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676069

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Universities: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to minimise barriers for EU-resident staff and students who plan to come to Scottish universities after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	60971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The precise way in which the Government will control the movement of EU nationals to the UK after the UK has left the EU is yet to be determined and will be subject to the wider negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU. We are committed to getting the best deal for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/01/2017 15:16:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

443204

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will commission independent research on the effect of fixed-odds betting terminals on the health of their users and on the communities in which they are prevalent.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	21567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB), was set up to by the Gambling Commission to advise on priorities for research relating to responsible gambling. Research into gambling related harm is commissioned by the independent charity, the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT), taking into account the priorities set out by the RGSB. At the request of the RGSB, the RGT is currently commissioning research to define Gambling Related Harm which will consider the wider health impacts of problem gambling. The Government continues to encourage such research.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/01/2016 17:06:35 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

443205

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving to the Scottish Parliament all aspects of (a) gaming and betting legislation, (b) including curbing the terminals' speed of play and maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting terminals and (c) other regulation of fixed-odds betting terminals.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	21566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Bill will give the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers the power to vary the number of sub-category B2 gaming machines (FOBTs) permitted by new betting premises licences. The UK Government will retain the equivalent powers on FOBTs for the rest of the UK, except for Northern Ireland where gambling is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/01/2016 17:04:40 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

672685

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Local Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support local and regional newspapers.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	59978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The local press is a crucial source of information for local communities and a vital part of a healthy democracy.</p><p> </p><p>In the March 2016 budget the government announced the introduction of a £1,500 business rates discount for local newspapers for two years from 1 April 2017. The government's response and guidance regarding the business rates relief was published on 2 December 2016. More information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-case-for-a-business-rates-relief-for-local-newspapers</p><p> </p><p>Following the BBC Charter Review, the BBC is also working in partnership with the local news industry to support local journalism. On 12 May 2016 the BBC and the News Media Association announced their plans for the partnership, including the BBC's funding of 150 local journalists from 2017. More information is available at: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-nma-partnership" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-nma-partnership</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/01/2017 12:43:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

418860

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Government employees are in receipt of tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	10319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/09/2015 08:53:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

513786

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Havens: Multinational Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on requiring multinational companies to disclose to the public the profits they hold in tax havens (a) in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and (b) elsewhere.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	904557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer that the Chancellor gave to the Hon Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Ali Rushanara) during Treasury oral questions on 19 April 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/04/2016 14:33:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

621995

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
	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 role of the carbon price floor in maintaining security of electricity supply.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	50413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes into account a range of factors when considering the future direction of the Carbon Price Floor. An assessment of the wider impacts of the CPF was published in a <em>Tax and Information Impact Note</em> in March 2014 and can be accessed via the following the link, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carbon-price-floor-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carbon-price-floor-reform</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/11/2016 15:05:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

621996

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to provide an update on the future of the carbon price floor after 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	50417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider the long-term direction of the Carbon Price Floor and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/11/2016 15:07:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

654296

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much proposed simplification of reporting processes for petroleum revenue tax will save oil and gas companies each year.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	56504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The average administrative burden saving to companies in the oil and gas sector from simplifying the reporting process for Petroleum Revenue Tax is estimated at £620,000 per annum.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the measure can be found in the Tax Information and Impact Note (published 23 November 2016). This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:34:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

654297

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when new reporting processes to reduce the administrative costs of petroleum revenue tax for oil and gas companies are planned to come into effect.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	56505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>There are two stages to the simplification of the reporting process for the Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT). The first is the simplification of the process for opting fields out of the PRT regime and the second concerns the removal of reporting requirements from PRT forms. Both simplifications came into force from 23 November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the measure can be found in its technical note (published 23 November 2016). This is available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:35:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig