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781245

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the need for additional Revenue and Customs officials in Northern Ireland as a result of the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	110573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Additional staffing required by HMRC across the UK following exit from the European Union will depend on the final outcome of the negotiations. HMRC are working with other government departments sharing the responsibility for maintaining the flow of trade through our borders to provide a seamless customs system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unique case of the Northern Ireland – Ireland land border, and has been clear that there will be no return to the borders of the past. It is for this reason that avoiding a ‘hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland is one of the Government’s three strategic objectives that have informed development of the policy options outlined in the recently published <em>Future Customs Arrangements: A Future Partnership Paper</em>.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:46:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

642978

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount is of Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland of the Autumn Statement 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	54456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The total additions to the Northern Ireland Executive’s block grant as a result of the application of the Barnett formula to spending decisions announced at Autumn Statement are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Resource DEL</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Capital DEL</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Financial Transactions Capital</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/11/2016 11:11:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

605801

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures his Department has put in place to prevent disability discrimination by HM Revenue and Customs in its recruitment procedures; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	49508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been recognised as a Disability Confident Employer.</p><p>HMRC has a long-standing and wide variety of measures in place to assist disabled job applicants and to prevent disability discrimination in its recruitment procedures. For example: discussing with disabled applicants their precise needs where they require assistance during the recruitment process; providing selection panels access to a specialist HR team with expert knowledge of the type of adjustments that can reasonably be made, whether it’s ensuring that the test and interview environment is particularly suitable for disabled candidates, providing selection material in alternate formats, offering signers for deaf candidates, allowing extra time for tests, accepting paper applications instead of the usual on-line applications process and so forth; and providing clear information to job applicants about the departmental vacancy filling complaints process.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC guarantees an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Further, HMRC has introduced unconscious bias training for all its staff including of course those taking part as selectors. It enables them to question personal beliefs and ensure objective evidence gathering in the recruitment process. In addition, all selectors must have completed diversity awareness training before undertaking recruitment work. More recently, HMRC is addressing the issue of ‘recruiter confidence’ when working with disabled colleagues by creating a bespoke disability awareness workshop that is being rolled out to all managers and recruiters.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49509 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:42:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

605804

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the procedures put in place by HM Revenue and Customs to ensure there is no disability discrimination in its recruitment procedures; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	49509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been recognised as a Disability Confident Employer.</p><p>HMRC has a long-standing and wide variety of measures in place to assist disabled job applicants and to prevent disability discrimination in its recruitment procedures. For example: discussing with disabled applicants their precise needs where they require assistance during the recruitment process; providing selection panels access to a specialist HR team with expert knowledge of the type of adjustments that can reasonably be made, whether it’s ensuring that the test and interview environment is particularly suitable for disabled candidates, providing selection material in alternate formats, offering signers for deaf candidates, allowing extra time for tests, accepting paper applications instead of the usual on-line applications process and so forth; and providing clear information to job applicants about the departmental vacancy filling complaints process.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC guarantees an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Further, HMRC has introduced unconscious bias training for all its staff including of course those taking part as selectors. It enables them to question personal beliefs and ensure objective evidence gathering in the recruitment process. In addition, all selectors must have completed diversity awareness training before undertaking recruitment work. More recently, HMRC is addressing the issue of ‘recruiter confidence’ when working with disabled colleagues by creating a bespoke disability awareness workshop that is being rolled out to all managers and recruiters.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 49508 question first answered 27/10/2016 13:42:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

517125

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse from use of fixed-odds betting terminals in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) England in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	36381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>This information is not available. This is because HMRC do not ask for a country-by-country breakdown on the taxpayer’s return.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/05/2016 10:40:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

517126

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of fixed-odds betting terminals operating in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	36382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Regulation of Fixed Odds betting Terminals is devolved and in Northern Ireland it is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Department for Communities.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/05/2016 10:20:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

485518

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the Tampon Tax Fund was allocated to (a) Women's Aid and (b) other women's charities in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	32279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced initial donations from the Tampon Tax Fund at Autumn Statement totalling £5m. Further grants totalling £12 million were announced at Budget to support a range of charities that are making a significant impact in the lives of women and girls. This included an award of £118,000 to Parenting NI.</p><p> </p><p>£5.2 million of funding was allocated to Comic Relief and Rosa, who will disburse funding to a range of grassroots women’s organisations across the UK, including those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Details of all charities awarded funding at Budget can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/04/2016 15:36:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

485519

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which women's organisations in Northern Ireland received funding from the Tampon Tax Fund; what the amount was that each such organisation received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	32280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced initial donations from the Tampon Tax Fund at Autumn Statement totalling £5m. Further grants totalling £12 million were announced at Budget to support a range of charities that are making a significant impact in the lives of women and girls. This included an award of £118,000 to Parenting NI.</p><p> </p><p>£5.2 million of funding was allocated to Comic Relief and Rosa, who will disburse funding to a range of grassroots women’s organisations across the UK, including those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Details of all charities awarded funding at Budget can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/04/2016 13:38:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

418079

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of Libyan assets frozen in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	9796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Following action at the United Nations, Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 imposed an asset freeze against listed individuals and entities in view of the situation in Libya. The EU regulation, which has direct effect in the UK, requires that all assets owned or controlled by listed persons are frozen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The approximate aggregate value of funds frozen in UK jurisdiction under EU Regulation 204/2011 is £ 9,467,630,000. These funds continue to belong to the individuals and entities listed under the Regulation and are not seized or otherwise held by HM Government. The figure is provided on an aggregate basis so as not to indirectly disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals or entities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/09/2015 13:51:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

167699

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Autumn Statement 2014, whether the tax relief for orchestras will be available for orchestras in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	217031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The new tax relief for orchestras will be available across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, from April 2016. The government will launch a consultation on the design of the new tax relief in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/12/2014 16:53:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon