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167304

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Northern Ireland will receive as a result of Barnett consequentials for the additional health spending announced for England.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	216759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>As a result of announcements made at Autumn Statement 2014, the Northern Ireland Executive will receive £76 million in additional allocations through to 2015-16, following the application of the Barnett Formula to new spending allocated to UK Government departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£42.7 million of this overall amount results from new funding being provided to the Department of Health, and £3.3 million is a result of new funding for the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 216758 question first answered 05/12/2014 14:07:43 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

167307

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Northern Ireland will receive as a result of Barnett consequentials for the additional transport spending announced for England.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	216758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>As a result of announcements made at Autumn Statement 2014, the Northern Ireland Executive will receive £76 million in additional allocations through to 2015-16, following the application of the Barnett Formula to new spending allocated to UK Government departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£42.7 million of this overall amount results from new funding being provided to the Department of Health, and £3.3 million is a result of new funding for the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 216759 question first answered 05/12/2014 14:07:43 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

167359

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has determined the technology and security specifications required for new remote video links to ensure they are compatible with any future roll-out of pre-recording evidence; and when he plans to make these specifications available to local police and crime commissioners.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	216760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>My officials will be engaging with local Criminal Justice Boards and with Police and Crime Commissioners concerning the identification of funding and suitable sites for the operation of remote video links for witnesses. Part of this work will involve liaising with those procuring the equipment.</p><p> </p><p>The pre-recorded cross-examination pilot (section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999) is being evaluated. Ministers will make a decision on rollout of the scheme once the interim evaluation reports are available in March 2015. The technical and security specifications will be agreed following that decision.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/12/2014 14:53:32 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

167399

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Holiday Leave: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations the Government has received on the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	216899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has received many representations on this significant judgment about holiday pay. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has convened a Taskforce of business representatives and Government departments to assess how we can limit the negative impact on business and jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also discussing the implications of the judgment with a wide range of other representative bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/12/2014 14:13:36 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

167400

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Holiday Leave: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what response the Government plans to make to the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	216900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government respects the Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment on holiday pay and is urgently working through the detail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers and workers can contact the ACAS helpline on 0300 123 1100 for free and confidential advice if they have any queries on their rights and responsibilities in respect of holiday pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/12/2014 14:16:23 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

167413

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) commenced and (b) completed in each year since 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	216930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of apprenticeship starts and achievements is published in Table 6.1 and Table 6.2 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/12/2014 14:23:19 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

167421

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff at HM Revenue and Customs are responsbile for determining whether UK company formation agents are fit and proper persons.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	216883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for supervising the activities of some 2,600 businesses in the trust and company service providers sector under the Money Laundering Regulations, some of which undertake company formation activity on behalf of clients. Company formation is also carried out directly by Companies House, as well as by others such as lawyers and accountants that are not supervised by HMRC for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The staff employed in supervisory, intelligence and prosecutory functions are contained within a variety of lines of business in HMRC. As such the number of staff and budget dedicated specifically to company formation agents is variable and cannot be identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a range of scenarios in which HMRC actions might result in a company formation agency stopping such activity, hence the information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 216808 216809 216810 question first answered 05/12/2014 14:04:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

167425

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many company formation agencies have been shut down by HM Revenue and Customs for involvement in money laundering in the last (a) 12 months, (b) five years and (c) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	216808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for supervising the activities of some 2,600 businesses in the trust and company service providers sector under the Money Laundering Regulations, some of which undertake company formation activity on behalf of clients. Company formation is also carried out directly by Companies House, as well as by others such as lawyers and accountants that are not supervised by HMRC for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The staff employed in supervisory, intelligence and prosecutory functions are contained within a variety of lines of business in HMRC. As such the number of staff and budget dedicated specifically to company formation agents is variable and cannot be identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a range of scenarios in which HMRC actions might result in a company formation agency stopping such activity, hence the information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 216809 216810 216883 question first answered 05/12/2014 14:04:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

167426

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget has been allocated for staff of HM Revenue and Customs dealing with the regulation of company formation agents.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	216809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for supervising the activities of some 2,600 businesses in the trust and company service providers sector under the Money Laundering Regulations, some of which undertake company formation activity on behalf of clients. Company formation is also carried out directly by Companies House, as well as by others such as lawyers and accountants that are not supervised by HMRC for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The staff employed in supervisory, intelligence and prosecutory functions are contained within a variety of lines of business in HMRC. As such the number of staff and budget dedicated specifically to company formation agents is variable and cannot be identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a range of scenarios in which HMRC actions might result in a company formation agency stopping such activity, hence the information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 216808 216810 216883 question first answered 05/12/2014 14:04:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

167427

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff at HM Revenue and Customs are involved in regulating and analysing company formation agencies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	216810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for supervising the activities of some 2,600 businesses in the trust and company service providers sector under the Money Laundering Regulations, some of which undertake company formation activity on behalf of clients. Company formation is also carried out directly by Companies House, as well as by others such as lawyers and accountants that are not supervised by HMRC for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The staff employed in supervisory, intelligence and prosecutory functions are contained within a variety of lines of business in HMRC. As such the number of staff and budget dedicated specifically to company formation agents is variable and cannot be identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a range of scenarios in which HMRC actions might result in a company formation agency stopping such activity, hence the information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 216808 216809 216883 question first answered 05/12/2014 14:04:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay