Published: Friday 6 September 2019

Questions tabled on Thursday 5 September 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 Monday 9 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Government is taking to improve the conviction rate for rape and sexual offences. (287542)

2 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to increase the number of reported rape and sexual offences that are brought to trial. (287545)

3 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to prevent delays in investigations of rape, attempted rape and other sexual offences. (287546)

4 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that more reports of rape, attempted rape and sexual offences end in prosecution. (287549)

5 (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) representatives of the music industry and (c) Cabinet colleagues on the status of visiting musicians from EEA countries in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. [Transferred] (286681)

6 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) representatives of the music industry and (c) Cabinet colleagues on work permits for British musicians living and working in the EU on 1 November 2019 after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (286682) 2 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

7 N Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to ensure that all staff within the Prime Minister's Office and its contractors are paid the London Living Wage. [Transferred] (286321)

8 Luke Pollard (, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of primary schools that are used as polling stations in (a) the South West and (b) England. (287625)

9 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to announce the next wave of Government hubs. (287626)

10 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what statistical indices have been used to measure levels of happiness and well-being in the UK in the last 30 years. (287482)

11 N Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish guidance for musicians and other performers on (a) travelling and (b) working in EU countries in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. [Transferred] (286811)

12 N Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the findings by the Incorporated Society of Musicians that musicians will incur additional costs of up to £1,000 per year when travelling to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. [Transferred] (286812)

13 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many leak enquiries are extant; when he expects them to be concluded; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (286081)

14 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, under what authority his Special Adviser Dominic Cummings has the ability to (a) hire and (b) dismiss staff from Government Departments. [Transferred] (286324)

15 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to prepare for potential civil unrest in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) on Teesside in the event the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287620)

16 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is her Department's policy to develop new nuclear power stations. (287584)

17 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen links between manufacturers of packaging and recycling mills to ensure more packaging can be returned and reused. (287552) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 3

18 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has for a UK-wide high profile publicity campaign to raise awareness of the climate emergency. (287575)

19 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on implementing small-scale DAB radio. (287590)

20 Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children who are EU citizens will require settled status to be eligible for state education after 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement. (287469)

21 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there were from students in Mansfield in each of the last five years. (287629)

22 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the additional funding for education has been allocated to schools in Shropshire. (287514)

23 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to help meet the demand for secondary school places in Surrey. (287528)

24 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the school funding settlement announced in Spending Round 2019, whether it is his policy to uprate the pupil premium in line with inflation. (287627)

25 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers of personal, social and health education have specific accreditation in relation to that subject. (287460)

26 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of low emotional intelligence on levels of childhood delinquency. (287472)

27 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the promotion and teaching of emotional intelligence in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. (287473)

28 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of levels of emotional intelligence on (i) behavioural, (ii) cognitive and (iii) biological and physical development. (287474)

29 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the relative position of the UK in international comparator tables on the well-being of children. (287484) 4 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

30 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve the UK’s Ocean Health Index score. (287585)

31 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has commissioned into the effect on human health of ingesting micro- and nano- plastics which have found their way into the food chain. (287586)

32 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Plastics and Waste Investment Fund has been allocated to date; and which programmes have received money from that fund. (287587)

33 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on analysing the results of the consultation on introducing a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic drinks containers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (287588)

34 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure the enforcement of UK fishing waters in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (287601)

35 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the conclusion of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill. (287604)

36 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposal to ban the keeping of primates as pets. (287607)

37 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear from UK and foreign fishing fleets around the UK coastline. (287610)

38 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on the introduction of 40 per cent tariffs on meat products from the EU in the event that the EU introduces such tariffs on UK meat products when the UK leaves the EU. (287508)

39 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is her Department is taking to increase the volume of meat produce from Northern Ireland that is sold in the other constituent parts of the UK. (287509)

40 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to allocate payments to farmers that are comparable to Common Agricultural Policy payments after 2022. (287510) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 5

41 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is her Department taking to safeguard agricultural jobs after the UK leaves the EU. (287511)

42 N Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings her Department has had with Northumbrian Water to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. [Transferred] (286865)

43 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings she has held with farmers on Teesside on the effect on farming of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287621)

44 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many body bags have been stockpiled for use in Wales as part of contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287530)

45 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the oral contribution of 27 June 2019, Official Report, column 795, how many Statutory Instruments will not have been enacted in the event that the UK exits the EU on 31 October; and if he will make a statement. (287553)

46 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to programmes supporting the payment of living wages in global value chains; and whether this funding is supporting workers in the cocoa sector. (287660)

47 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Economic Development Strategy, what steps she is taking to track progress towards the achievement of living incomes in developing countries. (287661)

48 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress she has made towards securing a bilateral trade agreement with the Government of India. (287491)

49 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons the (a) aviation, (b) rail and (c) road haulage industries are not represented on the Freeport Advisory Panel. (287505)

50 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on exporters to the UK based in developing countries. (287657) 6 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

51 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will guarantee continued market access to the UK on current terms to (a) Ghana, (b) Cameroon, (c) Côte d’Ivoire, (d) Kenya and (e) South Africa in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (287658)

52 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to develop fair and ethical trade. (287659)

53 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend the terms of reference for the Oakervee Inquiry into the future of HS2 to include (a) alterations to the existing route of Phase 1a, (b) cancellation of the existing route of Phase 1a and a proposal new route to link London and Birmingham and (c) cancellation of HS2 in its entirety; and if he will make a statement. (287448)

54 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on (a) the peak seat capacity and (b) demand for rail services between Woking to London Waterloo in each peak morning hour. (287524)

55 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services from Woking to London Waterloo were cancelled as a result of train reliability issues in the last six months. (287527)

56 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the safe use of Gatwick airport's emergency runway of the expiry of Gatwick airport's 1979 agreement with West Sussex County Council. (287504)

57 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) environmental costs of travelling by (i) train and (ii) aircraft on journeys in the UK. (287570)

58 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Which? analysis of Civil Aviation Data, published 6 July 2019, that showed eight out of 10 of the UK’s busiest airlines recorded an increase in delays of more than an hour between 2014 and 2018. (287596)

59 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) resources and (b) investment allocated by (i) airports and (ii) airlines to meet increases in passenger demand between 2014 and 2018. (287597)

60 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of flights at Stansted airport delayed by more than an hour between 2014 and 2018. (287598) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 7

61 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the provision of East Coast High Speed Trains will be included in the new Cross Country trains franchise. (287611)

62 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish details of the funding for the Western Rail Extension to Heathrow Airport. (287612)

63 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential for hydrogen trains to operate on the UK rail network in the next five years. (287613)

64 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much additional funding he has allocated to ports in the South West to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (287615)

65 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of proposals to extend the M5 motorway from Exeter to Plymouth. (287617)

66 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to research into electric aviation in the last five years. (287619)

67 Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Twickenham constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution. (287442)

68 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that personal independence payment rejection letters are empathetic. (287574)

69 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the legal basis is for her department to ask claimants who are victims of third-party universal credit fraud to attend an interview under caution at a Jobcentre rather than provide a witness statement. (287636)

70 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 8 July 2019, Official Report, Column 321, if she will provide details of the successful third-party universal credit fraud prosecution. (287637)

71 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution to the Work and Pensions Committee of 24 July 2019, how many of the 1,400 cases to have undergone interview under caution due to third-party universal credit fraud have been referred for prosecution. (287638) 8 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

72 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many third parties who have allegedly scammed people into making a universal credit claim have been identified and investigated; and how many of those third parties have been referred for prosecution. (287639)

73 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what point during the universal credit claim process her Department checks claims for potentially fraudulent details. (287640)

74 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to prevent third-party universal credit fraud. (287641)

75 Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to prevent cases of third-party universal credit fraud taking place during managed migration. (287642)

76 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution. (287644)

77 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of people in North Durham constituency who have (a) opted out after being automatically enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution. (287563)

78 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to support long-term incapacity benefit claimants into work. (287536)

79 (Neath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Neath constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution. (287651)

80 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the average time taken by the Independent Case Examiner to review cases submitted by claimants; and if she will make a statement. (287450)

81 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the change in the level of household income with two people in employment in 2019 and 2009. [Transferred] (286750) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 9

82 Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospital car parks in England are operated by private parking companies. (287445)

83 Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospital sites in England are compliant with his Department's guidance entitled, NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles. (287451)

84 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many body bags have been stockpiled under the Operation Yellowhammer in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (287531)

85 Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating patients with recurrent C-difficile infection. (287517)

86 Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of incidences of an outbreak of C-Difficile Infection in NHS hospitals after a single case of that infection was diagnosed. (287518)

87 Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of benefits of the use of (a) prebiotics and (b) probiotics in the NHS. (287519)

88 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to (a) measure and (b) improve patient experience and quality of compassionate care. (287525)

89 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors there were in hospitals in Surrey in (a) the first quarter of 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available. (287532)

90 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to improve support for children and young people with mental health issues. (287533)

91 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the mental health budget was in each of the last 30 years. (287475)

92 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of unemployment on a person's mental health. (287476)

93 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of meditation techniques in prisoners' (a) mental health and (b) other health care.(287483) 10 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

94 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential links between income inequality and health inequalities. (287485)

95 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure adequate staffing levels in the social care sector in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287614)

96 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help secure the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 47. (287486)

97 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which countries his Department has a regularised human rights dialogue. (287487)

98 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking at the UN Security Council to secure free movement of humanitarian organisations in Kashmir. (287488)

99 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the Indian Government's repeal of Articles 370 and 35a of the Indian Constitution is in breach of the Simla Agreement. (287489)

100 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Prime Minister of Pakistan's appeal for a multilateral approach to resolving the conflict in Kashmir. (287490)

101 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the Indian Government's suspension of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution constitutes a material breach of the Instrument of Accession agreed by the British Government on 27 October 1947. (287492)

102 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy to ensure that India's implementation of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' request to admit its team to Kashmir is a condition of the UK entering into a potential bilateral trade agreement with India. (287493)

103 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the extent of human rights breaches in Jammu and Kashmir and (b) whether those breaches meet the threshold for the international community to consider intervention under the Responsibility To Protect framework. (287494) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 11

104 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking protect hon. Members in response to reports of spying by the Spanish Government. (287589)

105 Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Equal Rights Coalition meets its objectives under the UK's leadership of that organisation. (287506)

106 Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure successful outcomes of the Equal Rights Coalition's conference on LGBT+ rights to be held in London in 2020. (287507)

107 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2019 to Question 281690 on Iran: tankers, whether the US Administration asked the UK to support the Gibraltar-led operation. (287521)

108 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Norfolk Island (a) was within the geographical boundaries of the Commonwealth of Australia or any State thereof when it was given to the Commonwealth of Australia in 1914 or (b) has since become within those boundaries. (287566)

109 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) Iran's attempts to produce precision guided munitions and (b) the accuracy of reports of Iran's provision of such weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. (287567)

110 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of synthetic cannabis drugs on levels of crime and antisocial behaviour. (287628)

111 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU nationals living in the UK without Settled Status will be able to re-enter the UK without restriction (a) on and (b) after the date the UK leaves the EU in the event that it’s departure is without a deal. (287576)

112 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has bring forward legislative proposals to restrict the sale of toy knives. (287666)

113 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to introduce 3D baggage screening equipment at UK airports. (287512)

114 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the transparency of her Department's monitoring of the time taken to make decisions on applications for Section 4 asylum support. (287630) 12 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

115 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to mitigate a potential rise in hate crime in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287616)

116 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces are adequately resourced to tackle a potential rise in hate crime in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287618)

117 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens in each parliamentary constituency have applied for settled status in the UK but have not had their applications processed. (287569)

118 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will investigate the incident caused by temporary couplings on pipework on HMS Queen Elizabeth. (287572)

119 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the long-term environmental effect of delaying the dismantling of decommissioned submarines in UK dockyards. (287591)

120 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons temporary couplings were used on HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales instead of permanent fixtures. (287592)

121 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many temporary couplings on pipework were used on (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales. (287593)

122 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for veterans charities. (287537)

123 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish new basing arrangements for the Royal Marines currently based at Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth. (287622)

124 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter the frequency of Exercise Short Sermon for nuclear resilience in Plymouth. (287623)

125 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on reducing the residency requirements for citizens of British Overseas Territories wishing to join the UK armed forces. (287624) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 13

126 (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many interim empty dwelling management orders were approved (a) before and (b) since June 2010; and which local authorities made those orders. (287461)

127 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to strengthen local authorities' powers to regulate private car parks. (287529)

128 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 240482, how many vulnerable people the Private Rented Sector Access Fund has helped to access and sustain tenancies in the private sector. [Transferred] (286625)

129 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to remove the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax. [Transferred] (286630)

130 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to remove the ability to issue a prison sentence for people that have not paid their council tax. [Transferred] (286631)

131 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will allocate additional funding to local authorities for the social care needs of disabled children and their families. [Transferred] (286610)

132 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is his Department is taking to decrease victim attrition rates in criminal cases of sexual assault and rape. (287547)

133 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support survivors of (a) rape, (b) attempted rape and (c) sexual assault through the process of trial. (287550)

134 Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with political parties on plans to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021. (287501)

135 Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland when the UK leaves the EU. (287502)

136 Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government on enhanced east- west cooperation between the UK and the Irish Republic when the UK leaves the EU. (287503) 14 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

137 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Commission made of the number of electoral registration officers who have not fulfilled their statutory responsibilities in each of the last 10 years. [Transferred] (286115)

138 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225166, on Electoral Register, if the Electoral Commission will conduct research on the comparative success of different methods of increasing levels of electoral registration. (287456)

139 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what representations the Electoral Commission has received about monitoring and improving household canvasses from (a) hon. Members and (b) other bodies and individuals in each of the past four years. (287457)

140 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what records the Committee holds on the income that local authorities receive from the sale of electoral registers to the private sector. (287458)

141 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission has taken to tackle the sale by local authorities of the details of electors who have opted out of the open electoral register. (287459)

142 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the correspondence between the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and HMRC on support to SMEs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement. (287568)

143 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure a long-term approach to infrastructure investment as recommended in the National Infrastructure Assessment. (287583)

144 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the equity of the level of tax on the football pools industry. (287560)

145 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a fixed proportion of road tax receipts for the repair of roads. (287534)

146 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a fixed proportion of fuel duty receipts for the repair of roads. (287535) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 15

147 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the time it will take to process road freight traffic entering the country at the Port of Dover in the event of the UK leaving the EU on 31 October without a deal. [Transferred] (286713)

148 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on house prices on Teesside of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287605)

149 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on food prices in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287606)

150 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on fuel prices of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287608)

151 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the exchange rate of Sterling with the Euro in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287609)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 10 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government has allocated to consultancy firms to support preparations for the UK leaving the EU. (287580)

2 N Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guarantor loans will be included in the Breathing Space Scheme to increase protection for the (a) borrower and (b) guarantor and provide and ensure that customers have the time to receive appropriate advice. (287541)

3 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that all agency staff working for the civil service are paid a civil service wage. (287453)

4 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Government is providing to the Northern Ireland civil service to help it prepare for the possibility that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (287498) 16 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

5 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional support the Government has been provided to the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. (287499)

6 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional support the Government has provided to HMRC in Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. (287500)

7 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK citizens living overseas that have registered to vote in the last six months. (287495)

8 N Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Electoral Commission to investigate the circumstances and implications for electoral reform of the offences committed by VoteLeave in relation to the 2016 Referendum campaign. (287544)

9 N Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the offences committed by VoteLeave in relation to the 2016 Referendum campaign, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of penalties for breaking electoral law. (287548)

10 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research into well-being his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated in the last five years. (287478)

11 N Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings he has held in Teesside on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (287600)

12 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that ceramics companies in North Staffordshire are able to avoid delays in getting raw materials to factories and avoid incurring additional costs when exporting goods in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (287543)

13 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of zero tariffs for all imports on (a) the ceramics industry and (b) the manufacturing sector in North Staffordshire. (287551)

14 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing Ofcom to protect local radio news services from reductions by multimedia companies. (287573) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 17

15 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to support events in Great Britain to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021. (287496)

16 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to increase support for motor sports in the UK; and if he will make a statement. (287497)

17 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on levels of (a) bulimia and (b) anorexia nervosa of the portrayal of models in the fashion and beauty industry. (287477)

18 N (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of (a) sexual harassment and (b) misogynistic abuse against content creators in the digital economy. (287654)

19 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children who are EU citizens will require settled status in order to continue to be eligible for state education after 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement. (287468)

20 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to schools on the continued eligibility for state education of children who are EU citizens after 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement. (287471)

21 N Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase funding for sixth form colleges in England in 2019- 20. (287522)

22 N Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to schools on the eligibility of EU citizens without settled status to receive state-funded education up to the age of 18. (287526)

23 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the devolved administrations to deliver a consistent household recycling and waste collection process throughout the UK. (287579)

24 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he plans to undertake test exercises at UK ports to ensure the preparedness of those ports i the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (287581)

25 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the average length of service was for staff that have left his Department since its formation. (287668) 18 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

26 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proportion of his Department's staff are on short-term contracts. (287669)

27 N Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend the terms of reference for the independent review of HS2 to include consideration of commencing construction of Phase 2b to Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds before Phase 1 is completed. (287466)

28 N Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to install Stopped Vehicle Detection on the smart motorway sections of the M1. (287467)

29 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department provides incentives for driving instructors to use electric vehicles. (287571)

30 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent violent crime on Britain's railways. (287454)

31 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of training for railway staff to deal with violent crime (287455)

32 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that railway staff are not harmed by violent crime on trains and in stations. (287462)

33 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support bus companies transition to biomethane gas-propelled buses. (287520)

34 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 3 September 2019, HCWS1809, HS2 Update, what the timescale is for HS2 Ltd announcing the award of the contract for the first phase of the rolling stock for High Speed 2. (287513)

35 N Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of closures of the Orwell bridge on port- related transport from and to Felixstowe on the A14. (287670)

36 N Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from Suffolk County Council on the provision of a North Ipswich relief road, distributor road or bypass. (287671)

37 N Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of a north Ipswich road to reduce congestion on the A14 vital freight link in considering allocation of funding to that project. (287672) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 19

38 N Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the time taken was between receipt of an application for the Upper Orwell Crossings project in Ipswich for the decision to be reached to award government funding for that project. (287674)

39 N Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution. (287645)

40 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of people in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency who have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto- enrolment minimum contribution. (287643)

41 N Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Senior Responsible Owner’s oral contribution to the Work and Pensions Committee of 24 July 2019 that victims of third-party universal credit fraud can be returned to legacy benefits, what legislative changes are required to enshrine this policy in law. (287631)

42 N Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons her Department has told some victims of third-party universal credit fraud that their claim has been properly made when it was made by a third party without the claimant’s knowledge or consent. (287632)

43 N Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in cases where a person who is a victim of a third-party universal credit claim has been returned to legacy benefits, what legal basis her Department uses to decide whether the victim is liable to pay back the fraudulently-claimed universal credit advance. (287633)

44 N Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons her Department is sending victims of third-party universal credit fraud letters asking them to be interviewed under caution when the letter states they are not entitled to that universal credit claim. (287634)

45 N Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level of criminal intent victims of third-party universal credit fraud need to have shown for her Department to send letters asking them to be interviewed under caution. (287635)

46 N Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of people in Edinburgh South constituency that have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution. (287559) 20 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

47 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of abolishing parking fees for blue badge holders at NHS hospitals. (287443)

48 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS hospitals in England have not introduced concessionary parking arrangements for blue badge holders. (287444)

49 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what penalties his Department is able to impose on NHS hospitals that do not follow his Department's guidance on car parking costs in relation to disabled people. (287446)

50 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from NHS hospitals in England on the charging of parking for disabled people. (287447)

51 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to abolish parking fees for disabled people at NHS hospitals in England. (287452)

52 N Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost per patient of treating patients who contract C-difficile infection; and what estimate he has made of the cost of additional bed-bound patients in hospitals as a result of that infection. (287515)

53 N Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating patients with (a) severe or life-threatening and (b) acute or mild C-difficile infection. (287516)

54 N Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on pro- or prebiotics in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years. (287565)

55 N (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women with a physical disability who are unable to attend their cervical screening. (287564)

56 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people diagnosed with chronic depression were referred to a specialist for NHS treatment in the latest period for which figures are available. (287479)

57 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a referral to child and adolescent mental health services in each primary care trust area in each of the last five years. (287480) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 21

58 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been treated for mental illness by the NHS in each of the last 10 years. (287481)

59 N (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients in Halton will continue to receive the level of funding per patient as set out in CCG allocations 2019/20 to 2023/24 in the event that Halton and Warrington CCGs are merged under the terms of the current merger proposal. (287463)

60 N Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust about on the effect on that Trust of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287603)

61 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing an Arctic Ambassador to represent the Government’s interests in that region. (287582)

62 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of Kashmir. (287554)

63 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to his Indian counterpart on the situation in Kashmir. (287555)

64 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends of the availability of (a) food and (b) medicine for communities in Kashmir. (287556)

65 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts at the United Nations on the situation in Kashmir. (287557)

66 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on the situation in Kashmir. (287558)

67 N (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in severity of the humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants in the Vucjak camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a result of changing seasons. [R] (287562)

68 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department made during the summer recess on securing the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. (287577) 22 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

69 N Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the additional police officers will be recruited (a) to the Metropolitan Police and (b) to work in Southwark. (287595)

70 N Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale is for an asylum seeker to receive support under Home Office guidelines on section 4 support; and what the average time was for a payment to be made after an application was made for support in the most recent period for which figures are available. (287667)

71 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of applicants for section 4 asylum support receive a decision on their application within two days. (287673)

72 N David Linden (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow East of 17 July 2019, reference DL3811. (287664)

73 N David Linden (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow East of 29 July 2019, reference DL3830. (287665)

74 N Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme who are resident in Luton who have (a) been granted settled status, (b) been granted pre-settled status and (iii) had their application turned down in each year since the introduction of the scheme. (287523)

75 N Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle number plate cloning. (287539)

76 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make any assessment of the cost to the public purse of charging UK citizenship applications for minors born or raised in the UK at cost value. (287652)

77 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of children in the UK that are entitled to UK citizenship and have not applied for that citizenship. (287653)

78 N Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on border controls at Teesside International Airport of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (287602)

79 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the capacity of the UK’s marine patrol vessels to patrol fishing waters in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (287578) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 23

80 N (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row K of the table entitled, Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 46 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published in May 2019, if he will publish the allocations of the spending under the heading Provision of Defence Capability Other Capital (Fiscal). (287646)

81 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row L of the table headed Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 46 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published in May 2019, if he will publish the allocation of the spending under the heading Provision of Defence Capability Fiscal Assets / Estate Disposal. (287647)

82 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row M of the table headed Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 46 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published in May 2019, if he will publish the allocation of the spending under the heading Provision of Defence Capability New Loans and Loan Repayment. (287648)

83 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row N of the table entitled, Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 46 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published in May 2019, if he will publish the allocations for the spending under the heading Provision of Defence Capability Research and Development Costs. (287649)

84 N Peter Dowd (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row O of the table headed Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 46 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published in May 2019, if he will publish the allocations for the spending under the heading Provision of Defence Capability Administration Civilian Personnel Costs. (287650)

85 N Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which of his Department's consultations have not been (a) completed and (b) analysed and responded to; and on what date those consultations (a) commenced, (b) closed and (c) are expected to report. (287464)

86 N Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Round 2019, what the planned increase in the (a) grant to and (b) spending power of local councils for the next financial year will be in (a) real and (b) cash terms; and what estimate he has made of the increase in council tax required to achieve the spending power increase. (287465)

87 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to set a delivery target and an investment plan to support that target for social rent homes. (287538) 24 Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019

88 N (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional funding was allocated for the recruitment of additional prison officers his Department’s 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum. (287675)

89 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the review of hate crime legislation in England and Wales. (287449)

90 N Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Attorney General advised him that the prorogation of Parliament would result in leaving the EU without a deal. (287656)

91 N Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the records of discussions held on the prorogation of Parliament. (287662)

92 N Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Prime Minister, on what date the decision was made to prorogue Parliament. (287663)

93 N Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 4 September 2019, official report, column 175, what the timescale is for the review into the Loan Charge; and if he will make a statement. (287594)

94 N Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to (a) implement the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to compel all creditors that will benefit from Statutory Debt Repayment Plan to contribute towards funding it. (287540)

95 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total payroll is of companies in England that have a payroll over under £3 million. (287470)

96 N Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to implement the EU's anti-tax avoidance directive into UK law by 1 January 2020; and if he will maintain that legislation in UK law after the UK leaves the EU. (287561)

97 N Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of changes in the value of the pound against the Euro on UK holidaymakers between the months of July and September 2019. (287599)

98 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) employment and (b) economic activity of over 65s in Wales in the last three years. (287655) Published: Friday 6 September 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 5 September 2019 25

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 11 September

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1 Mike Gapes (Ilford South): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September. (912394)

2 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): (912395)

3 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): (912396)

4 Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): (912397)

5 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): (912398)

6 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): (912399)

7 Caroline Flint (Don Valley): (912400)

8 David Linden (Glasgow East): (912401)

9 Mhairi Black (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): (912402)

10 Sir Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): (912403)

11 Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam): (912404)

12 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): (912405)

13 Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): (912406)

14 Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): (912407)

15 Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): (912408)