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1544006

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the judgement of Case Number QB-2022-000174 between the Attorney General and the BBC on 18 November, what costs have been incurred by her Department in its proceedings against the BBC between 1 January 2022 and (a) 24 February, (b) 7 April, (c) 18 May, and (d) 18 November.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	92147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>As at 23 November 2022, the Government incurred £376,775.18 in legal costs arising from the proceedings in which the Government successfully obtained an injunction.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 24/11/2022 11:14:38 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543589

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the contract awarded by The Equality Hub to the National Centre for Social Research on 10 October under procurement reference CCZZ22A10, what are the 27.5 items proposed for inclusion in the 2022 British Social Attitudes survey.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	90762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The 27.5 items relate to 12 main questions, 28 sub-questions and associated answer options that the Equality Hub have included in the 2022 British Social Attitudes Survey. They provide useful information on public attitudes on equalities issues including over long-term trends. The questions cover areas of gender, sexuality, disability and social mobility.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/11/2022 12:17:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543591

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Annex A of the contract awarded by her Department to Prenax Limited on 15 November 2022 with procurement reference C23896, which hard copy newspapers are required to be delivered to her ministerial private office.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	90763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The ministerial private office hard copy requirements are:</p><p>Daily Express</p><p>Daily Mail</p><p>Daily Mirror</p><p>Daily Telegraph</p><p>Financial Times</p><p>Guardian</p><p>Private Eye Magazine</p><p>The Sun</p><p>The New Statesman</p><p>The Spectator</p><p>The Times</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/11/2022 17:30:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543355

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional businesses are forecast to become registered for VAT as a result of the decision to freeze the VAT registration threshold at £85,000 for an additional two years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026, compared to a baseline scenario where the VAT registration threshold was revalorised over that period.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	89769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD at £85,000. This keeps the majority of businesses out of VAT altogether. At Autumn Statement it was announced that the threshold would remain at £85,000 for two further years until 31 March 2026. It is estimated this will bring around 60,000 businesses into VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Previous forecasts for number of businesses brought into VAT can be found at the following links for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2018/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2018" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-thresholds-remain-unchanged/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2020" target="_blank">2020</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintain-vat-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2022/maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2022" target="_blank">2022</a>. The total number of VAT registered traders in each year can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/numbers-of-taxpayers-and-registered-traders" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 89770 89771 question first answered 22/11/2022 16:58:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543357

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional businesses (a) are estimated to have become or (b) are forecast to become, registered for VAT as a result of the decision to freeze the VAT registration threshold at £85,000 from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024, compared to a baseline scenario where the VAT registration threshold was revalorised over that period.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	89770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD at £85,000. This keeps the majority of businesses out of VAT altogether. At Autumn Statement it was announced that the threshold would remain at £85,000 for two further years until 31 March 2026. It is estimated this will bring around 60,000 businesses into VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Previous forecasts for number of businesses brought into VAT can be found at the following links for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2018/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2018" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-thresholds-remain-unchanged/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2020" target="_blank">2020</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintain-vat-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2022/maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2022" target="_blank">2022</a>. The total number of VAT registered traders in each year can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/numbers-of-taxpayers-and-registered-traders" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 89769 89771 question first answered 22/11/2022 16:58:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543358

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of additional businesses that have become registered for VAT as a result of the decision to freeze the VAT registration threshold at £85,000 from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022, compared to a baseline scenario where the VAT registration threshold was revalorised over that period.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	89771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD at £85,000. This keeps the majority of businesses out of VAT altogether. At Autumn Statement it was announced that the threshold would remain at £85,000 for two further years until 31 March 2026. It is estimated this will bring around 60,000 businesses into VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Previous forecasts for number of businesses brought into VAT can be found at the following links for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2018/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2018" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-thresholds-remain-unchanged/vat-maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2020" target="_blank">2020</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintain-vat-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2022/maintain-thresholds-for-2-years-from-1-april-2022" target="_blank">2022</a>. The total number of VAT registered traders in each year can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/numbers-of-taxpayers-and-registered-traders" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 89769 89770 question first answered 22/11/2022 16:58:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543359

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement related to the proposed introduction of an Online Sales Tax since the start of the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	89772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>On 25 February the government launched a consultation considering the case for an Online Sales Tax. This was an open consultation exploring the design options as well as the economic impacts of such a tax. The Government conducted extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, as well as internal research on the various design options. There was no additional expenditure on this outside of normal policy development costs, such as officials’ time.</p><p> </p><p>Following the consultation, the Government has decided not to introduce an online sales tax. This decision reflects concerns raised about its complexity and the risk of creating unfair outcomes between different retail business models. Stakeholders also expected it would lead to higher prices for consumers. The Government will shortly publish the Response to the Online Sales Tax consultation, explaining in detail the complexities of implementing such a tax.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/11/2022 17:07:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542769

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 77341, how many special advisers working in his Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser's appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. Under these circumstances, Special Advisers are contractually entitled to a severance payment.</p><p> </p><p>The contract sets out that Special Advisers who are later re-appointed to Government must repay their severance pay, less the amount of salary that they would have been paid had they been employed during the period between their termination and their re-appointment.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts of all Special Advisers in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales were automatically terminated on the change of Administration.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also sets out that Special Advisers are entitled to receive three months’ pay if termination occurs at any time during the first year of service, with an additional month’s pay for each completed year of service after the first year, subject to an overall maximum of six months’ pay. Where individuals were immediately re-appointed, severance was not payable.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Clwyd answering member printed Dr James Davies question first answered 21/11/2022 10:37:56 answering member 4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542770

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 77348, how many special advisers working in his Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser’s appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. Under these circumstances, Special Advisers are contractually entitled to a severance payment.</p><p> </p><p>The contract sets out that Special Advisers who are later re-appointed to Government must repay their severance pay, less the amount of salary that they would have been paid had they been employed during the period between their termination and their re-appointment.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts of all Special Advisers in the Northern Ireland Office were automatically terminated on the change of Administration.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also sets out that Special Advisers are entitled to receive three months’ pay if termination occurs at any time during the first year of service, with an additional month’s pay for each completed year of service after the first year, subject to an overall maximum of six months’ pay. Where individuals were immediately re-appointed, severance was not payable.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/11/2022 10:05:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542771

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77333, how many special advisers working in her Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser's appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. Between 29 June and 9 November 2022, the employment contracts of four Special Advisers in the Attorney General’s Office were automatically terminated following the cessation of their appointing Minister’s tenure in the department. Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the 2010 Act.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 22/11/2022 10:37:56 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry