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797582

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether his Department plans to review the business rates system.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	116545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The government undertook the last fundamental review of business rates in 2016 and announced major reforms worth approx. £9bn to businesses by the end of the parliament. At Autumn Budget 2017, the government delivered more support on business rates including businesses’ top priorities to bring forward the switch to CPI indexation, revalue properties more frequently and to address the staircase tax. As a next step, the government is also reviewing the wider taxation of the digital economy. This includes ensuring international corporate tax rules deliver fair results across different businesses and that sellers operating through online marketplaces pay the right amount of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/12/2017 16:00:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

662980

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Work Permits: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permit applications have been approved for (a) doctors and (b) nurses and auxiliary nurses from (i) Nigeria, (ii) Ghana and (iii) other African countries in each year since 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
	uin	58592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Work Permit arrangements ended in 2008 and were replaced by the Points Based System. The work permit database has been archived and there are no reporting facilities any longer on this database therefore data for 2006 and 2007 is not available.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/01/2017 18:04:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

672725

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Health Professions: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses and auxiliary nurses from (i) Nigeria, (ii) Ghana and (iii) other African countries have come to the UK under the points-based system in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
	uin	59910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but this information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/01/2017 13:40:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

808943

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Stevenage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the provision of an additional bay platform at Stevenage station to accommodate services from Stevenage to Hertford.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	120052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We are working with Network Rail to provide additional infrastructure, including a bay platform and approximately two kilometres of new track, at Stevenage station to accommodate services between Stevenage and Hertford. Our intent is for this work to be completed as soon as possible in Control Period 6 (2019-24).</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 11:36:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

773305

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will recommend to train operators the removal of first class carriages or first class carriage restrictions from rush-hour commuter trains.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	108550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Any decision taken to place a requirement on a franchisee to remove first class accommodation from its trains would be made on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/10/2017 13:38:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

837891

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department has spent on UK railways in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	126921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Net support to the rail industry in Great Britain by the Department for Transport (DfT) is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The figures represent the net contribution made by the Department and are offset against payments received from the industry, such as the overall premium paid by Train Operating Companies (TOCs).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Department for Transport net support to the rail industry<sup>1</sup></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£million (nominal)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4,412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>3,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>3,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>3,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em> Excludes support from the Scottish and Welsh Governments</em></p><p><em>Source: DfT</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/02/2018 11:08:17 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

830056

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spend on roads and highways in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	124762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Figures on public sector expenditure are published as a part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. The CRA measures the levels of both ‘capital’ and ‘current’ (i.e. resource) expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for Department for Transport expenditure on national and local roads are given in the table below. These figures include expenditure incurred by Highways England and DfT executive agencies (including the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency).</p><p> </p><p>The figures do not include expenditure from DfT to other public sector organisations, such as grant payments made to Local Authorities or Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total DfT expenditure on national and local roads</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£million (nominal)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>3,061</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2018 14:59:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

829835

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Hertfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to roads and highways in Hertfordshire since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	124607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has allocated over £213 million to upgrade and improve local highways in Hertfordshire between 2010/11 and 2017/18 financial years.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2018 10:44:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

837892

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Rights of Accused
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure the anonymity of defendants in the case of rape and sexual assault.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	126922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In 1976, Parliament enacted legislation that prohibited the identification of complainants and defendants in rape cases. Twelve years later, however, the provision for anonymity of defendants was repealed, on the grounds that their situation was not comparable to that of complainants, who might not be willing to come forward and give evidence if their identity were revealed. There are no current plans to revisit this decision.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 18:14:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

686210

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden of 2 December 2016 on behalf of his constituent, William Dickinson of Cross Farm, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, on the issue of rural crime.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
	uin	63402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The response to the Rt Hon. Member's letter of 2 December 2016 was issued on 14 February 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/02/2017 17:47:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley