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1272301

	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	Location: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much has the relocation allowance been updated in line with inflation since its introduction in 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The tax exempt relocation allowance has remained at £8,000 since it was introduced in 1994. The Government keeps all reliefs and allowances under review to ensure that they continue to meet policy objectives.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2021 14:01:53 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

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

1536843

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Longfleet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the implications for its policies on the proper use of Church moneis of the case in the ecclesiastical Parish of Longfleet, St Mary's, Poole; what episcopal oversight was there of that case and when the Commisioners were informed of the details; and if the Commissioners will take steps to share lessons learned for best practice with other diocese.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	72919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The parochial church council is a charitable body subject to the oversight of the Charity Commission. I understand that the Charity Commission is aware of the case following a referral by the Diocese of Salisbury and the office of the Bishop of Salisbury. The National Church Institutions cannot provide guidance to trustees on particular cases, but the Legal Advisory Commission regularly provides updates for PCCs and other trustee bodies on their general duties and obligations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/11/2022 17:15:04 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 33334 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1273883

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with multinational companies based in the UK on relocation regulations for employees being relocated into the UK by firms in the EU after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	133633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Employees of EU firms who are not UK nationals being relocated into the UK can apply under the intra-company transfer route that our immigration system provides for. Under the UK’s domestic immigration rules, intra-company transferees may be admitted for up to 5 years (and for up to 9 years in the case of high earners) to all successful applications, regardless of where they come from, including from the EU. The UK-EU Trade &amp; Cooperation Agreement commits to 90-day processing times for intra-corporate transfer applications. In addition, both parties have agreed to provisions for accompanying family members of such intra-company transferees.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions for intra-company transferees were informed through detailed conversations with hundreds of stakeholders across UK business sectors, including multinational companies who benefit from the intra-company transfer route.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/01/2021 14:19:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

485490

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	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	Public Houses: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of public houses which have gone out of business since 1 July 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
	uin	32265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not compile statistics on pub closures and has made no estimate of the number of pubs that have closed.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/04/2016 14:08:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

61677

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much in public subsidy he expects to allocate to the proposed wind farm at Navitus Bay.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
	uin	200455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government set out the Allocation Framework for Contracts for Difference (CfDs) on 13 May 2014, which has the potential to improve value for money, encourage new entry and drive innovation.</p><p>Indicative CfD budgets will be published in July. CfD allocation rounds will then determine which projects are successful and receive CfD contracts and at what level of support. It is not possible to say in advance which projects will receive support and at what level.</p><p>Offshore wind projects, classified as ‘less established' technologies, are able to receive support in this Delivery Plan period (2014/15-2018/19) at the administrative strike prices published on 4 December 2013, unless there is insufficient budget in a CfD allocation round to satisfy all bids then an auction (competitive allocation) will apply. Those technologies would then have to compete against each other on price whereby each project is paid the clearing price for its delivery year within the auction, capped at its administrative strike price.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 18/06/2014 13:05:45 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

61683

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much of mean electricity generation in the UK will be represented by the proposed development at Navitus Bay over its lifetime.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
	uin	200450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not undertake analysis or hold information of this nature relating to specific developments. Provisional data for 2013 is that total UK electricity generation was 356,649 Gigawatt hours (GWh). Based on the average 5 year offshore wind load factor from 2008 to 2012 inclusive of 33.1% a wind farm of 1 Gigawatt (GW) of installed capacity is expected to produce 2.9GWh of electricity generation. The Department publishes estimated energy and emissions projections to 2030, the latest update can be accessed at this link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 19/06/2014 10:43:28 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

61682

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in determining the reduction in UK carbon dioxide emissions arising from Navitus Bay, what allowance his Department for UK carbon dioxide emissions from backup baseload generation to cover (a) for maintenance and repair downtime and (b) for the failure of the wind to blow in the operating range.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
	uin	200453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not undertake analysis or hold information of this nature relating to specific developments. The average load factor for offshore wind farms using five year historical data from 2008 to 2012 inclusive is 33.1%.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker grouped question UIN 200456 200457 question first answered 19/06/2014 10:44:16 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

61679

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost of abating all global warming projected to occur over the lifetime of Navitus Bay in sterling and in US dollars; and what intertemporal discount rate has been used in such calculations.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
	uin	200460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not undertake analysis or hold information of this nature relating to specific developments.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker grouped question UIN 200451 question first answered 18/06/2014 13:06:27 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms