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1145177

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Norfolk Island
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Norfolk Island (a) was within the geographical boundaries of the Commonwealth of Australia or any State thereof when it was given to the Commonwealth of Australia in 1914 or (b) has since become within those boundaries.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	287566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/09/2019 14:00:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1142954

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Brazil: Indigenous Peoples
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the protection of indigenous tribes in the Amazon rainforest.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to promoting and defending the human rights of all individuals. We have discussed issues affecting indigenous people with the Brazilian authorities and have regular contact with the Brazilian National Foundation for Indigenous People (FUNAI), which is responsible for protecting indigenous people in Brazil.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2019 11:43:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1142955

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to ease tensions in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We believe that meaningful political dialogue, taken forward by Hong Kong under its high degree of autonomy, is the best way to resolve the current impasse. It is important that the basic freedoms enshrined in the Sino-British Joint Declaration are maintained.</p><p>The Sino-British Joint Declaration is a legally binding treaty, registered with the UN, that remains in force. The UK, as a co-signatory, has an obligation to monitor its implementation closely, and we are committed to doing so.</p><p>The Prime Minister discussed developments in Hong Kong with other leaders at the recent G7 Summit, and the Foreign Secretary has recently spoken with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/09/2019 14:17:56 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1142956

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	English Channel: Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to discourage foreign nationals from illegally crossing the English Channel to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2019 16:01:24 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143376

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who will declare bankruptcy because they cannot pay the 2019 Loan Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has recognised the need to support those affected by the disguised remuneration loan charge and has put extra resources in place. In particular, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have opened a disguised remuneration helpline so people affected by the loan charge can discuss their affairs with a specialist team. The team can also offer additional support where needed and direct people to organisations including Samaritans and Mind.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a tax information and impact note (TIIN) for this policy, in common with all new tax legislation. This provided a clear explanation of the policy objective together with details of the effect on the Exchequer, the economy, individuals, businesses, civil society organisations, as well as any equality or other specific area of impact.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC work hard to help people manage their tax affairs. HMRC does not want to make anyone bankrupt and very few cases ever reach that stage. HMRC have made clear they will work with individuals to reach sustainable and manageable payment plans wherever possible. Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister has announced, the Government will undertake a thorough review of the loan charge and will set out further details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 285127 285223 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:37:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143377

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	St George's Day
	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 recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of making St George's day a public holiday.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government regularly receives requests for additional bank and public holidays to commemorate a variety of occasions – such as cultural, history, military and religious events. The current pattern on public and bank holidays is well established and acknowledged within the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Government appreciates the importance of commemorating St George’s day. However, we do not think it is appropriate to create a new bank holiday in order to support these celebrations. There is a significant cost to business of creating additional public holidays and there are many ways that important events and occasions can be commemorated.  The estimated cost to the economy of the one-off bank holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee economy was £1.2 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 09/09/2019 12:38:48 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143383

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Rainforests: Brazil
	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 discussions her Department is holding with the Government of Brazil to help stop deforestation in the Amazon.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the importance of protecting rainforests and has a long and proud history of supporting action to combat deforestation. The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, published last year, sets out work to protect the world’s forests, support sustainable agriculture and move towards zero-deforestation supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>Brazil is one of our priority countries for both climate change and biodiversity engagement, and the UK Embassy in Brazil leads our engagement with the Brazilian Government on the environment. We have been having positive discussions with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, who are keen to continue our partnership to promote sustainable agricultural practices to combat deforestation rates. The first phase of our Low-carbon Agriculture programme (£24.9 million), completed in May this year, reached over 18,500 beneficiaries in the Amazon and Atlantic forest biomes and delivered a seven-fold increase in livestock productivity, while avoiding the clearance of 175,000 hectares of land and reducing 52% of carbon emissions. An additional £30 million has been committed to expand project activities to a second phase, taking place in two other major biomes in Brazil – Cerrado and Caatinga.</p><p> </p><p>Brazil will continue to be an important partner in negotiations at the forthcoming UN climate summits in Chile this December (the 25<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP 25) and again at the significant COP 26 in late 2020, where we hope to raise the level of global ambition on climate change five years on from the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:35:19 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143384

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Air Routes: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the viability of the Secretary of State for Transport's commitment to provide subsidised daily flights from City of Derry Airport to London Southend Airport until 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>I welcome the recent announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on the extension of the public service obligation route between City of Derry airport and London Southend. This funding protects a valuable route for visitors as well as businesses seeking to commute between the two cities. It is vital that we maintain key connections such as these within our United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 06/09/2019 11:27:45 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143957

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has offered support to families in cases where the 2019 Loan Charge was a factor in people taking their own lives.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	285223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has recognised the need to support those affected by the disguised remuneration loan charge and has put extra resources in place. In particular, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have opened a disguised remuneration helpline so people affected by the loan charge can discuss their affairs with a specialist team. The team can also offer additional support where needed and direct people to organisations including Samaritans and Mind.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a tax information and impact note (TIIN) for this policy, in common with all new tax legislation. This provided a clear explanation of the policy objective together with details of the effect on the Exchequer, the economy, individuals, businesses, civil society organisations, as well as any equality or other specific area of impact.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC work hard to help people manage their tax affairs. HMRC does not want to make anyone bankrupt and very few cases ever reach that stage. HMRC have made clear they will work with individuals to reach sustainable and manageable payment plans wherever possible. Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister has announced, the Government will undertake a thorough review of the loan charge and will set out further details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284842 285127 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:37:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143958

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) suspend the operation of the 2019 Loan Charge; and (b) commission an independent review of the operation of the 2019 Loan Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	285127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has recognised the need to support those affected by the disguised remuneration loan charge and has put extra resources in place. In particular, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have opened a disguised remuneration helpline so people affected by the loan charge can discuss their affairs with a specialist team. The team can also offer additional support where needed and direct people to organisations including Samaritans and Mind.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a tax information and impact note (TIIN) for this policy, in common with all new tax legislation. This provided a clear explanation of the policy objective together with details of the effect on the Exchequer, the economy, individuals, businesses, civil society organisations, as well as any equality or other specific area of impact.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC work hard to help people manage their tax affairs. HMRC does not want to make anyone bankrupt and very few cases ever reach that stage. HMRC have made clear they will work with individuals to reach sustainable and manageable payment plans wherever possible. Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister has announced, the Government will undertake a thorough review of the loan charge and will set out further details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 284842 285223 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:37:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell