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1022924

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Candidates: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the launch of the EnAble Fund for Elected Office, what support her Department is providing to help disabled candidates standing for parliamentary elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	200689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. We are undertaking a programme of work with disability stakeholders to help political parties to better support disabled candidates.</p><p>Alongside this work we have launched the EnAble Fund for Elected Office which is a £250,000 interim fund to support disabled candidates, primarily for the forthcoming local elections in May 2019.</p><p>The fund will help cover disability-related expenses people might face when seeking elected office which could include items such as British Sign Language Interpreters, Assistive Technology or taxi fares where other modes of transport are not appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/12/2018 17:47:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1022423

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	908132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Every time the personal allowance increases, the marriage allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p><p>The increase to personal allowance announced at Budget 2018 means that in 2019-20, an individual will be able to transfer £1,250 to a partner, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p>This means that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:31:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1022823

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Department of the Treasury on creation of accidental Americans through the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	200664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The government has engaged with the US Treasury and the IRS on a number of occasions regarding the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The government recognises that FATCA is a particular concern for those who were unaware of the obligations associated with their US citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>However, to clarify, FATCA does not create new accidental Americans. Rather, FATCA created a mechanism for the financial accounts of overseas US citizens to be reported to the US.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/12/2018 14:47:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1022906

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the new 2019 loan charge (a) in total and (b) who are public sector workers.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	200576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’. These loans were paid in place of ordinary remuneration, with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. In reality these loans were never repaid. When taking into account the loan they received, loan scheme users have on average twice as much income as the average UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that up to 50,000 individuals will be affected by the 2019 loan charge. HMRC has published a breakdown of individuals affected by industry. HMRC data indicates that fewer than 3% of those affected work in medical services (doctors and nurses) and teaching. No estimate of the number of individuals affected within the public sector overall is available. Further information can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loan-schemes-and-the-loan-charge-an-overview/tax-avoidance-loan-schemes-and-the-loan-charge#who-affected" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loan-schemes-and-the-loan-charge-an-overview/tax-avoidance-loan-schemes-and-the-loan-charge#who-affected</a></p><p> </p><p>HMRC has simplified the process for those who choose to settle their use of avoidance schemes before the charge arises, so that those earning less than £50,000 a year and no longer engaging in tax avoidance can agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need for detailed supporting information. There is no maximum period within which an overall settlement can be agreed, and HMRC will deal with individual cases appropriately and sympathetically.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/12/2018 14:14:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1022953

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2018 to Question 198212 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, which Departmental budget will provide the cost of the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	200617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>In August, following the European Commission’s decision to exclude the UK from the development of Galileo’s encrypted system, the Prime Minister committed £92 million to establish a taskforce of Government specialists and industry to develop alternative options that will provide both civilian and encrypted signals. This engineering study is due to report in 2019-20 and will inform the decision of whether the UK pursues a sovereign Global Navigation Satellite System. Funding for new major programmes will be a matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/12/2018 12:36:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1023014

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of 6 December 2018, Official Report, column 1091, if he will publish the enhanced equivalence arrangements for regulating financial services between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	200541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Gentleman to my answer to him on 29 November in response to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-26/195459/" target="_blank">written question 195459</a>. Further detail building on the agreement in the political declaration will be set out by the UK and EU as part of negotiations on the future relationship.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/12/2018 14:25:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1023024

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings Ministers of his department have had with representatives of (a) the alcohol industry and (b) organisations working to reduce alcohol-related harm in 2018; and if he will publish the (i) dates, (ii) attendees and (iii) topics of each of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	200639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Details of all ministerial meetings are routinely published on the Gov.UK website, details can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with stakeholders to discuss alcohol duty and related issues, including the health impacts of alcohol.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/12/2018 16:50:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1023038

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the financial package agreed by the Government, Transport for London and the Mayor of London for additional funding to support Crossrail will result in Barnett consequentials for Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	200644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government, the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) announced on 10 December 2018 a financing package to deliver the final stages of the Crossrail project and open the Elizabeth line to passengers. The Department for Transport will provide a loan of up to £1.3 billion to the Greater London Authority (GLA). The GLA intend to repay this loan via London’s Business Rate Supplement (BRS) and from the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (MCIL).</p><p> </p><p>As the Government is providing a loan to the GLA, this is being treated as a long-term reprofiling of DfT’s budget. The Devolved Administrations (DAs) have been offered Barnett consequentials of the DfT reprofile and it is up to individual DAs if they take up this offer.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/12/2018 14:29:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1023070

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Yemen: Ceasefires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions she had with her counterparts at the G20 Summit in Argentina on a ceasefire in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	200565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon. Gentleman to the Oral Statement I gave to the House on 3 December 2018 on the 2018 G20 Summit, Official Report, Column 531</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 17/12/2018 16:04:38 answering member 8 label Biography information for Baroness May of Maidenhead
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1022839

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in (a) young offenders institutes and (b) juvenile wings of prisons in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	200673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>All establishments holding young offenders (either “young adults”, who are aged 18-21, or “young people”, who are aged 15 to 17) are designated as young offender institutions. In 2017 there were three self-inflicted deaths of young adults, and no self-inflicted deaths of young people.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘juvenile wings of prisons’, as any site with a population that includes both adults and young people is designated as both a prison and a young offender institution. The only such establishment in the estate at this time is HMP/YOI Parc, where there were no self-inflicted deaths of young people (or of adults) in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of every young person in custody is our priority. That is why we are already investing in more front-line staff and building on our reforms to youth custody. We are expanding front-line staff capacity in public-sector YOIs by 20%, equating to over 120 new recruits. Since the creation of our youth justice reform programme last year, inspection reports have highlighted improvements in all the under-18 sites they have inspected, and we continue to drive forward these vital reforms so that we have safer, more rehabilitative young offender institutions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2018 16:07:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens