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475656

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate how much the presence of the UK military in Cyprus contributes annually to the Cypriot economy.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	31138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The estimated economic benefit of British Forces Cyprus and the Sovereign Base Areas Administration to the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) economy was assessed in 2015 to be approximately 1% of RoC Gross Domestic Product.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/03/2016 16:24:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

475826

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for production of the new violence against women and girls strategy.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	31212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government published a new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy on 8 March setting out an ambitious programme to make tackling VAWG everybody’s business, ensure victims and survivors get the support they need and inspire confidence in the Criminal Justice System to bring more perpetrators to justice as well as doing more to rehabilitate offenders.</p><p>The strategy committed £80 million between 2016 and 2020 to protect women and girls from violence. This increased funding will help to deliver our goal to work with local commissioners to deliver a secure future for rape support centres, refuges and FGM and Forced Marriage Units, whilst driving a major change across all services which promotes early intervention and prevention.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/03/2016 12:07:55 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

470337

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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	Copyright: Film
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 his Department has made of the cost of peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted material to the UK film industry in each year since May 2010; and if he will publish his Department's analysis upon which that estimate is based.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	30980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessments of the cost of peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted material to the UK film industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/03/2016 17:16:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

470343

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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	Small Businesses: 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 small and medium-sized businesses that have closed in each region of the UK since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	31043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>There is no data source that comprehensively measures business closures within the UK. The most relevant statistics available are the number of businesses de-registering for VAT and PAYE. Most of these businesses will have closed but some will still be trading, with turnover below the VAT threshold and without employees.</p><p> </p><p>ONS statistics show 1.5 million businesses have registered for VAT or PAYE in the UK between 2010 and 2014, while 1.2 million have deregistered. De-registrations for the English regions and UK countries between 2010 and 2014 are provided below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of VAT/PAYE de-registrations by English region and UK country between 2010 and 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>English region or UK country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of businesses de-registering for VAT/PAYE (2010 to 2014)</strong><sup>1</sup> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>33,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>127,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>87,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>78,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>96,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>118,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>243,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>186,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>97,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>43,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>76,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>24,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,213,980</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Source: ONS, Business Demography</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/03/2016 15:55:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

470355

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given to the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential implications of the application of the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849, to senior military officers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	30867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017" target="_blank">June 2017</a>, a politically exposed person is one who has been entrusted with a prominent public function domestically or by a foreign country. The Government's view is that the Directive permits a risk-based approach to the identification of whether an individual is a politically exposed person and, when identified, the Directive enables the application of different degrees of enhanced measures to reflect the risks posed. We will be setting out this view in our consultation which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This change should not prevent any individual in this category from gaining or maintaining access to financial services. I regularly raise these issues with financial institutions and the regulator and we encourage financial institutions to take a proportionate risk-based approach when applying these measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 30868 30869 30870 30871 question first answered 17/03/2016 16:31:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

470357

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given to the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential implications of the application of the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849, to judges; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	30868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017" target="_blank">June 2017</a>, a politically exposed person is one who has been entrusted with a prominent public function domestically or by a foreign country. The Government's view is that the Directive permits a risk-based approach to the identification of whether an individual is a politically exposed person and, when identified, the Directive enables the application of different degrees of enhanced measures to reflect the risks posed. We will be setting out this view in our consultation which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This change should not prevent any individual in this category from gaining or maintaining access to financial services. I regularly raise these issues with financial institutions and the regulator and we encourage financial institutions to take a proportionate risk-based approach when applying these measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 30867 30869 30870 30871 question first answered 17/03/2016 16:31:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

470358

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the potential implications of the application of the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849, to senior office-holders in local government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	30869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017" target="_blank">June 2017</a>, a politically exposed person is one who has been entrusted with a prominent public function domestically or by a foreign country. The Government's view is that the Directive permits a risk-based approach to the identification of whether an individual is a politically exposed person and, when identified, the Directive enables the application of different degrees of enhanced measures to reflect the risks posed. We will be setting out this view in our consultation which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This change should not prevent any individual in this category from gaining or maintaining access to financial services. I regularly raise these issues with financial institutions and the regulator and we encourage financial institutions to take a proportionate risk-based approach when applying these measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 30867 30868 30870 30871 question first answered 17/03/2016 16:31:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

470359

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given to the Home Secretary on the potential implications of the application of the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849, to senior police officers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	30870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017" target="_blank">June 2017</a>, a politically exposed person is one who has been entrusted with a prominent public function domestically or by a foreign country. The Government's view is that the Directive permits a risk-based approach to the identification of whether an individual is a politically exposed person and, when identified, the Directive enables the application of different degrees of enhanced measures to reflect the risks posed. We will be setting out this view in our consultation which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This change should not prevent any individual in this category from gaining or maintaining access to financial services. I regularly raise these issues with financial institutions and the regulator and we encourage financial institutions to take a proportionate risk-based approach when applying these measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 30867 30868 30869 30871 question first answered 17/03/2016 16:31:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

470360

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given to the Cabinet Office on the potential implications of the application of the EU 4th Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849, to senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	30871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017" target="_blank">June 2017</a>, a politically exposed person is one who has been entrusted with a prominent public function domestically or by a foreign country. The Government's view is that the Directive permits a risk-based approach to the identification of whether an individual is a politically exposed person and, when identified, the Directive enables the application of different degrees of enhanced measures to reflect the risks posed. We will be setting out this view in our consultation which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This change should not prevent any individual in this category from gaining or maintaining access to financial services. I regularly raise these issues with financial institutions and the regulator and we encourage financial institutions to take a proportionate risk-based approach when applying these measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 30867 30868 30869 30870 question first answered 17/03/2016 16:32:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

470363

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the difference between the duty imposed on cider with alcohol content of 7.5 per cent and beer with a similar alcohol content.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	30978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>There are higher duty rates on both beer and cider above 7.5 per cent alcohol by volume compared to standard strength beers and ciders. This is to encourage the production and consumption of lower strength products.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor keeps all duty rates under review as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/03/2016 17:54:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes