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830045

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will offer payroll deduction services for credit union membership to all employees of (a) HMRC and (b) hs Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	124754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text There are no current plans to introduce credit unions in either HMRC or HM Treasury. Both departments are currently reviewing their Wellbeing and Financial strategies, which will include exploring the feasibility and appropriateness of offering credit unions to their staff. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/01/2018 14:56:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1467349

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) a VAT exemption for materials purchased for mandatory fire safety repairs for residential buildings and (b) making VAT recoverable on materials purchased in the last three years for mandatory fire safety repairs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	11540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text The supply of fire safety equipment under qualifying circumstances is already eligible for VAT relief when provided alongside the construction and renovation of residential or charitable buildings. The cost of replacing cladding can also be zero rated if it is tied to the initial construction of the building and the cladding is shown to be defective.<p><strong> </strong></p>There are no plans to extend the reliefs already available, however, the Government keeps all taxes under constant review. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/06/2022 08:40:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

830035

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Employee Ownership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further incentives he will offer to encourage employee ownership of companies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	124748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text The government offers four tax advantaged employee share schemes: Enterprise Management Incentives, Company Share Option Plan, Save As You Earn and Share Incentive Plan. These enable employers and their employees to mutually benefit from generous Income Tax, National Insurance, and Capital Gains Tax reliefs when they participate. The government announced at Budget 2017 that employees on the Save As You Earn scheme who take maternity or parental leave will be able to pause their contributions for up to 12 months, from 6 months previously. There are no other changes currently planned, but the government keeps all areas of the tax system under review. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/01/2018 14:58:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1282640

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Corporation Tax
	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 amount of corporation tax paid by (a) credit unions and (b) building societies in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	146759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text The estimated Corporation Tax (CT) liabilities from building societies are shown in the table below:<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>CT Liabilities (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 to 2015</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 to 2016</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 to 2017</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to 2018</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019 (latest available year)</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>A similar breakdown of CT liabilities from credit unions is not available, as they are not separately identifiable in the data.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/02/2021 14:14:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1691262

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Friendly Societies Act 1992
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Commissioners have been appointed for the Law Commission Review of the Friendly Societies Act 1992; and what the planned timetable is for that review .
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	15214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text The Government is working with the Law Commission and will release further information on the Review of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 and its timeline once the project timetable is confirmed. answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 28/02/2024 08:41:17 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

516679

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	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	Syria: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of (a) Syrian refugees being shot whilst attempting to cross Turkish borders and (b) numbers of Syrians being deported by Turkey to Syria; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	36077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text I refer my hon. Friend to the response the Minister of State, my noble Friend, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, gave in the other place on 27 April 2016. (HL7793) http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=hl7793 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/05/2016 15:29:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1056749

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials from his Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	218152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text As part of the department’s preparations for the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal, over 110 officials have been seconded from their primary role to support EU Exit work. In addition, a significant number of officials have reprioritised their work to include EU Exit work whilst remaining in their primary roles.<p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 20/02/2019 09:56:21 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1504849

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought forward by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	47336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below sets out how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) brought forward in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. The term “brought forward” has been taken to mean the instigation of a charge against an individual or corporate. This includes cases where charges were brought but the case did not progress to conviction, including cases resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions brought against individuals</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions brought against corporates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Detailed information regarding SFO cases be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 20/09/2022 12:23:38 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1504856

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions were secured by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	47337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below sets out how many convictions were secured in Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cases in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. This does not include cases that were resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), where the SFO have entered into 12 DPAs since their introduction in 2014. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Convictions secured against individuals</p></td><td><p>Convictions secured against corporates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>In 2022 to date, the SFO have secured convictions of four individuals as well the conviction of one corporate. An additional 12 individuals will be standing trial in cases this year that are yet to conclude. Detailed information regarding SFO cases be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 20/09/2022 12:19:14 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1505563

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Diseases: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of (a) diabetes, (b) heart disease, (c) hypertension, (d) high cholesterol, (e) obesity, (f) cancer, (g) poor eye health and (h) mental illness levels among people from the South Asian community in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	48206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Health Survey England Additional Analyses, Ethnicity and Health, 2011-2019 Experimental statistics’, published in June 2022, assesses the prevalence of commonly reported longstanding conditions, hypertension, diabetes and adult obesity. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-england-additional-analyses/ethnicity-and-health-2011-2019-experimental-statistics#data-sets" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-england-additional-analyses/ethnicity-and-health-2011-2019-experimental-statistics#data-sets</a></p><p>There are no recent estimates of raised cholesterol prevalence in South Asian ethnic groups in England. Data on the prevalence of child obesity by ethnic group are available from the National Child Measurement Programme. The latest data for 2021/21 show that prevalence of obesity in children aged four to five years old was below the national average for Indian children and above the national average for Bangladeshi and Pakistani children. In children aged 10 to 11 years old in 2021/20 prevalence of obesity was above the national average for Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani children.</p><p>Cancer prevalence counts the number of people living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis at a fixed point in time. Data from National Cancer Registration Dataset shows that in 2019, 47,761 people in the South Asian community were diagnosed with cancer between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019 and were alive on 31 December 2019.</p><p>There is no national dataset that provides information on the prevalence of the main eye conditions. Estimates are derived from population modelling and information from the Certification of Vision Impairment (CVI) register. While the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is assessing the ethnicity data collected as part of the CVI register, no analysis has yet been completed.</p><p>The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of 2014 provides prevalence estimates of some mental health conditions by broad ethnic group. The prevalence rates, taking account of age, in Asian/Asian British adults in England were 17.9% for common mental disorders; 5.8% screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder; 0.9% for psychotic disorder in the last year; and 1.4% screened positive for bi-polar disorder. For all conditions except bi-polar disorder, although the prevalence is higher in the Asian group than the White British group it is not possible to say whether this is a statistically significant difference.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 06/10/2022 14:07:40 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas