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100022

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patient Choice Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote patient choice.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	905559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to patients having greater choice and control over their healthcare, as this can help drive up standards and improve patient care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We believe that patient empowerment is vital to the National Health Service in the 21st century. This Government is committed to continuing to develop digital platforms to enable this to happen, such as My NHS and the NHS e-Referral Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/10/2014 16:00:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

93451

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Business: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has (a) commissioned or (b) conducted research on the effects on a business's competitiveness of building sustainability into its core strategy.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Hancock
uin	210679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not commissioned or conducted research into this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/10/2014 15:09:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	59 label Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock

93460

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Cayman Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the evidential basis of the decision by the Financial Conduct Authority to list the Cayman Islands as a high-risk country for financial crime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	210622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000) as amended by the Financial Services Act (2012). As an independent body, the evidential basis of their decisions is a matter for the FCA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is aware that the FCA has removed the list in question from its website, and is no longer using it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2014 15:23:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

93461

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Ministers in his Department were made aware of HM Revenue and Customs' proposed changes to the definition of qualifying materials for the lower rate of landfill tax.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	210616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>In response to concerns over the mis-description of fines (residual waste from waste processing produced by mechanical treatment plants) the Government announced in Budget 2014 a consultation on introducing a new testing regime. This loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime will help operators of landfill sites to determine the correct landfill tax liability of fines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposal for this test arose from a government-industry working group, including representatives from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), HM Treasury, the Environment Agency, the Environmental Services Association (representing the main landfill site operators) and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) (representing waste transfer stations and skip hire operators). The Government held a formal consultation over the summer which closed on 19 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comments on the assessment of impacts in the Taxes Impact Assessment were welcomed within the consultation document. The Government is currently considering its response and an impact note will be published alongside draft legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also considering revising its guidance on landfill tax lower rating and conducted an informal consultation with industry in Autumn 2013. That consultation is continuing through the government-industry working group. The proposed revisions include clarification on the landfill tax liability of hazardous wastes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to hazardous waste, the Government apply the underlying principle of the more polluting the waste the higher the tax. According to existing guidance, wastes must be non-hazardous to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax. As the informal consultation raised concerns over the potential impact on brownfield development there are no plans to publish the revised guidance until this issue has been resolved. Publication of any revised guidance will only go ahead once Ministers have given approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bottom ash from waste combustion is liable to the lower rate of landfill tax. There are no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 210613 210614 210617 210636 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:50:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

93462

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he expects bottom ash from municipal waste incinerators to continue to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax under his Department's proposed changes to the definition of qualifying material; and what estimate he has made of the additional annual landfill tax revenue that HM Revenue and Customs will receive from local authorities as a consequence of that change.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	210636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>In response to concerns over the mis-description of fines (residual waste from waste processing produced by mechanical treatment plants) the Government announced in Budget 2014 a consultation on introducing a new testing regime. This loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime will help operators of landfill sites to determine the correct landfill tax liability of fines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposal for this test arose from a government-industry working group, including representatives from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), HM Treasury, the Environment Agency, the Environmental Services Association (representing the main landfill site operators) and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) (representing waste transfer stations and skip hire operators). The Government held a formal consultation over the summer which closed on 19 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comments on the assessment of impacts in the Taxes Impact Assessment were welcomed within the consultation document. The Government is currently considering its response and an impact note will be published alongside draft legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also considering revising its guidance on landfill tax lower rating and conducted an informal consultation with industry in Autumn 2013. That consultation is continuing through the government-industry working group. The proposed revisions include clarification on the landfill tax liability of hazardous wastes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to hazardous waste, the Government apply the underlying principle of the more polluting the waste the higher the tax. According to existing guidance, wastes must be non-hazardous to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax. As the informal consultation raised concerns over the potential impact on brownfield development there are no plans to publish the revised guidance until this issue has been resolved. Publication of any revised guidance will only go ahead once Ministers have given approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bottom ash from waste combustion is liable to the lower rate of landfill tax. There are no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 210613 210614 210616 210617 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:50:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

93463

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation has taken place between his Department, HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the effect of changing the definition of qualifying material for the lower rate of landfill tax on (a) achieving the Best Overall Environment Outcome, (b) disruption to markets and (c) levels of waste crime.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	210617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>In response to concerns over the mis-description of fines (residual waste from waste processing produced by mechanical treatment plants) the Government announced in Budget 2014 a consultation on introducing a new testing regime. This loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime will help operators of landfill sites to determine the correct landfill tax liability of fines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposal for this test arose from a government-industry working group, including representatives from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), HM Treasury, the Environment Agency, the Environmental Services Association (representing the main landfill site operators) and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) (representing waste transfer stations and skip hire operators). The Government held a formal consultation over the summer which closed on 19 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comments on the assessment of impacts in the Taxes Impact Assessment were welcomed within the consultation document. The Government is currently considering its response and an impact note will be published alongside draft legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also considering revising its guidance on landfill tax lower rating and conducted an informal consultation with industry in Autumn 2013. That consultation is continuing through the government-industry working group. The proposed revisions include clarification on the landfill tax liability of hazardous wastes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to hazardous waste, the Government apply the underlying principle of the more polluting the waste the higher the tax. According to existing guidance, wastes must be non-hazardous to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax. As the informal consultation raised concerns over the potential impact on brownfield development there are no plans to publish the revised guidance until this issue has been resolved. Publication of any revised guidance will only go ahead once Ministers have given approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bottom ash from waste combustion is liable to the lower rate of landfill tax. There are no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 210613 210614 210616 210636 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:50:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

93464

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
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 effect of his Department's proposed changes to the definition of qualifying materials for the lower rate of landfill tax on the remediation of contaminated brownfield land.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	210613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>In response to concerns over the mis-description of fines (residual waste from waste processing produced by mechanical treatment plants) the Government announced in Budget 2014 a consultation on introducing a new testing regime. This loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime will help operators of landfill sites to determine the correct landfill tax liability of fines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposal for this test arose from a government-industry working group, including representatives from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), HM Treasury, the Environment Agency, the Environmental Services Association (representing the main landfill site operators) and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) (representing waste transfer stations and skip hire operators). The Government held a formal consultation over the summer which closed on 19 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comments on the assessment of impacts in the Taxes Impact Assessment were welcomed within the consultation document. The Government is currently considering its response and an impact note will be published alongside draft legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also considering revising its guidance on landfill tax lower rating and conducted an informal consultation with industry in Autumn 2013. That consultation is continuing through the government-industry working group. The proposed revisions include clarification on the landfill tax liability of hazardous wastes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to hazardous waste, the Government apply the underlying principle of the more polluting the waste the higher the tax. According to existing guidance, wastes must be non-hazardous to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax. As the informal consultation raised concerns over the potential impact on brownfield development there are no plans to publish the revised guidance until this issue has been resolved. Publication of any revised guidance will only go ahead once Ministers have given approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bottom ash from waste combustion is liable to the lower rate of landfill tax. There are no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 210614 210616 210617 210636 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:50:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

93465

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much extra total revenue HM Revenue and Customs expects to raise in standard rate landfill tax as a result of the implementation of his Department's proposed changes to the definition of qualifying materials for the lower rate of landfill tax.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	210614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>In response to concerns over the mis-description of fines (residual waste from waste processing produced by mechanical treatment plants) the Government announced in Budget 2014 a consultation on introducing a new testing regime. This loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime will help operators of landfill sites to determine the correct landfill tax liability of fines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposal for this test arose from a government-industry working group, including representatives from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), HM Treasury, the Environment Agency, the Environmental Services Association (representing the main landfill site operators) and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) (representing waste transfer stations and skip hire operators). The Government held a formal consultation over the summer which closed on 19 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comments on the assessment of impacts in the Taxes Impact Assessment were welcomed within the consultation document. The Government is currently considering its response and an impact note will be published alongside draft legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is also considering revising its guidance on landfill tax lower rating and conducted an informal consultation with industry in Autumn 2013. That consultation is continuing through the government-industry working group. The proposed revisions include clarification on the landfill tax liability of hazardous wastes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to hazardous waste, the Government apply the underlying principle of the more polluting the waste the higher the tax. According to existing guidance, wastes must be non-hazardous to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax. As the informal consultation raised concerns over the potential impact on brownfield development there are no plans to publish the revised guidance until this issue has been resolved. Publication of any revised guidance will only go ahead once Ministers have given approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bottom ash from waste combustion is liable to the lower rate of landfill tax. There are no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 210613 210616 210617 210636 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:50:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

93468

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding his long-term economic plan.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers and officials on a wide variety of topics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 22/10/2014 15:46:06 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

93470

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further plans he has to protect vulnerable groups while tackling the deficit.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The government is committed to a fair tax and benefit system where everyone contributes to reducing the deficit, and those with the most make the largest contribution. Our published distributional analysis confirms that the richest are continuing to contribute the most to consolidation, even as a share of income and benefits in kind. Our reforms to the tax and welfare system promote work and personal responsibility while protecting the most vulnerable members of society. For example, the government has protected people with disabilities by uprating disability benefits in line with CPI rather than 1 percent, has implemented the triple lock on the basic state pension to protect pensioner incomes throughout this parliament, and has implemented the pupil premium and extended the free school meals program to support disadvantaged children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/10/2014 15:58:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown