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874454

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the work programme of the Board of Trade is.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	904665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Not only has the Board of Trade met for the first time in 150 years, delivered its first overseas mission, and been out across the country meeting businesses, but later today, I will be travelling to Preston for the second meeting of the Board of Trade where I will be announcing a new National Trade Academy programme and the winners of the inaugural Board of Trade Awards - the BOFTAS.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 10:52:49 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

874455

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Administration to impose tariffs on steel on securing an early trade deal with the US.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	904666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision by the US to impose tariffs under Section 232 relates to national security concerns, and therefore does not impact on any potential free trade agreement with the United States.</p><p>I had constructive discussions with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer when I was in the United States earlier this month on liberalising the UK-US trading relationship.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 11:04:12 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

872557

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Honourable Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to news release Church of England’s National Investing Bodies launch policy on investing in Extractive Industries, published by the Church of England in November 2017, what steps the Church Commissioners have taken to promote ethical investment policies in respect of the extractive industries to other faiths.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	134371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Extractive Industries Policy of the National Investing Bodies of the Church of England was launched in November 2017. During the development of the policy, we sought views from both faith and non-faith organisations. Since the policy launch, the Church Commissioners have discussed our new approach with various faith and non-faith organisations and are due to present the policy to the Church Investors Group in the coming months.</p><p>A number of the areas of the policy require engagement with extractive industry companies. Our approach has been to seek input and collaboration with other faith investors. We have also shared the policy and outlined approach widely within different faith networks. The Commissioners will continue to seek opportunities to work collaboratively with faith and non-faith investors on this issue of particular ethical importance.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/03/2018 10:24:26 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

872562

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure (a) retailers and (b) consumers are aware of (i) the ITunes HMRC and (ii) other scams.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	134376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC has a dedicated Customer Protection team which targets scams. On iTunes, HMRC has:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Worked with Apple to introduce warnings on vouchers</p></li><li><p>Joined up with gov.uk, Action Fraud, &amp; Financial Fraud Action to increase awareness</p></li><li><p>Written to retailers encouraging staff training around i-tunes scams</p><p> </p><p>To reduce other scams, HMRC has:</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Worked with the mobile industry, delivering a 90% reduction in reported abuse of HMRC branded SMS texts</p></li><li><p>Challenged ownership of misleading domains, and diverted over 2m visits to gov.uk educational pages</p></li><li><p>Had over 1m visits to gov.uk scam-education pages</p></li><li><p>Requested removal of over 12,000 malicious websites since April</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/03/2018 16:07:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

872592

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Listed Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a VAT exemption for goods and services required for the (a) repair, (b) maintenance and (c) renovation of Grade II listed buildings used for (i) community and (ii) religious events after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	134406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>EU VAT rules do not allow the introduction of a reduced rate or exemption for goods and services supplied exclusively for the repair, maintenance and renovations of Grade II listed buildings used for community and religious events. While the UK remains a member of the EU, we will continue to abide by our rights and obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Our future relationship with the EU, including on VAT, is subject to negotiation. Any future decisions on VAT will continue to be taken in line with the normal Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/03/2018 14:08:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

872615

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Hygiene
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of automated electronic monitoring of hand gel usage as a means of collecting more accurate data on hand hygiene compliance.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	134429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS Improvement is leading work to drive down healthcare associated infections and as part of this have carried out an early assessment of electronic monitoring of hand gel usage. The technology used in some trusts is currently reliant on local data infrastructure and many existing systems would not be able to support it.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that automated monitoring of hand gel and soap usage does not address the correct techniques of hand hygiene by healthcare staff. This is important in reducing the spread of infections. NHS Improvement’s work programme for 2018/19 includes a workstream on hand hygiene compliance and monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with our partners across the health and social care system, including the Care Quality Commission, to ensure that consideration of best practice in hand hygiene policies remains a focus of inspections in acute trusts.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/03/2018 15:42:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

872617

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving demutualisation of an insurance company in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	134431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The table below shows the number of land and property transactions which claimed relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for each of the requested categories. A single transaction can be made by one or more individuals, or one or more non-natural persons. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100; “-” denotes that there are fewer than 50 transactions claiming reliefs.<p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the number of transactions claiming reliefs from SDLT</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) 2015-16</p></td><td><p>b) 2016-17</p></td><td><p>c) Apr 2017 to Oct 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right to buy transactions</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p><em>600</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance with planning obligation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders (does not apply in Scotland)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diplomatic privileges</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Demutualisation of insurance company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>alternative finance investment bonds</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative property finance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer in consequence of reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 134432 134434 134436 134437 134438 134439 134440 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:34:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

872618

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving Diplomatic Privileges Relief in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	134432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The table below shows the number of land and property transactions which claimed relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for each of the requested categories. A single transaction can be made by one or more individuals, or one or more non-natural persons. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100; “-” denotes that there are fewer than 50 transactions claiming reliefs.<p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the number of transactions claiming reliefs from SDLT</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) 2015-16</p></td><td><p>b) 2016-17</p></td><td><p>c) Apr 2017 to Oct 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right to buy transactions</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p><em>600</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance with planning obligation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders (does not apply in Scotland)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diplomatic privileges</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Demutualisation of insurance company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>alternative finance investment bonds</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative property finance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer in consequence of reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 134431 134434 134436 134437 134438 134439 134440 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:34:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

872620

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving Collective Enfranchisement by Leaseholders in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	134434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The table below shows the number of land and property transactions which claimed relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for each of the requested categories. A single transaction can be made by one or more individuals, or one or more non-natural persons. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100; “-” denotes that there are fewer than 50 transactions claiming reliefs.<p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the number of transactions claiming reliefs from SDLT</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) 2015-16</p></td><td><p>b) 2016-17</p></td><td><p>c) Apr 2017 to Oct 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right to buy transactions</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p><em>600</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance with planning obligation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders (does not apply in Scotland)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diplomatic privileges</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Demutualisation of insurance company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>alternative finance investment bonds</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative property finance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer in consequence of reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 134431 134432 134436 134437 134438 134439 134440 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:34:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

872622

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving compliance with planning obligations in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	134436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text The table below shows the number of land and property transactions which claimed relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for each of the requested categories. A single transaction can be made by one or more individuals, or one or more non-natural persons. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100; “-” denotes that there are fewer than 50 transactions claiming reliefs.<p> </p><p><strong>Estimates of the number of transactions claiming reliefs from SDLT</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) 2015-16</p></td><td><p>b) 2016-17</p></td><td><p>c) Apr 2017 to Oct 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right to buy transactions</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p><em>600</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance with planning obligation</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders (does not apply in Scotland)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diplomatic privileges</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Demutualisation of insurance company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>alternative finance investment bonds</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative property finance</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer in consequence of reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 134431 134432 134434 134437 134438 134439 134440 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:34:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd