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781235

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to extend the voting rights of UK citizens who are resident overseas in UK elections and referendums.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Mike Gapes
uin	110469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the Member for Halifax (Ms Lynch) on Thursday 7 September 2017 to written question 6973.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 110470 question first answered 14/11/2017 11:07:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	184 label Biography information for Mike Gapes

781236

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to guarantee votes for life in UK elections and referendums for all UK citizens living abroad.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Mike Gapes
uin	110470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the Member for Halifax (Ms Lynch) on Thursday 7 September 2017 to written question 6973.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 110469 question first answered 14/11/2017 11:07:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	184 label Biography information for Mike Gapes

781237

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the electoral system for local government elections in England to the single transferrable vote system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	110486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that the First Past the Post system is well-established for local government elections in England. The current system provides a clear and well-understood link between the electorate and the council.</p><p>The Government committed in its manifesto to extend the First Past the Post system to mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, and has no plans to change the current arrangements for local government elections.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/11/2017 11:04:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781238

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of placing questions in 2021 census on (a) military service and (b) membership of the Armed Forces community.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	110487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/11/2017 11:10:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ110487 final.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781239

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to consult the public on the merits of alternative methods to the first past the post system for voting in general elections.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	110500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government committed in its manifesto to retain the First Past the Post system for Parliamentary elections.</p><p>The Government’s view is that the First Past the Post system is well-established here. In each constituency, candidates are elected to represent the views of their constituents and in each case a candidate for whom more people voted than for any of the alternatives is elected. The current system also provides a clear and well-understood link between constituents and their representative in Parliament.</p><p>The Government does not, therefore, have plans to change the voting system at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/11/2017 11:03:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

781242

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Retirement: Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings his Department has held with the Financial Conduct Authority to discuss the retirement income market since April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	110542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 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. This includes regular meetings with the Financial Conduct Authority to discuss relevant regulatory issues, including the retirement income market.</p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/11/2017 13:51:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

781243

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue has been generated for the public purse from pension withdrawals in each financial year since April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	110543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>From April 2015, individuals aged 55 or over have had the option to flexibly access their pension.</p><p> </p><p>The latest estimate of the tax revenue from the introduction of pensions flexibility was set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook in March 2017<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. This stated, in paragraph A.23, that £1.5 billion of tax revenue was received from pension flexibility in 2015-16, and £1.1 billion is forecast to be received in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/March2017EFO-231.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/March2017EFO-231.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/11/2017 13:53:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

781244

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had in the last 12 months with the ATM Industry Association in Europe on interchange fees.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	110582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has been in occasional contact with the ATM Industry Association over the past 12 months on topics of interest to the industry, including interchange fees.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/11/2017 13:50:13 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

781245

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the need for additional Revenue and Customs officials in Northern Ireland as a result of the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	110573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Additional staffing required by HMRC across the UK following exit from the European Union will depend on the final outcome of the negotiations. HMRC are working with other government departments sharing the responsibility for maintaining the flow of trade through our borders to provide a seamless customs system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unique case of the Northern Ireland – Ireland land border, and has been clear that there will be no return to the borders of the past. It is for this reason that avoiding a ‘hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland is one of the Government’s three strategic objectives that have informed development of the policy options outlined in the recently published <em>Future Customs Arrangements: A Future Partnership Paper</em>.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:46:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

781246

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
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 his Department has had in the last 12 months with the ATM Industry Association in Europe on interchange fees.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	110583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations can be found at the following links on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-expenses-and-hospitality-for-dclg-senior-officials" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-expenses-and-hospitality-for-dclg-senior-officials</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/11/2017 14:35:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne