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595379

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants whose claim was wrongfully stopped then reinstated have not had the full value of money returned; and what the total amount outstanding still owed is in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	47241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Where a tax credit award has been re-instated following a gap in payment, the claimant may receive the payment as a lump sum. This depends on the exact circumstances of the case, taking into account the revised entitlement compared to the monies already received. All future payments will also be adjusted to account for the revisions to the award. Provisions are in place to make arrears payments to customers suffering financial hardship.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:49:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

595398

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corruption: Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs has commenced proceedings to recover unpaid tax claimed as deductible on payments that were subsequently found to involve foreign bribery since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	47276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not record centrally information that may involve foreign bribery when dealing with proceedings to recover unpaid tax.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:10:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

595410

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Higher Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the university sector on the level of future additional sources of Government funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	47547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to maintaining the position of our world-class universities. The Chancellor stated in August that, to ensure stability in the period leading up to our departure from the EU, we will guarantee: multi-year contracts from the structural and investment funds signed by government before we leave and successful bids from competitive EU funds, for example Horizon 2020, submitted while the UK is a member of the EU. The Treasury will underwrite these payments even when specific projects continue beyond departure from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has announced that it will guarantee access to loans and grants for EU students starting in the academic year 2017-18. These will be available throughout the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/10/2016 16:55:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

595412

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of abolishing UK corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a competitive and fair tax system, one that encourages innovation and business investment and taxes the profits of economic activity that occur in the UK. That is why this Government has cut the main rate of corporation tax from 28% in 2010 to 17% in 2020, and announced a package of measures at Budget 2016 to tackle aggressive tax planning by multinationals, forecast to raise around £8 billion across the next five years.</p><p>Corporation tax raised £44.4 billion for the Exchequer in 2015/16. This revenue makes a vital contribution to the Government’s wider objectives of delivering vital public services and fiscal sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to explore how the tax regime can be reformed to best support business investment and growth.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:09:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595415

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government shares its Westminster office space with the Home Office. I refer the hon Member to the answer to PQ number 47565.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/10/2016 13:39:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595416

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff on the payroll of his Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All government departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 47409 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:15:13 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595421

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with council leaders on the effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	47364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly engages with a number of stakeholders, including local government, on policy issues. The Secretary of State welcomes input from the sector and this includes views on the issues and opportunities of the UK's decision to leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/10/2016 16:17:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

595429

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 44488, what the implications for councils are of failure to determine planning applications in a timely and efficient manner; and what plans he has to provide extra funding to councils to assist them with implementing his Department's plans to tighten the Planning Guarantee for minor planning applications.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	46903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Councils are at risk of being designated as underperforming where they persistently fail to determine planning applications for major development within statutory timescales or an agreed extended period with the applicant. In an area where the council has been designated as underperforming, applicants can choose to submit their application directly to the Planning Inspectorate for determination, instead of the council. We are extending this regime to applications for non-major development. Where applications are not determined within 26 weeks, councils have to refund the application fee under the Planning Guarantee.</p><p>We do not intend to provide any additional funding to local authorities with regard to tightening the Planning Guarantee. Earlier this year we consulted on proposals to increase planning fees and will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 17/10/2016 17:13:17 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595480

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff on the payroll of his Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 47411 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:45:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595496

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the operation of the Future Horizons Programme for early service leavers.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	46792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Future Horizons Programme (FHP) is the resettlement programme for Early Service Leavers (ESL), meaning those members of the UK Armed Forces who leave with less than four years' service. It is delivered through the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Career Transition Partnership (CTP) with Right Management Limited (part of the ManpowerGroup). The uptake rates and employment outcomes of ESL are monitored routinely through the CTP governance structure to ensure the programme continues to be effective in supporting ESL.</p><p> </p><p>ESL have been entitled to the FHP since it was introduced on 1 October 2013. Between 1 October 2013 and 31 March 2014 approximately 33% of eligible personnel participated in the FHP. During financial year 2014-15 some 62% of eligible personnel participated in the Future Horizons Programme. Prior to the establishment of the FHP all ESL were entitled to unit level support as part of standard MOD policy.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October 2015, the resettlement provision for ESL is termed CTP Future Horizons. Official statistics for ESL who used CTP Future Horizons from 1 October 2015 will be published in January 2017 as part of the CTP Official Statistic.</p><p> </p><p>All personnel made redundant in the Armed Forces redundancy programme 2011-2015 (Tranches 1-4), received the highest level of resettlement provision delivered through what was then termed the CTP Full Resettlement Programme, regardless of their overall length of service.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 46794 46796 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:40:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald