Published: Wednesday 29 November 2017

Questions for oral answer on a future day (Future Day Orals)

Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 29 November 2017. T Indicates a topical question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Answer on Thursday 30 November

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

1 Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire): What steps he is taking to improve north- south rail connections in the UK. (902655)

2 Rachel Maclean (Redditch): What steps he is taking to improve express train services. (902656)

3 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What assessment he has made of the safety implications of tyres on motor vehicles being more than 10 years old. (902657)

4 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What steps he is taking to maintain the operation of national road infrastructure during the construction of High Speed 2. (902658)

5 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional distribution of transport spending. (902659)

6 Ian Mearns (Gateshead): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional distribution of transport spending. (902660)

7 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What his policy is on rail electrification. (902661)

8 Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of potholes. (902662)

9 Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South): What assessment he has made of the role of private sector investment in improving rail services for passengers. (902663)

10 David Linden (Glasgow East): If he will make it his policy to use electronic motorway signage to encourage drivers to have their eyes tested. (902664)

11 (Liverpool, Walton): What recent assessment he has made of trends in rail passenger usage. (902666) 2 Wednesday 29 November 2017 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

12 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): If he will include half-hourly mainline train services north from Kettering in the next Midland Main Line franchise. (902667)

13 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What steps he is taking to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists. (902668)

14 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): What progress has been made on the A417 Air Balloon roundabout missing link upgrade. (902669)

15 Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): What progress is being made on phase 1 of High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement. (902670)

16 (Garston and Halewood): If he will ban the use of tyres more than 10 years old on public service vehicles. (902671)

17 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): If he will include Nissan electric vehicles in the Government’s car fleet. (902672)

18 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): What steps he is taking to reduce bus fares for young people. (902673)

19 Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the uptake of electric vehicles. (902674)

20 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): What progress he has made on his plans for rail reform set out in December 2016. (902675)

21 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (b) the Public and Commercial Services union on new components of the driving test to be introduced on 4 December 2017. (902677)

22 Liz Twist (Blaydon): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional distribution of transport spending. (902678)

At 10:15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

T 1 Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (902680)

T 2 Afzal Khan (, Gorton): (902681)

T 3 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): (902682)

T 4 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): (902683)

T 5 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): (902684)

T 6 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): (902685)

T 7 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): (902686)

T 8 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): (902687)

T 9 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): (902688) Wednesday 29 November 2017 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 3

T 10 Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): (902689)

Questions for Answer on Monday 4 December

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

1 (Rochdale): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of home ownership since 2010. (902690)

2 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What assessment he has made of trends in the number of homeless people sleeping rough between 2010 and 2016. (902691)

3 Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): what assessment he has made of trends in the number of homeless people sleeping rough between 2010 and 2016. (902692)

4 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the level of local authority funding on the provision of mental health services for young people. (902693)

5 Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What steps he is taking to ensure that adult social care services are adequately funded. (902694)

6 Judith Cummins (Bradford South): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment to support the growth of local and regional economies. (902695)

7 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What information his Department holds on the financial status of Northamptonshire County Council. (902696)

8 Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that more homes are built. (902697)

9 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps his Department is taking to tackle unauthorised Traveller encampments. (902698)

10 Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What estimate he has made of the number of social homes that will be built in 2018. (902699)

11 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What assessment he has made of trends in the number of new homes for social rent since 2010. (902700)

12 Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury): What assessment he has made of trends in the number of homeless people sleeping rough between 2010 and 2016. (902701)

13 Colin Clark (Gordon): What progress his Department has made on delivering more affordable homes. (902702)

14 Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): What steps his Department is taking to ensure access to safe social housing for victims of domestic violence. (902703)

15 Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What progress he has made on devolving decision making to local communities in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the East Midlands. (902704)

16 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): What assessment he has made of the implications for local authorities outside London of full business rates revenue retention by London local authorities. (902705) 4 Wednesday 29 November 2017 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

17 Chris Williamson (Derby North): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are not housed on the upper floors of high-rise buildings. (902706)

18 Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden): What support his Department is providing to local authorities to develop new garden towns. (902707)

19 David Linden (Glasgow East): What steps he is taking to increase housing supply. (902708)

20 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps he is taking to ensure that adult social care is adequately funded. (902709)

21 Richard Graham (Gloucester): What support his Department is providing to local authorities for estate regeneration. (902710)

22 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford): What progress his Department is making on tackling homelessness. (902711)

23 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What steps the Government is taking to support economic growth in the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement. (902712)

24 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): What assessment he has made of trends in the number of homeless people sleeping rough between 2010 and 2016. (902713)

25 Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): What recent estimate he has made of the number of children in temporary accommodation. (902714)

At 3:15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

T 1 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (902730)

T 2 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): (902731)

T 3 Tom Pursglove (Corby): (902732)

T 4 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): (902733)

T 5 Ruth Smeeth (Stoke-on-Trent North): (902734)

T 6 Maria Caulfield (Lewes): (902735)

T 7 Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire): (902736)

T 8 Mark Pawsey (Rugby): (902737)

T 9 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): (902738)

T 10 Alan Mak (Havant): (902739) Wednesday 29 November 2017 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 5

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 6 December

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

1 Tony Lloyd (Rochdale): What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the roll-out of superfast broadband in Scotland. (902715)

2 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of the Autumn Budget 2017 on the level of Scotland’s revenue budget. (902716)

3 Tom Pursglove (Corby): What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on promoting the use of (a) British steel and (b) other British-made materials in construction projects. (902717)

4 Kevin Foster (Torbay): What progress the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) is making. (902718)

5 Mims Davies (Eastleigh): What steps the Government plans to take to ensure that Scotland benefits from the new industrial strategy. (902719)

6 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on devolving powers to Scotland after the UK leaves the EU. (902720)

7 David Duguid (Banff and Buchan): What progress the the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) is making. (902721)

8 Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government since the Autumn Budget 2017 on plans for capital project funding in Scotland. (902722)

9 Peter Grant (Glenrothes): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on devolving powers to Scotland as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (902723)

10 Gerard Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of the UK Government's immigration proposals on the agriculture sector in Scotland. (902724)

11 Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps the Government is taking to increase exports of Scotch whisky. (902725)

12 Chris Law (Dundee West): What his policy is on co-decision making with the Scottish Government. (902726)

13 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on devolving powers to Scotland as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (902727)

14 David Linden (Glasgow East): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on devolving powers to Scotland as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (902728)

15 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): What assessment he has made of the effect of proposed jobcentre closures on local communities in Scotland. (902729)