Questions tabled on Tuesday 16 October 2018

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1 Questions tabled on Tuesday 16 October 2018 Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. N Indicates a question for written answer on a named day under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions for Answer on Wednesday 17 October Questions for Written Answer 1 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish its proposals for the constitutional arrangements for devolved authorities in relation to EU law after the UK has left the EU. [Transferred] (179065) 2 Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed in the North East (a) on zero-hour contracts and (b) in non-permanent jobs. [Transferred] (179209) 3 Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, for what reasons compliance with the code of practice is voluntary. [Transferred] (179326) 4 Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what account was taken of the proposed EU Cybersecurity Act during the drafting of the code of practice. [Transferred] (179327) 5 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities are responsible for removing abandoned cars from private land. [Transferred] (179169)

2 2 Published: Wednesday 17 October Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if the Government will adhere to the commitments on the Northern Ireland border which the UK and EU made in the December 2017 Joint Report in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. [Transferred] (179068) 7 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the December 2017 Joint Report and the Northern Ireland backstop arrangement, what the Government s definition is of the term full alignment. [Transferred] (179069) 8 Jared O'Mara (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to support businesses that export to the EU in the event that that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. [Transferred] (179314) 9 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the effectiveness of driving (a) offences and (b) penalties. [Transferred] (179087) 10 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides to a (a) widow and (b) widower who nursed their deceased marital partner through a terminal illness. [Transferred] (179185) 11 Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many child death reviews which have identified trauma or external factors as the cause of death have been conducted in each of the last five years, in each local authority area in England. [Transferred] (179175) 12 Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who have been given an indeterminate sentence for public protection have been deported (a) forcibly and (b) voluntarily in each year since [Transferred] (179249) Questions for Answer on Thursday 18 October Questions for Written Answer 1 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Attorney General, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180077) 2 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180072)

3 3 3 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to ask what steps his Department has taken to ensure that central government Departments take account of social economic value under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in public procurement. (180319) 4 Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's press release of 14 October 2018 entitled Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what steps the Government plans to take against companies that do not abide by the voluntary code of practice. (180309) 5 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to use of Article 6.4 of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in any alternative scheme to the EU Emissions Trading System after the UK leaves the EU to allow international greenhouse gas mitigation projects to count towards UK emission reduction targets. (180187) 6 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Office for National Statistics' conclusions that there are 12,400 full time direct jobs in nuclear energy reprocessing and generation in the UK. (180093) 7 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2018 to Question on Employment, whether he accepts all of the recommendations of the Carnegie Trust report referenced in that Answer; and what plans he has to implement the recommendations from the Carnegie Trust report. (180226) 8 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2018 to Question on Employment, what discussions he has had with the Office for National Statistics on the collection of job quality data. (180227) 9 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2018 to Question on Employment, what steps he has taken to develop a minimum job quality standard. (180228) 10 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2018 to Question on Employment, if he will establish an implementation group to support and advise on the delivery and development of the recommendations and proposals set out in the Carnegie Trust report referenced in his Answer. (180229) 11 Damien Moore (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support high-skilled apprenticeships. (180304)

4 4 Published: Wednesday 17 October Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2018 on Energy Policy, HCWS690, what (a) methodology and (b) data were used by his Department for the statement that shale gas companies could make set payments to communities with shale developments for up to 10m. (180287) 13 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effect on rural households in Northern Ireland of recent trends in the level of gas prices. (180192) 14 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to increase access to the natural gas network in Northern Ireland. (180144) 15 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives of European car manufacturing companies on their plans to retain manufacturing bases in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (180145) 16 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to encourage school leavers to start up their own business ventures. (180146) 17 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many windfarms were built in each of the last three years. (180147) 18 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the UK trading on WTO terms after the UK leaves the EU. (180148) 19 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department allocated from the early intervention grant to projects in Nottinghamshire in the last year for which information is available. (180301) 20 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180078) 21 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on ensuring every household has the Universal Service Obligation of 10 mbps in internet speed by (180261)

5 5 22 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department's plans for a Universal Service Obligation of 10 mbps in internet speed by 2020 includes homes with exchange only lines. (180262) 23 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is being provided to local authorities to ensure that the Universal Service Obligation of a minimum download speed of 10 mbps by 2020 will be met. (180263) 24 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what plans the Government has to increase engagement with tech companies to facilitate the implementation of the code of practice. [Transferred] (179325) 25 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what targets the Government has adopted for the uptake of the voluntary code of practice. [Transferred] (179331) 26 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the remit of the forthcoming Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation will include the role of artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons systems. (180127) 27 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential risks associated with the creation of lethal autonomous weapons systems. (180128) 28 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for children with special educational needs. (180302) 29 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers were employed in primary schools in each parliamentary constituency in Cheshire West and Chester in each of the last 10 years. (180230) 30 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants were employed in primary schools in each parliamentary constituency in Cheshire West and Chester in each of the last 10 years. (180231) 31 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is a timetable to return the former Collective Spirit Free School site to Oldham Council. (180278)

6 6 Published: Wednesday 17 October N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 10 October 2018, Official Report, column 133, what the evidential basis was for her statement that there are more teachers in our schools now and we see more people applying to be teachers; and to which year she was making a comparison. [Transferred] (179234) 33 N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 10 October 2018, Official Report, column 133, what the evidential basis was for her statement that per pupil funding is being protected in real terms. [Transferred] (179235) 34 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many examining boards are using the (a) A* to E and (b) numeral grading system. (180149) 35 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for taking their children out of school during term time in (180150) 36 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to increase funding for after school activities. (180151) 37 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students resat their (a) maths and (b) English GCSEs in the academic year (180152) 38 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding available to local authorities for specialist education services for deaf children. (180286) 39 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180066) 40 James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the spread of myxomatosis on the brown hare population in the UK. (180274) 41 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning (a) the keeping of primates as pets and (b) the sale of primates as pets. (180094) 42 Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report Puppy Smuggling: When will this cruel trade end?, published by the Dogs Trust, what steps his Department taking to tackle abuse of the Pet Travel Scheme. (180250)

7 7 43 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question , what representations (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have received from (i) the Agricultural Biotechnology Council and (ii) manufacturers of genetically modified seed products on reducing the level of regulation of such products after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement. (180159) 44 N Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when the Government plans to publish its proposals for a Northern Ireland backstop after the UK leaves the EU. [Transferred] (179067) 45 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to Eurostat, whether (a) the general public will lose access and (b) whether the UK Government will lose the ability to contribute when the UK leaves the EU. (180318) 46 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180067) 47 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of Israeli Government restrictions on the movement of goods into Gaza on UNWRA provided aid and humanitarian resources in each of the last five years. (180314) 48 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to educational support for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh, in each of the last three financial years. (180315) 49 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180068) 50 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Government has allocated to promote (a) freedom of expression, (b) rights to peaceful protest and (c) democratic engagement in Bangladesh in each of the last five years. (180136) 51 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the terms and conditions are for the provision of aid to Bangladesh to promote human rights and freedom of expression; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure compliance with these. (180137)

8 8 Published: Wednesday 17 October Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the value for money of the provision of development assistance to Bangladesh for freedom of expression and political engagement. (180138) 53 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the progress of the strengthening political participation phase two aid project in Bangladesh. (180139) 54 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180070) 55 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which stakeholders he met with during his visit to Leeds Bradford Airport on 2 August (180239) 56 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): 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 (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency and (b) England since (180240) 57 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many supported bus services there have been in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency in each year since (180241) 58 Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of bus journey usage in Greater Manchester in each year from (180277) 59 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the membership of the (a) Maritime 2050 panel and (b) Clean Maritime Council. (180163) 60 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) staffing and (b) funding levels required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to ensure compliance with International Maritime Organisation regulations for monitoring, verification and reporting of (i) sulphur dioxide, (ii) carbon dioxide and (iii) greenhouse gas emissions from (A) UK and (B) international registered merchant shipping in each year from to (180164) 61 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the UK Government delegation to the 73rd meeting of the International Maritime Organisation s Marine Environment Protection Committee in London October (180165)

9 9 62 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the operation of the three-year ratings training pilot introduced in the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations (180166) 63 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many shipping companies have trained UK ratings as a result of the introduction of the pilot scheme in the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations (180167) 64 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK ratings were trained by Tonnage Tax qualifying companies using the three-year pilot scheme introduced in the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations (180168) 65 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to update the Maritime 2050 strategy; and if he will make a statement. (180169) 66 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180065) 67 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to allocate additional funding for mobility payments to children under the age of three in 2019; and if she will make a statement. (180219) 68 Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make publish her Department s calculations of the number of disabled people who will (a) lose benefit funding from the introduction of Universal Credit and (b) would lose benefit funding but for transitional protection. (180310) 69 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that alternative payment arrangements are put in place as soon as possible to avoid rent arrears for tenants and a loss of income for landlords and agents. (180174) 70 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest length of time was for a claimant of Universal Credit in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency to receive an initial payment. (180242) 71 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites providing NHS stop smoking services have (a) closed and (b) stopped providing such services by local authority in each year since (180197)

10 10 Published: Wednesday 17 October Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the smoking quit rate was in (a) England, (b) each local authority, (c) each parliamentary constituency and (d) each clinical commissioning group area in England in each financial year since (180198) 73 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the smoking quit rate was for (a) BAME communities, (b) people living with mental health conditions and (c) people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each financial year since (180199) 74 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the smoking quit rate for people earning (a) 10,000 per annum or less, (b) 10,001 to 20,000 per annum, (c) 20,001 to 30,000 per annum, (d) 30,001 to 40,000 per annum and (e) 40,001 per annum and over in England in each financial year since (180200) 75 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the smoking prevalence for people earning (a) 10,000 per annum or less, (b) 10,001 to 20,000 per annum, c) 20,001 to 30,000 per annum, d) 30,001 to 40,000 per annum and e) 40,001 and over in England in each financial year since (180201) 76 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the smoking prevalence for (a) pregnant women, (b) people with mental health conditions, (c) people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (d) BAME communities in (i) England and (ii) each local authority in England in each financial year since (180202) 77 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in the level of funding for smoking cessation services on health inequalities. (180203) 78 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's document, Stop smoking options: guidance for conversations with patients, published on 20 August 2018, what evidence Public Health England assessed to inform its recommendation that E-cigarettes can help people quit smoking, with similar or better results than NRT. (180204) 79 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has made of the potential change in the number of cases of pneumococcal disease that will result from its advice to reduce a dose in the national infant pneumococcal programme from a 2+1 to a 1+1 schedule; and if he will publish the modelling used. (180205) 80 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will publish the modelling and methodology used to support its view that there will be a small

11 11 increase in cases of pneumococcal disease resulting from reducing a dose in the national infant pneumococcal programme; and how many additional cases of pneumococcal disease it considers acceptable. (180206) 81 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the number of pharmaceutical companies that have not agreed to stockpile medicines in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (180180) 82 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2018 to Question on Drugs, when the Government plans to complete its consideration of the support that may be provided to suppliers in relation to the stockpiling of medicines; for what reasons that process was not completed before the Government advised suppliers to increase their stockpile of medicines; what assessment he has made of the effect on the supply of drugs of not providing that support; and if he will make a statement. (180181) 83 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce geographical variation in (a) funding and (b) performance between and within Cancer Alliances. 84 N Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 10 September 2018 on Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry, when his Department will respond to findings and recommendations made in the Child Migration Programmes report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; and if he will make a statement. (180311) [Transferred] (179104) 85 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all patients with health conditions previously determined by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to benefit from the use of cannabis will automatically qualify for prescriptions for medicinal cannabis. (180265) 86 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS plans to take to tackle barriers to access to primary care for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the long term plan for the NHS. (180186) 87 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Written Statement of 11 October 2018 on Immigration health surcharge, HCWS995, how the figure of around 470 for the average annual cost of NHS usage by people paying the immigration health surcharge was calculated. [Transferred] (179266)

12 12 Published: Wednesday 17 October Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the NICE appraisal methodology to take account of current challenges to combination treatments under the renegotiation of the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme; and if he will make a statement. (180156) 89 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reverse the recent reduction in public health grants to local authorities; and if he will make a statement. (180157) 90 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reverse the reductions made to local authority public health budgets since 2015; and if he will make a statement. (180158) 91 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department has on the number of complaints that have been made on sales reps in maternity units in each of the last three years. (180232) 92 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the services directly commissioned by NHS England. (180233) 93 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospitals he has visited since taking his position. (180234) 94 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has prepared a winter action plan for (180243) 95 Damien Moore (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the data used by his Department to estimate the level of demand for mental health services by young people. (180303) 96 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many subject access requests have been made to GP surgeries since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation. (180307) 97 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the views, experiences and opinions of individual professionals, researchers, commentators or patients will not be able to be included in his Department's, Prescribed medicines: an evidence review, published on 23 July (180245) 98 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the Government has raised the issue of Bahraini female detainees being raped whilst imprisoned. (180115)

13 13 99 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Bahraini authorities on the release of Nabeel Rajab. (180116) 100 Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy to (a) reassess UK security (i) assistance to and (ii) co-operation with Governments that appoint individuals accused of involvement in torture to senior positions on security bodies and (b) withdraw that assistance when those allegations are deemed credible. (180063) 101 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180069) 102 Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on Turkish military action towards Kurdish groups in Syria; and what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the conduct of those actions. (180162) 103 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the recent treatment of road safety protesters by the Bangladeshi authorities in Dhaka. (180129) 104 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Bangladeshi Government on the recent treatment of road safety protesters in Bangladesh. (180130) 105 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Bangladeshi government on the restrictions to free speech enacted by that country's Digital Security Act and the effect of that Act on free and fair elections in that country. (180131) 106 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the safe release of the photographer Shahidul Alam from prison in Bangladesh. (180132) 107 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of electronic voting on voter fraud in the upcoming election in Bangladesh. (180133) 108 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) free and fair elections and (b) political activism in Bangladesh. (180134)

14 14 Published: Wednesday 17 October Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterpart on proposals to move Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island. (180135) 110 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people were employed by the National Cyber Security Centre in each of the last two years. [Transferred] (179328) 111 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the British Embassy in Tehran has (a) issued any protest over the Iranian prison authorities' denial of medical access and neurological care to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe following her collapse in prison and (b) received any explanation from the Iranian Authorities on their denial of neurological care for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. (180272) 112 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the British Embassy in Tehran has (a) requested to visit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe since her collapse in prison and (b) made an assessment of her health since that collapse. (180273) 113 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any Government ministers are confirmed to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October [Transferred] (179282) 114 James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle hare coursing. (180275) 115 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to engage with employers and community leaders in (a) Cornwall and (b) the South West on the EU Settlement Scheme. (180247) 116 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations made by the Migration Advisory Committee in their recent report EEA migration in the UK; and if he will make a statement. (180248) 117 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether GPs will be required to notify (a) the police and (b) the Home Office when making prescriptions for medicinal cannabis. (180264) 118 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the average response time to dwelling fires by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in each year since (180117)

15 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firefighter posts there were in the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) and (e) (180118) 120 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to ensure the provision of mental welfare services to Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service officers. (180119) 121 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on the adequacy of the provision of fire services in the last six months. (180120) 122 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will make an assessment of the efficiency of the Fire Service's response to the the wildfires of Summer (180121) 123 Faisal Rashid (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for indefinite leave to remain were made by Tier 1 migrants in the last 12 months; and how many of those applications were declined. (180306) 124 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to replicate the provisions of Tier 2 visa requirements for EU students studying in the UK after the UK has left the EU. (180251) 125 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing short-term visas for students from EU countries studying in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. (180252) 126 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on the English language teaching industry of the UK leaving the EU. (180253) 127 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180071) 128 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 July 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 July [Transferred] (179144)

16 16 Published: Wednesday 17 October N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the review of the air space around RAF Brize Norton; and if he will take steps with the Ministry of Defence to ensure that objections to the proposed changes are taken into account before a final decision is taken. [Transferred] (179082) 130 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how much and what proportion of the Revenue Account Budget (a) in total and (b) per smoker was allocated to stop smoking services and interventions by each local authority in each financial year since (180196) 131 Alex Chalk (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking with local authorities to (a) reduce the number of retrospective planning applications caused by breaches of planning control and (b) encourage people to submit applications in advance of works commencing. (180256) 132 Mr John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of aesthetics of the built environment on people's quality of life. (180313) 133 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, through what mechanism his Department monitors how Local Enterprise Partnership's spend money from the public purse; and how his Department evaluates the results of that spending. (180235) 134 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to prevent conflicts of interest among Local Enterprise Partnership board members. (180236) 135 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the members of the Government's panel on the future of the high street were selected. (180237) 136 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many( a) successful and (b) unsuccessful employment tribunal claims for automatically unfair dismissal under sections of the Employment Rights Act 1996 have been brought in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. (180238) 137 Jared O'Mara (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what strategy his Department has to tackle the use of synthetic cannabinoids in prisons. (180298) 138 Jared O'Mara (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to protect and support staff prisons from abuse. (180299)

17 Jared O'Mara (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support prisoners who have mental health issues; and whether his Department has plans to expand the provision of such support. (180300) 140 Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of closing HMP Bedford and transferring prisoners to HMP Wellingborough when it is operational. (180281) 141 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if the Government will ensure the ongoing alignment of the six areas of cross-border cooperation set out in the Good Friday Agreement in the event that the backstop arrangement for the Northern Ireland border comes into force. (180317) 142 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180074) 143 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will ensure that the six areas of cross-border cooperation outlined in the Good Friday Agreement continue to be aligned in the event of a no-deal scenario. (180079) 144 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180075) 145 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since May (180222) 146 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on non-social media advertising in each month since May (180223) 147 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's communications team in the most recent financial year for which information is available. (180224) 148 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether it is his policy to place adverts on Facebook after that company introduces its transparency register. (180225)

18 18 Published: Wednesday 17 October Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180073) 150 Damien Moore (Southport): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has the Government invested in Help to Buy ISA bonuses since the introduction of that scheme. (180305) 151 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK will retain its membership of the Single Euro Payments Area after exiting the European Union. [Transferred] (179304) 152 Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2018 to Question on Bank Services, what plans his Department has to reduce the number of unbanked people in the UK. (180090) 153 Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent meetings (a) he, (b) other Ministers and (c) staff of his Department have had with the FinTech industry on reducing the number of unbanked people in the UK. (180091) 154 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) HMRC issue to small businesses to ensure the accurate completion of tax returns. (180193) 155 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase personal income tax allowances for lower rate taxpayers after the UK leaves the EU. (180153) 156 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of over-payments by HMRC to claimants in (180154) 157 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents in Northern Ireland applied for tax free childcare in each of the last three years. (180155) 158 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department. (180076)

19 19 Questions for Answer on Monday 22 October Questions for Written Answer 1 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of potential changes to the level of High Street retailing in the next five years. (180111) 2 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research funding the (a) UK Government and (b) EU have given (i) the University of Warwick and (ii) Coventry University in each year since (180095) 3 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the April 2018 Green Paper on Modernising Consumer Markets, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the mandatory participation in alternative dispute resolution being extended to cover non-regulated markets. (180258) 4 N Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the April 2018 Green Paper on Modernising Consumer Markets, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to consumers who fail to cancel subscriptions following initial free trials; and if he will make a statement. (180260) 5 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to faulty engines of the Ford Ecoboost, what steps the Office of Product Safety and Standards plans to take to support both the recall of that vehicle and consumers that have been affected. (180279) 6 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the Post Office franchising programme since (180280) 7 N Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the change has been to his Department's budget in real terms in each year since 2010; and what the projected real terms changes are for each year to (180218) 8 N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which projects on business and human rights his Department has funded in each of the last five years; and what the total spend of each such project was in each of those years. (180125) 9 N Gavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that the Northern Ireland Boxing Association are included as a constituent