment of the cost of commissioning new medicines. (190518)

87 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the financial cost offset to the NHS including savings to the NHS from reduced acquisition costs of food supplements of commissioning Kuvan for the treatment of phenylketonuria. (190519)

88 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a single technology appraisal process or a highly specialised technology appraisal process is used for (a) phenylketonuria and (b) other rare diseases. (190520)

89 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Israel on the negotiations regarding the status of Khan al-Ahmar; and with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Middle East of 4 July 2018, Official Report column 323, what urgent steps he is taking to demonstrate the international community’s support for that community. (190555)

90 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of recent press reports on threats to members of the LGBT community in Tanzania. (190481) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 11

91 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that local elections in Turkey planned to take place in March 2019 are conducted in a free and fair manner. (190391)

92 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department is taking to support the humanitarian needs and safe return of the estimated 30,000 Anglophone refugees who have fled into Nigeria during the recent violence in Cameroon. (190392)

93 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he has received and (b) assessment he has made of the implications for the constitution of Kosovo of proposals to change the Kosovo Security Force into a national army. (190394)

94 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the status of the UN-led Geneva-based peace talks on Syria as the sole legitimate framework for a political solution to the civil war in that country. (190395)

95 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian national dialogue conference held in Sochi in January 2018. (190396)

96 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Russia and (b) Iran on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian national dialogue conference held in Sochi in January 2018. (190397)

97 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of members of (a) the High Negotiations Committee, (b) the Syrian Democratic Council, (c) the Kurdish National Council, (d) Local Coordination Committees, (e) Local councils and (f) other Syrian opposition groups that will be represented on the proposed Constitutional Committee in Syria. (190398)

98 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the scale of the damage caused to each Palestinian refugee camp in Syria as a result of the civil war in that country. (190399)

99 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the prospects for the safe repatriation of Palestinian refugees displaced from Syria by the civil war in that country of the damage caused to Palestinian refugee camps in (a) Yarmouk, (b) Deraa and (c) elsewhere in Syria. (190400) 12 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

100 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made in meeting the target number of work permits to be issued to Syrian refugees in Jordan under the EU-Jordan compact. (190401)

101 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the (a) arrest and (b) arbitrary detention of (i) sub-Saharan migrants with valid residency permits and (b) other sub-Saharan migrants by the authorities in Morocco since June 2018. (190402)

102 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of sub-Saharan African migrants (a) forcibly displaced and (b) expelled by the authorities in Morocco since June 2018. (190403)

103 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Moroccan counterpart on the human rights of (a) migrants, (b) asylum seekers and (c) refugees in that country. (190404)

104 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect of the anti-human smuggling law adopted by Niger in 2015 on the rate of human smuggling in that country; and if he will make a statement. (190405)

105 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect of training provided to local security forces in Niger through the EU common security and defence policy field office in Agadez on the rate of human smuggling in that country; and if he will make a statement. (190406)

106 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress by the (a) EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and (b) EU Partnership Framework for Third Countries in establishing alternative means of income to the human smuggling trade in Niger. (190407)

107 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is working with the company Vivastreet on issues pertaining to prostitution. (190478)

108 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will undertake a review of the length of time it takes for visa application decisions to be expedited for those experiencing financial hardship, and if he will make a statement. (190505) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 13

109 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will undertake a review of time taken for visa application decisions to be expedited for those applying for leave to remain on under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights, and if he will make a statement. (190506)

110 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made with the Police Services Northern Ireland of the capability of the police to meet any potential (a) threats and (b) risks as a result of the UK leaving the EU. (190502)

111 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the capability of Police Service of Northern Ireland neighbourhood policing teams to respond to threats at the border after the UK leaves the EU. (190503)

112 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of police officers stationed at each major port in each part of the UK in each of the last 12 months. (190504)

113 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the allocation of funds to the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service; and if he will make a statement. (190362)

114 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support his Department provides to the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. (190363)

115 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much central Government funding the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service has received in each year since 2010. (190364)

116 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have been awarded (i) a War Disablement Pension and (ii) lump sum compensation for mesothelioma in each year since December 2015. (190551)

117 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money was loaned to (a) service personnel and (b) veterans through the Armed Forces Credit Union between (i) October 2015 and October 2017 and (ii) October 2017 and October 2018. (190552)

118 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have received payroll and pension deductions for the purposes of savings and loans in each of the last five years. (190553) 14 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

119 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average loan amount was to members of the Armed Forces Credit Union in the last period for which figures are available. (190554)

120 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports that local authorities are excluding people from social housing waiting lists due to (a) a history of rent arrears, (b) criminal convictions and (c) experience of rough sleeping. (190431)

121 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Homes England plans to spend on increasing the energy efficiency of housing stock over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years. (190338)

122 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many landlords who own properties in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and b) Lewisham Deptford constituency are on the Government's register of rogue landlords. (190510)

123 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the transition to a new single authority in Buckinghamshire will not affect existing programmes to improve the provision of Children's Services. (190318)

124 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the savings to be accrued as a result of the establishment of a Single Unitary District Council in Buckinghamshire. (190319)

125 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional financial support he plans to provide to the District Councils in Buckinghamshire to enable them to fulfil the requirement to support town and parish councils in the production of neighbourhood plans during the period of preparation for a new Single Unitary District Council. (190320)

126 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the financial reserves held at 1 November 2018 by each of the local authorities in Buckinghamshire that will be abolished by the creation of a single unitary District Council. (190321)

127 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that the existing financial reserves held by Chiltern District Council will be spent in the Chiltern District Council area. (190322) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 15

128 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 1 November on Local Government Update, HCWS1058, what discussions he has had with district councils on implementation of proposals for a new unitary district council in Buckinghamshire; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of using existing local structures to deliver services to residents. (190323)

129 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2018 to Question 186951 on Leasehold: Ground Rent, what the average ground rent paid was in each region based on the the latest English Housing Survey data. (190358)

130 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister in his Department spent in Petty France between 4 September 2017 and 4 October 2017. (190413)

131 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State last visited a family court in his official capacity. (190433)

132 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question 172523 on Prisons: Private Sector, when his Department stopped holding data on the number of staff certified under Section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. (190556)

133 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question 172523 on Prisons: Private Sector, for what reason his Department stopped holding data on the number of staff at each privately operated prison certified under Section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. (190557)

134 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question 172523 on Prisons: Private Sector, what grades of staff are covered by the term funded posts. (190558)

135 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question 172523, on Prisons: Private Sector, who decides (a) which posts are classed as funded posts and (b) the number of funded posts. (190559)

136 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new Officer Certificates under Section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 have been issued by his Department in each month since January 2018. (190560)

137 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officer certificates under Section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 have been withdrawn by his Department in each month since January 2018. (190561) 16 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

138 Giles Watling (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking help older people maintain access to services in a modernising court system. (190522)

139 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to secure multilateral support for public country-by-country reporting. (190354)

140 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to secure support from EU member states for the implementation of public country-by-country reporting throughout the EU. (190355)

141 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed public country by country reporting at multilateral meetings in the last 12 months. (190356)

142 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on discussing public country by country reporting at the EU Competitiveness Council. (190357)

143 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of a barrel of crude oil over the next 12 months. (190432)

144 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risk of liability to sanctions by the US of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication if it continues to process financial transactions from Iranian banks. (190393)

145 Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution to the UK economy of (a) design and (b) design skills. (190416)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 15 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the levels of net migration from EU countries to (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK since 2010. (190344)

2 N Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance of Departments with their duty under the Equality Act 2010 to provide accessible documents for disabled people. (190516) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 17

3 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 51 of the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 to 2021, what recent estimate he has made of the cost per annum to Government of procuring private sector cryptography skills and technologies. (190571)

4 N Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much money the Government has received from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (a) since 1994 and (b) in each of the last three financial years for which data is available. (190420)

5 N Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has made direct payments to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme under the guarantee arrangements. (190421)

6 N Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what sums are held in the investment reserve fund for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme. (190422)

7 N Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the sums that the Government will receive from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21. (190423)

8 N Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to apply tariff caps on electricity suppliers since the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018 received royal assent in July 2018. (190532)

9 N Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of people on boards of museums sponsored by his Department are (a) BAME and (b) female. (190375)

10 N Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of people on the boards of bodies sponsored by his Department are (a) BAME and (b) female. (190379)

11 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding is available to small and medium-sized businesses to help them achieve CyberEssentials certification. (190517)

12 N Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, if he will publish an official note of his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury. (190386)

13 N Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 18 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

Departmental Responsibilities, whether the commercial terms of the takeover of Ladbrokes by GVC was discussed his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury. (190387)

14 N Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November to 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, whether officials in his Department were present at his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury. (190388)

15 N Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has met any representatives from (a) the Association of British Bookmakers and (b) the Remote Gambling Association since his appointment. (190389)

16 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the national funding rate for sixth form students. (190408)

17 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many pupils were taught an instrument in class in each region in 2016-17. [R] (190474)

18 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many of those music hubs are located in each region. [R] (190475)

19 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many schools benefited from such music hubs in each of the region in 2016-17. [R] (190476)

20 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to increase food (a) production and (b) security when the UK leaves the EU. (190380)

21 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate veterinary capacity to meet the demand for (a) rabies (i) vaccinations and (ii) testing and (b) the issuing of health certificates for pets travelling to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (190334) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 19

22 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether pet owners will be compensated for following Government advice on preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal by paying for blood titre testing of rabies antibody levels ahead of travelling to the EU after 29 March 2019 in the event that an agreement is then reached. (190335)

23 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the implementation of (a) the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities involving animals) (England) Regulations 2018 and (b) the statutory guidance on home boarding and dog day care; and if he will make a statement. (190325)

24 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect on transport infrastructure in the West Midlands of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (190345)

25 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 188901 on on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, how many non-disclosure agreements comprise a limited number. (190568)

26 N Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projects funded by her Department support the long- term needs of victims of (a) explosive violence, (b) land mines and (c) other weapons. (190566)

27 N Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the programmes to (a) promote peace-building and (b) prevent conflict that are in receipt of funding by her Department. (190567)

28 N Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen. [Transferred] (189655)

29 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to develop trade links with countries outside the EU in the next five years. (190382)

30 N Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings he has had with companies that source palm oil in their supply chain as part of preparing for future trade deals after the UK leaves the EU. (190454)

31 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to encourage the introduction of low emission buses outside London by amending the terms of the Bus Service Operators Grant. (190426)

32 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on confirming the final proposed route for Crossrail 2. (190562) 20 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

33 N Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) the rail industry is ready for the timetable changes due to be implemented on 9 December 2018 and (b) those changes will be delivered without adverse effects on passengers. (190547)

34 N Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 907432 on Housing Benefit, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by North East Lincolnshire Council in each of the last three years. (190450)

35 N Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 5 November to Question 907432 on Housing Benefit, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in each of the last three years. (190451)

36 N Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 907432 on Housing Benefit, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by Kingston-upon-Hull City Council in each of the last three years. (190452)

37 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on supporting benefit claimants who must pay for the funeral of a family member; and if her Department will introduce an allowance for benefit claimants who must pay for the funeral of a family member to ensure that their benefit claims are not adversely affected. (190493)

38 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on (a) the Post Office and (b) Postmaster pay of encouraging universal credit claimants to use a bank account to receive payments. (190494)

39 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what tendering process was used to commission Citizens Advice to provide Universal Support from April 2019. (190527)

40 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will place in the Library a copy of the methodology for selecting Citizens Advice to provide Universal Support. (190528)

41 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the transfer of provision of Universal Support to Citizens Advice on (a) local authority costs for providing and (b) local availability of Universal Support after April 2019. (190529)

42 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department carried out an equalities impact assessment on the transfer of the delivery of Universal Support from local authorities to Citizens Advice. (190530) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 21

43 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of geographical coverage provided by Citizens Advice for the delivery of Universal Support; and what progress Citizens Advice has made on plans to deliver Universal Support in areas with no local Citizens Advice service. (190531)

44 N Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been migrated to universal credit since June 2018 in (a) the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area and (b) the South Wales Region; and what percentage of benefit claimants have been migrated to universal credit since June 2018 in (i) the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area and (ii) the South Wales Region. (190512)

45 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to universal credit, what estimate she has made of the (a) proportion of claimants who apply for an advanced payment that are successful, (b) number of claimants who seek a deferred payment of three months when repaying an advanced payment and (c) proportion of claimants who receive an advanced payment and apply successfully for a deferred payment. (190525)

46 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the guidance issued by her Department on the thresholds for (a) financial hardship when a universal credit claimant applies for an advanced payment and (b) exceptional circumstances when a universal credit claimant with an advance payment applies for repayments to be delayed for up to three months. (190526)

47 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to revise the payment dates for universal credit payments over Christmas and new year to allow claimants whose specified payment date is on or after 25 December 2018 to be paid more than one working day in advance of 25 December 2018. (190533)

48 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home visits to applicants for universal credit have been conducted by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments in the Easington constituency for each year in which information is available. (190427)

49 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will suspend the sanctioning regime in universal credit areas until Jobcentre staff and claimants have a better understanding of the new system. (190428)

50 N Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of universal credit on levels of rent arrears. (190455)

51 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the UK will submit its next report on the International Labour Organization Convention 182; and whether that report will be published. (190524) 22 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

52 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) sight loss or (b) a visual impairment that are new claimants of personal independence payments (PIP) did not receive an award during their initial PIP assessment but received an award at (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) tribunal in each year since 2013. (190496)

53 N Martin Whitfield (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service allocates an individual's payments first to their historical collection charges and then to their existing child maintenance liabilities. (190514)

54 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the October 2015 document Building the Right Support: A national implementation plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities, how many hospital beds at the Calderstones site have been closed. (190445)

55 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of each local plan in the fast-track areas referred to in the October 2015 document Building the Right Support: A national implementation plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities. (190446)

56 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beds for people with learning disabilities and autism have been closed since 2015 in each of the six fast-track areas referred to in the October 2015 document Building the Right Support: A national implementation plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities. (190447)

57 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 49 new Transforming Care Partnerships had agreed implementation plans for the delivery of co-ordinated services by the April 2016 deadline referred to in the October 2015 document Building the Right Support: A national implementation plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities. (190448)

58 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the progress review on Building the Right Support: A national implementation plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities. (190449)

59 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has undertaken a baseline audit of levels of (a) investment, (b) capacity and (c) in (i) inpatient and (ii) community services for adults with eating disorders. (190565) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 23

60 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS and medical professional body guidelines on the prescription of medicinal cannabis in ensuring the eligibility for prescription of patients for whom that treatment might be advantageous. (190361)

61 N Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the results of the most recent Children and Young People’s Mental Health prevalence survey. (190384)

62 N Clive Lewis (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the application of the special administration process to NHS trusts. (190511)

63 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry campaign to encourage parents to take their children to the dentist before they are one year old. (190425)

64 N Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to increase funding for end-of-life care; and if he will make a statement. (190548)

65 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the protection of human rights in the Philippines. (190341)

66 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement. (190342)

67 N Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the family of Asia Bibi on granting them asylum following her release from prison in Pakistan. (190374)

68 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Home Secretary and (b) his counterpart in Pakistan on offering asylum in the UK to Asia Bibi and her family. (190550)

69 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November to Question 186975 on Road Traffic Offences, whether the annual cost to the public purse of speed awareness courses is in the region of one hundred million pounds annually. (190381)

70 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the total number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area in England, Scotland and Wales through the asylum dispersal programme in each of the last three years. (190457) 24 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

71 N Graham P Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the National Retail Crime Steering Group has taken to tackle violence in the retail sector. (190430)

72 N Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 101 calls have been (a) unanswered and (b) abandoned in the last 12 months. (190569)

73 N Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is that a caller to the 101 number has waited for their call to be answered in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months. (190570)

74 N Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to commence Section 151 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; and if he will make a statement. (190456)

75 N Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sri Lankan nationals have been granted refugee status after having previously been removed to Sri Lanka following a refused application for asylum since 18 May 2009. (190330)

76 N Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sri Lankan nationals have been (a) removed to Sri Lanka and (b) removed to Sri Lanka following a refused application for asylum since 26 October 2018. (190331)

77 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Drug Rehabilitation Requirements with cannabis testing conditions on reducing rates of reoffending. (190515)

78 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of including non-UK EU citizens within the scope of the compliant environment policy immediately after the UK leaves the EU on the ability of those citizens to (a) access rental accommodation and (b) find employment in the period before the settled status scheme has concluded. (190491)

79 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign-born UK armed forces service personnel have had an (a) Indefinite Leave to Remain and (b) citizenship application denied on the ground of not meeting the good character requirement in each of the last five years. (190492)

80 N Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to impose a cap on compensation payments for the Windrush generation and their descendants. (190332) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 25

81 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contract given to Willis Towers Watson to calculate the pay benchmarks for Defence Equipment and Support employees was funded from the total amount allocated for pay increases in 2017. (190409)

82 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of pay and working conditions of Defence Equipment and Support employees since that organisation became a bespoke trading entity. (190410)

83 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Defence Equipment and Support employees received pay increases at each performance rating relative to the benchmarks set out in their 2018 pay deal. (190411)

84 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in financial year 2013-14; and how many of those people have since started army training. (190536)

85 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year 2014-15; and how many of those people have since started army training. (190538)

86 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year 2016-17; and how many of those people have since started army training. (190539)

87 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the key points of contention on the Government paying its debt obligations in relation to IMS Limited; and whether those points of contention inform the Government's position on the upcoming IMS Limited arbitration hearing. (190513)

88 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of burn pits used to dispose of military waste on the health of people who served in the British armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. (190543)

89 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what health guidance was issued to armed forces personnel who were exposed to military burn pits during their service in the 2003 Iraq War. (190545)

90 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to former armed forces personnel who have health concerns relating to their exposure to military burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (190546) 26 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

91 N Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people over 65 years old that are are homeless in (a) the London Borough of Southwark, (b) London and (c) England. (190326)

92 N Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people in receipt of a state pension are recognised as homeless in (a) London Borough of Southwark, (b) London and (c) the UK. (190327)

93 N Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of children with autism living in temporary accommodation in (a) London Borough of Southwark, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years. (190328)

94 N Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of adults with autism that are homeless in (a) London Borough of Southwark, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years. (190329)

95 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the implementation by local authorities of (a) the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities involving animals) (England) Regulations 2018 and (b) the statutory guidance on home boarding and dog stay care; and if he will make a statement. (190324)

96 N Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the social housing system supports people with mental health problems. (190549)

97 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Home Office's news story entitled New fund to support vulnerable EU citizens apply for settled status, published on 25 October 2018, for what reasons that fund has been set up rather than his Department extending provision of legal aid to cover vulnerable EU citizens applying for pre-settled and settled status. (190453)

98 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people being held in prisons by the expected end of this Parliament. (190383)

99 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministry of Justice secures extra £52 million for targeted expenditure, published in 30 October 2018, how much of the £52 million for targeted expenditure is planned to be allocated to help reduce violence in prisons in South Yorkshire. [R] (190477) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 27

100 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted by courts in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last five years. [Transferred] (189771)

101 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted in courts in (a) England and (b) Wales have had a condition for testing cannabis in each of the last five years. [Transferred] (189772)

102 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted by courts in England have a (a) weekly, and (b) monthly testing condition for cannabis. [Transferred] (189773)

103 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the take-up the VAT flat rate scheme (a) in actual numbers and (b) in terms of the percentage of eligible companies. (190360)

104 N Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in October 2018, if he will list the thirty groups identified using the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development World Investment Report and the commercial ORBIS database that could be in scope for the Digital Services Tax announced in Budget 2018. (190368)

105 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 187143 on EU Internal Trade, how his Department plans to transpose provisions from EU law into UK law involving thresholds measuring the proportion of the entire market or a specified number of grouping of member states, in the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulations Article (a) 5(1)(a) and 1(b), subparagraphs (3) to (6) and subparagraph (9), (b) Article 9(5), (c) Article 14(5) and (d) Article 36(5) in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (190537)

106 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 187143 on EU Internal Trade, how his Department plans to transpose provisions from EU law into UK lawinvolving thresholds measuring the proportion of the entire market or a specified number of grouping of member states, in Articles 12 to 16 of the Commission Delegated Regulation amending MiFID 565/2017 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (190540)

107 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of his Department's written answer to parliamentary question 187143, how his Department plans to transpose provisions from EU law into UK law involving thresholds measuring the proportion of the entire market or a specified number of grouping of member states, in Article 5(1)(a) and (b)) of the Commission Delegated Regulation 2017/567 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (190541) 28 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

108 N Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from the Police Service of Northern Ireland on resources for policing after the UK leaves the EU. (190499)

109 N Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department has met with representatives of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to discuss resource requirements for policing after the UK leaves the EU. (190500)

110 N Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional resources for policing have been requested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland for when the UK leaves the EU. (190501)

111 N Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the report prepared by KPMG on behalf of the Association of British Bookmakers which was submitted to his Department as part of its consultations on the reduction in maximum stakes on fixed odds betting terminals and increasing remote gaming duty. (190390)

112 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) men and (b) women in employment who do not receive the national minimum wage. (190343)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

1 James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What recent progress the Government has made on its export strategy. (907609)

2 Alex Chalk (Cheltenham): What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of foreign direct investment. (907610)

3 Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Government on increasing bilateral trade and investment. (907611)

4 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): What steps he is taking to protect the creative industries in any future trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU. (907612)

5 Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): What steps he is taking to protect the creative industries in any future trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU. (907613)

6 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What steps he is taking to consult on potential new free trade agreements. (907614)

7 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): Whether food and agricultural imports will have to meet the same (a) food safety and (b) sanitary and phytosanitary standards as domestic products under new free trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU. (907615) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 29

8 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): What steps he is taking to protect the creative industries in any future trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU. (907616)

9 Jim Shannon (Strangford): What recent discussions he has had on trade and investment with the Chinese Government. (907617)

10 Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What steps he is taking to ensure that the UK automotive industry can continue to trade with the EU without disruption after the UK leaves the EU. (907618)

11 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ensuring that food and agricultural imports meet the same standards as domestic products after the UK has left the EU. (907619)

12 Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What recent progress the Government has made on its export strategy. (907620)

13 Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton): If he will ensure that a gender responsive analysis is conducted at each stage in the development of new trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU. (907621)

14 Jessica Morden (Newport East): What steps he is taking to ensure that the UK automotive industry can continue to trade with the EU without disruption after the UK leaves the EU. (907622)

15 Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): What progress he has made on developing World Trade Organization schedules for the UK before the UK leaves the EU. (907623)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

T 1 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (907624)

T 2 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): (907625)

T 3 Chris Davies (Brecon and Radnorshire): (907626)

T 4 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): (907627)

T 5 Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden): (907628)

T 6 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): (907629)

T 7 Trudy Harrison (Copeland): (907630)

T 8 Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): (907631) 30 Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

1 Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What steps the Government is taking to tackle misogynistic behaviour. (907632)

2 Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on women. (907633)

3 Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): Whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010; and if she will make a statement. (907634)

4 Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples. (907635)

5 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): If the Government will take steps to ensure that companies put in place workplace policies to support survivors of domestic abuse and reduce its effect on the workplace. (907636)

6 Alex Chalk (Cheltenham): What progress the Government has made on reducing the gender pay gap. (907637)

7 Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What progress the Government has made on closing the gender pay gap. (907638)

8 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on supporting victims to report hate crimes relating to (a) racism and (b) Islamophobia. (907639)

9 Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): What steps she is taking to encourage more women to start their own businesses. (907640)

10 Chris Davies (Brecon and Radnorshire): What plans the Government has to mark the 100th anniversary of women being allowed to stand for Parliament. (907641)

11 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): What assessment the Government has made of the effect of Budget 2018 on women. (907642)

12 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on women. (907643)

13 David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What progress the Government has made on implementing its LGBT Action Plan published in July 2018. (907644)

14 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What steps the Government is taking to close the gender pay gap for women over the age of 40. (907645) Published: Tuesday 13 November 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 12 November 2018 31

15 Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that training and information on the menopause is provided for managers and other employees in the workplace. (907646)

Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

T 1 Alan Mak (Havant): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (907647)

T 2 Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): (907648)

T 3 Mary Robinson (Cheadle): (907649)

T 4 Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): (907650)

T 5 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): (907651)

T 6 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): (907652)

T 7 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): (907653)

T 8 Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): (907654)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 21 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): What progress the Government has made on its export strategy. [Transferred] (190521)