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222380

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The total value of contracts the core Department has with private sector providers is set out in the table below. Records prior to April 2011 are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£144.2M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£137.0M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£216.4M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (YTD)</p></td><td><p>£239.8M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 17:35:06 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222390

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to transparency and, since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on contracts above the value of £10,000. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p>All payments made by the Cabinet Office over £25,000 are published on data.<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 26/02/2015 14:30:23 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222391

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2011, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, Departments including HM Treasury routinely publish details of transactions over £25,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/02/2015 17:02:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222411

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Cooperatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Big Six energy companies about community energy co-operatives in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/02/2015 16:49:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222412

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when existing community energy co-operatives will lose their entitlement to Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The government has been clear that lower-risk companies which already receive support through particular renewable energy tariffs and incentives should not also qualify for the tax incentives offered through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Venture Capital Trust scheme (VCTs). However, the government recognises that community energy projects currently face particular challenges owing to the small scale, higher fixed and operational costs and an underdeveloped market. For this reason, Autumn Statement announced that all community energy generation undertaken by qualifying organisations will be eligible for Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) with effect from the date of the expansion of SITR, at which point it will cease to be eligible for EIS, SEIS or VCTs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Co-operatives do not qualify for SITR as they are run for the benefit of their members rather than for the benefit of the community. However, co-operatives with a social purpose and which meet other criteria can convert to a community benefit society by free application to the FCA. Those that remain co-operatives and benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will no longer be eligible for EIS, SEIS and VCTs once State aid approval is received for the expansion of SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is currently considering appropriate arrangements to ensure that there is a smooth transition for community energy activities from EIS, SEIS and VCTs to SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By allowing community energy organisations to qualify for SITR in the future, the government is ensuring that community organisations generating energy for the community benefit will remain able to access tax-relieved investment. The government believes that the community purpose underpinning community energy schemes makes accessing risk finance under SITR more appropriate than using the other tax-advantaged venture capital schemes. In addition, co-operatives which choose not to benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will remain eligible for investment under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that the incentives it provides are fair and sufficient to encourage investment into community energy organisations. The government remains committed to the community energy sector more generally and continues to offer grant and loan development support through programmes such as the Rural Community Energy Fund, the Urban Community Energy Fund and the Green Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment of the impacts can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224705 224706 224707 224774 question first answered 27/02/2015 13:05:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222413

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cooperatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the (a) regulatory approach and (b) registration criteria for co-operatives in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority is the registrar for co-operatives. It only has regulatory functions over co-operatives which are also authorised to carry out financial service activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 17:32:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222418

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Tax Allowances
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 effects on the number of community energy co-operatives of the removal of entitlement to Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The government has been clear that lower-risk companies which already receive support through particular renewable energy tariffs and incentives should not also qualify for the tax incentives offered through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Venture Capital Trust scheme (VCTs). However, the government recognises that community energy projects currently face particular challenges owing to the small scale, higher fixed and operational costs and an underdeveloped market. For this reason, Autumn Statement announced that all community energy generation undertaken by qualifying organisations will be eligible for Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) with effect from the date of the expansion of SITR, at which point it will cease to be eligible for EIS, SEIS or VCTs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Co-operatives do not qualify for SITR as they are run for the benefit of their members rather than for the benefit of the community. However, co-operatives with a social purpose and which meet other criteria can convert to a community benefit society by free application to the FCA. Those that remain co-operatives and benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will no longer be eligible for EIS, SEIS and VCTs once State aid approval is received for the expansion of SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is currently considering appropriate arrangements to ensure that there is a smooth transition for community energy activities from EIS, SEIS and VCTs to SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By allowing community energy organisations to qualify for SITR in the future, the government is ensuring that community organisations generating energy for the community benefit will remain able to access tax-relieved investment. The government believes that the community purpose underpinning community energy schemes makes accessing risk finance under SITR more appropriate than using the other tax-advantaged venture capital schemes. In addition, co-operatives which choose not to benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will remain eligible for investment under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that the incentives it provides are fair and sufficient to encourage investment into community energy organisations. The government remains committed to the community energy sector more generally and continues to offer grant and loan development support through programmes such as the Rural Community Energy Fund, the Urban Community Energy Fund and the Green Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment of the impacts can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224706 224707 224725 224774 question first answered 27/02/2015 13:05:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222419

