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754481

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has received the results of any consultation on Civil Service pay levels in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	6449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has not publicly consulted on Civil Service pay levels in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:42:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

754482

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government purchasing currently comes from small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith on 18 July 2017 to UIN: 4273.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:44:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754483

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Jarrow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in Jarrow constituency worked in the public sector in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	6673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:16:13 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ6673.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ6673
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

754484

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can vote only once in an election.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	6701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries a financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission, and will consider carefully the findings of their report on electoral registration at the 2017 General Election, as well as their upcoming report on the administration of that poll.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p><p>I have also written to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to reiterate the Government's support for the police to make every effort to investigate reports of criminal behaviour in relation to elections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider if further steps should be taken to ensure the integrity of the electoral system and where opportunities could exist to reiterate that voting more than once at the General Election or other national polls is illegal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:26:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

754485

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will seek to repeal the Fixed Terms Parliament Act 2011.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	6705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government stated in its manifesto its intention to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. Under the Act, the Prime Minister will make arrangements in 2020 for committee to carry out a review of the operation of the Act and, if appropriate, to make recommendations for its repeal or amendment. The Government believes that it is right for the committee to review the operation of the Act, before repealing it, to inform decisions about the nature of the repeal.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:31:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

754503

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Directors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ensure that listed companies publish the ratio of executive pay to the average pay of the broader UK workforce.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6496 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754504

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Saudi Aramco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, and on what date he or officials of his Department have met with representatives of the Government of Saudi Arabia to discuss the scheduled Saudi Aramco IPO in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	6463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 6464 question first answered 05/09/2017 07:45:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

754505

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the financial services sector on whether financial institutions may leave the UK once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	6465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement with financial services firms since the referendum last year, in order to listen to and understand concerns from across the sector.</p><p> </p><p>This has included ministerial and official meetings with firms from the banking, asset management, insurance, pensions and market infrastructure industries.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that we are aiming for a deep relationship with our EU partners which will maintain as much of the current cross-border arrangements as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 07:47:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

754511

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what evidential basis his Department has chosen to exclude from the scope of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 each type of business referred to.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs) have implemented the EU’s 4th Money Laundering Directive (4MLD). The directive (and therefore the MLRs) is underpinned by the principles of effectiveness and proportionality as well as a continued focus on a risk-based approach. Therefore, the MLRs apply to only those sectors that are reasonably susceptible to the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing and that are seen as ‘gatekeepers’ to the financial system. In considering which sectors are susceptible and therefore higher or lower risk, this could mean looking at, for example, supervisory information on risks within the sector, any steps taken by industry to mitigate these risks, the level of law enforcement and any evidence submitted during government consultations.</p><p> </p><p>For more information on why the Government has decided to exclude certain sectors from the scope of the MLRs, please see the Government’s consultation response of March 2017:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/money-laundering-regulations-2017/money-laundering-regulations-2017</p><p> </p><p>As per Regulation 16 of the MLRs, the Government will continue to identify and review the risks in relation to money laundering and terrorist financing with a view to mitigating those risks within the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 10:15:48 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754518

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs plans to conduct a review of VAT charges on cosmetic surgeries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for HMRC to conduct a review of VAT charges on cosmetic surgeries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/09/2017 07:52:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones