Karen Lumley

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the employment allowance on businesses in the West Midlands.

To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions his Department has referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review because it was felt to be unduly lenient in 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of High Speed 2 on jobs in the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of a national funding formula for early years education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to Macedonia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to Bosnia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to Serbia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on possible sanctions to be imposed on the Maldives government.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to protect the welfare of vulnerable people in custody.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress he has made on meeting the target of installing energy efficiency measures in one million homes by March 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the Philips HeartStart FRx devices on which her Department negotiated a discounted price have been sold to which schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the effectiveness of the individual funding request process for cancer medicines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) applications to the Cancer Drugs Fund and (b) individual funding requests for cancer medicines were approved in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the confidence of the general public in using an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been undertaken by his Department into the effect that an individual's knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has on their (a) confidence and (b) efficacy in using an automated emergency defi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools currently teach water safety education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of teaching water safety education in schools as a distinct topic from the national curriculum requirement for schools to teach children to swim.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the instructions provided with automated external defibrillators; and what assessment he has made of the ability of an untrained individual to use such de...