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Tax Allowances
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 provide a two year transition period for community energy co-operatives to move from Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief to social investment tax relief eligibility.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The government has been clear that lower-risk companies which already receive support through particular renewable energy tariffs and incentives should not also qualify for the tax incentives offered through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Venture Capital Trust scheme (VCTs). However, the government recognises that community energy projects currently face particular challenges owing to the small scale, higher fixed and operational costs and an underdeveloped market. For this reason, Autumn Statement announced that all community energy generation undertaken by qualifying organisations will be eligible for Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) with effect from the date of the expansion of SITR, at which point it will cease to be eligible for EIS, SEIS or VCTs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Co-operatives do not qualify for SITR as they are run for the benefit of their members rather than for the benefit of the community. However, co-operatives with a social purpose and which meet other criteria can convert to a community benefit society by free application to the FCA. Those that remain co-operatives and benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will no longer be eligible for EIS, SEIS and VCTs once State aid approval is received for the expansion of SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is currently considering appropriate arrangements to ensure that there is a smooth transition for community energy activities from EIS, SEIS and VCTs to SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By allowing community energy organisations to qualify for SITR in the future, the government is ensuring that community organisations generating energy for the community benefit will remain able to access tax-relieved investment. The government believes that the community purpose underpinning community energy schemes makes accessing risk finance under SITR more appropriate than using the other tax-advantaged venture capital schemes. In addition, co-operatives which choose not to benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will remain eligible for investment under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that the incentives it provides are fair and sufficient to encourage investment into community energy organisations. The government remains committed to the community energy sector more generally and continues to offer grant and loan development support through programmes such as the Rural Community Energy Fund, the Urban Community Energy Fund and the Green Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment of the impacts can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224705 224707 224725 224774 question first answered 27/02/2015 13:05:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222420

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the entitlement to Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief is being removed from existing community energy co-operatives.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The government has been clear that lower-risk companies which already receive support through particular renewable energy tariffs and incentives should not also qualify for the tax incentives offered through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Venture Capital Trust scheme (VCTs). However, the government recognises that community energy projects currently face particular challenges owing to the small scale, higher fixed and operational costs and an underdeveloped market. For this reason, Autumn Statement announced that all community energy generation undertaken by qualifying organisations will be eligible for Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) with effect from the date of the expansion of SITR, at which point it will cease to be eligible for EIS, SEIS or VCTs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Co-operatives do not qualify for SITR as they are run for the benefit of their members rather than for the benefit of the community. However, co-operatives with a social purpose and which meet other criteria can convert to a community benefit society by free application to the FCA. Those that remain co-operatives and benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will no longer be eligible for EIS, SEIS and VCTs once State aid approval is received for the expansion of SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is currently considering appropriate arrangements to ensure that there is a smooth transition for community energy activities from EIS, SEIS and VCTs to SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By allowing community energy organisations to qualify for SITR in the future, the government is ensuring that community organisations generating energy for the community benefit will remain able to access tax-relieved investment. The government believes that the community purpose underpinning community energy schemes makes accessing risk finance under SITR more appropriate than using the other tax-advantaged venture capital schemes. In addition, co-operatives which choose not to benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will remain eligible for investment under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that the incentives it provides are fair and sufficient to encourage investment into community energy organisations. The government remains committed to the community energy sector more generally and continues to offer grant and loan development support through programmes such as the Rural Community Energy Fund, the Urban Community Energy Fund and the Green Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment of the impacts can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224705 224706 224725 224774 question first answered 27/02/2015 13:05:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222421

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Tax Allowances
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 potential effects of removing community energy co-operatives' entitlement to Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief on (a) the energy market and (b) the choice of energy providers available to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The government has been clear that lower-risk companies which already receive support through particular renewable energy tariffs and incentives should not also qualify for the tax incentives offered through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Venture Capital Trust scheme (VCTs). However, the government recognises that community energy projects currently face particular challenges owing to the small scale, higher fixed and operational costs and an underdeveloped market. For this reason, Autumn Statement announced that all community energy generation undertaken by qualifying organisations will be eligible for Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) with effect from the date of the expansion of SITR, at which point it will cease to be eligible for EIS, SEIS or VCTs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Co-operatives do not qualify for SITR as they are run for the benefit of their members rather than for the benefit of the community. However, co-operatives with a social purpose and which meet other criteria can convert to a community benefit society by free application to the FCA. Those that remain co-operatives and benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will no longer be eligible for EIS, SEIS and VCTs once State aid approval is received for the expansion of SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is currently considering appropriate arrangements to ensure that there is a smooth transition for community energy activities from EIS, SEIS and VCTs to SITR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By allowing community energy organisations to qualify for SITR in the future, the government is ensuring that community organisations generating energy for the community benefit will remain able to access tax-relieved investment. The government believes that the community purpose underpinning community energy schemes makes accessing risk finance under SITR more appropriate than using the other tax-advantaged venture capital schemes. In addition, co-operatives which choose not to benefit from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will remain eligible for investment under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that the incentives it provides are fair and sufficient to encourage investment into community energy organisations. The government remains committed to the community energy sector more generally and continues to offer grant and loan development support through programmes such as the Rural Community Energy Fund, the Urban Community Energy Fund and the Green Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment of the impacts can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385117/TIIN_2111_2054.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224705 224706 224707 224725 question first answered 27/02/2015 13:05:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff