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759624

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce the results of the Government's review into business rates.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	10276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government concluded a fundamental review of business rates at Budget 2016 with a package of reductions worth almost £9bn over the next five years. As a next step the Government aims to revalue properties more frequently and to look more broadly at the way in which we address the perceived unfairness that companies that operate in bricks and mortar are effectively treated differently from companies that do not. The Government will provide an update in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:57:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

759633

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mining: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the additional benefits that have been awarded under surplus sharing arrangements to members of the (a) the Mineworkers Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation since 1994.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	10310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Until 2015, surpluses for each scheme were shared equally between scheme members and the Government as Guarantor. That arrangement continues for the MPS but new arrangements were agreed in 2015 for the BCSSS. How the members’ share of the surplus is used is a matter for the Trustees</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/09/2017 13:56:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

759181

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons recruitment controls were imposed at HM Revenue and Customs offices in Glasgow, London, Newcastle and Worthing from 1 August 2017; and what is the nature of those controls.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	9909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) ambition to move to 13 Regional Centre locations, along with a small number of transitional and specialist sites, requires effective planning of future workforce numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Additional recruitment controls have been introduced in Glasgow, London, Newcastle and Worthing to ensure HMRC is not recruiting more people than required.</p><p> </p><p>These are designed to ensure that greater rigour is applied to the vacancy filling and external recruitment processes. HMRC will manage and monitor these controls as part of the normal approval processes for vacancies and external recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:53:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

759190

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to reply to applications from the haulage sector for bespoke agreements to pay overnight allowances to drivers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	9701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not record turnaround times for dealing with approval notices from the haulage sector.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:53:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

759191

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs plans to change the sleep cab allowance for lorry drivers from April 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	9702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Finance Act 2015 introduced an exemption for general business expenses, to reduce reporting for employers when reimbursing actual costs. The legislation which took effect from April 2016 applies to all employers and brought in a statutory requirement to operate a checking system to ensure that employees are incurring allowable expenses. Employers in the haulage sector were allowed a further year to put checking systems in place.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:55:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

759193

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether those inspecting social investment tax relief advanced assurance applications in his Department are conducting their inspections in line with the current law on social investment tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) administers the social investment tax relief (SITR) scheme and applies the current law when considering applications from social enterprises. HMRC does not provide its opinion on non-statutory pre-clearance applications (advance assurances) where there will be, or may be, a rule change that would affect the eligibility of a proposed investment. Investors are able to make such investments without an advance assurance.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:54:37 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

759195

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Fly-tipping and Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The majority of local authority spending is financed by non-ringfenced income, which councils themselves decide how to spend. The Government has not made an assessment of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping. Local authorities have responsibility for tackling littering and fly-tipping and it is up to them to decide how best to do this and how to prioritise it against the provision of other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 10:16:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759252

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the Department to add to its evidence base to support priority Government areas.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central Government contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 9184 question first answered 15/09/2017 13:26:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759270

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency have been allocated a careers and enterprise company adviser.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	9892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The department is working closely with the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) and I met with representatives of the Company recently.</p><p> </p><p>The CEC set up its Enterprise Adviser Network in 2015 to work with schools and colleges to increase opportunities for young people to learn more about the world of work. Over 1,800 Enterprise Advisers are now working with schools and colleges to support their careers and enterprise provision.</p><p> </p><p>In Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle there are five education establishments that have signed up to the network. Four establishments have been matched with an Enterprise Adviser and the other one is in the process of being matched.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/09/2017 11:47:23 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

759285

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to deal with the implications of Wakefield City Academy Trust no longer running schools in that area.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Wakefield City Academy Trust (WCAT) to manage a smooth transition for its pupils. An assessment of any financial requirements resulting from this is ongoing.</p><p>The Department’s priority is to ensure that all children receive the best possible education and in this case we have agreed with WCAT to identify trusts that will be better able to improve outcomes for pupils.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 9756 9757 9758 question first answered 15/09/2017 14:35:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 11903 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett