I deal with about 9,000 pieces of casework a year and I have not had a single farm worker write to me on the issue, which is surprising, but not when we think that the overwhelming majority of livestock farmers and dairy farmers in places like ours do not employ anybody, because they themselves are so hard up and are probably existing on significantly less then the minimum wage, considering what they earn and the hours that they work. We should be concentrating on how those farmers can get a fair deal for feeding the rest of us.

The Prime Minister will be aware that last week, three people in Cumbria were arrested for apparently blowing the whistle in the public interest over the actions of the police commissioner. Does he agree that that is a threat to freedom of speech and an outrage in a democratic society, and will he intervene to ensure there is an independent investigation?

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give consideration to changing the rules about business rate discounts for charitable and non-profit organisations to offer a 100 per cent discount through Government funding in order to prevent local councils being forced to reject applications for discretionary rates due to council budget restraints.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the persecution and torture of Christians in Libya and limitations on the possession and sale of Bibles; and what representations he has made to the Libyan Government on this matter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

(1) what estimate his Department has made of the number of bedrooms in the social rented sector considered to be spare;

(2) what estimate his Department has made of the number of under-occupied local authority or social rented properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the projected annual savings to the public purse as a result of the reduction in housing benefit payments due to the operation of the under-occupancy penalty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exempting couples who need to sleep separately for medical reasons from the changes to housing benefit as a result of under-occupancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the number of claimants who would be able to downsize to smaller accommodation following the introduction of changes to housing benefit as a result of under-occupancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exempting parents who share custody of their children and who require a room for when their children come to stay from the changes to housing benefit as a result of under-occupancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exempting families with children in the Armed Forces from the changes to housing benefit as a result of under-occupancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has conducted a full impact assessment on the decision to move Cumbria's out-of-hours telephone contact to the regional NHS Direct.

Does my hon. Friend agree that, given the likely shrinkage in the overall size of the EU budget, a decision by the UK Government to reduce the amount of modulation would be one way of ensuring that livestock and dairy farmers in particular see no reduction in their single farm payments?

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) corporation tax, (b) VAT and (c) other specific taxes was received by the Exchequer from private companies providing health services accessed within the NHS for each year between 2007 and 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health

(1) how many private health companies have lost contracts with the NHS following serious failings in each year since 2007;

(2) what steps he has taken to ensure that public health is prioritised over profit by private companies providing contracts for the NHS.

Government pilots show that restorative justice programmes have caused a 14% reduction in offending. What steps are the Government taking to roll out schemes more widely throughout the country? Will the Minister give a specific pledge to protect funding for projects like the Sycamore Tree foundation at Haverigg prison in Cumbria?

What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of alternatives to short-term prison sentences.

After a huge community campaign, Westmorland general hospital in Kendal has been identified as the potential site of a new radiotherapy unit. If we are to deliver that vital service to local people, we shall need flexibility when it comes to the tariff for radiotherapy fractions. Will the Prime Minister meet me to discuss how we can achieve that?

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the increased GAD rate will apply.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent progress the Government has made on rail electrification; and if he will make a statement.

Electrification of the Lakes line from Oxenholme to Windermere would probably be the least expensive and most straightforward electrification project in the network. It would also provide a massive boost for the £3 billion tourism economy in Cumbria. Will the Minister meet me, rail operators and rail users to take forward this project?