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785039

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will review the management and funding of the Equality and Human Rights Commission after recent redundancies.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	111627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is allocated an overall annual budget, which is £19.3m in the current financial year. Funding for EHRC’s staffing is included within that budget and decisions on staffing requirements are matters for the EHRC as an independent public body. We intend to carry out a review of the EHRC in 2018 as part of the standard “tailored review” programme for public bodies, and governance and funding are among the issues which we expect this review to cover.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/11/2017 17:11:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

800761

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to begin her review of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and whether the scope of that review will include staffing levels and the implications of recent redundancies.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	117382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department expects to start its review of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) during the first half of 2018 as part of the standard “tailored review” programme for public bodies. The EHRC’s resources, and its range of functions and responsibilities, will be among the issues which the review will cover.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/12/2017 17:40:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1012392

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce free VAT reporting software for small businesses as part of the introduction of the Making Tax Digital system in April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	194748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is not planning to introduce any software for taxpayers as part of the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD). Instead, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is working closely with third party software developers, giving them the support they need to design and develop products that will enable taxpayers to comply quickly, easily and securely with their MTD obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The eligibility criteria for free software under MTD is set out in Annex C of the document covering the relationship between HMRC and software developers.</p><p> </p><p>The document can be found at : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-software-suppliers-terms-of-collaboration/terms-of-collaboration-between-hm-revenue-and-customs-and-software-developers</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/11/2018 17:43:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1024804

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public expenditure is spent on children’s services delivered by local government.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	202165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, total managed expenditure was £793.8bn in 2017/18 and will increase to £812.8bn in 2018/19.</p><p>Local authority spending on children’s services in 2017/18 was £9.4bn. Councils have access to over £200 billion to deliver local services, including children’s services, between 2015/16 and 2019/20 and local government core spending power will increase in real terms next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 200077 question first answered 17/12/2018 13:51:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1046965

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse from the increase in (a) vehicle excise duty and (b) benefit-in-kind for diesel vehicles since April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	211875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Any diesel car that is not certified to the Real Driving Emissions 2 (RDE2) standard is liable to pay a diesel supplement on its Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax rate.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the government published an OBR certified costing of the diesel supplement changes. In 2018-19, these changes are expected to raise £220 million, with this revenue being used to pay for a Clean Air Fund to help English local authorities with the most challenging pollution problems. Aside from the diesel supplement, VED rates for cars, vans and motorbikes increased by RPI in 2018-19 maintaining receipts in real terms.</p><p> </p><p>The costings can be accessed at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661428/Autumn_Budget_Policy_costings_document_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661428/Autumn_Budget_Policy_costings_document_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/01/2019 16:16:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

825490

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judiciary: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposed changes to part-time judicial pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	123629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations (the 2017 Regulations) established the Fee-Paid Judicial Pension Scheme on 1 April 2017. We are proposing to amend the 2017 Regulations to clarify the periods for which specified judicial office holders are eligible to receive a pension.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:38:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

896427

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of personal independence payment appeals have been successful at Tribunal in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	140849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Information about the number and outcomes of Social Security and Child Support appeals by benefit type, including PIP, is published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent statistics, for the period October to December 2017 (which includes data from the previous three years), published on 8 March, can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/05/2018 17:00:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1024803

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local government has the resources it needs to deliver vital services to children and families.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	202164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20, councils will have access to more than £200 billion. At the Autumn Budget the Government announced over £1 billion of extra funding for local authorities, this year and next, to help them deliver the services their communities need and support their most vulnerable residents.</p><p>Funding for local government services, including services for children and families, is set at Spending Review. The Chancellor has announced that the next Spending Review will be in 2019 and decisions about the future funding of services will be taken in the round. We are working with other Government Departments and the sector both to develop a thorough understanding of services costs and pressures and to help local authorities innovate and reform services to achieve better quality and efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/12/2018 16:27:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

837963

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the social housing green paper.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	126993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response to Question UIN 125886 on 5 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 20/02/2018 11:41:42 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

838006

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing Revenue Accounts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on applications to lift Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps; and what the timetable will be for the application process.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	127035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that we will raise the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap by a total of up to £1 billion in areas of high affordability pressure for local authorities who are ready to start building new homes. Local authorities will be able to bid for increases in their caps from 2019-20, up to a total of £1 billion by the end of 2021/22. We will set out more details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/02/2018 12:34:20 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western