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769624

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date	12/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking under the (a) UK statutory and (b) international legal framework to improve rates of prosecution for British Citizens for participation in (i) acts of genocide and (b) war crimes committed abroad.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	107313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>On 21 September 2017, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to adopt UK-proposed Daesh Accountability Resolution 2379, which requests the UN Secretary General to establish an Investigative Team headed by a Special Adviser to collect, preserve and store evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq.</p><p>The UK will work alongside the UN, Government of Iraq and other partners to implement Resolution 2379, ensuring that everything possible is done to hold Daesh to account for their crimes. This could potentially include the Team sharing evidence of crimes committed by British citizens in Iraq with UK authorities.</p><p>Within the CPS, all allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are dealt with by a team of specially trained prosecutors in the Counter Terrorism Division (CTD). CTD work closely with the war crimes team of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) under well established guidelines, details of which can be found here <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/agencies/war_crimes.html#b" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/agencies/war_crimes.html#b</a></p><p>Each case investigated by the police which is referred to the CPS is considered on its own merits. A charging decision is then made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:22:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

769629

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Border Planning Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the terms of reference of the HM Revenue and Customs Border Planning Group.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	107600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Border Planning Group is a cross-Whitehall group of senior officials set up by Permanent Secretaries. It does not report to the Chancellor directly. Its work is focussed on planning for border related EU exit issues. Further information about the Border Planning Group’s remit will be published on GOV.UK in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/10/2017 12:03:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

769633

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials employed in his Department in June 2016 had substantial experience of international trade negotiation.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	107345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has a strong and capable trade policy function which has grown significantly over the past year. In particular we have a dedicated team working on trade policy as well as a team focused on international trade in Financial Services. HM Treasury continues to work closely with other government departments, including the Department for International Trade, to build a world class trade policy that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/10/2017 11:33:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

769634

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the revenue accrued to the public purse from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in each year from 2018 to 2022; and what proportion of that revenue will be allocated to (a) England and (b) the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	107383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>As published in Table 2.2 of the Spring Budget 2017, the levy is expected to raise approximately £385m per year from April 2018. This is less than originally expected at Budget 2016, reflecting the OBRs judgement that producers will reformulate a higher proportion of their products towards lower sugar content.</p><p> </p><p>In total, the Government has provided extra funding across the UK of almost £1.2 billion up to 2020, linked to the levy. This is split with almost £1 billion allocated to the Department for Education in England, and the remainder to the Devolved Administrations. The government is therefore committed to providing more funding to 2020 than the levy is forecast to raise, as the Chancellor guaranteed at Spring Budget 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Every penny of England’s share of the spending funded by the levy will continue to be spent on giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the Primary Sports Premium and providing extra funding for breakfast clubs. Whilst still meeting this commitment, the Secretary of State for Education announced in July that she would reprioritise £315m in healthy pupils capital funding, redirecting it to core schools funding. This is a major boost for our schools. DfE’s overall budget has not been cut and there has been no change to funding for the Devolved Administrations as a result of this reprioritisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107380 107381 question first answered 20/10/2017 06:58:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

769635

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Border Planning Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Borders Planning Group has made any recommendations to date.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	107396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Border Planning Group made recommendations to ministers but the details will not be disclosed as these relate to the formulation or development of government policy and are ministerial communications.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/10/2017 12:03:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

769636

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Border Planning Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent officials report to the Borders Planning Group.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	107395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The role of the Border Planning Group is to provide oversight of and assurance of departmental planning for border related issues arising from leaving the EU. The Border Coordination Team within HMRC supports the work of the Border Planning Group and reports into it. This team currently has 18 full time equivalent staff who work with the large number of different teams across Government departments working on border related EU exit matters.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/10/2017 11:53:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

769637

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Border Planning Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Departments the Border Planning Group report to in addition to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	107397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Border Planning Group does not report to the Chancellor. The Border Planning Group is a group of senior cross-Whitehall officials, whose members report to their own ministers</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/10/2017 12:01:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

769641

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy allocated to England is allocated for spending on school sports and healthy living initiatives.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	107380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>As published in Table 2.2 of the Spring Budget 2017, the levy is expected to raise approximately £385m per year from April 2018. This is less than originally expected at Budget 2016, reflecting the OBRs judgement that producers will reformulate a higher proportion of their products towards lower sugar content.</p><p> </p><p>In total, the Government has provided extra funding across the UK of almost £1.2 billion up to 2020, linked to the levy. This is split with almost £1 billion allocated to the Department for Education in England, and the remainder to the Devolved Administrations. The government is therefore committed to providing more funding to 2020 than the levy is forecast to raise, as the Chancellor guaranteed at Spring Budget 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Every penny of England’s share of the spending funded by the levy will continue to be spent on giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the Primary Sports Premium and providing extra funding for breakfast clubs. Whilst still meeting this commitment, the Secretary of State for Education announced in July that she would reprioritise £315m in healthy pupils capital funding, redirecting it to core schools funding. This is a major boost for our schools. DfE’s overall budget has not been cut and there has been no change to funding for the Devolved Administrations as a result of this reprioritisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107381 107383 question first answered 20/10/2017 06:58:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

769642

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to make up in funding for his Department any shortfall from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the event that it accrues less revenue for the public purse than it was estimated to do; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	107381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>As published in Table 2.2 of the Spring Budget 2017, the levy is expected to raise approximately £385m per year from April 2018. This is less than originally expected at Budget 2016, reflecting the OBRs judgement that producers will reformulate a higher proportion of their products towards lower sugar content.</p><p> </p><p>In total, the Government has provided extra funding across the UK of almost £1.2 billion up to 2020, linked to the levy. This is split with almost £1 billion allocated to the Department for Education in England, and the remainder to the Devolved Administrations. The government is therefore committed to providing more funding to 2020 than the levy is forecast to raise, as the Chancellor guaranteed at Spring Budget 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Every penny of England’s share of the spending funded by the levy will continue to be spent on giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the Primary Sports Premium and providing extra funding for breakfast clubs. Whilst still meeting this commitment, the Secretary of State for Education announced in July that she would reprioritise £315m in healthy pupils capital funding, redirecting it to core schools funding. This is a major boost for our schools. DfE’s overall budget has not been cut and there has been no change to funding for the Devolved Administrations as a result of this reprioritisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107380 107383 question first answered 20/10/2017 06:58:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

769651

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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
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 (a) bungalows and (b) four bedroom homes were available for social rent in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	107451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s English Housing Survey collects information about the type of housing stock in the social rented sector, irrespective of whether it is available to rent.</p><p>The English Housing Survey can be found at <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fenglish-housing-survey-2015-to-2016-headline-report&amp;data=02%7C01%7Calok.sharma.mp%40parliament.uk%7Cfe73aeeb813c4df1e10808d517b0e4e5%7C1ce6dd9eb3374088be5e8dbbec04b34a%7C0%7C0%7C636440970871376399&amp;sdata=im3pxw6mKWQw9AocOiymij95PzYgSkwFKCR%2BSPLGZcE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2015-to-2016-headline-report</a>.</p><p>In 2015 (the latest date for which data are available), there were an estimated 421,000 bungalows in the social rented sector. There were an estimated 138,000 four bedroom homes in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/10/2017 13:57:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders