Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018

Questions tabled on Tuesday 24 April 2018

Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. † Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. N Indicates a question for written answer on a named day under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 25 April

Questions for Written Answer

1 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Attorney General, how many police officers have been charged by the CPS and then acquitted after a trial in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [Transferred] (137121)

2 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on whether non-UK EU citizens who are serving as councillors will be able to continue to serve as councillors (a) during any transitional phase and (b) after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (136970)

3 Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual infant mortality rates in were, by household income quintile, for each of the past 10 years for which information is available. [Transferred] (137006)

4 (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that as many as possible (a) new and (b) existing homes reach energy performance certificate band C by 2035. [Transferred] (136998)

5 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the long-term trajectory for energy performance standards across the private rented sector. [Transferred] (136999) 2 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

6 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of energy performance standards in the social housing sector. [Transferred] (137000)

7 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the need adequacy of levels of energy efficiency in (a) new and (b) existing commercial buildings. [Transferred] (137001)

8 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to issue a call for evidence on the adequacy of trigger points for Energy Performance Certificates. [Transferred] (137002)

9 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including energy efficiency in the lending decisions of mortgage companies. [Transferred] (137003)

10 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing the use of hydrogen for domestic heating on the level of household emissions. [Transferred] (137005)

11 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of ensuring that all homes are rated at least energy performance certificate band C by 2035; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (137007)

12 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British military officers played a role in Qatar's training of armed opposition groups in the western mountains of Libya during the war in 2011. [Transferred] (136926)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 26 April

Questions for Written Answer

1 (Hemsworth): To ask the Attorney General, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137435)

2 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137437) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 3

3 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications were received by Innovate UK from applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017. (137579)

4 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications received by Innovate UK from applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland were successful in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017. (137580)

5 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding Innovate UK awarded to applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017. (137581)

6 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase the number of bids to Innovate UK from applicants in Wales. (137582)

7 Karen Lee (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which contracts Capita administers in (a) Lincoln constituency and (b) Lincolnshire. (137660)

8 Edward Miliband (Doncaster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for Committee on Climate Change to complete its review into the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term climate targets. (137504)

9 N (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the powers available to the Information Commissioner’s Office to enforce their guidelines on online child safety. [Transferred] (136923)

10 Mr Alister Jack (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using emergency services masts to improve mobile phone coverage in rural parts of Scotland and the UK. (137646)

11 Mr Alister Jack (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with mobile phone operators on improving mobile phone coverage in rural parts of Scotland. (137647)

12 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with broadcasters on the omission of religion as a category in the diversity monitoring system Project Diamond. (137661) 4 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

13 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC on (a) the omission of religion in the diversity monitoring system Project Diamond and (b) the effect of that omission on on-off screen diversity monitoring of faith groups working in or with that public service broadcaster. (137662)

14 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to seek reciprocal recognition of unregistered design rights between the EU and the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (137576)

15 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the UK audio visual sector in the event that the country of origin principle for broadcasters ceases to apply in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (137578)

16 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much National Lottery funding has been allocated to projects in Northern Ireland in 2017. (137518)

17 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137439)

18 Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Treasury on changing (a) film and (b) high-end television tax relief to encourage an increase in the diversity of people working in the film and television industries. (137503)

19 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of referrals to children’s social care services resulted in (a) no further action, and (b) a child being assessed not to be in need for children aged (i) 0-15 and (ii) 16-17 years old in Rotherham in 2017-18. (137568)

20 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were referred to children’s social care services in Rotherham in 2017-18; and how many of those referrals resulted (a) in no further action and (b) in a child being assessed but found not to be in need for children aged (i) 0-15 and (ii) 16-17 years old in Rotherham in the year ending 31 March 2017. (137569)

21 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of referrals to children’s social care services in Rotherham resulted in no further action in each year between (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2016-17 for children aged (a) 0-15 and (b) 16-17 years old. (137570)

22 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans plans to made an assessment of the adequacy of support provided to registered disabled students (a) at and (b) about to enter further or higher education. [Transferred] (137056) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 5

23 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, will he publish the number of registered disabled students in (a) further and (b) higher education that have received support from her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [Transferred] (137057)

24 James Frith (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to make changes to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document to permit salary sacrifice for the purchase of a car. (137649)

25 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils at free schools studied STEM subjects in each of last three years; what steps he is taking to encourage free schools to promote the study of STEM subjects in advance of the roll-out of T levels; and if he will make a statement. (137529)

26 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to introduce a means-test for the £200 self- contribution under the disabled students' allowance. [Transferred] (137102)

27 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote to people holding (a) Early Years Teacher Status and (b) Early Years Professional Status, the financial support made available by his Department for Qualified Teacher Status courses. (137627)

28 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to incentivise local authorities to improve levels of participation by vulnerable children in decision-making on their care. (137628)

29 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support newly registered teachers to find employment. (137517)

30 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137443)

31 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps to tackle urban fox population growth. (137584)

32 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology was used in the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory to calculate the emissions of (a) PM 0.1, (b) PM 1, (c) PM 2.5 and (d) PM 10 from waste incineration sites. (137400)

33 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 135379 which particulate matter is included in the term total particulate matter. (137401) 6 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

34 John Grogan (): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each national park authority spent on programmes to improve public transport access to national parks in 2017-18. (137431)

35 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live pigs were imported by country of import origin in each year between 2012 and 2017. (137544)

36 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live pigs were exported by each country of export destination in each year between 2012 and 2017. (137545)

37 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live pigs were (a) imported and (b) exported between the UK and the Republic of Ireland in each year between 2012 and 2017. (137546)

38 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much revenue has been raised by the plastic carrier bag levy since the introduction of that levy. (137522)

39 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137442)

40 Giles Watling (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to restrict the export of live animals for slaughter. (137679)

41 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 52 of the Joint report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United Kingdom Government on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the European Union. whether the commitment made in that paragraph includes all EU rights normally associated with residents in a Member State; and if he will list those rights. (137432)

42 Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much time he spent (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) visiting the border area on 23 April 2018; and if he will make a statement. (137497)

43 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to maintain a continuation of the EEA exhaustion regime in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (137577)

44 Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136425, on Brexit, if he will make it his policy to include within that analysis information on the effect of the proposed deal between the UK and the EU. (137676) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 7

45 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent officials in her Department work on the promotion of freedom of religion and belief. (137527)

46 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries full-time or full-time equivalent DFID officials are employed to work on freedom of religion or belief. (137528)

47 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what amount of funding the UK provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017. (137406)

48 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the most recent meeting was of the Board of Trade. (137624)

49 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who attended the most recent meeting of the Board of Trade. (137625)

50 Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Board of Trade. (137626)

51 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to attract foreign direct investment to the UK, and if he will make a statement. (137539)

52 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) number and (b) level of rail services in the East Midlands. (137659)

53 Robert Courts (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the safety of general aviation of the use of controlled airspace. (137636)

54 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Great Western Railway on the reliability of its services; and if he will commission an independent audit of that service's reliability prior to assessing the potential merits of any longer-term extension of that franchise. (137399)

55 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to make compulsory and (b) promote the use of reflective or fluorescent clothing for motorbike riders. (137678)

56 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the proposals of Trans Pennine rail submitted to him on the provision of train services on Boxing Day 2018. (137429)

57 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms of reference of the feasibility study into the restoration of the Skipton to Colne railway link. (137434) 8 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

58 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to publish maps showing disabled access to rail and bus stations and to other transport hubs. (137465)

59 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the second remedial plan for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits to (a) the company and (b) passengers of any new default levels . (137645)

60 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of insurance claims for pot-hole damage has been to the public purse in the last 12 months. (137560)

61 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a workable solution to the problem identified in the HS2 rolling stock tender presentation documents of excessive noise from the upper parts of HS2 trains operating at speeds over 300 km/h has been identified. (137452)

62 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many basic Standards in Training, Certification and Watchkeeping qualifications were issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to seafarers in each year between 2009-10 and 2017-18. (137533)

63 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officers obtained Standards in Training, Certification and Watchkeeping qualifications from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each year between 2009-10 and 2017-18. (137534)

64 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officers have renewed their Standards in Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) qualifications since 1 January 2017; and what estimate his Department has made of the number of seafarers who will need to renew their STCW qualifications in each year to 2023. (137535)

65 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure disabled people in receipt of employment and support allowance do not face repeated work capability assessments when the move to a Universal Credit full-service area. (137589)

66 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much each country of the UK received from the European Social Fund in each year since 2012. (137482)

67 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful applicants to the European Social Fund left the programme early in each region of the UK in the latest period for which information is available. (137483) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 9

68 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals there were against personal independence payments determinations in (a) and the Humber, (b) Bradford district in 2017; and how many of those appeals were upheld. (137430)

69 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have retired in advance of receipt of notification of their state pension entitlement in each of the last three years. (137648)

70 N Danielle Rowley (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government’s equality impact assessment for universal credit identified any potential negative impacts on women. [Transferred] (136952)

71 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of carers allowance. (137520)

72 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the provision of universal credit as a primarily digital service will affect the job security of Jobcentre staff. (137521)

73 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will revise the standard guidance on post-retirement screening for pneumoconiosis to include the provision of CT scans. (137453)

74 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who have had their claim to industrial injuries disablement benefit disallowed as a result of a lack of medical evidence of pneumoconiosis. (137454)

75 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on her Department's review of all personal independence payment claims. (137487)

76 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claims from people in (a) Wales and (b) Arfon constituency her Department intends to review. (137488)

77 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure continued access to the EU clinical trials portal and database after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (137169)

78 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will negotiate a deal with the EU to allow mutual recognition agreements on the manufacture and distribution of investigational medicinal products and pharmacovigilance services after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (137171)

79 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a strategy document on steps to improve the responsiveness of NHS England to complaints; and if he will make a statement. (137481) 10 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

80 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent osteoporosis breaks; and what drugs are available from the NHS for people with that condition reduce the risk of repeat fractures. (137543)

81 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have undergone an organ transplant in each of the last five years. (137551)

82 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals or to control and monitor he use of homeopathy. (137552)

83 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with clinical bodies on a possible causal link between cot death and air pollution. (137553)

84 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are diagnosed with Asperger syndrome; and what the proportion of such people is in each age group and gender. (137554)

85 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with clinical bodies on establishing a genetic cure for prostate cancer. (137555)

86 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the effect of drinking coffee on heart health. (137556)

87 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for a new HIV vaccine to be available on the NHS. (137557)

88 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the NHS has to make available a monthly injection for the treatment of migraine. (137558)

89 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died or been admitted to hospital as a result of taking pain-killers in the last 12 months. (137561)

90 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients are treated within the target time for cancer referrals. (137523)

91 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people experiencing after- effects as a result of surgical mesh implants. (137524) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 11

92 Giles Watling (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent illicit drugs being brought into secure mental health wards. (137680)

93 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle alleged human rights abuses in Indian-occupied Kashmir. (137585)

94 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Commonwealth citizens in disputed Kashmir territories have their human rights upheld. (137586)

95 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representation his Department has made to the Government of Cuba on freedom of religion and human rights in that country. (137484)

96 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he received from and (b) discussions he held with the Chinese authorities on that country's white paper on freedom of religious belief. (137485)

97 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government supports the right of Syrian refugees voluntarily to return to Syria. (137407)

98 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations has he made to the Government of Kosovo on the rendition of six Turkish citizens from that country to Turkey; and if she will make a statement. (137428)

99 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli Government on removing Iranian military bases from Syria. (137547)

100 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Armenian Government on the recent elections in that country. (137548)

101 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support an increase in UK business and trade with African countries. (137550)

102 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137444) 12 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

103 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to grant legal recognition to humanist marriage ceremonies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (137417)

104 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fatalities resulting from fire were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010. (137433)

105 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February to Question 126582 on asylum: finance, what criteria her Department uses to assess its business needs; and to which actions her Department will allocate funding in 2018. (137663)

106 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2018 to Question 127777, what factors her Department considers in its monitoring of the financial performance of strategic suppliers. (137664)

107 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127773, whether her Department is taking steps to assess how immigration detention centres can be monitored more effectively to remove its reliance on whistle- blowers to report matters of significant concern. (137665)

108 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2018 to Question 121760 and the Answers of 23 February 2018 to Questions 128606 and 128605, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that immigration enforcement operations and subsequent detentions are compliant with all equality legislation. (137666)

109 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 129293, what plans her Department has to record visa application income by category. (137667)

110 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 128806, which (a) police and (b) other law enforcement bodies have given advice to her Department on the potential merits of establishing a Special Volunteer force within Border Force. (137668)

111 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 128806, whether her Department plans to consult non-public sector bodies on the potential merits of establishing a Special Volunteer force within Border Force. (137669)

112 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018, by what criteria her Department plans to assess whether a Special Volunteer force within Border Force provides benefits and bolsters existing activity. (137670) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 13

113 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to Question 129585, whether anyone has been found not to have the right to work in the UK by her Department in response to queries from or on behalf of any employer or any employee since 2015. (137671)

114 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to Question 129582, on Doctors: Migrant Workers, if she will publish a consultation on doctors from overseas being prevented from working in the NHS on account of immigration rules relating to their salaries. (137672)

115 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2018 to Question 123852, how many instances of reimbursement for costs relating to lost documents there have been in each year since 2015. (137673)

116 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2018 to Question 129979, how much her Department paid in reimbursement for costs relating to lost documents in 2017. (137674)

117 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraphs 5.3 and 5.5 on page 5 of her Department;s publication entitled The response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report: An Inspection of the Home Office’s Asylum Intake & Casework. April – August 2017, whether her Department has published its review of policies and practices to ensure that it does not discriminate against any particular groups; whether her Department has completed and plans to publish its review of existing non-straightforward claims (NSF) guidance to ensure that appropriate quality assurance systems are in place; and whether her Department has completed and plans to publish its longer-term review on ensuring that NSF guidance is gender neutral and does not disadvantage particular groups. (137675)

118 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush helpline is staffed by people who are directly employed by her Department. (137392)

119 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in her Department is responsible for the Windrush helpline and taskforce. (137393)

120 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment of the decision on the new contract to produce UK passports. (137426) 14 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

121 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137445)

122 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which the critical national infrastructure sites are for which Ministry of Defence Police provide civil policing and armed security. (137500)

123 Sir Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he made the decision that Ministers will not meet military charities which are not members of Confederation of Service Charities; and if he will make a statement. (137506)

124 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to make up its shortfall in personnel. (137559)

125 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are able to charge self-builders under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. (137515)

126 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137440)

127 ( East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136378, whether it is planned to review the legal aid means test threshold as part of the post-implementation review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. (137611)

128 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of women serving prison sentences for non- violent crimes since 1 January 2018. (137612)

129 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department's female offender strategy. (137613)

130 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the procedure is for recording (a) births and (b) stillbirths in womens' prisons. (137614)

131 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department records the (a) number of members, (b) number of vacancies or (c) quorum of each Independent Monitoring Board. (137615)

132 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff have resigned from HMP Chelmsford since 1 January 2018. (137616)

133 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner on prisoner assaults have occurred at HMP Chelmsford since 1 January 2018. (137617) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 15

134 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff have occurred at HMP Chelmsford since 1 January 2018. (137618)

135 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on social research or communications and marketing research in each year since 2010. (137619)

136 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of expenses for prison officers in each year since 2010. (137620)

137 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2018 to Question 133123, what the average target rate set out in contracts agreed by his Department for agency work was in 2017. (137621)

138 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2018 to Question 133123, what the average maximum rate set out in contracts agreed by his Department for agency work was in 2017. (137622)

139 Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2018 to Question 133123, what the maximum hourly rate was which was set out in the last five available agency contracts agreed by his Department which contain such a rate. (137623)

140 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 24 April 2018 on Victims Law when will he plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a Victim's Law. (137525)

141 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has taken steps to deter the display or sale of Nazi memorabilia on social media marketplace platforms; and if he will make a statement. (137486)

142 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of hours spent in education, purposeful activity and association by inmates of HM Feltham Young Offenders Institution since 2010. (137562)

143 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of incidents where Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint techniques were deployed in response to (a) prisoner on staff, (b) prisoner on prisoner and (c) multi-perpetrator fights at HM Feltham Young Offenders Institution since 2010. (137563)

144 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce incidences of violence in HM Feltham Young Offenders Institution. (137564) 16 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

145 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of instances of, (b) average length of time and (c) average number of hours per day people aged 18 were held in solitary confinement in the youth secure estate in (a) England and (b) Wales since 2010. (137566)

146 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the levels of prostitution and to close brothels in the UK. (137549)

147 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how often is training is provided to prison officers by HM Prison Service. (137519)

148 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137446)

149 N Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings she has held with the leaders of each of the political parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly since the collapse of the talks in mid February 2018; and if she will make a statement. (137494)

150 Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she has taken to support the Northern Ireland Policing Board since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if she will make a statement. (137498)

151 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of her Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137447)

152 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137448)

153 N Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Committee has made of the potential effect on the Electoral Commission's future expenditure of the abolition of the election of councillors to local authorities by halves or thirds. (904969)

154 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has modelled the effect on the UK economy of the Government's planned trading partnership with the EU. (137565)

155 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of foreign direct investment in the UK in 2017 came from (a) acquisitions, mergers and joint-ventures, (b) new investments and (c) expansions of existing investments. (137540) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 17

156 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137450)

157 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many companies in the Feltham and Heston constituency employ over 250 employees; and of those companies (a) what the average gender pay gap is and (b) how many failed to report their gender pay gap statistics by the 4 April 2018 deadline. (137567)

Questions for Answer on Friday 27 April

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average full-time salary was in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland in 2017. (137491)

2 N Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to require Departments and local councils to publish the provisions that they have in place for disabled access to their buildings; and if he will make a statement. (137466)

3 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Electoral Commission on (a) additional funding and (b) additional powers required by the Commission investigate potential breaches of electoral law during the 2016 European Union Referendum campaign. (137479)

4 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who do not have photo identification in the local authority areas which are piloting photo ID to vote in the elections on 3 May 2018. (137599)

5 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the Crown Commercial Service's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137438)

6 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has considered the implications for the public liability claims handling process of the non-disclosure by organisations of their public liability insurer. (137508)

7 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands. (137418) 18 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

8 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's policy on onshore wind on domestic energy prices. (137476)

9 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the , what his Department's policy is on the maintenance of the provisions of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 after the UK leaves the EU. (137593)

10 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on the maintenance of the Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018 after the UK leaves the EU. (137594)

11 N Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has for the continuation of CE safety and quality marking on British made toys after the UK leaves the EU. (137382)

12 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2018 to Question 133971, for what reasons that answer does not contain information on the difference between the installation cost figures used in the 2016 cost-benefit analysis update and energy suppliers’ current data on installation costs. (137413)

13 N Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for the publication of the analysis of the UK’s off-grid housing stock deemed suitable for using heat pumps as referenced in the Future Framework for Heat in Buildings consultation. (137460)

14 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137436)

15 N Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2018 to Question 134601, on EU Energy Policy, whether it is the Government's policy to oppose the European Council raising its renewable energy target to 35% in accordance with the position of the European Parliament. (137378)

16 N Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to question 134601, on EU Energy Policy, whether it is the Government's policy to oppose the European Council raising its energy efficiency target to 35% in accordance with the position of the European Parliament. (137379) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 19

17 N Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last met with representatives of the Swansea Tidal Lagoon project. (137492)

18 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount spent by his Department on promoting regional tourism in each year since 2010. (137473)

19 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had with social media companies to discuss the (a) prevalence, (b) removal and (c) prevention of hate speech and other extreme content on social media platforms. (137474)

20 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much central government funding was provided to the Information Commissioners Office in each of the last three years; what what central government funding is planned to be provided to that Office in each of the next three years. (137475)

21 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the criteria are for accessing his Department’s Nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. (137411)

22 N John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what impact assessment Department has conducted on the estimated cost to (a) Government Departments, (b) companies, (c) charities, (d) political parties and (e) voluntary organisations of the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation. (137427)

23 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many eligibility codes for 30 hours of free childcare have been generated for the summer term 2018. (137631)

24 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of eligible 3 and 4 year olds have received an eligibility code for 30 hours of free childcare for the summer 2018 term. (137632)

25 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of eligible two year old children receive 15 hours of free early years education each week. (137633)

26 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of graduate students who are earning over £50k and have begun repaying their student loan since 2010. (137422)

27 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding in cash terms was provided per pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Coventry South constituency in each of the last 18 financial years. (137423) 20 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

28 N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average weekly cost of childcare in Warrington for a child (a) under two and (b) two to four years of age. (137455)

29 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to improve the performance of secondary schools against Gatsby benchmark number 7. (137461)

30 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employers have been asked to answer the employer skills survey in 2018. (137462)

31 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions has he had with (a) employers and (b) further education colleges on the effect of health and safety requirements on the use of work experience and work placements. (137463)

32 N Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 136788, on Students: Loans, how many of the 793 Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions students were overpaid by over £1000. (137464)

33 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 64323, what proportion of students enrolled at (a) selective schools and academy sixth forms, (b) non-selective schools and academy sixth forms and (c) sixth form colleges were eligible for free school meals at academic age 15. (137640)

34 N (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when the Government plans to start the process of applying for an adequacy decision on data from the EU. (137537)

35 N Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether UK trade mark attorneys will maintain rights of representation at the EU Intellectual Property Office during the transition period under the terms of the European Commission's draft withdrawal agreement; and if he will make a statement. (137588)

36 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2018 to Question 128376, on Developing Countries: Coal Fired Power Stations, what support her Department provides to developing countries fully deploying abated coal-fired power projects. (137457)

37 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February to Question 128376, on Developing Countries: Coal Fired Power Stations,what steps her Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 21

Department is taking to encouraged multilateral organisations to provide financing for projects fully deploying abated coal-fired power; and if she will make a statement. (137458)

38 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 119188, what response he has received from the Algerian authorities on the closure of that church. (137490)

39 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in maintaining its operation after the recent reduction in funding provided by the US. (137402)

40 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium sized enterprises that trade with the EU are not subject to high tariffs for that trade after the UK leaves the EU. (137421)

41 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 16 April 2018 to Question 134891 and Question 134889 on Export Controls, what the process is for the consideration of applications classified as (a) red, (b) grey and (c) green. (137641)

42 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 16 April 2018 to Question 134891 and Question 134889 on Export Controls, what criteria his Department uses to assign licences as (a) red, (b) grey and (c) green. (137642)

43 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 16 April to Question 134891 and Question 134889, which office in his Department assigns application for licences to the Export Control Joint Unit as (a) red, (b) grey and (c) green. (137643)

44 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of delivering the High Speed 2 programme; and if he will make a statement. (137424)

45 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government undertook its sampling to establish which roads would be included in the Major Road Network. (137516)

46 N Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role Network Rail has in the rail franchising process; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail in carrying out that role. (137571) 22 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

47 N Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the role of Network Rail in the rail franchise process to improve the coordination of (a) rail operations and (b) infrastructure delivery. (137572)

48 N Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the ability of the (a) Greater Anglia and (b) South Western rail franchises to (i) provide and (ii) deliver new train services under their franchise agreements. (137573)

49 N Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the withdrawal of (a) First Group and (b) Trenitalia on the level of competitiveness in the bidding process for the next East Midlands Trains franchise. (137574)

50 N Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the (a) affordability and (b) efficiency of the work for which Highways England is responsible of its decision to in-source more of that work; and if he will make a statement. (137575)

51 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the second remedial plan for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise will be published before the new timetable is introduced in May 2018. (137644)

52 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals on pavement parking. (137597)

53 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137449)

54 N (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who were entitled to the higher rate of the (a) care component and (b) mobility component of disability living allowance receive the (i) standard and (ii) enhanced rate of the (A) daily living component and (B) mobility component of personal independence payment. (137590)

55 N Judith Cummins (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received the (a) standard and (b) enhanced rate of the (i) daily living component and (ii) mobility component of personal independence payment in each year since the beginning of its roll-out. (137591)

56 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have enrolled on the Work and Health Programme; and how many of those people are in employment as a result of enrolling in that programme. (137468) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 23

57 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of universal credit claimants that have been (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid; what the value of the largest of each such payments was; and and what the total amount (i) overpaid and (ii) underpaid was in the last 12 months. (137469)

58 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-work universal credit claimants have received an incorrect award for reasons involving the real time information system. (137470)

59 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants signposted by Jobcentre Plus to food banks were previously (a) offered and (b) awarded an advance payment or short term benefit advance. (137471)

60 N Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the maximum amount deducted, as a proportion of each award, from universal credit claimants to repay advance payments and historic debt from sources including the Social Fund is. (137472)

61 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 133974, on Access to Work Programme, when her Department plans to publish its update to the Equality Analysis. (137415)

62 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to publish the list of subcontractors for the Work and Health Programme. (137386)

63 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has for her Department to deploy resources from the Shared Prosperity Fund. (137387)

64 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine which jobseekers should be referred to the Work and Health Programme. (137388)

65 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what performance targets she has set for the Work and Health Programme. (137389)

66 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of her Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137451)

67 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from the hospice movement on the effect of the proposed pay increases for NHS staff; and if he will make a statement. (137509) 24 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

68 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans for voluntary hospices to be able to access the additional government funding being set aside to fund the proposed NHS pay increases. (137510)

69 N Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of Lipedema (a) to the NHS and (b) to the economy in lost working days in the last twelve months. (137380)

70 N Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the General Medical Contract includes a requirement for GP practices to undertake a check of a baby but not a mother at six weeks post-natally despite guidance by NICE that a new mother's physical emotional and social well being should be reviewed at that time; and if he will take steps to ensure that such a check of a mother is undertaken at that time. (137381)

71 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March to Question 133805, on Dental Health: Children, how many and what proportion of local authorities have programmes in place that contain (a) toothbrushing programmes and (b) community fluoride varnish schemes; and if he will list the local authorities which have such programmes. (137414)

72 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for patients in Accident and Emergency departments in the North East of England in each of the last 12 months. (137541)

73 N Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from the hospice movement on the effect of the proposed increases in NHS pay; and if he will make a statement. (137530)

74 N Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the proposed NHS pay increases on voluntary sector hospices. (137531)

75 N Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans for voluntary hospices to be able to access the additional government funding being set aside to fund the proposed NHS pay increases. (137532)

76 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Office for National Statistics data on life expectancy, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in life expectancy at birth for males between 2009-11 and 2014-16 in the local authority areas of (a) Torridge, (b) Brentwood, (c) Exeter, (d) Bromsgrove, (e) Denbighshire and (f) Vale of Glamorgan. (137477) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 25

77 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in life expectancy for females at age 65 between 2009-11 and 2014-16 in the local authority areas of (a) Poole, (b) Southampton, (c) Cheltenham, (d) Lancaster, (e) South Holland, (f) Woking, (g) Stevenage, (h) Fermanagh and (i) Omagh. (137478)

78 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts and healthcare organisations there are in (a) East Sussex, (b) West Sussex and (c) Sussex; and what the respective tasks of those trusts and organisations is. (137383)

79 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates officials of his Department visited Gaza to inspect (a) hospitals and (b) other other medical facilities.since 30 March 2018. (137403)

80 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations has he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the use of live fire against Palestinian demonstrators since 30 March 2018. (137404)

81 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to representatives of the Egyptian government on the granting of permits to residents in Gaza who need medical treatment that can only be provided outside of Gaza. (137405)

82 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136252 on Engineers and Scientists: Visas, for what reason her Department can no longer provide the data in the format requested, as in the Answer of 21 September 2015 to Question 9220. (137536)

83 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that it is prepared for the volume of EU citizens living in the UK who apply for (a) an immigration status and (b) residence after the UK leaves the EU. (137394)

84 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that data relating to the immigration and residence applications and status of EU citizens is securely stored. (137395)

85 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that deportation safeguards are in place for EU citizens (a) before and (b) after June 2021. (137396)

86 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the process for registering EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU will be streamlined. (137397) 26 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

87 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure eligible EU citizens have access to healthcare after the UK leaves the EU and after June 2021. (137398)

88 N Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have been allocated to the Windrush generation task group; and how many countries will be covered by the work of that taskforce. (137587)

89 N Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Metropolitan Police on investigations into the allegations made against Harvey Weinstein in the UK. (137538)

90 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of (a) sexual assault and (b) rape were reported in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 2015. (137420)

91 N Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of bank accounts incorrectly closed as a result of the hostile environment immigration policy between January 2016 and January 2018. (137390)

92 N Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of driving licences incorrectly revoked as a result of the hostile environment immigration policy between January 2016 and January 2018. (137391)

93 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the eligibility of international Kabaddi players for Tier 5 visas. (137652)

94 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will meet with representatives of the England Kabaddi Federation to discuss the eligibility of international competitors for the Tier 5 visa. (137653)

95 N Peter Grant (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on applicants of the April 2018 increase in fees for applications from non-EEA nationals for Leave to Remain in the UK. (137604)

96 N David Linden (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to respond to the letter of 21 March 2018, reference DL0506, from the hon. Member for Glasgow East. (137654)

97 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide the Migration Advisory Committee (a) the number of Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 27

applications since November 2017 and (b) (i) the number of and (ii) information on subsequent refusals of those applications due to the cap being reached in each month since November 2017. (137657)

98 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Departments have been provided with (a) the number and (b) details of Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship refusals due to the annual cap being reached since November 2017 to inform those Departments' policy work. (137658)

99 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the number of attacks on shop workers; and if she will make a statement. (137409)

100 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to (a) participate and (b) organise events for Respect for Shopworkers' Week. (137410)

101 N Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for certain posts in the UK Border Agency BA to be classified as reserved for people with British Citizenship. (137583)

102 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the number of Tier 2 visas issued; and what representations she has received on increasing the number of Tier 2 visas issued. (137384)

103 N John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Questions 136120 and 136440 tabled for a named day on 17 and 18 April 2018 respectively. (137425)

104 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether her Department has carried out immigration status checks on a disproportionate number of BAME citizens as a result of the Government's hostile environment policy. (137596)

105 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Windrush generation cases are being considered for people in (a) Haringey and (b) Hornsey and Wood Green constituency. (137629)

106 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time and post-initial training personnel there were in each of the three services in each year since 2010. (137419)

107 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel left (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force through voluntary outflow in each of the last five years. (137511) 28 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

108 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many engineers left (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force through voluntary outflow in each of the last five years. (137512)

109 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pilots left (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force through voluntary outflow in each of the last five years. (137513)

110 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 9 of the Submarine Delivery Agency Corporate Plan 2018- 2019, whether three Government non-executive directors and three independent non-executive directors have been appointed to the Submarine Delivery Agency Board. (137501)

111 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Submarine Delivery Agency Framework Document, published by his Department on 23 April 2018, what the timetable is for the Submarine Delivery Agency to have its own Employee Relations Framework. (137502)

112 N Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the pilot for the Integrated Personal Care for Veterans’ System. (137605)

113 N Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) very seriously injured and (b) brain injured veterans have been supported through the Integrated Personal Care for Veterans System pilot scheme. (137606)

114 N Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 17 of the Quinquennial Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme ‘One Year On’ Report, published on 9 April 2018, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel with (a) the most serious injuries and (b) brain injuries that will qualify for the (a) uplift of the top tariff level 1 award and (b) increase the cap on the cumulative lump sum for multiple awards. (137607)

115 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) armament and (b) sensors are planned to be included in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet support ships which are currently being tendered; what combat systems will be used to control those armament and sensors; and if he will make a statement. (137603)

116 N Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years. (137441)

117 N Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps have been taken as part of the £100 million programme for low-cost move on accommodation to enable people Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 29

leaving hostels and refuges to make a sustainable recovery from a homelessness crisis into independent living; and how much of that money has been spent to date. (137467)

118 N Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March to Question 132182 on Housing: Finance, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the bidding process for local authorities councils to be allocate housing-related funding. (137637)

119 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to give local authorities the power to (a) remove junk food advertisements from billboards outside schools and (b) place limits on the opening of fast food takeaways near schools. (137677)

120 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of central government recording homeless death statistics at a national level. (137480)

121 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing boxing programmes in prisons to improve the rehabilitation of prisoners. (137630)

122 N Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letter of 28 March 2018 from the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield on legal aid for families of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings. (137416)

123 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what target his Department has for the number of full-time equivalent prison officers to be in post in 2018. (137608)

124 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what target his Department has for the number of full-time equivalent prison officers to be in post in 2019. (137609)

125 N Richard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what target his Department has for the number of full-time equivalent prison officers to be in post in 2020. (137610)

126 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the implications for the public liability claims handling process of the non-disclosure by organisations of their public liability insurer. (137507)

127 N Judith Cummins (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Life sentences for killer drivers, published by his Department on 15 October 2017, what progress he has made on (a) implementing an increase to the maximum penalty for the offences of causing 30 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

death by (i) dangerous driving and (ii) careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs to life imprisonment and (b) creating a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving. (137592)

128 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is implementing the Children's Funeral Fund for England. (137650)

129 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to investigate and assess the (a) quality of services provided by and (b) growth in the number of providers in the unregulated legal advice sector; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of redress available to clients raising complaints relating to that sector. (137514)

130 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of court time which has been saved by allowing people accused of shoplifting to the cost of £200 to plead guilty by post; and if he will make a statement. (137412)

131 N Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had with the Leader of the House on bringing a motion before the House to reduce the representative money paid to Sinn Fein; and if she will make a statement. (137493)

132 N Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will clarify her plans on the use of her statutory power to call Northern Ireland Assembly Elections; and if she will make a statement. (137495)

133 N Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to initiate talks between the main political parties in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (137496)

134 N Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons she did not exercise her power to cut the salaries of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if she will make a statement. (137499)

135 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Prime Minister, what are her objectives are for her two years as the Commonwealth Chair-in-Office. (137385)

136 N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 135934, for what reason she did not raise the case of Jagtar Singh Johal during her bilateral meeting with Narendra Modi at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. (137505)

137 N Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what external agencies or consultants have been contracted by his Department to carry out work in each year since 2010. (137595) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 31

138 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 135820, on Children: Day Care, how much was spent each month on (a) call centre support and (b) IT support for (i) tax-free childcare and (ii) 30 hours of free childcare. (137634)

139 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of administering childcare vouchers in each of the last 36 months. (137635)

140 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of taxpayers who are paying an effective marginal rate of tax on income in excess of (a) 40, (b) 50, (c) 60 and (d) 70 per cent once account has been taken of tax arrangements relating to pension contributions in the most recent tax year for which data is available. (137456)

141 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation on the tax treatment of heated tobacco products, published on 20 March 2017, whether he is taking steps to introduce a new category for heat-no-burn tobacco products; and if he will make a statement. (137459)

142 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of firms that operate self-invested personal pension schemes for individuals which have ceased operating within the past two years. (137489)

143 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for the hon. Member for Slough to receive a response to his letter of 22 March 2018, reference TD2873, sent to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on behalf of a constituent. (137651)

144 N (Barnsley East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to limit the fees charged by online fundraising platforms on Gift Aided money; and if he will make a statement. (137638)

145 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the transparency of the fees charged by online fundraising platforms on Gift Aided money, and if he will make a statement. (137639)

146 N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to classify small businesses as preferential creditors in cases of (a) insolvency and (b) bankruptcy; and if he will make a statement. (137408)

147 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2017 to Question 118571, on Overseas Trade: China, whether the Government has made an alternative estimate to that provided by OLAF for alleged duty loss. (137598) 32 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

148 N Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Questions 136835, 136834, 136836, if he will publish the correspondence between his Department and the Welsh Government, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Department for Transport and the Royal Household relating to his decision to rename the Second Severn Crossing. (137526)

149 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to close the pay gap between people (a) with and (b) without disabilities. (137542)

Questions for Answer on Monday 30 April

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Karin Smyth (Bristol South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what restrictions apply to the sale of shares in any wholly owned company limited by shares which have been set up by a NHS Foundation Trust. (137601)

2 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will respond to EDM 876 on visitor visas for people from India. (137600)

3 N Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Building Regulations Advisory Committee on the scope of the review of guidance in Approved Document M Volume 2. (137602)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

1 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): For what reasons his Department underspent on affordable housing schemes in 2017-18. (905022)

2 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What steps his Department is taking to ensure fairness in the allocation of funding to local government. (905023)

3 Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire): What steps his Department is taking to deliver economic growth through the Midlands Engine. (905024)

4 John Grogan (Keighley): What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal from 18 Yorkshire councils for a One Yorkshire devolution settlement. (905025) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 33

5 Eddie Hughes (Walsall North): What steps his Department is taking to deliver economic growth through the Midlands Engine. (905026)

6 Sir David Amess (Southend West): What progress his Department has made on delivering more new homes. (905027)

7 Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): What estimate he has made of the number of high-rise residential buildings that have had dangerous cladding removed and replaced. (905028)

8 Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): What support his Department provides to local authority schemes to reduce levels of violent crime. (905029)

9 Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington): What assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of local authorities in 2018-19. (905030)

10 Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate): What steps his Department is taking to reduce homelessness. (905031)

11 Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of central government funding for affordable housing since 2010. (905032)

12 Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of central government funding for affordable housing since 2010. (905033)

13 Alan Mak (Havant): What steps his Department is taking to ensure fairness in the allocation of funding to local government. (905034)

14 Kevin Foster (Torbay): If he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of steps to reduce street homelessness in Torbay. (905035)

15 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What steps he is taking to fund adult social care. (905036)

16 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What progress the Government has made on the delivery of the Northern Powerhouse. (905037)

17 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What steps his Department is taking to tackle antisemitism. (905038)

18 Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on Government support for local authorities to maintain local roads. (905039)

19 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to build new homes. (905040)

20 Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What steps his Department is taking to deliver economic growth through the Northern Powerhouse. (905041)

21 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the ability of local authorities to deliver their statutory duties in relation to adult social care. (905042) 34 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

22 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on support for community transport services. (905043)

23 Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): What steps his Department is taking to tackle unfair practices in the leasehold system. (905044)

24 Robert Halfon (Harlow): What steps he is taking to ensure that newbuild housing conforms to building regulations. (905045)

25 ( Central): What steps he is taking to ensure that local communities can contribute to all stages of the Local Plan process. (905046)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

T 1 Liz Twist (Blaydon): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (905047)

T 2 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): (905048)

T 3 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): (905049)

T 4 Henry Smith (Crawley): (905050)

T 5 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): (905051)

T 6 Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): (905052)

T 7 Peter Aldous (Waveney): (905053)

T 8 Laura Pidcock (North West Durham): (905054)

T 9 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): (905055)

T 10 Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): (905056)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 1 May

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many disqualification orders have been issued in England and Wales under s34 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last five years. (137655) Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018 35

2 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many disqualification orders issued under section 34 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 have been breached in England and Wales in each of the last five years. (137656)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 2 May

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1 Wayne David (Caerphilly): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of welfare reforms since 2015 on people living in Wales. (905007)

2 Geraint Davies (Swansea West): If he will discuss with Network Rail its decision to reduce levels of investment in South Wales; and what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cancellation of the electrification of the line between Cardiff and Swansea. (905008)

3 Stephen Kerr (Stirling): What recent steps his Department has taken to improve co-operation between the UK, Welsh and Scottish Governments. (905009)

4 Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): What assessment he has made of the effect of changes to policing budgets since 2015 on Welsh police forces. (905010)

5 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the adequacy of rail links between Wales and England. (905011)

6 Tom Pursglove (Corby): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Industrial Strategy benefits Wales. (905012)

7 Liz Twist (Blaydon): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effect on the Welsh economy of the Government not yet having made a decision on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. (905013)

8 Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of the time being taken to legislate on the UK leaving the EU. (905014)

9 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the air support available to police forces in Wales; and if he will make a statement. (905015)

10 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What steps the Government is taking to reduce reoffending rates in Wales. (905016)

11 Kevin Foster (Torbay): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Industrial Strategy benefits Wales. (905017) 36 Published: Wednesday 25 April 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 24 April 2018

12 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for the steel industry in Wales. (905018)

13 David Linden (Glasgow East): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on building a new prison in South Wales. (905019)

14 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for the steel industry in Wales. (905020)

15 Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of the time being taken to legislate on the UK leaving the EU. (905021)