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Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020

Questions tabled on Monday 9 November 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 10 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the , what assessment he has made of long term trends in the level of zero-hours contracts, casual labour, piece work, commission- only sales and other types of non-guaranteed-hours employment as (a) people's sole or primary and (b) additional employment. [Transferred] (112089)

2 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to reform leasehold arrangements for existing leaseholders. [Transferred] (112103)

3 N Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for North Herefordshire of 21 October 2020 on vaccine and therapeutics trials. [Transferred] (111999)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 11 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the weekly totals of covid-19-related deaths in the UK (a) have been and (b) will be published, by (i) age range and (ii) specified serious underlying condition. [Transferred] (91841) 2 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

2 Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has in place to ensure that (a) vulnerable and elderly people who have difficulty using technology and (b) other vulnerable and elderly people are able to access Green Homes grants. (113224)

3 Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason hand car washes on garage sites selling fuel can remain open during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown while hand car washes on other sites are required to close. (112972)

4 Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport on the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. (113130)

5 Richard Fuller (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of intelligent electrical heating on the effectiveness of Energy Performance Certificate gradings. (113048)

6 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on job creation of investment in nature restoration in the UK; and if he will make a statement. (113056)

7 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the November 2020 lockdown restrictions in England on florists that sell Christmas Trees in the run up to Christmas. (113011)

8 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for security and stability of the National Grid of the need to issue System Warnings on 4 and 5 November 2020. (112996)

9 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the level of human relevant life sciences in the UK. (113174)

10 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how long it takes the Gambling Commission to approve an application from a charity for accreditation to receive LCCP RET contributions. [R] (113034)

11 Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to reform the Electronic Communications Code to support the rapid rollout of full fibre digital infrastructure to (a) private new build developments, (b) publicly owned social housing and (c) unadopted roads. (112970) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 3

12 Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance is available for local authorities to help them negotiate wayleaves for their housing stock with telecoms infrastructure providers. (112971)

13 Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to ensure a reasonable cost of wayleaves for installing full fibre in new and existing housing developments. (112972)

14 Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy on the Outside In programme of the findings of the National Audit Office's report of January 2015 on the Superfast (Rural) Broadband Programme: update. (112973)

15 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Government’s emergency funding package for people working in arts and culture is delivered as soon as possible. (113190)

16 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many further education establishments have closed in the last (a) 12 months, (b) five years and (c) 10 years. (113219)

17 Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Talk Money Week, what plans he has to promote conversations about money to pupils in primary schools to help build their financial resilience to future economic challenges; and if he will make a statement. (113225)

18 Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for schools that were in Tier 3 covid-19 local alert level areas before the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England was imposed. (113233)

19 Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support outdoor education centres at risk of permanent closure as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. (113270)

20 Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of take-up among schools and colleges of the period products programme; and what steps his Department is taking to publicise that programme. (113060)

21 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops have been (a) requested by and (b) delivered to (i) local education authorities and (b) academy schools, companies and organisations in England by local authority area since 1 April 2020. (113165) 4 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

22 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 109149, what was the total number of devices (a) distributed to schools on or before 20 October, (b) available to be allocated to schools on 20 October and (c) available to be allocated to schools on 24 October. (112991)

23 Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to protect foster carers from covid-19 when facilitating meetings between foster children and birth parents, who reside in areas where the number of covid-19 cases is very high. (113246)

24 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures to prevent infection are in place for children of medically vulnerable parents returning to school. (113258)

25 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in (a) London and (b) Erith and Thamesmead constituency have received funding through the National School Breakfast Programme. (113261)

26 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the estimated number of children who will potentially be without a free breakfast once the National School Breakfast Programme ends in March 2021. (113262)

27 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November to Question 106214 how many and what proportion of pupils in receipt of free school meals have been given laptops in each school in Harrow since March 2020. (112983)

28 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for (a) refuse collection and (b) environmental health. (113216)

29 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what fiscal steps he is taking to support local authorities in the delivery of environmental services during the covid-19 outbreak. (113217)

30 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the £40 million allocated to the Green Recovery Challenge Fund to support that fund achieve its objectives in relation to (a) safeguarding current conservation jobs, (b) creating new jobs and training opportunities and (c) rolling out new projects to restore nature; and if he will make a statement. (113052) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 5

31 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the UK conservation sector (a) (i) safeguarded and (ii) created through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund and (b) (i) at risk and (ii) lost as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement. (113053)

32 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of hectares of new wildlife habitat that will be created under the £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund. (113054)

33 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been planted under the Urban Tree Challenge Fund in (a) London and (b) Erith and Thamesmead constituency to date. (113248)

34 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of hunting trophy (a) imports and (b) exports as a result of delays in bringing forward legislative proposals. (113259)

35 Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105307 on Symphony Environmental: Plastics, what estimate he has made of the amount of non-biodegradable plastic which has escaped into the open environment in England and its territorial waters in the last 12 months. (113021)

36 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies were in receipt of UK export finance in each of the last five years by (a) region of the UK, (b) type of business (c) size of the business by annual turnover and (d) in total; and if she will make a statement. (112984)

37 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish her Department's long term strategy to increase exports; and if she will make a statement. (112985)

38 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much funding she plans to provide to the trade show access programme for 2021-22; and if she will make a statement. (112986)

39 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will list every trade mission organised by her Department in each of the last five years. (112987)

40 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will (a) make an assessment of the potential effect on the price of food in the UK of a new trade agreement and (b) lay that assessment before Parliament before signing an agreement. (113002) 6 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

41 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2020 to Question 59592 on Bus Services: Coronavirus, what progress the Government has made on a sector-based financial support package for the coach sector; and if he will make a statement. (113215)

42 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve the UK's network of motorhome stopover points. (113010)

43 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the has made and what proposals it has put forward in response to the challenges posed by covid-19 to international travel, since its establishment; and if he will make a statement. (113058)

44 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend the MOT eligibility period for vehicles that are due an MOT before 2 December 2020 when the owner of that vehicle is clinically vulnerable. (113081)

45 Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Birmingham 2022 and the West Midlands Combined Authority to ensure that the Commonwealth Games generates local opportunities for employment and training. (113222)

46 Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on allowing adults to retrain and sit full- time courses of education without losing their entitlement to universal credit. (112974)

47 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit payments are subject to deductions for tax credit debt. (113149)

48 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit deductions have been made for tax credit repayments since the start of the covid-19 outbreak. (113150)

49 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings of the Pension Credit report from Independent Age. (113253)

50 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of eligible people have claimed pension credit in Erith and Thamesmead constituency. (113254)

51 Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to allocate to improve access to affordable physiotherapy. (113223) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 7

52 (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to ensure the rapid distribution of a covid-19 vaccine. (113101)

53 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many refrigerators for the storage of pharmaceutical products the Government has access to. (113102)

54 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many refrigerators for the storage of pharmaceutical products with temperatures below minus 80 degrees the Government has access to. (113103)

55 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many validated cool boxes for the covid-19 vaccine the Government has. (113104)

56 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many flu vaccines have been administered as at 1 November 2020; and what comparative assessment he has made of the level of uptake of that vaccine in (a) 2020-21, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2018-19 as at November 2020 in each of those years. (113242)

57 Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled, Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic, published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health on 10 September 2020, what steps his Department is taking to preserve the institutional expertise and leadership on women's contraceptive care within England during its reorganisation. (112975)

58 Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for training and professional development for members of the NHS workforce involved in delivering contraceptive care. (112976)

59 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue guidance on parental visits to child and adolescent mental health facilities during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. (113016)

60 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a bereavement support bubble policy in South Yorkshire to enable grieving households to form a support bubble with one other household whilst the (a) November 2020 national lockdown or (b) Tier 3 local covid alert level lockdown restrictions are in place. (113109) 8 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

61 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending support bubble arrangements to grieving households of any size during periods of (a) national and (b) regional Tier 3 covid-19 lockdown restrictions. (113110)

62 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations the Government has received from specialist bereavement organisations on a bereavement support policy during periods of (a) national and (b) regional Tier 3 lockdown restrictions. (113111)

63 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the supply of flu vaccinations for all people eligible for NHS flu vaccinations in Bristol West. (113140)

64 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling parent and child groups for pre-school age children to continue during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. (113141)

65 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of defining soft tissue therapy as a health service for the purposes of covid-19 restrictions. (113142)

66 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on the health and wellbeing of people with dementia of excluding them from the clinically vulnerable list. (113025)

67 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include people with dementia on the clinically vulnerable list. (113026)

68 Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to implement a sexual and reproductive health strategy and HIV action plan. (113027)

69 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2020 to Question 106954 on Coronavirus: Protective Clothing, what proportion of modelled demand his Department is meeting for the largest adult social providers where 100 per cent of their modelled demand is not being met. (113051)

70 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many previously retired NHS staff have worked in the NHS in each month since March 2020. (113132)

71 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the use of lateral flow covid-19 tests in (a) schools and (b) other education settings. [Transferred] (112139) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 9

72 Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support clinically extremely vulnerable children learning from home. (113272)

73 Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to help maintain contact between social care residents and their families while care homes are unable to facilitate in-person visits during the covid-19 outbreak. (113273)

74 Neil O'Brien (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many gender reassignment and gender affirmation operations were carried out by the NhS in each year since 2000 for which data are available. (113221)

75 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase (a) staff capacity in and (b) recruitment to oncology departments. (113247)

76 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what methodology is Department uses to collect data on children’s qualitative well-being. (113249)

77 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to offer mental health support for children and young people during the second covid-19 lockdown. (113250)

78 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is making available to medically vulnerable parents whose children have returned to school during the covid-19 outbreak. (113257)

79 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of people who refuse to wear masks in public without legitimate reason when required to do so. (113264)

80 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich of 1 August 2020 regarding his constituent’s access to certain medication unavailable in the UK and the EU, ref PO1249786. (113173)

81 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on single parents who care for adult disabled children of the restriction on support bubbles to households of one adult during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. (113014)

82 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the operational false positive rate for population mass screening was for the last four formal internal quality assurance runs, with the supporting report. (113015) 10 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

83 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people receiving treatment for (a) Crohn’s or (b) ulcerative colitis in each nation of the UK. (113097)

84 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on proposals by the Global Travel Taskforce set up in response to challenges posed by covid-19 on international travel; and if he will make a statement. (113059)

85 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department is making for the City of York to be placed in tier 1 local covid alert level when the November 2020 lockdown restrictions expire on 2 December 2020. (113075)

86 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the criteria which the City of York will have to fulfil to be downgraded from tier 2 to tier 1 local covid alert level when the national November 2020 lockdown restrictions expire on 2 December 2020. (113076)

87 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on public health of the November 2020 lockdown restrictions in England. (113077)

88 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on public health of any extension of the November 2020 lockdown restrictions in England beyond 2 December 2020. (113078)

89 Christian Wakeford (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on human health of mink fur farming since the outbreak of a coronavirus variant linked to Danish mink farms. (113279)

90 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether informal carers are eligible to receive a flu vaccine in winter 2020- 21. (113127)

91 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the recommendations of the NHS Hospital Food Review are adopted by NHS hospital trusts. (113128)

92 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the inquest into the deaths of Averil Hart, Emma Brown, Maria Jakes, Amanda Bowles, and Madeline Wallace, if he will take steps to improve the quality of NHS care for those with eating disorders. (113129)

93 Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to recommend to the Prime Minister that he appoint a trade envoy to Sudan as a result of the US removing its state sponsor of terrorism designation from that country. (113086) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 11

94 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish details of the expenditure from the Chagossian Support Package; and which projects that funding has supported to date. (113144)

95 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department uses to decide when and how to make representations to an overseas Government on the extradition of a UK citizen which it believes breaches international law or process. (113116)

96 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including in the permitted reasons for international travel during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown the reuniting of close family members. (113143)

97 Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 October to Question 97554 on Maternal Mortality: Overseas Aid, what the internationally accepted methods for estimating maternal health spend are; and what assessment he has made of the comparability of those estimates and his Department's data on periods up to 2018 made with the Methodology for Calculating Baselines and Commitments:G8 Member Spending on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. (113066)

98 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the UK will attach (a) the need to release human rights activists and women’s rights defenders and (b) other conditions to their attendance at the upcoming G20 in Riyadh. (112988)

99 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific discussions his Department has had with its counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the release of senior political figures detained without charge in that country. (112989)

100 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, for what reason Mohammed bin Salman was not included in the list of individuals from Saudi Arabia sanctioned under the new Magnitsky legislation. (112990)

101 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the £2.9 billion reduction to the Official Development Assistance budget on faith organisations throughout the world. (113255)

102 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department will take to safeguard the human rights of Christians overseas made vulnerable by the covid-19 pandemic. (113256) 12 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

103 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the empowerment of girls and women around the world. (113265)

104 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ethiopian counterparts on the use of military force against protestors in that country. (113013)

105 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on the welfare of (a) Maria Shahbaz and (b) Saneha Iqbal reportedly kidnapped and forcibly married and converted to Islam in Pakistan in 2020. (113094)

106 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on recommencement the Krishna Hindu temple in Islamabad. (113095)

107 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on the Government of India's decision to freeze Amnesty International’s bank accounts in that country. (113096)

108 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that people returning to the UK having started medical treatment overseas are able to access the treatment they need under the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions. (113169)

109 Christian Wakeford (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the US, (b) China and (c) other countries that permit mink farming on the plans that they have in place to stop the spread of covid-19 in fur farms. (113278)

110 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the new Government of Bolivia following the recent elections in that country. (113179)

111 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of British diplomats based in South America after the end of the transition period. (113180) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 13

112 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the Government has offered to countries affected by Hurricane Eta. (113181)

113 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Government of Uzbekistan on LGBT+ rights. (113182)

114 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to update the Immigration Rules Appendix K: Shortage Occupation List before the end of the transition period. (113184)

115 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including (a) coded welders, (b) steel fabricators, (c) mechanical fitters and (d) pipe fitters on the Immigration Rules Appendix K: Shortage Occupation List. (113185)

116 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visa options are available to the ship building industry for the use of non-UK labour for the delivery of shipbuilding projects. (113186)

117 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering a dedicated immigration route for EU au pairs after the transition period. (113166)

118 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reinstating the link with mainstream benefits by setting the asylum support rate at 70 percent of universal credit. (113251)

119 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on providing support to child refugees made homeless by the recent fires at the Moria refugee camp. (113252)

120 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the minimum income requirement on families with a non-European person whose earnings have been affected by the covid-19 outbreak. (113260)

121 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level of theft of catalytic convertors and (b) the involvement of those thefts in wider organised crime. (112982)

122 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to UK immigration policy on the shipbuilding industry who employ non-UK labour on projects relevant to the UK's national security. (113187) 14 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

123 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to replace the F-35b support system from ALIS with ODIN. (113008)

124 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has an agreement with the United States which would allow RAF pilots to fly USMC F-35b aircraft. (113009)

125 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of houses built without the necessary fire breaks in England and Wales in the last five years. (113212)

126 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the need to support residents on unadopted roads who do not have the funds to bring those roads up to the required statutory standard. (113218)

127 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's guidance, Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings, published in January 2020, what discussions he has had with mortgage lenders on the valuation of properties with potential fire safety issues. (113243)

128 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has taken steps with the (a) fire and rescue services and (b) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on increasing the number of skilled professionals able to undertake external wall fire safety assessments. (113244)

129 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to provide funding for remedial work to buildings which do not comply with fire safety regulations but do not have problems relating to cladding. (113245)

130 Andrew Lewer (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timeframe is for the next stages of the public consultation for the Parking (Code of Conduct) Act 2019; and if he will he make a statement. (113211)

131 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals of the Planning for the Future White Paper published in August 2020 on the time between granting planning permission and completing builds. (113208) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 15

132 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of installation offers made for gigabit fibre broadband connections to new builds involved (a) a cost to the developers and (b) a cost of more than £1,800 per connection in the last 12 months. (113012)

133 Royston Smith (, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of identified high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with unsafe cladding are in the process of being fully remediated. (113151)

134 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of identified high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with unsafe cladding have been fully remediated. (113152)

135 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of identified high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with unsafe cladding had their Building Safety Fund application pending approval on the last day of each month since August 2020. (113153)

136 Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 3.18 of the A Smarter Approach to Sentencing White Paper published in September 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of excluding domestic violence related murder in the home from the Minimum term starting points of 25 years for adult mandatory life sentences for offenders who took a knife or weapon to the scene. (113138)

137 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional steps he has taken during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown to support small company directors who in normal operating periods would have received dividend payments. (113213)

138 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional steps the Government has taken to support the wedding and events industry during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. (113214)

139 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the tax relief from the working from home allowance is treated as earnings for people in receipt of universal credit. (112975)

140 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to people who set up their business after 6 April 2019. (113072) 16 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

141 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the support available under the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to people who were made unemployed between 20 March 2020 and 22 September 2020. (113073)

142 Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the forthcoming spending review, if his Department will preserve the current ring-fence on public health funding for local authorities. (112974)

143 Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's Public finances databank, 27 May 2020, what proportion of the five capital budget of £358 billion included in Treasury statements in May 2020 remains unallocated to programmes and projects. (113001)

144 Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sector specific support is being provided for (a) independent brewers and (b) public houses during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions period. (113220)

145 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the deferral of VAT payments due to the implementation of a further period of covid-19 lockdown restrictions. (113035)

146 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people who receive less than 50 per cent of their income from self-employment to claim support from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension. (113036)

147 Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the eligibility criteria of the 12-month business rates holiday scheme to include the flexible workspace sector. (113205)

148 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the covid-19 stamp duty exemption beyond 31 March 2021. (113007)

149 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to allocate an additional £1 billion to the Green Recovery Challenge Fund in the forthcoming spending review. (113055)

150 Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is offering to people who are required to self-isolate as a result of the Test and trace notification and who are only eligible for statutory sick pay. (113093)

151 Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Streatham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government plans to ensure that insurance companies do not routinely decline cover to people aged 70 years and over. (113229) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 17

152 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide support to people who receive income via company dividends that are taxed, during the covid-19 outbreak. (113057)

153 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential economic effect of an extension to the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions in England beyond 2 December 2020. (113079)

154 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an economic impact assessment of the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions in England. (113080)

155 Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people who are exempt from wearing face coverings are able to use (a) shops and (b) indoor public facilities during the November 2020 covid-19 restrictions. (113064)

156 Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made in tackling discrimination against people with hidden disabilities in (a) West Bromwich East and (b) England to ensure that they feel valued in (i) the job market and (ii) society. (113274)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 12 November

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether music tuition in a pupil’s home is permitted under the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions. (113108)

2 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 106362 on Overseas Aid, how many projects delivered through the Integrated Activity Fund (a) were and (b) were not subject to an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment in each of the financial years (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18. (113154)

3 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106366 on Overseas Aid, how many projects were solely delivered in (a) Bahrain, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) Kuwait, (d) UAE (e) Oman and (f) Qatar under the Integrated Activity Fund for the financial year 2017-18. (113155) 18 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

4 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2020 to Question 106364 on Overseas Aid: Gulf States, how many projects were applied for by his Department under the Integrated Activity Fund in the financial years (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20; and what the (a) allocated budget and (b) actual spending was for each of those projects in each of those financial years. (113156)

5 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Departmental officials have met with individual businesses awarded support under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme since 1 January 2020. (113068)

6 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants have been seconded to his Department with security clearance since 1 March 2020. (113069)

7 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants have been seconded to the Treasury with security clearance since 1 March 2020. (113070)

8 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants have been seconded to 10 Downing Street with security clearance since 1 March 2020. (113071)

9 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to review the requirement for hand car washes to close during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (112976)

10 N Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which legislation protected HELMS customers from Green Deal loan mis-selling; and whether there are time restrictions for those consumers raising complaints to either (a) his Department or (b) the Green Deal Finance Company. (113145)

