Questions tabled on Wednesday 17 January 2018

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1 Questions tabled on Wednesday 17 January 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 Thursday 18 January Questions for Written Answer 1 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made by his Department of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used and (b) sent for recycling each year. [Transferred] (123153) 2 N Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of the value of early-phase research to the UK economy in the last 12 months. [Transferred] (122678) 3 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support SMEs and their employees in Carillion's supply chain following that company's liquidation. [Transferred] (123102) 4 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many appeals the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives has (a) heard, (b) ruled in favour of and (c) ruled against in each of the last five years. [Transferred] (122922) 5 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on respecting the right of parents to provide their children with an education in conformity with their religious or philosophical convictions, while guaranteeing the fundamental right of children to education in a critical and

2 2 Published: Thursday 18 January 2018 pluralistic manner in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights, its protocols and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. [Transferred] (122592) 6 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to negotiate for continued UK membership of the Blue Badge disability parking scheme. [Transferred] (123097) 7 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State fro Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of amount to be loaned to homeowners in the first year following the conversion of the Support for Mortgage Interest benefit to a loan. [Transferred] (123073) 8 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what reciprocal health agreements he plans to put in place to allow continued access to health care for disabled UK citizens in EU member states after the UK has left the EU. [Transferred] (123091) 9 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the effect of implementing a new recognition test on EU/EEA trained medical professionals on timescales for appointment of medical professionals. [Transferred] (123096) 10 Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of European Investment Bank funding on the UK's green industry. [Transferred] (123104) 11 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of parents who have been affected by the error on the Childcare Service website which incorrectly tells them that they are not eligible for 30 hours of free childcare although they meet the relevant criteria. [Transferred] (122872) 12 N Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.5. of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on publicly condemning the use of and incitement to violence, as well as all forms of discrimination and intolerance on religious grounds; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (122595) Questions for Answer on Friday 19 January Questions for Written Answer 1 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Attorney General, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123531)

3 3 2 Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts the Government awarded to Carillion in Aberavon constituency (a) between 5 May 2010 and 7 May 2015, (b) between 8 May 2015 and 13 July 2016, (c) between 14 July 2016 and 8 June 2017, (d) between 9 June 2017 and 10 July 2017, (e) between 11 July 2017 and 29 September 2017 and (f) since 30 September (123426) 3 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to address the disparities and inequalities revealed by the race disparity audit, published on 10 October (123345) 4 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what resources he has dedicated to working on the Government's policy response to the findings of the race disparity audit, published on 10 October (123346) 5 Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the appointment of PwC as Official Receivers to Carillion; how many PwC employees are working on the management of Carillion; and what the timetable is for PwC remaining involved in the management of Carillion. (123447) 6 Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he carried out any assessment of the effect of Carillion's liquidation on the viability of the small businesses in its supply chain in the UK prior to deciding not to support that company through the bail-out negotiations. (123449) 7 Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Cabinet committees and sub-committees he (a) chairs and (b) attends. (123289) 8 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with (i) Carillion representatives and (ii) Carillion subsidiary representatives since January 2017; who attended those meetings; and what was discussed at each such meeting. (123226) 9 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Crown Commercial Service contracts there are with Government strategic suppliers. (123292) 10 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question121689, on Cabinet Office: Policy, for what reason his Answer does not contain reference to the Public Service Ombudsman Bill. (123329) 11 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123533) 12 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123534)

4 4 Published: Thursday 18 January Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to allocate funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund to the (a) third sector (b) public sector and (c) academic sector in the UK after (123220) 14 Stephen Kerr (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had discussions with the Global Vehicle Trust on government support for a UK manufacturing base for the Ox flatpacked truck for the developing world. (123269) 15 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what regulatory standards are in place for filters in washing machines; and whether he has plans to review those standards. (123336) 16 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the vibrancy and resilience of the high street of the presence of (a) rental purchase retailers, (b) bookmakers, (c) payday lenders and (d) pawnbrokers. (123363) 17 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123532) 18 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the sale of stolen goods on classified advertising and auctioning websites. (123378) 19 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information he holds on the amount and proportion of monies from the public purse received by the BBC which it has spent on legal fees and out of court settlements and associated costs relating to non-disclosure agreements in cases of alleged victims of discrimination, bullying and harassment in each of the last seven years. (123369) 20 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has allocated for the promotion of tourism in north Cornwall. (123485) 21 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the UK market for second-hand recreational boats is not affected by different levels of VAT paid in the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU. (123196) 22 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to appoint a special representative for the Mayflower 400 celebrations in 2020; and if he will make a statement. (123274)

5 5 23 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many contracts her Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123543) 24 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools that have been converted to academies have not been inspected by Ofsted within three years of opening. (123488) 25 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Bethnal Green and Bow constituency have become an academy in each year since (123489) 26 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the regional disparities in funded childcare places in England. (123492) 27 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare providers in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow, (b) London and (c) England have fallen off the register in each year since (123494) 28 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been provided to the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) for the school efficiency adviser programme for the financial year; by what process the ISBL was chosen as the provider of that programme; and whether there was an open tendering process. (123348) 29 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the required level of (a) qualifications and (b) experience is for school efficiency advisers; how such advisers are recruited; and what the average rate of pay has been of such advisers in the last 12 months. (123349) 30 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools and trusts will receive support from schools efficiency advisers during the pilot phase; and how such schools and trusts were selected. (123350) 31 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be available for the schools efficiency adviser programme; and how much has been spent or allocated to date. (123351) 32 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what efficiency savings targets have been set by his Department for the schools efficiency adviser programme. (123352) 33 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria his Department will use to decide whether the school efficiency adviser pilots were successful enough to roll out the project; and who will be responsible for making that decision. (123353)

6 6 Published: Thursday 18 January Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that students' views are represented on the board of the Office for Students. (123354) 35 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding for research has been allocated by the EU to UK institutions in (a) , (b) , and (c) (123432) 36 Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families in Eastbourne would be entitled to free school meals under the preuniversal credit free school meals system. (123409) 37 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average weekly cost was of a childcare place in Cornwall in each year since (123486) 38 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many organisations have (a) paid the Apprenticeship Levy and (b) utilised funds from the Apprenticeship Levy to date. (123344) 39 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to issue guidelines to Apprenticeship Levy payers on forthcoming measures to enable them to transfer of up to 10 per cent of their funds to another employer of an apprenticeship training agency; and if he will make a statement. (123347) 40 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling funds raised from the Apprenticeship Levy to be used to support the provision of skills and training courses that are not provided by apprenticeships. (123356) 41 N Jo Platt (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget for the Social Mobility Commission was in each year since [Transferred] (123123) 42 Ms Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking in schools better to educate young people in the dangers of knife crime. (123465) 43 Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to support UCL's Holocaust Education Programme's Beacon Schools Project. (123410) 44 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist maths schools his Department has established since 2011; and how many he plans to establish in each of the next five years. (123343) 45 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on schools in (a) Devon and Plymouth and (b) England; and if he will make a statement. (123295)

7 7 46 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question , on Wakefield City Academies Trust, what the cost is of the transfer of the schools; whether that cost falls to the public purse; and if he will make a statement. (123422) 47 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representation of disabled students there will be on the Office for Students' Student Panel. (123365) 48 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support apprentices affected by the collapse of Carillion plc. [Transferred] (122931) 49 Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many formal complaints have been made to HMRC on problems with reconfirming eligibility codes for 30 hours of free funded childcare for three and four-year-old children since April 2017; and whether his Department has made an assessment of HMRC s capacity to efficiently process applications for 30 hours of free childcare. (123511) 50 Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to appoint the national tree champion. (123505) 51 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of secondary residences which do not have a water meter. (123479) 52 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Bradford District Metropolitan Council on the future of the resident curlew population on Ilkley Moor as a result of the Council s decision not to renew the shooting lease to the Bingley Moor Partnership. (123412) 53 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage other countries to develop policies to tackle plastic waste. (123230) 54 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to make changes to the way data on antibiotic use in farming is collected so that data is broken down into more detail and not only measured by tonnage of the medicines used. (123242) 55 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was. (123430) 56 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many days sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the 12 months. (123431)

8 8 Published: Thursday 18 January Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on New Clause 61 of the EU Withdrawal Bill on 20 December 2017, Official Report, column 1168 whether the standards currently set by REACH will remain in place in the UK, or whether the UK will continue to match its standards to those of REACH after the UK leaves the EU. (123364) 58 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Government Response to the Seventh Report of the Women and Equalities Committee, HC799, published on 12 September 2017, on how many occasions the cross-government working group on equalities has met since its establishment and if he will publish the minutes and decision-record from the meetings. (123218) 59 Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with her Development Assistance Committee counterparts on changing international aid rules since her appointment as Secretary of State. (123530) 60 Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to introduce new criteria for allocating her Department's overseas aid budget. (123539) 61 Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which additional countries she is currently considering providing aid to. (123552) 62 Stephen Kerr (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has had discussions with the Global Vehicle Trust on the use of the Ox flat-packed truck for the developing world for UK aid projects. (123270) 63 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of donations received by the Disasters Emergency Committee that are from people between the ages of 41 and 65. (123445) 64 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of donations received by the Disasters Emergency Committee that are from people between the ages of 25 and 40. (123446) 65 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has held with her counterpart in the US administration on funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees. (123305)

9 9 66 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Occuptied Palestinian Territories of the decision of the House of Representatives to end foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority. (123197) 67 Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen. (123375) 68 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123544) 69 Stephen Kerr (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Global Vehicle Trust on export support for the Ox flat-packed truck for the developing world. (123272) 70 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the repayment system for Vehicle Excise Duty so that money is paid directly into bank accounts instead of by cheque. (123491) 71 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of train operating companies levying administration fees on customer compensation claims for delayed services on the level of such claims received in the last three years. (123198) 72 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve the professional competence requirements of drivers of HGVs, especially for HGVs that are over three tons in weight. (123384) 73 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence system in evaluating the competence of HGV drivers. (123385) 74 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks are made on the qualification of HGV drivers from other countries when they arrive in the UK. (123387) 75 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is a comparable certificate of competence for HGV drivers that is checked when HGVs arrive at UK ports. (123389) 76 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regular checks are carried out on the competence of instructors who train HGV drivers. (123390) 77 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new apprenticeships have been created in the transport sector in each of the last five years. (123391)

10 10 Published: Thursday 18 January Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure all those working on the airside of UK airports are qualified and trained to work on or near aircraft. (123401) 79 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many certificates of professional competence for drivers of HGVs over three tons were issued in each of the last five years. (123456) 80 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when were training and qualifications for all staff working on the airside of the airports last evaluated. (123459) 81 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specialized training is provided for people who work in vulnerable areas of the operative parts of UK airports. (123466) 82 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what skills and qualifications are required for an operative who is tasked with refuelling aircraft at a UK airport. (123467) 83 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training is required for operators who drive vehicles airside at airports. (123468) 84 Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidelines on the remit of the HS2 Phase 2a Bill he plans to provide the Select Committee about the Crewe Hub. (123290) 85 N Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people graduated with a STEM degree in each of the last four years for which figures are available. [Transferred] (123095) 86 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated to (a) Plymouth and (b) Devon for projects relating to his Department's cycling and walking investment strategy in the financial year (123276) 87 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on the Speed to the West initiative in the last three months; and what the outcomes of those discussions has been. (123277) 88 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force rail improvement plan published in (123278) 89 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department and Network Rail plan to spend on the Paddington to Penzance rail link in Control Period 6. (123279) 90 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123538)

11 11 91 N Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on mandatory reconsiderations in each year since 2010, by type of benefit payment. (123377) 92 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants who did not qualify for Employment Support Allowance made successful appeals in each of the last three years. (123512) 93 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of universal credit in private and housing association accommodation who have received a (a) threat of eviction or (b) court summons since the introduction that benefit. (123513) 94 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who were successful in appeals for Employment Support Allowance were (a) evicted or (b) threatened with eviction in the period between the original assessment and the appeal decision. (123514) 95 Stephen Kerr (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons arrears payable for child maintenance that require the Child Maintenance Service to arrange payments via the employer only attract a one off fee rather than an additional percentage charge of the arrear. (123326) 96 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle miscalculations of child maintenance liabilities by paying parents who are (a) self-employed or (b) company directors. (123211) 97 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will issue new guidance to Financial Investigation Units in the Child Maintenance Service for dealing with miscalculations of child maintenance liabilities by paying parents who are self-employed or company directors. (123212) 98 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the accuracy of reporting on DLA and PIP assessments; and if she will update best practice guidance for producing these reports. (123213) 99 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with motor neurone disease awarded personal independence payments in were granted an ongoing award with a light-touch review after 10 years by (a) mobility and daily living components and (b) standard and enhanced awards. (123275)

12 12 Published: Thursday 18 January Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contracts her Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123545) 101 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his department's policy for all claimants to receive a copy of their personal independence payment assessment report. (123206) 102 Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public purse of the UK entering the top quartile of comparator countries for the speed of adoption and overall uptake of innovative treatments. (123207) 103 Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to utilise the role of NHS minor injury units in (a) St. Austell and (b) Newquay to reduce pressures on A&E departments in Cornwall. (123282) 104 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Facts4Life programme on health education for young people; and if he plans to roll out the pilot across the UK. (123202) 105 N Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of Carillion plc's collapse on the Liverpool Hospital Company; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (123002) 106 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the requirement to respond to subject access requests free of charge after 25 May 2018 under the General Data Protection Regulation for (a) Acute Trusts (b), Mental Health Trusts, (c) GP practices and (d) the NHS as a whole. (123271) 107 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his letter to the hon. Member for Tottenham of 9 January 2018, when he is planning to review the effect of upfront charging in the NHS and extending charges to out-of-hospital care and care provided by non NHS organisations. (123355) 108 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to simplify funding streams for general practice. (123476) 109 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many healthcare staff have been physically attacked or assaulted at (a) Ipswich Hospital, (b) other healthcare provider settings in Suffolk and (c) other healthcare provider settings in England in each year since (123235) 110 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NICE has issued on gray zone lymphoma. (123508)

13 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public funds are available to treat patients suffering from grey zone lymphoma. (123509) 112 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123547) 113 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential merits of introducing a ban on energy drinks for people under 16 years of age. (123310) 114 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of school catering programmes which received nutritional and dietary training prior to setting menus in (123313) 115 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to offer dietary education programmes to children and parents to help curb childhood obesity. (123314) 116 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to ensure that the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system is available to all people with diabetes. (123316) 117 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to introduce a Diabetes Specialist Nurses qualification to ensure standardisation of care for people with diabetes. (123318) 118 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals and care centres operate a newly diagnosed support and care programme for people with diabetes. (123320) 119 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to make it easier for people with (a) diabetes and (b) other chronic conditions to access their patient records. (123321) 120 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ensuring that food labelling for products aimed at children is accurate, clear and accessible for children and young people. (123322) 121 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on steps to improve the clarity and accessibility of food labelling. (123323) 122 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that the repatriation of Rohingya people from Bangladesh is overseen by an independent UN monitor to help ensure the safety and security of those refugees. (123502)

14 14 Published: Thursday 18 January Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions has he had with his counterparts in other EU countries on ensuring a joined-up response to the Rohingya crisis. (123503) 124 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the UN on the need for UN security for the protection of the repatriated Rohingya people. (123504) 125 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Egyptian Government on the arrest of 25 Ahmadi Muslims in that country on the grounds of their religion; and if he will make a statement. (123428) 126 Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterparts on the detention of Palestinian children. (123374) 127 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. (123550) 128 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much compensation to date the Government has paid out as a result of problems with the new childcare website. (123497) 129 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) HMRC have received concerning the new childcare website. (123498) 130 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has been made of the number of parents receiving childcare vouchers who will not be eligible for tax-free childcare. (123500) 131 Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the introduction of the duty of care; and what the process and timescale will be for that introduction. (123334) 132 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of time available for people to respond to the consultation on the [Draft] Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations (123209) 133 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has any plans to extend the length of consultation relating to the [Draft] Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations (123210)

15 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to establish an independent tribunal to act as a mandatory first dispute resolution mechanism between banks and small and medium-sized enterprises; and what representations he has received on such a tribunal since (123416) 135 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to progress the RBS Global Restructuring Group redress scheme. (123417) 136 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of UK companies which operated employee share schemes in (a) 1988, (b) 1990, (c) 2000, (d) 2010 and (e) (123418) 137 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of UK employees who held shares in the company they worked for in (a) 1988, (b) 1990, (c) 2000, (d) 2010 and (e) (123419) 138 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK companies benefited from the Save As You Earn scheme in (a) 1981, (b) 1990, (c) 2000, (d) 2010 and (e) (123420) 139 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK companies benefited from a company share option plan in (a) 1981, (b) 1990, (c) 2000, (d) 2010 and (e) (123421) 140 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK companies received Enterprise Management Incentives in (a) 2000, (b) 2010 and (c) (123424) 141 Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK companies benefited from a share incentive plan in (a) 2000, (b) 2010 and (c) (123425) 142 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on free access to cash of LINK s upcoming decision on the ATM interchange fee on (a) rural areas and (b) inner-city communities. (123331) 143 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has (a) made to LINK or (b) received from LINK any representations on proposed changes to the ATM interchange fee in the last six months. (123332) 144 Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department will ask the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to intervene following LINK's proposal on the interchange fee should changes to that fee have a detrimental effect on the long-term sustainability of the ATM network and (b) LINK s Financial Inclusion Programme fails to protect access to ATMs in areas which already face financial exclusion. (123333)

16 16 Published: Thursday 18 January Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the level of use of online banking and (b) the effect of online banking on the number of charitable donations made by the public. (123442) 146 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake an official investigation in to his Department's management of Carillion's performance in relation to public sector contracts. (123429) 147 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid from the public purse to Carillion in each year for which information is available. (123435) 148 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax has been paid by Carillion in each year for which information is available. (123438) 149 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the liquidation of Carillion. (123451) 150 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer,what steps he is taking to ensure that the Official Receiver for Carillion is not allowed to sell existing PFI contracts. (123453) 151 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to undertake an inquiry into the (a) circumstances leading to the liquidation of Carillion and (b) potential range of costs to the tax payer of that liquidation. (123460) 152 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will (a) publish the Government's contracts with Carillion and (b) place copies of those contracts in the Library. (123461) 153 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he or officials representing the Treasury met representatives from Carillion in the past 24 months. (123471) 154 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what were (a) the dates of and (b) the topics discussed at any meetings that he or officials representing the Treasury attended with representatives from Carillion in the past 24 months. (123472) 155 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, How many contracts with Carillion have been signed by his Department since 13 July (123478) 156 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, How many (a) PFI and (b) PF2 contracts were signed by his Department since 13 July (123480)

17 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department has used to approve and monitor contracts to Carillion since 2010; and what due diligence his Department undertakes before awarding contracts to companies that have issued profit warnings. (123482) 158 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effect of the liquidation of Carillion plc on (a) jobs and (b) public finances. (123484) 159 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of replacing Carillion contracts. (123490) 160 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will place a copy of each risk assessment undertaken by his Department relating to Government contracts secured by Carillion since January 2015 in the Library. (123493) 161 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with other Government Departments on (a) drawing up contingency plans and (b) identifying alternative suppliers to provide the public services previously provided by Carillion. (123495) 162 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to each contract that the Government currently has with Carillion and its subsidiary companies (a) when each such contract was awarded, (b) which Department or agency awarded the contract, (c) how much each contract is worth and (d) whether the contract is a joint venture. (123496) 163 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the minutes of any meetings which were held between Carillion and (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) his Department on monitoring the performance of Carillion in the last three years. (123499) 164 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will publish the dates of any meetings which were held between Carillion and (a) HMRC and (b) his Department on monitoring the performance of Carillion in the past five years. (123501) 165 Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received on the time taken for financial agents to register Trusts in accordance with the Fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive; if he will instruct HM Revenue and Customs to extend the deadlines for completing submissions and registrations; and if he will make a statement. (123368) 166 Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce legislative proposals to strengthen the regulation of the funeral plan market and improve consumer protection. (123395)

18 18 Published: Thursday 18 January Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on strengthening the regulation of the funeral plan market. (123396) 168 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding has been allocated to HM Revenue and Customs to tackle tax avoidance since the release of the Paradise Papers. (123231) 169 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional staff have been employed by HM Revenue and Customs to tackle tax avoidance since the release of the Paradise Papers. (123232) 170 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to update his Department's transparency release entitled Private Finance Initiative and Private Finance 2 projects. (123291) 171 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts his Department holds with Government strategic suppliers. (123540) 172 Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protocols are in place to ensure that all women and girls have access to sanitary products while in police custody. (123370) 173 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which three countries the UK made the largest number outgoing Dublin III regulation requests to in 2017 and how many requests were made to each of those countries. (123452) 174 Dr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outgoing Dublin III regulation requests under Article 16 Regulation 604/2013 dependent persons clause were made by the UK in (123455) 175 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration appeals at tribunal have been successful; and how many of those appeals were within six months, for each of the last three years. (123516) 176 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has carried out modelling on potential changes in migration numbers caused by the savings and salary thresholds for spousal visa applications being raised or lowered. (123214) 177 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce a maximum waiting time for a reply to applications for indefinite leave to remain under the ten-year settlement route. (123215)

19 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it costs her Department to process a leave to remain application; how many such applications it has processed in each of the last five years; and how much revenue has been generated from fees for leave to remain applications in each of those years. (123357) 179 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact assessments were carried out ahead of the proposed 22.5 per cent fee increase for leave to remain applications. (123358) 180 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the second report of the Home Affairs Committee, Immigration policy: basis for building consensus, published 15 January 2018, HC 500, what steps her Department plans to take to publish an official analysis of the scale of illegal immigration. (123359) 181 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the second report of the Home Affairs Committee, Immigration policy: basis for building consensus, published 15 January 2018, HC 500, what plans she has to re-evaluate the hostile environments measures. (123360) 182 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the second report of the Home Affairs Committee, Immigration policy: basis for building consensus, published 15 January 2018, HC 500, what assessment she has made of the accuracy and effectiveness of hostile environments measures. (123361) 183 Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the ICIBI annual report 2016 to 2017, published on 13 July 2017, what plans she has to improve the accuracy of the data in her Department's disqualified persons list. (123362) 184 David Linden (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average duration of detention for detained migrants was in (123440) 185 Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of police widows' and widowers' retaining their right to a pension for life in the event of their re-marriage or co-habitation. (123402) 186 Ms Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences involving a knife were committed in (a) St Helens South and Whiston constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) England and Wales in each of the last three years. (123463) 187 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking under the 2003 Le Touquet accord to ensure that UK border controls are conducted on French soil. (123542)