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Questions for Answer on Tuesday 4 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the injunction granted by the Family Division of 22 June 2001 in respect of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, what applications to vary that decision have been made and on behalf of whom; how such applications were funded; and what grounds were given in support of each such application. (167865)

2 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the injunction granted by the Family Division of 22 June 2001 in respect of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, how many allegations for breach of that injunction have been received by his Department; on what dates and on behalf of whom such allegations were received; how communication of such allegations was funded; and what grounds were given in support of each such allegation. (167866)

3 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the injunction granted by the Family Division on 22 June 2001 in respect of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, what costs were incurred by his and other government departments in respect of matters relating to that injunction, including any amounts paid by way of the fees of any counsel and other disbursements. (167867)

4 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the injunction granted by the Family Division on 22 June 2001 in respect of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, what data security policies and procedures apply to his and other government departments and all counsel instructed in connection with that injunction, including communicating information by email; and what

Questions tabled on Tuesday 24 July 2018

Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred.

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role his Department's Data Protection Officer and the data protection officers of other government departments play in instructing counsel in regard to data protection. (167868)

5 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months. (167990)

6 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the White Paper entitled The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, publish in July 2018, Cm 9593, how many staff members in the Europe Unit worked on that White Paper. (167822)

7 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when officials in the Europe Unit first had discussions with officials of the Department for Exiting the European Union on the Government's Chequers plan for leaving the EU. (167832)

8 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions members of his Department's Europe Unit had prior to 12 July 2018 with representatives of EU member states and EU institutions on the White Paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. (167932)

9 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department's Europe Unit had prior to 12 July 2018 with ministers or officials of the devolved administrations on the contents of the White Paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. (167933)

10 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many British Sign Language interpreters are available to support hearing impaired people in using public services. (168082)

11 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on the productivity of the hospitality sector of the reduction in EU net migration to the UK. (167839)

12 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of recent decreases in EU net migration to the UK on the ability of businesses to recruit seasonal workers from EU member states. (167840)

13 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department issues to businesses on their responsibilities as employers during periods of hot weather. (167858)

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14 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months. (167988)

15 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his policy proposals for rooftop solar after the closure of the Feed-In Tariffs Scheme in 2019. (168174)

16 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the export tariff for solar PV for energy exported to the grid will be maintained at 5.24 per kilo watt hour after April 2019. (168175)

17 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of net metering for solar PV and the renewables industry to provide value for money to consumers. (168176)

18 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what communications there were between Ministers or officials of his Department and Katherine Bennett of Airbus in May and June 2018. (167936)

19 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the Small Business Multiplier to (a) help small traders and (b) support high streets. (168153)

20 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to bring forward a property sector deal. (168049)

21 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the commercialisation of social science research. (168050)

22 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to promote productivity in the construction sector. (168051)

23 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the proposed closure of Eggborough Power Station; and if he will make a statement. (168084)


24 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what figures the Government holds on the number of EU citizens working in the UK tourism industry in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018. (167829)

25 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information the Government holds on the number of non-UK EU citizens working on seasonal work contracts in the UK tourism sector in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018 to date. (167841)

26 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support sports facilities in (a) Medway and (b) Kent. (168021)

27 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that category B4 gaming machines are not placed in areas outside of locations permitted by the Gambling Commission; and if he will make a statement. (167898)

28 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many gaming machine permits for category B4 gaming machines have been revoked in each year since 2010 for breaching Gambling Commission requirements relating to permitted locations; and if he will make a statement. (167899)

29 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what policies and enforcement measures are in place to ensure that permit holders for category B4 gaming machines adhere to Gambling Commission requirements relating to permitted locations; and what resources his Department has allocated to licensing authorities for the enforcement of those requirements. (167900)

30 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many category B4 gaming machine permit holders have been investigated in each year since 2010 for breaching Gambling Commission licensing requirements relating to permitted locations. (167901)

31 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the risk to the public posed by breaches of Gambling Commission requirements relating to permitted locations by permit holders of category B4 gaming machines. (167902)

32 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Advertising Standards Authority’s decision that Internet Service Providers can advertise using the term fibre even when their network relies on copper and aluminium wiring. (167872)


33 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's UK Digital Strategy 2017, what progress he has made in ensuring that the advertising of full fibre broadband services is accurate and fair. (167873)

34 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that consumers are aware of the comparative benefits of full fibre broadband compared with connections which use copper or aluminium wiring. (167946)

35 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what preparations he has made to support the resilience of UK companies' ability to send data across international borders in the event of no agreement being reached under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union; and if he will make a statement. (167833)

36 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what provisions he has made to ensure that in the event of no agreement being reached under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union no data that originates outside the UK will be transmitted to the EU without a data adequacy arrangement. (167931)

37 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 154 of the Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the review of the telecoms market. [Transferred] (167297)

38 N Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which statutes govern the use by MPs of the personal data of their constituents. [Transferred] (167239)

39 Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to increase the number of G4 football pitches in a) Easington constituency and b) the North East. (167996)

40 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a register of male and female statues to chart progress towards greater female representation. (168111)

41 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish proposals for 5G signal on the Great Western Mainline between Paddington and Penzance. (168112)

42 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department had with the advertising industry on reducing the promotion of unhealthy food before the watershed. (168142)


43 Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 in ensuring that the public sector treats economic operators equally and without discrimination. (167949)

44 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding levels for maintained nursery schools in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands, and (c) England. (167859)

45 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the role of maintained nursery schools in improving educational attainment among children from families living in poverty. (167860)

46 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from local authorities on supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools beyond 2020. (167861)

47 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of Combined Cadet Force units in state schools in (a) Kent and (b) England. (168019)

48 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of pupils studying STEM subjects. (168023)

49 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the number of pupils studying STEM subjects after the age of 16. (168024)

50 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to recruit and retain teachers and teaching staff in (a) Medway, (b) Kent and (c) England. (168031)

51 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 123752, whether he has plans to carry out a further review of childcare costs in England. (167903)

52 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on how many applications to study academic A-Level courses have been received by SK College Group's Knowsley campus for the 2018-19 academic year. (167917)

53 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on how many academic A- Level courses set out in the curriculum offer of SK College Group's prospectus for September 2018 at it's Knowsley campus will be provided rather than simply offered. (167918)


54 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle any disparities in education and skill levels in North East England compared to other regions of the UK. (167914)

55 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Schools Update, HCWS911, whether he consulted with the Welsh Government on the pay rise for teachers announced in that Written Statement. (168171)

56 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on Eligibility for free school meals, the early years pupil premium and the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit, published in March 2018, what estimate he has made of additional costs to his Department per year as a result of the proposed Free School Meal eligibility criteria. (168166)

57 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on Eligibility for free school meals, the early years pupil premium and the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit, published in March 2018, whether his Department will be be the only Department funding additional costs accumulated due to the proposed changes in free school meals eligibility criteria. (168167)

58 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage procurement at (a) schools (b) college (c) universities and (d) other educational establishments to be compliant with high animal welfare standards. (168178)

59 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June to Question 150142 on Selective Schools Expansion Fund, how many applications had been received for funding from the Selective Schools Expansion Fund by 19 July 2018; and from whom such applications were received. (167997)

60 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy that the Chartered College of Teaching should be led by practising teachers. (167998)

61 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Chair of the Social Mobility Commission recommended, published by his Department on 23 May 2018 on Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments, what the timetable is for the appointment process for the remaining Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commissioners. (167999)


62 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursing associates had begun apprenticeship courses by the end of (a) April 2018 and (b) June 2018. (168000)

63 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation of 14 May 2018, Official Report, column 15, by what date he plans that evaluation into Disabled Students’ Allowances to conclude. (168001)

64 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Spring Budget 2017, when he plans to set out plans for the £5 million fund for transport to selective schools for disadvantaged pupils. (168002)

65 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which academy schools are awaiting rebrokering as of 24 July 2018. (168003)

66 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2018 to Question 138485 on Education Fellowship Trust, how many of The Education Fellowship Trust schools are awaiting rebrokering. (168005)

67 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 135939 on Wakefield City Academies Trust, how much funding his Department provided to (a) former Wakefield City Academy Trust schools and (b) their new trusts by 1 April 2018. (168006)

68 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress is being made on the School Exclusions Review. (168007)

69 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 133821 on Children: Day Care, what advice his Department has provided to the Northern Ireland parties and the Northern Ireland Civil Service based on the experience of developing and administering the 30 hours free childcare policy in England. (168008)

70 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 802, what steps he has taken during the six-month extension to the childcare voucher scheme to address the concerns raised in that debate. (168010)

71 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the staff employed in each group of his Department are apprentices. (168011)

72 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Ministerial responsibility he has for the student loan book. (168012)


73 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the additional ring-fenced RDEL his Department will require to fund the increased RAB charge resulting from the increase to post-2012 loan repayment thresholds in each of the next three financial years. (168013)

74 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many student residential buildings have been identified as having aluminium composite material cladding; and what steps he is taking to ensure that such buildings are safe. (168015)

75 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2017 to Question 111967 on Wakefield City Academies Trust, whether he plans to publish the Education and Skills Funding Agency report into Wakefield City Academies Trust after all the schools are transferred to new trusts. (168016)

76 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Multi-Academy Trust Development and Improvement Fund is planned to continue into financial year 2019-2020. (168017)

77 Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the Mexborough Academy was re-brokered after sponsorship from Wakefield City Academies Trust ended. (168058)

78 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of the history national curriculum devoted to the teaching of British history. (167886)

79 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing for a route whereby schools in difficulty which have been converted to academy status can revert to local authority control; and if he will make a statement. (168014)

80 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will make it its policy to maintain the standards set out by the EU Bathing Water Directive once the UK has left the EU. (167827)

81 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to continue the existing pet passport scheme once the UK has left the EU. (167837)

82 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the proportion of waste from Medway which ended up in landfill in each of the last five years. (168032)


83 Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to maintain the responsibilities and functions in the UK of the Community Plant Variety Office (a) when the UK leaves the EU and (b) in the event of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without agreement; and if he will make a statement. (167969)

84 Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to maintain the responsibilities and functions in the UK of the European Food Safety Authority (a) when the UK leaves the EU and (b) in the event of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without an agreement. (167970)

85 Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to maintain the responsibilities and functions in the UK of the European Fisheries Control Agency (a) when the UK leaves the EU and (b) in the event of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without an agreement. (167972)

86 Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans for Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 to form part of the common rule book envisaged in the White Paper entitled The Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published in July 2018, Cm 9593. (168102)



89 Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to provide continuity of public and animal health protection through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (a) when the UK leaves the EU and (b) in the event of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without agreement. (168105)

90 Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy that future trade deals on food and feed will provide for public and animal health protection equivalent to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed after the UK leaves the EU. (168106)


91 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the White Paper entitled The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, publish in July 2018, Cm 9593, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on innovation within UK agriculture of ongoing harmonisation under a common rulebook set out in that White Paper. (167823)

92 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what preparations his Department has made to ensure that the UK is able to use its border arrangements to protect plant and animal health in the event of no withdrawal agreement being reached pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. (167929)

93 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to incorporate incentives to improve the accessibility and upkeep of public rights of way in any future scheme of agricultural payments. (168095)

94 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to incorporate incentives to enhance and maintain higher animal welfare standards in any future scheme of agricultural payments. (168096)

95 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to incorporate incentives to enhance and maintain wildlife habitat in any future scheme of agricultural payments. (168097)

96 Sandy Martin (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to incorporate incentives to enhance and maintain (a) heritage buildings, (b) monuments, (c) structures and (d) landscape features in any future scheme of agricultural payments. (168099)

97 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether legislative changes (a) are necessary and (b) have been made to ensure compliance in Northern Ireland with obligations under the (i) Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and (ii) Espoo Convention on Transboundary Impact. (167938)

98 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the White Paper entitled The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, publish in July 2018, Cm 9593, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on innovation within UK agriculture of ongoing harmonisation under a common rulebook set out in that White Paper. (168025)


99 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Foreign Office on (a) the experience of creating marine protected areas around British Overseas Territories and (b) lessons that could be used in creating UK national marine parks. (168108)

100 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of congestion zone areas in reducing pollution to legally permissible limits. (168119)

101 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned research on the costs to local authorities of administering (a) congestion charges and (b) ultra-low emission zone charges for (i) commercial and (ii) domestic vehicles. (168126)

102 Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish documentation for the computable general equilibrium model used by the Planning and Analysis Directorate. (168188)

103 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government has had discussions with (a) the EU and (b) EU Member States on the UK citizens retaining the ability to use EU only customs and passport queues at European airports and ports once the UK has left the EU. (167828)

104 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many countries which have service agreements with the UK which are contingent on UK membership of the EU have agreed that those agreements will (a) be rolled over during a transition period and (b) continue once that period is over. (167842)

105 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months. (167984)

106 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will list all the external analysis that has been commissioned by his Department since its inception; and what amount of money was spent of each such piece. (167824)

107 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will list (a) all the economic qualifications held by staff in his Department's Planning and Analysis Directorate and (b) what level those qualifications are. (167825)


108 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff work in his Department's Planning and Analysis Directorate. (167826)

109 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of the European Round Table of Industrialists since July 2016. (167924)

110 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many meetings with representatives of businesses headquartered (a) outside the UK and (b) within the UK have been arranged by his Department's Directorate of Communications and Stakeholders since July 2016. (167925)

111 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of giving up the United Kingdom's share of European Investment Bank assets in the event that the UK leaves the EU. (168179)

112 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Government funding is available to the UNHCR for the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the Liverpool City Council area. (167888)

113 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding given to UK-based organisations that has been spent on (a) overseas aid and (b) administrative costs within the UK over the last five years. (168074)

114 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is the Government's policy that UK citizens returning with purchased wine from the European Union will have to pay (a) £2 duty on wine that they have bought in bulk direct from vineyards and have bottled themselves before returning to the UK and (b) a reduced corkage fee instead once the UK has left the European Union. (167838)

115 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months. (167987)

116 Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment his Department carried out on legislative changes to the operating weight of MCBP vehicles. (167960)


117 Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what economic impact assessment his Department has carried out on changes to the regulation of MCBP vehicles. (167961)

118 Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment he made prior to concluding that 10 years is an adequate derogation period for MCBP operators to adjust to new regulations. (167967)

119 Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment he made prior to concluding that seven months was an adequate timeframe for manufacturers to significantly redesign MCBP vehicles. (167971)

120 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to EU Regulation 261/2004 that entitles passengers to compensation for delayed flights, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that a similar compensation scheme applies to flights from the UK to an airport located outside of the EU after the UK leaves the EU. (167830)

121 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the Government's policy seek to maintain membership of the EU's Open Skies system. (167848)

122 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of uptake for Cycle to Work Scheme; and what steps he is taking to encourage uptake of that scheme. (167863)

123 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Bikeability training places his Department funded in schools in each of the last two academic years. (167864)

124 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) number and (b) quality of rail services in the South East. (168020)

125 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) communications and (b) meetings Ministers and officials of his Department have had with (i) Halton Borough Council, (ii) Mersey Gateway since the ruling of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal on the legal enforceability of the Mersey Gateway Bridge tolls; and if he will make a statement. (167905)

126 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake research to identify the economic impact on the Liverpool City Region of tolls on the (a) Mersey Gateway Bridge, (b) Silver Jubilee Bridge, (c) Kingsway Tunnel and (d) Queensway Tunnel. (167907)

127 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the financial guarantee given to ensure the operators of the Mersey Gateway Bridge have no financial shortfall as a result of lower than expected traffic across that bridge has yet been called upon. (167915)


128 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the feasibility study for the restorations of the Skipton-Colne Railway; and what the timetable is for his receiving the final report from that study. (167876)

129 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the trends in the (a) quantity and (b) frequency of bus services in (i) Jarrow Constituency (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) Tyne and Wear since 2010. (167909)

130 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to Nexus in each year since 2010. (167910)

131 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his department has spent on bus services in (a) Jarrow Constituency (b) South Tyneside and (c) Tyne and Wear in each year since 2010. (167911)

132 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to Nexus for (a) commercial bus services and (b) supported bus services in each year since 2010. (167912)

133 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recent statement of the Irish Prime Minister on the use of Irish airspace by UK airlines in the event of no deal being reached under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union; what advice the Government is providing to UK airlines as a result of that statement; and if he will make a statement. (167834)

134 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Rail Minister is (a) consulted and (b) signs off on decisions on changes to the timetabling of Gatwick Express services run under the GTR Management Contract. (167991)

135 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of regulations governing working hours of professional drivers on (a) public safety and (b) the safety and wellbeing of drivers. (168152)

136 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for introducing Delay Repay 15 on Greater Anglia services; and if he will make a statement. (168035)

137 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce funding decisions for the second Road Investment Strategy funding period. (168110)

138 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current status is of plans for the building of a Lower Thames Crossing; and what assessment he has made of the benefits of such a crossing for local residents in Romford and the London Borough of Havering. (167887)


139 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with TfL on improving the availability of mobile phone coverage on TfL Rail services. (167904)

140 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average cost of a train ticket purchased in the (a) South East, (b) South West, (c) North East, (d) North West, (e) West Midlands, (f) East Midlands, (g) East Anglia, (h) Yorkshire and the Humber and (i) Greater London; and if he will make a comparative assessment of the average costs of those train tickets for each of those regions in each of the last ten years. (168139)

141 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average cost of a train ticket per mile of track covered for the journey covered by that ticket in each of the last three years. (168141)

142 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the criteria are for a social landlord to gain access to the universal credit landlord portal. (168089)

143 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the universal credit application process. (168090)

144 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to encourage more fathers to take shared parental leave. (168092)

145 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when and for what reasons her Department changed its procedures on dealing with members of the Scottish Parliament in respect of access to the Job Centre Complaints’ Resolution Team; and if she will make a statement. (168094)

146 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which initiatives and programmes have been implemented to assist people experiencing personal debt and household poverty since the introduction of the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. (167891)

147 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures are in place to ensure that child claimants of disability living allowance who appeal the outcome of a mandatory reconsideration do not see their payments stopped between lodging of the appeal and the tribunal date. (167889)


148 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Garston and Halewood constituency have had their eligibility for the higher rate mobility component of DLA or its PIP equivalent removed due to changes in their benefits in each of the last five years. (167890)

149 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with mobile phone providers on enabling their customers to make online claims for benefits and access online information without incurring a mobile data usage charge. (167986)

150 Gillian Keegan (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of not requiring people with degenerative conditions who were in receipt of employment and support allowance before September 2017 to attend a further face-to-face work capability assessment. (168187)

151 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the causes of unsuccessful transfers from DLA onto PIP in the Glasgow area, and if will she make a statement. (168078)

152 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to investigate the causes of the high proportion of unsuccessful transfers of DLA claimants to PIP in the Glasgow area. (168079)

153 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the implications are for her policies of the finding in the June 2018 NAO report Rolling Out Universal Credit which questioned her expectation that most claimants would have enough money to manage over the initial waiting period. (168081)

154 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to support the coordination and joining-up of the health and care systems in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement. (168086)

155 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the European Health Insurance Card system will be available to all citizens who are ordinarily resident in the UK in the event that the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement. (167836)

156 N Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations on the origin of 20 skinless human bodies being exhibited at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham; and what information his Department holds on consents obtained for the (a) transportation and (b) exhibition of those bodies. [Transferred] (167240)


157 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many out-of-area placements there have been for children and adolescents with psychosis in (a) England and (b) Birmingham in each year since 2010. (167856)

158 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people in (a) Birmingham and (b) England referred for early intervention in psychosis services received help within two weeks of being referred in the last twelve months. (167857)

159 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the levels of care and support available for women with breast cancer in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England. (167862)

160 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help young disabled people into work in (a) Medway and (b) England. (168026)

161 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of defibrillators available in public places. (168028)

162 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of publically accessible defibrillators in Medway. (168030)

163 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of care home providers exiting local authority contracts on the provision of those services in Coventry. [Transferred] (167115)

164 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the judgment of Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 401, what steps are being taken to ensure that responses to disclosures by NHS whistleblowers are not influenced by the personal feelings of staff towards those people making such disclosures. (168117)

165 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with mobile phone providers on enabling their customers to access the NHS Digital website without incurring a mobile data usage charge. (167985)

166 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Adjournment debate of 17 July 2018 on Access to Orkambi, Official Report, columns 377-386, if he will take steps to keep hon. Members updated over the summer recess in the event that any progress is made between Vertex and NHS England on making the drug Orkambi available on the NHS for people with Cystic Fibrosis. (167906)


167 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the level of compensation for victims of the contaminated blood scandal in England is less than that in Scotland; and whether an assessment was made of the implications for the level of compensation of the status of healthcare as a non-devolved policy area when British haemophiliacs were treated with contaminated products. [Transferred] (167331)

168 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to support Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust's proposal for the redevelopment of the emergency department at Queen Alexandra Hospital. (168155)

169 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage uptake by GP surgeries of online access systems for patients. (168059)

170 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to lower the maternal mortality rate. (168060)

171 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the soft drinks industry levy on sugar consumption levels in the UK. (168061)

172 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with appropriate officials in Northern Ireland on extending access to the HPV vaccination to that part of the UK. (168062)

173 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childhood Cancer to discuss its recent report. (168063)

174 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NICE's draft guideline entitled Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management, published in May 2018, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the interventions for patients with complex abdominal aortic aneurysms there listed under the term Complex EVAR; and what comparative assessment he has made of the effect on patient outcomes of (a) customised fenestrated endografts and (b) physician-modified endografts for complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. (167952)

175 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the (a) prevalence of non-authorised, physician-modified products in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms and (b) effect of those products on such aneurysms. (167953)


176 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2018 to Questions 159561 and 159563, what type of data has been included to inform the Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management draft guidance; and whether that data includes up-to-date registry data. (167954)

177 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Government support is available to people with hearing impairments in respect of a) assisted access to public buildings and b) financial support for assistive products. (168189)

178 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients pay the full price for their prescription medicine. (168190)

179 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of a) subsidising prescriptions for people who do not pay the fixed rate for prescriptions, and b) paying the difference between cost of prescription medicines and the fixed rates paid for them by people who are not entitled to help with the cost of prescriptions, over the last twelve months for which data is available. (168191)

180 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much revenue is projected to be raised in the 2018-19 financial year from the sugar tax. (168129)

181 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of the sugar tax on reducing the sugar content of soft drinks. (168131)

182 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much revenue has been collected since the introduction of the soft drinks industry levy; and that money has been spent on. (168133)

183 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the soft drink industry on reducing the levels of sugar in their drinks. (168134)

184 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had any discussions on extending the soft drinks industry levy to other high sugar consuming food and drink. (168135)

185 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the time taken for GP referrals of patients for cancer treatment. (168143)

186 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the survival rates for people with breast cancer have been in each of the last five years. (168146)


187 Karin Smyth (Bristol South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money each local authority received via clinical commissioning groups in 2017-18 to provide breaks for carers as a proportion of the £130 million of Government funding for carers' breaks included annually in the Better Care Fund. (168088)

188 Karin Smyth (Bristol South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to change from 2019 the level of the £130 million of funding for carers' breaks designated annually in the Better Care Fund; and if he will make a statement. (168091)

189 Karin Smyth (Bristol South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether future operating guidance on the Better Care Fund will include a clear reference to funding for breaks for carers; and if he will make a statement. (168093)

190 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme sets an ambitious framework for delivering quick patient access to new and clinically-effective medicines. (168100)

191 Liz Twist (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme negotiations to ensure that modern cancer therapies are categorised as cost-effective. (168101)

192 Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the time taken to obtain security clearance for health and social care staff on the delivery of healthcare in prisons. (168029)

193 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2016 to Question 47638, what the source of the funding was for the administration costs of £70,004 for the Gulf Strategy Integrated Delivery Team in financial year 2015-16. (167844)

194 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent from the Integrated Activity Fund in the financial year 2017-18. (167845)

195 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Government of Bahrain on the refusal by Jau prison authorities to allow Bahraini academic Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace to attend a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement. (167847)

196 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic assistance the Government is providing to Japan as a result of recent floods in that country. (167919)


197 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on consolidating the end of the state of war recently agreed by the Governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia. (167920)

198 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Government of Nicaragua on respect for religious freedom in that country. (167921)

199 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Laos counterpart on potential legislative changes which threaten freedom of religion and belief in that country. (167922)

200 N Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether arrangements have been made for the right hon. Member for Uxbridge to pay rent on grace and favour apartments after 9 July 2018; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (167213)

201 Jared O'Mara (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Emir of Qatar on improving working conditions and valuing the human rights of workers in Qatar. [Transferred] (167399)

202 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Lugansk People's Republic law #211-II on the freedom of conscience and religious association. (168064)

203 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the international community is taking to ensure that the freedom of religion or belief is protected in the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine. (168065)

204 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on strengthening the legal procedures relating to religious blasphemy charges in that country to protect against frivolous accusations. (168066)

205 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his polices of the submissions on proposed procedural amendments to check the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan authored by the Pakistani National Commission for Human Rights. (168067)

206 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to support the Nigerian Government in alleviating the conflict between Fulani herders and farming communities. (168068)


207 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on the means by which Fulani herders in Nigeria come into possession of sophisticated weaponry. (168069)

208 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether British Embassy staff in Nepal receive training on local religions, patterns of discrimination and conflict between religious groups and the interaction of religion with society. (168070)

209 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to support the creation of an international and independent review of the issue of organ harvesting in China. (168071)

210 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken at international level to advocate for the protection of the Antarctic. (168147)

211 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the United Nations Security Council to refer the people responsible for the situation of the Rohinga in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court. (168150)

212 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received reports on the condition of Mr Hamed bin Haydara, a Baha’i prisoner in Sana’a, Yemen; and if he will make a statement. (168148)

213 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on reports of Iran encouraging the Houthi to persecute the Baha’i community in Sana’a, Yemen. (168149)

214 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date was the former Foreign Secretary, the rt. Hon Member for Uxbridge & South Ruislip's recent visit to Afghanistan first discussed. (168158)

215 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date was the final schedule for former the Foreign Secretary's visit to Afghanistan confirmed. (168159)

216 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which airport did the former Foreign Secretary depart from for his visit to Afghanistan on 25 June 2018. (168160)

217 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, prior to the former Foreign Secretary's visit to Afghanistan on 25 June 2018, when was the last meeting between Ministers of the Afghan and UK Governments. (168161)


218 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for how many hours was the former Foreign Secretary in Afghanistan on his visit of 25 June; and what proportion of that time was spend in meetings. (168162)

219 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on trends in and the extent of radicalisation by Hamas of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. (168169)

220 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of Hamas-led rocket attacks against Israel there have been in each of the last twelve months. (168170)

221 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for victims of sexual violence to secure employment and training opportunities. [Transferred] (167341)

222 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications by refugees for Indefinite Leave to Remain submitted since July 2017 had not received a decision after at least 12 months. (167843)

223 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the Windrush generation have been identified as living in (a) Scotland, (b) South Lanarkshire and (c) Lanark and Hamilton East constituency. (168098)

224 Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women have been deported after being detained in an immigration detention centre. (168114)

225 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the length of time EU citizens who participate in the private pilot of the new application process for the EU Settlement Scheme will have to wait for the outcome of their application. (167894)

226 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the private pilot of the new application process for the EU Settlement Scheme due to begin in the North West on 28 August 2018. (167895)

227 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking with other government departments to ensure that asylum seekers are able to present in their substantive asylum interview all information relevant to their claim and are able to access legal representation and advice. [R] (167957)


228 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking with the Ministry of Justice to ensure that legal aid availability meets the needs of asylum seekers. [R] (167958)

229 Kirstene Hair (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on preparations for the introduction of a new seasonal agricultural workers scheme; and what the timetable tor the introduction of that scheme is. (168075)

230 Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to ensure that in the event of no agreement being reached under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union that there will be a UK immigration policy that does not give special preference to EU migrants. (167821)

231 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of international best practice in relation to the criminalisation of prostitution; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (167409)

232 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports to Action Fraud have been dismissed by a computer system before they are read by a member of staff in each of the last three years for which figures are available. (168180)

233 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of reports made to Action Fraud have been reviewed by (a) a computer system and (b) a member of staff in each of the last three years for which figures are available. (168181)

234 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support fraud victims whose cases do not meet Action Fraud's threshold for investigation. (168182)

235 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget for (a) Action Fraud and (b) National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to tackle cyber crime. (168183)

236 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his department has to ensure that in the event of no agreement being reached under Article 50 of the treaty on the European Union there will be a UK immigration policy that does not give special preference to EU migrants. (168034)

237 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK Government initiatives to prevent illegal immigration from Calais. (167883)


238 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 164381, what information his Department holds on the number of on-duty officers of UK Border Force and its predecessor body who were deployed at airports in each year since 2008. (167955)

239 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to Question 155249, on Immigration: Windrush Generation, tabled on 19 June 2018 by the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall. (167975)

240 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2018 to Question 164380, what recent assessment he has made of how UK Border Force has performed against its target of processing non-EEA passengers at UK airports. (167976)

241 Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on immigration. (167930)

242 Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department use to determine if an international deployment of the Armed Forces is designated combat or non-combat. (167831)

243 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what resources his Department received from the Integrated Activity Fund in financial year 2017-18. (167846)

244 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 2, paragraph 1.11, how many personnel have been on short notice to move for each of the last five years. (168038)

245 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 2, paragraph 1.11, what the average length of notice given was for personnel being called for operational tours by Service for each of the last five years. (168039)

246 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 3, paragraph 1.1, on how many occasions in the last 12 months personnel have held acting or temporary ranks for each Service and at what rank. (168040)

247 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 8, paragraph 2.7, what the average length of deployment has been by Service in each of the last five years. (168041)


248 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 9, paragraph 2.9, when his Department plans to bring forward further details on future staffing levels and targets. (168042)

249 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 10, paragraph 2.16, what steps his Department is taking to improve morale in the armed forces. (168043)

250 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 10, paragraph 2.16, on how many occasions Reserve deployments have been cancelled due to gapping in the last 12 months. (168044)

251 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 20, paragraph 2.59, what plans his Department has to extend military medical and dental care to reserve personnel on Full Time Reserve Service. (168045)

252 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 29, paragraph 3.25, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness and understanding of the Armed Forces Pension scheme among armed forces personnel. (168046)

253 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, page 34, paragraph 3.45, what plans his Department has to re-examine the policy of Recruitment and Retention Payments being completely removed upon a member of Service personnel submitting their notice to terminate. (168047)

254 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on procuring (a) Type 31e frigates and (b) fleet support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and if they will be built at UK shipyards. (167908)

255 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2005 to Question 217295 on Military Aircraft Crashes, whether military personnel and their families were made aware that crossing the English-Scottish border would in the event of death in Scotland result in the loss of the degree of legal protection afforded them by Coroners’ Inquests in the rest of the UK; and if will he now release an un-redacted copy of the Board of Inquiry report to the families. (168113)

256 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed the UK’s first strike policy with the Prime Minister since his appointment; and if he will make a statement. (168163)


257 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK’s first strike capability of the UK leaving the EU. (168164)

258 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to agree to General Electric's proposed closure of manufacturing facilities in Rugby. (167948)

259 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the basing decisions for the Type 26 frigate. (168109)

260 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement in the letter of 13 March 2018 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Housing and Homelessness) to the hon. Member for Oxford East, whether the statement that the Government wants to support all landlords to offer longer tenancies where they are wanted, whether it is the Government's policy that local authorities will be provided with the flexibility to retain secure tenancies as standard in local Tenancy Strategies under the responsibilities conveyed by the Housing and Planning Act 2016. (168127)

261 Chris Green (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people affected by problem leaseholds; and what steps his Department is taking to inform those so affected. (168083)

262 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards will be put in place on the proposed entry level exception sites to prevent homes being resold at market rates. (167874)

263 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the effect of the proposed entry level exception sites on the provision of affordable rented homes in England. (167875)

264 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses on UK high streets that have closed in the last 12 months. (168077)

265 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase support for victims of crime in Nottinghamshire. (168085)

266 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty charge notices issued by Merseyflow to people for failure to pay the toll on the Mersey Gateway Bridge have been appealed to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal; and how many of those appeals were successful. (167916)


267 Kirstene Hair (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for attacks by violent dogs on Royal Mail and other delivery staff since 2015. (168076)

268 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish the Estates and Transformation Team report on the feasibility of the public sector bidding to run new-build prisons; and if he will make a statement. (168118)

269 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the I CAN and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists' report, Bercow: ten years on, published on 20 March 2018, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care to implement the recommendations in that report. (167980)

270 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Prison Service Instruction 44 of 2010, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of nutritional standards in prisons and correctional facilities. (168072)

271 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Rule 29 of the Prison Rules 1999, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prisoners' (a) access to and (b) engagement in physical education. (168073)

272 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the system for prisoner transfers between different categories of prison is effectively monitored. (168132)

273 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July to Question 165122, if he will collect data centrally on how many male prisoners whose security category is D (eligible for open prisons) are awaiting transfer to an open prison in Category (a) B and (b) C Prisons in England and Wales. (168136)

274 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165122, if he will collect data centrally on how many female prisoners whose security category is D (eligible for open prisons) are awaiting transfer to an open prison in Category (a) B and (b) C Prisons in England and Wales. (168137)

275 Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department and HM Prison and Probation Service are taking to speed up security clearance for health and social care staff commencing employment in prisons. (168027)


276 Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days taken was to gain security clearance for health and social care professionals seeking to commence employment in prisons in each of the last five financial years. (168033)

277 Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for the (a) government of Northern Ireland and (b) role of the Northern Ireland civil service of the recent court ruling against the granting of planning permission for the Arc21 incinerator; and if he will make a statement. (167923)

278 Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Government has for the construction of new infrastruture on the UK border in Northern Ireland in the event of no withdrawal agreement being concluded under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. (167939)

279 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information her Department holds on whether the (a) Republic of Ireland and (b) the EU has plans for building new infrastructure on the UK border in Northern Ireland in the event of no agreement being reached under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union; and whether the UK Government has any such plans. (168022)

280 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to transpose (a) Directive 2016/1065/EU on VAT treatment of vouchers and (b) Directive 2017/2455/EU on VAT on electronic commerce whose transposition date expires by the end of this year. (167835)

281 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the rate of insurance premium tax on the cost of insurance premiums since 2011. (168115)

282 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations HMRC has launched against firms using the Employment Allowance avoidance scheme referred to in the HMRC guidance of 29 June 2015. (168116)

283 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months. (167989)

284 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish what information his Department holds on overall public spending per capita in (a) Jarrow Constituency (b) South Tyneside and (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the North East since 2010. (167913)


285 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Schools Update, HCWS911, whether the Welsh Government is planned to receive any additional funding for the pay rise for teachers announced in that Written Statement. (168172)

286 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the most recent guidance on the use of PFI and PF2 issued by his Department is; and when that guidance was last updated. (167878)

287 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has made to the Office for National Statistics on their work on considering alternative treatments for student loans in the national accounts. (167879)

288 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has any plans to privatise the British Business Bank. (167880)

289 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Education of 13 March 2018, Official Report, Column 802, what steps he has taken during the six month extension to the childcare voucher scheme to address the concerns raised in that debate. (168165)

290 Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 767, what steps he has taken to address the specific circumstances affecting public sector employees in relation to childcare vouchers are; and what discussions he has had with colleagues from Northern Ireland in relation to those steps. (168168)

291 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the extent to which the Check Employment Status for Tax tool aligns with (a) case law relating to the test of mutuality of obligation used to establish that an employment relationship exists and (b) other such case law; and if he will make a statement. (168138)

292 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2018 to Question 160282, what specific methods of testing have been used to assess the accuracy of the Check Employment Status for Tax; and whether regression testing has been used on that system. (168140)

293 Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2018 to Question 160282, whether he plans to publish the results of accuracy tests performed on the Check Employment Status for Tax tool. (168144)

294 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the timetable is for the introduction of legislative proposals to ban gay conversion therapy. (167926)


295 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will make it its policy to fund PrEP from central government funding for all at risk groups. (167927)

296 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle biphobia. (167928)

297 Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that indicator 5.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals is assessed effectively across Government. (168122)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 5 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 N Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work has been undertaken to understand the technology and processes required to remove the need for infrastructure related to checks and controls at the Irish border itself aside from that on the Facilitated Customs Arrangement referred to in the Government's White Paper on the future relationship between the EU and the UK. (168173)

2 N Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many outstanding (a) official investigations and (b) legal cases there are led by the European Commission and involving UK nationals employed within EU institutions who have acted as whistle-blowers against alleged malpractice or fraud; what steps the Government is taking to pursue these investigations and cases notwithstanding the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement. (168052)

3 N Wes Streeting (Ilford North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Government's hosting of national democracy week, how many events the Government held; and how many people attended each such event. (168177)

4 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the definition of worker in employment law to clarify and strengthen the rights of off-payroll workers, dependent contractors and participants in the gig economy. (167871)

5 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the retail sector in Coventry. (167851)


6 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the effect of job loss on mental health and well-being; and if he will make a statement. (167852)

7 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what criteria his Department used to decide which areas would be chosen to work with the Government to develop their local industrial strategies. [R] (167959)

8 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason his Department did not choose to work with the Sheffield City Region on a local industrial strategy. [R] (167962)

9 N Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings Ministers or officials of his Department had with representatives of (a) Airbus and (b) BMW at which company announcements relating to the UK leaving the EU were discussed in May and June 2018. (167934)

10 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department is making on taking forward with the European Commission the concerns of entertainment venues and lighting designers about the effect of the proposed EU Lighting Regulation 2020 to replace EU1194/2012 on theatre and other entertainment lighting. (167943)

11 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent trends in the number of pubs closing on the night time economy. (168124)

12 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with UK Sport on the future sustainability of sports which do not currently receive any funding. (168156)

13 N Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to limit children’s exposure to gambling adverts during live sporting events. (168157)

14 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish an alternative governance body than the Football Association to administer women's football in England. (167992)

15 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Football Association on promoting women's football in the North East of England. (167993)

16 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding from the public purse the Football Association has received in each of the last five years. (167994)


17 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding from the public purse the Football Association has received in each of the last five years to facilitate women's football. (167995)

18 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to prevent broadband services using copper which is sold as fibre. (167947)

19 N Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 109351 on Olympic Games 2012, if he will provide an update on what proportion of the assets at the Olympic Park have been sold; what revenue those sales have yielded; and what further such sales of assets are planned. (168018)

20 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what step his Department is taking to encourage good practice in cyber security for businesses. (168125)

21 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for the future relationship between the EU and the UK broadcasting industry. (167849)

22 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of suspensions in primary and secondary schools in Coventry; and what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for schools with high numbers of suspensions. (167855)

23 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Teachers Update, WS912, when he plans to publish the funding sources for the teachers pay grant for (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20. (168036)

24 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Written Statement of 24 July on Teachers Update, WS912, how will the savings from his Department’s budget to fund the teachers pay grant be made. (168037)

25 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made contingency plans for the implementation of the first three T Levels in the event that the planned timetable is not met. (168057)

26 N Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the consultation on the environmental principles and governance Bill. (167950)


27 N Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a list of all the (a) affirmative and (b) negative statutory instruments exercising powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 which he plans to lay before Parliament in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20. (167963)

28 N Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's risk register listing the key risks identified in the event of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without agreement. (167964)

29 N Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) viability of the food industry and (b) cost of food to consumers of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without an agreement. (167965)

30 N Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to maintain the responsibilities and functions in the UK of the (a) EU Environment Agency and (b) European Environment Information and Observation Network (i) after the UK leaves the EU and (ii) in the event of the UK leaving the EU in 2019 without an agreement. (167966)

31 N Sue Hayman (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans for Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 to form part of the common rule book envisaged in the White Paper entitled The Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published in July 2018, Cm 9593. (167968)

32 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what screening procedures are in place to monitor the effect of industrial pig and poultry production on the trans-boundary environment and health of Northern Ireland and Ireland. (167935)

33 N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when it is planned that ratification of the 2004 second amendment to the Espoo Convention on Transboundary Impact will take place in relation to Northern Ireland. (167937)

34 N Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will include proposals to create national marine parks in his review of National Parks. (168107)

35 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of climate change on the prevalence of wildfires in the UK. (168120)


36 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment of the potential effects on businesses in (a) the North East and (b) the UK of leaving the EU VAT area. (167981)

37 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he now plans to negotiate mutual recognition of broadcasting regulation standards with the European Union; and if he will make a statement. (167850)

38 N Sir Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the report of the task and finish group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing in September. (167877)

39 N Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2018 to Question, what his Department’s policy is on the construction of a new fixed link between Britain and France. (168145)

40 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2018 to Question 163101 on Rolling Stock, if he will list the specific economic benefits. (167977)

41 N Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing into the airline industry a delay-repay scheme similar to that in the rail industry; and if he will make a statement. (168009)

42 N Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) representatives of London boroughs on accelerating the installation of rapid electric charging points for taxis. (167885)

43 N Ruth George (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 23 July to Question 165701 on universal credit, when he expects updated figures to be available. (168151)

44 N Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effect of section 75 rules on debt calculations for multi-Employer Pension Schemes on directors of plumbing companies. (168080)

45 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of how much lower spending from the public purse on universal credit would have been in 2018-19 in the event that the waiting time for payment of benefit had not been reduced from six weeks to five. (167881)

46 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what he estimate his Department has made of what the spend from the public purse on Universal Credit benefit payments will be in 2018-19. (167882)


47 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on workplace health and safety regulations to ensure that employers provide appropriate first aid training for their staff. (168053)

48 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of mental health staff that have been recruited to the NHS since June 2017. (168054)

49 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number members of the public who have been trained in basic mental health awareness and first aid by the Government since June 2017. (168055)

50 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the proposed budget for child and adolescent mental health services transformation has been allocated to local clinical commissioning groups; and how much was allocated in each year since that budget was announced. (168056)

51 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the auditing procedure that is in place to ensure that timesheets of agency and night workers in the NHS are accurate. (167854)

52 N Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many locum doctors are subject to the 2019 Loan Charge. (168154)

53 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to maintain the current cost-effectiveness threshold per quality-adjusted life year in the next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. (168184)

54 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to establish a formal mechanism to (a) involve and (b) listen to patient groups during the next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme negotiations. (168185)

55 N Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of licensing the National Institute for Health Research to use the NHS brand on the development and dissemination of research on front line NHS clinical practice; and if he will make a statement. (167853)


56 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Public Health England review of minimum unit pricing for alcohol is planned to be published; and what assessment he has made of the effect on public health of the time taken to implement a minimum unit pricing alcohol policy in England. (167974)

57 N Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS in England of special medicinal products over the last 12 months. (167951)

58 N Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK Overseas Territories can continue to access environmental funding after the UK leaves the EU. (167884)

59 N Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to answer Questions 146839 and 163094, on criminal proceedings, tabled on 22 May and 11 July 2018 respectively by the hon. Member for Scunthorpe; and for what reasons he has so far not responded to those Questions. (167973)

60 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities in (a) Liverpool and (b) the North West affected by the roll out of the private pilot of the new application process for the EU Settlement Scheme due to begin on 28 August 2018. (167892)

61 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to contact, inform and involve hon. Members whose constituencies are included in the area of the private pilot of the new application process for the EU Settlement Scheme due to be launched on 28 August 2018. (167893)

62 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of rejected applications under the private pilot of the new application process for the EU Settlement Scheme on (a) the people making those applications and (b) the provision of NHS services in the North West whose staff members have had their applications so rejected. (167896)

63 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the eligibility requirements are for a successful application under the private pilot of the new application process for the EU Settlement Scheme; and whether people found not to be eligible under the terms of that pilot scheme will be able to make new applications to the EU Settlement Scheme once it is fully launched. (167897)


64 N Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether death penalty assurances have been waived in any cases prior to those of Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. (167956)

65 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Ministry of Defence -Update, HCWS909, when the 0.9% non-consolidated one-off payment will be implemented. (167982)

66 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department first received a copy of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body’s 2018 report. (167983)

67 N Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 29, paragraph 3.23, of the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, for what reason the Review Body’s recommendation of an across-the-board increase of 2.9 per cent in base pay for 2018-19 was not accepted. (168004)

68 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the Type 31e frigate acquisition process has been halted; and if he will make a statement. (167940)

69 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the new Type 31e frigate procurement competition. (167941)

70 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's new procurement competition for the Type 31e frigate will maintain the policy of capping the price of each vessel at £250 million. (167942)

71 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target in-service date for the first Type 31 frigates is; and what assessment he has made of the implications of operating Type 23 frigates beyond the dates on they were due to be replaced by Type 31 frigates. (167944)

72 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether DE&S plans to issue a new pre-qualification questionnaire to industry for the Type 31e frigate competition. (167945)

73 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which foreign armed forces the UK armed forces has trained in the last 12 months. (168121)

74 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department’s civil society strategy; and what the scope of that strategy will be. (167979)

75 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help protect tenants from increasing property maintenance charges. (168128)


76 N Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Shared Prosperity Fund is planned to be allocated on the basis of the Barnett formula. (168123)

77 N Darren Jones (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that any unresolved disputes around General Data Protection Regulation implementation will not prevent National Association of Child Contact Centres accredited support contact centres from receiving grants from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in 2019. (168186)

78 N Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent statutory inquiry on the family courts’ handling of domestic abuse. (167978)

79 N Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Prime Minister, what information she holds on the current status of the EU's review of compensation due to Robert McCoy; what official UK involvement there has been in investigating the criminal allegations originally made by him; what legal support has been provided to him; if she will ensure that all outstanding anti-fraud cases relating to EU institutions and involving UK nationals as eye-witnesses are resolved as part of negotiations on the UK leaving the EU; and if she will make a statement. (168048)

80 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to extend IR35 off-payroll tax rules to the private sector. (167869)

81 N Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on private sector (a) employment and (b) workforce structures of extending IR35 off-payroll tax rules to the private sector. (167870)

82 N Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential effect on encouraging people and businesses to be more environmentally-friendly and on energy security of establishing an exemption from any valuation uplift of business premises for business rates purposes when solar panels have been fitted. (168087)

83 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165182, by what means HMRC plans to distinguish between a good settled in its final destination in the UK and a good destined to travel on to the EU. (168130)

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