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928785

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department used to decide to sell Fort Kinnaird to a private company.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	156466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156463 156464 156465 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928784

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private companies his Department held discussions with on sale of Fort Kinnaird; when these meetings took place; and who attended those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	156465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156463 156464 156466 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928783

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department began discussions with M&G Estates on the sale of Fort Kinnaird.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	156464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156463 156465 156466 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928782

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Scottish Government receives a share of the sale to a private company of Fort Kinnaird.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	156463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156464 156465 156466 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

868481

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Dorneywood: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any grant in aid is planned to be provided to the trustees of Dorneywood during the 2017 Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	133701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Dorneywood is a private charitable trust. There is no grant in aid given to Dorneywood from the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/03/2018 16:25:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

932184

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2018 to Question 156466, on Fort Kinnaird: Sales, in what ways the revenue from the sale of the Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird is planned to be used for the benefit of the UK as a whole.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	158771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Estate’s revenue surplus, including any from the sale of Fort Kinnaird, is passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, which funds activities across the whole of the UK. If the UK government spends more in England, then where policy areas are devolved, the Devolved Administrations will receive a population share of the funding through application of the Barnett formula, which they will be able to spend in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland as they wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/07/2018 16:47:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

882661

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prince Harry: Weddings
	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 cost to public purse of the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	135723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the costs. The Sovereign Grant, which is paid annually to Her Majesty The Queen to support Her official duties, will not be used to fund the wedding. Thames Valley Police are responsible for the policing of the operation and it is open for them to submit an application to the Home Office for Special Grant funding.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/04/2018 08:45:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1550773

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of capping the number of graduate visas on the UK’s economy.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	108260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The Graduate route provides an opportunity for international students who have been awarded their degree to stay in the UK and work, or look for work, at any skill level for 2 years, or 3 years for doctoral students.</p><p>An Impact Assessment was prepared to accompany the launch of the Graduate route. This can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966659/Graduate_Route_Impact_Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">Impact Assessment template (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The public rightly expects us to control immigration and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests. We keep our immigration policies under constant review to ensure they reflect our priorities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/12/2022 16:09:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

867500

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	11 Downing Street: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the running costs of No.11 Downing Street were in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	133475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The No.11 Downing Street running costs for the last ten years are in the table below. The figures cover a service charge payable to the Cabinet Office, maintenance, furniture &amp; fittings and official entertainment</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>430,596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>519,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>436,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>351,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>553,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>545,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>643,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>561,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>524,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>698,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18*</p></td><td><p>594,142</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*2017-18 spend represents April 2017 to February 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/03/2018 16:19:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

868480

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Dorneywood: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on Dorneywood (a) in total and (b) trustees in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	133700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury has not funded the Dorneywood Trust in the last 10 years. It does make payments to the Trust for goods and services consumed by Treasury Ministers such as newspapers, conferences and catering and, in 2016-17, made a contribution to the costs of installing Wi-Fi. These payments are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£4,864.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£1,581.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£7,957.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,102.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£2,124.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£3,671.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£3,149.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£2,443.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£2,540.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£7,849.84</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/03/2018 16:07:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard