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783165

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 110240 on the Royal Bank of Scotland, what plans he has to extend the responsibilities of the Financial Conduct Authority to oversee business lending.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending the regulatory perimeter only where there is a clear case for doing so, in order to avoid putting additional costs on lenders that would ultimately lead to higher costs for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>However, unincorporated sole traders and small partnerships borrowing less than £25,000 do receive regulatory protection. In practice, the effect of this is that the smallest SMEs are more likely than not to receive regulatory protections when borrowing.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/11/2017 14:53:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

782413

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL Deb, col 836) referring to the announcement on 30 September by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that HM Government will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from the current six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment, and stating that they will publish a draft bill later this year, whether any Cabinet committees have given their approval for that draft bill to be published; and if so, which
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Government announced on 30 September its intention to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from the current six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The policy was agreed by the relevant Cabinet committee. The announcement made clear we hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2837 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

782414

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL Deb, col 836) referring to the announcement on 30 September by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that HM Government will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from the current six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment, and stating that they will publish a draft bill later this year, whether they intend to propose that that draft bill be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Government announced on 30 September its intention to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from the current six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The policy was agreed by the relevant Cabinet committee. The announcement made clear we hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2836 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

782637

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many EU-EEA citizens are currently recorded within HM Revenue and Customs' tax and tax credit system.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	111176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of EU and EEA citizens that interact with HMRC through payment of Income Tax or National Insurance Contributions, or receipt of tax credits or Child Benefit, is available in the publication “Income Tax, NICs, Tax Credits and Child Benefit Statistics for EEA Nationals, 2014 to 2015”. The statistics are available on gov.uk at the following location:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639819/Income_Tax_NICs_Tax_Credits_and_Child_Benefit_Statistics_for_EEA_Nationals_2014_to_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639819/Income_Tax_NICs_Tax_Credits_and_Child_Benefit_Statistics_for_EEA_Nationals_2014_to_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Table B1 (page 10) provides information on Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions, tax credits and Child Benefit with a breakdown by EU country, and aggregates for EEA and EU. Table D1 (page 14) shows the total number of non-UK EEA nationals with a tax record.</p><p> </p><p>These tables show that in 2014-15, 580,000 EEA nationals were claiming tax credits and there were 2,870,000 EEA nationals with an Income Tax record.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:54:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

782642

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the HM Revenue and Customs offices scheduled for closure.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	111060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>A schedule of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office closures was placed in the Library of the House in August 2016. HMRC will place an updated version there in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:42:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

782643

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Global Restructuring Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew Bailey of the Financial Conduct Authority before the Treasury Select Committee on 31 October 2017, if he will make an assessment of the robustness of the methodology adopted by Global Restructuring Group in its valuation of businesses and determination of fees.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an interim summary of its independent review of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s treatment of small and medium-sized enterprise customers transferred to its Global Restructuring Group. The FCA announced it is investigating the matters arising from the report and focussing on whether there is any basis for it to take further action. It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment further whilst this process is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 111070 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:44:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

782644

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Global Restructuring Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew Bailey of the Financial Conduct Authority before the Treasury Select Committee on 31 October 2017, if he will take steps to ensure that the FCA publishes its analysis of the methodology adopted by Global Restructuring Group in its valuation of businesses and determination of fees.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an interim summary of its independent review of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s treatment of small and medium-sized enterprise customers transferred to its Global Restructuring Group. The FCA announced it is investigating the matters arising from the report and focussing on whether there is any basis for it to take further action. It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment further whilst this process is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 111069 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:44:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

782645

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made on brining forward legislative proposals to prohibit pensions cold-calling.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	111027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to banning pensions cold-calling. Following a consultation, the government will bring forward draft legislation for scrutiny to ban pensions cold-calling, including texts and emails, in early 2018. It will then legislate on a ban as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/11/2017 14:21:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

782666

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 108490, on fire prevention, whether his Department plans to publish future correspondence between his Department and the Local Government Association of fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>My Department publishes correspondence on a case by case basis where there is a public interest in doing so.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/11/2017 14:01:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

782670

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of council tax reduction recipients who are subject to recovery action in relation to their council tax liability.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	111257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Recovery action in relation to council tax liability, including for those individuals benefiting from council tax reduction schemes, is a matter for individual local authorities. The Government does not collect such data.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/11/2017 14:00:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable