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	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in work did not pay any income tax as a result of changes to the personal allowance threshold in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	213291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>By April 2013, the cumulative effect of the Government's increases in the personal allowance for those aged under 65 years (born after 5 April 1948 from 2013-14 tax year) since 2010-11 had taken 2.8 million people out of income tax liability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The year on year growth over the three years requested is shown in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Taken out of tax since 2010-11 by PA increases<br> (millions - cumulative)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:04:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

106307

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Caxton Foundation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beneficiaries of the Caxton Foundation received winter fuel payments in each of the last three years; and how much was paid out in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	213220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of winter payments, size of those payments, and total amounts paid out by the Caxton Foundation for the years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount Paid per Household</p></td><td><p>Number of Payments</p></td><td><p>Total Amount Paid</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>£285,500</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>£188,500</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>£16,000</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£250</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>£6,250</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>In 2011-12, two rates of winter payment were made, depending on household income. £500 was paid to those with household incomes below £14,000, and £250 was paid to those with household incomes above £14,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/11/2014 12:32:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

106255

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Libyan armed forces personnel have been (a) arrested and (b) charged with any crimes during their time training at Camp Bassingbourn; and what crime was involved in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	213338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the start of General Purpose Force training on 11 June 2014, the UK had several discussions with the Libyan government about the selection and vetting of the Libyan trainees. These conversations also included representations from the United States and Italy.</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government provided trainee candidates who had been through Libyan vetting and selection processes. These candidates were then subject to additional UK vetting in Libya, to ensure that those selected met Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence and Home Office requirements on security, immigration, medical, physical, literacy and numeracy criteria; in addition, the selected cohort comprised a suitable geographic representation of Libya. Home Office visa processes included checks against UK criminal databases and a visa declaration by all trainees which confirmed that they held no criminal convictions or charges in the UK or elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware that any of those candidates who passed UK screening had criminal convictions or faced charges at that time in the UK or elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of training the Libyan General Purpose Force (GPF) we are aware of sixteen individuals being arrested. Of these five have been remanded in custody while facing the following criminal charges:</p><p> </p><p>Three counts of sexual assault, one count of theft of a pedal cycle and one count of exposure.</p><p> </p><p>Three counts of sexual assault and one count of theft of a pedal cycle.</p><p> </p><p>Two counts of sexual assault, one count of theft of a pedal cycle and one count of using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress against a police officer.</p><p> </p><p>One count of rape.</p><p> </p><p>One count of rape.</p><p> </p><p>All other trainees at Bassingbourn have been returned to Libya.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by a MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the original work, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213410 213412 213588 214129 question first answered 18/12/2014 16:33:08 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29882 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

106253

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the amount that will be received from the Libyan government in recompense for the training of Libyan armed forces personnel in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	213336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213248 213337 213404 213854 214166 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

106259

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of expenditure on defence procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	213334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published details of expenditure with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-contracting-with-smes-financial-year-20132014.</p><p>The MOD no longer conducts a full analysis of expenditure by geographic location of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:29:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

106254

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse has been of training Libyan armed forces personnel in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	213337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213248 213336 213404 213854 214166 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

106262

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Libyan armed forces personnel began their basic infantry training at Bassingbourn Barracks; what facilities Libyan armed forces personnel have visited in the UK as part of their training; how many such soldiers have completed the training; and how many soldiers are to be so trained in total.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	213335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Training of the Libyan General Purpose Force commenced at Bassingbourn Barracks on 11 June 2014. As part of their training programme, they visited the following facilities: Stanford Training Area, Salisbury Plain Training Area, Longmoor Training Area, Lydd Ranges, Sennybridge Training Area, Barton Road Ranges,and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. The training programme has now been concluded; 228 Libyans completed it.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:58:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

106250

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the threat posed to the UK by extremist training camps in southern Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	213295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>We keep the security situation in southern Libya under close review. We assess that a number of extremist groups consider that region to be an increasingly permissive environment. We continue to work closely with other Government Departments and agencies, particularly JTAC (the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre), to monitor, and consider how best to deal with, potential threats to the UK and UK interests.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:47:25 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

106241

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the movement of illegal arms in and out of Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	213240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has regular discussions with international partners and Other Government Departments to address the security situation in Libya and the region, including the issue of unsecured arms and ammunition. Instability in Libya is exacerbated by the scale of the now largely unsecured arms and ammunition amassed earlier by the Ghadaffi regime and the porosity of Libya's borders. Illegal flows of arms and ammunition, extremism and the growing terrorist threat from Libya affect the whole region and are significant issues of concern for the international community.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:46:21 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

106162

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	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	Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel concerning its alleged weapons testing, including of dense inert metal explosives, during Operation Protective Edge.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>While we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities, there must be a robust process of accountability given the heavy civilian death toll in Gaza. Israel has confirmed plans to form their own investigative committee which we understand will be mandated to investigate the proportionality of Israel Defence Forces actions. To be credible, the committee must be independent, transparent and rigorous, and must draw on lessons from the past to examine how Israel can in future exercise its right to self-defence without such heavy civilian loss of life.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/11/2014 16:29:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge