Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Questions tabled on Monday 24 February 2020

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 Tuesday 25 February

Questions for Written Answer

1 Emily Thornberry ( South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of 10 Downing Street staff with Developed Vetting security clearance are permitted to see unredacted Top Secret-classified material produced by his Department in relation to Russia. [Transferred] (18593)

2 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of 10 Downing Street staff with Developed Vetting security clearance are permitted to see unredacted Top Secret-classified material produced by his Department in relation to NATO. [Transferred] (18594)

3 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of 10 Downing Street staff with Developed Vetting security clearance are permitted to see unredacted Top Secret-classified material produced by his Department in relation to the Baltic States. [Transferred] (18595)

4 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of 10 Downing Street staff with Developed Vetting security clearance are permitted to see unredacted Top Secret-classified material produced by his Department in relation to Ukraine. [Transferred] (18596)

5 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of 10 Downing Street staff with Developed Vetting security clearance are permitted to see unredacted Top Secret-classified material produced by his Department in relation to . [Transferred] (18597) 2 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

6 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increase in (a) the National Living Wage and (b) the National Minimum Wage in April 2020 on the number of (i) jobs and (ii) hours that people are employed. [Transferred] (18558)

7 (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the risk of floodwater to coal slag heaps in ex-mining communities in England. [Transferred] (18719)

8 Greg Smith (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary schools in England have a dedicated music teacher. (19896)

9 Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the process is to (a) remove and (b) challenge longstanding noise abatement orders. [Transferred] (18926)

10 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people selling their homes to pay for their dementia care. [Transferred] (18517)

11 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the provision of health services for veterans in each local authority in the UK. [Transferred] (19053)

12 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the provision of local health services for veterans throughout the UK. [Transferred] (19055)

13 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of health and safety training standards required by employers for (a) commercial divers, (b) seafarers and (c) technicians for employment the offshore wind industry. [Transferred] (18692)

14 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to bring forward the regulations necessary to introduce an electronic registration system for marriages. [Transferred] (18774)

15 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have been granted access to services at DMRC Stanford Hall since it opened in 2018. [Transferred] (19049)

16 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to enable veterans with ongoing (a) musculoskeletal and (b) neurological rehabilitation needs to access services provided by DMRC Stanford Hall. [Transferred] (19050) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 3

17 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of medically discharged veterans that have experienced difficulties in finding adequate (a) housing, (b) employment and (c) healthcare. [Transferred] (19051)

18 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support medically discharged veterans that are unable to access adequate (a) housing, (b) employment and (c) healthcare. [Transferred] (19052)

19 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission an independent review and audit of the medical discharge process in the armed forces. [Transferred] (19060)

20 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the career destinations were of recruits enlisted at the Army Foundation College but not completing phase two training in each year since 2015. (19893)

21 (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many houses have been built on land formerly part of the government estate since 2010; and what proportion of those houses are classed as affordable housing. [Transferred] (18483)

22 (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the nomination process and timetable is for the appointment of members to the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizen’s Rights Agreements, as proposed in the Withdrawal Agreement. [Transferred] (18842)

23 Mrs Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will consider introducing a British bill of rights. [Transferred] (18637)

24 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of first time buyers that have used a (a) Help to Buy ISA and (b) Lifetime ISA to fund the purchase of a home. [Transferred] (18545)

25 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made for the implications for his policies on free ports of the potential risk of (a) tax avoidance, (b) money laundering and (c) other illegal activities taking place in those ports. [Transferred] (18720)

26 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether companies operating within free ports will be subject to (a) tax and (b) other financial incentives. [Transferred] (18721)

27 (Leeds North West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether there is a link between the rate of beer duty and independent pub closures. [Transferred] (18977) 4 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

28 Zarah Sultana (Coventry South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has for (a) universities and (b) other UK institutions to be able to participate in EU-funded projects after 2020. [Transferred] (18876)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 26 February

Questions for Written Answer

1 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Attorney General, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last three years. (19824)

2 Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many advisers have been hired under the same arrangements as Andrew Sabisky. (19748)

3 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19825)

4 Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government defines rurality. (19931)

5 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to ensure a Sikh ethnic tick box in the forthcoming Census Order. (19842)

6 Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many invalid emission reporting results there were at the Viridor energy recovery facility incinerator on Beddington lane in south London during January 2020. (20018)

7 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to to improve productivity in each region of the UK. (19759)

8 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) EU and (b) overseas nationals employed in low-skilled jobs in the (i) catering and (ii) hospitality industries. (19727)

9 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to be borne by the (a) catering and (b) hospitality industries as a result of the Government's proposals to limit low-skilled workers from (i) the EU and (ii) overseas. (19728) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 5

10 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an adequate supply of labour for the (i) catering and (ii) hospitality industries after the introduction of controls over low-skilled workers from the (A) EU and (B) overseas. (19729)

11 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK’s creative industries of the decision not to implement the EU Copyright Directive. [Transferred] (18847)

12 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19826)

13 N Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to engage Parliamentarians as part of preparations for the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change hosted by the UK government in December 2020. [Transferred] (19003)

14 Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to impose a maximum noise level of 90 decibels on fireworks sold for private use. (19766)

15 Matt Vickers (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the use of E10 fuel on the UK's carbon emissions. (19988)

16 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement by his Department on 20 February 2020 of a £65 million package for 5G trials, what the Government's policy is on security in the telecommunications supply chain in respect of those trials; and what decisions have been made in respect of the identity of the suppliers that will provide the infrastructure for those trials. (19758)

17 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plan he has to meet with representatives of the Hacked Off group on legislative proposals to independently regulate newspapers (a) print and (b) online media. (19892)

18 N (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many pupils were entered for A-level music in (a) Sheffield City Council area, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each of the last five years. (19894) 6 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

19 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19827)

20 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support food tourism in (a) the UK and (b) Rutland and Melton constituency. (19992)

21 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9674 on Digital Technology, how much funding his Department has allocated to provide adults with (a) no and (b) low digital skills to undertake new digital qualifications free of charge. (20063)

22 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9674 on Digital Technology, what progress his Department has made on tackling the root causes of digital exclusion since the publication of the Digital Strategy in March 2017. (20064)

23 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) collate and (b) publish information on the (a) school attendance, (b) school achievement and (c) wellbeing of young carers. (19971)

24 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that young carers are (a) identified and (b) adequately supported in order to ensure attainment at school. (19972)

25 Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to issue guidance to special educational needs co-ordinators on (a) the services they are expected to provide from the mainstream budget, (b) when an Education, Health and Care Plan is required and (c) other aspects of the Children and Families Act 2014. (20021)

26 Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the provision in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice for local authorities to use their own criteria to decide when it is necessary to carry out an Education, Health and Care needs assessment. (20025)

27 Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities do not dictate to medical professionals what to write in Education, Health and Care Plans. (20028) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 7

28 N Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Minister authorised the payment of £4.55million grant to the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure referred to in that organisation's Board Minutes dated 12 December 2018; in what amounts and on what dates that grant was paid; and whether further applications for funding of that organisation have been received by his Department. [Transferred] (18419)

29 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking in response to findings from National Apprenticeships week. (19820)

30 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase funding for schools in Harlow. (19821)

31 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19828)

32 Sir George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on achieved the ambition in the Child Obesity Plan to update the Schools Food Standards to reduce children's sugar consumption. (19763)

33 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that pupils in (a) Rutland and Melton constituency and (b) England are able to support from Mental Health Support Teams. (19995)

34 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for sixth form students. (20057)

35 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend eligibility for the Teachers’ Pay Grant to sixth form colleges. (20058)

36 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend eligibility for Early Career Payments to teachers in sixth form colleges. (20059)

37 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are registered in Blackpool local authority as being home schooled. (19804)

38 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children who were excluded in each London borough were (a) male and (b) BAME. (20044)

39 (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the wellbeing of vulnerable children of the UK's departure from the EU; and if he will make a statement. (19888) 8 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

40 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools meet the practical cookery requirements in the national curriculum. (19875)

41 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to make the standards for school food mandatory in all state-funded schools. (19876)

42 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to increase the proportion of children being taught to cook in key stage 3; and if he will make a statement. (19879)

43 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to amend regulations to make the application of school food standards mandatory in all state-funded schools. (19880)

44 Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many colleges in England provide the Level 2 Cities and Guilds Apprenticeship qualification for Trees and Timber; and what guidance his Department has issued to Further Education providers on promoting that qualification in the past two years. (19976)

45 N (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on privacy of Google Workshops operating in schools. [Transferred] (18712)

46 Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's 2010 consultation on peat, whether it is his policy that the use of peat in amateur horticulture will end and more sustainable peat-free alternatives commence in 2020. (19882)

47 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of equines moving between the UK and the EU in a future trade deal with the EU. (19973)

48 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a common veterinary area to reduce the need for additional checks on animals at the border with the EU after the transition period. (19974)

49 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of dredging rivers on flood prevention. (20056) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 9

50 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) EU and (b) overseas nationals employed as semi-skilled and unskilled workers in agriculture. (19730)

51 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the value of top fruit left unpicked as a result of labour shortages during the 2018-2019 season. (19731)

52 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) EU and (b) overseas nationals employed as (i) semi-skilled and (ii) unskilled workers in horticulture. (19732)

53 Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the additional costs incurred by the (a) agricultural and (b) horticultural sectors as a result of the proposed immigration controls on (A) semi-skilled and (B) unskilled workers. (19733)

54 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19829)

55 N (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department made of local authorities’ ability to implement the biodiversity net gain system in respect of their (a) resourcing and (b) technical staffing levels; and what plans his Department has to allocate additional funding to support local authorities to implement the biodiversity net gain system. [Transferred] (18703)

56 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of the application of the biodiversity net gain system to the UK’s (a) climate, (b) tree-planting and (c) nature recovery targets. [Transferred] (18704)

57 Dr (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the EU Directives in respect of environmental impact assessments will apply during the transition period. (19982)

58 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers and fishermen suffering from mental health problems. (20019)

59 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 45 of the 25 Year Environment Plan, what further measures he plans to bring forward to (a) phase out the use of peat in gardening composts and (b) ensure that the target to phase out the sale of retail peat by 2020 is met. (19780) 10 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

60 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of 28 October 2019, Official Report, column, 31, what the timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals to end the burning of peatland; and if he will make a statement. (19781)

61 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Environment Agency has to build a flood protection scheme in Prestolee, Bolton South East constituency. (19803)

62 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent tomato brown rugose fruit virus spreading to the UK. (19872)

63 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what Official Development Assistance is being provided by the Government to (a) Idlib and (b) Syria. (20051)

64 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to provide humanitarian support to displaced people in Syria. (19932)

65 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons she removed ageing as a Ministerial responsibility within her Department. (20036)

66 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by her Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19830)

67 Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that Official Development Assistance is not used for development that cause climate change. (19899)

68 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has been made with the Georg Eckert Institute on the review of the textbooks included in the Palestinian Authority’s school curriculum; and if she will make a statement. (19999)

69 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to include older people and ageing populations within the work of her Department. (20055)

70 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by her Department to reduce the amount of single use plastics in developing countries. (19844) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 11

71 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase the level of Official Development Assistance allocated to Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance. (19848)

72 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will use the UK's role as host of the Gavi Replenishment Conference to help ensure that the global vaccine agenda prioritises deprived and marginalised children. (19849)

73 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance her Department has allocated to Nutrition for Growth. (19850)

74 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to introduce targets for investment in low carbon energy sources throughout the world. (20053)

75 (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of coronavirus on UK business representation at overseas trade shows. (19738)

76 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of coronavirus on (a) Chinese and (b) other overseas demand for UK exports. (19739)

77 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support her Department is providing to UK businesses affected by coronavirus. (19740)

78 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies offered direct support for overseas investment or commercial trade deals by (a) UK Export Finance and (b) other parts of her Department have been subject to corruption or bribery investigations in each year since 2016. (19741)

79 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to participate in Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations at the WTO; and what progress has been made in those negotiations to date. (19742)

80 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of coronavirus on the viability of UK business supply chains. (19743)

81 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether all trade sanctions to which the UK is subject under EU legislation will be transposed into UK law before 1 January 2021. (19934) 12 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

82 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February to Question 15042, on what date her Department plans to publish its objectives for future free trade agreements. (20008)

83 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by her Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19831)

84 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that local British food producers have access to a fair, competitive and transparent supply chain after the transition period. (20000)

85 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant the Answer of 18 February 2020 to Question 14658 on Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia, what the process is for the work to be undertaken to enable the re-taking of decisions on the correct legal basis. (19807)

86 Scott Benton (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to increase funding for bus services in (a) Blackpool and (b) the North West. (19915)

87 (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2020 to Question 12401 on Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure, how much (a) ringfenced and (b) non- ringfenced funds were invested in (i) cycling and (ii) walking in each financial year from 2016-17 to 2018/19. (19949)

88 Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2020 to Question 12402 on Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure, how much (a) ringfenced and (b) non- ringfenced funding he plans to allocate for (a) cycling and (b) buses in each of the next five years. (19952)

89 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents in which a vehicle was stranded in a live lane have taken place between junctions 32 and 35A of the M1 since March 2017. (20003)

90 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage airports to become carbon neutral. [Transferred] (18648)

91 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he will take to ensure that pay rises are distributed equitably among all pay bands at Highways England. (19897) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 13

92 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle pay disparities between senior executives and staff at pay bands one to eight at Highways England. (19898)

93 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19832)

94 Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that UK ports publish regularly updated health information on covid-19 from each docking ship's Maritime Declaration of Health. (19985)

95 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on improving public transport links in Leicestershire. (20001)

96 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the financial rationale is for the cost of MOT testing for class 4 vehicles. (20011)

97 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals of an MOT test result the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency received in each of the last three years. (20013)

98 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Highways England on noise pollution caused by the concrete road surface between junctions 10 and 11 of the M25. (19922)

99 Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will request Highways England to replace the poor quality road surface between junctions 10 and 11 of the M25. (19923)

100 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to make an announcement on the proposed construction of an A39 Camelford bypass. (20042)

101 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alcohol limit for airline passengers. (19839)

102 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend the scope of existing legislation on driving prohibitions to include principal occupants in autonomous vehicles. (19841)

103 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of coal freight journeys made through South Yorkshire, on which routes those freight journeys travelled; and how many of those journeys were made on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line in each of the last ten years. (20066) 14 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

104 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s plans are for the future of the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line. (20067)

105 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of the (a) track and (b) related rail infrastructure on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line. (20068)

106 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail improvement projects for expanding commuter services on single track sections of rail are (a) ongoing and (b) have been completed in the last 10 years. (20069)

107 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of reinstating passenger services on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line. (20070)

108 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating investment to enable the reopening of passenger services on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line as part of the transport infrastructure investment program for the Northern Powerhouse. (20071)

109 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many freight only railway lines have been converted to enable passenger travel, and what the cost per mile of track was for those conversions. (20072)

110 Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation is available to passengers who have season tickets on the Tonbridge-Redhill rail line as a result of that line being shut as a result of the landslip at Godstone in December 2019. (19977)

111 Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the correspondence between his Department and Govia Thameslink Railway on the procurement of diesel units for the Uckfield line. (19978)

112 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that guidance for disability benefits assessors accurately reflects the potential effect of endometriosis on ability to work. (19986)

113 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his oral contribution of 27 January 2020, Official Report, column 525 and pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 7257, on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of his statement that 82 per cent of personal independence payment claimants were satisfied and the results in the table provided in that answer. (19874) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 15

114 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by her Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19833)

115 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to monitor health and safety compliance by approved MOT centres. (20012)

116 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of appeals of a personal independence payment assessment were successful in 2019. (19940)

117 Scott Benton (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent (a) general practitioners, (b) other doctors and (c) nurses employed by the NHS in Lancashire in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available. (19916)

118 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what time period will be covered by the forthcoming NHS People Plan. (19962)

119 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent malnutrition in (a) hospitals, (b) care homes and (c) primary care settings. (19967)

120 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of malnutrition among (a) older people, (b) relatives of older people and (c) health and social care professionals. (19969)

121 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support the prevention of malnutrition at the community level. (19970)

122 N Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) level of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in paper and cardboard food packaging and (b) potential effect of those substances on (i) human health and (ii) the environment. [Transferred] (18442)

123 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) research into and (b) awareness of prostate cancer. (20046)

124 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 287932 on Hormone Replacement Therapy tabled on 19 September 2019 by the Hon. member for Birmingham Edgbaston; and if he will make a statement. (19913) 16 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

125 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19834)

126 Sir George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 2019 Prevention Green Paper, when his Department plans to publish the public consultation on supervised tooth brushing. (19760)

127 Sir George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to extend the soft drinks industry levy to sugary milk drinks. (19761)

128 Sir George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its response to the public consultation entitled, Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for products high in fat, sugar and salt, published in March 2019. (19762)

129 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on coordinations of additional measures to respond to a potential Covid-19 outbreak. (20009)

130 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses have left the NHS in each of the last five years. (20022)

131 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the health risks posed by 5G roll out. (20023)

132 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many delayed discharges of care there were from healthcare providers in England in each year since 2009-10. (19808)

133 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many delayed discharges of care there were from mental health providers in England in each year since 2009-10. (19809)

134 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many properties are owned by NHS property services. (19810)

135 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current value is of the property estate owned by NHS Property Services. (19811)

136 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the properties owned by NHS Property Services are fully used for clinical purposes. (19812) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 17

137 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many properties owned by NHS Property Services are partially used for clinical purposes. (19813)

138 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many properties owned by NHS Property Services are not used for clinical purposes. (19814)

139 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many properties owned by NHS Property Services are empty. (19815)

140 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent overuse of antibiotics in the NHS. (19873)

141 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS trusts have been allocated funding from the Maternity Incentive Scheme; and what the value was of (a) insurance contributions, (b) the share of unallocated funds and (c) all other funding allocated to each trust in 2018-2019. (19881)

142 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) early diagnosis and (b) prevention of Bowel Disease. (19951)

143 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients have (a) early and (b) timely access to cancer drugs. (19953)

144 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance he has issued to pregnant women on the effect of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. (19955)

145 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with health professionals on the connection between breast cancer and the need for weight loss; and if he will make a statement. (19957)

146 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of arterial fibrillation. (19959)

147 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce the costs to patients of hospital television services. (20045)

148 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help end the conflict in Syria. (20050) 18 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

149 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the Global Ocean Treaty. [Transferred] (18650)

150 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to attend the UN negotiations on the Global Ocean Treaty in New York in March 2020. [Transferred] (18651)

151 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of trade sanctions on Syria. (19933)

152 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19835)

153 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the security situation in that country after the rocket attacks on southern Israel from Gaza on 23 February 2020. (20007)

154 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it remains Government policy to refuse authorisation for direct commercial flights between the UK and North Cyprus. (19838)

155 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on people living in Gaza of the construction of a wall by the Egyptian Government along their respective borders. (19840)

156 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Turkey on stopping the allegedly illegal drilling for oil and gas inside the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus. (19845)

157 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen the UK's relationship with the US Administration. (19870)

158 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to (a) promote peace process in Sri Lanka and (b) support the protection of minority Tamil populations in the north of that country. (19785)

159 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) stability of the peace process in Sudan and (b) security of UK nationals in that country following the recent violence in Khartoum. (19786) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 19

160 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on a potential a new nuclear deal with Iran. (19787)

161 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of international law to protect diplomatic staff posted overseas. (19788)

162 Scott Benton (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on socio- economic diversity within the police force of the requirement for future applicants to the service to have a degree. (19917)

163 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans undertake a review the classification of non- supervisory care work as low-skilled work. (19866)

164 N Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration health surcharges have been paid by overseas (a) doctors and (b) nurses. [Transferred] (18814)

165 N (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be required to obtain a temporary worker Tier 5 creative and sporting visa after the transition period. (19895)

166 Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the health and social care sector in Northern Ireland of the Government's proposed immigration reforms. (20030)

167 Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with employers in the (a) public and (b) private sector throughout Northern Ireland's border regions on the movement of labour required to ensure (i) effective service delivery and (ii) economic growth. (20033)

168 Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) she and (b) her Cabinet colleagues had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the proposed changes to immigration policy. (20034)

169 Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government's proposed immigration changes were discussed with the heads of the devolved Administrations at the recent Joint Ministerial Committee meeting. (20035)

170 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the training needs required to provide for 20,000 new police officers. (20047) 20 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

171 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of establishing a national police academy to support the training of police officers. (20048)

172 Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Windrush compensation payments are processed and resolved efficiently. (20049)

173 Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund allocated to the UK was spent on (a) removal, (b) resettlement and (c) asylum seeker and refugee integration in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17, (iv) 2017-18 and (v) 2018-19. (19911)

174 Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to replace the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. (19912)

175 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2020, Police Funding 2020/21, HCWS51, how many additional officers will be funded in the West Midlands from £51 million. (19975)

176 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to reduce knife crime in Harlow. (19822)

177 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to support refugees who are leaving asylum accommodation following a positive asylum decision. (20038)

178 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the move-on period for newly recognised refugees to 56 days. (20039)

179 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of prioritising police resources on tackling organised crime in rural areas. (19990)

180 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the migrant salary threshold of £25,600 on the labour market in Northern Ireland. (20006)

181 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the guidance on the investigation of non-crime hate incidents. (19846) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 21

182 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Department has made of the number of non- crime hate incidents in each of the last five years; and how much police time was recorded in the investigation of those incidents; and if she will make a statement. (19847)

183 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the (a) sale and (b) use of the drug flakka. (19871)

184 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be subject to the Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting visa) temporary worker route from 1 January 2021. (19754)

185 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed from the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme. (19782)

186 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which places of worship have received funding from the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme. (19783)

187 Mr (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to resume the tendering process for the fleet solid support ship contract. (19771)

188 Scott Benton (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from the (a) Chief Executive of Blackpool Council and (b) Leader of Blackpool Council on (i) the local government finance settlement and (ii) Government funding of local authorities. (19914)

189 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to reduce the number of out-of- area placements in permitted development rights buildings in Harlow. (19823)

190 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to ensure refugees are able to access secure housing following a positive asylum decision. (20037)

191 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Fair Funding Review includes consideration of rural indicators. (19996)

192 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes were demolished by in each local authority area; and how many new homes in each classification of (a) tenure (b) affordability were built on land released by demolition in each of the last five years. (19806) 22 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

193 Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the carbon emissions target is for new dwellings in England using the national calculation methodology standard assessment procedure; and what information he holds on that target in (a) Wales, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Scotland. (20016)

194 (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 Janaury 2020 to Question 6180 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, whether it is the responsibility of the designated responsible person to issue an EWS1 form to leaseholders in privately-owned residential buildings in cases where one is required as part of the valuation process. (19981)

195 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is offered to prison officers who have been a victim of crime at work. (19993)

196 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of (a) trespass on land under section 61 and (b) aggravated trespass on land under section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 have taken place in each of the last five years. (20002)

197 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it remains Government policy that convicted prisoners cannot vote in (a) local and (b) national elections. (19843)

198 Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Prime Minister, what Andrew Sabisky's (a) role, (b) title and (c) salary was. (19747)

199 (Putney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle people who promoted loan charge schemes. (20026)

200 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue has accrued to the public purse from taxation on the purchase of digital books. (19755)

201 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the public purse from IR35 in each year since it was implemented. (19756)

202 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to IR35 on the number of people working as (a) freelancers and (b) contractors in the UK. (19757)

203 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. (19836) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 23

204 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on (a) the allocation of long-term funding for local authorities and (b) increasing the budget allocated for local authorities. (19991)

205 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the loss in revenue as a result of fuel laundering activities in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. (20020)

206 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the availability of residential mortgages that extend beyond 25 years. (19837)

207 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the revenue that will accrue to the public purse from ending the exemption on primary or sole residences from capital gains tax. (19883)

208 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reduce Inheritance Tax to 10 per cent. (19958)

209 (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Coal Authority on former coal mining sites in Wales following the landslides caused by storm Dennis. (19777)

210 Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what additional capital funding he plans to allocate to the Welsh Government for local authorities in Wales affected by flooding following storm Dennis. (19778)

211 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring that faith schools encourage equal opportunities and aspirations regardless of a pupil's gender. (19998)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 27 February

Questions for Written Answer

1 N (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly pay is of employees identified as (a) male, (b) female and (c) other gender identity at each grade in the Prime Minister's Office. (19858) 24 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

2 N Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his private office had previously been (a) political appointees in the Cabinet Office and (b) employed by a political party since 2015. (19859)

3 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether he has plans to support people that are unable to transfer from high interest rate mortgages to more affordable mortgages. (19983)

4 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the right hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what (a) policy changes and (b) steps the Church of England is taking in relation to the 2019 survey of bats in churches undertaken with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, (19751)

5 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with multi-national corporations on their role in reducing carbon emissions. (19878)

6 N Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Coal Authority has to tackle (a) landslides on and (b) the flooding of former coal sites. (19776)

7 N (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, further to the Answer of 16 January 2020 to Question 2530, on Pay, if he will publish data on the minimum wage (a) arrears and (b) penalties issued in each constituency in each of the last six financial years. (19869)

8 N Ms (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of households living in fuel poverty in (a) Wallasey constituency and (b) the Wirral in each of the last 10 years. (19765)

9 N (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reverting to a one year qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims. (19784)

10 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps Post Office Ltd is taking to identify former subpostmasters that repaid monies in relation to unproven allegations of financial discrepancies. (19768)

11 N Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 1951, whether his Department's definition of unpaid working time includes unpaid work trials. (20014)

12 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department defines rurality. (19930) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 25

13 N Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the domestic heating industry on the future role of hydrogen as a heating fuel. (19980)

14 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans to conduct a review of the funding allocated to Sport England. (19964)

15 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has held with representatives of the BBC on the future of the licence fee; and if he will make a statement. (19966)

16 N Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of organisations in the creative industries to utilise the apprenticeship levy. (20060)

17 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6620, Copyright: EU Law, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals equivalent to the (a) transparency obligations, (b) contract adjustment mechanisms and (c) right of revocation in the EU Copyright Directive. (19891)

18 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on the decriminalisation of TV licence fee evasion. (19948)

19 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9674 on Digital Technology, whether the Government’s target for digital exclusion target is zero per cent. (20062)

20 N Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were taken into care in (a) Merseyside, (b) the Wirral and (c) Wallasey constituency in each of the last 10 years. (19764)

21 N (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has been made of the amount of Apprenticeship Levy funding for Level 6 qualifications that has been allocated to learners who already held a Level 6 qualification in each financial year for which data is available. (20061)

22 N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department’s requirements are for Disposing of a dead horse on privately owned land where that horse had not been micro- chipped and its owner could not be traced. (19797) 26 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

23 N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what are regulations his Department has introduced in relation to the micro-chipping of horses; what penalties can be levied on people that do not comply with those regulations. (19798)

24 N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if will he bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen the protection of horses from cruel treatment. (19799)

25 N Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in (a) Weardale and (b) North West Durham constituency who are reliant on coal for fuel; what plans she has to provide financial support to people replacing coal firing systems with alternatives; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a scrappage scheme for coal firing systems. (19918)

26 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restricting chemical substances that are persistent and mobile but do not meet all criteria for classification as persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm convention. (19779)

27 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department defines rurality. (19929)

28 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of electric car batteries that will require disposal as the UK moves to a net zero economy; and what plans he has to ensure the safe disposal of those batteries. (20065)

29 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much additional funding was allocated to flood-hit areas in the UK in the six months following the 2015 Boxing Day floods. (19938)

30 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much additional funding has been allocated to flood- hit areas in the UK since November 2019. (19939)

31 N Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect on the effectiveness of her Department of removing ageing as a specific policy area with Ministerial responsibility. (20015)

32 N Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the specific needs of older people. (20017) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 27

33 N Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of Official Development Assistance has been allocated to (a) healthcare, (b) physical health and (c) mental health in each of the last ten years. (19950)

34 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by non-renewable energy projects financed by the Private Infrastructure Development Group. (19805)

35 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support investment in renewable energy in Africa. (20052)

36 N Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of SMEs that have started exporting overseas following support through (a) the Small Deals Initiative and (b) other UK Export Finance support. (19734)

37 N Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the human rights situation in Cambodia and (b) the implications for her policies of the decision by the EU to withdraw that country's trade preferences. (19735)

38 N Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the WTO ruling of 2 October 2019 on countermeasures relating to EU subsidies to Airbus, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the imposition of tariffs by the US on the level of UK exports to the US. (19736)

39 N Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of support for UK investors to win commercial deals at the UK-Africa Investment Summit on (a) the UK's emission reduction commitments, (b) the UK's priorities at COP26, (c) UK Export Finance's Equator Principles commitments and (d) regional integration and economic cooperation between African nations. (19737)

40 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the conclusion of the public consultation on the code of practice in relation to the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019. (19752)

41 N Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2020 to Question 13504 on Agricultural Machinery: Exhaust Emissions, how many companies registered in Wales have registered for the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation scheme. (19817) 28 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

42 N Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2020 to Question 13504 on Agricultural Machinery: Exhaust Emissions, what steps his Department is taking to extend the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation scheme in Wales. (19818)

43 N Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the domestic production of biofuels. (19819)

44 N Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish unredacted versions of the papers of the audit and risk assurance committee of HS2 Ltd. (19717)

45 N Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on how many migrant workers from each of the standard occupational classifications in the shortage occupation list will be required to complete High Speed Two. (19718)

46 N Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from Maidstone Borough Council on a proposed new Junction 8A on the M20; and if he will make a statement. (19722)

47 N Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria required to be met for him to grant permission for the building of a new motorway junction. (19723)

48 N Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the publication of the Williams Rail Review. (19851)

49 N Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the publication of the National Bus Strategy; and whether he plans to hold a consultation on that strategy before it is implemented. (19852)

50 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of Penalty Charge Notices issued within different local authority areas. [R] (19944)

51 N Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether crowd funded donations to people affected by flooding as a result of Storm Dennis will be treated as exempted hardship payments in relation to benefits. (19774)

52 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 5 November 2019 in relation to a constituent's employment and support allowance. (19789) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 29

53 N Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was that callers to the Child Maintenance Service were on hold waiting to be put through to an adviser in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019. (19792)

54 N Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims have been closed in each of the last 24 months for which data is available; and what the reasons were for the closure of those claims. (20004)

55 N Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims have been (a) closed in error and (b) reopened in each of the last 24 months for which data is available. (20005)

56 N Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department’s policy for Jobcentre staff not to refer individuals to Trussell Trust foodbanks. (19902)

57 N James Murray (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the trends in the rate of homelessness exemptions to the Shared Accommodation Rate for people aged between 25 to 35 years olds. (19924)

58 N James Murray (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons exemptions from the shared accommodation rate are not available for people aged under 25 who have experienced homelessness. (19925)

59 N James Murray (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made has made of the potential cost to the public purse of extending the exemption from the shared accommodation rate for people aged between 25 and 35 years old who have experienced homelessness to people aged under 25 who have experienced homelessness. (19926)

60 N James Murray (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence base was used to determine that people aged between 25 and 35 who have experienced homelessness should be eligible for an exemption from the local housing allowance shared accommodation rate and that people aged under 25 should not. (19927)

61 N Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former Thomas Cook employees are facing deductions from payment of (a) universal credit and (b) legacy social security benefits as a result of being defined as being in a couple. (20043)

62 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time period was from initial claim to the first payment for universal credit in 2019. (19935) 30 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

63 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest time period was from initial claim to the first payment for universal credit in 2019. (19936)

64 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the shortest time period was from initial claim to the first payment for universal credit in 2019. (19937)

65 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) new claimants of personal independence payment (PIP) and (b) new claimants of PIP identifying as having a primary condition of (i) sight loss and (ii) a visual impairment did not receive an award during their initial PIP assessment but received an award at (A) mandatory reconsideration and (B) tribunal in the UK since 2018. (19954)

66 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a primary condition of sight loss or visual impairment who were in receipt of disability living allowance have been asked to make a new claim for personal independence payment in each year since 2013. (19956)

67 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of award is for people with a visual impairment claiming personal independence payment; and how many of those claimants have had their award reviewed and renewed automatically. (19960)

68 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what adjustments have been made to the (a) application and (b) journal process of universal credit to take account of people with sight loss and visual impairment who are not able to use the default online process. (19961)

69 N Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the process is for the provision of accessible formats to people with a visual impairment making a claim for personal independence payment; and on how many occasions have claimants with visual impairments been issued with (a) an audio description (b) Braille (c) large print, (d) Moon and (e) telephone assistance in each of the last 12 months. (19968)

70 N (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of care leavers aged between 22 and 25 who are living in one bedroomed accommodation and are entitled to the shared accommodation rate of local housing allowance. (19745)

71 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost of extending the exemption from the local housing allowance shared accommodation rate to care leavers up to the age of 25. (19746) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 31

72 N Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors have been recruited by the NHS from overseas in each last five years. (19867)

73 N Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses have been recruited from overseas in each last five years. (19868)

74 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many volunteer first responders are in post with the South Western Ambulance Service HNS Foundation Trust; and what steps he is taking to recruit additional first responders in Dorset. (19750)

75 N Judith Cummins (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding allocated to National Health Service dental services has been allocated to (a) general, (b) community and (c) hospital dental services in England. (19941)

76 N Judith Cummins (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Community Dental Services contracts were held in England in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19. (19942)

77 N Judith Cummins (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community dental service practitioners in bands (a) A , (b) B and (c) C were employed (i) on matched terms and conditions in social enterprises and community interest companies providing NHS community dental services and (ii) in total in (A) 2016-17, (B) 2017-18 and (C) 2018-19. (19943)

78 N Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) EU and )b) overseas nationals employed as semi-skilled ancillary staff in (a) National Health Service hospitals and (b) the private care sector as care assistants. (19724)

79 N Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to the (a) NHS and (b) private care sector of the proposed immigration limits on unskilled and low-paid workers from (i) the EU and (ii) overseas. (19725)

80 N Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle potential labour shortages as a result of the Government's proposed immigration controls. (19726)

81 N Jeremy Hunt (South West ): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the CQC and the Parliamentary and Heath Service Ombudsman draw up a memorandum of understanding specifying (a) roles, (b) relationships and (c) communication. (19793) 32 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

82 N Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that a duty is placed on all NHS Boards to openly (a) report the findings of external investigations into (i) clinical services, (ii) governance and (ii) other aspects of the operation of the Trust and (b) promptly notify (A) the Care Quality Commission and (B) Monitor. (19794)

83 N Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to (a) draw up clear standards for incident (i) reporting and (ii) investigation in maternity services and (b) introduce mandatory (A) reporting and (B) investigation of (1) maternal deaths, (2) late and intrapartum stillbirths and (3) unexpected neonatal deaths. (19795)

84 N Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to review the opportunities and challenges for smaller units in promoting services. (19796)

85 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 8296 on Transplant Surgery: Finance, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s modelling on the anticipated impact of that Act on the number of organs (a) donated and (b) transplanted in each of the transplant units in England. (19945)

86 N Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to the NHS to support people with alcohol addiction problems in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2019. (19791)

87 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the proposed nursing bursary will affect student loan entitlements. (19753)

88 N Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's announcement on 18 December 2019 that funding will be allocated to the provision of grants to nursing students from September 2020, whether that funding will include compensation for students that were not eligible for an NHS bursary as a result of the removal of the NHS bursary scheme in 2017. (19994)

89 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS staff and (b) contract staff are employed to deliver the NHS 111 service; and how many such staff in each of those categories have been employed to deliver that service in each calendar year since that service has been established. (20040) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 33

90 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS 111 service is adequately prepared to deal with the potential effect of a future escalation of COVID-19 cases in the UK. (20041)

91 N Mr Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory pre-school eye tests in England. (19963)

92 N Mr Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the effect of the absence of mandatory pre-school eye tests on health inequality in the UK. (19965)

93 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fund similar to the Innovative Medicines Fund for innovative medical (a) devices and (b) digital technologies. (19889)

94 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department defines rurality. (19928)

95 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many health and care organisations are compliant with the national data opt-out policy. (20054)

96 N Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2020 to Question 12283 on Dementia: Diagnosis, if he will make it his policy to instruct CCGs to allocate funding for dementia sufferers. (19857)

97 N (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many premature babies required neonatal care for four weeks or longer in (a) 2019, (b) 2018, (c) 2017, (d) 2016 and (e) 2015. (19854)

98 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many premature babies required neonatal care for six weeks or longer in (a) 2019, (b) 2018, (c) 2017, (d) 2016 and (e) 2015. (19855)

99 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many premature babies required neonatal care for twelve weeks or longer in (a) 2019, (b) 2018, (c) 2017, (d) 2016 and (e) 2015. (19856)

100 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure joint replacement surgery takes place within 18 weeks of a referral. (19987)

101 N Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that help is available within the community for young people whilst they wait for NHS mental health services. (20032) 34 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

102 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of allegations that equipment sold by Hikvision has been involved in human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in China. (19884)

103 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of use of Hikvision’s high-technology surveillance on the human rights of (a) Uighurs and (b) other Muslim minorities in China. (19886)

104 N Mr (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he Take diplomatic steps to support (a) the Libyan Government of National Accord and (b) a political solution to the ongoing conflict in that country. (19800)

105 N Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on support for the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Libya; and if he will make a statement. (19801)

106 N Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the progress being made on political negotiations in Libya; and if he will make a statement. (19802)

107 N (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to Fire and Rescue Services in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Cumbria, (c) Lancashire, (d) Greater Manchester and (e) London in each year since 2010. (19885)

108 N Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firefighters were available for duty in (a) Cumbria, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Lancashire, (d) Greater Manchester and (e) London in 2015; and how many such firefighters are available in each of those areas in 2020. (19887)

109 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2020 to Question 14691, how many share codes have been requested in each month since the EU Settlement Scheme became operational. (19860)

110 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2020 to Question 14691 on Immigration: EU Nationals, by what date his Department will have published data on usage of the view and prove service. (19861)

111 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to expand the UK’s youth mobility arrangements to EU countries after the transition period. (19862) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 35

112 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 4 of the the Government's UK points based immigration system policy statement, whether the initiatives being brought forward for NHS workers will include care workers. (19863)

113 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of economically inactive people in the UK are classified as (a) students, (b) unable to work due to sickness, (c) looking after homes, (d) caring for family members and (d) retired. (19864)

114 N Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reason that people who are economically inactive and are not (a) students, (b) unable to work due to sickness, (c) looking after homes or caring for family members and (b) retired are not actively looking for work. (19865)

115 N Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution of 24 February 2020, whether it is her policy that touring (a) musicians and (b) performers from EU countries will require Tier 5 visas from January 2021. (19767)

116 N Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional officers Durham Constabulary will have at its disposal in each of the next three years. (19920)

117 N Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding Durham Constabulary will receive from (a) central government and (b) the local precept in (i) 2019-20 and (ii) 2020-21. (19921)

118 N Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to enable non-EEA fishermen to gain employment on fishing boats on the west of Scotland. (19790)

119 N Alyn Smith (Stirling): ORIGINAL: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her policy on checks at UK borders has changed since the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. (19890)

120 N Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be required to obtain a temporary worker Tier 5 creative and sporting visa after the transition period. (19903)

121 N (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum in the UK on the basis of sexual orientation in 2018; and what proportion of those applications were refused. (19904)

122 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours of LGBT+ sensitive training were delivered to officers who interview people claiming asylum on the grounds of sexual orientation in 2019. (19905) 36 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

123 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to minimise the risk of victimisation to LGBT+ asylum seekers living in temporary accommodation. (19906)

124 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the risks to LGBT+ detainees in immigration removal centres. (19907)

125 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed LGBT+ asylum seekers were deported from the UK in each year since 2015. (19908)

126 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many LGBT+ asylum seekers have been the victim of a reported hate crime in (a) asylum accommodation and (b) immigration removal centres in each year since 2015. (19909)

127 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people seeking asylum in the UK on the basis of sexual orientation are in immigration detention. (19910)

128 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be subject to the Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting visa) temporary worker route from 1 January 2021. (19919)

129 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on (a) culture and (b) the economy of requiring Tier 5 temporary worker visas for artists. (19984)

130 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking sole responsibility for the National Wildlife Crime Unit; and if she will provide long-term funding for that unit. (20010)

131 N Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces are deployed in (a) Cyprus and (b) the eastern Mediterranean. (19816)

132 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of extending the service life of HMS Trenchant as a result of delays in the delivery of the fourth Astute-class submarine. (19770)

133 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the tender for the fleet solid support ship contract includes the potential cost of overseas in-service support in the event that that contract is not granted to a UK-based contractor. (19772) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 37

134 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships the Royal Navy plans to operate in the year 2023. (19773)

135 N Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much in cash terms has been spent from the Towns Fund. (19901)

136 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what percentile of local rents the maximum local housing allowance rate is for each (a) home size and (b) broad rental market area. (19744)

137 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to increase legal aid pay rates for family mediation services. (19946)

138 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support small family mediation businesses. (19947)

139 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to support access to non-means tested legal representation in cases of state-related death. (19769)

140 N Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what scoping exercises his Department has commissioned on the potential for Foyle port to become a free port. (20031)

141 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will be affected by the 2019 Loan Charge after the Government has implemented the recommendations of Sir Amyas Morse's review. (20024)

142 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the ongoing promotion of payroll loan schemes. (20027)

143 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he did not accept the recommendation in Sir Amyas Morse's review for a maximum period for repayment of the loan charge for people on lower incomes of 10 years. (20029)

144 N Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC will treat crowd funded payments to people affected by Storm Dennis as taxable income. (19775)

145 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 amended by the Enterprise Act 2016, what estimate he has made of the cost to the pubic purse in each year of the delay in the implementation of the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments; and if he will make a statement. (19749) 38 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

146 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2020 to Question 1398 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, what progress he has made on assessing deployment opportunities for staff of the HMRC Bathgate Pyramids Business Centre; and how many of those staff he now expects to redeploy to the Edinburgh Regional Centre. (19900)

147 N Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the public purse will be allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales under the Barnett consequentials following expenditure on High Speed Two. (19719)

148 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help prevent the sale of mortgages to vulture funds. (19989)

149 N Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of business rates on the ability of registered childcare providers to remain financially viable in England. (19997)

150 N James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse is of increasing the Minimum Income Guarantee for people receiving local authority social care other than in a care home in line with inflation in the financial year 2020-2021. (19979)

151 N Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of facilities in cinemas for deaf children and young people who require subtitles. (19853)

Oral Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1 Dr Jamie Wallis (Bridgend): What plans he has to support small and medium-sized businesses bid for Government contracts. (900971)

2 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): Whether his Department has made an assessment of the extent to which the use of voter identification will tackle voter fraud. (900972)

3 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): What recent progress the Government has made on negotiating the UK's future relationship with the EU. (900973)

4 Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the introduction of import controls on goods from the EU from 2021. (900974)

5 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): What plans the Government has to improve veterans' employment prospects. (900975)

6 Peter Gibson (Darlington): What plans he has to relocate public bodies out of the South East. (900976) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 39

7 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): How many staff of the Office for Veterans' Affairs are (a) veterans and (b) non-veterans. (900977)

8 Angela Richardson (): What plans he has to support small and medium- sized businesses bid for Government contracts. (900978)

9 James Sunderland (Bracknell): What steps the Office for Veterans' Affairs is taking to ensure that veterans can access mental health support. (900979)

10 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): What plans he has to relocate public bodies out of the South East. (900980)

11 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): Whether the Government plans to grant EU nationals living in the UK the right to vote in general elections. (900981)

12 Owen Thompson (Midlothian): What recent assessment he has made of compliance by Government special advisers with the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. (900982)

13 Felicity Buchan (Kensington): What steps his Department is taking to ensure value for money in infrastructure investment. (900983)

14 Saqib Bhatti (Meriden): What plans he has to support small and medium-sized businesses bid for Government contracts. (900984)

15 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the introduction of import controls on goods from the EU from 2021. (900985)

16 (Ilford North): What plans the Government has to reform the civil service. (900986)

17 Beth Winter (Cynon Valley): If he will bring forward legislative proposals to lower the voting age to 16. (900987)

18 Chris Loder (West Dorset): What steps his Department is taking to ensure value for money in infrastructure investment. (900988)

19 Alan Mak (Havant): What steps the Office for Veterans' Affairs is taking to support veterans to gain employment in the public sector. (900989)

20 Greg Smith (Buckingham): What plans he has to support small and medium-sized businesses bid for Government contracts. (900990)

21 Robert Butler (Aylesbury): What steps his Department is taking to ensure value for money in infrastructure investment. (900991)

22 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): If he will bring forward legislative proposals to lower the voting age to 16. (900992)

23 Nick Fletcher (Don Valley): What steps he is taking to ensure that Government suppliers and subcontractors are paid on time. (900993) 40 Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020

24 Rob Roberts (Delyn): What steps he is taking to ensure that Government suppliers and subcontractors are paid on time. (900994)

25 Darren Henry (Broxtowe): What steps the Office for Veterans' Affairs is taking to support veterans to gain employment in the public sector. (900995)

Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T 1 Rosie Duffield (): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (900996)

T 2 Owen Thompson (Midlothian): (900997)

T 3 Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington): (900998)

T 4 Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham): (900999)

T 5 Angela Richardson (Guildford): (901000)

T 6 Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): (901001)

T 7 Claire Coutinho (East Surrey): (901002)

T 8 Richard Thomson (Gordon): (901003)

T 9 Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): (901004)

T 10 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): (901005)

Questions for Answer on Monday 2 March

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the extent of and (b) the potential effect on (i) the health outcomes of patients and (ii) the average waiting time for an appointment of the requirement by GPs that one ailment is discussed at each surgery visit; whether he has plans to ban this practice; and if he will make a statement. (19720) Published: Tuesday 25 February 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 February 2020 41

Questions for Answer on Monday 9 March

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS policy is on provision of silicone ankle foot orthosis; and if he will make a statement. (19721)