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172715

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the annual budget deficit and what was the structural deficit for each of the last 20 years; and what is their estimate of those figures for the current year and the next two years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>&quot;The independent Office for Budget Responsibility publishes this information in its ‘public finances databank’, the deficit being ‘Public sector net borrowing’ (PSNB) and the structural deficit being ‘Cyclically-adjusted net borrowing’ (CANB). The data are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£bn</p></td><td><p>1994-95</p></td><td><p>1995-96</p></td><td><p>1996-97</p></td><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>2001-02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSNB</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>35.3</p></td><td><p>27.7</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>-4.6</p></td><td><p>-14.8</p></td><td><p>-17.2</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CANB</p></td><td><p>37.8</p></td><td><p>25.6</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>-1</p></td><td><p>-5.1</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>£bn</p></td><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSNB</p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>31.5</p></td><td><p>43.6</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>36.3</p></td><td><p>40.3</p></td><td><p>100.3</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CANB</p></td><td><p>27.2</p></td><td><p>36.4</p></td><td><p>52.3</p></td><td><p>48.8</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td><td><p>58.3</p></td><td><p>99.5</p></td><td><p>121.9</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>£bn</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PSNB</p></td><td><p>112.4</p></td><td><p>119.4</p></td><td><p>97.5</p></td><td><p>91.3</p></td><td><p>75.9</p></td><td><p>40.9</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>CANB</p></td><td><p>81.8</p></td><td><p>86.2</p></td><td><p>70.6</p></td><td><p>77.4</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>34.8</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The outturn years are consistent with data published by the Office for National Statistics and the forecast years consistent with the ‘Economic and fiscal outlook’ published by the Office for Budget Responsibility in December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/01/2015 17:34:10 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

172813

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether every police force has an action plan in place to ensure that domestic violence is dealt with quickly and fairly.
	tabling member constituency	Beckenham
	tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
	uin	220167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>All 43 police forces have now published domestic abuse action plans, which have been reviewed by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.<br><br>Following the publication of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s report of the police response to domestic abuse in March 2014, the Home Secretary wrote to all chief constables making it clear that every police force must have an action plan in place to detail how they would improve their response to domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/01/2015 16:29:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 37866 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

172779

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Cane Sugar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect cane sugar refiners (a) in East London and (b) elsewhere in the UK following the lifting of beet sugar quotas in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	220212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>During negotiations of the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy, which led to the agreement to end sugar beet production quotas in 2017, the UK pushed for the full liberalisation of the sugar regime in order to allow the sugar cane refiners to compete with the beet producers on an equal footing.</p><p>Disappointingly, there was insufficient support from other Member States to secure the necessary changes as part of that exercise. However, we remain committed to working with the European Commission to address this issue through forthcoming EU trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 220210 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:37:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172777

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Cane Sugar: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on EU renegotiation of quotas to get a better deal for cane sugar importers.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	220210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>During negotiations of the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy, which led to the agreement to end sugar beet production quotas in 2017, the UK pushed for the full liberalisation of the sugar regime in order to allow the sugar cane refiners to compete with the beet producers on an equal footing.</p><p>Disappointingly, there was insufficient support from other Member States to secure the necessary changes as part of that exercise. However, we remain committed to working with the European Commission to address this issue through forthcoming EU trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 220212 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:37:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172749

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	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 make it his policy to keep under review HM Revenue and Customs' conduct when dealing with taxpayers who seek additional time to pay as a consequence of Accelerated Payments Notices.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	220189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will treat Accelerated payments as a debt like any other, so will be able to use their normal considerations and flexibilities in cases of genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>In cases of genuine hardship, HMRC will consider alternative payment arrangements, as it does with any debt. The priority in cases of genuine hardship will be to get people on to a payment track so that the debt is paid as quickly as possible</p><p> </p><p>HMRC writes to individuals some weeks before issuing an Accelerated Payment notice, letting them know that one is on its way and advising anyone who may have difficulty paying to get in touch to discuss their particular circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC will always ensure that its action is proportionate and that it is realistic that any agreed payment tracks will result in the liability being paid.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/01/2015 17:10:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

172701

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Poland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 16 December 2014 (HL3123), what action they are taking to correct the trade deficit with Poland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is actively engaged in encouraging more exports to Poland. UKTI Poland is part of a nine country regional network, focussed on helping British firms secure business wins and benefit from high value opportunities in key sectors (energy, infrastructure, defence &amp; security, healthcare and life sciences, services and advanced engineering), together with FCO colleagues. The aim is to match Polish opportunities with UK capabilities, facilitate access to key Polish official stakeholders and, through, HMG’s accredited partner, the British Polish Chamber of Commerce Trade Team to provide tailored support to small and medium sized companies looking to export to Poland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 14/01/2015 16:48:56 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

172751

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Historic Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to whom his Department has sold Minley Manor and for what price; how many bidders there were for that site; whether those bidders were asked to improve their offers; when the sale was completed; and what covenants were put in place relating to that sale.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
	uin	220165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Minley Manor was sold to Strong Property UK Ltd in October 2014. The Minstry of Defence does not release the details of the amount received from any recent sale as to do so would prejudice commercial interests. There were nine bidders for the site, but no bidders were asked to improve their offers due to the fact the sale was by Formal Tender. A copy of the Transfer deed showing the covenants put in place relating to the sale will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/01/2015 17:33:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

172769

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fishing Catches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will request that the Marine Management Organisation review catch limits for skate and ray for vessels under 10 metres calculated using data from January 2014, when persistent bad weather prevented smaller fishing vessels putting to sea.
	tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
	uin	220166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Monthly catch limits for 2015 were informed by landings data from the three year period 2012-2014. The Government secured a rollover of the 2014 skate and ray quota for 2015, meaning that fishermen will not see a reduction in the volume of fish they may catch this year. The Marine Management Organisation is holding a meeting with key industry representatives in the South West on 21<sup>st</sup> January to discuss and seek input to quota management in this region in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/01/2015 16:03:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

172827

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Transport before the decision of that Department to display the Union flag on driving licences only in England, Scotland and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on a range of matters concerning Northern Ireland, and have discussed the issue of proposals for the Union Flag to appear in Great Britain driving licences. However, driving licences are a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and it is for the devolved authorities to decide whether to adopt changes made elsewhere in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 14/01/2015 13:19:11 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

172828

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of postal voters did not transfer to the individual electoral register in each (i) local authority and (ii) parliamentary constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	220192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Commission has previously published information on the number and proportion of postal voters matched as a result of the confirmation process. This data is available on the Commission’s website by ward and local authority, but not by parliamentary constituency. It was published last year on 21 October for England and Wales and on 25 November for Scotland.</p><p>· England and Wales: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0006/177963/CLR-Data-Ward-results-WEBSITE.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0006/177963/CLR-Data-Ward-results-WEBSITE.xlsx</a></p><p>· Scotland: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0020/179030/CLR-Scotland-LA-Data-WEBSITE.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0020/179030/CLR-Scotland-LA-Data-WEBSITE.xlsx</a></p><p>Postal voters who were not matched through the confirmation process will have been invited by their Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) to register under IER. If they did not respond to the original invitation, they will have been sent up to two reminders and will also have received a personal visit.</p><p>While these electors will not be removed from the register until the end of the transition as a result of the change, those existing postal voters who have not been confirmed will not be able to vote by post until they have registered individually.</p><p>The Commission’s guidance to EROs emphasises the importance of targeting this particular group in order to maximise the number of electors being able to vote using their preferred method of voting at the scheduled polls in May 2015.</p><p>Additionally, by law, EROs are required to write to all electors who have lost their postal vote entitlement on publication of the revised registers within one month of that publication, explaining what they need to do if they wish to continue to vote by post and providing information on how to register individually.</p><p>The Commission will be publishing further information on the progress of the transition to IER in England and Wales in February 2015 and in Scotland in April 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 14/01/2015 11:43:35 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane