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824395

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Boats: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the UK market for second-hand recreational boats is not affected by different levels of VAT paid in the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	123196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The future VAT rules for goods moving between the UK and the EU, including arrangements relating to recreational boats, will depend on the outcome of negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/01/2018 15:37:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

824396

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the Occuptied Palestinian Territories of the decision of the House of Representatives to end foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	123197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the United States (US) to understand the impact of the Taylor Force Act on their programme and the implications for other donors, were it to be approved by the US Senate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/01/2018 17:14:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

824397

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of train operating companies levying administration fees on customer compensation claims for delayed services on the level of such claims received in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	123198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Train operating companies do not levy administration fees on compensation claims for delayed services, therefore there is no effect on the level of compensation claims.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/01/2018 15:06:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

824398

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of replacing trident with the Government’s policy on nuclear non-proliferation.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	123199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons, and fulfilling our obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which remains the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime. But we must continue to maintain a credible nuclear deterrent for as long as the global situation demands. Given the current threat to international security, and the reality that this will continue for the foreseeable future our independent nuclear deterrent remains as vital today as it ever has.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/01/2018 16:21:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

824399

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of personal independence payments assessments on carers of people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	123200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Carer’s Allowance (CA) provides a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person. In order for CA to be paid, the disabled person must be in receipt of a “gateway benefit” which includes the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>Once a claim to Personal Independence Payment for the disabled person has been awarded, CA may be backdated to the date payment started. In order to have a claim to CA backdated, it must be made within three months of the decision on the disability benefit claim, and the qualifying conditions for CA must be satisfied throughout the past period.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 the rate of CA has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers. In April 2018, a further increase to £64.60 is planned. This will mean that since 2010, the rate of CA will have increased by over £550 a year. Carers also have access to the full range of social security benefits according to their circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/01/2018 16:34:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

824401

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Education: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Facts4Life programme on health education for young people; and if he plans to roll out the pilot across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	123202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Facts4Life programme is a local training programme in the Gloucestershire area. The Secretary of State has made no assessment of the effect the programme has on health education for young people, and has no current plans to roll out the programme across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/01/2018 12:21:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

824404

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are options available to ex-servicemen and women who wish to officially return their service medals.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	123205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>When medals are no longer required by a veteran they should be returned to the Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Returned medals are normally retained for a period of six months before being destroyed.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/01/2018 17:30:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

824405

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy for all claimants to receive a copy of their personal independence payment assessment report.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	123206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s response to recommendation 4a from the second independent review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment, published on 18 December 2017 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-pip-assessment-second-independent-review-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-pip-assessment-second-independent-review-government-response</a>), sets out the Government’s position in relation to providing assessment reports to claimants. The response made clear that claimants can request a copy of their report at any time following their assessment, that we would not provide the reports to all claimants automatically, but we will consider how we can improve our communications so that claimants know they can request a copy of their assessment report.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 22/01/2018 14:27:51 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

824406

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public purse of the UK entering the top quartile of comparator countries for the speed of adoption and overall uptake of innovative treatments.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	123207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The proposal for the United Kingdom to move to the upper quartile of comparator countries for the uptake of innovative medicines by 2023 was a strategic goal of the Life Science Industrial Strategy report to the Government by Sir John Bell. The Government supports the ambition to maximise the appropriate use of uptake of innovative treatments in the National Health Service, and work is currently underway to develop appropriate metrics to support this. Current metrics on the use of medicines in the UK compared to other countries is published annually in the Office for Life Sciences, Life Science Competitiveness Indicators using a methodology devised by the Office for Health Economics and data of medicine use from IQVIA. The indicator compares the average per capita level of uptake compared to other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/01/2018 12:20:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

824408

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of time available for people to respond to the consultation on the [Draft] Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	123209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The government has consulted extensively since 2016 on Making Tax Digital. This included an initial 13 week consultation in the second half of 2016 on the core design of Making Tax Digital for VAT, followed by a consultation on an overview of the proposed VAT regulations between September and November 2017. A third period of technical consultation on the draft regulations was launched in December 2017. The consultation will run for 8 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs has engaged proactively with stakeholders to raise awareness of the consultations. The draft regulations take into account representations from stakeholders following the previous consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 123210 question first answered 23/01/2018 15:40:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore