Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019

Questions tabled on Tuesday 7 May 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 Wednesday 8 May

Questions for Written Answer

1 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure parity of access to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for disadvantaged groups. [Transferred] (250520)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 9 May

Questions for Written Answer

1 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251305)

2 N (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Minister for the , how much has been paid to hon. Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016. [Transferred] (250795)

3 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251301) 2 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

4 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the number of childcare workers in receipt of (a) tax credits and (b) universal credit. [Transferred] (250449)

5 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase the size of the civil service in Scotland. (251338)

6 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in the space industry in (a) the UK and (b) rural areas. (251334)

7 Clive Lewis (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many areas in the UK have been designated as suitable for onshore wind in local or neighbourhood plans in since the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, Official Report 9WS on Local Planning. (251417)

8 Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2019 to Question 239920, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on proposed changes to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; and if he will make a statement. (251261)

9 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent trends in the level of local authority funding on the ability of trading standards bodies to enforce product safety measures. (251340)

10 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251308)

11 Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to research and development in the field of power electronics throughout the UK in the latest period for which figures are available. (251389)

12 Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to power electronics research and development at establishments in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. (251390)

13 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the environmental footprint of large sporting events. (251219)

14 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase co-operation between Scottish museums and museums elsewhere in the UK. (251336) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 3

15 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251309)

16 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the (a) British Council and (b) European Commission on ensuring Erasmus+ bids for 2019-20 are ratified as soon as possible. (251374)

17 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of the devolved governments on the future of the Erasmus+ scheme. (251375)

18 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement entitled, Schools backed to tackle bad behaviour, published on 4 May 2019, how much funding his Department plans to allocated to schools in Barnsley. (251382)

19 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement entitled, Schools backed to tackle bad behaviour, published on 4 May 2019, how many schools in Barnsley will be allocated funding. (251383)

20 Lucy Powell ( Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children classified as in scope for the 16-18 English measure from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds (i) achieved a grade 4 in English, (ii) made positive progress, (iii) did not enter an approved English qualification by the end of 16-18 study in 2017-18 by each prior attainment grade. (251400)

21 Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children classified as in scope for the 16-18 English progress measure from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds by prior attainment achieved (i) a GCSE grade 3 or D and (ii) other level 2 qualification; and whether they (A) did not enter an approved qualification, (B) achieved a grade 4 or above (or equivalent) and (C) made positive progress in 2017-18. (251401)

22 Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children classified as in scope for the 16-18 English progress measure were from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds in 2017-18 by each prior attainment grade. (251402)

23 Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children classified as in scope for the 16-18 maths progress measure from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds achieved a grade 4 in maths by the end of 16-18 study in 2017-18 by each prior attainment grade. (251403) 4 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

24 Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for a breakdown of the number of children classified as in scope for the 16-18 maths progress measure from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds by prior attainment qualification of (i) GCSE grade 3 or D (ii) other level 2 qualification; and whether they (A) did not enter an approved qualification, (B) achieved a grade 4 or above (or equivalent) and (C) made positive progress in 2017-18. (251405)

25 Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children classified as in scope for the 16-18 maths progress measure were from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds in 2017-18 by each prior attainment grade. (251406)

26 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning the medication Furosemide from being used by trainers in all equestrian training sessions. (251224)

27 Sir (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction 5G services on the accuracy of weather forecast predictions. (251230)

28 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade coming through Scottish ports and airports. (251333)

29 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department provides to local authorities to help safely dispose of trees felled as a result of Ash dieback disease. (251296)

30 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made on the cost to the public purse of Ash dieback disease. (251297)

31 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251312)

32 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251311)

33 Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to assist victims of Yemen’s cholera epidemic. (251195) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 5

34 Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that international humanitarian funds pledged to Yemen reach their intended recipients. (251196)

35 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251300)

36 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251307)

37 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2019 to Question 232503 on Taxis: Licensing, what the timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals to reform taxi and private hire licensing laws. (251220)

38 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2019 to Question 240585 on Taxis: Licensing, what the timeframe is for his Department to bring forward legislative proposals on restricting cross-border hiring by private hire drivers. (251221)

39 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of defining (a) pre-booked and (b) plying for hire in law in response to recommendation made by the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Licensing. (251222)

40 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the recommendation made by the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Licensing and in response to the representations made by the Mayor of (a) London and (b) Greater Manchester, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling (i) towns and (ii) cities to cap the number of private hire vehicles operating in an area. (251223)

41 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding was allocated in Control Period 5 to the Crossrail station upgrade works at (a) West Ealing, (b) Ealing Broadway and (c) Acton Main Line. (251349)

42 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the funding allocated in Control Period 5 to the Crossrail upgrade works at (a) West Ealing, (b) Ealing Broadway and (c) Acton Main Line stations has been spent. (251350) 6 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

43 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated in Control Period 6 to the Crossrail station upgrade works at (a) West Ealing, (b) Ealing Broadway and (c) Acton Main Line. (251351)

44 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work is being done by Network Rail to value engineer the scope of station designs at the upgraded Crossrail stations at (a) West Ealing, (b) Ealing Broadway and (c) Acton Main Line. (251352)

45 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) Crossrail Ltd on the transfer of funding from Control Period 5 to Control Period 6 for station upgrades at (i) West Ealing, (ii) Ealing Broadway and (iii) Acton Main Line. (251353)

46 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate has been made of the costs of the station upgrades as part of the Crossrail programme for (a) West Ealing, (b) Ealing Broadway and (c) Acton Main Line. (251354)

47 Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on greenhouse gas emissions of the Government's decision of June 2017 to cancel the planned electrification of railway lines between (a) Cardiff and Swansea, (b) Kettering and Sheffield and (c) Windermere and Oxenholme. (251255)

48 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of Highways England's decision to reduce the number of road upgrades in the 2015-2020 Road Investment Strategy by 10%. (251397)

49 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to ask the Civil Aviation Authority to review the safety of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. (251398)

50 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of instructing UK airlines to adopt turbulence-dodging technology to reduce emissions. (251399)

51 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the South Eastern rail franchise. (251419)

52 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for announcing the next stage of the process for selecting a preferred developer for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport. (251391) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 7

53 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his department has undertaken with (a) local authorities, (b) Local Enterprise Partnerships and business organisations, (c) trades unions and (d) voluntary sector bodies in the south of England on the potential benefits of a southern rail link to London Heathrow Airport. (251392)

54 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251304)

55 (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claims for advance payments since the inception of universal credit. (251268)

56 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of advance payments for universal credit since its inception. (251269)

57 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that universal credit phone-line staff are adequately trained to understand the complex needs of claimants suffering with cancer. (251218)

58 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make payment of the housing cost element of universal credit directly to the landlord automatic. (251332)

59 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that long term adult social care funding settlements take account of the number of working-aged disabled people in need of that care. (251376)

60 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people have access to the care and support they need. (251377)

61 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for bringing into force the provisions of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018. (251343)

62 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Review of the Mental Health Act, published in December 2018, what progress his Department, when his Department plans to respond to the recommendations contained in that review. (251344) 8 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

63 N Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to issue guidance to local authorities on considering and including the evidence in the report entitled Bercow: Ten Years On report, published in March 2018, in their (a) joint health and wellbeing strategies and (b) their contribution to integrated care systems. [Transferred] (250426)

64 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the administration of medicines in NHS trusts. (251361)

65 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on implementing electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems across all NHS trusts by 2021. (251362)

66 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Chapter 1 of the Childhood Obesity Plan, what progress he has made on implementing the Government's commitment to fund healthy breakfast clubs in schools to give more children a healthier start to their day. (251244)

67 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address staff shortages in maternity units; and if he will make a statement. (251226)

68 Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) causes of, (b) prevention measure for and (c) relief available for (i) depression and (ii) poor mental health in Birkenhead. (251248)

69 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to extend free prescriptions to people with phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement. (251355)

70 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding phenylketonuria to the list of medical exemptions for prescription charges. (251356)

71 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NICE appraisal of Kuvan will consider the increased prevalence of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in adults with phenylketonuria. (251357)

72 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 190518 on Sapropterin, whether the NICE appraisal of Kuvan will take into account the costs from NHS funded treatments that can be avoided such as food supplements. (251358)

73 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) identification and (b) treatment of perinatal mental illnesses; and if he will make a statement. (251267) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 9

74 Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated from the public purse to dementia research in 2017-18. (251428)

75 Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more people to participate in dementia research. (251429)

76 Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to upskill more healthcare professionals to signpost patients with dementia to dementia research opportunities. (251430)

77 Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to make representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to allocate more funding to dementia research in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review. (251431)

78 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of prescription charges on the ability of people with a diagnosis of asthma to access the medication they require. (251380)

79 Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for the national roll-out of non-invasive prenatal testing, as recommended by the UK National Screening Committee in November 2016. (251394)

80 Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to undertake a public consultation with stakeholders on the development of the National Genomic Healthcare Strategy. (251395)

81 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last three years. (251298)

82 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251299)

83 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the sugar reduction progress report by Public Health England. (251273) 10 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

84 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that haemophilia patients receive (a) appropriate access to physiotherapy, (b) a regular clinical review, and (c) tailored dosing of treatments in accordance with NHS England’s service specification. (251321)

85 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Commercial Medicines Unit’s national tender framework for factor VIII haemophilia products on patient access to extended half-life medicines. (251322)

86 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he NHS England is taking to ensure that patients with bleeding disorders have adequate access to treatment options that meet individual patient need. (251323)

87 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of Haemtrack in Haemophilia centres. (251324)

88 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that NHS England include haemophilia as a condition area in the Getting It Right First Time programme. (251325)

89 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2019 to Question 231466 on Hospitals: Infectious Diseases, whether work of Public Health England will also include as assessment of the effect of changes to ophthalmic surgical practice on trends in the level of risk of infection rates in hospitals. (251326)

90 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2019 to Question 231467 on Ophthalmic Services, whether he has made an assessment of the ability for clinicians to take into account patients’ wishes for concomitant treatment in relation to potential restrictions of the 2019/2020 NHS Tariff. (251327)

91 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a dataset for pancreatic cancer NHS waiting times which is distinct from the upper gastrointestinal cancer NHS waiting times dataset. (251359)

92 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of clearing a medical students student debt in return for that student committing to long-term work in GP offices. (251404)

93 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have waited for over six months for mental health treatment following a referral in West Yorkshire. (251237) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 11

94 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children receiving initial mental health treatment in West Yorkshire. (251238)

95 Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department took to alert (a) children, (b) older people, (c) people with health conditions and (d) other vulnerable groups to the pollution episodes that occurred across England between 4-26 April 2019. (251249)

96 Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department is making on producing a public information campaign to educate the general public on the health impacts of air pollution, particularly in instances of moderate or high pollution episodes. (251250)

97 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 246491, whether he has raised the comments of Senator Grzegorz Bierecki with his Polish counterpart. (251277)

98 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help extend protections for Christians from persecution internationally. (251280)

99 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increased religious literacy across the Civil Service. (251281)

100 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the merits of extending the remit of the review of religious persecution led by the Bishop of Truro to (a) the Department for International Development, (b) the Department for International Trade, (c) the Home Office, (d) the Cabinet Office and (e) the National Security Office. (251282)

101 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the extent of the destruction or closure of places of religious worship for Coptic Christians in Egypt, including in villages such as Manshiyet Zafarana. (251283)

102 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of Christians in India during the current elections from reported actions by (a) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and (b) other Hindu nationalist groups. (251284)

103 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to reports by Open Doors UK, what representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on anti-conversion laws in eight Indian states. (251285) 12 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

104 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on laws and legislation to close (a) foreign institutions and (b) Christian-led schools. (251286)

105 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of destruction of churches in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine. (251287)

106 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of reports of the (a) repression of Christians (b) arrest of Pastor Wang Yi, (c) installation of surveillance equipment in churches, (d) destruction of churches, (e) eviction of congregations and (f) banning of the sale of the Bible online in the People’s Republic of China. (251288)

107 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Chinese Government on the arrest of over 100 members of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu on 9 December 2018. (251289)

108 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to reports of prison sentences given to Victor Bet-Tamraz, Shamiram Issavi, Amin Afshar-Naderi and Hadi Asgari in Iran for practicing their beliefs, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of Christians in that country. (251290)

109 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of repression of Christians in North Korea. (251291)

110 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the extent of demolition of Islamic religious sites in Xinjiang, China in each of the last five years. (251292)

111 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Chinese Government on the demolition of Islamic religious sites in Xinjiang in China. (251293)

112 Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received confirmation that Saudi Arabia will investigate the bomb attack that damaged a Save the Children- supported hospital in Kitaf, Yemen on 26 March 2019. (251194) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 13

113 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Turkish Government on the (a) Kurds, (b) UK citizens and (c) members of the Turkish Parliament on hunger strike to protest the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan. (251251)

114 Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to lay before Parliament the Accession Protocol relating to Northern Macedonia's membership of NATO; and if he will make a statement. (251265)

115 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Colombia on the UN Human Rights Council report on human rights defenders in that country, and if he will make a statement. (251328)

116 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the refusal of the Colombian President Ivan Duque to sign the Statutory Law on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace on the political situation in that country; and if he will make a statement. (251329)

117 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the international community on helping to ensure human rights protections for civilians in Sudan. (251228)

118 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of threat to the (a) Hindu and (b) Christian communities in Afghanistan. (251207)

119 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what lessons his Department has learned from the killing of Jamal Khashoggi on potential risks to (a) UK citizens and (b) persons residing in the UK who are critics of the Saudi Arabian Government. (251278)

120 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recent reports of threats to the life of İyad el-Baghdadi, if he will make an assessment of threats posed to (a) UK citizens and (b) persons residing in the UK by agents of the Saudi Government. (251279)

121 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the prosecution rate for hoax calls to the emergency services. [Transferred] (250759)

122 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) numbers and (b) performance of specialist staff trained in therapeutic and welfare-based approaches in UK young offenders institutions. (251271) 14 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

123 David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to instruct police forces in England and Wales to record dog attacks on livestock. (251245)

124 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to conduct a an equality impact assessment of the recent changes under the Police Pension Regulations 2015. [Transferred] (250797)

125 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2019 to Question 247670, if he will provide guidance to the Metropolitan Police Service on the enforcement of the offence of public nuisance. (251295)

126 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251302)

127 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 5 temporary religious worker visas were (a) made and (b) granted in the last five years. (251348)

128 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure effective recruitment from (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries to meet demand for NHS and social care workers after the UK leaves the EU. (251318)

129 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the salary exemption for nurses under Tier 2 visas will (a) be maintained and (b) extended to EEA citizens after the UK leaves the EU. (251319)

130 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, steps he is taking to ensure that adequate numbers of non-UK care workers are able to work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (251320)

131 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress she has made towards the target of 15 per cent female recruitment to the armed forces by 2020. (251341)

132 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion recruits to the armed forces in 2018 were female. (251342)

133 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment to the armed forces from rural areas. (251335)

134 Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have been granted access to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre through the Veterans Prosthetic Panel in the last 12 months. (251256) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 15

135 Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans were granted access to Headley Court in each of the last 10 years. (251257)

136 Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans requested but were refused access to Headley Court in each of the last ten years. (251258)

137 Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to grant veterans access to Stanford Hall for rehabilitation purposes. (251259)

138 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in her Department in each of the last five years. (251303)

139 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimate he has made of the deployment period for the Heavy Forces. (251197)

140 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans she has to forward base the UK's Heavy Forces. (251198)

141 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Heavy Armoured Brigades her Department plans to have in the British Army Future Force Structure. (251199)

142 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the deployability of the Main Battle Tank throughout Europe. (251200)

143 Emma Dent Coad (Kensington): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timetable is for publishing the fourth report from the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce. (251331)

144 (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of the 65,000 homes set to be built on public land by 2020 under the public land for housing programme will be for social rent. (251231)

145 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Audit's Office press release of 2 May 2019, Investigation into the government’s land disposal strategy and programmes, and its finding that until April 2019 the MHCLG had not published an annual report on the land for new homes programme since February 2017 despite committing to do so, what steps he plans to take to report to (a) Parliament and (b) the public on the progress of the Public Land for Housing programme. (251232) 16 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

146 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the transparency of the Public Land for Housing programme. (251233)

147 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date he plans to report on how many affordable homes (a) have been built and (b) are planned to be built as part of the Public Land for Housing programme. (251234)

148 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Public Land for Housing programme, what meetings he has had on that programme involving (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants of his Department and (i) Ministers and (ii) civil servants of (A) the Cabinet Office, (B) the Ministry of Defence, (C) the Department for Transport, (D) the Department of Health and (E) the Ministry of Justice since 2015. (251235)

149 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251310)

150 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the £25 million of funding recently announced by his Department to tackle rough sleeping will be allocated to Barnsley. (251384)

151 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have detailed planning guidance in place for the provision of specialist housing for older people. (251313)

152 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for specialist housing for older people. (251314)

153 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of tends in the level of under-occupation of larger houses on the supply of specialist housing for older people. (251315)

154 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Housing Delivery Test: 2018 measurement, what the requirements are for the provision of specialist housing-with-care. (251316)

155 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of providers of specialist housing-with-care for older people on the requirements of the Housing Delivery Test. (251317) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 17

156 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how Sudanese people in the UK are being supported through the Government's integration and engagement strategies. (251229)

157 (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019-0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, whether contracts for new private prison operators will specify (a) minimum staffing levels and (b) trade union recognition. (251409)

158 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page three of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will place a copy of the Framework Agreement in the Library. (251410)

159 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page five of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, whether staffing levels are included in Daily Reports. (251411)

160 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page five of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, what categories of information are included in Daily Reports. (251412)

161 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page five of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will place a copy of the Competition Operator Requirements in the Library. (251413)

162 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page five of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will list the Core Custodial Requirements that apply to all prisons. (251414)

163 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 10 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will place a copy of the Prison Operator Competition Mobilisation Strategy in the Library. (251415)

164 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 11 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, when the decision to appoint Kier as construction partner for HMP Wellingborough was made. (251416)

165 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 11 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, what elements of Daily Reports are used to determine payment for private prison operators. (251420) 18 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

166 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 15 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, whether Contract Delivery Indicators will include reference to levels of (a) violence, (b) overcrowding and (c) staff retention. (251421)

167 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 15 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will list the anticipated Contract Delivery Indicators' (a) domains and (b) subdomains for HMP Wellingborough. (251422)

168 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 15 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will place a copy of the Prison Performance Tool in the Library. (251423)

169 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 16 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, how his Department decides what information held by private prison operators will not be disclosable under the Freedom of Information Act. (251424)

170 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contractual improvement notices have been issued at each private prison in each of the last 10 years. (251425)

171 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the increase in full-time equivalent officers at HMP Birmingham has been after HM Prison and Probation Service (a) stepped in and (b) took over the prison permanently. (251426)

172 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody last met; and whether it has has plansto consider the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act relating to deaths in custody. (251346)

173 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the levels of incarceration in the UK and other European countries; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent unnecessary incarcerations. [Transferred] (250470)

174 Karen Lee (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Courts and Justice plans to respond to the letter of 14 March 2019 from the hon. Member for Lincoln on economic domestic abuse. (251385) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 19

175 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. (251306)

176 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional capital funding to the mental health estate in the forthcoming Spending Review. (251345)

177 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending (a) the marriage allowance and (b) other benefits to long-term cohabiting couples. [Transferred] (250798)

178 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have benefited from the Help to Buy ISA and how much this is in monetary terms in (a) Scotland and (b) Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk. (251337)

179 Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of including an interface to automatic number plate recognition systems for the new computerised transit system. (251388)

Questions for Answer on Monday 13 May

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process is for the suspension of the use of EC6/UC1 in certain circumstances. (251330)

2 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to undertake a further investigation into the safety of Whirlpool tumble dryers. (251339)

3 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has issued to businesses on preparing their workforce for the effect of the introduction of Artificial Intelligence. (251189)

4 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the security of age-verification check databases. (251217) 20 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

5 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of sharia-compliant student loans. (251396)

6 N (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Statement of 7 May 2019 on the Timpson review of school exclusions, if it is his policy to make schools accountable for pupils who leave their rolls only through permanent exclusions. (251434)

7 N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Statement of 7 May 2019 on the Timpson review of school exclusions, whether his consultation on making schools accountable for the outcomes of pupils that they exclude will include accountability for pupils who leave school rolls other than by permanent exclusion. (251435)

8 N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Ofsted’s report entitled Safeguarding children and young people in education from knife crime published in March 2019, if he will extend the requirement for schools to collect data on permanent and fixed-term exclusions to require schools to collect data on managed moves. (251436)

9 N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Statement of 7 May 2019 on the Timpson review of school exclusions, what sanctions (a) are currently in place and (b) will be put in place where schools or multi- trusts are found to have off-rolled pupils. (251437)

10 N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Statement of 7 May 2019 on the Timpson review of school exclusions, whether his commitment to establishing a practice programme to drive better partnership will include requiring multi-academy trusts to work with local authorities. (251438)

11 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage universities to divest from global coal, oil and gas companies. (251208)

12 N George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current maximum penalty is for a breach of The Hares Preservation Act 1892. (251294)

13 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support farmers to create a sustainable diversified farming system. (251236)

14 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pheasant (a) eggs for hatching and (b) live birds were imported into England from each (a) EU and (b) third country in the last 12 months for which figures are available. (251253) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 21

15 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many partridge (a) eggs for hatching and (b) live birds were imported into England from each (a) EU country and (b) third country in the last 12 months for which figures are available. (251254)

16 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what country-specific direct support is his Department providing to The Gambia to (a) support economic development and (b) strengthen democratic institutions in that country. (251260)

17 N Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) India and (b) Bangladesh on support for regions affected by Cyclone Fani. (251201)

18 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what (a) staff and (b) funding the Government provides to the World Trade Organisation. (251191)

19 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public transportation meets the needs of disabled people in towns and cities. (251227)

20 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the choice of preferred route for the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway should follow the ecological mitigation hierarchy used (a) by local authorities in preparing local plans and (b) in deciding planning applications in line with the National Planning Policy Framework. (251432)

21 N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to aerodromes on the implementation of GPS approaches. (251274)

22 N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the roll-out of GPS technology at aerodromes. (251275)

23 N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure that pilot training is being adapted to incorporate (a) GPS approaches and (b) other new technologies. (251276)

24 N Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of freezing fuel duty since 2010. (251386)

25 N Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of funding for relationships support provided through the troubled families programme has been ring-fenced for marriage support, as provided for by section 22 of the Family Law Act 1996. (251266) 22 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

26 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people affected by administrative errors made by her Department which led to the overpayment of benefits in Coventry. (251210)

27 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to introduce the Pensions Bill before summer 2019. (251381)

28 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the difficulties faced by universal credit claimants applying for a mortgage; and if she will make a statement. (251193)

29 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) clarity of the universal credit payment statements provided to claimants. (251202)

30 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to increase the (a) accuracy and (b) clarity of the universal credit payment statements provided to claimants. (251203)

31 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of whether the information provided to universal credit claimants, who request reasons for a decision, meets the statutory requirements that it should (a) be adequate to allow a challenge to the decision, if appropriate and (b) inform claimants of their right to challenge the decision. (251204)

32 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to give staff who advise universal credit claimants access to benefit calculations to enable them to provide better support. (251205)

33 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the imbalance between London and the rest of England in the number of psychiatrists per head of population. (251209)

34 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that university students have access to a GP outside of term time. (251215)

35 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to enforce NICE guidance on Eating disorders: recognition and treatment, to ensure that people with a healthy BMI are not denied treatment for an eating disorder. (251225)

36 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to mental health services for (a) adults, (b) children and (c) young people in Wirral. (251247) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 23

37 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of EU nationals who have left their jobs at (a) NHS England and (b) Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the last (i) year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years. (251433)

38 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the recent trends in air quality on the well being of people with a diagnosis of asthma across the UK. (251378)

39 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with a diagnosis of asthma have access to the medication required to deal with that condition. (251379)

40 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to businesses in the healthcare sector on preparing their workforce for the effect of the introduction of Artificial Intelligence. (251190)

41 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2019 to Question 244142 on Cannabis: Medical Treatments, whether his Department defines Naboline as a cannabis imitating rather than cannabis derived product. (251364)

42 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2019 to Question 244142 on Cannabis: Medical Treatments, whether his Department is aware of any instances of (a) CBD and (b) THC being prescribed by the NHS since 1 January 2019. (251365)

43 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2019 to Question 244142 on Cannabis: Medical Treatments, when (a) Naboline and (b) Savitex were first made available to prescribe on the NHS. (251366)

44 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that patients who are not eligible for free NHS treatment are charged the relevant fee; and if he will make a statement. (251187)

45 N (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and human rights situation in Cameroon; and if he will make a statement. (251239)

46 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and humanitarian situation in Cameroon; and if he will make a statement. (251243) 24 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

47 N Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the price for which the Saint Helena Government sold commercial fishing licences to the Argos Fishing Company in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018. (251369)

48 N Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the (a) permitted geographic catch locations and (b) permitted species and catch volumes under licenses sold by the Saint Helena Government to the Argos Fishing Company in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018. (251370)

49 N Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the income from fishing vessel registration fees paid to the Saint Helena Government by the Argos Fishing Company in the years (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018. (251371)

50 N Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the level of subsidy paid to the Saint Helena Fisheries Corporation from the UK public purse in the years (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018. (251372)

51 N Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the terms and conditions are under which fishing licenses are sold by the Saint Helena Government; how conditions on those licences are enforced by the Saint Helena Government; and if he will make a statement. (251373)

52 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of UK relations with Iran; and if he will make a statement. (251188)

53 N John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of threat to the Sikh community in Afghanistan. (251206)

54 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whats steps the Government is taking to encourage young people to register to vote. (251213)

55 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with police forces on potential changes to the firearms licensing policy to require a medical declaration; and if he will make a statement. (251211)

56 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what primates were used in animal experimentation; and from which countries in each of the last three years figures are available. (251212) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 25

57 N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission of 7 May 2019, Torture in the UK: update report, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to raise the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales. (251270)

58 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount of charges to people for calls made to the 101 line was in each year since that line has been in operation. (251240)

59 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make calls to the police on the non-emergency 101 number free of charge or require that all funds raised from those call charges be allocated towards frontline policing. (251241)

60 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of calls made to the police on the non-emergency 101 number are terminated by the caller while they are waiting for a person to answer that call. (251242)

61 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion (a) 2358 on Changes to visa requirements for religious workers and (b) 2362 on Tier 5 visas for ministers of religion. (251347)

62 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2019 to Question 235381 on Asylum: Religion, what progress his Department has made on investigating reports that asylum refusals have included quotations from religious texts; and if he will make a statement. (251363)

63 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers have used the digital checking service for right to work checks since its launch. (251393)

64 N Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the requirement for people from Edinburgh to travel to Glasgow for biometric enrolment facilities on (a) disabled applicants, (b) applications for family visas and (c) people of limited means; and if he will make a statement. (251272)

65 N (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2019 to Question 248622 on Brunei: Joint Exercises, how many military personnel from (a) the UK and (b) Brunei will take part in Exercise Grypus Trail 19/1. (251252) 26 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

66 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 245905 on Iran: International Military Services, what the exact date in May 2019 is for the scheduled enforcement hearing for the court case between IMS Ltd and the Iranian Government on outstanding IMS debt. (251360)

67 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current location of the Heavy Equipment Transporters. (251192)

68 N Mr (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 3 May 2019 to Question 248691 and of 28 March 2019 to Question 236427 on Buildings: Insulation, how the construction industry was made aware before June 2017 that the core of Aluminium Composite Material cladding was to be considered filler material as the term is to be understood in Approved Document Part B Volume 2, 2006, 2010 and 2013 editions, paragraph 12.7. (251387)

69 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2019 to Question 243526 on Prisons: Contracts, if the criteria for the qualitative evaluation of operational resources will include minimum staffing levels. (251407)

70 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2019 to Question 243531 on Prisons: Contracts, and with reference to House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019-0487, Model for Operational Delivery: New Resettlement Prisons, Version 1.8, April 2019, if he will publish all previous versions of that document which have been made available to potential private prison contractors. (251408)

71 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 11 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019- 0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, what steps are taken to hold private prison contractors to account. (251418)

72 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2019 to Question 249229 on Wales Office: Contracts, how many contracts awarded by his Department on behalf of the Wales Office were awarded to companies based in (a) Wales, (b) the UK, (c) the EU and (d) the rest of the world in each of the last three years. (251246)

73 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what number and proportion of prisoners released did not have accommodation to go to in each year since 2010. (251367)

74 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the overall performance of probation services since the part-privatisation of those services in 2014. (251368) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 27

75 N Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost of recognising family responsibility in the income tax system has been in each financial year since 2010. (251262)

76 N Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost of recognising family responsibility in the welfare system has been in each financial year since 2010. (251263)

77 N Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding for grants for purposes set out in section 22 of the Family Law Act 1996 has been allocated in each financial year since 2010. (251264)

78 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support the (a) development and (b) governance of credit unions. (251214)

79 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department receives any money from the 15 pence service charge on calls to the non-emergency police hotline 101. (251216)

80 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 29 April 2019 Questions 246542, 246543 and 246544 on Credit Unions, what discussions he has had with the Prudential Regulation Authority on changing capital requirements for credit unions. (251439)

81 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 29 April 2019 Questions 246542, 246543 and 246544 on Credit Unions, whether it is his Department's policy to support the Prudential Regulation Authority on decisions to change the capital requirements for credit unions. (251440)

82 N Martin Whitfield (East Lothian): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether recent assessment he has made of the suitability of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary joining the Alpha Pensions scheme as directed by the Public Service Pensions Act 2013. (251427)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

1 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): What progress her Department has made in improving the appeals process for disability living allowance. (910831)

2 (Sheffield, Heeley): What progress her Department has made in improving the timeliness of initial payments for universal credit. (910832)

3 Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of in-work poverty. (910833)

4 Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle): What steps her Department is taking to help people with disabilities into work. (910834) 28 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

5 Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire): What steps the Government is taking to support young vulnerable adults in receipt of universal credit who live in supported accommodation. (910835)

6 Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What steps she is taking to increase employment opportunities for care leavers. (910836)

7 Giles Watling (Clacton): What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for vulnerable universal credit claimants compared with the legacy system. (910837)

8 John Howell (Henley): What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for vulnerable universal credit claimants compared with the legacy system. (910838)

9 Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): How many pensioners on fixed incomes have had their benefits reduced in the last nine years. (910839)

10 Alex Chalk (Cheltenham): What steps her Department is taking to help people with disabilities into work. (910840)

11 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for vulnerable universal credit claimants compared with the legacy system. (910841)

12 Tom Pursglove (Corby): What steps she has taken to tailor universal credit to claimants' needs. (910842)

13 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): What steps her Department is taking to support people with disabilities in employment. (910843)

14 Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate): What steps the Government is taking to support ex-offenders into employment. (910844)

15 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): How many women have entered employment in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England since 2010. (910845)

16 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of poverty in the UK. (910846)

17 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of unemployment in the UK since 2010. (910847)

18 Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps the Government is taking to support ex-offenders into employment. (910848)

19 Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What steps her Department has taken to deliver pensions dashboards. (910849)

20 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): What steps her Department is taking to improve the process by which disabled people claim benefits. (910850)

21 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): What steps her Department has taken to increase working people's income through universal credit in this financial year. (910851) Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019 29

22 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on trends in the level of referrals to food banks. (910852)

23 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What assessment she has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on food security. (910853)

24 Anna Turley (Redcar): What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on claimants' personal finances. (910854)

25 Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire): What recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children in workless households. (910855)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

T 1 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (910856)

T 2 Chris Bryant (Rhondda): (910857)

T 3 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): (910858)

T 4 Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire): (910859)

T 5 Wes Streeting (Ilford North): (910860)

T 6 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): (910861)

T 7 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): (910862)

T 8 Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower): (910863)

T 9 Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): (910864)

T 10 Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): (910865)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 15 May

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1 Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What assessment the Government has made of the effect of changes to the policing budget since 2015 on the operational effectiveness of Welsh police forces. (910816)

2 Carolyn Harris (Swansea East): What assessment the Government has made of the effect of changes to the policing budget since 2015 on the operational effectiveness of Welsh police forces. (910817) 30 Published: Wednesday 8 May 2019 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 7 May 2019

3 Jeff Smith (Manchester, ): What assessment the Government has made of the effect of changes to the policing budget since 2015 on the operational effectiveness of Welsh police forces. (910818)

4 Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Welsh Government Ministers on the effect of the Industrial Strategy on the Welsh economy. (910819)

5 (Pontypridd): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. (910820)

6 Mark Menzies (Fylde): What plans the Government has to promote the Union with Wales. (910821)

7 Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): What assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of devolving the administration of welfare to the Welsh Government. (910822)

8 Ruth Jones (Newport West): What recent assessment the Government has made of trends in the level of pension credit take-up in Wales. (910823)

9 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What recent assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on producers of protected geographical indications for Welsh products. (910824)

10 Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Welsh Government Ministers on the effect of the Industrial Strategy on the Welsh economy. (910825)

11 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What recent steps the Government has taken to promote (a) inward tourism and (b) foreign direct investment in Wales; and if he will make a statement. (910826)

12 Mr Paul Sweeney (Glasgow North East): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. (910827)

13 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): What recent assessment the Government has made of trends in the level of infrastructure spending in Wales. (910828)

14 Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): What recent assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on producers of protected geographical indications for Welsh products. (910829)

15 Chris Bryant (Rhondda): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. (910830)