Published: Friday 29 June 2018
Questions tabled on Thursday 28 June 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 Monday 2 July
Questions for Written Answer
1 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department that are not answered within the 20-day deadline. (158693)
2 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in Gillingham and Rainham constituency. (158735)
3 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of care workers who are paid less than the (a) national living wage and (b) national minimum wage as a result of their travel time not being taken into account for the calculation of wages. [Transferred] (158167)
4 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2018 to Question 156340 on fire prevention: insulation, who was contracted by InnovateUK to carry out that work; and what deadline was set for the completion of that work. (158690)
5 Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support SME suppliers to supermarkets. (158767) 2 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
6 Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to support suppliers and consumer choice after the merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda. (158768)
7 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the news article on red warnings for UK’s post-Brexit nuclear safeguards published by Sky News on 16 May, what the basis for the five areas of nuclear safeguard being categorised by the Office for Nuclear Regulation as high level risk on departure from the EU is; what steps he is taking to reduce the risk in those areas; and if he will make a statement. (158721)
8 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2018 to Question 136693 on Wylfa Power Station: Construction, if he will publish the criteria by which the process of regulatory justification assessed the (a) reliability, (b) costs, and (c) implications for energy security of the use of advanced boiling water reactors in the UK, including at the new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd, Wales. (158722)
9 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for SMETS2 meters to be made available for pre-payment consumers. (158665)
10 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for his Department to classify the compatibility of SMETS2 gas meters with the DCCs communication systems as reliable, and what assessment he has made of the effect of that timetable on progress on the 2020 deadline for the smart meters roll-out programme. (158666)
11 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing gas meter installations from the smart meters implementation programme; and the effect of the removal of those installations on dual fuel energy tariffs. (158667)
12 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meters a DCC communications hub will need to have (a) tested and (b) operating on its communication system before a decision can be made on the reliability of that system. (158668)
13 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the end date for the installation of SMETS1 meters has been extended again; and what assessment he has made of the effect of multiple extensions to the SMETS1 deadline on the readiness of the supply chains for (a) SMETS1 and (b) SMETS2 meters. (158669) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 3
14 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent extension to the SMETS1 installation deadline on the installation capacity of energy suppliers. (158670)
15 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the installation of SMETS2 meters is taking longer than that of SMETS1 meters; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that time taken on (a) installation costs and (b) the customer experience. (158671)
16 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on the plans of the Data Communications Company to (a) enrol and (b) adopt SMETS1 meters; what information he holds on the timetable for the completion of those plans; and whether the services of the DCC need to be fully scalable and reliable before those plans can be completed. (158672)
17 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made on a communications solution for signal penetration issues which prevent the installation of smart meters in properties. (158673)
18 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2018 to Question 151046 on Energy: Meters, how many full-time equivalent working hours it will take his Department to convert the installation costs from the 2016 Cost-Benefit Analysis expressed in 2011 prices into current prices for comparison. (158674)
19 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of the 14 June to Question 151039 on Energy: Meters, how his Department calculated the £1.50 per customer allowance for the cost of the smart meter roll-out to energy suppliers in the pre- payment meter price cap; and how many SMETS2 gas meters that have been (a) installed and (b) connected to the DCC communication system. (158675)
20 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of the 14 June to Question 151038 on Energy: Meters, whether (a) there is a duty on Ofgem to use that methodology; and (b) the methodology proposed will ensure that the full cost of installations will be reflected in the tariff cap. (158676)
21 John McNally (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable former directors of companies to require the removal of their name by those companies from company materials. (158770) 4 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
22 Martin Whitfield (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is planning to update BIS guidance for foreign exchange providers: compliance with consumer protection legislation, published on 20 September 2012. (158801)
23 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of technical education provision for secondary school pupils. (158811)
24 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional school places have been created in Medway since 2010. (158733)
25 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce the attainment gap in (a) Medway and (b) England. (158734)
26 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people are in foster care in each constituent part of the UK. (158700)
27 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of people under the age of 18 are in foster care. (158701)
28 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prevent selective schools and sixth form colleges (a) suspending pupils and (b) encouraging pupils to leave due to poor grades. (158805)
29 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to bring publish a consultation on amending the School Admissions Code to enable summer-born children can be admitted to a reception class at the age of five when their parents believe it to be in the best interest of the child. (158806)
30 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government is making on identifying Forestry Investment Zones as part of its Clean Growth Strategy. [Transferred] (158152)
31 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of continuous cover forestry for the production of (a) sustainable quality timber production and (b) public goods including improved water quality, water retention and biodiversity. (158802)
32 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Continuous Cover Forestry is the default approach to forestry management in England and Wales. (158803) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 5
33 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the potential suspension of food safety border controls in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (158719)
34 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries are the 10 largest recipients of Official Development Assistance. (158687)
35 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance his Department has allocated to Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years. (158688)
36 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to enable businesses in the east midlands to increase their international trade after the UK leaves the EU. (158810)
37 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on the effect of the introduction of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US Administration on Northern Ireland. (158699)
38 N Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities keep paths and streets clear of horse manure. [Transferred] (158203)
39 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help ensure the financial viability of local community transport providers. (158783)
40 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding, in real terms, has been allocated from the public purse to transport infrastructure in the north of England in each year since 1993. (158790)
41 N Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a (a) third runway at Heathrow airport and (b) second runway at Birmingham airport on the economy of (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands. [Transferred] (158233)
42 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of redesigning and replacing rolling stock livery with LNER branding. (158743)
43 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase freight capacity on the East Coast Main Line. (158744) 6 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
44 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the Power Supply Upgrade Phase 2 on the East Coast Main Line to be completed. (158745)
45 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce unemployment in (a) Oldham West and Royton constituency and (b) the rest of the UK. (158782)
46 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Health Trusts have made available Head Up collars to patients with motor neurone disease. (158698)
47 Tony Lloyd (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the delay to publishing the green paper on social care on people who are not receiving an adequate level of care. (158695)
48 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the Netherlands, (b) France, (c) Belgium, (d) Spain, (e) Ireland and (f) Denmark on the potential implications for food safety border controls of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (158718)
49 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of the suspension of food safety border controls in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. (158720)
50 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of multiple births in England in 2017 were a result of IVF treatment which took place outside the UK. (158661)
51 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the cost to the NHS of (a) multiple births resulting from IVF treatment outside the UK for mothers who were refused such treatment in the UK and (b) other multiple births resulting from IVF treatment outside the UK in the last period for which figures are available. (158662)
52 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Chapter 2 of the Childhood Obesity Plan, what each of the 13 consultations arising from will consider. (158704)
53 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to prioritise eye health in the NHS mandate; and what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of the NHS to respond effectively to changes in the level of demand for eye health treatments. (158778) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 7
54 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve the quality of emotional and practical support made available on the NHS to patients with poor eye health. (158779)
55 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that his Department's response to the consultation on health education will include analysis of the child population and how demand for services relating to childrens' speech, language and communication needs will be provided. (158715)
56 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that his Department's response to the consultation on Health Education will consider the workforce implications of the increasing incidence of dysphagia and the risks that poses to patients if it is not properly managed. (158716)
57 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that his response to his recent consultation on health education supports the workforce delivering public health, prevention and rehabilitation in relation to patients' speech, language and communication needs. (158717)
58 Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money has been spent from the public purse on repayments to EU nations for healthcare provided by those nations for UK nationals. (158723)
59 Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money from the public purse has been spent on (a) medicine, (b) equipment and (c) services from (i) the EU and (ii) the rest of the world since June 20016. (158724)
60 Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the timetable for the introduction of an indicator on the Care Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework to measure the proportion of people with three or more emergency admissions in their final 90 days of life. (158725)
61 Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to develop new indicators for the Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework to enable better scrutiny of choice and quality in end of life care. (158726)
62 Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with which stakeholders his Department will consult to develop new indicators on end of life care for inclusion in the Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework. (158727) 8 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
63 Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the launch of the new national survey of bereaved people. (158728)
64 Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the paused national survey of bereaved people, whether he plans to run a re-commissioned survey. (158729)
65 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts on the Antarctic Commission on the establishment of a marine protected area in the Weddell Sea. (158804)
66 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the United Nations Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen in relation to the investigation of war crimes in that country. (158683)
67 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with what frequency his Department makes representations to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on potential breaches of human rights in the conflict in Yemen. (158684)
68 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of landmines being used in the conflict in Yemen. (158686)
69 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of refugees received by the UK since 1 January 2018. (158685)
70 Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2018 to Question 152201 on Tornado Aircraft Accidents, on what date Tornado parachute training was adjusted to cover GQ 5000 operations in response to the recommendation made in para 5.3.3 of QINETIQ/AT&E/CR00782/1; and whether the crew of Tornado aircraft (a) ZD812 (ABBOT 2) and (b) ZD743 (ASTON 1) had undergone that training at the time of the Moray Firth accident. (158760)
71 Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place into the Library, information on the (a) barometric altitude, (b) radio altitude, (c) bank angle, (d) bank rate, (e) speed, (f) pitch angle and (g) cabin pressure data from the aircraft data recorder (R-ADR) of Tornado ZD812 on the 3 July 2012, from 10 seconds before the collision to 30 seconds after, at the normal sample rate. (158761) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 9
72 Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June to Question 151020, what the exceptional circumstances under which a strategic plan can successfully demonstrate a need for changes to green belt boundaries are. (158648)
73 Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraphs 142-3 of the draft National Planning Policy Framework, what are the very special circumstances that can lead to proposals for the Green Belt to be successful; and under what other circumstances would such proposal be successful. (158649)
74 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2018 to Question 152689 on rented housing: students, if he will list the meetings held between Ministers of his Department and representatives of Unipol during this Parliament to date. (158706)
75 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2018 to Question 152689 on Rented Housing: Students, what discussions his Ministry has had with Unipol on the timetable for issuing an updated national student accommodation code of practice for educational establishments. (158707)
76 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applicants there were in priority bands on council housing registers in England in each year from 2010 to 2018. (158785)
77 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the per cent change in real terms funding has been for each North East council in each year from 2010. (158789)
78 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the Yorkshire Devolution Agreement Submission in March 2018. (158746)
79 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2018 to Question 156397 on Prisoners' Release, which offence was committed in each of the 17 instances of re-offending; and what the consequences were for the prisoner in each case. (158711)
80 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which offence or offences each current prisoner serving a sentence of 12 months or less was imprisoned. (158712)
81 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community or equivalent orders each current prisoner serving a sentence of 12 months or less has previously been given. (158713) 10 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
82 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list every offence committed by each of the female prisoners currently held in prison. (158714)
83 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 151043, whether his Department collects data on the types of civil cases which receive early legal advice; and if he will make a statement. (158677)
84 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in England and Wales left the Prison Service more than 18 months after the commencement of their employment in each of the last eight years. (158780)
85 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2018 to Question 152828, on Birmingham Prison: Prison Officers, how many prison officers in England and Wales left the Prison Service while serving in HMP Birmingham after more than eighteen months from the start of their employment in each of the last eight years. (158781)
86 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the surcharge for paying for road tax either monthly or as two six-month payments was set at five per cent. [Transferred] (158330)
87 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department implemented the five per cent surcharge for paying road tax either monthly or as two six-month payments. [Transferred] (158331)
88 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 21 December 2016 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Polisario v Council, whether all products from Western Sahara entering the UK under the ISO code EH are classed as Moroccan products. [Transferred] (158255)
89 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) public, (b) private and (c) self-regulatory bodies are responsible for enforcing compliance with financial sector legislation. [Transferred] (158147)
90 N Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government’s technical note on a temporary customs arrangement, published on 7 June 2018, whether the UK will make payments to the EU to participate in a backstop customs arrangement; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (158301)
91 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the availability and use of illegal diesel fuel. [Transferred] (158247)
92 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has HMRC collected in fines for late payments of corporation tax in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15, (f) 2015-16 and (g) 2016- 17. (158777) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 11
93 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on providing support to female prisoners who have been in abusive relationships. (158751)
94 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the recent reduction in the number of women in FTSE 100 finance chief roles. (158752)
95 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle the gender pay gap in STEM industries. (158753)
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 3 July
Questions for Written Answer
1 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to provide a fair and appropriate remedy for those civil servants who received voluntary redundancy under the 2016 terms of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme as set out in the letter of March 2018 from the Minister for Implementation to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West. (158812)
2 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department missed the response deadline for 133 freedom of information requests submitted in 2017. (158692)
3 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of sub-contractors who worked directly for Carillion that have been declared bankrupt in the last six months. (158694)
4 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the brewing industry has an adequate supply of CO2 to service (a) pubs and (b) retail outlets with (i) beer and (ii) cider in the next three months. (158792)
5 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2018 to Question 156340 on fire prevention: insulation, what the total expenditure was on that project. (158689)
6 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2018 to Question 156340 on fire prevention: insulation, if he will place a copy in the Library any correspondence between his Department, InnovateUK, and the contractors for that project relating to the objective of that project. (158691) 12 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
7 N Graham P Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to ensure that (a) churches and (b) other places of worship continue to have adequate insurance for metal and stone theft after making a claim. (158736)
8 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the first meeting of the advisory group of the independent review of the Financial Reporting Council will take place; and how often it will meet thereafter. (158764)
9 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether trade unions will be consulted as part of the independent review of the Financial Reporting Council. (158765)
10 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the independent review of the Financial Reporting Council. (158766)
11 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on tackling the problem in the north of the UK with Data Communications Company hubs being unable to communicate with SMETS2 meters; and what information does he hold on the timetable for resolving that problem. (158663)
12 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the mobile solution to the DCC hub communication problem in the southern UK region to the northern mobile region; and, what assessment he has made of the effect on the future-proofing of the smart meters toll-out programme of a network reliance on 2G technology. (158664)
13 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2018 on Energy Policy HCWS690, when he plans to publish the consultation on energy policy. (158647)
14 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of digital economies in South Yorkshire. [R] (158755)
15 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will make an estimate of the financial contribution of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire to the UK economy. [R] (158756)
16 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department estimates the Welcome to Yorkshire brand has generated for the UK economy in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017 and (f) 2018 to date. [R] (158757) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 13
17 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps with the Department for Health and Social Care to establish locally agreed referral processes to enable (a) sixth form schools and (b) higher education institutions to access occupational therapy for students. (158740)
18 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Treasury on providing support for low-income families in (a) England and (b) Coventry who incur additional extra travel costs due to their children not being allocated a place at one of their top three choices of school. (158678)
19 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) England and (b) Coventry have to travel out of their ward to attend school. (158679)
20 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plays any role in the setting of university tuition fees; and if he will make a statement. (158680)
21 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had recent discussions with the Minister for Women and Inequalities on increasing the number of girls who choose to study STEM subjects at school; and if he will make a statement. (158682)
22 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services at universities in (a) England and (b) Birmingham. (158799)
23 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had and with whom on funding for mental health services at universities; and if he will make a statement. (158800)
24 N Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money allocated to the Northern Powerhouse schools strategy has been spent (a) in total, (b) in Bradford and (c) on teacher recruitment. (158762)
25 N Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in the regions covered by the Northern Powerhouse schools strategy have (a) joined and (b) left the teaching profession since November 2017. (158763)
26 N Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to continue funding the National Unit for Family Drug and Alcohol Courts; and if he will make a statement. (158650)
27 N Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Family Drug and Alcohol Courts. (158651) 14 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
28 N Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases have been heard by each family drug and alcohol courts since their inception. (158652)
29 N Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of education funding for 16 to 18 year olds. (158784)
30 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on implementing reforms to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation in aid agencies. (158710)
31 N Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the value of the UK's international trade in (a) goods and (b) services is conducted under free trade agreements. (158709)
32 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effect of building a third runway at Heathrow on the residents of Tooting constituency. (158796)
33 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of trends in the number of bus routes in (a) Coventry and (b) Coventry South constituency; and if he will make a statement. (158681)
34 N Dame Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has indemnified Arriva Rail North for industrial action; and if he will make a statement. (158696)
35 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the frequency of trains on the Wrexham to Bidston line. (158748)
36 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve travelling times between Wirral and Manchester . (158749)
37 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons enquiries from hon. Members on universal credit will not be taken by telephone; when the new system for answering such enquiries was introduced; and if she will make a statement. (158772)
38 N Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Personal Independence Payment of 25 June 2018, HCWS793, whether a claimant requesting a mandatory reconsideration or appeal could be subject to a review of their existing personal independence payment. (158813) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 15
39 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 157171 on Unemployed People: Voluntary Work, what steps she is taking to ensure that Jobcentre Plus staff apply that definition of volunteering. (158759)
40 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that occupational therapists are deployed to provide (a) mental and (b) physical health interventions at a primary care level. (158738)
41 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will write to clinical commissioning groups to ask them to improve access to mental health support in primary care. (158739)
42 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of UK (a) sea ports and (b) airports to maintain the supply of critical medical devices in the event that frictionless trade is not maintained with European Union countries following the UK's withdrawal from the EU. (158658)
43 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to maintain the supply of critical medical devices in the event that frictionless trade is not maintained with European Union countries following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. (158659)
44 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol in England. [R] (158754)
45 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department funds research into Lyme Disease; and if he will make a statement. (158660)
46 N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Chapter 2 of the Childhood Obesity plan, what the timetable is for the consultation on a 9.00pm watershed on junk food adverts. (158703)
47 N Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for completion of the review of the designation of the sea around the South Sandwich Islands; and if he will make a statement. (158705)
48 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 111296 on Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner, if he will place in the Library a copy of the inquiry conducted into the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. (158742) 16 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
49 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the service level agreement (SLA) for Border Force’s performance in respect of waiting times for (a) EEA passengers and (b) non-EEA passengers was set; whether there is a process in place to regularly review that SLA; and when that SLA was last reviewed. (158773)
50 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how Border Force is held to account for its performance under the service level agreement in respect of waiting times at passport control. (158774)
51 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport control queues exceeded the service level agrement (a) 25-minute waiting time for EEA passengers and (b) 45-minute waiting time for non-EEA passengers in each month for the period (i) January to May 2017 and (ii) January to May 2018 at (A) Heathrow, (B) Gatwick, (C) Manchester, (D) Stansted, (E) Luton, (F) Edinburgh, (G) Birmingham, (H) Glasgow, (I) Bristol and (J) Belfast International airports. (158775)
52 N Graham P Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues to police forces on tackling the resale of stolen metal and stone. (158737)
53 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the library the recommendations of the scientific advisers at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory which provided the basis for Schedule 1 to the Offensive Weapons Bill. (158653)
54 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making it an offence to sell a corrosive product to a person who is under the age of 21. (158654)
55 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review further Schedule 1A of the Poisons Act 1972. (158655)
56 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department has collected on the substances used in corrosive substance attacks in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (158656)
57 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of harm which can be caused by hydrofluoric acid having zero per cent concentration. (158657)
58 N Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) tanks, (b) heavy armoured vehicles and (c) light armoured vehicles are permanently based in (i) Wales, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) England and (iv) Scotland. (158769) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 17
59 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage the armed forces to participate in Armed Force Day events outside of major cities. (158730)
60 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage officials working on local strategic planning to include contributions from occupational therapists in that planning to seek to improve the physical health and activity of local populations. (158741)
61 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the maintenance of parks in (a) Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough and (b) Sheffield City Region. (158793)
62 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the maintenance of parks in each of the last five years. (158794)
63 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help secure a sustainable future for local parks. (158795)
64 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that an adequate level of quality housing is available in Birmingham. (158797)
65 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that temporary housing is available to people who urgently require such housing. (158798)
66 N Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet with local leaders on a possible future deal on investment, infrastructure, and powers for the York City Region. (158776)
67 N Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the (a) total debt of, (b) population served by and (c) amount of debt per head of population of each county council by order of size of debt per head of population. (158708)
68 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what capital expenditure his Department has made available for town centre regeneration in each year since 2010 in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Merseyside, (d) Wirral local authority area and (e) Wirral South constituency. (158747) 18 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
69 N Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by local authorities in real terms on adult social care services between 2010 and 2018. (158786)
70 N Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeline is for the next steps on the Cheshire and Warrington devolution deal. (158787)
71 N Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated from the Controlling Migration Fund to each of the devolved administrations. (158788)
72 N Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of 18 June 2018, Official Report, column 14, what the timeline is of his Department's review of high streets in England. (158791)
73 N Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the housing association Right to Buy pilot schemes. (158750)
74 N Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the correspondence of the hon. Member for Cardiff West to his Department of 26 June 2018, ref MC57534, on account of which key Government priorities the officials working on the guardianship legislation have not been able to complete the preparation of that legislation. (158702)
75 N Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the ministerial code, on what date she approved the arrangements for superintending the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the absence of the Foreign Secretary due to his visit to Afghanistan on 25 June 2018. (158697)
76 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Time to Pay arrangements have been concluded by HMRC in each month since January 2016. (158807)
77 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria are used by HMRC when deciding whether to agree Time to Pay arrangements with companies. (158808)
78 N Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC has required security payments for VAT for every month since January 2016. (158809) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 19
79 N Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2018 to Question 156466, on Fort Kinnaird: Sales, in what ways the revenue from the sale of the Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird is planned to be used for the benefit of the UK as a whole. (158771)
80 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June to Question 148680 on LGBT people: surveys, whether she has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Memorandum of Understanding in stopping gay conversion therapy. (158758)
81 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will ensure the provision of funding for free sanitary products in (a) schools, (b) food banks and (c) homeless shelters. (158731)
82 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the provision of free sanitary products in (a) schools, (b) foodbanks and (c) homeless shelters. (158732)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 4 July
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
1 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps her Department is taking to promote trading opportunities to encourage development in East Africa. (906239)
2 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford): What steps she is taking to promote the development of technology in developing countries. (906240)
3 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What assistance her Department is providing to vulnerable people in Venezuela. (906241)
4 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What steps her Department is taking to support children in orphanages in developing countries. (906242)
5 Jim Shannon (Strangford): What steps she is taking to expand access to education in developing countries. (906243)
6 Alan Mak (Havant): What steps she is taking to promote the development of technology in developing countries. (906244)
7 Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South): What steps she is taking to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. (906245)
8 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on providing support for people affected by violence in Sierra Leone following the April 2018 elections. (906246) 20 Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018
9 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What steps she is taking to review the way in which the UK's commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of GNI on aid to developing countries is calculated. (906247)
10 Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): What steps her Department is taking to protect Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in preparation for the monsoon season. (906248)
11 Dr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What steps she is taking to promote global health security. (906249)
12 Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What steps her Department is taking to provide assistance to religious minority communities in conflict areas. (906250)
13 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): What recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. (906251)
14 Mr Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What steps she is taking to protect aid projects following reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam and other charity workers overseas. (906252)
15 Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What steps her Department is taking to help developing countries reduce the use of plastic to improve the environment. (906253)
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
T 1 Bob Stewart (Beckenham): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (906254)
T 2 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): (906255)
T 3 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): (906256)
T 4 Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts): (906257)
T 5 Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate): (906258)
T 6 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): (906259)
T 7 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): (906260)
T 8 Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): (906261)
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
1 Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 4 July. (906224)
2 Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): (906225) Published: Friday 29 June 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Thursday 28 June 2018 21
3 Rachel Maclean (Redditch): (906226)
4 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): (906227)
5 Gillian Keegan (Chichester): (906228)
6 Mr Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): (906229)
7 Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): (906230)
8 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): (906231)
9 Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby): (906232)
10 Julie Cooper (Burnley): (906233)
11 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): (906234)
12 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): (906235)
13 Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): (906236)
14 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): (906237)
15 Andrew Lewer (Northampton South): (906238)