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844708

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will take steps to secure a UN Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court following reports of violence in Myanmar towards the Rohingya in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	903912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We assess that there is not yet sufficient support amongst UN Security Council members for a referral of the situation in Burma to the ICC.</p><p>I am deeply concerned by the human rights violations committed against the Rohingya. I saw for myself the devastation in northern Rakhine during my visit on 11 February. I met Aung San Suu Kyi and reiterated UK calls for alleged abuses to be investigated and those responsible to be held to account.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 16/03/2018 14:36:03 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

838920

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking as a result of the BBC Panorama documentary, Undercover: Britain’s immigration secrets, broadcast on 4 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	127482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Sussex Police have sought early investigative advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), South East Area, in respect of possible criminal offences. The CPS has received some documentation and had a meeting with the officer in charge of the investigation in February 2018.</p><p>The police investigation is still ongoing and CPS will only be in a position to provide advice regarding charging or otherwise once all the papers are received.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/02/2018 17:07:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838922

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) completed and (b) ongoing public sector contracts in (i) Bethnal Green and Bow, (ii) Tower Hamlets and (iii) Greater London involved Carillion in the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	127484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 20/03/2018 11:21:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

838929

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Withholding Tax: Treaties
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 effect of withholding tax for dividends and royalties in tax treaties on levels of investment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>It is a country’s sovereign right to withhold tax on dividends and royalties that arise in its jurisdiction.</p><p>Tax treaties seek to eliminate double taxation that this can create, by either preventing the parties to the treaty from imposing withholding tax, or limiting the rate that may be withheld.</p><p>The view of successive governments has been that by eliminating double and excessive taxation, tax treaties promote international trade and investment, supporting economic growth and sustainable tax revenues.</p><p>Assessing the direct effect of withholding rates in tax treaties on investment in isolation is not practical, as this depends on a wide range of factors, including existing and planned infrastructure, skilled workforces, and access to markets.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/02/2018 15:43:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

838930

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Lesotho: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for International Development on the priorities for negotiations on the tax treaty with Lesotho.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for International Development on tax treaty negotiations between the UK and Lesotho. HMRC is the lead department for the negotiation of the UK’s tax treaties, reporting to HM Treasury Ministers. HMRC seeks views from a range of interested parties including DFID on which countries to engage with, taking into account economic factors, the need to counter avoidance and evasion, and the role of treaties in promoting development. DFID supports this approach which led to recent successful negotiations with Lesotho.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/02/2018 15:46:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

838939

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Plastics: Bottles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fewer plastic bottles (a) are incinerated, (b) go to landfill and (c) littered on land or at sea.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Litter Strategy for England, the Government has established the independent Voluntary and Economic Incentives working group. In autumn last year this working group held a call for evidence on measures to reduce littering of drinks containers and promote recycling. This included seeking evidence on the costs, benefits and impacts of deposit and reward and return schemes. The working group analysed responses to this call for evidence and provided advice to Ministers on potential incentives for drinks containers, including plastic bottles this month., Ministers are now considering the working group’s report.</p><p> </p><p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme and industry led Consistency Framework has a vision that all households in England are able to recycle the same core set of materials, including plastic bottles. The waste hierarchy places prevention at the top as it offers the best outcome for the environment, followed by preparing for reuse, recycling, other recovery (which includes energy from waste, via incineration) and then disposal. Landfill should only be considered as a last resort.</p><p> </p><p>The Litter Strategy sets out our aim to clean up the country and deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering within a generation. The Litter Strategy brings together communities, businesses, charities and schools to bring about real change by focusing on three key themes: education and awareness, improving enforcement, and better cleaning and access to bins. A copy of the Litter Strategy can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As marine litter is a transboundary problem we work with other countries to address it, particularly through the Oslo and Paris Conventions for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, G7, G20 and the UN Environment Programme.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/02/2018 12:41:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

838940

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Plastics: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to incentivise producers of packaging to use recycled plastic in their products.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s Packaging Waste Regulations impose obligations on large producers to fund the recycling of a proportion of the packaging waste that arises in line with their market share. We have made great progress in boosting recycling rates and making more products recyclable – including doubling the recycling of plastic packaging waste over the last thirteen years – but there is still much more to be done.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling waste, especially waste plastic, is a key priority for the Government. The Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, commits us to move towards zero avoidable waste by 2050 and announced that we are exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will look at all aspects of the regime, including mechanisms to incentivise better design, encourage the use of recycled material and provide greater transparency for producer funding.</p><p> </p><p>More detail will be announced in the Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 127502 question first answered 26/02/2018 12:48:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

838941

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Packaging: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will give the Environment Agency regulatory control over how the revenue from Packaging Recovery Notes is spent.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s Packaging Waste Regulations impose obligations on large producers to fund the recycling of a proportion of the packaging waste that arises in line with their market share. We have made great progress in boosting recycling rates and making more products recyclable – including doubling the recycling of plastic packaging waste over the last thirteen years – but there is still much more to be done.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling waste, especially waste plastic, is a key priority for the Government. The Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, commits us to move towards zero avoidable waste by 2050 and announced that we are exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will look at all aspects of the regime, including mechanisms to incentivise better design, encourage the use of recycled material and provide greater transparency for producer funding.</p><p> </p><p>More detail will be announced in the Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 127501 question first answered 26/02/2018 12:48:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

838944

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying: Registration
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 adequacy of the number of consultant lobbyists registered under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists is engaged with the industry to ensure that those who are required to join the register are aware of their obligation to do so. The Registrar and her office continue to regularly review the register to ensure that it enables transparency of the lobbying process and provide thorough guidance and support via their website to facilitate organisations being compliant with the Register.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/02/2018 11:03:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

838945

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the the fees for the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 in consultation with representatives from (a) public affairs and lobbying trade associations, (b) civil society groups and (c) transparency campaigners.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to hold the fee level at £1000 until at least 2020. Further information on this can be found within the ORCL 2017-18 Business Plan, which can be found here: <a href="http://registrarofconsultantlobbyists.org.uk/2017-2018-%20business-plan/" target="_blank">http://registrarofconsultantlobbyists.org.uk/2017-2018- business-plan/</a></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/03/2018 10:49:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett