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166516

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assistance and advice his Department is providing to small digital supply businesses potentially adversely affected by recent changes in the designation of place of supply in VAT regulations.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	216308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published on 10 December 2013 which included an assessment of the impact on small and micro businesses. It is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264647/Overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264647/Overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has provided a significant amount of information about the VAT rule changes on the GOV.UK website, including highlighting to businesses the simplification options available to them to help them comply with the changes. HMRC has also organised a Twitter Clinic and published answers to the main questions as well as a list of ‘Top Tips’ for businesses. HMRC has also created a special e-mail address (<a href="mailto:vat2015.contact@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">vat2015.contact@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk</a>) where businesses can send HMRC any specific enquiries they may have.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 216309 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:29:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

166517

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria must be met for an arms export licence to be revoked.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	216328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Article 32(1) of the Export Control Order 2008 (as amended) empowers my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to vary or revoke export licences at any time. The 2008 Order does not specify the grounds on which a licence may be revoked. In practice the reasons include:</p><p> </p><p>(i) As a result of the imposition of EU or UN sanctions;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(ii) Where there has been a change in Government policy in respect of the export of certain goods, or the export of specified goods to a certain destination, and the proposed export is no longer consistent with the revised policy;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(iii) Where there has been a change in circumstances in the destination country or region such that the proposed export is no longer consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria or with other relevant, announced, policies;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(iv) Where new information has come to light about a particular export which indicates that the proposed export is no longer consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria or with other relevant, announced, policies;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(v) Where an exporter has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the licence, or as a result of enforcement action by HMRC/UK Border Agency; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(vi) For administrative reasons, such as a company ceasing to trade and therefore no longer being able to use the licence, or where the exporter requests an amendment to a licence and revoking and re-issuing it is simpler than making an amendment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2014 15:44:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

166518

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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, in which countries in the proposed TTIP trading bloc domestic courts have failed to provide compensation to foreign corporations whose property has been unfairly confiscated or whose contracts have been unfairly terminated; and what the reasons were for compensation not having been given.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	216258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not routinely hold information on, or assess the fairness or otherwise of, the compensation decisions of courts in other countries except for individual cases that are brought to our attention by British companies.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/12/2014 16:30:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

166526

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on small digital supply businesses of recent changes in designation of place of supply in VAT regulations.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	216309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published on 10 December 2013 which included an assessment of the impact on small and micro businesses. It is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264647/Overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264647/Overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has provided a significant amount of information about the VAT rule changes on the GOV.UK website, including highlighting to businesses the simplification options available to them to help them comply with the changes. HMRC has also organised a Twitter Clinic and published answers to the main questions as well as a list of ‘Top Tips’ for businesses. HMRC has also created a special e-mail address (<a href="mailto:vat2015.contact@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">vat2015.contact@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk</a>) where businesses can send HMRC any specific enquiries they may have.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 216308 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:29:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

166544

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the cap on the number of dental and medical students has not been extended to cover pharmacy students.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	216260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Pharmacy students are funded in the same way as chemistry, biology and other science subjects which will not be subject to a student number control at HEFCE funded institutions in 2015/16. Medicine and dentistry attract a much larger amount of Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grant funding than science subjects like pharmacy. Therefore it would not be appropriate to cap pharmacy student numbers.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 08/12/2014 16:23:55 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

166546

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ease the pressure of rising birth rates on schools.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	216302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for planning and securing sufficient school places in their area. Supporting local authorities to create school places where they are needed most is one of the Department for Education’s main priorities. That is why we have committed £5 billion in capital funding between 2011 and 2015 to help local authorities to create new school places. In addition we have announced an additional £2.35 billion in capital funding to help create new school places that will be needed by September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>This support has already enabled local authorities to create 260,000 additional pupil places between May 2010 and May 2013, including 212,000 primary places, with more in the pipeline for September 2015. We have also stripped out bureaucracy to make it easier for schools to expand to offer more places, if they so wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/12/2014 15:46:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

166568

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by the (a) Macfarlane Trust and (b) Caxton Foundation; and what their (i) posts and (ii) current salaries are.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
uin	216250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The amount of time that each member of staff spends working on either Macfarlane Trust business or Caxton Foundation business is given in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% of time spent on Caxton Foundation</p></td><td><p>% of time spent on Macfarlane Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director of Finance</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Assistant</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director of Operations</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Services Officer</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welfare Assistant</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office Manager</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT Manager</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Caxton Foundation cannot provide details of the salaries of these individuals because salaries are personal information under section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998. However, as with all charities, the pay bands of the highest paid members of staff are a matter of public record. The Caxton Foundation’s annual report and accounts for 2013-14, state that one member of staff received a salary in the pay band of £70,001 - £80,000. That salary was paid in respect of work for both the Caxton Foundation and the Macfarlane Trust. All employees of who were employed at 1 April 2014 received a 1% salary increase. That is the only pay increase that the Chief Executive has received since her appointment in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 216251 question first answered 04/12/2014 15:22:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

166569

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the salary of the Chief Executive of the Macfarlane Trust and Caxton Foundation since her appointment in 2013.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
uin	216251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The amount of time that each member of staff spends working on either Macfarlane Trust business or Caxton Foundation business is given in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% of time spent on Caxton Foundation</p></td><td><p>% of time spent on Macfarlane Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director of Finance</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Assistant</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director of Operations</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Services Officer</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welfare Assistant</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office Manager</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT Manager</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Caxton Foundation cannot provide details of the salaries of these individuals because salaries are personal information under section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998. However, as with all charities, the pay bands of the highest paid members of staff are a matter of public record. The Caxton Foundation’s annual report and accounts for 2013-14, state that one member of staff received a salary in the pay band of £70,001 - £80,000. That salary was paid in respect of work for both the Caxton Foundation and the Macfarlane Trust. All employees of who were employed at 1 April 2014 received a 1% salary increase. That is the only pay increase that the Chief Executive has received since her appointment in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 216250 question first answered 04/12/2014 15:22:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

166575

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 the Answer of 13 December 2013, Official Report, column 384W, on counter-terrorism and pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 210417, under what categories the additional £2.7 million spent by local authorities in 2013-14 was counted.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2013 – 14, £4.4 million was spent on Prevent projects and Prevent Coordinators in local authorities. £2.7million represents the spend in the second half of that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:16:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31168 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166577

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Passport Office staff who were previously made redundant are permitted to apply for existing or forthcoming vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	216273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Home Office policy provides that if a former employee was made redundant and then applies for a vacancy, their application would be considered if there had been a gap of six months or more since their exit and there were no live warnings relating to the former employee when they left. <br><br>Staffing levels at HM Passport Office are determined in the light of HMPO's forecast of likely passport demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216274 question first answered 05/12/2014 17:01:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31165 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff