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583074

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45282, where staff who work at the Valuation Office Agency in Preston are planned to be deployed after the planned closure of that office; and how many staff at what cost at that office he plans to make redundant after that closure.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	46380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency will consult with staff affected by the closure of the Preston office. Options will include working from an alternative location or working from home.</p><p> </p><p>The Agency is not looking to make redundancies and is committed to take every practical step to avoid job losses as a result of location changes.</p><p> </p><p>The Agency‘s transformation programme is changing the way the Agency works, focusing on a core network of offices and greater use of technology.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/10/2016 10:30:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

583079

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken was to complete an investigation into the alleged presence of an unreported adult in the household of a tax credit claimant in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	46393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016, the average time taken to complete a tax credit undeclared partner investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from the point at which they first write to the customer to closure, was 51.27 days. During the same period, Concentrix acting on behalf of HMRC took an average of 65.34 days.</p><p> </p><p>Where an alleged presence of an unreported adult occurs, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. HMRC then gives the claimant a further 30 days to contact HMRC before making a decision on the household composition and tax credits award using all the available information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/10/2016 16:52:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

583084

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs and Ministers of the Scottish Government on changes to the rates and bands of income tax in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	46421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has regular conversations with the Scottish Government about a wide range of economic policies, both at a ministerial and official level.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury met with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, Derek Mackay MSP, on 19 September and will continue to work with the Scottish Government to implement the Scotland Act and the Scottish Government’s fiscal framework.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2017, it will be for the Scottish Parliament to set the income tax rates and thresholds that will apply to Scottish taxpayers’ non-savings, non-dividend income, such as that from employment and pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/10/2016 15:31:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

583097

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for developing for a crewed successor to Typhoon.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	46438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2015 announced the out of service date for the Typhoon fleet would be extended to 2040. The Ministry of Defence will consider options to replace the capability closer to that date but so far no decision has been made.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/10/2016 15:17:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

583098

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties have resulted from the 26 brimstone missiles dropped by UK aircraft in Syria in 2016 to date.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	46434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any credible evidence to date of civilian casualties as a result of UK airstrikes over Syria and Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/10/2016 15:18:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

583099

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of military personnel serving in the 77th Brigade served in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force before joining that unit; and how many such personnel have not previously served in any branch of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	46420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>Of the 297 Regular and Reserve personnel currently serving with 77th Brigade, 11 (4%) personnel are from the Royal Navy, 276 (93%) are from the Army and 10 (3%) are from the Royal Air Force. This includes 18 Special Reserve Officers with niche skills, most of whom do not have previous military service. The remainder of the Regular and Reserve personnel have transferred to 77th Brigade from other units.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/10/2016 14:45:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

583105

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Puma Helicopters: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an Airborne Collision Avoidance System and a Digital Advanced Flight Control System (Low Visibility Landing) were fitted to Puma helicopter XW229 at the time of its crash on 12 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	46486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Puma helicopter XW229 was fitted with a dual-duplex Digital Automatic Flight Control System but not an Airborne Collision Avoidance System. The Service Inquiry into the incident involving XW229 is on-going, and the report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/10/2016 15:16:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

583106

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2016 to Question 32492, to which countries RAF Reaper or Watchkeeper drones have been deployed on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties since 4 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	46487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>From 4 April until 20 September 2016, UK Reapers have continued to be deployed on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties in Iraq and Syria. Watchkeeper has not been deployed during the period in question.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/10/2016 15:15:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

583108

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Leuchars Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish details of the £8 million investment at the RAF base in Leuchars.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	46453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>On 5 March 2013 (Official Report, column 845) my right hon. Friend the then Defence Secretary, (Philip Hammond), set out the Department's Army Basing Plans. As part of this larger package of investment the plan contains a commitment to invest around £8million in the infrastructure and facilities at Leuchars. The investment is being spent on improvements to existing facilities including the upgrade of buildings, existing single living accommodation and sports facilities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/10/2016 15:33:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

583121

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Universities: EU Grants and Loans
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 assessment he has made of the extent to which UK universities are being excluded from joint funding applications to EU funding bodies by other EU universities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	46427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The European Commission has made it clear that while the UK remains a member of the EU, proposals from, or including, UK applicants must be treated in the same way as applications from other Member States including for collaborations under Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the HM Treasury announcement on 13th August brought clarity on continuity of research funding by stating that competitively bid for projects applied for before the UK departs the EU would be underwritten by the Treasury for the life of the project.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is vigilant and will continue to monitor any problems in this area. To aid this we have set up a mailbox where specific instances should be sent: <a href="mailto:research@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">research@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/10/2016 15:11:09 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire