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451642

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Investment Income: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of (a) the proposed changes to the dividend tax system and (b) other measures in the Finance Bill 2016 on lower-earning micro-business owners.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	26605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>At the Summer Budget 2015 the Chancellor announced that the dividend tax credit will be replaced by a new £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance from April 2016. A Tax Information and Impact Note setting out expected impacts was published on 9 December on GOV.UK. Impact assessments have been produced for all measures in the Finance Bill 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/02/2016 17:32:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

447676

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote opportunities for businesses in the South West to access high growth markets abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	24224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>This financial year UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) has helped more than 800 South West (SW) businesses access new markets. UKTI’s Passport to Export programme provided intensive support to 170 companies entering new markets including high growth markets (HGMs) such as China and UAE.</p><p> </p><p>A further 850 South West business delegates have attended business clinics and seminars promoting export opportunities including those in HGMs. During Export Week in November 2015, 233 business delegates had 787 one-to-one meetings with 69 visiting overseas Trade Officers at the ExploreExport event in Bristol.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in December alone SW businesses responded to 116 Export Opportunities as part of the Exporting is Great campaign, including 25 in China. To date UKTI South West has issued 119 Market Visit Grants to businesses, 42 of which were to HGMs.</p><p> </p><p>UKTI South West activity is supported by a High Impact in Growth Economies programme funded by the European Regional Development Fund. That programme has assisted forty South West SMEs to trade successfully in Brazil. Focused mainly on sectors with innovative high value products the programme is forecast to increase employment in the region by 260 jobs by 2017 as well as adding £100 million to South West export sales by 2020. UKTI South West aims to continue the programme by targeting further high growth markets over the next 3 years including Mexico, Cuba, Chile, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Brazil.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/03/2016 17:53:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

512647

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Interpreters: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on ensuring that Afghan interpreters who have assisted British troops are able to claim asylum in the UK; and whether her Department plans to review that policy.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	33774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government accepts that we have a responsibility to those who have worked for the British forces in conflict zones. Many have served with distinction and at great personal risk. Separate schemes have existed since 2013 to assist interpreters previously employed by our forces in Afghanistan. These apply only to those who have remained in Afghanistan and, in recognition of their unique and exceptional service or the danger interpreters may face because of their work, can lead to relocation to the UK if certain criteria are met.</p><p>There is no change to the way in which asylum claims by former interpreters with British forces in Afghanistan are considered. All claims made in the UK are individually considered on their merits in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention. Those who we accept have a well-founded fear of persecution are normally granted asylum. Those who are found not to be in need of international protection have a right of appeal to the independent courts. If all appeal rights are exhausted, they are then required to leave the UK.</p><p>Government policy is however very clear that we only consider asylum claims lodged in the UK. We have no obligation to extend the asylum process to those outside the UK and cannot undertake to consider claims by individuals or groups in other countries or facilitate their journey to the UK. People who need international protection should seek protection in the first available safe country – that is the fastest route to safety.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/04/2016 13:30:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

515102

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Somerton and Frome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to meet demand for school places in Somerton and Frome constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	904637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Supporting local authorities to ensure sufficient school places continues to be one of the Government’s top priorities. That is why we have committed to spending £7 billion on school places up to 2021, which, along with our investment in the free schools programme, we expect to deliver 600,000 new places. Somerset received £14.6 million of basic need funding between 2011 and 2015, which helped to create almost 3,000 new places between 2010 and 2015. It has also been allocated a further £24.5 million to create the places needed by 2019.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/04/2016 16:56:58 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

583223

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pension Protection Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's timetable is for publishing and implementing the secondary legislation required to implement the increase in the Pension Protection Fund compensation cap provided for under the Pensions Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	46437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>On 15 September I tabled a written statement saying that I had begun the consultation on this secondary legislation with the intention that the increase in the compensation cap will be implemented from April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/10/2016 16:42:07 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

606768

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is giving to rural nurseries to ensure they are able to meet the Government's commitment of providing 30 free hours of childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	49673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>We have recently consulted on a comprehensive set of reforms to the early years funding system, and one of our proposals is to allow local authorities to use a rurality/sparsity supplement in their local funding formulae, in recognition that there may be unavoidable higher costs to providers operating in sparsely populated, rural areas with limited demand. We are currently considering all responses to the consultation and are planning to publish the government’s response in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>We are also keen to gather learning and test how the extended entitlement will operate in a range of area types, including rural areas. Through Early Implementation of the 30 Hours Free Childcare entitlement, Northumberland, one of our early implementer local authorities, is looking specifically at how the extended hours work for and impact on providers operating within the most rural postcodes in Northumberland. Since September, over 500 children in rural parts of Northumberland have been benefiting from a 30 hours free childcare place a year early.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2016 17:28:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

642974

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on applications of appeals processes for commercial banking overdraft refusals being conducted by the same bank which originally refused the application; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) changing that process and (b) taking steps to make the process more transparent.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	54577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the effect on applications in the Appeals Process for SME lending being conducted by the same bank which originally refused the application.</p><p> </p><p>The Appeals Process is a voluntary initiative by the major banks and is overseen by Professor Russel Griggs, the Independent External Reviewer to the process. Since 2011, over 17,000 appeals have been made of which 32% have led to overturned decisions. It is estimated that the Appeals process has put back around £100m of lending into the economy since its inception. Professor Griggs publishes regular reports on the Appeals Process, looking at both implementation and outcomes. The latest report can be found at:</p><p>http://betterbusinessfinance.co.uk/images/pdfs/Annual_Report_2016_(Year_5)_Final.pdf</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 30/11/2016 16:33:48 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

643145

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Agricultural Machinery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will assess the potential merits of introducing licensing regulations for drivers of large tractors and farming machinery on public highways similar to those governing HGV drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	54578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Agricultural vehicles tend to travel much lower mileages on the public road and operate at significantly lower speeds than HGVs. The Government does not consider that it would be proportionate to the risk posed by these vehicles at current weight limits to impose on them the same licensing requirements as for HGVs.‎</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/12/2016 11:16:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

693785

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the most recent consultation with local authorities took place on their capacity to receive vulnerable children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016; and what steps her Department is taking to consult local authorities on whether they can make more places available.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	65438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>In accordance with the Immigration Act 2016 the Government conducted a comprehensive consultation with local authorities across the UK in order to assess capacity for the care of unaccompanied children. On 13 May 2016, the then Immigration Minister wrote to all local authorities to provide an update on the launch of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) and to encourage local authorities to participate in all schemes designed for children. On 7 June 2016, the then Immigration Minister, the Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families and the then Minister with responsibility for Syrian Refugees attended a national launch event in London which was attended by local authorities from across the UK. This was followed by regional events in England and in Scotland and Wales.</p><p>On 8 September last year, I wrote to all local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland asking them to confirm how many places they could offer to accommodate unaccompanied asylum seeking children. Home Office officials also maintained an ongoing dialogue with individual local authorities and regional Strategic Migration Partnerships throughout.</p><p>This is a voluntary scheme whereby local authorities sign up to accept unaccompanied asylum seeking children on a voluntary basis.</p><p>We asked local authorities to consider carefully whether they have the infrastructure and support networks needed to ensure the appropriate care of these unaccompanied children before participating in the NTS</p><p>Our consultation with local authorities indicated that there was capacity for an additional 400 UASC. This is in addition to the unaccompanied children already in local authority care. We estimate that at least 50 of the family reunion cases will require a local authority placement in circumstances where the reunion does not work out.</p><p>We estimate that at least 50 of the family reunion cases transferred from France as part of the Calais clearance will require a local authority placement in cases where the family reunion does not work out.We estimate that at least 50 of the family reunion cases transferred from France as part of the Calais clearance will require a local authority placement in cases where the family reunion does not work out.</p><p>Every region in England is participating in the NTS and we are working very closely with local authorities in Scotland and Wales who have also responded positively.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2017 17:53:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

713573

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether plans to dual the A303 and upgrade the A358 will change in response to the recommendations in the recently published National Audit Office report, Progress with the Road Investment Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	68871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to make changes to the dualling of the A303 and upgrade the A358 in response to recommendations made by NAO report.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is taking the big decisions for Britain’s future, underlined by our record £15 billion funding for major road schemes to cut congestion, improve journey times and boost economic growth. As the National Audit Office acknowledged there has been a significant improvement in the efficient management of the strategic road network.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/03/2017 09:40:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton