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156912

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	EU External Trade: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions have (a) EU companies seeking to trade in the US and (b) US companies seeking to trade in the EU claimed to have been discriminated against by the courts of the host nation in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	215459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Claims made by EU investors in third countries or vice versa may be made in a wide range of situations in which the UK government is not involved and about which it does not have access to relevant information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/12/2014 14:57:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156913

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on financial redress for creditors from April 2015 of changes to funding of insolvency litigation in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	215424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Insolvency trade body, R3, commissioned research to try to measure the impact of the civil justice reforms on insolvency litigation. This research estimates that contingency fee arrangement backed insolvency litigation realises £150m-160m per annum.</p><p>When the exemption for insolvency proceedings was introduced in 2013 the impact assessment made the assumption that by April 2015 alternative funding arrangements would have been developed for insolvency cases. On that basis it was assumed there would be no major impact on the volume of insolvency cases which were pursued, or on the value of assets recovered in the long-run, although the risk of recoveries falling was acknowledged.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 27/11/2014 15:41:30 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

156921

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of Government procurement with small and medium-sized enterprises in each financial year from 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Lorely Burt
uin	215371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Spend with SMEs was not systematically monitored prior to the 2010 General Election.</p><p>As part of our long-term plan for a stronger economy, the Government has introduced ambitious reforms to help SMEs tender for and win business. As a result our direct spend with SMEs has increased year on year. Direct spend with SMEs was £3.2bn in 2010-11, £4.4bn in 2011-12 and £4.6bn in 2012-13. These figures to not include indirect spend.</p><p>Data for 2013-14 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 27/11/2014 17:47:47 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

156928

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: West Midlands
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 create a powerhouse for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	215379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Maximising the economic potential of city regions is an important priority for this government, and we have a proud record of decentralisation. This year Birmingham and Solihull benefitted from a £357.4 million Growth Deal, alongside a £400 million investment in Birmingham New Street station and the exciting new HS2 project.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 01/12/2014 14:25:08 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

156930

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations into money laundering have been initiated by the Financial Conduct Authority in each of the last five years; and how many such investigations have led to enforcement action.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	215388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The FCA/FSA has not prosecuted a case solely involving allegations of money laundering; however money laundering offences have been included on indictments in prosecutions for insider dealing and prosecutions relating to fraudulent investment scheme, in a number of cases over the past 5 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to prosecuting offences of money laundering, the FCA also supervises how firms’ systems and controls meet their obligations under the Money Laundering Regulations and the FCA’s own handbook rules and can investigate and take enforcement action for breaches of these obligations. In the last 5 years the FSA/FCA have investigated and taken action against 8 firms for breaches of their financial crime obligations including the requirement to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 resulting in financial penalties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/11/2014 17:45:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

156932

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what review his Department has conducted of the financial arrangements of the funding for the Hinkley C nuclear plant.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	215441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>As is usual for a project financing transaction, extensive due diligence is being carried out covering areas including:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Project contractual structure</p></li><li><p>Technical issues</p></li><li><p>Equity funding arrangements</p><p> </p><p>The results of the due diligence are informing the negotiation of the UK guarantee based financing.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 01/12/2014 10:46:06 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

156933

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) maximum and (b) average number of call options a customer can choose from when making a telephone call to HM Revenue and Customs' customer service helpline.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	215457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot say what the maximum and average number of call options are that customers can choose from when making a telephone call to one of their customer service helplines. This is because the options vary depending on which helpline the customer calls. <br><br>In addition HMRC uses automated speech recognition on its main helplines which responds to customers spoken requests, negating the need for them to select from a sequence of predetermined keypad options</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/11/2014 17:48:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

156934

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average holding time has been for calls made to HM Revenue and Customs' customer service helpline in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	215455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes monthly performance figures from 2011-12 onwards. They are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/11/2014 17:47:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

156935

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many operators were employed to answer calls made to HM Revenue and Customs' customer service helpline in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	215456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>This information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/11/2014 17:49:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

156938

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to assist communities affected by the winter floods as a result of the decisions of the Ministerial Recovery Working Group.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	215491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the flood recovery progress report published on 27 November, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 215490 215503 question first answered 01/12/2014 09:29:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle