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654784

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on (a) per capita GDP and (b) overall productivity of changes in the migrant share of the adult population.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	56709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>As noted in the 2012 report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), the empirical literature suggests that the impact of migration on aggregate productivity may be mixed and heavily dependent on the type of migrant coming to the UK. Migrants may increase productivity either through a simple ‘batting average’ effect if they work in higher productivity roles relative to the average for non-migrants, or through increasing the productivity of UK workers through greater specialisation and knowledge transfer. In this report, the MAC established the key role played by skilled migrants in raising productivity. Further, the 2014 MAC report, ‘Migrants in low-skilled work’, found low skilled migrants have a neutral impact on UK-born employment rates, GDP per head and productivity.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 16/12/2016 09:09:09 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

654785

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sports: Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many amateur sports clubs have lost their community amateur sports club status since 2002.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	56712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Since 2002, 1,172 sports clubs have been deregistered as community amateur sports clubs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/12/2016 11:53:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

654787

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has had to pay in tax rebates since the 2012 Franked Investment Income judgment.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	56743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Two judgments in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation Order case were handed down in 2012, by the UK Supreme Court on 23 May and by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 13 November. Since those decisions, HM Revenue and Customs has made payments of £1,490,455,098 less tax withheld under the restitution interest provisions introduced by Finance (No.2) Act 2015 of £324,402,752, a net sum of £1,166,052,346.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/12/2016 11:56:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

654788

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2016, paragraph 5.14, how much of the £102 million support for armed forces and emergency services charities and other related good causes has been allocated to (a) facilities based at Ministry of Defence sites, (b) charities and organisations affiliated to the Ministry of Defence and (c) official Ministry of Defence-run charities and events.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	56783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>1. A full list of all Armed Forces and Emergency Services charities and other related good causes supported with funding committed at the Autumn Statement has been published at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications/use-of-banking-fines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications/use-of-banking-fines</a>.</p><p> </p><p>2. The breakdown as per the categories requested is as follows:</p><ol><li><p>Facilities based at Ministry of Defence sites – £3,465,824.</p></li><li><p>Charities and organisations affiliated to the Ministry of Defence – £12,304,946.</p></li><li><p>Official Ministry of Defence-run charities and events – £2,932,000.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2016 15:01:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

654790

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.22 in the Autumn Statement 2016, whether he will make an announcement on the future of the Levy Control Framework in (a) the Spring Budget 2017 or (b) the Autumn Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	56845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The government is considering the future of the Levy Control Framework and will set this out at the Spring Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/12/2016 15:00:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

654794

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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	Housing: Older People
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 the Secretary of State for Health on the health benefits of retirement housing and its potential in reducing local authority adult social care bills.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
uin	56754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from both departments meet when necessary to discuss a range of issues of interest to both departments.</p><p>Older people have a wide range of different housing needs, ranging from suitable and appropriately located market housing through to residential institutions and we are clear in the National Planning Policy Framework that councils should plan for a mix of housing, based on the needs of different groups in the community, including older people. We strengthened planning guidance last year to reinforce our expectations.</p><p>Housing is an important element to people's health and wellbeing and provision of suitable housing can and does play a role within the wider integration of health and social care to which we are committed.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/12/2016 13:35:42 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

654796

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Korea: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the South Korean government on implications of the South Korean dog meat trade for countries due to participate in the next Winter Olympics.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	56711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>I raised the issue of South Korea's dog meat trade with the South Korean Ambassador on 12 September. As I said during the Westminster Hall debate on the dog meat trade in South Korea on 12 September, high-profile global events such as the Olympic Games can be a catalyst for positive change. The South Korean government will be aware that the high profile of the Winter Games could cast a spotlight on issues such as the dog meat trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/12/2016 12:05:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

654798

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support and promote the recommendations of the Parker Review on increasing the ethnic diversity of UK boards in appointments for which her Department is responsible.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>DCMS is fully committed to ensuring diversity in all public appointments. In the first two quarters of 2016/17, 50% of new DCMS appointments went to women and 18% to BAME candidates.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS public appointments team are always working to find ways to attract a wider pool of talent and to meet - and exceed - diversity targets. The team works closely with the Cabinet Office to identify potential barriers and has put in place a number of actions to overcome them - including bespoke advertising plans for each appointment campaign, targeting under-represented groups, and outreach events such as one aimed at women being equally represented on public sector boards.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 15/12/2016 11:29:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

654808

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains the Government's policy to restrict army applicants aged under 16 years and six months from enlisting for frontline combat and driving roles.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	56737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 6 June 2016 to Question 38553. The Army does not define roles as frontline or non-frontline. All soldiers, regardless of capbadge, are trained for a wide range of operational tasks and environments, including combat. Established procedures are in place to ensure that Service personnel under the age of 18 are not deployed on operations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/12/2016 16:12:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20160606_38553_Armed_Forces_Young_People.docx title 38553 - WQnA extract on Armed Forces: Young People
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

654815

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Maintained Schools: Bristol West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to protect state maintained schools in Bristol West from the effect on their budgets of rising (a) staff and (b) other costs and real-terms funding reductions in 2016-17 and in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	56753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of investing in education, and at the Spending Review confirmed a real terms protection for the core schools budget. Throughout this Parliament, the money available for our schools will increase as pupil numbers rise.</p><p> </p><p>As with other public services, we recognise that schools are facing cost pressures from salary increases, the introduction of the National Living Wage, increases to employers’ National Insurance and Teachers’ Pension Scheme contributions and general inflation.</p><p> </p><p>We are introducing a National Funding Formula to give greater certainty on funding and allow schools to plan ahead effectively. This is to ensure that resources are matched fairly and consistently across the country to school and pupil need.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to providing support for schools to improve their levels of efficiency. In January we published a wide range of tools and support available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/schools-financial-health-and-efficiency" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/schools-financial-health-and-efficiency</a>, and we will launch a school buying strategy to support schools to save over £1bn a year by 2019-20 on their non-staff spend.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/12/2016 17:44:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire