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887107

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve disabled access to public buildings through the tax system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to combatting all types of discrimination in the workplace and wider society.</p><p> </p><p>Many public-sector bodies are exempt from corporation tax and can either reclaim VAT on their purchases or are funded to cover their VAT liabilities. Therefore, they could not be incentivised through tax reliefs to invest further in accessibility to public buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 requires all companies and organisations to make reasonable adjustments to remove the barriers faced by the disabled to ensure they have access to the same services as someone who is not disabled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 12:53:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

887108

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support charities undertaking building works through the tax system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vitally important work the charity sector does in the UK, which is why we currently provide tax relief to charities and donors worth over £5 billion per year. This includes over £1.3 billion for Gift Aid alone and a zero rate of VAT for the construction of buildings used for relevant charitable purposes. The zero rate means that charities do not pay tax on the construction of new buildings or services closely connected to the construction of a new building.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 12:51:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917463

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from people and organisations affected by off-payroll working rules and changes to IR35 regulations on those rules and changes; and what proportion of those representations have been critical of the IR35 changes.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	150081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The government has consulted widely on off-payroll working rules (known as IR35), since the Summer Budget 2015. In July 2015, the government published the ‘Intermediaries Legislation (IR35): discussion document’, which sought views on the existing rules and options for change.</p><p> </p><p>After Budget 2016, the government published the consultation document, ‘Off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of the intermediaries legislation’. HMRC met with over 500 people from a wide range of organisations to discuss the proposed changes, and received over 200 written responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of the new rules in April 2017, the government commissioned independent research into the impact of the changes. This was published on 18 May 2018 and is available to view online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector</a></p><p> </p><p>The government’s assessment is that the reform has been successful in increasing tax compliance for off-payroll workers in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government is now consulting on possible reform to the off-payroll working rules in the private sector. As part of that consultation, HMRC is planning to meet over 200 people, including representatives of a wide range of affected stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 150082 question first answered 13/06/2018 16:11:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917465

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation mechanisms his Department uses to help assess the effect of (a) changes to IR35 regulations and (b) regulatory changes; and assessment he has made of the adequacy of those mechanisms.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	150082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The government has consulted widely on off-payroll working rules (known as IR35), since the Summer Budget 2015. In July 2015, the government published the ‘Intermediaries Legislation (IR35): discussion document’, which sought views on the existing rules and options for change.</p><p> </p><p>After Budget 2016, the government published the consultation document, ‘Off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of the intermediaries legislation’. HMRC met with over 500 people from a wide range of organisations to discuss the proposed changes, and received over 200 written responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of the new rules in April 2017, the government commissioned independent research into the impact of the changes. This was published on 18 May 2018 and is available to view online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector</a></p><p> </p><p>The government’s assessment is that the reform has been successful in increasing tax compliance for off-payroll workers in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government is now consulting on possible reform to the off-payroll working rules in the private sector. As part of that consultation, HMRC is planning to meet over 200 people, including representatives of a wide range of affected stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 150081 question first answered 13/06/2018 16:11:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

935302

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation on Cash and digital payments in the new economy, published on 13 March 2018, when his Department plans to respond to that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	161547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, European Union legislation (PSDII) introduced a mandatory ban on surcharging for the vast majority of consumer cards - Visa and MasterCard - with the Government extending the ban to all retail payment instruments. The intention is to make the rules around surcharging less confusing for customers and reduce the chances of the customer being taken advantage of by any unscrupulous firms.</p><p>This builds on action already taken by the Government through the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, which set out to improve transparency to facilitate competition and address excessive payment surcharges.</p><p>Government has not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations. However, in Spring, the Government launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. It sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. As part of this call for evidence, views on the surcharging ban were provided. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 161548 161549 question first answered 16/07/2018 09:39:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

935303

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle excessive card payment surcharges.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	161548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, European Union legislation (PSDII) introduced a mandatory ban on surcharging for the vast majority of consumer cards - Visa and MasterCard - with the Government extending the ban to all retail payment instruments. The intention is to make the rules around surcharging less confusing for customers and reduce the chances of the customer being taken advantage of by any unscrupulous firms.</p><p>This builds on action already taken by the Government through the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, which set out to improve transparency to facilitate competition and address excessive payment surcharges.</p><p>Government has not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations. However, in Spring, the Government launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. It sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. As part of this call for evidence, views on the surcharging ban were provided. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 161547 161549 question first answered 16/07/2018 09:39:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

935304

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations 2012 in tackling excessive card payment surcharges.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	161549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, European Union legislation (PSDII) introduced a mandatory ban on surcharging for the vast majority of consumer cards - Visa and MasterCard - with the Government extending the ban to all retail payment instruments. The intention is to make the rules around surcharging less confusing for customers and reduce the chances of the customer being taken advantage of by any unscrupulous firms.</p><p>This builds on action already taken by the Government through the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, which set out to improve transparency to facilitate competition and address excessive payment surcharges.</p><p>Government has not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations. However, in Spring, the Government launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. It sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. As part of this call for evidence, views on the surcharging ban were provided. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 161547 161548 question first answered 16/07/2018 09:39:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

886320

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Modernisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to modernise prison buildings.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper including announcing building modern prisons on the sites of the former HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Glen Parva and HM Prison Wellingborough. Through the Ministry of Justice’s prison estate transformation programme we are getting the basics right by building decent prisons to improve rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders. We will close prisons that cannot provide decent facilities, are expensive to operate and/or maintain; reinvesting savings into the maintenance or enhancement of the prisons in the estate.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 March 2017 the Government announced plans, subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability, to build four modern prisons: adjacent to HM Prison Full Sutton in Yorkshire, Port Talbot in Neath and redevelop HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Rochester in Kent and HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Hindley, in Greater Manchester. Construction of a new 202 place houseblock at HMP Stocken, in Rutland is already underway. This will be ready for use from December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made about prison closures other than those already announced.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 136520 question first answered 16/05/2018 16:48:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

886325

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to close older prison facilities and open new ones over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper including announcing building modern prisons on the sites of the former HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Glen Parva and HM Prison Wellingborough. Through the Ministry of Justice’s prison estate transformation programme we are getting the basics right by building decent prisons to improve rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders. We will close prisons that cannot provide decent facilities, are expensive to operate and/or maintain; reinvesting savings into the maintenance or enhancement of the prisons in the estate.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 March 2017 the Government announced plans, subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability, to build four modern prisons: adjacent to HM Prison Full Sutton in Yorkshire, Port Talbot in Neath and redevelop HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Rochester in Kent and HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Hindley, in Greater Manchester. Construction of a new 202 place houseblock at HMP Stocken, in Rutland is already underway. This will be ready for use from December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made about prison closures other than those already announced.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 136515 question first answered 16/05/2018 16:48:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

932206

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	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	Devolution: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the Yorkshire Devolution Agreement Submission in March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	158746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, responded on 9 July to the outline proposals for devolution to authorities within Yorkshire which 18 council leaders submitted on 5 March 2018. His response makes clear that whilst we are prepared to consider any proposals, until the Sheffield City Region devolution deal is fully implemented, the Government is not prepared to enter into any discussion about wider devolution arrangements in Yorkshire that would include some or all of the Sheffield City Region authorities. I am in informal discussions with the newly elected mayor for that City Region who is looking to work closely with us to unlock the benefits of devolution – first to implement the 2015 Sheffield City Region devolution agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/07/2018 09:40:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy