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62960

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) ministerial colleagues in the Ministry of Justice, (b) the Muslim Institute, (c) the Muslim Council of Great Britain and (d) the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain on the legal status of Islamic marriages in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of <br>international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public <br>and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and <br>operational delivery. Details of Ministerial meetings with external <br>organisations and individuals are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly <br>basis and are subsequently published on the Cabinet Office website, which is <br>available here: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-mnisters-hospitality-data<br><br>There are no plans to change the law to recognise in English law Muslim <br>marriages and divorces which do not conform to the Marriage Act 1949.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/07/2014 09:57:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62845

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the threshold for council tax increases needed to trigger a local referendum; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	201485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The council tax referendum principles are proposed annually by the Government and subject to the approval of the House of Commons. We are open to representations on the principles for 2015-16 and how local residents can continue to be protected from unwanted council tax rises.</p><p> </p><p>A further council tax freeze offer is available for local authorities in 2015-16, and we would encourage all local authorities, including Brighton and Hove, to take up that opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/07/2014 14:31:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

62798

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>We welcomed the February 2014 report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka and its recommendation that the Sri Lankan government ‘establish a truth-seeking mechanism and national reparations policy in accordance with international standards as an integral part of a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to transitional justice'.</p><p>As noted in the Chairman's Summary of the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict held in London 11-13 June, and in line with the UN High Commissioner's recommendations, reparations are one of the most valuable ways of supporting survivors of sexual violence in conflict, often cited by victims and survivors of sexual violence as key to their recovery.</p><p>The UK was a main co-sponsor of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka passed on 27 March 2014, which establishes an international investigation into alleged violations and abuses of international law on both sides of the military conflict in Sri Lanka, in addition to calling for progress on human rights and reconciliation. The resolution expresses serious concern at continuing reports of sexual and gender based violence. We continue to offer our full support to the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in establishing an international investigation as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 07/07/2014 11:23:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62843

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that proposed accelerated payment notices are not applied retrospectively.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	201423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The majority of people pay the tax they owe but there is a minority who don't. As part of the government's long term economic plan, we are cracking down on tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation currently before Parliament on accelerated payments will enable HMRC to issue notices seeking upfront payment of disputed tax in certain existing and future avoidance cases.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation is not retrospective.It does not create any new tax liability; it simply alters where the tax sits whilst the liability is being disputed, and puts those who try to avoid tax on the same footing as the vast majority who pay their tax up front under PAYE.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The taxpayer can continue to dispute the case and will be paid with interest should they win.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/07/2014 15:54:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

62800

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 June (WA 63), 14 May (WA 512), 6 May (WA 359), 7 April (WA 234) and 20 March (WA 52), on what each former Prime Minister, in each year that the Public Duty Costs Allowance was awarded to them, spent their allowances, in terms of comprehensive, unambiguous and catalogued expenses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Public Duty Costs Allowance is to reimburse former Prime Ministers of necessary office and secretariat costs.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, further details are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2014 16:54:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62864

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Direct Selling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the penalties available for repeat offenders against the law relating to nuisance calls.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
	uin	201465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Further legislation is not necessary, as both the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Office of Communications (Ofcom) can issue substantive monetary penalties of up to £500,000 and £2 million respectively to any organisation that deliberately continues to contravene the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/07/2014 15:55:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

62804

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of the National Health Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
	uin	HL484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Total spending on the National Health Service in England (against the Department's Departmental Expenditure Limit) was around £105.2 billion in 2012-13. 2013-14 accounts figures will be available later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Department, the NHS is funded predominantly through general taxation.</p><p> </p><p>NHS providers of health care - NHS trusts and foundation trusts (FTs) - are semi-autonomous organisations whose income derives predominantly from the provision of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS trusts and FTs also receive smaller levels of income from other sources, such as local authorities, private and overseas patients, education and training and injury costs recovery.</p><p> </p><p>To illustrate the levels of income received from varying sources, the following table summarises the final income received in NHS trusts and FTs in 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Provider Income as a</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>NHS trusts £million</p></td><td><p>FTs £million</p></td><td><p>Total £million</p></td><td><p>Total %</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% of Total DEL</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Revenue from Patient Care activities -</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioners</p></td><td><p>26,239</p></td><td><p>33,275</p></td><td><p>59,514</p></td><td><p>85.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>56.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authorities</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private patients</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas patients</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Injury costs recovery</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Other Non Trading Income</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education, training and research</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>2,081</p></td><td><p>3,746</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-patient care services to other bodies</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charitable Contributions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td><td><p>1,803</p></td><td><p>2,936</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30,461</p></td><td><p>38,929</p></td><td><p>69,390</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>65.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p>1. “Other” category includes income from subleasing property, bank interest and other small amounts from patients including transport services, parking income, etc.</p><p>2. Patient income from prescription, ophthalmic and dental charges are routed through primary care trusts (NHS England in 2013-14) and not included in the numbers reported in this table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL485 question first answered 03/07/2014 14:27:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

62805

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the sources of National Health Service revenue; and in the last financial year how much was contributed by each.
	tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
	uin	HL485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Total spending on the National Health Service in England (against the Department's Departmental Expenditure Limit) was around £105.2 billion in 2012-13. 2013-14 accounts figures will be available later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Department, the NHS is funded predominantly through general taxation.</p><p> </p><p>NHS providers of health care - NHS trusts and foundation trusts (FTs) - are semi-autonomous organisations whose income derives predominantly from the provision of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS trusts and FTs also receive smaller levels of income from other sources, such as local authorities, private and overseas patients, education and training and injury costs recovery.</p><p> </p><p>To illustrate the levels of income received from varying sources, the following table summarises the final income received in NHS trusts and FTs in 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Provider Income as a</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>NHS trusts £million</p></td><td><p>FTs £million</p></td><td><p>Total £million</p></td><td><p>Total %</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% of Total DEL</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Revenue from Patient Care activities -</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioners</p></td><td><p>26,239</p></td><td><p>33,275</p></td><td><p>59,514</p></td><td><p>85.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>56.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authorities</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private patients</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas patients</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Injury costs recovery</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Other Non Trading Income</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education, training and research</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>2,081</p></td><td><p>3,746</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-patient care services to other bodies</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charitable Contributions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td><td><p>1,803</p></td><td><p>2,936</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30,461</p></td><td><p>38,929</p></td><td><p>69,390</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>65.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p>1. “Other” category includes income from subleasing property, bank interest and other small amounts from patients including transport services, parking income, etc.</p><p>2. Patient income from prescription, ophthalmic and dental charges are routed through primary care trusts (NHS England in 2013-14) and not included in the numbers reported in this table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL484 question first answered 03/07/2014 14:27:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

62797

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they are providing to Sri Lanka in 2014 and what funding they will provide in the next five years; and from which sources.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme to Sri Lanka. In 2012 the UK spent just over £5 million for activities in Sri Lanka. This included work on demining, police training, language rights, and human rights; and was allocated mostly through the Foreign Office, central departments in the Department for International Development, and the Conflict Pool. Information on allocations for work in Sri Lanka for the next 5 years is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/07/2014 16:02:09 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62961

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to raise awareness amongst Muslim couples that Islamic marriages without a legal component are not recognised in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text A small working group of internal and external stakeholders was established by the MoJ in 2012 to consider why so few mosques are registered for the purpose of conducting marriages. The working group has been exploring what more could be done in communications and guidance within the existing legal framework. The group is also examining how community led approaches could raise awareness of religious marriages which are not recognised by the state and the potential legal consequences. answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/07/2014 16:53:02 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson