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House of CommonsQuestions for Oral or Written Answerbeginning on Thursday 27 April 2017

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer onThursday 27 April 2017

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paperof which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.

For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which noprevious notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.

THURSDAY 27 APRIL

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask theSecretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant tothe Answer of 13 April 2017 to Question 70406, on energy intensiveindustries: trade competitiveness, whether such compensation funding hasbeen allocated on a rolling basis until an exemption is secured or a set

(71895)amount has been committed to the policy.

Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden): To ask the Secretary of State forBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 29March 2017 to Question 68956, whether the climate models referred torely on computer simulations only rather than observational evidence.

(71751)Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden): To ask the Secretary of State for

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15March 2017 to Question 66793, whether the climate models referred torely on computer simulations only rather than observational evidence.

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Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business,Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has madeof the accuracy of the data held by energy companies on the energy

(71750)consumption patterns of households in the last 12 months.

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theMinister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made oftrends in the extent of the gender pay gap in the public sector in Scotland in

(71884)the last five years.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theMinister for the Cabinet Office, how much Government investment has

(71885)been made in Ochil and South Perthshire constituency since 2015.

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Minister for theCabinet Office, how much the Government spent from the public purse ontargeted Facebook advertising to promote the planforbritain.gov.uk

(71680)website.

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for theCabinet Office, how many officials of his Department have applied forspecial leave to carry out work for non-government departments in the last

(71770)nine months.

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for theCabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on allowing staff to take

(71771)special leave to carry out work for non-government departments.

Clive Lewis (Norwich South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2017 to Question 68738, when he

(71842)plans to supply the answer referred to in the Answer.

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the CabinetOffice, how much financial support Southampton has received frompublicly funded projects and infrastructure investment over the last seven

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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,what estimate his Department has made of the cost of granting a VATexemption to non-maintained special schools that support severelydisabled children to bring those schools into line with the VAT exemptionthat applies to maintained special schools, special academies and special

(71712)free schools.

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,what plans he has to regulate insurance premiums to protect the no-claims

(71682)bonus for people who make a claim for no fault of their own.

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,what plans he has to close the loophole of third-party payment systemssevering ties between a consumer and a credit card supplier for the

(71683)purposes of section 75 Consumer Credit Act protection.

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask Mr Chancellor of theExchequer, how much has been raised from the soft drinks industry levy inthe last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of likely revenue from

(71853)that levy in the next three years.

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71092, on PAYE,what proportion of BACS payments are checked using the BACS hash

(71788)against the payment received in the individual's bank account.

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2016 to Question 53970, onPAYE, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to publish its post-

(71790)implementation review of Real Time Information.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, what the total payroll cost of hisDepartment's Extended Ministerial Office was; and how many civil

(71846)servants worked in that office during its existence.

Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate): To ask the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, what the outcome of SouthGloucestershire Council's application to the large sites and housing zones

(71866)capacity fund for a new Buckover Garden Village is.

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Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate): To ask the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, whether South GloucestershireCouncil has made any funding applications to his Department for newdevelopments, spatial plans or strategic development sites in Thornbury

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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Communities and Local Government, what the average rent for atwo-bedroom property in the London Borough of Southwark has been in

(71747)each of the last seven years.

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, how many housing associationtenants have bought their home through the right to buy scheme to date.

(71876)Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for

Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy toappoint a Living Rent Commission to (a) determine a definition ofaffordable rent and (b) make recommendations on rent levels for allhousing provided by local authorities and private registered providers in

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Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, when he plans to announce thelocations for the regional pilots of the extended voluntary right to buyscheme announced in the Autumn Statement 2016; and if he will make a

(71792)statement.

Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, whether he expects Blackpoolhousing associations to be included in the extended regional pilots of thevoluntary right to buy scheme announced in the Autumn Statement 2016.

(71793)Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary ofState for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April2017 to Question HL6582, whether the Minister for Civil Society oranother Minister made the decision to award the charity Life £250,000from the Tampon Tax Fund; what her Department's scrutiny process forthat decision was; and what representations she received on the

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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons £250 million was providedfrom the Tampon Tax Fund for the Life charity; and if she will make a

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Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport, how many complaints concerning nuisance calls havebeen reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in each of the last

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Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the

(71994)number of nuisance calls.

Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State forCulture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of thepotential merits of ceasing the requirement for those serving in the military

(71753)to hold a television licence at both their home and base addresses.

Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State forCulture, Media and Sport, how many stadiums in the UK had disabled

(71835)access in (a) 2010 and (b) 2016.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the public pursewas for charities which support veterans in Scotland in each of the last five

(71883)years.

Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary ofState for Defence, what the baseline increase attributable to currencyfluctuations in his Department's budget (a) is for the current and (b) was for

(71827)previous financial year.

Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary ofState for Defence, whether his Department keeps copies of planningdocuments for forward purchase contracts with the Bank of England.

(71828)Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,

what the value of forward purchase contracts with the Bank of England forthe financial years (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 is; and what proportion ofhis Department's expenditure in each of those years those figures represent.

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Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on thestatus and rights of Fijian citizens in the British Army with Commonwealthpassports and indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK to (a) enter UK

(71714)airports without difficulty and (b) remain in the UK.

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what support his Department provides to Fijian citizens in theBritish Army with Commonwealth passports and indefinite leave to enteror remain in the UK on securing their status and residency rights in the UK.

(71715)Danny Kinahan (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for

Defence, what effect the absence of a functioning Northern IrelandExecutive has on the ability of the recent appointment of the NorthernIreland representative to the UK-wide Covenant Reference Group to carry

(71785)out her role.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what the current number of (a) family houses and (b) single livingaccommodation is at Gamecock Barracks, Nuneaton; and what proportion

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what the cost to the public purse has been of upgrades to 34 Field

(71759)Hospital in the last 10 years.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what the current status of Building 140 on Imphal Barracks is.

(71760)Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for

Defence, when he plans to publish an equality impact assessment on the(71761)proposal to close military sites in the City of York.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for(71762)Defence, how many acres of land his Department owns in York.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what assessment he has made of the merits of re-deploying

(71850)military units from Strensall to Gamecock Barracks, Nuneaton.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many reserve personnel are registered in the City of York

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many people are employed in the City of York at Defence

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many civil servants are employed by his Department in theCity of York; and what proportion those staff represent of all civil servants

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, with reference to his Department's Better Defence Estate strategy,

(71861)what the status of Duncombe Barracks in York is.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many (a) military, (b) civilian and (c) contracted staff wereemployed at 34 Field Hospital on the latest date for which figures are

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many (a) military, (b) civilian and (c) contracted staff will berequired at Gamecock Barracks as a result of implementation ofsuggestions made in his Department's Better Defence Estate document.


Defence, how many children of service personnel are currently receivingeducation in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the City of York local

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, with reference to his Department's Better Defence Estate strategy,what plans he has for the Defence Business Services National Security

(71952)Vetting in York.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what safety assessment his Department has carried out on themilitary sites in the City of York to determine whether the land is suitable

(71953)for house building.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, whether he plans to close the Queen's Own Yorkshire YeomanryMuseum as a result of the proposals in his Department's Better Defence

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, whether he plans to close the Kohima Museum at ImphalBarracks as a result of the proposals in his Department's Better Defence

(71955)Estate report, published in November 2016.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, with reference to his Department's report, A Better DefenceEstate, published in November 2016, whether a full asbestos riskassessment has been carried out at military sites in the City of York local

(71956)authority area.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many additional military units are planned to be located atGamecock Barracks as a result of the proposals in his Department's BetterDefence Estate report, published in November 2016; and if he will name

(71957)those units.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Departmenthave had with (i) City of York Council and (ii) representatives of militaryand civilian units based in York to discuss the Better Defence Estate

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Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what analysis the military sites in the City of York were subject toprior to the publishing of his Department's Better Defence Estates strategy.


Defence, whether the same grade of training facilities are available at (a)(71960)Gamecock Barracks, Nuneaton and (b) Strensall Station, York.

Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, how many additional (a) family houses and (b) single livingaccommodation will be required for (i) officers and (ii) non-commissionstaff at Gamecock Barracks, Nuneaton as a result of the proposals in hisDepartment's Better Defence Estate report, published in November 2016.


Defence, how many service houses there are in the City of York local(71968)authority area.

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70282, if he will takesteps as part of the 100th anniversary commemorations of the RAF toarrange for the name MacRobert's Spirit to be given to a Typhoon fighter

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Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what plans he has to alter the Order of Battle of the Royal

(71763)Marines; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what assessment he has made of (a) the purpose and (b) trends inthe level of Russian naval activity around the Greenland-Iceland-UK gap;

(71786)and if he will make a statement.

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State forDefence, what the Order of Battle is and basing arrangements are for 12th

(71816)Mechanized Brigade.

Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,whether he plans to consult residents and representative organisations inHarrow on the future of RAF Northolt; and if he will make a statement.

(71574)Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,

what plans he has to allow an increase in the number of (a) civilian and (b)military flight movements at RAF Northolt; and if he will make a

(71575)statement.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Education, what recent steps the Government has

(71944)taken to tackle extremism in schools.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, how many representations her Department has had from headteachers (a) in favour of and (b) against the changes in funding for school

(71872)budgets in the new National Funding Formula.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, how many schools her Department consulted on the plannedchanges to school budgets set out in the new National Funding Formula.

(71873)Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for

Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of plannedchanges to school budgets set out in the new National Funding Formula onthe level of attainment in internal and external assessments of children who

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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposedreductions to school budgets set out in the new Schools National Funding

(71962)Formula on children's attainment relating to reading ages.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposedreductions to school budgets set out in the new Schools National FundingFormula on children's attainment in national curriculum tests and

(71963)assessments.

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what groups or working parties which her Department hosts orprovides secretarial support to are routinely attended by representatives of

(71890)education trade unions.

Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what the total payroll cost of her Department's ExtendedMinisterial Office was; and how many civil servants worked in that office

(71847)during its existence.

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, how much of her Department's budget for 16 to 19 education

(71843)was underspent in each of the last three years.

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, how much of the Resource Departmental Expenditure Limitbudget for 16 to 19 education, excluding apprenticeships, was reallocated

(71844)to other budgets in each of the last three years.

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what the Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit budget wasfor 16 to 19 education, excluding apprenticeships, in each of the last three

(71845)years.

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what the difference is between the number of pupils currently

(71754)studying in England and the number forecasted in 2015.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,how many unauthorised absences from schools were recorded in (a)Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England in

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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71090, onDepartment for Education, how much spending was forecast on 16 to 19education following the autumn statement 2016; and how much was

(71894)subsequently allocated to institutions.

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what information her Department holds on Johnson Kane.

(71841)Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for

Education, what proportion of families in Southampton, Itchenconstituency make use of the 15-hours a week of free childcare for three

(71818)and four-year olds.

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what proportion of pupils in Southampton, Itchen constituency

(71819)are in receipt of high needs block education funding.

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what the pupil to teacher ratio, including teaching assistants, is

(71826)in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England.

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, what the pupil to teacher ratio is, including teaching assistants,

(71829)is in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Southampton.

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, how many pupils are in receipt of free school meals in (a)

(71852)England, (b) the South East and (c) Southampton.

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,with reference to the commitment made in Budget 2016 that Professor SirAdrian Smith's review of the study of mathematics from 16 to 18 wouldreport during 2016, for what reason publication of that review has been

(71784)delayed.

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided per pupil instate (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in the London Borough of

(71817)Newham in real terms in each of the last 10 financial years.

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,when she plans to publish Sir Adrian Smith's review of the feasibility of

(71833)compulsory mathematics study for all pupils up to 18-years of age.

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Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State forEducation, how much the Government has spent on the National Collegeof Digital Skills, Ada; and how much it plans to spend on Ada in each of

(71834)the next three years.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that glyphosatecontinues to be available for use by farmers after the UK leaves the EU.

(71738)Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State

for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessmentof the International Fund for Animal Welfare's proposals of February 2017to (a) ban sales of puppies through third party intermediaries, (b) ensure alldog purchases are traceable through a robust licensing system and (c) place

(71815)greater legal restrictions on online puppy sales.

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial assistancethe Government provides for land owners to clear their land after they have

(71836)been the victims of fly tipping.

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of18 April 2017 to Question 70108, on fly-tipping, who receives the

(71840)proceeds of fines for small-scale fly-tipping incidents.

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many custodial sentences weregiven under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last

(71741)five years.

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many defendants received themaximum permissible sentence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act

(71742)1991 in each of the last five years.

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) protectand retain habitats for the curlew and (b) further assist in fox and crow

(71718)control to maintain curlew numbers.

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve

(71710)people's knowledge of the merits of recycling.

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Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to spread

(71711)best practice on recycling.

Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April2017 to Question 71069, how many emergency authorisation applicationsfor the use of neonicotinoid pesticides the Government has approved in the

(71757)last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.

Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her priority toextend the maximum sentence which the courts can impose for offences

(71877)involving animal cruelty.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State forExiting the European Union, if he will make it his priority to secureresidency rights for EU nationals living in the UK with British children or

(71772)other dependents.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forExiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potentialeffect on the UK pharmaceutical industry of the UK no longer being part of

(71886)the European Medicines Agency after the UK leaves the EU.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forExiting the European Union, what the Government's objectives are for

(71898)regulation for pharmaceuticals after the UK leaves the EU.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forExiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with EUcounterparts on whether the UK will pay the costs of transferring theEuropean Medicines Agency elsewhere in the event of its headquarters

(71899)leaving London.

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State forExiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had withthe Overseas Territories on the implications for those territories of the UK

(71789)leaving the EU.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting theEuropean Union, whether the Government plans to publish a regulatoryimpact assessment for the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal)

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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent

(71946)progress has been made on securing a peace settlement in Yemen.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whatdiscussions his Department has had with the Government of China on the

(71969)use of the death penalty in that country.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whatdiscussions his Department has had with the Government of Iran on the use

(71970)of the death penalty in that country.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recentdiscussions his Department has had with the Government of Saudi Arabia

(71971)on the use of the death penalty in that country.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recentdiscussions his Department has had with the Government of Pakistan on

(71972)the use of the death penalty in that country.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recentdiscussions his Department has had with the US Administration on the use

(71973)of the death penalty in that country.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recentdiscussions his Department has had with the Government of Belarus on the

(71974)use of the death penalty in that country.

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations theGovernment is making to the Government of the Netherlands to answerquestions raised on behalf of the family of Michael Moran who died in

(71684)Holland on 1 January 2017; and if he will make a statement.

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Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assistthe Liverpool coroner in relation to the death of Michael Moran on 1

(71693)January 2017 in the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement.

Danny Kinahan (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help to preventmilitary action being taken against Syrian civilians by the Assad regime.

(71755)Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign

and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to supportChristians at risk of religious persecution in countries with a high level of

(71992)such persecution.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to theGovernment of Pakistan on the protection of religious minorities and the

(71993)charge of blasphemy.

Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary ofState for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any areas of seabetween the UK and the Republic of Ireland have changed jurisdiction in

(71856)the last 10 years.

Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary ofState for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the jurisdiction ofany seas in the northern and southern maritime borders of the UK and the

(71857)Republic of Ireland have been exchanged in the last 10 years.

Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to hisIsraeli counterpart on the planned demolition of the village of Khan Al-

(71981)Ahmar in the East 1 planning zone.

Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will retain itscommitment to the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) (a)during negotiations on the UK leaving the EU and (b) after the UK has left

(71982)the EU.

Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to

(71983)comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016).

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Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Governmentof Paraguay on recent gang violence in that country; and if he will make a

(71871)statement.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made

(71892)of the security situation in Sudan and South Sudan.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to protectSub-Saharan migrants trying to reach Europe against the risk of their being

(71900)sold as slaves or hostages in Libya.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what the implications for his Department's policyon Turkey's bid to become a member of the EU are of the result of the

(71901)recent Turkish referendum.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on South Korea's

(71903)impeached President Park Geun-hye.

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on recent restrictions

(71716)placed on the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received of massarrests of Baha'is in Sana'a, Yemen during April 2017; and if he will make

(71717)a statement.

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign andCommonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implementits revised toolkit on freedom of religion or belief by embassies overseas.

(71720)Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of

State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasionssince 26 March 2015 his Department's Arms Export Policy Team hasreceived notification of another EU member state's decision to refuse armsexport licence applications in which Saudi Arabia was the recipientcountry; and if he will list the EU member states from whose governments

(71795)such notifications have been received.

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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary ofState for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will request aninvestigation by the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commissioninto allegations of grave breaches or other serious violations of the GenevaConventions or Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights

(71796)by parties to the current conflict in Yemen.

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary ofState for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many export licenceapplications in which Saudi Arabia was the recipient country wereassessed by his Department's Arms Export Policy Team in (a) 2015-16 and(b) 2016-17, and how many and what proportion of such applications werereferred to (i) the relevant Minister and (ii) the Secretary of State before arecommendation was made to the Department for International Trade or itspredecessor Department on whether that application should be approved.

(71797)Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of

State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and whatproportion of the export licence applications reviewed by his Departmentin (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 in which Saudi Arabia was the recipientcountry were sent to the Department for International Trade or itspredecessor Department with a recommendation that those applications beapproved; and how many such recommendations his Department issuedfollowing a review by (i) the relevant Minister and (ii) the Secretary of

(71798)State.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, howmuch has been spent from the public purse on the provision of abortions byMarie Stopes UK (a) within and (b) outside the UK in each of the last five

(71688)years.

Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, howmuch was spent from the public purse on the provision of abortions by

(71689)independent abortion providers in each of the last five years.

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health, how many assaults have taken place on mixed-sex NHS

(71692)hospital wards in each year since 2010.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what the timetable is for a decision to be taken on the proposed

(71875)closure of the accident and emergency wing at Darlington Hospital.

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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposedclosure of the accident and emergency wing at Darlington Memorial

(71964)Hospital on waiting times for ambulances in that area.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposedclosure of the accident and emergency (A&E) wing at DarlingtonMemorial Hospital on average length of journey times to A&E for those

(71965)patients whose nearest A&E is currently based at that hospital.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposedclosure of the accident and emergency wing at Darlington Memorial

(71966)Hospital on mortality rates in that area.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what his policy is on the proposed closure of the accident and

(71967)emergency wing at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, whether his Department plans to propose a statutory instrumentobliging care homes to notify the Care Quality Commission when banning,

(71864)restricting or evicting a relative or a resident.

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what discussions he has had with representatives from the Care

(71865)Quality Commission on the banning of relatives from care homes.

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2017 to Question 68965, on Action onSmoking and Health, what controls and checks are in place to ensure thatnone of the grant funds provided are used to fund lobbying activities.

(71726)Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,

if he will place in the Library, copies of all audits and reviews conducted byhis Department in respect of the spending of grants to Action on Smoking

(71727)and Health.

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,whether it is a requirement that grants paid by his Department to Action onSmoking and Health (ASH) are held in a separate account by ASH to avoid

(71728)those funds being spent on non-agreed activities.

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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what estimate he has made of the number of (a) coeliacs, (b) peopleworking in the manufacturing industry and (c) other people who will beaffected by the proposal to remove gluten-free provisions from

(71681)prescription.

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, ifhe will consider moving to a system of presumed consent for organ

(71709)donation.

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health, with reference to the Answer of 11 January 1988 to the righthon. Member for Birkenhead, Official Report, column 184W, oncontaminated blood products, if he will place a copy of the letter sent to

(71814)that right hon. Member in the Library.

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health, how many admissions to accident and emergency departmentsof people aged under 18-years old for mental health conditions there have

(71821)been in each year since 2009-10.

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health, what the average waiting time was for an assessment by Child

(71822)and Adolescent Mental Health Services in each year since 2009-10.

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health, what the current average waiting time is for an assessment by

(71823)Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health, how many children and young people are currently waiting foran assessment by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in

(71824)England.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what the average waiting time was for a GP appointment in (a) Wokingconstituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England in each of the

(71937)last seven years.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,how many hospital appointments were missed in (a) Woking constituency,(b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England in each of the last seven

(71938)years.

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Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,how much funding has been invested by (a) his Department, (b) theNational Institute for Health Research and (c) the Medical ResearchCouncil in research on (i) bowel, (ii) prostate, (iii) breast, (iv) lung, (v)

(71996)testicular and (vi) throat cancer in each of the last seven years.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve the (i) prevention and(ii) management of meningitis in children and (b) enhance rehabilitation

(71997)programmes for children who have had that disease.

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, what proportion of NHS mental health patients received follow-uptreatment within 48 hours after being discharged as an inpatient from a

(71820)mental health facility in the last 12 months.

Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,with reference to the Government's aspiration number 7 and paragraph 407of his Department's Future in Mind report, published in March 2015, whatplans he has to invest in universal services to support children and youngpeople's wellbeing through delivering mental health promotion and

(71984)prevention activities.

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what effect NHS England funding changes have had on eating disorder

(71808)nursing provision in the last 12 months.

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to CommunitySupport Services on readmission rates to special eating disorder units.

(71809)Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,

what steps he has taken to ensure that children with eating disorders are(71810)treated as early as possible in the last 12 months.

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what plans he has to address the difference in the level of funding for (a)

(71811)adult and (b) child eating disorder service provision in England.

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health,what assessment he has made of the risk to children with eating disordersof learned behaviours when such children are placed in general units.

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Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State forHealth, how much funding his Department plans to allocate toSouthampton in support of dementia services over the next five years.

(71851)Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps the

(71945)Government has taken to tackle extremism in the UK.

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, what her Department's policy is on the development of

(71888)a UN Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration.

Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, what arrangements are in place between theGovernment and the Government of Iraq for removing, by charter flight to

(71685)Iraq, people who have been refused asylum in the UK.

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, what recent representations she has received fromcommunity and civil society representatives on the experience of enteringUK airports for Fijian citizens in the British Army with Commonwealthpassports and indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK; and if she will

(71713)make a statement.

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, what recent representations she has received on reportsthat members of the Army are facing difficulties entering UK airports.

(71769)Carolyn Harris (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the

Home Department, what information her Department holds on localauthority capacity to accept refugee children under the Dubs scheme andallegations that the Dubs scheme has encouraged traffickers to exploit such

(71837)children.

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness ofthe 101 crime service; what procedures are in place to ensure that lessonsare learnt from any shortcomings in that service; and if she will make a

(71721)statement.

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Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, what steps she is taking to encourage greater cross-border co-operation between different constabularies for the purposes oftackling travelling criminals in (a) rural and (b) urban areas; and if she will

(71722)make a statement.

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department, if she will take steps to encourage police forces tomake use of social media to (a) pass information onto communities whichthey serve and (b) assist in tackling crime; and if she will make a statement.

(71723)Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home

Department, what proportion of asylum seekers in (a) Wokingconstituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the UK were (i) granted and (ii) refusedasylum and returned to their home country in each of the last seven years.

(71939)Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home

Department, how many instances of metal theft from public propertyoccurred in (a) surrey, (b) the South East and (c) England in each of the last

(71940)seven years.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment, how many EU nationals were deported from the UK in each

(71941)of the last seven years.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictionsthere have been as a direct result of information gained by police forces

(71744)from covert human intelligence sources in the last 12 months.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve theeffectiveness of police recording processes for crimes in (a) England and

(71745)Wales and (b) the West Midlands.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the policehave sufficient resources to deal with the reported rise in hate crimes since

(71746)June 2016.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of thevalue of telephone and face-to-face interviews on the ability of the police

(71878)to assess allegations of domestic abuse.

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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to the

(71879)police on the classification of emergency calls.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectof changes in the police budget on its ability to respond to emergency calls.

(71880)Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for

the Home Department, with reference to the summary and main findings ofthe report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, PEEL: Police effectiveness2016, published in March 2017, what steps she is taking to prevent police

(71936)forces from rationing their response to reported crimes.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what proportion of police officers have been

(71948)deployed in neighbourhood policing in each year since 2010.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, what steps she is taking to help the police service

(71949)attract, recruit and train more police detectives.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, how many police detective vacancies there are by

(71950)region.

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the proportion ofemergency 999 calls to the police that were reclassified or downgraded as aresult of a shortage of police officers in the last 12 months for which

(71985)figures are available.

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment, what estimate she has made of the number of unaccompaniedchildren who have been admitted to the UK under the Dublin Convention

(71928)in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment, whether the Government's consultation on codes of practicein relation to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 complied withGovernment guidelines on consultations for (a) accessibility and (b)

(71979)otherwise.

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Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment, how many responses her Department received to itsconsultation on codes of practice in relation to the Investigatory Powers

(71980)Act 2016.

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for International Development, how many SouthSudanese local and national non-governmental organisations receivedhumanitarian aid from her Department; and what proportion of herDepartment's overall aid for South Sudan that represented in each of the

(71927)last five years.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for International Development, how many Yemeni localand national non-governmental organisations received humanitarian aidfrom her Department in each of the last five years; and what proportion ofher Department's overall aid for Yemen that represented in each of those

(71976)years.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Development, how much funding her Department hasallocated in aid to Afghanistan in each of the last three years; and on what

(71947)that funding has been spent.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Development, which five countries have been the greatest

(71987)recipients of UK foreign aid in each of the last three years.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Development, what estimate she has made of the (a) numberof children of school age in Afghanistan, (b) proportion of such childrenwho were not in education and (c) proportion of those not in education who

(71991)were girls in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2017.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for InternationalDevelopment, what recent assessment she has made of the long-term

(71933)economic prospects for Montserrat.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for InternationalDevelopment, whether the Government plans to use drones to drop

(71934)emergency aid in Syria; and if she will make a statement.

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Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for InternationalDevelopment, what steps her Department is taking to build capacity in

(71935)countries facing a food crisis.

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for International Trade, what progress the Government

(71977)has made on securing a future trade deal with the EU.

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask theSecretary of State for International Trade, if he will hold discussions withthe US Secretary of Commerce on the importance and value of UK steel

(71931)exports to the US.

Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Trade, what proportion of international trade and exportingadvice services provided by his Department has been subcontracted to

(71700)private businesses.

Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Trade, how many contracts Deloitte has with his Department;

(71701)and how much each such contract is worth.

Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Trade, what tenders have been awarded to Deloitte by his

(71702)Department since 1 January 2017.

Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Trade, what due diligence procedures are in place to ensurethat advice on exports and support services provided by private sector

(71703)contractors for his Department are independent and unbiased.

Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Trade, which functions of his Department have been

(71704)conducted by private sector providers since 1 July 2016.

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary ofState for International Trade, which (a) Government department and (b)body is responsible for (i) assessing and (ii) authorising arms export

(71767)applications.

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Trade, what programmes his Department has put in place touse the skills and networks of UK citizens living abroad to promote UK

(71794)trade.

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Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for InternationalTrade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that no parts made in

(71719)the UK are used in the North Korean nuclear programme.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,which criminal offences have had the maximum attributable penalty

(71739)increased in the last 12 months.

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,what recent assessment she has made of the effect of increasing maximum

(71740)sentences on offender behaviour.

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,what recent discussions she and officials of her Department have had with

(71743)the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland on sentencing policy.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has madeof the implications for Scotland's trading opportunities of the UK's

(71881)decision to leave the EU.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department has taken toensure that the Government's industrial strategy benefits Scotland and

(71882)other parts of the UK equally.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has madeof the potential effect of provisions in the Great Repeal Bill on Scotland's

(71975)devolved competencies.

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has madeof the effect on Scotland's trade with EU countries of the UK leaving the

(71978)EU.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Transport, what funding was available to employers from the Supportfor Maritime Training budget for (a) trainee seafarer ratings, (b) rating to

(71694)officer conversion and (c) officer cadets in 2016-17.

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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, when he plans to announce his decision on the reopening of the

(71868)Burscough Curves rail service in West Lancashire.

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy offunding provision for the electrification of rail services operating through

(71869)West Lancashire.

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, when he plans to announce his decision on funding for the

(71870)Burscough Curves rail scheme in West Lancashire.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Transport, on what date the first contract between HS2 Ltd and

(71686)CH2M was signed.

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, for what reason Network Rail has not published minutes of

(71891)board meetings held since July 2016.

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, on what dates officials of his Department attended the RailDelivery Group's Periodic Review 2018 enhancements working group.

(71893)Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for

Transport, what recent progress has been made on his Department's plansto electrify the (a) Midland Main Line and (b) North Transpennine Route;and what Network Rail's estimated expenditure has been in each of those

(71896)projects to date.

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, if he will publish his Department's High Level OutputSpecification and Statement of Funds Available for Control Period Six.

(71897)Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,

how many people expressed a view directly or via third parties to hisDepartment, Highways England and Ipsos Mori about Option A during theperiod of the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation between 26 January2016 and 24 March 2016, including consultation responses, letters, emailsand petition signatories that (a) agree or tend to agree, (b) disagree or tendto disagree and (c) neither agree nor disagree with Option A; and howmany of those views were (i) associated and (ii) not associated with an

(71695)organised campaign.

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Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,how many people expressed a view directly or via third parties to hisDepartment, Highways England and Ipsos Mori about Option C during theperiod of the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation between 26 January2016 and 24 March 2016, including consultation responses, letters, emailsand petition signatories that (a) agree or tend to, (b) disagree or tend todisagree and (c) neither agree nor disagree with Option C; and how manyof those views were (i) associated and (ii) not associated with an organised

(71696)campaign.

Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,how many respondents to the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation (a)completed all questions, (b) completed more than half of the questions, (c)answered at least one question and (d) did not specifically answerconsultation questions; and how many of those responses were categorisedas (i) individual bespoke responses and (ii) organised campaign responses

(71697)in each case.

Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,what proportion of views considered by the Lower Thames CrossingConsultation were (a) in favour of Option A, (b) opposed to Option A, (c)in favour of Option C and (d) opposed to Option C; and how many of thoseresponses were categorised as (i) individual bespoke responses and (ii)

(71698)organised campaign responses under each of those categories.

Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,how many responses to the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation wereassociated with a campaign by Higham Parish Council; and how many ofthose responses (a) answered all questions in the consultation, (b)answered a majority of questions in the consultation, (c) provided identicalresponses, (d) provided individually tailored responses, (e) were includedin the analysis of individual bespoke responses to the consultation and (f)were not included in the analysis of individual bespoke responses to the

(71699)consultation.

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of Statefor Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that Arriva does not reduce the(a) number of staff on trains and (b) pay of any staff during theimplementation of driver controlled operation in the Northern Rail

(71724)franchise.

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Transport, whether the A5 between Bicton and Nesscliffe is being

(71838)considered for dualling in the Road Investment Strategy 2.

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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Transport, whether the A5 between Nesscliffe and Ruabon is

(71839)being considered for dualling in the Road Investment Strategy 2.

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in realterms of the average cost to the individual of travelling by (a) private car,(b) bus, (c) train and (d) domestic aeroplane since (i) 1980, (ii) 1997, (iii)

(71854)2010 and (iv) 2015.

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, what steps the Government is taking to help protect horse riders

(71942)on the roads; and if he will make a statement.

Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State forTransport, if he will take steps to ensure that Crossrail is extended to

(71573)Harrow and Wealdstone station; and if he will make a statement.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whatdiscussions he has had with the Welsh Government on steps to maintain thenumber of students from the EU applying to study at universities in Wales.

(71687)Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what

discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Education in the(71756)Welsh Government on the Erasmus programme in Wales.

Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whatdiscussions the Government has had with the Welsh Government on futurefunding for any successor to the Wales-Ireland Co-operation programme.

(71787)Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales,

pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2016 to Question 57432, onBrexit: Wales, whether his Department has made an assessment of the

(71813)potential effect on the Welsh economy of the UK leaving the EU.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Workand Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69687,on Motability, whether his Department plans to collect information on thenumbers of people who have had to return a Motability vehicle whenmigrating between disability living allowance and personal independence

(71848)payments.

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Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Workand Pensions, whether he plans to make carer's allowance available to

(71855)carers in receipt of a state pension.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forWork and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on consulting

(71764)on the proposed closure of Vinovium House.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forWork and Pensions, whether he has made a decision on the proposed

(71765)closure of Vinovium House.

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State forWork and Pensions, when he plans to publish the outcome of hisDepartment's consultation on the proposed closure of Vinovium House.

(71766)Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of

State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in the LondonBorough of Southwark have been in receipt of carer's allowance in each of

(71748)the last seven years.

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary ofState for Work and Pensions, (a) how many people claimed housing benefitand (b) what the total amount of housing benefit claimed was in the

(71749)London Borough of Southwark in each of the last seven years.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work andPensions, how many pensioners in Woking constituency (a) receive thebasic state pension, (b) receive pension credit and (c) are eligible for

(71943)pension credit but do not claim it.

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work andPensions, what recent estimate he has made of the average annualdifference between the state pension paid to UK pensioners living in otherEU member states and the basic state pension paid to people living in the

(71995)UK.

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Workand Pensions, if his Department will take steps to share personalindependence payment (PIP) appeal tribunal decisions with assessment

(71691)providers in order to improve the quality of initial PIP assessments.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work andPensions, what assessment he has made of the needs of people with MS aspart of the Government's recently launched consultation on disability,

(71932)health and work.

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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,how many British nationals are resident in non-UK EU countries; and how

[Transferred] (71988)many non-UK EU nationals are resident in the UK.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask theSecretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he has madean estimate of the cost to the public purse of business rate relief for fee-paying schools in England for each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (71929)Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimatehe has made of the amount of business rates paid by state schools in

[Transferred] (71930)England in each of the last five years.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education,what estimate she has made of the proportion of employers who offerapprenticeships to 16 to 19-year olds in (a) Woking constituency, (b)

[Transferred] (71986)Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England.

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment, what steps the Government is taking to support asylumseekers fleeing Middle Eastern countries due to being persecuted because

[Transferred] (71887)of their religious belief.

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment, what steps the Government is taking to prevent female genital

[Transferred] (71889)mutilation.

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Nigeria.

[Transferred] (71904)

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Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with South Africa.

[Transferred] (71905)Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the

Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with the Philippines.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Malaysia.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Indonesia.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Bangladesh.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Pakistan.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Japan.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Australia.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with New Zealand.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Saudi Arabia.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with the United Arab

[Transferred] (71915)Emirates.

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Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask theSecretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Brazil.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Canada.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with the US.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Kenya.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Argentina.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Chile.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Mexico.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with Russia.


Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made oninitiating formal bilateral trade negotiations with India.

[Transferred] (71926)Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

Alex Salmond (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,whether the Government plans to review the Certificates of Equivalent

[Transferred] (71902)Competency system.

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