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1272296

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were relocated into the UK using the intra-company visa system in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The available published data shows the numbers of visas granted in each work route but does not provide any information on where the applicant resided (inside / outside the EU) or if the individual was “relocating”. There is also no guarantee these visas are used.</p><p>Data on visas granted by category can be found in Vis_D02 at:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F936849%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2020.xlsx&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNick.Smith2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb9c6b8c02e9247d7511708d8a34b2760%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637438890484049894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=WG23ASQEk0uLrEg4cf7NyOXj3bMdV2b2nSxSEoTIqKA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/01/2021 14:30:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1272311

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals from (a) inside and (b) outside the EU were relocated for work purposes into the UK in 2019 by each of the visa categories prescribed by the Government; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The available published data shows the numbers of visas granted in each work route but does not provide any information on where the applicant resided (inside / outside the EU) or if the individual was “relocating”. There is also no guarantee these visas are used once issued.</p><p>Data on visas granted by category can be found in Vis_D02 at:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F936849%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2020.xlsx&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNick.Smith2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb9c6b8c02e9247d7511708d8a34b2760%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637438890484049894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=WG23ASQEk0uLrEg4cf7NyOXj3bMdV2b2nSxSEoTIqKA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/01/2021 15:19:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1272298

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	New Businesses: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of individuals in who were granted start-up visas in 2019 earned over £73,900 per annum; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for this question, not the Treasury.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to provide the statistical answer to this question as it asks for information which is not obtainable from our systems.</p><p>The latest published migration statistics (Sept 2020) that are available, can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/01/2021 17:36:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1272314

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether travel restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic have reduced the number of professional staff being relocated to the UK for the purpose of taking up professional employment; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>In the period in question, the relocation of non-EEA national personnel by a multinational business to a UK branch or subsidiary of that business was facilitated primarily through the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) category of the Immigration Rules.</p><p>The most recent published migration statistics can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/01/2021 15:14:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1726350

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Hunting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to end trail hunting.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	3663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, and work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 12/09/2024 14:18:40 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	tabling member	5359

1722261

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Sewage: Poole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Poole constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Government’s initial package of reforms to cut sewage dumping and attract investment to upgrade infrastructure.</p><p></p><p>The Government also announced a new Water (Special Measures) Bill, which will turn around the performance of water companies, in the King’s Speech. The Bill will strengthen regulation, give the water regulator new powers to ban the payment of bonuses if environmental standards are not met and increase accountability for water executives. These are the first critical steps in enabling a long-term and transformative reset of the entire water sector.</p><p> </p><p>I would also refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement made by the Secretary of State on 18 July: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-18/hcws3" target="_blank">Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 29/07/2024 14:49:30 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	5359

1726893

	registered interest
	date	27/08/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to ensure that shared banking hubs help improve access to cash for people who are financially excluded.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	900229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting cash and the FCA published its final regulatory rules on 18 July. The Government also is working closely with the financial services sector to roll out at least 350 banking hubs. These will provide individuals, including those who are financially excluded, with critical cash and banking services. Cash Access UK expects to have 100 hubs open by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 03/09/2024 15:14:55 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5359

1726401

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to exempt the children of military families from the proposal to apply VAT to private school fees.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	3666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including investing in the education system.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the enormous sacrifices our military families make, the Ministry of Defence provide the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) to eligible Service Personnel. The government will monitor closely the impact of these policy changes on affected military families and the upcoming Spending Review is the right time to consider any changes to this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a technical Note and draft VAT legislation outlining the changes; a technical consultation will be open until 15 September.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 3017 question first answered 09/09/2024 11:52:27 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5359

1272305

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax revenue was generated from people holding a work visa in the category of skilled work visa in the 2018-19 financial year; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold information on the visa status of workers paying income tax.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2021 12:10:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1219318

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local authority staff are furloughed in each local authority; and what the cost to the public purse is of furloughed staff in each local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	66809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20th April. By midnight 28 June 2020, 1.1m employers had submitted claims to HMRC representing 9.3m employees furloughed and £25.5bn.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 June HMRC released analysis of employer take up, which can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC do not require employers to provide addresses of their employees as part of their CJRS claim and so is unable to provide an accurate picture of employee take up by location.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:29:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms