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61542

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date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	War Memorials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that war memorials around the United Kingdom are kept in good condition.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>There is a wide range of support available for the repair, conservation and protection of war memorials from the Memorials Grant Scheme run by DCMS, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the War Memorials Trust, English Heritage and others. In addition, the Government has announced an additional £5 million to ensure that war memorials and significant burial sites are in a good condition for the centenary. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2014 15:53:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

61569

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many parliamentary questions tabled to the Law Officers' Departments in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	200438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 16/06/2014 15:47:31 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

61570

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what visits each of the Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	200478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of Law Officer visits are published quarterly online at www.gov.uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 17/06/2014 12:38:24 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61573

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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	Apprentices: Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to make apprentices who earn below earning thresholds eligible for statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There is no intention to increase the financial burden on business and extend the qualifying rules for Statutory Sick Pay to bring apprentices earning below the lower earnings level into eligibility. An apprentice earning below the lower earnings limit will, in line with other employees on a low income, continue to have access to Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/06/2014 12:51:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61577

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Exports: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps UK Trade and Investment has taken to encourage exports from the north east to Brazil, Angola and Mozambique and other emerging lusophone markets.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	200358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) North East trade team has developed a programme called “Access to Brazil in North East”, which is aimed at support companies in the North East to link with Brazil. It is managed for UKTI by the North East Chamber of Commerce. The programme is also supported by European Regional Development Fund funding. A key element of the programme, as part of a Olympics legacy, is about building a relationship with North East Brazil. When the UK's North East Brazil consul (Recife) was opened, a group of North East companies were part of the launch event. A number of market visits have taken place since then. The next visit by North East companies to Brazil is planned for October 2014, with an event involving the Consul from Recife on 10 July.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKTI North East have worked with 165 companies regarding opportunities in the Brazilian market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Angola and Mozambique UKTI has identified an increasing number of opportunities in Africa for North East companies, particularly in the oil and gas sectors. UKTI North East has worked with 25 Companies on opportunities in Angola and 10 companies in Mozambique.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKTI North East is working with the lead FCO Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, on a visit to North East in late July to promote opportunities in Africa. A programme is currently being prepared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/06/2014 15:20:14 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

61580

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Comet Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid out by his Department in statutory entitlements following the collapse of Comet; how many people have been compensated to date; and what estimate he has made of the total cost to the Exchequer of meeting all arising liabilities in this case.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	200565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Services have paid out a total of £18,482,220 in statutory entitlements to 4,838 former employees of Comet Group Plc.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible at present to estimate the total cost to the Exchequer of meeting all statutory entitlements. Further payments will depend on the findings of the Employment Tribunal regarding the employees covered by the protective award judgment of the 11<sup>th</sup> June 2014. Consideration of this matter is scheduled for 17<sup>th</sup> July 2014. There are also outstanding Tribunal applications in respect of statutory payments other than protective awards which are still to be determined.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 17/06/2014 15:25:39 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

61585

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are registered as self-employed in each region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	200518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the numbers of individuals with self employment sources for each region of the UK in the year 2011-12 are provided in the table attached.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Self-employed<br> (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> North East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 158 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> North West and Merseyside </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 497 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Yorkshire and the Humber </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 402 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> East Midlands </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 352 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> West Midlands </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 418 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> East of England </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 556 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> London </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 883 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> South East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 844 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> South West </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 559 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wales </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 240 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Scotland </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 368 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Northern Ireland </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 177 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Address abroad </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 34 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> All UK </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,490</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for 2011-12 which is the latest year available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/06/2014 15:01:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61587

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a clause into private finance initiative contracts to limit the ability of contractors to move offshore.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	200422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to effective anti-avoidance rules to ensure that profits arising on UK activities are not artificially diverted to low tax jurisdictions. At the same time, it needs to ensure that the tax system is competitive for all companies and has set out its plans to make the UK an attractive place to do business while retaining proportionate anti-avoidance protection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK resident PFI contractors regardless of their shareholders' registered jurisdiction will be charged UK corporation tax on profits earned within the UK. To limit the freedoms properly available to investors would be anti-competitive and contrary to European Union law. These points are not unique to the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) but apply equally to non-PFI companies and investors.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/06/2014 15:16:51 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

61589

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 298W, on Highways Agency, what the (a) criteria and (b) procedures are for considering the extension of the provisions of section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994 to a new body.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	200463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994 applies to Government departments and health authorities. It is governed by a Treasury Direction. Any extension of the provisions is a matter for Treasury Ministers.</strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/06/2014 14:59:46 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

61591

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many parliamentary questions tabled to the Church Commissioners in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	200440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>All written questions tabled to the Church Commissioners received a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 17/06/2014 14:37:09 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck