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1023107

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What further steps he plans to take to support credit unions.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	908141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to supporting credit unions, which provide vital services to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support the social and community lending sector, including credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a prize-linked savings scheme for credit unions, simplifying regulation to make it easier for Registered Social Landlords to refer to credit unions, and a challenge fund to create technological solutions for credit unions and Community Development Finance Institutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/12/2018 17:04:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023108

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of people who will be made bankrupt as a result of the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	908142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the charge on DR loans will have a significant impact on some people who have used schemes where loans were used to avoid paying tax on earnings.</p><p> </p><p>An impact assessment was published when the measure was announced at Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC wants to help people put things right and has an outstanding track record of helping people, but it can only help those who come forward.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:37:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1022423

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	908132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Every time the personal allowance increases, the marriage allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p><p>The increase to personal allowance announced at Budget 2018 means that in 2019-20, an individual will be able to transfer £1,250 to a partner, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p>This means that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:31:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1020786

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
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 he is taking to introduce a Steel Sector Deal.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	200124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to a strong steel industry. Last year we commissioned independent research which identified future domestic market opportunities for the UK steel sector worth an additional £3.8 billion per year by 2030. In our continuing sector deal discussions, we are actively encouraging the UK steel sector to come forward with their plans to exploit these opportunities and improve their competitiveness. In parallel we are also discussing with individual steel producers their investment plans for a sustainable future. We will continue to work closely with the sector, their supply chains, the trade unions, and the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/12/2018 17:39:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1020579

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Cardiff South and Penarth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers (a) with children and (b) without children resided in the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency and were subsequently held in detention centres each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format specifically regarding those asylum seekers who were residing in the Cardiff and South Penarth constituency and who were subsequently held in detention centres.</p><p>However information relating to people detained or returned is available within published statistics and can be accessed via the following;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:41:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020580

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: South Glamorgan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Cardiff and (b) Vale of Glamorgan have made successful claims for underpayments of universal credit since the beginning of the roll-out; and what the average value is of each such claim.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>DWP only holds this data at a national level for estimated underpayments, which can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762141/fraud-and-error-stats-release-2017-2018-final-estimates.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762141/fraud-and-error-stats-release-2017-2018-final-estimates.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2018 18:03:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020582

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to plan for processing new residence documents as outlined in Article 18 of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is introducing the EU Settlement Scheme to enable EU citizens who have chosen to make their lives here to obtain the UK immigration status they need in accordance with Article 18 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>The Scheme will be fully open by 30 March 2019 and will be delivered through a streamlined, digital application process. In preparation, the Scheme entered private beta testing in August and is now in the second phase of that testing. This approach is now standard for the launch of new government services and enables the system and processes to be tested to ensure that they work effectively before being fully introduced.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:42:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020586

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Declaration Services Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Customs Declaration Service will be fully operational by January 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Full Customer Declaration Service (CDS) functionality is expected to be in place by the end of March 2019 and a carefully managed customer migration from the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system to CDS will continue until all traders have been moved to the new service. HMRC is dual running CHIEF alongside CDS until migration is completed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:33:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020590

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will continue to participate in the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports the EU's Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and has participated in the pilot stage. The CARD currently does not directly provide for Third Country involvement. However, the recent Political Declaration on the Future Relationship between the UK and the EU sets out our shared vision of close and lasting cooperation on external action, including cooperation on defence capabilities development.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/12/2018 17:15:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020593

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer dated 4 December 2018 to Question 197314, in what circumstances was it (a) relevant and (b) not relevant to require people with TOEIC certificates whose results were found by ETS to be questionable to undertake a fresh test or an interview.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	199763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the circumstances in which it was relevant to require a fresh test and an interview with a Home Office official was provided to the HASC on 17 August 2016. A link is provided here:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a> Question 114 contains the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:39:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms