Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018

Questions tabled on Tuesday 10 July 2018

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

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 11 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for the , how many new-born children survived for only 24 to 48 hours after birth in each of the last five years. [Transferred] (162066)

2 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claimants of personal independence payments have been successful on appeal at tribunal in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency in the last year. [Transferred] (162085)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 12 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the last review was made of the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees. [Transferred] (162129) 2 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

2 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that there is public consultation on future changes to the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees. [Transferred] (162130)

3 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total project cost paid from the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) for the M&C Saachi PR campaign in Tunisia was; and what the role of that project is in fulfilling the aims of the CSSF to reduce conflict and promote security. [Transferred] (162131)

4 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to paragraphs 4.77- 4.79 of the report entitled The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending: A performance review, published by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in March 2018, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund increases global security. [Transferred] (162132)

5 (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has estimated the potential cost of introducing voter ID requirements in every polling station throughout England for the next scheduled general election. (162590)

6 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2018 to Question 150180 on Elections: Freedom of Information, what steps the Government plans to take to (a) maintain the secrecy of voting and (b) ensure that voters can not be identified as a result of bringing Returning Officers under the Freedom of Information Act. (162591)

7 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of high street store closures throughout the UK in 2018; and if he will make a statement. (162480)

8 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the cumulative effect on local economies of the closures of high street stores in (a) the North East and (b) the UK in 2018. (162481)

9 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of bank branch closures in the North East; and if he will make a statement. (162482)

10 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students that studied art and design at A level were eligible for free school meals in each year since 2012. (162490) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 3

11 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure schools are adequately equipped to teach fraud prevention skills. (162585)

12 Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of school days missed by girls as a result of period poverty. (162610)

13 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding per pupil has been allocated to schools in Suffolk in each year since 2009. (162524)

14 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans are in place to ensure that veterinary surgeons working in meat hygiene from (a) other EU member states and (b) non-EU states to access their pensions if they are no longer domiciled in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (162459)

15 N Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what he has made on ensuring the protection of UK food products through a protected designation of origin scheme after the UK leaves the EU. (906415)

16 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the welfare of (a) caged and (b) non-caged game birds; and if he will make a statement. (162527)

17 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 120689 on Wood-burning Stoves, what steps he is taking through (a) planning regulations and (b) otherwise to reduce the primary emissions of harmful particulate matter from the use of wood-burning stoves. (162632)

18 Kate Hollern (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the service sector has tariff free access to the Single Market after the UK leaves the EU. (162582)

19 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment has she made of the political and economic situation in the Sudan. (162463)

20 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase her Department's support for economic development and growth in Sudan. (162465)

21 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to programmes to prevent (a) rape, (b) child marriage and (c) suicide in relation to adolescent girls in South Sudan. (162469) 4 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

22 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to Nigerian communities affected by violence caused by (a) armed Fulani herders and (b) Boko Haram. (162571)

23 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the importance of rail research and development to the UK rail industry. (162579)

24 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is the Government taking to help keep fuel prices for motorists low. (162580)

25 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring all future rail operator contracts to include compensation schemes for delays of 15 minutes and longer. (162546)

26 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to expand the provision of secure bicycle space on rail services to and from York. (162547)

27 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, further to the letter dated 15 May 2018 from the Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance to the chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee on Universal Credit and split payment to couples, what criteria her Department uses to determine the housing element of universal credit; and what is the difference in cash terms is between the housing element and housing costs under a managed payment to a landlord. (162623)

28 (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the housing responsibilities are of the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance. (162476)

29 (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimates her Department has made of the average cost of a funeral in each year since 2003. (162525)

30 Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average Funeral Expenses Payment was is in each year since 2003. (162526)

31 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Arfon constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK are eligible for cold weather payments. (162486)

32 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Arfon , (b) Ynys Mon, (c) Aberconwy and (d) Dwyfor Meirionnyd constituency are eligible for cold weather payments. (162487) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 5

33 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which weather station her Department uses to determine eligibility for cold Weather Payments in (a) Arfon, (b) Aberconwy, (c) Ynys Mon and (d) Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency. (162488)

34 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the five most common cancer diagnoses were among (a) men and (b) women in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2017. (162495)

35 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that primary care providers are compensated by third party representatives of patients for providing copies of those patients' medical records. [Transferred] (162134)

36 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Chairs of NHS Trusts in the North West have previously been Chairs of other NHS trusts; and if he will list those Chairs. (162588)

37 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of day centres for adults with complex learning abilities that have closed since 2010. (162608)

38 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS provides guidance to new Mothers on potential links between breast feeding and diabetes prevention. (162559)

39 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he takes to ensure that drugs are sold to the NHS at a price which represents value for money to the public purse. (162561)

40 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has recently had discussions with the Royal College of Nursing on the link between BRCA genes and breast cancer; and if he will make a statement. (162562)

41 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide targeted support for people over the age of 55 who have problems with alcohol. (162564)

42 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) patients with blood group O on potential supply problems of blood group O. (162565)

43 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to authorise a national clinical audit of ovarian cancer; and if he will make a statement. (162542) 6 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

44 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase ovarian cancer survival rates. (162543)

45 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. (162544)

46 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the costs incurred to the NHS from third- parties making subject access requests under GDPR instead of using the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988. (162545)

47 Derek Thomas (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2018 to Question 130691, whether formal negotiations have begun on the next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. (162600)

48 Derek Thomas (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role will be played by NHS England in the re-negotiation of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. (162601)

49 Derek Thomas (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what broad topics are being considered for negotiation with industry on the successor to the current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. (162602)

50 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to exempt people with Cystic Fibrosis from prescription charges. (162631)

51 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Sudan on freedom of religion and belief; and what representations he has made to that government on behalf of people accused of apostasy. (162466)

52 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure the budget for the UNAMID mission in Darfur, Sudan. (162467)

53 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Regional Operations Centre in Khartoum has adequate security to prevent the names and addresses of refugees and internally displaced peoples being accessed by agencies of the Government of Sudan. (162468)

54 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the peace talks in South Sudan. (162470) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 7

55 (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to support international mediation in Nicaragua. (162503)

56 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Nicaraguan Government on recent developments in that country. (162504)

57 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Crown Dependencies on setting up public registers of beneficial ownership on the basis of a voluntary agreement in the last two months. (162505)

58 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government is providing to the Nigerian Government to tackle the conflict between armed Fulani herders and farmers. (162566)

59 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on how armed Fulani militia in Nigeria have obtained the resources to purchase sophisticated weaponry. (162567)

60 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2018 to Question 157630 on UK Border Force: Heathrow Airport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK Border Force has the capacity deal with the forecast increase in the number of passengers in the summer. (162472)

61 Sir David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the causes of the damage to a Royal Air Force C-130J in operations against Daesh in Syria in August 2017; and whether any British service personnel were harmed in that operation. (162457)

62 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132273 on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, whether any of those unoccupied houses are being used by his Department for training or exercises. (162510)

63 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132273 on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, what plans he has to return those house back to Annington Homes; and what estimate he has made of the dilapidation costs. (162511)

64 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132273, on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, what the average number of bedrooms is in those void properties. (162513) 8 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

65 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132273 on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, how many of those empty properties are (a) Officers’ Families’ Quarters and (b) Servicemen’s Families’ Quarters. (162514)

66 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132273, on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, what grade those empty properties are under (a) the 4 Tier Grading System and (b) the Combined Accommodation Assessment System. (162515)

67 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if will list each of the long-lead items required for the first eight T26 frigates. (162501)

68 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the pension actuarially of Gurkha's who transferred to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme is 23 to 36 per cent for service that took place prior to 1st July 1997. (162534)

69 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to security forces in Nigeria to tackle violence between different groups in the Middle Belt. (162568)

70 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to improve the capacity of security services in Nigeria to reduce the amount of ungoverned space in that country. (162569)

71 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) transparency and (b) governance within the security forces in Nigeria. (162570)

72 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of linking the definition of affordabilit' for new build homes to average local earnings. (162586)

73 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving the means of setting affordable homes to local planning authorities. (162587)

74 N Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the establishment of a national register of Business Improvement Districts. [Transferred] (162064)

75 Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers the Government would have under the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework to compel local councils to fulfil their objectively assessed housing need in areas where there is insufficient or inadequate infrastructure to support development. (162507) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 9

76 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family legal help starts by type of family law there were in each quarter since the first quarter of 2012. (162517)

77 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) civil legal help and (b) civil representation provider offices there were in each legal aid area in each quarter since the first quarter of 2012. (162518)

78 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family mediation starts there have been since January 2012. (162519)

79 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he as made of the savings accrued to the public purse of using family mediation as an alternative to court proceedings. (162520)

80 Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women, (b) men and (c) people of BAME background receipt of civil legal aid in each year since 2012. (162521)

81 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to engage with staff unions to reduce staff turnover in HMCTS; and if he will make a statement. (162560)

82 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Prime Minister, when she will plans to publish the declaration of interest of the new Attorney General. (162502)

83 Lesley Laird (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for International Trade on extending existing fur import bans to cover all species exploited by the fur trade; and if he will make a statement. (162630)

84 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department takes steps to provide tax relief to young first-time drivers for their first year of car insurance. (162563)

85 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2018 to Question 160685 on Midland Metropolitan Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance, how many times (a) he (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) official in his Department have had meetings with counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care on Midland Metropolitan Hospital since January 2018; and what the dates were of those meetings. (162471) 10 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

Questions for Answer on Monday 16 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July to Question 160071 on Payment Performance Data, and with reference to the Second Joint report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees of Session 2017–19 on Carillion, HC 769, when he plans to publish Payment Performance Data consolidated across all Government Departments, Executive Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies. (162474)

2 N Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) Executive Agencies, (b) non-ministerial government departments and (c) non-departmental public bodies are accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation in relation to paying the real living wage. (162605)

3 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to achieve the Conservative Party manifesto commitment of tendering 35 per cent of Government spending to UK-based SMEs. (162552)

4 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there are standardised cross-department pay scales for the post of Press Officer in each government department. (162598)

5 N Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2018 to Question 155725 on Energy: Environment Protection, whether he plans to publish a Clean Energy Sector Deal in (a) 3 months, (b) 6 months, (c) 9 months, (d) 12 months. (162508)

6 N Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress his Department has made being made on establishing a site for a UK space launch facility. (162607)

7 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what protections there are to ensure that a personal CCTV system located in a residence or business does no film people on public property; and what recourse there is in the event that an owner of such a CCTV system does not provide film material of people on public property taken with that system when requested to do so. (162460)

8 N (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that internet service providers remove incorrect information relating to business locations when informed of errors by affected people. [R] (162574) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 11

9 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the General Data Protection Regulation on organisations operating on a not-for-profit basis; and what steps he is taking to minimise administrative costs placed on those organisations as a result of the General Data Protection Regulation. (162613)

10 N Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students that took art and design at GCSE level were eligible for free school meals in each year since 2012. (162489)

11 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference the Industrial Training (Construction Board) Order 1964 (Amendment) Order 1992, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the scope of the Construction Industry Training Board to include glaziers. (162592)

12 N (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the next School Teachers’ Review Body report to be published. (162549)

13 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when nationality and country of birth data collected by schools for immigration purposes in the 2016-18 school census will be deleted as required by the Education Act 1996. (162611)

14 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding the Government has provided to the Discovery School in Newcastle in each of the previous five financial years. (162551)

15 N (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July to Question 161170, on Regional Schools Commissioners and School Commissioner: Staff, how many people employed in the Office of the National Schools Commissioner and in regional schools commissioner offices are in each civil service pay band. (162576)

16 N Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2018 to Question 140739 on Education: North of England, how much and what proportion of the funding came from the Northern Powerhouse Education Fund. (162577)

17 N Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the process for bids to the Northern Powerhouse Education Fund (a) opened and (b) closed; what the remit of the Northern Powerhouse Education Fund is; what the bidding process was for that Fund; how many applications to that Fund were received; and which of those applications were successful. (162578) 12 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

18 N Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether under the terms of the 6 July 2018 statement of the Government and its reference to a common rulebook the UK will be able to ban live animal exports for slaughter from January 2021 without there being consequences for trade. (162599)

19 N Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the cost of recycling borne by (a) manufacturers and producers and (b) consumers. (162483)

20 N Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to continue funding National Trails beyond the current financial year. (162491)

21 N Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including National Trails in the ongoing review of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. (162492)

22 N Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote use of National Trails. (162493)

23 N Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people who use National Trails every year. (162494)

24 N (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether under the proposals agreed by the Cabinet at Chequers on 6 July the Government’s proposed backstop for Northern Ireland will be permanent or time limited. (162540)

25 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar signed by the UNHCR and UNDP to support the creation of conditions for the return of Rohingya refugees currently in Bangladesh, what steps her Department is taking to support that process. (162554)

26 N Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 123992 to Question 123992 on Indonesia: Arms Trade, whether the arms granted in the licenses to Indonesia where used in the Indonesian Provinces of (a) Papua or (b) West Papua. (162624)

27 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 5 July 2018, Official Report, column 473, what steps he plans to take to ensure that it will not be possible to change those slots to long-haul destinations. (162593) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 13

28 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 5 July 2018, Official Report, column 476, what steps he plans to take to ensure that 15 per cent of slots set aside for regional connections are set in stone. (162594)

29 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral contribution of 5 July 2018, Official Report, column 473 and column 476, whether 15 per cent of the new slots available as a result of the expansion of Heathrow airport will be reserved for the domestic flights; and if he will make a statement. (162595)

30 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant his oral contribution of 5 July 2018, Official Report, column 476, how many additional (a) landing and (b) take off slots will be made available for domestic flights. (162596)

31 N Kate Hollern (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made on plans for electrification of the trans-pennine railway line. (162584)

32 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the economic contribution of the Intercity Express Programme to the (a) UK, (b) North East and (c) South West. (162557)

33 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held (a) meetings and (b) discussions with business groups in the North East on support for rail manufacturing. (162558)

34 N Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he plans to publish his Department's annual report and accounts for 2017-18. (162532)

35 N Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132026 on Railways: Franchises, if he will place an updated copy of the contracted franchise payment profiles for all train operating companies in the Library before the summer recess. (162533)

36 N Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on regular delays and overcrowding experienced by commuters on the Great Western Railway (GWR) from Bristol to London; what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that GWR improves its service; and what mechanisms his Department has in place to scrutinise the delivery of that service against its contractual obligations. (162548)

37 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often staff in her Department that monitor the online journals for universal credit are notified when someone posts on their online journal. [R] (162573)

38 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that all disability and medical assessment centres are accessible to all constituents. (162614) 14 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

39 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the maintenance of access to services in the event that a contracted assessment centre is rendered temporarily inaccessible. (162615)

40 N John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for personal independence payment tribunals. (162484)

41 N John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effects of waiting times for PIP tribunals on vulnerable people. (162485)

42 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2018 to Question 154700 on 21 June 2018 on Social Rented Housing, what information her Department holds on universal credit claimants in rent arrears. (162556)

43 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2018 to Question 158224 on Universal Credit, whether her Department collects information on the average waiting time to process a revised decision notice and amend a universal credit claim. (162528)

44 N Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she last met with representatives WASPI women. (162589)

45 N Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women and girls have been admitted to hospital with toxic shock syndrome in each of the last 10 years. (162609)

46 N Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of neuromuscular physiotherapy provision for children and adults at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. (162535)

47 N Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans for his Department to become accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation. (162604)

48 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle abuse of NHS staff by (a) patients and (b) relatives of patients. [R] (162575)

49 N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding is Department plans to allocate to brain tumour research in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. (162478)

50 N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to brain tumour research in each of the last five years. (162479) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 15

51 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of subject access requests for patient medical records by third parties under the General Data Protection Regulations. (162498)

52 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent third parties requesting patient medical records through subject access requests under the General Data Protection Regulation. (162499)

53 N Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many specialist older adult Consultant Psychiatrists worked in the NHS in England in each year since 2009 (a) in total and (b) as FTE. (162522)

54 N Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) modal time taken is for NHS Digital to process a request for information from universities and other healthcare research organisations. (162523)

55 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the procedures are for (a) an hon. Member and (b) a member of hon. Member's staff making direct contact with staff in an embassy or high commission when the welfare of an individual constituent is concerned. (162461)

56 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to increase support for the peace process in Sudan through discussions with (a) the opposition and (b) civil society groups. (162464)

57 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with the cost of applications for child citizenship. (162603)

58 N Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost that will be incurred by South Yorkshire Police Force of the official visit of the President of the United States. (162475)

59 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees and asylum seekers have been returned to (a) Sudan and (b) South Sudan in each of the last five years for which figures are available. (162462)

60 N Kate Hollern (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of families where family members are held in separate immigration detention centres. (162581) 16 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

61 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has plans to increase the (a) staff and (b) resources of his Department to ensure that decisions on applications for visas are made within target times. [R] (162572)

62 N Graham P Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what form his Department records incidents of (a) metal and (b) stone theft from heritage buildings; and how many of those incidents to place in each month of this year. (162529)

63 N Graham P Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 153803 on Metals: Theft, If he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban squatting in commercial properties to prevent the theft of (a) metal and (b) other commodities from those properties. (162530)

64 N Graham P Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of metal theft crimes were committed alongside incidences of illegal occupation of commercial premises. (162531)

65 N Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2018 to Question 158978 on Gemalto, whether his Department has had discussions with Governments of other countries on the performance of Gemalto in providing passports for those countries. (162516)

66 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of adequacy of conditions for people detained at Campsfield House immigration detention centre following the visit of the hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North on 28 June 2018. (162622)

67 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding his Department has allocated to local police forces for the policing of fracking sites. (162620)

68 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential for machine-learning algorithms to aid in police investigations. (162550)

69 N Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the level of reported incidents of stalking and harassment in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the area covered by West Midlands Police. (162541) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 17

70 N John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 2 July to Question 157630 on UK Border Force: Heathrow, how many times UK Border Force did not meet its target for processing non-EEA nationals at Heathrow in the first six months of this year and what the comparable figure was for 2017. (162473)

71 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of houses rented by his Department have been unoccupied in each of the last five years; and how much rent his Department has paid for those houses in each of those years. (162509)

72 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132273 on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, if he will list the (a) parliamentary constituencies and (b) local authority areas those void properties are in. (162512)

73 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the independent report written by the hon. Member for Ludlow entitled Growing the contribution of defence to UK prosperity, published by his Department on 9 July 2018, if he will issue a formal response to each recommendation made in that report. (162496)

74 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2018 to Question 160710 on Patrol Craft, whether his Department exempted the orders for Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels from international competition under Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. (162497)

75 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the conclusions of each of the four work streams under the Modernising Defence Programme. (162500)

76 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much local authorities in England spent on homelessness services in each year since 2009-10; and how much of that money was spent on temporary accommodation. (162477)

77 N Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans for his Department to be accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation in relation to paying the real living wage; and if he will make a statement. (162606)

78 N Kate Hollern (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to provide additional protection to tenants facing eviction as a result of the end of an assured shorthold tenancy. (162583)

79 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2018 on Building Safety Update, which enforcement 18 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

measures have been granted to the joint expert inspection team to ensure the remediation of private sector high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding. (162616)

80 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2018 on Building Safety Update, how many of the plans are expected to by funded by building owners; and what estimate he has made of the level of costs to be incurred by leaseholders. (162617)

81 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2018 on Building Safety: Update, how many private sector student accommodation buildings that are unlikely to meet Building Regulations guidance. (162618)

82 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2018, titled Building Safety Update, HCWS811, when the ministerial-chaired taskforce plans to confirm remedial plans for all private sector buildings. (162619)

83 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints the Housing Ombudsman (a) received and (b) resolved in favour of the complainant in the last 12 months. (162621)

84 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are held in a prison which is a higher category than they have been given; and how many of those prisoners are held in a higher category prison because their healthcare needs cannot be met by a prison of their respective category. (162536)

85 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the Prison Health Dashboard. (162537)

86 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the National Offender Management Service review of Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork. (162538)

87 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons use the policy of three prisoners living in a cell; and how many cells are occupied by at least three prisoners in each prison. (162539)

88 N Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Crown Dependencies on setting up public registers of beneficial ownership on the basis of a voluntary agreement in the last two months. (162506) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 19

89 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of adequacy of funding for supported contact centres by Cafcass. (162612)

90 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 154703 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, how many decisions made on (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment support allowance and (c) universal credit have been appealed in England in each of the last three years. (162555)

91 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish an Answer to Question 152827 tabled by the hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 12 June 2018. (162597)

92 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Prime Minister, what progress has been made on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communiqué entitled Towards a Common Future published on 20 April 2018. (162458)

93 N Lesley Laird (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the support available to Scotland’s agriculture, food and farming sectors to ensure that all business transactions and procedures remain consistent after the UK leaves the EU. (162625)

94 N Lesley Laird (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the support available to Scotland’s manufacturing and construction sectors to ensure that all business transactions and procedures remain consistent after the UK leaves the EU. (162626)

95 N Lesley Laird (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the support available to Scotland’s banking and financial sectors to ensure that all business transactions and procedures remain consistent after the UK leaves the EU. (162627)

96 N Lesley Laird (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the support available to Scotland’s life sciences sector to ensure that all business transactions and procedures remain consistent after the UK leaves the EU. (162628)

97 N Lesley Laird (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has any discussions with food bank service providers in Scotland in the last twelve months; and if he will make a statement. (162629) 20 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

98 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) liabilities to the public purse of developing a UK alternative to the EU Galileo satellite navigation system. (162553)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

1 Simon Hoare (North Dorset): What steps the National Crime Agency is taking to tackle organised crime. (906450)

2 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of fees his Department charges for registering children as British citizens. (906451)

3 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of UK Visas and Immigration against its target times for responses to members of the public. (906452)

4 Colin Clark (Gordon): What recent steps he is taking to tackle knife crime. (906453)

5 Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent): What steps he is taking to ensure that the immigration system facilitates the hiring of sufficient skilled migrant workers for the UK's needs. (906454)

6 Jo Platt (Leigh): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to fire services' staffing levels on the capacity of those services to deliver firefighter training. (906455)

7 Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): Whether he plans to change the fees for immigration and nationality applications; and if he will make a statement. (906456)

8 (Wakefield): What his policy is on the treatment of children whose parents are under immigration detention. (906457)

9 Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the number of police officers on the level of serious crime. (906458)

10 Karin Smyth (Bristol South): What the timetable is for the publication of his Department's response to its air weapons review of October 2017. (906459)

11 Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): What steps he is taking to ensure that the immigration system facilitates the hiring of sufficient skilled migrant workers for the UK's needs. (906460)

12 Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the number of police officers on the level of serious crime. (906461)

13 John Howell (Henley): What steps he is taking to ensure that the immigration system facilitates the hiring of sufficient skilled migrant workers for the UK's needs. (906462) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 21

14 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): What steps he is taking to tackle the fraudulent use and sale of British passports. (906463)

15 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What his Department's target is for the length of time between a person’s immigration application being refused and their being deported from the UK. (906464)

16 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): What steps he is taking to provide compensation to Windrush migrants. (906465)

17 Dr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What steps the Government is taking to confiscate money from criminals; and how he plans further to strengthen the asset recovery regime. (906466)

18 Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What steps his Department is taking to improve religious literacy among UK Visas and Immigration staff. (906467)

19 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): Whether his Department plans to support the arming of rural police officers; and if he will make a statement. (906468)

20 Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire): What steps his Department is taking to encourage greater collaboration between the police and fire services. (906469)

21 Eddie Hughes (Walsall North): What steps he is taking to ensure that illegal migrants cannot profit from working in the UK. (906470)

22 James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What steps he is taking to ensure that illegal migrants cannot profit from working in the UK. (906471)

23 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on immigration policy. (906472)

24 Kevin Foster (Torbay): What steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's security services have the resources required to counter terrorism. (906473)

25 David Hanson (Delyn): What steps he is taking to reduce shop theft. (906474)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

T 1 Stephen Timms (East Ham): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (906475)

T 2 Robert Courts (Witney): (906476)

T 3 Mr Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): (906477)

T 4 Mr Paul Sweeney (Glasgow North East): (906478)

T 5 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): (906479)

T 6 Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): (906480) 22 Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018

T 7 Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): (906481)

T 8 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): (906482)

T 9 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): (906483)

T 10 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): (906484)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 18 July

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1 John McNally (Falkirk): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of the UK leaving the EU. (906435)

2 Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire): What recent steps he has taken to promote Wales's international trading opportunities. (906436)

3 Robert Halfon (Harlow): Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on its abolition of hospital car parking charges. (906437)

4 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving cross-border rail services to and from Wales; and if he will make a statement. (906438)

5 Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the UK Government’s White Paper on leaving the EU. (906439)

6 Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the UK Government’s White Paper on leaving the EU. (906440)

7 Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of the UK leaving the EU. (906441)

8 Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the Welsh Guards’ tour of Afghanistan. (906442)

9 Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of the UK leaving the EU. (906443)

10 Peter Grant (Glenrothes): What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the UK Government’s White Paper on leaving the EU. (906444)

11 Hywel Williams (Arfon): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the roll-out of universal credit in Wales. (906445)

12 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What recent discussions his Department has had with businesses throughout Wales on the UK leaving the EU. (906446) Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Tuesday 10 July 2018 23

13 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on upgrades to transport infrastructure in North Wales. (906447)

14 Kevin Foster (Torbay): What assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of cross-border transport links to and from Wales and (b) effect of those links on economic growth. (906448)

15 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on trade policy after the UK leaves the EU. (906449)