Questions tabled on Tuesday 5 June 2018

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1 Published: Wednesday 6 June 2018 Questions tabled on Tuesday 5 June 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 6 June Questions for Written Answer 1 N Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will make it its policy to ban the use of single-use plastic coffee cups in Government buildings. [Transferred] (148651) 2 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department uses to call in major planning applications in London. [Transferred] (149584) 3 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to make a decision on whether to call in the application by VCI Property Holdings to develop the island site at Vauxhall Cross. [Transferred] (149585) 4 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on the establishment of private car parks in retail areas. [Transferred] (149682) 5 Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process planning applications for shale gas extraction. [Transferred] (149644) 6 Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken to process a shale gas exploration application was in each of the last three years. [Transferred] (149645)

2 2 Published: Wednesday 6 June 2018 Questions for Answer on Thursday 7 June Questions for Written Answer 1 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has to extend the unduly lenient sentence scheme. (150015) 2 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Attorney General, how many people have applied for sentences to be reviewed under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in the 12 months. (150016) 3 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Attorney General, how many applications under the unduly lenient sentence scheme have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of that scheme in the 12 months. (150017) 4 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Attorney General, how many sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in the 12 months. (150018) 5 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to include in the 2021 census a question that records where multiple languages are being spoken in a household. (150214) 6 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Aberavon sent on 28 March and again on 30 April on the inquiry into infected blood. (150144) 7 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to change the level of funding allocated to local authorities to cover the additional costs of individual electoral registration for future financial years. (150173) 8 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Electoral Laws proposed to combat intimidation in public life, published on 6 February 2018, what progress has been made on introducing a new electoral offence of intimidating parliamentary candidates and party campaigners. (150174) 9 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2018 to Question , on European Parliament: Elections, whether not making preparations to hold European Parliamentary elections in 2019 will effect funding for returning officers; and what steps the Elections Claims Unit is taking to resolve potential issues relating to election claims. (150176)

3 Published: Wednesday 6 June Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of increasing fines payable for breaches of election rules. (150179) 11 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2018 to Question , whether he plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to apply to (a) an acting returning officer appointed to discharge a returning officer s functions in England and Wales under section 28, (b) an electoral registration officer appointed under section 8, (c) a returning officer appointed under section 25, (d) a returning officer appointed under section 35 and (e) a returning officer appointed under section 25 of the Representation of the People Act (150180) 12 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of creating the role of Minister for Older People. (150085) 13 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increased co-ordination between Departments on addressing the needs of older people. (150086) 14 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of young people from Dartford who went to university in each of the last five years. (150019) 15 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect on the Government's industrial strategy for the offshore wind industry of the employment of non-eea crew on offshore wind construction and maintenance vessels in UK territorial waters; and if he will make a statement. (150060) 16 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to encourage an increased level of employment of domestic workers on offshore wind construction and maintenance vessels in UK territorial waters. (150061) 17 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to commission a feasibility study on an ultra-deep-water berth at a UK port. (150062) 18 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support small vineyards in the UK. (150237) 19 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to heritage aviation organisations to develop and promote STEM skills. (149951)

4 4 Published: Wednesday 6 June Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations his Department has (a) made to and (b) received from professional football clubs in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland on the potential introduction of safe-standing at sports stadiums. (149906) 21 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a 9pm watershed for all gambling advertising. (149977) 22 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on young peoples gambling behaviour of the advertising of gambling during live sporting events. (149978) 23 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the advertising of betting on pitch-side electronic advertising boards during televised sporting events. (149979) 24 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has published for organisations in the private sector to reduce their vulnerability to cyber-attacks. (150055) 25 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department issues to (a) retailers and (b) consumers to raise awareness of the threat of online scams. (149987) 26 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department has allocated from the public purse to youth theatre projects in each of the last 3 years. (149988) 27 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children viewing advertisements featuring products high in fat, salt or sugar on television; and whether that estimated figure has changed since (150092) 28 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the quantum of difference in the number of children viewing advertisements for products high in fat, salt or sugar on (a) broadcast and (b) online media. (150093) 29 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of restrictions on advertisements for products high in fat, salt or sugar on smaller UK media channels. (150094) 30 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of restrictions on advertisements for products high in fat, salt or sugar on public service broadcasters. (150095)

5 Published: Wednesday 6 June Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, by what mechanism Local Democracy Reporter Service journalists are held accountable to BBC standards of impartiality. (149949) 32 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether stories written by Local Democracy Reporter Service reporters are available to access free of charge for BBC licence fee payers. (149950) 33 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to higher education funding on student numbers at the Open University in each year since (149905) 34 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teachers employed in state (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each of the last eight years. (149912) 35 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more students to study modern foreign languages at GCSE and A Level. (150009) 36 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2018 to Question on Academies, if he will publish the names and local authority area of the 21 schools that had their academy orders revoked; and for each school whether the revocation was a result of (a) subsequent Ofsted inspections (b) closure and (c) merger. (150191) 37 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has given schools on carrying out obesity checks on pupils. (150129) 38 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many substitute teachers are registered for teaching in England and Wales. (149986) 39 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's Clean Growth Strategy published in October 2017, what the timetable is for the establishment of the first forestry investment zone. [Transferred] (149587) 40 N Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the areas of England that will be designated as forestry investment zones. [Transferred] (149588) 41 Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there has been any illegal whaling within Britishadministered waters; and what steps steps the Government is taking to prevent such whaling. (150181)

6 6 Published: Wednesday 6 June Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of air pollution on the southern approach to the Dartford Crossing. (150011) 43 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of levels of water pollution in the River Thames. (150024) 44 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of air pollution in Dartford. (150025) 45 N Gillian Keegan (Chichester): What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of rural crime on farmers. (905718) 46 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of impact on food supplies of potential tailbacks at UK ports resulting from the re-establishment of food inspections on EU goods in the event of no trade deal being reached with EU. (149999) 47 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent deforestation in the UK. (149985) 48 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on implementing the 36 tasks in the Litter Strategy for England, published in April (150233) 49 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his department has to review the packaging recovery note system to reduce the export of (a) plastic and (b) other waste. (150083) 50 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's 25 Year Environment Plan, what steps his Department is taking to include reform of the packaging recovery note system within the strategy for plastics recycling. (150084) 51 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for UK aid to Rwanda of that country's 30 million sponsorship of Arsenal football club. (150148) 52 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she had made of the amount of funding her Department has allocated to financing abortions; and if she will make a statement. (149902) 53 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help eradicate world hunger. (150238)

7 Published: Wednesday 6 June Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason he withdrew from speaking at the Partnering for Prosperity: A New Trade Deal with Africa conference on the 1 May (149891) 55 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has received from (a) members of the public and (b) civil society organisations on concerns over mechanisms for government accountability on trade policy and the negotiation of future trade agreements. (150080) 56 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the general aviation sector on the economic potential of aerodromes. (149952) 57 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the provision of pilot training in the UK; and if he will make a statement. (149953) 58 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting additional powers to local authorities to carry out taxi and private hire enforcement activities in response to taxi and private hire drivers and operators (a) engaging in cross border hiring and (b) operating in their local area under a licence issued by a different local authority. (149893) 59 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of cycling uptake among ethnic minority groups; and what steps he is taking to encourage an increase in that uptake among those groups. (149908) 60 Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances Lambeth Council gave to his Department on the timing of its decision on the future of Vauxhall Bus Station. (149899) 61 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of public transport links between Essex and Kent. (150010) 62 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle accidents on the A282 were registered by Highways England between 1 September 2015 and 31 August (150012) 63 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle accidents on the A282 were registered by Highways England between 1 September 2016 and 31 August (150013) 64 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of passengers using High Speed 1 trains at peak times between Ebbsfleet International Station and London terminals. (150014)

8 8 Published: Wednesday 6 June Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to ensure that healthcare professionals and opticians are required to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency DVLA of a person being medically unfit to drive. (149976) 66 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Aberavon on 29 March and again on 3 May on the East Coast Mainline. (150143) 67 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on whether Office of Rail Regulation guidance on work patterns is being followed in relation to driver work patterns under the new timetable on Southern routes; and if he will make a statement. [R] (149990) 68 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, Column 51, on what date the Thameslink industry readiness board was established; who sits on that board; who funds that board; what the cost to the public purse of the operation of that board has been for the last twelve months; and if he will make a statement. (149992) 69 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 56, if he will make it his policy to establish a public service operator to carry out his duties as Operator of Last Resort in the event of a GTR franchise termination; and if he will make a statement. (149993) 70 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 53, by what date his Department plans to conclude it's review of whether GTR and Northern met their contractual obligations in the planning and delivery of the timetable change; and whether he plans to report the conclusions of that review to the House. (149994) 71 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 51, on what date GTR personally assured him that it was ready to implement the timetable changes; and whether he requested information or data from GTR to evidence that assurance. (149995) 72 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed the effect on tourism of the reduction in level of train services to Portsmouth Harbour under new Southern Rail timetable. (150243) 73 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to assist local authorities with funding infrastructure improvements as part of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. (150244)

9 Published: Wednesday 6 June Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made of the potential merits of the use of flash glucose monitoring and real time continuous glucose monitoring for drivers with diabetes. (150132) 75 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to review its guidance on driving and diabetes on account of recent technological advances in glucose monitoring. (150133) 76 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of diabetes-related (a) road collisions and (b) road deaths there were in (i) the UK and (ii) each of the devolved nations for the most recent year for which that information is available. (150134) 77 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of time is for a person to have their driving licence returned after it was revoked as a result of ill health. (149928) 78 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect on domestic (a) seafarers and (b) maritime skills of the employment of non-eea crew on offshore wind construction and maintenance vessels in UK territorial waters; and if he will make a statement. (150059) 79 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit have accepted an advance payment of that benefit. (149983) 80 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans to review the pension age for prison officers. (150231) 81 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on public service pensions of the judgment in relation to Mcloud v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. (150232) 82 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the hardship experienced by universal credit claimants who have their early wage payment towards the end of one month counted by HMRC as a second wage payment in a single universal credit assessment period and therefore do not receive universal credit for that period, whether changes will be made to tackle that inflexibility; and if she will make a statement. (150235) 83 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the financial effect of the withdrawal of carer's allowance on carers at state-pension age. (150236)

10 10 Published: Wednesday 6 June Sir Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK takes a global leadership role in tackling antimicrobial resistance. (149916) 85 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the UK's complete implementation of the EU Medical Devices Regulation which takes full effect in (149892) 86 Julie Cooper (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of funding for the NHS was allocated to NHS continuing healthcare in the (a) and (b) financial year. (150160) 87 Julie Cooper (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of funding for the NHS his Department plans to allocate to NHS continuing healthcare in the (a) and (b) financial year. (150161) 88 Julie Cooper (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the growth in spending on NHS continuing healthcare without reducing the standards of care provided to patients. (150162) 89 Julie Cooper (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the growth in spending on NHS continuing healthcare without reducing the number of patients who are eligible for continuing healthcare funds; and if he will make a statement. (150163) 90 Julie Cooper (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the growth in spending on NHS continuing healthcare without increasing the number of continuing healthcare patients who are placed in residential care facilities; and if he will make a statement. (150164) 91 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2018 to Questions , and , what the timetable is for implementing a system of primary care streaming and planning to establish an urgent treatment centre co-located with the accident and emergency department and a specific improvement focus on the 62-day cancer standard and the elimination of long waits for treatment within North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. (150065) 92 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2018 to Question , for what reason his Department decided to collect information on ambulance handover delays in England for three months of the year only; and what assessment he has made of the effect on the NHS and patients of (a) those ambulance handover delays and (b) not collating annual data on those ambulance handover delays. (150066)

11 Published: Wednesday 6 June Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 21 May 2018 to Questions , and , by what date he expects North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust to be meeting its targets for (a) A&E waiting times, (b) 62-day cancer treatment and (c) planned operations and care. (150067) 94 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of accident and emergency departments consistently met the national target of being admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival in (i) Essex, (ii) the East of England and (iii) England in (150027) 95 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received emergency care at the Princess Alexandra accident and emergency department in Harlow within four hours of arrival in each year from 2010 to (150028) 96 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors were employed at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in each year from 2010 to (150029) 97 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses were employed at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in each year from 2010 to (150030) 98 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many healthcare assistants were employed at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in each year from 2010 to (150031) 99 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in (a) and (b) (150032) 100 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship in Essex in (a) and (b) (150033) 101 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship in Hertfordshire in (a) and (b) (150034) 102 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many accident and emergency units were in operation in the East of England in each year from 2010 to (150037) 103 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the vacancy rate for nurses was at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in each year from 2010 to (150039)

12 12 Published: Wednesday 6 June Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the vacancy rate for nurses was at NHS hospitals in Essex in each year from 2010 to (150040) 105 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were admitted to the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow for appointments for treatment in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 (c) 2014, (d) 2015, (e) 2016 and (f) (150041) 106 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received emergency care at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 (c) 2014, (d) 2015, (e) 2016 and (f) (150042) 107 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average occupancy rate was for beds at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 (c) 2014, (d) 2015, (e) 2016 and (f) (150043) 108 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average occupancy rate was for beds at NHS hospitals in England in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 (c) 2014, (d) 2015, (e) 2016 and (f) (150044) 109 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the infrastructure at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. (150045) 110 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much government funding was provided to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in financial years (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (d) , (f) and (g) (150046) 111 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department allocated to NHS hospitals in England in financial year (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (d) , (f) and (g) (150047) 112 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department allocated to NHS Trusts in England in financial year (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (d) , (f) and (g) (150048) 113 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS hospital in England was allocated the greatest amount of funding by his Department in financial year (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (d) , (f) and (g) (150049) 114 Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish his Departments capital funding for projects in NHS hospitals in England; and if he will make a statement. (150050)

13 Published: Wednesday 6 June Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England have received more than 100 million in capital funding for a single project since (150051) 116 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made with Public Health England Tobacco Implementation Board on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Cancer Taskforce; on what days his Department has held with the Board; and who attended those meetings. (149935) 117 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the prescription of e-cigarettes by GPs as part of smoking cessation programmes. (149936) 118 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish an evaluation of the 2017 Stoptober campaign before the start of the 2018 Stoptober campaign. (149937) 119 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 2017 Stoptober campaign before the start of the 2018 Stoptober campaign. (149938) 120 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the implementation plan for the Government's tobacco control plan entitled Towards a smoke-free generation, published in July (149939) 121 Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the effect that regular and long-term use of antiseptic hand gel for infection control has on the health of NHS employees. (150052) 122 Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS executives on provision for staff whose medically required allergy bracelets violate infection control policies. (150053) 123 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of imported food after the UK leaves the EU. (149996) 124 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support environmental health professionals in Northern Ireland to maintain the safety and authenticity of food moving across each of the separate border crossings in the event of the reintroduction of border controls on the island of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU. (149997)

14 14 Published: Wednesday 6 June Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need to re-establish the inspection of food from the EU at UK ports in the event of no trade deal being reached with the EU. (149998) 126 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing free prescriptions to people (a) with medical reasons and (b) over the age of 60 in each of the last five years for which information is available. (149901) 127 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England have made of the role of (i) genetic testing and (ii) population level genomic data to improve public health. (150116) 128 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans in place to undertake a localised population-based genetic research study in England; and if he will make a statement. (150117) 129 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out population-wide genetic testing for mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. (150118) 130 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether discussions have taken place between NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry on the ongoing review of the operation of the Cancer Drugs Fund. (150121) 131 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to invest in the mammography workforce to improve the rate and level of breast-screening provision. (150122) 132 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the products for the accelerated access pathway have now been selected; and for when an announcement on such products has been planned. (150123) 133 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made to date on the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Impact Trial. (150124) 134 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the level of migrant access to HIV services; and if he will make a statement. (150125) 135 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on the Public Health England Action Plan. (150126)

15 Published: Wednesday 6 June Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on inclusion of information about HIV in the Department for Education's sex and relationships education draft guidance. (150127) 137 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to adopt a target to help eliminate HIV by (150128) 138 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to prepare a successor Diabetes National Service Framework. (150130) 139 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national standards of care for people with diabetes have been updated since the Diabetes National Service Framework was published in 2001; and if he will make a statement. (150131) 140 David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to increase the pay of care assistants to improve staff retention. (149984) 141 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with blood cancer that will be referred into the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies integrated pathway as a result of the NHS Digital pilot data, published on 10 May (150002) 142 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS Digital has to publish information on the types of cancer referred into the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) pathway for people with long-term health conditions in the statistical releases entitled, Psychological therapies: reports on the use of IAPT services. (150003) 143 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what plans he has to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies pathway for people with long-term health conditions for people affected by blood cancer. (150004) 144 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the General Practice Forward View, what estimate he has made of the number of people with blood cancer that will have access to the 3,000 mental health therapists co-located in GP surgeries; and whether those therapists will be provided with specific training on blood cancer. (150005) 145 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether access to psychological support under the Cancer Recovery Package will be provided through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies pathway for people with long-term physical health conditions. (150006)

16 16 Published: Wednesday 6 June Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care how many people have received Ibrutinib on the NHS for the treatment of relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia since January (150007) 147 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Cancer Alliances Groups are providing the cancer recovery package; and whether it is being provided to all people diagnosed with cancer in those areas. 148 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital trusts have (a) reported financial deficits in their budget at the end of the financial year and (b) estimated such deficits for future financial years; and if he publish that information by NHS trust. (150008) (150203) 149 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Departments policy is on Clinical Commissioning Groups levying fines on NHS Trusts that fail to meet contractual targets. (150211) 150 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the refinancing of PFI contracts for NHS Trusts. (150212) 151 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the number of GPs in Stoke-on-Trent. (150213) 152 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral evidence given by the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 27 March 2018, what share of funds he plans to allocate to general practice under the multi-year NHS funding settlement; and if he will make a statement. (150087) 153 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle GP workload. (150088) 154 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP trainees began training in (a) York and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in the most recent year for which statistics are available. (150089) 155 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP trainers were registered in York in the most recent year for which information is available; and how many were so registered five years ago. (150090) 156 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there are appropriate GP training facilities in York. (150091)

17 Published: Wednesday 6 June Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2018 to Question on Dental Services, in what format the information is held. (149981) 158 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in (a) the UK, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Colne Valley suffer from asthma. (150241) 159 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing prescription charges for people with long-term conditions. (150242) 160 Dr Paul Williams (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for making a decision on whether a patient qualifies for an exemption under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and as set out in his Department's accompanying guidance; and to what extent clinicians are involved in such decisions. [R] (150252) 161 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the Saudiled coalition's compliance with international humanitarian law in relation to the conflict in Yemen. (149903) 162 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to (a) protect and (b) support civilians in Yemen; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of civilian casualties in that country since the conflict began. (149904) 163 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda in 2020, what steps he has taken to encourage the Rwandan President to (a) release political prisoners and (b) lift restrictions on the freedom of the press. (150145) 164 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Rwanda s progress on the goals outlined in the revised 2012 UK-Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding. (150146) 165 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Rwandan Government on ensuring the safety of Rwandan exiles (a) in the UK and (b) abroad. (150147) 166 Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on when the UNHCR plans to report on the feasibility and desirability of relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island. (149980)

18 18 Published: Wednesday 6 June Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the substance of allegations made by the Government of Morocco that Iran has provided arms and assistance to the Polisario Front through Hezbollah. (149948) 168 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens serving as UN peacekeepers. (150239) 169 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK police officers will be in Russia for the 2018 World Cup to provide advice, assistance and protection to UK citizens. (149907) 170 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much resource did police expend on investigating crimes in (a) Humberside and (b) England in each year from 2010 to (150071) 171 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2018 to Question , what information his Department collects on resourcing for specific police functions and job roles; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the number of successful prosecutions of not collecting information on the number of officers employed as detectives. (150072) 172 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) tests of pesticides and (b) other experiments were carried out on dogs in relation to legislation on plant protection products in (150073) 173 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to reduce the number of dogs used in animal experiments by applying the principles of (a) replacement and (b) reduction and refinement in the licensing process; and if he will make a statement. (150074) 174 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the use of dogs as a second species for the purpose of regulatory toxicity testing; and if he will make a statement. (150075) 175 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs were used in licensed animal experiments in the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2016; and what assessment he has made of trends in the number of such dogs (a) over and (b) between those years. (150076) 176 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to extend the destitute domestic violence concession to women who have experienced violence but are not on a spousal visa. [R] (150103) 177 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refuges in the UK are available for a woman with no recourse to public funds and; what the locations are of those refuges. [R] (150104)

19 Published: Wednesday 6 June Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women (a) applied for and (b) were granted destitute domestic violence concession in each year since the introduction of that consession. [R] (150105) 179 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of domestic violence against migrant women. (150106) 180 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of trends in the level of dog theft. (150023) 181 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is on making a breach of the proposed Domestic Abuse Protection Orders a criminal offence. (150054) 182 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make training on how to assess asylum applications on the grounds of religious persecution compulsory for his Department's asylum caseworkers. (150119) 183 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerability on religious grounds is adequately assessed by his Department when determining resettlement needs. (150120) 184 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information it holds on the number of forced marriages that have taken place involving (a) a male and (b) a female below the age of 16 in each of the last three years. (149989) 185 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of leave to remain applications that have exceeded the six months deadline. (150230) 186 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2018 to Question on Security Guards: Licensing, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the performance of the Security Industry Authority in relation to processing licence applications and renewals. (150234) 187 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the the oral answer of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 307, what progress his Department has made on establishing a business hub to support the implementation of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act (150209) 188 Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to identify companies that are required to make declarations in relation to their supply chains under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act (150210)