11 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 106216 on Green Homes Grant Scheme: Park Homes, what steps he is taking to enable park home owners to comply with the requirement to obtain three qualified TrustMark registered installers under the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme when only two businesses are certified installers; and if he will extend the expiry date of the scheme for park home installations beyond 31 March 2021 in recognition of the delay before park home owners became eligible to apply. (112994)

12 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether professional photographers can continue to operate their businesses during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England by performing work (a) outdoors, (b) indoors in a socially distanced way with (i) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 19

individuals, (ii) a single household and (iii) people in a bubble and (c) with businesses (A) inside and (B) outside that are allowed to remain open in a covid- secure way. (113230)

13 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether hospitality businesses can facilitate the sale of sundry grocery items alongside food for consumption off the premises from (a) inside their existing premises and (b) from outside spaces under their control in a covid- secure way during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (113232)

14 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2020 to Question 110766 on Business: Coronavirus, if his Department will take steps to monitor the number of office-based businesses who are still requiring staff to work from the office during the covid-19 outbreak. (113043)

15 N Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a further tranche of COP26 funding will be made available to support UK organisations preparing for that conference. (113087)

16 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether one-to-one professional photography is allowed (a) indoors and (b) outdoors during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (113018)

17 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109298 on Small Businesses: Coronavirus, on what date the Government notified the European Commission of its intention to take up that new provision; and what the timetable is for the Commission to provide its approval to the UK Government relating to that provision. (113063)

18 N Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether complaints to his Department or the Green Deal Finance Company on Green Deal mis-selling are restricted by the amount of time elapsed since the signing of an agreement by a customer. (113133)

19 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support pubs, clubs and breweries affected by the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (113198)

20 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on pubs, clubs and breweries of the ban on off sales during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (113199) 20 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

21 N Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to reduce the noise limit on fireworks available to the public. (113226)

22 N Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will class card shops as an essential retailer for the purposes of the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. (113227)

23 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the election of Joe Biden as US President on the COP21 summit. (113175)

24 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the UK's ability to manufacture key materials and goods. (113176)

25 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the events and exhibition sector in Coventry during the covid-19 outbreak. (113123)

26 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support London’s creative sector during the covid-19 outbreak. (113162)

27 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when payments for all awards will be made. (113189)

28 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to university for children who have been in care. (113122)

29 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of school exclusions. (113126)

30 N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure disinfectant products being used in educational establishments meet the required high clinical standards and are effective against covid-19. (113038)

31 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving apprenticeship provision to local and regional government. (113163)

32 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with awarding bodies on ensuring that grades awarded to A-level students sitting exams during the autumn 2020 term take into account the atypical number of students sitting those exams in that period. (113099) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 21

33 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with awarding bodies on ensuring that students who have opted to sit exams in October 2020 will be awarded grades that are consistent with those awarded in (a) summer 2020 and (b) summer 2019. (113100)

34 N Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children in reception year will be able to retake that year in the 2021-22 academic year in the event that they are unable to complete reception in 2020-21 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. (113090)

35 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer dated 2 November 2020 to Question 106891, whether he plans to consult externally in working with the on how immigration status and no recourse to public funds interact with free school meals and other educational entitlements; and if he will make a statement. (112979)

36 N Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Education and Childcare settings New National Restrictions from 5 November 2020 guidance and the updated guidance for full opening of schools, whether private instrumental lessons can take place in (a) teachers' homes, (b) private studios and (c) pupils' homes during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. (113074)

37 N Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species of fish are referred to in the Bilateral Fisheries Memoranda with (a) Greenland and (b) Iceland; and what effect those agreements have on fishing quotas. (113029)

38 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 104129 on Floods: Building Regulations, if his Department will work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to update British Standard 85500:2015 on flood resilient construction for new buildings and retrofits for existing buildings to make it more explicit for the reinstatement of flood-damaged properties. (113195)

39 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 104127 on property level flood resilience grants, how many Risk Management Authorities have developed local Property Flood Resilience grant schemes and applied to Regional Flood and Coastal Committees for a contribution towards their cost through local-levy or grant-in-aid. (113196)

40 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105307 on Symphony Environmental: Plastics, what the Government's policy is on plastic which escapes into the open environment which cannot be collected. (113020) 22 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

41 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105307 on Symphony Environmental: Plastics, for what reason the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee did not hold discussions with the Oxo- biodegradable Plastics Association as part of that review; and if they will do so now. (113022)

42 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105307 on Symphony Environmental: Plastics, if he will work with the Oxo- biodegradable Plastics Association to review existing standards for the verification of oxo-biodegradable plastics to reduce confusion in the marketplace. (113023)

43 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105307 on Symphony Environmental: Plastics, if he will prohibit the description of plastic as compostable if it is the type of plastic required by European Standard EN13432 to convert almost entirely into CO2 and not into compost. (113024)

44 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to replace the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences in its trade negotiations with Sri Lanka with provisions to incentivise good governance and the adherence to international human rights obligations. (113118)

45 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether (a) correspondence and (b) discussions have taken place between her Department and the (a) Saudi Arabian authorities and (b) Premier League with regards to the proposed Saudi takeover of Newcastle United. (113091)

46 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish any correspondence between her Department and the (a) Saudi Arabian authorities and (b) Premier League with regards to the proposed Saudi takeover bid for Newcastle United. (113092)

47 N Olivia Blake (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference his Written Statement of 12 March on Strategic roads update: smart motorways evidence stocktake, what progress has been made on implementing a national targeted communications campaign to further increase awareness and understanding of smart motorways, how they work and how to use them confidently. (113271)

48 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's covid-19 restrictions on travel overseas from 5 November to 2 December 2020, whether those restrictions apply to people travelling overseas for the purpose of visiting under-age children; and whether the requirement to self-isolate on arrival in the UK applies to people having travelled overseas for that purpose. (113113) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 23

49 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's covid-19 restrictions on travel overseas from 5 November to 2 December 2020, what forms of proof are acceptable to demonstrate that overseas travel is for the purpose of work. (113114)

50 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109525 on Taxis: Coronavirus, how many self-employed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers have received grants through the first three rounds of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. (113183)

51 N Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) terms of reference, (b) tendering process and (c) budget is for each of the four technical expert panels being established by HS2. (112969)

52 N Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any restrictions are placed on train operating companies’ increasing director remuneration during periods of application of (a) Emergency Measures Agreements and (b) Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements. [R] (113065)

53 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the scientific advice for the decision to include practical driving tests in the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions in England. (113168)

54 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is providing assistance to the Mayor of London in formulating strategic transport plans for the city. (113177)

55 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of accelerating the phasing out of diesel trains to help meet the UK's climate targets. (113178)

56 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied for (a) attendance allowance, (b) pension credit and (c) carers' allowance in (i) the UK and (ii) Rotherham from April to September in (A) 2019 and (B) 2020. (113112)

57 N Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee, by the Permanent Secretary on DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20 on 21 October 2020, Q96, HC 759 stating that 1,900 women have been identified by her Department as having been underpaid state pensions, what the total lump sum cash amount is that has so far been paid by her Department to those women in respect of those underpayments. (113049) 24 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

58 N Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to provide an uplift to the state pension beyond inflation, in line with the increase to universal credit introduced in response to the covid-19 outbreak. (113268)

59 N Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the interface on tax credit debt and deductions from universal credit. (113148)

60 N Claire Hanna (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Financial Investigations Unit of the Child Maintenance Service has begun the use of video calling technology to complete interviews under caution. (113267)

61 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown on levels of fuel poverty. (113164)

62 N Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the number of days for which a person can claim new style job seekers allowance during the covid-19 outbreak. (113159)

63 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2020 to Question 106889 on State Retirement Pensions, how many people were having deductions and adjustments made to their State Pension payments by her Department to repay claimant debts owed to Government on the most recent date for which that data is available. (112980)

64 N Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants had deductions made to their monthly payment in the most recent month for which figures are available. (113275)

65 N Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants were (a) repaying an advance payment and (b) also repaying other debts through the deductions system in the most recent month for which figures are available. (113276)

66 N Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people on (a) universal credit and (b) legacy benefits were subject to deductions for benefit overpayments in the most recent month for which figures are available. (113277)

67 N Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will retain the minimum income floor for self-employed universal credit claimants while covid-19 related public health measures are in place in Wales. (113003) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 25

68 N Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the temporary suspension of the minimum income floor for self-employed universal credit claimants; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permanently removing that floor. (113004)

69 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer named day Questions 94510 and 94511 tabled on 23 September 2020 by the hon. Member for Tooting. (113188)

70 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of Hormone Replacement Therapy supplies during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (113237)

71 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve supply chains for the chemicals used to process blood tests. (113238)

72 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether someone is able to travel abroad under the November 2020 covid- 19 lockdown rules to attend a commemorative event to celebrate the life of someone who has died or to visit their grave. (112997)

73 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received representations on the sustainable global supply of paediatric cardiology equipment from following the transition period. (112998)

74 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 September 2020 to Question 89613 on care home vacancies, when the Adult Social Care Winter Plan will be published. (112999)

75 N Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all contracts (a) advertised and (b) awarded to private companies to supply tests for . (113206)

76 N Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to assess the (a) suitability and (b) accuracy of tests used for the mass covid-19 testing pilot in Liverpool. (113207)

77 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he holds information on the number of NHS employees in England who have access to private medical insurance. (112992)

78 N Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the population that has immunity to covid-19; and if he will make a statement. (112993) 26 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

79 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 91159, whether specific modelling was carried out on the potential effect of the return of students to (a) schools, (b) colleges and (c) universities on levels of demand for covid-19 testing. (113234)

80 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 October 2020, HCWS526 on Report on Exercise on Pandemic preparedness, if he will publish (a) when and (b) how the Government implemented each of the 22 recommendations of . (113044)

81 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the report into Exercise Cygnus was not published until 20 October 2020. (113045)

82 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the report published on 20 October 2020 the only report that exists on the findings of Exercise Cygnus. (113046)

83 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the latest Public Health England Radiotherapy Dataset; and whether he plans to publish that dataset. (113047)

84 N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that disinfectant products on sale to the general public for use on reducing the risk of transmission of covid-19 meet the required high clinical standards and are effective against covid-19. (113037)

85 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether clause 11, Exception 5: support groups of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 applies to baby sensory classes. (113040)

86 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the information collected in the General Practice Extraction Service data for pandemic planning and research indicates whether the frequency of use of antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs in people with learning disabilities has changed in (a) England and (b) local areas during the covid-19 outbreak . (113041)

87 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 contact tracing services capture information on contacts that occur after a person has taken a routine covid-19 test in the event that that person has tested positive for covid-19. (113042) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 27

88 N Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the contribution of the hon Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston in the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee on 19 October 2020, Official Report, col 10, whether he has made an assessment of the compatibility of the official Government guidance and the Test and Trace notifications on self-isolation periods. (113131)

89 N Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to consult clinically extremely vulnerable groups on the introduction of new covid-19 guidance on shielding. (113146)

90 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hypnotherapy in a face-to-face session is permissible under the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions. (113017)

91 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) total number of beds available to the NHS and (b) number of beds occupied by covid-19 patients as at 9 November 2020. (113105)

92 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Nightingale Hospitals are in operation as at 9 November 2020; and what services each such hospital is providing. (113106)

93 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff are (a) absent through illness and (b) self- isolating as a result of covid-19 as of 9 November 2020. (113107)

94 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England’s most recent Radiotherapy Dataset, how many cancer patients have had their radiotherapy treatment (a) delayed, (b) modified or (c) cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and how many patients are in the cancer treatment backlog. (113061)

95 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical information his Department uses to inform policy on tackling the backlog of cancer treatments. (113062)

96 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 22 October to Questions 100521 and 100519, whether (a) private General Dental Practitioners, (b) General Dental Practitioners offering NHS and private treatment, (c) NHS General Dental Practitioners, and (d) Community dentists employed by non-NHS organisations are defined as healthcare workers for the purposes of priority access to a covid-19 vaccine. (113204)

97 N Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department is giving to local authorities on enforcing mask wearing in public spaces. (113263) 28 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

98 N Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of contracts tendered to private companies to provide services in response to the covid-19 outbreak. (113266)

99 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of positive covid-19 cases have been missed in each Operation Moonshot pilot of rapid covid-19 testing. (113170)

100 N Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of positive covid-19 cases have been missed in each of the Operation Moonshot pilots of rapid covid-19 tests. (113171)

101 N Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the tiered regional approach in slowing the rate of covid prior to the national lockdown. (113236)

102 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether shoe repair businesses can operate during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England. (113019)

103 N Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to prevent fertility patients becoming ineligible for NHS-funded IVF as a result of delays resulting from the covid-19 outbreak. (113235)

104 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Pakistan on returning to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community educational institutions that were nationalised by the Pakistani Government. (113239)

105 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has responded to the Croatian supreme court’s request for the Government to make an intervention in Jonathan Taylor’s case. (113115)

106 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102833 on Saudi Arabia: Overseas Aid, what the names are of the funding streams through which the Government implements projects that involve working with organisations in Saudi Arabia; and how much funding was provided by those funding streams in each of the last four financial years. (113157)

107 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102833 on Saudi Arabia: Overseas Aid, what the names are of the funding streams through which the Government provides funding to Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 29

the UK armed forces to provide advice, assistance and training to Saudi Arabia; and how much funding was provided by those funding streams in each of the last four financial years. (113158)

108 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood of 1 April 2020 and subsequent requests for a reply in respect of her constituent. (113000)

109 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Answer to Question 109548 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff, whether details of proposed restructures have been presented to staff of his Department. (113193)

110 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any proposed restructure of his Department will result in a reduction in the number of director roles. (113194)

111 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the new trade envoy to Sri Lanka on ensuring that future trade agreements between the UK and Sri Lanka support the UK’s policy on accountability and justice for human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. (113117)

112 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the expiry of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 40/1 in March 2021, what steps the Government, in its role as leader of the Core Group on Sri Lanka, plans to take at the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council session in March 2021 to renew the international focus on impunity for human rights violations and attacks on the rule of law in Sri Lanka. (113119)

113 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is working with other states on (a) a new Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka that ensures continued monitoring by the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights and (b) a mechanism to gather and preserve evidence of human rights violations in Sri Lanka at the forthcoming HRC in March 2021, in response to the Government of Sri Lanka's rejection of the existing consensus process on transitional justice, truth, and reconciliation under resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1. (113120)

114 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the period to submit evidence to the review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact is limited to two weeks. (113209) 30 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

115 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK vetoed a proposal by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs at the UN Security Council on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh at the most recent UN Security Council meeting. (113210)

116 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise water, sanitation and hygiene in the overseas development budget. (113191)

117 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer dated 13 October 2020 to Question 907478 on USA: RAF Croughton, what assessment he has made of the US Government's compliance with obligations under Article II of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement in respect of activities at RAF Croughton. (112981)

118 N Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in the initial stage of assessment were housed in hotel accommodation in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area on (a) 1 July 2020, (b) 1 August 2020, (c) 1 September 2020 and (d) 1 October 2020. (113050)

119 N Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average response time is for written enquiries on immigration queries from hon Members' offices, by region and month first contacted. (113085)

120 N Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support male victims of domestic abuse. (113269)

121 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an equality impact assessment has been carried out in respect of her Department's plans to make rough sleeping grounds for deportation under the immigration rules. (113134)

122 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances would someone who is rough sleeping be considered to have refused support under her Department's plans to make rough sleeping grounds for deportation under the immigration rules. (113135)

123 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance will be given to immigration caseworkers to ensure that her Department's plans to make rough sleeping grounds for deportation under the immigration rules will be used as a last resort. (113136)

124 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds conditions on the number of people rough sleeping in the UK. (113137) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 31

125 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds conditions on levels of rough sleeping. (113160)

126 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) charities and (b) local authorities on her Department's proposals to deport foreign national rough sleeper after the transition period. (113161)

127 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a formal route for au pairs who are EU citizens to travel and work in the UK after the transition period. (113167)

128 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the gap in funding for police precepts as a result of people being unable to pay council tax during covid- 19 outbreak. (113202)

129 N Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the average annual cost to a police authority of employing a (a) police officer and (b) police community support officer; and what estimate she has made of that cost in each year from 2020-21 to 2024-25. (113203)

130 N Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of waiving the financial threshold for people renewing spousal visas who have lost their jobs or are unable to find new employment as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. (112995)

131 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for a Biometric Residency Permit to be issued after a positive outcome in a UKVI application in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) January to November 2020; and how many applicants were waiting for a Biometric Residency Permit to be issued six months after a positive outcome of their UKVI application in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020. (113030)

132 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions UKVI failed to meet the 20-day service level agreement on responding to enquiries from hon. Members on behalf of constituents in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020. (113031)

133 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for an asylum interview after the date of an asylum claim in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020. (113032) 32 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

134 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for a British Citizenship application to be processed; and how many applicants have been waiting over a year for their application be processed, as of November 2020. (113033)

135 N Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich of 14 August 2020 regarding his constituent’s Windrush compensation scheme offer. (113172)

136 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the transparency data on no recourse to public funds applications to change conditions of leave for quarter 3 of 2020. (112977)

137 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 October to Question 85927, whether the data on no recourse to public funds applications to change conditions of leave can meaningfully be broken down further; and if she will make a statement. (112978)

138 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British born Muslims applied to the armed services in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019. (113240)

139 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of British-born Muslims who applied to the armed forces (a) successfully completed their training and (b) served in the (i) British Army, (ii) Royal Air Force, (iii) Royal Navy and (iv) Royal Marines in each year since 2016. (113241)

140 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all UK F-35Bs are operating with the same software standard. (113005)

141 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all UK currently delivered F-35Bs are fully compatible with carrier operations. (113006)

142 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2020 to Question 107090 on Armed Forces: Surveillance, what the names are of the two specialist units of the armed forces trained to run covert human intelligence sources. (113200)

143 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has issued on the use by the Armed Forces of covert human intelligence sources who participate in crime; and if he will publish that guidance. (113201)

144 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the requirement for hospitality businesses to only use click and collect to sell alcohol applies to the sale of non-alcoholic items from those same premises. (113231) Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020 33

145 N Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Cold Weather Fund to support councils get rough sleepers off the streets will be available; and how that funding will be distributed in London. (113121)

146 N Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Lord Privy Seal on 3 November 2020, Official Report, Column HL683, what plans he has to set out in detail what steps the Government plans to to protect renters facing hardship from eviction, and if he will make a statement. (113139)

147 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pregnant women who are homeless in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England. (113124)

148 N Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many families with children were housed in temporary accommodation for more than (a) six months, (b) one year and (c) two years in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England in each of the last five years. (113125)

149 N Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support landlords who rely on income from less than three rental properties during the covid-19 outbreak. (113089)

150 N Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will reassess the potential merits of making sustainable drainage systems compulsory in new housing developments at risk from flooding. (113197)

151 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the transmission of covid-19 on the prison estate. (113039)

152 N Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to amend the definition of adultery to include same-sex relations. (113228)

153 N Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an estimate of the number of remaining outstanding legacy cases of people killed by paramilitaries. (113147)

154 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. (113028) 34 Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 9 November 2020

155 N Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of introducing a tax credit for employers who invest in training for their employees. (112973)

156 N Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on his Department's Net Zero Review announced November 2019; and what his timescale is for the publication of the outcome of that review. (113088)

157 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library all correspondence between the SAGE committee and the Chief Economist since 1 January 2020. (113082)

158 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requests he has made to the Office for Budget Responsibility to produce economic forecasts over the next 12 months; and if he will place that correspondence in the Library. (113083)

159 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the planned increase in the National Living Wage from £8.72 to £9.21 per hour in April 2021 on (a) incomes and (b) public finances. (113084)

160 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of excluding period pants over a certain size from classification as a sanitary product for VAT purposes on the mental health of young women. (113192)

161 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which businesses have been awarded a loan under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme since 1 January 2020. (113067)

162 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including women with children under the age of 12 months on the list of people permitted to form a social bubble with one other household during the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make a statement. (113098)