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1064085

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase the level of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	223496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010 we have significantly lowered the headline rate of Corporation Tax from 28% down to 19% today – the lowest in the G20, with further cuts to 17% legislated by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We have also created a world-leading offer on creative sector tax reliefs, given significant support for R&amp;D investment through the tax system, and introduced the Patent Box regime to attract international investment in intellectual property to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>These steps have helped to create a highly competitive and FDI-friendly business environment.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/02/2019 15:18:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064777

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to promote WTO reform and free trade after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	224481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the rules-based multilateral trading system and global trade liberalisation.</p><p> </p><p>The WTO is the bedrock of rules-based free trade. The UK welcomed the commitment made at the G20 Summit last year in December to support the necessary reform of the WTO to improve its functioning. Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK will continue to champion discussions on WTO reform, and engage with WTO Members at international fora and in our bilateral engagements, in particular on the importance of updating rules on digital trade and ensuring that the WTO dispute settlement system is not undermined. G20 Leaders are committed to return to this matter at their Summit in June.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 26/02/2019 10:11:55 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1063688

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Fibromyalgia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet with fibromyalgia charities and organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	222673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers at the Department regularly meet with charities and organisations to discuss many issues. However there are no current plans to meet with fibromyalgia charities and organisations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/02/2019 11:45:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1063997

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2019 to Question 220289, Children: Maintenance, if she will provide further information on the overall care test used to determine entitlement to child benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	223194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Child Benefit is payable where a claimant is responsible for a child under the age of 16, or a qualifying young person up to the age of 20 in full-time non-advanced education or approved training. A person is treated as being responsible for a child in any week where:</p><p>(i) they have the child living with them in that week; or</p><p>(ii) they are contributing to the upkeep of the child at a weekly rate not less than the amount of Child Benefit payable for that week.</p><p> </p><p>Only one person can get Child Benefit in respect of a child. In cases of shared care, where more than one person meets the entitlement criteria and makes a claim for Child Benefit, priority rules apply. These rules are set out in the Child Benefit Technical Manual at the following link.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/child-benefit-technical-manual/cbtm08001" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/child-benefit-technical-manual/cbtm08001</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/02/2019 12:04:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1064764

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	European University Institute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason he has withdrawn the European University Institute (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	224487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s EU membership is inextricably linked to its current membership of the European University Institute Convention (EUIC). As a result of EU Exit, the UK will no longer be an EU member state and so, in a ‘no deal’ scenario, the UK’s membership of the EUIC will automatically cease on 29 March 2019. In a 'deal' scenario, the UK’s membership of this convention will continue for the duration of the implementation period.</p><p>The Political Declaration sets out that we will establish general principles, terms and conditions for UK participation in EU programmes in areas of shared interest, and wider dialogues to allow us to share best practice and act together in our mutual interest. On this basis, we will explore with the European University Institute (EUI) options for future participation in its activities and we will work to ensure that UK students at the EUI will be able to complete their studies.</p><p>The EUI (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, submitted on 7 February, were withdrawn because of a minor terminology error in the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (the exact name of the instrument). They were resubmitted in corrected form on 19 February.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 224488 question first answered 26/02/2019 11:01:21 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1064770

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	European University Institute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to seek UK membership of the European University Institute Convention after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	224488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s EU membership is inextricably linked to its current membership of the European University Institute Convention (EUIC). As a result of EU Exit, the UK will no longer be an EU member state and so, in a ‘no deal’ scenario, the UK’s membership of the EUIC will automatically cease on 29 March 2019. In a 'deal' scenario, the UK’s membership of this convention will continue for the duration of the implementation period.</p><p>The Political Declaration sets out that we will establish general principles, terms and conditions for UK participation in EU programmes in areas of shared interest, and wider dialogues to allow us to share best practice and act together in our mutual interest. On this basis, we will explore with the European University Institute (EUI) options for future participation in its activities and we will work to ensure that UK students at the EUI will be able to complete their studies.</p><p>The EUI (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, submitted on 7 February, were withdrawn because of a minor terminology error in the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (the exact name of the instrument). They were resubmitted in corrected form on 19 February.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 224487 question first answered 26/02/2019 11:01:21 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1058717

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Iran: Press TV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) budget of Press TV and (b) level of investment it receives from the Iranian State; and what assessment he has made of Press TV's level of editorial independence.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	219522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We assess that Press TV is part of state-controlled Iranian media, and as such it is not independent. We cannot currently assess Press TV’s budget or the level of investment it receives from the Iranian state. Press TV’s license to broadcast in the UK was revoked by Ofcom in 2012.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2019 13:12:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

1064009

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers were allocated contracts as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after failing the tax compliance questions.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	223207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/02/2019 12:11:10 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1064713

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not complying with the criteria set out in the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	224367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/02/2019 15:01:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1059623

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Rent to Buy Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the approval rate of new affordable Rent To Buy housing since the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework on 24 July 2018; and whether they intend to publish further guidance to encourage local authorities to consider this form of affordable housing.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL13645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of planning permissions granted for different type of affordable housing is not recorded at a national level. Homes England publish statistics on the number of affordable housing units delivered through schemes such as Rent to Buy and the Greater London Authority report on units delivered through their affordable housing programmes.</p><p>We are reviewing guidance that will assist delivery of Rent to Buy and will publish this in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 14:07:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton