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923927

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to set up an alternative fund or to increase existing funding made available to UK registered non-governmental organisations working in the field of democracy and human rights to replace funding from the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights 2014-2020 after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	153710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>​Future spending decisions on UK priorities when we leave the European Union, - including human rights and democracy - are yet to be made and will depend on future circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/06/2018 12:44:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

923935

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what specific plans he has to tackle the rise of mortgage debt for young people which take account of the relatively higher level of such debt than in previous generations.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	153854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>The share of households, including young people, with mortgage debt-servicing-ratios above 40% of income – the level often associated with a higher risk of repayment difficulties – remains low at 1.5%, and well below the levels seen before the financial crisis. Secured debt as a proportion of income was 104% in Q4 2017, down from a peak of 120% in Q1 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee’s (FPC) 2014 owner-occupier mortgage market recommendations guard against the risk of a marked loosening in underwriting standards and a significant increase in the number of highly indebted households, including among younger households. These include a limit on lending at high loan-to-income ratios, and the requirement that all new mortgage loans are stress-tested against the effect of a rise in interest rates.</p><p> </p><p>The FPC will continue to monitor risks to UK financial stability from UK household indebtedness and regularly reviews the calibration of its macroprudential tools.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/06/2018 10:52:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

923945

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many wholesalers have applied for registration under the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme since that scheme was introduced by HMRC on 1 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	153804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme on 1 January 2016, HMRC has received 9,984 applications for approval. This includes a small number of applications from non-wholesale businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Over the same period, HMRC has rejected 811 applications for approval under the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme. This includes applications from businesses covered by an exemption, such as retailers who make wholesale sales unintentionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 153805 question first answered 22/06/2018 12:48:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

923946

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many wholesalers have had their registration application rejected under the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme since that scheme was introduced on 1 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	153805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme on 1 January 2016, HMRC has received 9,984 applications for approval. This includes a small number of applications from non-wholesale businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Over the same period, HMRC has rejected 811 applications for approval under the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme. This includes applications from businesses covered by an exemption, such as retailers who make wholesale sales unintentionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 153804 question first answered 22/06/2018 12:48:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

923952

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong: Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the rule of law in Hong Kong of the interference in that juristiction's judiciary by mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	153846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government's position was set out by the Foreign Secretary in his foreward, “The rule of law and independence of the judiciary is the foundation on which Hong Kong’s success and prosperity is built. This reporting period has seen a large number of cases related to the political system come before Hong Kong’s courts, including the disqualification of a further four legislators. The judiciary in Hong Kong remains in high esteem. It will be vital that the Hong Kong SAR Government is seen to use the system of justice fairly in all cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/06/2018 12:47:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

923964

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who have not been paid the national minimum wage are able to access HMRC's online complaints system.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	153878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that anyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) should receive it. We have increased the HMRC enforcement budget to £26.3 million for 2018/19, up from £13 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Since the introduction of an online complaints system in January 2017, there has been a significant increase in the number of NMW complaints received by HMRC. BEIS has been running a UK-wide campaign to raise awareness of the NMW and to encourage individuals who may have been underpaid to make a complaint. Individuals can also call the ACAS helpline (on 0300 123 1100) for free and confidential advice, and to make a complaint.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/06/2018 13:04:41 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

923965

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Members: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department holds information on how many hon. Members have been contacted by HMRC for advertising unpaid work in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	153879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>HMRC routinely contacts employers who advertise unpaid internships, signposting them to National Minimum Wage guidance to help ensure they are compliant. It has contacted over 1,000 employers in this way over the last year. We do not publish the names of employers involved in HMRC compliance or investigation activities, except where they have been found to be in breach of the law and have repaid all monies owed to workers.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/06/2018 13:04:57 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

923990

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Diabetes: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if will place in the Library the (a) outcomes and (b) resulting changes from NHS England’s inquiry into type 1 diabetes structured education.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>There has not been a specific inquiry into type 1 structured education, although NHS England is funding an expansion of T1 structured education as part of transformation funding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/06/2018 10:19:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923991

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Investment: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2016 to Question 53832 on Overseas Investment: Treaties, what recent steps he has taken to prepare a framework for future bilateral investment agreements after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade and investment policy. We are considering a range of options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements. Until the UK leaves the EU, we will remain subject to EU trade &amp; investment agreements and policy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/06/2018 13:49:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923992

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote musculoskeletal health.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>Whilst not all musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are preventable, physical activity can play an important part in reducing risk of developing certain MSK disorders and managing MSK symptoms. Regular physical activity that meets national guidelines on frequency and intensity can reduce an individual’s risk of developing joint and back pain by 25% and can improve symptoms for people with MSK conditions.</p><p> </p><p>MSK health is a priority for Public Health England (PHE) and a number of tools and resources have been produced to raise awareness of the risk factors associated with MSK health and the evidence based interventions to prevent, detect and treat MSK conditions. Information has been aimed at the public and the National Health Service/public health workforce through marketing campaigns such as One You, Making Every Contact Count and through the PHE Health Matters blog available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/oneyou/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/public-health-matters/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/public-health-matters/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department works with PHE, NHS England and local authorities to promote physical activity. The ‘Providing physical activity interventions for people with musculoskeletal conditions’ report, published in March 2017 is the result of collaboration between Arthritis Research UK, PHE, NHS England and the Department. The report reviews the benefits of physical activity both for people with MSK conditions and wider society and provides a framework that supports a tiered approach to intervention. More information can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/policy-and-public-affairs/policy-reports/physical-activity-report.aspx" target="_blank">www.arthritisresearchuk.org/policy-and-public-affairs/policy-reports/physical-activity-report.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/06/2018 10:28:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith