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605793

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date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the inclusion of a broad definition of permanent establishment in the UK-Malawi tax treaty.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	49384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>As is usual in any negotiation, the text of a tax treaty remains confidential between the two governments during the negotiations. It is not therefore possible to comment on the contents of a treaty before it is signed.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the UK’s double taxation treaties are based on the OECD Model Double Taxation Convention. However, some developing countries prefer to follow the United Nations Model, whose provisions differ in some respects from the OECD Model, including in the “permanent establishment” article. Many of the UK’s treaties with developing countries contain at least some of these provisions. A treaty will be signed only when both governments are satisfied with its contents.</p><p> </p><p>It has long been the UK’s policy to include robust anti-abuse provisions in its tax treaties to ensure that they operate as intended and in particular that residents of third countries cannot indirectly benefit from their provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The text of the new treaty with Malawi was substantively agreed some time ago. However, in August 2016 Malawi raised some further points for consideration, which we will work together on. When that process is complete, and both countries are satisfied with contents of the new treaty, it will be signed and published. Parliament will scrutinise the revised agreement, as part of the affirmative Statutory Instruments procedures, before the treaty can enter into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49410 49411 49412 49413 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:59:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

605796

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the inclusion of anti-abuse clauses in the UK-Malawi tax treaty to prevent tax avoidance through treaty shopping.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	49410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>As is usual in any negotiation, the text of a tax treaty remains confidential between the two governments during the negotiations. It is not therefore possible to comment on the contents of a treaty before it is signed.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the UK’s double taxation treaties are based on the OECD Model Double Taxation Convention. However, some developing countries prefer to follow the United Nations Model, whose provisions differ in some respects from the OECD Model, including in the “permanent establishment” article. Many of the UK’s treaties with developing countries contain at least some of these provisions. A treaty will be signed only when both governments are satisfied with its contents.</p><p> </p><p>It has long been the UK’s policy to include robust anti-abuse provisions in its tax treaties to ensure that they operate as intended and in particular that residents of third countries cannot indirectly benefit from their provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The text of the new treaty with Malawi was substantively agreed some time ago. However, in August 2016 Malawi raised some further points for consideration, which we will work together on. When that process is complete, and both countries are satisfied with contents of the new treaty, it will be signed and published. Parliament will scrutinise the revised agreement, as part of the affirmative Statutory Instruments procedures, before the treaty can enter into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49384 49411 49412 49413 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:59:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

605797

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in renegotiating the UK-Malawi tax treaty since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	49411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>As is usual in any negotiation, the text of a tax treaty remains confidential between the two governments during the negotiations. It is not therefore possible to comment on the contents of a treaty before it is signed.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the UK’s double taxation treaties are based on the OECD Model Double Taxation Convention. However, some developing countries prefer to follow the United Nations Model, whose provisions differ in some respects from the OECD Model, including in the “permanent establishment” article. Many of the UK’s treaties with developing countries contain at least some of these provisions. A treaty will be signed only when both governments are satisfied with its contents.</p><p> </p><p>It has long been the UK’s policy to include robust anti-abuse provisions in its tax treaties to ensure that they operate as intended and in particular that residents of third countries cannot indirectly benefit from their provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The text of the new treaty with Malawi was substantively agreed some time ago. However, in August 2016 Malawi raised some further points for consideration, which we will work together on. When that process is complete, and both countries are satisfied with contents of the new treaty, it will be signed and published. Parliament will scrutinise the revised agreement, as part of the affirmative Statutory Instruments procedures, before the treaty can enter into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49384 49410 49412 49413 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:59:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

605798

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for the revised UK-Malawi tax treaty to be signed.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	49412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>As is usual in any negotiation, the text of a tax treaty remains confidential between the two governments during the negotiations. It is not therefore possible to comment on the contents of a treaty before it is signed.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the UK’s double taxation treaties are based on the OECD Model Double Taxation Convention. However, some developing countries prefer to follow the United Nations Model, whose provisions differ in some respects from the OECD Model, including in the “permanent establishment” article. Many of the UK’s treaties with developing countries contain at least some of these provisions. A treaty will be signed only when both governments are satisfied with its contents.</p><p> </p><p>It has long been the UK’s policy to include robust anti-abuse provisions in its tax treaties to ensure that they operate as intended and in particular that residents of third countries cannot indirectly benefit from their provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The text of the new treaty with Malawi was substantively agreed some time ago. However, in August 2016 Malawi raised some further points for consideration, which we will work together on. When that process is complete, and both countries are satisfied with contents of the new treaty, it will be signed and published. Parliament will scrutinise the revised agreement, as part of the affirmative Statutory Instruments procedures, before the treaty can enter into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49384 49410 49411 49413 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:59:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

605799

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's priorities are for the renegotiation of the UK-Malawi tax treaty.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	49413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>As is usual in any negotiation, the text of a tax treaty remains confidential between the two governments during the negotiations. It is not therefore possible to comment on the contents of a treaty before it is signed.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the UK’s double taxation treaties are based on the OECD Model Double Taxation Convention. However, some developing countries prefer to follow the United Nations Model, whose provisions differ in some respects from the OECD Model, including in the “permanent establishment” article. Many of the UK’s treaties with developing countries contain at least some of these provisions. A treaty will be signed only when both governments are satisfied with its contents.</p><p> </p><p>It has long been the UK’s policy to include robust anti-abuse provisions in its tax treaties to ensure that they operate as intended and in particular that residents of third countries cannot indirectly benefit from their provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The text of the new treaty with Malawi was substantively agreed some time ago. However, in August 2016 Malawi raised some further points for consideration, which we will work together on. When that process is complete, and both countries are satisfied with contents of the new treaty, it will be signed and published. Parliament will scrutinise the revised agreement, as part of the affirmative Statutory Instruments procedures, before the treaty can enter into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49384 49410 49411 49412 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:59:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

521240

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons people in Plymouth who have epilepsy are waiting six months from having a seizure to see a consultant of specialist nurse.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	38285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>There are no national measures or means by which the Department monitors frequency of patients reviews, either by consultants or nurses. Guidance is issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence however this does not replace the skills and knowledge of health professionals in managing patients. The arrangements for the management and follow up of people with epilepsy are a local matter and decisions on the frequency with which patients are seen should be made on a case by case basis, taking into account the individual circumstances of each patient.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the maximum wait for outpatients to receive a neurology appointment is 12 weeks currently. Additionally 92% of patients are being seen under the specified ‘Referral To Treatment’ waiting times of 18 weeks which is within the national target.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of people with epilepsy in Plymouth is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 38286 38287 question first answered 02/06/2016 15:32:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

521243

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with epilepsy there are in Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	38286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>There are no national measures or means by which the Department monitors frequency of patients reviews, either by consultants or nurses. Guidance is issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence however this does not replace the skills and knowledge of health professionals in managing patients. The arrangements for the management and follow up of people with epilepsy are a local matter and decisions on the frequency with which patients are seen should be made on a case by case basis, taking into account the individual circumstances of each patient.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the maximum wait for outpatients to receive a neurology appointment is 12 weeks currently. Additionally 92% of patients are being seen under the specified ‘Referral To Treatment’ waiting times of 18 weeks which is within the national target.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of people with epilepsy in Plymouth is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 38285 38287 question first answered 02/06/2016 15:32:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

521244

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department uses to identify how often people with a diagnosis of epilepsy receive treatment from a consultant or nurse.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	38287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>There are no national measures or means by which the Department monitors frequency of patients reviews, either by consultants or nurses. Guidance is issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence however this does not replace the skills and knowledge of health professionals in managing patients. The arrangements for the management and follow up of people with epilepsy are a local matter and decisions on the frequency with which patients are seen should be made on a case by case basis, taking into account the individual circumstances of each patient.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the maximum wait for outpatients to receive a neurology appointment is 12 weeks currently. Additionally 92% of patients are being seen under the specified ‘Referral To Treatment’ waiting times of 18 weeks which is within the national target.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of people with epilepsy in Plymouth is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 38285 38286 question first answered 02/06/2016 15:32:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

457758

registered interest
date	04/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist centres for severe asthma there are in England.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	29842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Services for people with severe asthma are commissioned by NHS England in line with a national specification to ensure patient numbers are sufficient to support safe services. NHS England has no plans to change the way it commissions these services in south west England.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, there are 27 trusts that have identified themselves as providing severe asthma services. NHS England is revising the national service specification to assist local teams in verifying and redefining the local service model to confirm the severe asthma services within each region.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 29814 question first answered 14/03/2016 11:16:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

457765

registered interest
date	04/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to create a specialist centre for severe asthma in the South West of England.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	29814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Services for people with severe asthma are commissioned by NHS England in line with a national specification to ensure patient numbers are sufficient to support safe services. NHS England has no plans to change the way it commissions these services in south west England.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, there are 27 trusts that have identified themselves as providing severe asthma services. NHS England is revising the national service specification to assist local teams in verifying and redefining the local service model to confirm the severe asthma services within each region.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 29842 question first answered 14/03/2016 11:16:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile