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49212

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	30/04/2014
	date tabled	30/04/2014
	ddp created	30/04/2014 22:50:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:06:07
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	197329
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which meetings or telephone calls have taken place between Ministers and officials in his Department and (a) the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, (b) BlackRock, (c) Capital Research, (d) Fidelity Worldwide, (e) GIC, (f) Henderson, (g) JP Morgan, (h) Kuwait Investment Office, (i) Lansdowne Partners, (j) Lazard Asset Management, (k) Och Ziff, Schroders, (l) Soros, (m) Standard Life, (n) Third Point and (o) Threadneedle since 2010 and what was discussed in any such discussions.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197329
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197329
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of officials' meetings with external organisations are not held centrally and it would entail disproportionate cost to collate this information.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

49327

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	30/04/2014
	date tabled	30/04/2014
	ddp created	30/04/2014 22:50:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:13:46
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	197321
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of unscrupulous money lending in (a) the UK, (b) East Midlands, (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) Ashfield in each of the last five years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197321
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197321
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government has not made an estimate about levels of unscrupulous money lending. The National Audit Office estimated that unaddressed detriment in the UK consumer credit market cost consumers £450m in 2011-12.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The new, more robust Financial Conduct Authority regime will help to deliver the Government's vision for a well functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers' needs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

49234

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	30/04/2014
	date tabled	30/04/2014
	ddp created	30/04/2014 22:50:35
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:07:30
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	197336
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the Nigernian government in its efforts to protect schools in north-eastern Nigeria and to re-open schools that have closed for security reasons.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197336
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197336
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is supporting the Nigerian government to reduce instability in the north-east of Nigeria, helping to provide a more stable and secure environment for schools to operate. This approach includes DFID Nigeria's Stability and Reconciliation Programme which promotes conflict resolution and supports local organisations to tackle violence against women and girls. DFID also supports the Presidential Initiative for the North East which is promoting economic recovery and meeting basic needs, including education.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's education programme operates in eleven states in Nigeria, including the north-eastern state of Bauchi. Here DFID is working with UNICEF and the state government to improve girls' access to better education.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

48930

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:00:27
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	197138
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to encourage manufacturing in the UK since May 2010.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197138
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197138
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>With its long-term economic plan, this Government is committed to strong and sustainable growth that is balanced across the economy. Manufacturing is a vital part of this, and the Government has put in place a wide range of measures to improve the wider business environment and support this sector, including both tax reforms and direct support.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has reduced the main rate of corporation tax to improve the business environment and attract investment: it is currently 21%, down from 28% in 2010, and will fall further to 20% in April 2015. Beyond this, support to manufacturing includes the Government committing £3.2bn to the Regional Growth Fund, over £1.5bn of support to specific sectors through theIndustrial Strategy, £345m to the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative, and over £200m to a Catapult centre on High Value Manufacturing. In the recent Budget the Government announced a package of measures to reduce energy bills for manufacturers and improve their competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>There is more to do, but the latest GDP figures and May's manufacturing PMI are encouraging.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

48931

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:00:28
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	197139
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal measures he has taken to encourage small and medium-sized businesses in the UK since May 2010.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197139
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197139
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The government is committed to making the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business and has introduced a number of fiscal measures since 2010 to encourage small and medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The government has doubled the Small Business Rate Relief for every year of this Parliament saving businesses occupying small premises over £1.5 billion to date. The government announced additional business rate measures at Autumn Statement 2013, capping business rates increases at 2 per cent in 2014-15, and introducing a special discount of £1,000 for retail premises with rateable values below £50,000 in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2014 the £2,000 Employment Allowance is supporting small businesses aspiring to hire their first employee or expand their workforce. The government has also increased the payable Research and Development tax credit for loss-making small and medium sized businesses from 11 per cent to 14.5 per cent from April 2014, providing particular support for early-stage companies and start-ups.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel costs are significant for many small businesses so the government has implemented the longest duty freeze for over 20 years. In total, by 2015-16 a small business with a van will have saved £1,300 and a haulier £21,000.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

48984

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:01:31
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	197155
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to questions 192679, 192680 and 192681 on children: daycare, tabled on 18 March 2014 for answer on 24 March 2014.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197155
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197155
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I have done so.</p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

49249

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	30/04/2014
	date tabled	30/04/2014
	ddp created	30/04/2014 22:50:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:08:33
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	197358
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will next meet representatives of energy-intensive industries to discuss the EU Commission's draft Environmental and Energy State Aid Guidelines.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197358
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197358
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Treasury ministers meet with a range of stakeholders on an ongoing basis, including energy intensive industries. For instance the Chancellor recently visited Tata Steel's Port Talbot plant. The Chancellor has written to representatives of energy-intensive industries about the Environmental and Energy State Aid Guidelines and instructed officials to meet with them to discuss this issue.</p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

49135

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:50:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:04:10
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	identifier	197219
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proposal set out in Baroness Newlove's report, Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities, for a Bling Back scheme where money made from selling local drug dealers' assets is handed back to the neighbourhood.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197219
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197219
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>There has been a scheme since 2004 whereby a proportion of the proceeds of <br>crime recovered from drug dealers and other criminals are returned to law <br>enforcement agencies. The money returned to law enforcement has been used to <br>support a continued increase in the amounts recovered from criminals and can be <br>invested in community projects.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

48814

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	28/04/2014
	date tabled	28/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 01:20:50
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:58:31
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	identifier	196929
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the continued exclusion of borough councils for areas where there is no unitary authority from the definition of risk management authorities in Section 6(13) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196929
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196929
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>All local authorities are risk management authorities under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. No local authorities are excluded from the definition of a risk management authority in the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A ‘borough council' will either be a unitary authority or a district council. As a unitary authority it will be a ‘lead local flood authority', which in turn makes it a ‘risk management authority' in its own right (the same applies to county councils). Where it is not a unitary authority it is a district council, whether known as borough council or city council, and so is also a risk management authority.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley

48815

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	28/04/2014
	date tabled	28/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 01:20:50
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:58:32
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	identifier	196930
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will name the lead local flood authority or authorities for the area of the Tonbridge and Malling constituency.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196930
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196930
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Lead Local Flood Authority is Kent County Council. This is defined under section 6(7) of the Flood &amp; Water Management Act 2010.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley