Published: Thursday 28 February 2019

Questions tabled on Wednesday 27 February 2019

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 Thursday 28 February

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made on the treatment of shareholders by Flybe during its takeover by the Connect Airways consortium. [Transferred] (225556)

2 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effect on Flybe shareholders of the treatment of those shareholders by Flybe during its takeover by the Connect Airways consortium. [Transferred] (225557)

3 Chris Green (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking with the Institute of Apprenticeships to ensure that the required end- point assessments are available for new apprenticeships without delay. [Transferred] (226152)

4 (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many independent sexual violence advisers there are in each region of England and Wales. [Transferred] (226116)

5 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has targets for the number of independent sexual violence advisers in England and Wales per head of the population; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (226117) 2 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

6 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the public purse of a delay to the UK leaving the EU. [Transferred] (226081)

7 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing employer contributions to public pensions from 2020-21 in the next Spending Review. [Transferred] (226089)

Questions for Answer on Monday 4 March

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been passed to the CPS by the police which the CPS has decided not to pursue (a) in each region and (b) at CPS Direct in each year since 2009. (226517)

2 N John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Attorney General, whether extending Article 50 would lead to a requirement to hold elections in the UK to the European Parliament. (226525)

3 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women aged 65 and over were diagnosed with cervical cancer in each of the last five years. (226679)

4 N David Linden (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department have been tasked with preparing Orders in Council to implement recommendations of the Boundary Commission. (226737)

5 N David Linden (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what date he has asked for Orders in Council to be prepared to implement recommendations of the Boundary Commission. (226738)

6 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's Rapid Response Unit. (226754)

7 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many reported (a) homicides, (b) instances of fraud and forgery and (c) sexual offences there have been in the Metropolitan Police east area command in each year since 2010. (226605)

8 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion changes in income for each income quintile from the financial year 2017 to financial year 2018. [Transferred] (226065) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 3

9 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking through its One Public Estate programme to identify and release surplus public sector land for local regeneration projects in (a) Crawley constituency and (b) West Sussex. (226651)

10 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support previous customers of Wonga who have outstanding complaints against that company since it entered administration. (226524)

11 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what legislation will give effect to advances in EU employment rights being replicated in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (226552)

12 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on consumer energy prices of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal. (226673)

13 N Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scottish limited partnerships have not registered a person of significant control. (226693)

14 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Targeted Charging Review on the business case for renewable energy to be merchantable without subsidy. (226482)

15 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to update his Department’s assessment of the levelised cost of electricity across all generation sources. (226483)

16 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last carried out an assessment of the levelised cost of electricity across all generation sources. (226484)

17 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will set out his Department’s most recent assessment of the levelised cost of electricity from (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) large scale solar photovoltaic and (d) nuclear energy sources. (226485)

18 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to research on fracking in 2019. (226591)

19 N Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to the letter of 14 January 2019 from the right hon. Member for North Norfolk on the security of the UK’s communications infrastructure. (226595) 4 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

20 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the target is for digital inclusion.[Transferred] (226104)

21 Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce the next steps for the Rural Gigabit Connnectivity programme. (226648)

22 Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department has made on its plans for an outside-in strategy to build full-fibre networks in rural areas. (226649)

23 Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has allocated to subsidise full- fibre networks in rural areas. (226650)

24 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 16 of the Government's August 2018 Civil Society Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to work with Big Lottery Fund to use £55 million from dormant accounts to fund a new, independent organisation which will work with partners across the private and social sectors to tackle financial exclusion. (226675)

25 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 113 of the Government's August 2018 Civil Society Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to explore the potential to use flexibilities in the law governing contracts (such as the Mutuals Reservation) to reserve some competitions to other social purpose vehicles. (226676)

26 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials from (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Civil Society have been moved from their normal duties to work on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (226677)

27 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities in England and Wales that have been unable to meet their statutory duty to provide user-led recreational leisure activities for young people in each of the last eight years. [Transferred] (226064)

28 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has to support the arts in the West Midlands. (226592)

29 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been created in (a) Mansfield and (b) Nottinghamshire since 2015. (226751) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 5

30 N Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the Social Mobility Commission’s statutory annual report entitled State of the nation 2018 to be published. (226639)

31 N Ms (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) England that were (i) eligible and (ii) not eligible for free school meals attended a primary school rated as (A) good and (B) outstanding in the academic year ending August 2018. (226554)

32 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of schools in (a) Wallasey, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside with internet speeds of (i) less than 10 Mbps, (ii) between 10 and 30 Mbps and (iii) over 30 Mbps. (226555)

33 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many supported internships have been completed by local authority. (226704)

34 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many supported internships are available in each local authority. (226705)

35 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of supported internships in each local authority. (226706)

36 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the full guidance for part-time maintenance loans. (226530)

37 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to make distance-learning maintenance loans available. (226531)

38 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the take-up has been of part-time maintenance loans since that loan's inception. (226532)

39 N Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 222632, on Pre-school Education: Closures, what estimate he has made of the number of children with SEND affected by the closure of maintained nursery schools in the last five years. (226663)

40 N Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 222629, on Pre-school Education, for what reasons his Department did not refer to the reasons for the reduction in the number of maintained nursery schools since 2010 in that Answer. (226664) 6 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

41 Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer to question 222631, Pre-school Education: Closures, on 21 February 2019, for what reasons his Department did not refer to whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to other public services in areas where maintained nursery schools have closed in that Answer. (226665)

42 N ( Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217588, Academies Enterprise Trust: Finance, how much of the £4.5 million provided to date is non- recoverable; and how much of the £3.06 million used for redundancies is non- recoverable. (226671)

43 N (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding academy sponsors have committed to provide in capital funding to academies in England; and how much of that funding has been provided in each of the last five years. (226678)

44 N (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 223144, which Minister is responsible for policy on play services for children aged six and over which is not part of the early years foundation stage statutory framework; and how much funding the Government allocated in support for play for children in (a) after- school clubs, (b) holiday play schemes, (c) adventure playgrounds and (d) play- ranger services in the last three years for which that information is available. (226700)

45 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to make childcare more accessible in North Herefordshire. (226594)

46 N (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to reduce domestic demand for palm oil in the biofuel and food industries; and if he will make a statement. (226536)

47 N Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the sustainability of palm oil production; and if he will make a statement. (226537)

48 Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent international discussions he has had on the sustainable (a) supply and (b) use of palm oil; and if he will make a statement. (226538)

49 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to protect outdoor workers from ambient air pollution in Scunthorpe; which locations have been found to have fine-particle air pollution levels that exceed the WHO limit of 10 micrograms per cubic metre in the most recent period for which figures are available. (226666) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 7

50 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of excessive and unnecessary packaging materials being used; and if he will make a statement. (226515)

51 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the standards of (a) care and (b) protection of animals after the UK leaves the EU. (226612)

52 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of conservation covenants for nature and wildlife. (226629)

53 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to prevent loss of biodiversity in the UK. (226587)

54 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: measures to promote tax compliance, published on 6 February 2014, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by his Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after not meeting the tax compliance questions. (226748)

55 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of negotiating a series of bilateral agreements on citizens' rights and other potential areas of common understanding with the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (226611)

56 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate his Department has made of the UK's financial contribution to the EU since 24 June 2016. (226613)

57 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will make a comparative assessment of the cost of extending the date for the UK leaving the EU from 29 March 2019 to 30 December 2021. (226615)

58 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to negotiate a separate transition period with the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (226617)

59 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on negotiations on fishing policy after the UK leaves the EU. (226623) 8 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

60 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Government's paper entitled, Implications for Business and Trade of a No Deal Exit on 29 March 2019, what estimate he has made of the number of SMEs that would become financially distressed as a result of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (226690)

61 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK aid protecting women from trafficking in Burma – and helping them into jobs published on 18 February 2019, how UK aid has been used to help disadvantaged and conflict-affected people. (226729)

62 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK aid protecting women from trafficking in Burma – and helping them into jobs published on 18 February 2019, whether the Government has received assurances that UK aid provided to Sittwe General Hospital will not be used to underpin reported apartheid practices at that hospital. (226730)

63 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK funding is allocated to the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya; from which UK Department that budget is drawn; and how much of that funding qualifies as official development assistance. [Transferred] (226191)

64 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that international NGOs consider religious vulnerability in their definition of need. (226728)

65 N Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2019 to Question 220155, which countries from the human rights priority list were invited to and attended Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 as official delegations. (226638)

66 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment has he made of the effect on businesses of the new rules in India preventing online retailers from selling products through vendors in which they hold an equity stake. (226580)

67 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Exporting is Great publicity campaign in the last year in (a) digital and (b) physical advertising. (226741)

68 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the setup and maintenance of the great.gov.uk website (a) in the 12 months and (b) since its launch. (226743) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 9

69 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department organising (a) UK, (b) overseas events, (c) overseas missions and (d) webinars for UK companies. (226744)

70 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many free trade deals with countries he plans to sign within the first six months after the UK leaves the EU. (226600)

71 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the trade agreement between the UK and Israel, what steps he is taking to deepening the bilateral trading relationship. (226602)

72 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps he has taken to promote free trade with Swaziland after the UK leaves the EU. (226604)

73 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress his Department has made on a free trade agreement with Mexico after the UK leaves the EU. (226607)

74 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department has taken to promote free trade with Vietnam after the UK leaves the EU. (226609)

75 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to promote reform of the World Trade Organisation and free trade after the UK leaves the EU. (226610)

76 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the potential effect on prices of unilaterally removing all tariffs on particular goods after the UK leaves the EU. (226616)

77 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a Commonwealth free trade area after the UK leaves the EU. (226618)

78 N (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to publish the UK's (a) tariff schedules and (b) tariff-rate quotas as part of Government preparations for leaving the EU without a deal. (226488)

79 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the UN Secretary General on UK funding of fossil fuel projects overseas. [Transferred] (226186)

80 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department makes assessments of countries' human rights records when negotiating trade deals with those countries. (226719) 10 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

81 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people (a) charged and (b) found guilty of traffic offences in the UK in each year since 2010. (226522)

82 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the total number of traffic officers in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each year since 2010. (226523)

83 Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that train companies have effective accessibility plans for passengers with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism. (226509)

84 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken in response to the recommendation of the Fourth Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Fourth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, and Second Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2017–19 on Improving air quality, HC 433, that the Government aligns (a) climate change schemes, (b) urban planning, (c) public transport and (d) fiscal incentives with air quality goals to prevent its policy from working at cross-purposes. (226550)

85 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the financial effect of the introduction of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure on company car drivers. (226551)

86 N Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains on the Southeastern rail network have been delayed in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those delayed trains were the fault of (a) Southeastern and (b) Network Rail. (226578)

87 N Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence he has received from TravelWatch on reviewing the criteria for ticket office opening hours; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library. (226510)

88 N Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence he has received on London Overground ticket office opening hours from (a) London Overground, (b) the Mayor of London, (c) London TravelWatch; and if he will place copies of that correspondence in the Library. (226511)

89 N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in the North-West have (a) applied for and (b) received compensation from Northern Rail for (i) delays and (ii) cancellations to services. (226542)

90 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to allocate funding to local authorities to implement Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. (226518) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 11

91 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 206853 on Cherwell Valley Railway Line: Electrification, for what reasons that answer did not specify when he expects the publication of the timetable for a decision to be made on the future electrification of the railway line between Oxford and Didcot Parkway. (226739)

92 James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of rail passenger numbers for each of the last 30 years. (226656)

93 N Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 221779, High Speed Two: Lancaster, if he will meet (a) the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood and (b) Lancaster business leaders to discuss High Speed Two. (226699)

94 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received in each of the last five years on mini cab drivers refusing service to customers with guide dogs. (226489)

95 (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Liverpool City Region will receive funding from his Department to implement the local cycling and walking infrastructure plan. (226495)

96 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to encourage cycling in Liverpool in the last 12 months. (226496)

97 N Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a reduction in speed limits outside schools from 30 mph to 20 mph on the level of road traffic incidents. (226501)

98 N Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in traffic incidents outside of schools in (i) Merseyside and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years. (226502)

99 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on educating young people on road safety. (226503)

100 N Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to promote awareness of road safety for children in each of the last 10 years. (226505)

101 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Attorney General on the legal implications of the judicial review into complaints in relation to the equalisation 12 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

of state pension age on the handling of complaints by (a) her Department, (b) Case Examiner and (c) the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. (226520)

102 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department notifies surviving spouses about their entitlement to Bereavement Support Payment as a matter of routine; and how long after the death of a husband, wife or civil partner such notification is issued. (226681)

103 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the take-up rate for Bereavement Support Payment in each of the last five years. (226682)

104 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received their full entitlement to Bereavement Support Payment in each of the last five years; and how many people have received a reduced entitlement to that payment due to a late application. (226683)

105 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the increase of the maximum period for recovery of universal credit advance payments from 12 to 16 months, currently scheduled for October 2021. (226694)

106 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the new minimum rate of monthly deductions towards repayment of universal credit advance payments will be as a proportion of a claimant’s standard allowance once the maximum repayment period has been extended to 16 months, as scheduled for October 2021. (226695)

107 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department have carried out impact assessments on the requirement for universal credit advance payments to be repaid at a minimum rate of 10 per cent of the standard allowance. (226696)

108 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a means-tested income and expenditure assessment in respect of deductions from universal credit for the recovery of advance payments to ensure that repayment rates are based on a claimant's ability to pay. (226697)

109 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the need for reasonable adjustments for vulnerable universal credit claimants, who cannot read or write, to have access to alternative means of communication with their work coach other than through the online journal. (226698) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 13

110 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK have received a sanction of their benefit in each of the last five years. (226557)

111 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK have disputed a sanction to their benefit in each of the last five years. (226558)

112 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have disputed a sanction to their benefit in each of the last five years have had their sanction overturned after they were reconsidered. (226559)

113 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have received a sanction to their benefit in each of the last five years have had their sanction overturned following an appeal to a Tribunal. (226560)

114 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have disputed a sanction to their benefit in each of the last five years have had their sanction overturned after they were reconsidered or successful appeals were made. (226561)

115 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for universal credit in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and d) the UK were processed (i) within five weeks, (ii) between five and ten weeks and (iii) in ten weeks or longer in the most recent 12 months for which data are available. (226570)

116 John McNally (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2018 to Question 160779, how many (a) men and (b) women in private sector pensions schemes were contracted-out between 1978- 79 and 1987-88; and how many of those (i) men and (ii) women (A) have reached state retirement age since the introduction of the single tier pension and (B) are still to reach state retirement age. (226688)

117 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training has been provided to Jobcentre Plus staff in the (a) UK and (b) Easington Constituency to support (i) people with autism and (ii) family carers looking after a child with autism to ensure they can access all necessary services. (226654) 14 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

118 N Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any records pertaining to the historical arrears-only cases from the 1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes been destroyed, deleted or removed from the Child Maintenance Service since the Child Maintenance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 came into force on 14 December 2018. (226667)

119 N Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in arrears accrued under the historical arrears-only cases from the 1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes has been written-off since the Child Maintenance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 came into force on 14 December 2018. (226668)

120 N Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many historical arrears-only cases from the 1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes have been closed since the Child Maintenance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 came into force on 14 December 2018. (226669)

121 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for a claimant to be referred to a work capability assessment by the Romford service centre. (226601)

122 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people migrated to universal credit in Havering in the last 12 months. (226603)

123 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support self-employed people who need to claim employment support allowance. (226720)

124 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to help homeless applicants make a claim for universal credit. (226486)

125 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have benefited from the provisions under section 119 (3) (a) and (b) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 that hardship payments cease to be recoverable in the event that such claimants have earnings above the thresholds specified in those regulations in each month since August 2015. (226487)

126 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to increase financial support for single- parent families. (226593)

127 N Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2019 to Question 220908 on Nurses: Training, if he will place in the Library a list of the providers of nursing and Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 15

midwifery courses in England; and how many nursing and midwifery applications there were to each provider of nursing and midwifery courses in each year since 2015. (226670)

128 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2019 to Question 220201 on Hospitals: Transport, by what date all of the new mental health vehicles to reduce inappropriate use of ambulances and police vehicles will be in place. (226657)

129 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12th February 2019 to Question 220198 on Hospitals: Transport, whether his Department has plans to make an assessment of the effect of police transportation on the recovery and health of people in mental health crisis. (226658)

130 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference article entitled, How will Brexit affect health services in the UK? An updated evaluation, published in the Lancet on 27 February 2019,when his Department plans to publish the (a) medicines and (b) medical devices for which his Department has supply concerns in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (226659)

131 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to tarticle entitled, How will Brexit affect health services in the UK? An updated evaluation’, published in the Lancet on 27 February 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to insulin in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a withdrawal agreement. (226660)

132 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the article entitled, How will Brexit affect health services in the UK? An updated evaluation, published on 27 February 2019, whether his Department’s stockpiling contingency plans will ensure medicinal supplies are secured in the long term after the UK leaves the EU. (226661)

133 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with fibromyalgia. (226750)

134 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to ensure that people with eating disorders are able to access treatment and support. (226752)

135 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who are the core members are of the Women’s Health Taskforce for England. (226640)

136 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the terms of reference are for the women’s health taskforce for England. (226641) 16 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

137 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to inform (a) the Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy and (b) other patient groups about the (i) agendas and (ii) minutes of the meetings of the women’s health taskforce for England. (226642)

138 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to ensure that (a) the Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy and (b) other patient groups are able to influence the (i) agendas for meetings and (ii) work of the women’s health taskforce for England. (226643)

139 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for prostate cancer more widely through the NHS. (226582)

140 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has put in place a target for the national average rate of childhood obesity by the end of the current Parliament; and if he will make a statement. (226584)

141 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the level of up-take of the winter flu jab in 2018 among people in (a) lower and (b) higher income groups. (226585)

142 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the total number of care home beds available in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK each year since 2010. [Transferred] (226032)

143 N Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether the Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) scheme is fully compliant with data protection legislation. (226507)

144 Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospitals with A&E Departments are not fully co-operating with the Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) scheme. (226508)

145 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring the adequacy of the provision of guidance for the most vulnerable people on their entitlement to free dental health care in certain circumstances. (226579)

146 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to enable more midwifes to be qualified tongue tie practitioners. (226514)

147 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for autism in inpatient mental health facilities. (226553) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 17

148 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend routine cervical screening to women aged 65 and over. (226680)

149 N (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations his Department has received from local authorities on services provided by councils to help people give up smoking in the last 12 months. (226633)

150 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations his Department has received from the charity sector on services provided by councils to help people give up smoking in the last 12 months. (226634)

151 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his department has made of the total amount in interim financial support loans given to NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts and the associated interest rates in (a) London and (b) England in each year since 2015. (226714)

152 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) repayments and (b) interest paid on interim financial support loans by each NHS Trust and Foundation Trust in (i) London and (ii) England in each year since 2015. (226715)

153 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in (i) four hours and (ii) more than four hours in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 2010. (226562)

154 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in (i) four hours and (ii) more than four hours in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 2010. (226563)

155 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been treated or admitted to A&E departments in three hours in (a) the Jarrow Constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East, and (d) the UK in each year since 2010. (226564)

156 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in three hours in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010. (226565) 18 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

157 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in two hours in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East, and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010. (226566)

158 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in two hours in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010. (226567)

159 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in less than one hour in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010. (226568)

160 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in less than one hour in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010. (226569)

161 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will provide funding to to hospital trusts to cover additional medical air freight costs for (a) radioisotopes for cancer treatment and (b) other treatments that cannot be stockpiled in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement. (226647)

162 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to undertake a public consultation on the proposed review of NHS performance times. (226519)

163 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons people with asthma are charged for their medication; and if he will make a statement. (226740)

164 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether, given the emphasis on prevention in the NHS Long Term Plan, if he will make an assessment of the potential health benefits of extending free prescriptions to people with asthma. (226742)

165 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is no disruption to the quality assurance of radiotherapy clinical trials and the patients who have enrolled in those trials after the Secure File Transfer System is discontinued after 31 March 2019. (226655)

166 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to reinstate nurse bursaries. (226753) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 19

167 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of naproxen on the NHS. (226707)

168 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths in the Central and East London area have been caused by breast cancer in each of the last five years. (226490)

169 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for products not yet on the market were made to NICE in each year from 2016 to 2018; and how many of those applications were granted. [R] (226527)

170 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the cost to the NHS of diabetes drugs prescriptions by CCG from 2018 to date. [R] (226528)

171 Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to the Zimbabwean Government on respecting the rights of protesters. (226526)

172 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the human rights implications of the four killings by Indian military and paramilitary forces in the town of Pulwama on 18 February 2019. (226636)

173 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of reports of revenge violence and revenge evictions against people of Kashmiri origin in India after the suicide attack of 14 February 2019. (226637)

174 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterparts in India and Pakistan on immediately reducing tensions in that region. (226583)

175 N Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking help resolve the hostilities in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement. (226534)

176 N Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to discuss with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts the current situation in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement. (226535)

177 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote LGBTI rights in Uganda. (226701)

178 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote LGBTI rights in Kenya. (226702) 20 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

179 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in response to reports of abuse of LGBTI refugees in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp. (226703)

180 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: measures to promote tax compliance, published on 6 February 2014, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by his Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after not meeting the tax compliance questions. (226747)

181 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Phillipines on the steps being taken to support an end to violence against Christians in that country. (226581)

182 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Government has been consulted on the proposals to be put forward by the US President in the plan entitled, Deal of the Century in relation to Israel. (226512)

183 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it remains the Government's policy to continue to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. (226513)

184 N Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 14 January 2019 from the right hon. Member for North Norfolk on the security of the UK’s communications infrastructure. (226597)

185 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting representation in the House of Commons to representatives of Gibraltar. (226614)

186 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on UK nationals running for office in the Overseas Territories. (226626)

187 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to strengthen the UK's diplomatic relationship with Tanzania. (226627)

188 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it remains Government policy to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands after they are no longer required for defence purposes. (226628) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 21

189 N Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Turkish Government’s treatment of (a) members of the Alevi community and (b) other religious minorities. (226491)

190 N Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has his Turkish counterpart on (a) the treatment of Alevis in the Turkish prison system and (b) those people's access to Dedes. (226492)

191 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risk to UK citizens working as journalists in the US. (226691)

192 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will convene an emergency international summit, hosted in London, to co-ordinate a response to the attacks on Christians around the world. (226721)

193 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on (a) the rescue of Leah Sharibu and other people kidnapped by Boko Haram and (b) ending the violence against Christians in Nigeria’s middle belt. (226722)

194 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will co-ordinate an international effort to encourage Christians and other religious minorities who have left Iraq and Syria to return to those countries to rebuild their lives. (226723)

195 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Christians on death row on charges of blasphemy in Pakistan . (226724)

196 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the rights of Christian minorities in Burma. (226725)

197 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote religious tolerance and justice for Coptic Christians in Egypt. (226726)

198 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the rights of Christian workers in the Middle East. (226727)

199 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Joint Incident Assessment Team in investigating breeches of international humanitarian law in Yemen. (226493) 22 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

200 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of the findings of the Joint Incidents Assessment Team investigation into the bombing of a Médecins Sans Frontières cholera treatment centre in Abs in Yemen on 11 June 2018. (226494)

201 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) security and (b) the humanitarian situation in (i) Sa'dah, Yemen and (ii) Hajjah, Yemen; and if he will make a statement. (226506)

202 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) collate and (b) publish data on the number of Britons poisoned by carbon monoxide when holidaying overseas. (226732)

203 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will help to protect Britons holidaying overseas from carbon monoxide poisoning by establishing a programme advising them to take a portable carbon monoxide monitor on their trip. (226733)

204 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help secure the release of (a) human rights activists, (b) political opponents and (c) other people detained illegally in Saudi Arabia. (226717)

205 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the human rights situation in that country. (226718)

206 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) vessels and (b) personnel patrolling the English Channel in relation to people attempting to enter the country illegally. (226586)

207 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the cost to the individual of becoming a victim of childhood sexual abuse. (226672)

208 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: measures to promote tax compliance, published on 6 February 2014, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by his Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after not meeting the tax compliance questions. (226746)

209 David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the letter to the Rt. Hon. Member for Delyn, dated 21 January 2019 and deposited in the library, what the planned timescale is for the (a) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 23

completion of draft questions, (b) evidence gathering exercise, (c) closing date and (d) Government's response to the call for evidence on attacks against retail employees. (226571)

210 David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the letter to the Rt. Hon. Member for Delyn, dated 21 January 2019 and deposited in the library, what steps his Department is planning to take to deliver the targeted communications activity to raise awareness of the existing legislation that covers assaults against an individual when working in a retail environment; and what the budget is for that communications activity. (226572)

211 David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the letter to the Rt. Hon. Member for Delyn, dated 21 January 2019 and deposited in the library, when he plans to publish details on the outcomes of the retail group meeting held in February 2019. (226573)

212 David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the letter to the Rt. Hon. Member for Delyn, dated 21 January 2019 and deposited in the Library, what the (a) outcomes were and (b) response was to the letter to the Commissioner of the City of London Police on retail crime and attacks on retail employees. (226574)

213 David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the letter from the Rt. Hon. Member for Delyn, dated 22 January 2019. (226575)

214 Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will he bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a new offence of intentional trespass to tackle unlawful traveller encampments. (226712)

215 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support police officers to reduce the number of acid attacks. (226598)

216 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of a police officer's time is spent on paperwork. (226599)

217 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of foreign Islamic organisations that promote a Salafist Whahhabist ideology on the growth of domestic violent extremism. (226606)

218 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to protect children in Romford constituency that are at risk of radicalisation. (226608) 24 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

219 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with representatives of social media platforms on the hosting of gang videos that contribute to violent crime. (226620)

220 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with representatives of social media platforms on the hosting of extremist content that endorses terrorism. (226622)

221 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle homophobic bullying within ethnic minority communities. (226624)

222 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the planned locations are for the ID Document scanners for the EU citizens settlement scheme for users unable to access an Android phone in Wales. (226689)

223 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in England and Wales were using facial recognition software as of January 2019. (226692)

224 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of gun and knife offences in Merseyside in each of the last five years. (226497)

225 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of Police Community Support Officers on incidences of crime in (a) Liverpool and (b) England in each of the last five years. (226498)

226 N Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's consultation on police pursuits; and if he will make a statement. (226499)

227 N Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists died as a result of road traffic incident in (a) West Derby, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010. (226500)

228 Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to police forces in 2020-21 of employer contributions to the police pension scheme. (226504)

229 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the cost to the House of the recent installation of new phone systems in the House of Commons. (226529)

230 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with NATO allies on the security situation between India and Pakistan. (226521) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 25

231 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: measures to promote tax compliance, published on 6 February 2014, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by his Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after not meeting the tax compliance questions. (226749)

232 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments have required ministerial approval from his Department in each financial year since 2015-16. (226635)

233 N Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 14 January 2019 from the right hon. Member for North Norfolk on the security of the UK’s communications infrastructure. (226596)

234 N (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK veterans who have committed suicide (a) in the most recent year for which information is available and (b) in the last five years. (226549)

235 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen the UK's defence relationship with Estonia after the UK leaves the EU. (226619)

236 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on meeting the 2020 target for numbers of personnel in the armed forces. (226621)

237 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the level of personnel in the army on defence capacity; and whether he has plans to review the financial incentives offered to army personnel. (226625)

238 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what long-term funding is available for tackling homelessness in Liverpool City Region. (226556)

239 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2019 to Question 202108 on Multiple Occupation, what estimate he has made of the number of houses of multiple occupation in Birmingham Edgbaston as at 27 February 2019. (226731)

240 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) Ministers, and (b) officials of his Department, have had with representatives working on behalf of Philip Morris International since 2018 to date. (226630) 26 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

241 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of services provided by local authorities to help people give up smoking. (226631)

242 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from local authorities on services provided by councils to help people give up smoking in the last 12 months. (226632)

243 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the total spending under the Rough Sleeping Initiative in each month in the financial year 2018-19 in (a) London Boroughs and (b) England. (226713)

244 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to reduce homelessness in London. (226716)

245 (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many starter homes have been completed to date. (226539)

246 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to collect and publish data on the ground rents paid by leaseholders. (226540)

247 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the reduction in the level of revenue accruing to the public purse from an inability to recoup Help to Buy equity loans on leasehold houses due to those properties being (a) unsalable and (b) salelable only at a reduction on the initial purchase price; and if he will make a statement. (226541)

248 Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make funding from Homes England available to local authorities in South East England for brownfield regeneration. (226711)

249 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224343 on Buildings: Insulation, for what reason the bespoke test methodology was not subject to a full consultation. (226734)

250 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224343 on Buildings: Insulation, for what reason the bespoke test methodology was not made available in the public domain when it was agreed in August 2018. (226735) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 27

251 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224346 on Buildings: Insulation, what plans his Department has to help ensure the removal of insulation materials that have been deemed unsafe. (226736)

252 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to extend the Community Housing Fund to 2023; and if he will make a statement. (226644)

253 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of communities (a) bringing forward and (b) completing projects of the length of the period for which the Community Housing Fund is open to them; and if he will make a statement. (226645)

254 N Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on (a) value for money and (b) service provision of providing funding to local authorities through (i) long-term arrangements and (ii) one-off funding streams. (226662)

255 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224343 on Buildings: Insulation, for what reasons there has been a period of six months between the bespoke test methodology being approved by his Department on 22 August 2018 and the start of non-Aluminium Composite material cladding testing taking place in March 2019; and if he will make a statement. (226674)

256 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a comprehensive review of the town centre first policy. (226577)

257 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to increase the amount of green space in cities. (226589)

258 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce building on green field sites. (226590)

259 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of future probation and courts IT systems failure. (226709)

260 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent a further HM Courts and Tribunals IT systems failure. (226710) 28 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

261 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the identification of next-of-kin where they assume responsibility for a public health funeral and the deceased has left no will. (226533)

262 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Office of the Chief Coroner on the recording of known veterans as such in inquests where the verdict is one of suicide. (226547)

263 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on enabling coroners to access departmental information to determine whether a person on whom an inquest has been held where the verdict was suicide was a veteran. (226548)

264 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland. (226588)

265 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: measures to promote tax compliance, published on 6 February 2014, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by his Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after not meeting the tax compliance questions. (226745)

266 N (Bootle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax tribunal appeals failed in each year since 2010. (226684)

267 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of historical tax avoidance HMRC has outstanding. (226685)

268 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies with (a) assets over £2 billion or (b) a turnover of over £200 million have published their tax strategy. (226686)

269 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks HMRC makes to ensure that the supply chains of government contractors are tax compliant. (226687)

270 N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the cost to the economy of the North West of delays and cancellations by Northern Rail. (226543)

271 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government on extending the Homes England Community Housing Fund to 2023; and if he will make a statement. (226646) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 29

272 Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has conducted of the (a) credentials and (b) status as active mortgage lenders of groups and companies which have purchased former Northern Rock mortgages and loans at sales undertaken by UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) since 2015. (226544)

273 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria in terms of protection for long-term holders of former Northern Rock mortgages were established by UK Asset Resolution before conducting such sales. (226545)

274 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria for the protection of mortgage holders he plans to direct UK Asset Resolution to use in its future sales of mortgages and loans. (226546)

275 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of money that would accrue to the public purse annually as a result of tariffs on imports from non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU. (226516)

276 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a online sales tax. (226576)

277 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the of the effect of air passenger duty on (a) developing and (b) maintaining aviation routes to (i) priority and (ii) emerging markets. (226652)

278 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Department for International Trade on the importance of developing new aviation routes to new and emerging markets. (226653)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 5 March

Oral Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

1 Kevin Foster (Torbay): What plans he has to allocate additional funding for infrastructure in Devon and Cornwall. (909572)

2 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): What recent steps he has taken to tackle money laundering. (909573)

3 Trudy Harrison (Copeland): What fiscal steps he is taking to establish the UK as a world leader in new technologies. (909574)

4 David Linden (Glasgow East): Whether his Department has undertaken an economic impact assessment of extending the national living wage to people under the age of 25. (909575) 30 Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019

5 Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on potential job losses as a result of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (909576)

6 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What steps he is taking to increase the level of funding for road infrastructure. (909577)

7 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): What steps his Department has taken to mitigate the potential effect on the economic sustainability of the manufacturing sector of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (909578)

8 Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the amount of single-use plastic waste in the environment. (909579)

9 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What steps he is taking to allocate funding for infrastructure in (a) Medway and (b) Kent. (909580)

10 (Weaver Vale): Whether he plans to change the level of funding allocated to social care. (909581)

11 Chris Philp (Croydon South): What fiscal steps he is taking to increase (a) the number of jobs and (b) economic growth. (909582)

12 Eddie Hughes (Walsall North): What fiscal steps he is taking to establish the UK as a world leader in new technologies. (909583)

13 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What assessment he has made of the effect of the freeze on benefits on the level of personal debt of benefit recipients. (909584)

14 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): What fiscal steps he is taking to increase economic productivity. (909585)

15 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford): What fiscal steps he is taking to establish the UK as a world leader in new technologies. (909586)

16 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): What steps he has taken to ensure that HMRC has adequate (a) powers and (b) resources to investigate tax avoidance enablers. (909587)

17 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the effect on the UK economy of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (909588)

18 Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam): What fiscal steps he is taking to establish the UK as a world leader in new technologies. (909589)

19 Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What recent progress he has made on creating jobs and reducing unemployment. (909590)

20 Chris Green (Bolton West): What fiscal steps he is taking to establish the UK as a world leader in developing new technologies. (909591) Published: Thursday 28 February 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Wednesday 27 February 2019 31

21 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): What recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the effect on the UK economy of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (909592)

22 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): What steps he has taken to ensure that HMRC has adequate (a) powers and (b) resources to investigate tax avoidance enablers. (909593)

23 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): If the Minister in his Department with responsibility for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will meet the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Post-Brexit Funding for Nations, Regions and Local Areas to discuss progress on developing plans for that Fund. (909594)

24 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What assessment he has made of the effect on regional economies of the UK's loss of access to EU Structural Funds for the period 2021 to 2027; and if he will make a statement. (909595)

25 Bill Grant (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What fiscal steps he is taking to increase economic productivity. (909596)

Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

T 1 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (909597)

T 2 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): (909598)

T 3 (Enfield, Southgate): (909599)

T 4 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): (909600)

T 5 Peter Aldous (Waveney): (909601)

T 6 Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire): (909602)

T 7 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): (909603)

T 8 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): (909604)

T 9 Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): [R] (909605)

T 10 Henry Smith (Crawley): (909606)