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1662741

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date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the number of large businesses paying into the highest bracket of corporation tax in calendar years (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>When the Corporation Tax rate change was announced at Budget 2021 it was estimated that around 200,000 companies would pay the 25% rate. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/budget-speech-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/budget-speech-2021</a></p><p>Estimates of actual numbers paying the main rate will be published once data is available.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2023 13:04:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662744

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
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 her Department took to help ensure that streets were (a) safe and (b) not overcrowded during the coronation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was a hugely important state occasion, which brought millions of people around the country together in celebration, and showcased the best of the United Kingdom to the world. The Government is delighted to have supported the Coronation to ensure that the events were safe and well-planned.</p><p>Robust measures were put in place to ensure the ceremonial route was safe and not overcrowded during the Coronation. These measures included detailed planning alongside a range of partners and crowd management experts, incorporating best practice and lessons from previous events. All space was managed to ensure that there were no concerns relating to crowd safety.</p><p>The public viewing areas to watch the Coronation procession were open to the general public from 6am on Saturday 6th May. The <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-coronation-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla/how-to-watch-the-coronation-and-processions-saturday-6-may#watch-procession" target="_blank">government guidance</a> </strong>published ahead of the Coronation made clear that capacity at the viewing areas was limited and that they would be closed when they were full. Due to the large numbers of members of the public viewing the event, it was indeed necessary to close the viewing areas once they reached capacity.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2023 11:45:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662745

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Social Media: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of AI social media usage on people under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill has now finished its parliamentary passage and will receive Royal Assent in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Bill will ensure that technology companies take more responsibility for the safety of their users, particularly children. It has been designed to be tech-neutral to keep pace with emerging technology. The Bill will tackle harmful AI generated content on user-to-user services when that content is placed on the service by a user, or if an AI bot is itself placed on a service by a user and interacts with other users.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the forthcoming AI Safety Summit and the work of the Foundation Model Taskforce will focus on risks created or significantly exacerbated by the most powerful AI systems, especially where they pose a threat to the most vulnerable in our society, such as children. It will draw on a range of perspectives both prior to and at the event itself to inform these discussions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 15:18:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662747

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the The National review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, published 26 May 2022 and Independent review of children's social care: final report, published 23 May 2022, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of those reviews; and what discussions she has had with the devolved administrations on coordinating action in that area.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 26/10/2023 11:28:43 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662753

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has taken recent steps to (a) increase efficiency in Government Departments and (b) reduce the number of civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing efficiency in Departments. The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury continue to deliver the efficiencies identified through the Efficiency and Savings Review undertaken earlier this year, building on the 5% efficiency challenge set at Spending Review 2021.</p><p>This summer the Cabinet Office published £4.4bn of savings generated by the government functions in 2021/22 as part of an ongoing programme. The Government also published the Government Efficiency Framework to drive efficiencies through more accurate reporting and appropriate oversight to track delivery.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a cap to the Civil Service's expansion, putting in place a plan to reduce its numbers to pre-pandemic levels and to increase public sector productivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/10/2023 16:52:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662754

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his Department's policy to conduct all Personal Independence Payment assessments in person.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to conduct all Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments in person. PIP assessments are undertaken by telephone, video and face to face, all following the same structure. Since telephone and video assessments were introduced, there has been no evidence to suggest these delivery channels are less effective than face to face.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:22:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1663372

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Employment and Support Allowance claimants with cystic fibrosis as their main disabling condition have been (a) placed in the support group, (b) placed in the work-related activity group and (c) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the volume of Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with Cystic Fibrosis as their main disabling condition, by outcome and year.</p><p> </p><p>Volumes cover all WCA outcomes including initial assessments (the first assessment of the ESA claim), repeat assessments (subsequent assessments after prognosis period of previous assessment of the ESA claim expires), and initial assessments for those moving over from Incapacity Benefit (IB). IB was replaced by ESA and claimants are re-assessed for ESA under the WCA.</p><p> </p><p>Due to Covid, WCA repeat assessments were paused in March 2020, department-led reassessments began again in June 2023.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ESA WCAs with Cystic Fibrosis as the main condition </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Support Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work Related Activity Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fit for Work</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><em>&quot;..&quot; denotes a nil or negligible number of claimants.</em></p><p><em>Figures may not sum to total due to rounding.</em></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 14:21:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1663373

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants with cystic fibrosis as their main disabling condition have been (a) placed in the limited capability for work-related activity group, (b) placed in the limited capability for work group and (c) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Official Statistics for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics" target="_blank">Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments</a> (UC WCA) cover key metrics on the number of people on the UC health journey, as well as WCA decisions and outcomes, from April 2019. As set out in the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-wca-statistics-release-strategy/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics-release-strategy" target="_blank">release strategy</a> we are taking a phased approach to development and publication of additional statistics, accounting for the complexity of source data that is in discovery. Future releases are planned to include new/repeat claims, medical conditions, Mandatory Reconsiderations and Appeals, and clearance times.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:00:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon