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227687

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Energy Systems Catapult: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the merits of siting the new Energy Systems Catapult project in Devon, Cornwall or Somerset.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	227988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered // answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

227688

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many people and (b) what proportion of the workforce were employed on zero hours contracts in (i) York Central constituency, (ii) City of York local authority area, (iii) England and (iv) the UK in 2010 and each subsequent year; and what the average number of hours worked each week by such people was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/03/2015 12:32:33 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 227990 ONS 107.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Zero Hour Contracts
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

227696

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Adult Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the level of funding his Department will provide to further education colleges for the provision of adult education in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	227789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total budget for post 19 Further Education for 2015/16 is £3,741,472,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not have any budgets beyond 2015-16 as these will be agreed in the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/03/2015 13:58:46 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

227702

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Blackpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median weekly rent in the private rented sector in Blackpool South constituency was in (a) May 2010 and (b) February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	227927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the median weekly rental values in Blackpool South constituency for the 12 months to the end of May 2010 and the 12 months to the end of February 2015. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole pound.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Median Weekly Rents in Blackpool South Constituency</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Blackpool</strong><strong> South Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p>Median Weekly Rent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending May 2010</p></td><td><p>£120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending February 2015</p></td><td><p>£115</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/03/2015 17:51:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

227703

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Blackpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in Blackpool South constituency were on local authority housing waiting lists in (a) May 2010 and (b) February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	227928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the numbers of households on local authorities' housing waiting lists in each local authority district, including Blackpool, are published in the Department's live table 600, which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies</a><br><br>These statistics are not available by parliamentary constituency.<br><br>In the Blackpool local authority area, housing waiting lists under the last Labour Government rose from 4,159 in April 1997 to 6,769 in April 2010. Under this Government, they have fallen to 4,843 as of April 2014.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/03/2015 12:38:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

227707

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is a lower corporation tax limit for clubs, voluntary organisations and charities below which such organisations are not required to submit corporation tax returns.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	227983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Where the corporation tax liability of a club or an unincorporated organisation does not exceed £100, and where that club or organisation is run exclusively for the benefit of its members, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will not generally require that club or organisation to complete corporation tax returns. HMRC review such treatment every 5 years. This treatment does not apply to companies which are wholly owned by, or subsidiaries of, charities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC recognises that asking a charity to formally claim tax relief every year would be administratively burdensome and therefore they do not require every charity to file a tax return every year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, they do require every charity to file a tax return once every few years so that they can check that the charity is claiming any tax exemptions and reliefs in accordance with the law. In addition, charities have an obligation to complete a tax return where they have reason to believe that they should be paying tax on some of their income or gains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If HMRC send a notice to a charity to file a tax return, the charity must complete it and submit it within the time limits given on the forms or they may face a penalty.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/03/2015 08:32:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

227708

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government intends to promote take-up of the tax-free childcare scheme; and what budget he is allocating for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227985 227986 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227709

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects registration for the tax-free childcare scheme to open; and when the first payments under that scheme will be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227984 227986 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227710

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what performance indicators he has agreed with NS&I for the delivery of tax-free childcare; how often NS&I will be benchmarked against those indicators; and what penalties he has agreed for poor performance against those indicators.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227984 227985 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227717

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been in net annual income for a person earning £24,000 gross per annum as a result of changes to personal allowances and national insurance contributions since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	227866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The increase in net annual income for a person earning £24,000 gross income between 2010-11 and 2015-16 is £924.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is calculated using the following rates and thresholds which represent the changes in the personal allowance thresholds and the National insurance contributions rate and thresholds over this parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Personal allowance</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,475</p></td><td><p>£10,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Income Tax Basic rate</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Primary Threshold (NICs)</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,715</p></td><td><p>£8,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employee Primary Class 1 NICs rate</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This assumes that the individual was born after 5 April 1948, is paying employee NICs (not contracted out), and has a gross income from pay only. The Income tax calculations assume no other allowances or deductions. The NICs is calculated on an annual basis which assumes a smooth distribution of the income across the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2015 17:29:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell