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684014

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church Commissioners: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what the total pay bill was for (a) male and (b) female employees in the Church Commissioners in 2015-16; and what the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman was in that year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners have two different employment strands: one for the investments team and one for all other Commissioners’ staff. The total and per capita pay bill spends for men and women in the 2016 calendar year were:</p><p><strong>Staff (excluding investment team):</strong></p><p>Total paybill (gross earnings): £5,873,188</p><p>Male: £3,719,955; per capita (average) £82,666</p><p>Female: £2,153,233; per capita (average): £52,518</p><p> </p><p><strong>Investments team:</strong></p><p>Total paybill (gross earnings): £3,610,872</p><p>Male: £2,387,023; per capita (average) £119,351</p><p>Female: £1,223,849; per capita (average): £94,142</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 07/02/2017 17:47:15 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

683287

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been recruited to his Department who previously worked at (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Accenture, (d) KPMG, (e) McKinsey & Co, (f) Ernst & Young and (g) Bain & Company in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	62916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold information centrally about the previous employers of those recruited to the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/02/2017 10:18:11 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

683288

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Government contracts have been awarded to (a) PwC, (b) Accenture, (c) Deloitte, (d) KPMG, (e) McKinsey & Co, (f) Ernst & Young and (g) Bain & Company; how much those contracts are worth; and how many of those contracts were pro bono in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	62923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/02/2017 10:14:02 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

683289

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Death: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths have been registered for people between the ages of (a) 50 and 64 and (b) 65 and over since 24 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	62841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/02/2017 14:04:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ62841 v.03 .pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Deaths at age 50+
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

683290

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Anthems: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on ministerial attendance at events at which the Irish national anthem is played in (a) the UK, (b) Ireland and (c) the rest of the world.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	62843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>There is no Government policy on this, it is at the discretion of individual Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/02/2017 10:16:11 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

683291

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Simplification of the Tax and National Insurance treatment of termination payments: government response and consultation on draft legislation, which closed for comments on 5 October 2016, what assessment he has made of the responses to that consultation; what changes he plans to make to the tax and national insurance treatment of redundancy payments in lieu of notice; and whether he still plans to introduce those changes in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	62921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government listened to stakeholder feedback on the consultation and published revised draft legislation in the provisions for Finance Bill 2017 on 5 December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at Autumn Statement 2016, all contractual and non-contractual payments in lieu of notice will be taxable as earnings. Tax will be applied to the equivalent of an employee’s basic pay if their notice is not worked.</p><p> </p><p>The first £30,000 of a termination payment will remain exempt from Income Tax and National Insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The changes will take effect from 6 April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/02/2017 15:15:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

683293

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value of the UK wine and spirits industry to the economy.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	62912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no independent assessment of the contribution of wine and spirits to the UK economy. However, HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations, including the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, to understand developments in the wine and spirits markets.</p><p> </p><p>Current and historic duty rates for wine and spirits can be found in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) published Alcohol Bulletin. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes, including wine and spirits duties, under review. Evidence from stakeholders on the impact of potential changes will be considered as part of the Budget process. An indication of the fiscal effect of a one per cent increase in duty in 2017-18 on all alcoholic drinks is set out in the HMRC publication, <em>Direct effects of illustrative tax changes</em>. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf</a>. For small changes in duty, the one per cent ‘ready reckoner’ can be scaled up or down to derive a rough estimate of larger changes.</p><p> </p><p>The legal incidence of the duty is on producers, but increased duties are passed through as higher retail prices. Higher duties are thus estimated to reduce alcohol consumption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62913 62914 62915 question first answered 07/02/2017 15:19:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

683294

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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, by how much rates of duty for (a) wine and (b) spirits have risen in percentage terms since 2007.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	62913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no independent assessment of the contribution of wine and spirits to the UK economy. However, HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations, including the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, to understand developments in the wine and spirits markets.</p><p> </p><p>Current and historic duty rates for wine and spirits can be found in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) published Alcohol Bulletin. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes, including wine and spirits duties, under review. Evidence from stakeholders on the impact of potential changes will be considered as part of the Budget process. An indication of the fiscal effect of a one per cent increase in duty in 2017-18 on all alcoholic drinks is set out in the HMRC publication, <em>Direct effects of illustrative tax changes</em>. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf</a>. For small changes in duty, the one per cent ‘ready reckoner’ can be scaled up or down to derive a rough estimate of larger changes.</p><p> </p><p>The legal incidence of the duty is on producers, but increased duties are passed through as higher retail prices. Higher duties are thus estimated to reduce alcohol consumption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62912 62914 62915 question first answered 07/02/2017 15:19:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

683295

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a two per cent reduction in duty on UK wine and spirits to the economy.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	62914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no independent assessment of the contribution of wine and spirits to the UK economy. However, HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations, including the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, to understand developments in the wine and spirits markets.</p><p> </p><p>Current and historic duty rates for wine and spirits can be found in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) published Alcohol Bulletin. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes, including wine and spirits duties, under review. Evidence from stakeholders on the impact of potential changes will be considered as part of the Budget process. An indication of the fiscal effect of a one per cent increase in duty in 2017-18 on all alcoholic drinks is set out in the HMRC publication, <em>Direct effects of illustrative tax changes</em>. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf</a>. For small changes in duty, the one per cent ‘ready reckoner’ can be scaled up or down to derive a rough estimate of larger changes.</p><p> </p><p>The legal incidence of the duty is on producers, but increased duties are passed through as higher retail prices. Higher duties are thus estimated to reduce alcohol consumption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62912 62913 62915 question first answered 07/02/2017 15:19:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

683296

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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 tax liabilities would result from a 3.2 per cent increase in duty on UK wine and spirits for (a) UK consumers and (b) businesses.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	62915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no independent assessment of the contribution of wine and spirits to the UK economy. However, HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations, including the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, to understand developments in the wine and spirits markets.</p><p> </p><p>Current and historic duty rates for wine and spirits can be found in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) published Alcohol Bulletin. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes, including wine and spirits duties, under review. Evidence from stakeholders on the impact of potential changes will be considered as part of the Budget process. An indication of the fiscal effect of a one per cent increase in duty in 2017-18 on all alcoholic drinks is set out in the HMRC publication, <em>Direct effects of illustrative tax changes</em>. This is available to view at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571367/Nov16_Direct_effects_illustrative_tax_changes_bulletin_final.pdf</a>. For small changes in duty, the one per cent ‘ready reckoner’ can be scaled up or down to derive a rough estimate of larger changes.</p><p> </p><p>The legal incidence of the duty is on producers, but increased duties are passed through as higher retail prices. Higher duties are thus estimated to reduce alcohol consumption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62912 62913 62914 question first answered 07/02/2017 15:19:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton