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Questions Tabled on Tuesday 9 January 2018 Published: Wednesday 10 January 2018 Questions tabled on Tuesday 9 January 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 Wednesday 10 January Questions for Written Answer 1 N Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What steps the Government is taking to maintain the security and integrity of the electoral registration process. (903200) 2 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated from the Housing Infrastructure Fund to each NUTS 1 region in each year since that fund's creation. [Transferred] (121490) 3 Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to pilot the National Citizens Service in Scotland. [Transferred] (121548) 4 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 156 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, which towns and cities which will benefit from the roll-out of full fibre in 2017-18. [Transferred] (121485) 5 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 234 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, to which cities will the £2 million in place- based cultural development be allocated. [Transferred] (121486) 2 Published: Wednesday 10 January 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 9 JANUARY 2018 6 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 153 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, what the timetable is for the installation of trackside infrastructure along the Trans-Pennine Route between Manchester, Leeds and York and for what reasons the plans not extend to Hull. [Transferred] (121489) 7 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the effect of Government investment in education on pupil outcomes since 2010. [Transferred] (121454) 8 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs, with reference to page 135 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to (a) flood defence schemes and (b) household flood protection in each NUTS 1 region. [Transferred] (121484) 9 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of hospital beds there are per one thousand of the population in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. [Transferred] (121591) 10 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 130 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, how much has funding has been allocated to (a) transport, (b) housing, (c) digital and (d) research & development in each NUTS 1 region by the National Productivity Investment Fund. [Transferred] (121482) Questions for Answer on Thursday 11 January Questions for Written Answer 1 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government plans to revoke the right of return for UK-born British jihadists; and if he will make a statement. (121693) 2 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the Insolvency Service has not published its report into Kids' Company; and if he will make a statement. (121844) 3 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for the Insolvency Service to publish its report into Kids' Company; and if he will make a statement. (121845) 4 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will impose a deadline for the Insolvency Service to publish its report into Kids' Company; and if he will make a statement. (121846) Published: Wednesday 10 January 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 9 JANUARY 2018 3 5 Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Casey Report of December 2016, what plans the Government has to improve the provision of English as a second language courses. (121784) 6 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of response times for callers contacting local authority emergency social worker duty teams with suicidal thoughts. (121644) 7 Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce considers the matter of rural homelessness. (121750) 8 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to work with local communities in reducing levels of homelessness in their areas. (121686) 9 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many postcodes in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow and (b) London are designated for for fibre broadband implementation that is yet to be introduced. (121779) 10 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118830, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the Single European Market on the ability of UK touring musicians to tour the EU. (121657) 11 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118830, on Musicians: Free Movement of People, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of leaving the Customs Union on the ability of UK touring musicians to tour the EU. (121658) 12 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that providers respond to demands from consumers for access to superfast broadband. (121642) 13 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to work with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure full implementation of the Government's UK-wide broadband strategy in Northern Ireland. (121694) 14 Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the approval of the British Museum’s 2017 pay remit for staff had been delayed and what assessment he has been made of the effect of that delay on staff morale. [R] (121785) 4 Published: Wednesday 10 January 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 9 JANUARY 2018 15 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children in Sheffield Central constituency who are currently eligible for free school meals who would not be considered eligible under plans in the consultation entitled Eligibility for free school meals and the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit. [Transferred] (121580) 16 Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support cross-cultural fostering and adoptive placements. (121645) 17 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the introduction of the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship to be introduced; what estimate he has made of the number apprenticeships that will be taken up; what plans he has to introduce targets for the number of women to take up an apprenticeship and in what locations the apprenticeship will be taught. (121801) 18 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what qualifications will be required for a person to be eligible for the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship. (121802) 19 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to charge VAT on any part of the training required to complete the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship. (121804) 20 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the costs of the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship will be paid by the Government per apprentice. (121806) 21 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what wage is planned to be paid to apprentices who take up the Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship. (121807) 22 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long qualification for a Commercial Airline Pilot Standard apprenticeship will take. (121809) 23 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Guardian article published on 26 December 2017, entitled Jo Johnson to tell universities to stop no-platforming speakers, which universities have removed books from university libraries due to the inclusion of trigger words.
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