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705512

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity for small and medium-sized enterprises to provide cloud services for government departments.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	65754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to removing all possible barriers to small businesses in our commercial arrangements, and we have set a target of 33% of central government procurement spend going to small and medium businesses by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are already exceeding this target in the provision of cloud services. The G-Cloud framework is now in its eighth iteration offering customer access to over 22,000 services and over 2,300 suppliers, of which 89% are small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £1.8 billion spent to date, 57% is with small businesses; of the £1.4 billion spent by central Government, 57% has been with small and sized businesses.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/03/2017 13:23:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

705513

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that digital procurement opportunities are available to businesses of all sizes.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	65756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed to a challenging target to ensure 33% of its total procurement spend is with small businesses by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to take action to cut out unnecessary bureaucracy in government procurement, simplify documentation and open up more public contracts to small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the procurement of digital services, the Crown Commercial Service’s Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework provides access to over 2,000 suppliers, of which 89% are small businesses. Of the £103 million spent to date, 53% is with small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The fourth iteration of the Digital Outcomes and Specialist framework, has 2,018 suppliers, of which 89% are SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/03/2017 13:18:45 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

705514

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of whether Government Digital Service guidelines on the procurement of cloud services offer similar potential benefits to businesses regardless of size; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	65753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Government departments use the G-Cloud framework to procure cloud services. Guidance on the use of this framework, issued jointly by Government Digital Service and Crown Commercial Service, is set out in the G-Cloud buyer’s guide. Our approach is that procurement decisions should be based on the buyer’s service requirements, rather than the size of supplier companies. To date, 57% of total sales by value from all reported G-Cloud sales have been awarded to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/03/2017 13:21:00 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

705524

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Brexit: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the West Midlands regional economy.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	65629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The government has provided a guarantee for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before the UK’s departure from the European Union. Officials are beginning the longer-term work of considering how best to support our regions following the UK’s departure from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The government will publish a Midlands Engine Strategy shortly. This will set out plans to address productivity barriers across the region. The Midlands will also benefit from £392 million of Local Growth Fund allocations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/03/2017 11:35:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

705525

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Care Services: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the VAT registration threshold on hair salon owners; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John Mc Nally
uin	65764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the effect of the VAT registration threshold on hair salon owners.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2016, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) was asked to conduct a VAT General Simplification Review. The OTS’s interim report, which was published on 28 February 2017, highlights eight areas that it will be looking at in more detail, including the level of the VAT registration threshold. Its recommendations will be published in autumn 2017. To support the review, the OTS has issued a call for evidence, including asking for feedback from businesses and their representatives.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s VAT registration threshold (above which persons making taxable supplies are required to register and account for VAT) is currently set at £83,000, although businesses below this threshold can opt to register voluntarily if it suits them to do so.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2017 15:09:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

705527

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the Concentrix staff transferred to HM Revenue and Customs via a TUPE arrangement are paid the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	65735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Under TUPE arrangements a total of 241 Concentrix staff were transferred to HM Revenue and Customs. All of the staff transferred are paid above the National Minimum Wage (NMW).</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2017 15:07:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

705528

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 64553, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the drafting of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	65752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury, and other Departments, are working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union on all aspects of exiting the European Union</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/03/2017 11:40:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

705536

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many grant-in-aid applications for flood prevention measures for properties in West Lancashire were received by her Department in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17; and how many such applications were (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	65848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Property resilience funding is offered to households affected by flooding to improve resilience during future flood events. This is not covered by Grant in Aid which funds flood resilience projects or schemes managed by local Flood Response Management Authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No property resilience funding was applied for during 2014/15 in West Lancashire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numbers we have are running totals. In 2015/16 58 applications for funding were made in West Lancashire. 18 of these were approved by end of the financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By the end of the financial year 2016/17, 180 applications for funding had been received in total in West Lancashire. 148 have been approved. 32 applications had not been confirmed as accepted by the 7th February 2017. This was the last report run.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 02/03/2017 14:47:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

705539

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses in Southwark which will be able to access transitional support to help manage proposed business rates increases.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	65763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Eligibility for transitional support will depend on the specific circumstances and location of the relevant property. A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support to properties which face an increase in rates. My Department is working closely with the Treasury to determine how best to provide further support to businesses facing the steepest increases. We expect to be in a position to make an announcement on this at the Budget.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 02/03/2017 17:15:56 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

705542

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on funding of UK organisations specialising in heritage of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	65661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s negotiations for exiting the EU are complex and the Government is focused on securing the best deal for Britain. Together with the Department for Exiting the EU, we are analysing all the impacts of leaving the EU, looking at over 50 sectors. Once we have left the EU, decisions on how taxpayers’ money will be spent will be made in the UK. There may be European programmes in which we might want to participate, but this will be a decision for the UK as we negotiate the new arrangements.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 65662 65663 65664 question first answered 02/03/2017 16:34:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin