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349910

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
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 not to reduce the top rate of tax.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	2115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Governments priorities are to support low and middle income households through increasing the income tax personal allowance to £12,500 and raising the higher rate threshold to £50,000. This will reduce taxes for over 30 million individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/06/2015 16:29:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

349951

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Malaysia: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Five Power Defence Arrangements cover the defence of Malaysia's exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements, the five powers (Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK) are to consult each other &quot;immediately&quot; in the event or threat of an armed attack on Malaysia or Singapore for the purpose of deciding what measures should be taken jointly or separately in response. There is no specific commitment to intervene militarily. The Five Powers Defence Arrangements do not refer to exclusive economic zones (EEZ) and the enforcement of a state's EEZ rights is a matter for that state; a state may request the assistance of other states in so doing.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 17/06/2015 16:17:29 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

350001

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the Regional Growth Fund and Exceptional Regional Growth Fund after the completion of Round 6.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	2126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing all spending as a part of the 2015 Spending Review. All decisions, including decisions on future spending for the Regional Growth Fund after Round 6 and the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund, will be taken as a part of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/06/2015 16:32:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

350002

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many vouchers have been issued but not yet redeemed under the Growth Vouchers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	2127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>As of the 15 June 2015, there remain 7,183 issued growth vouchers that could still be redeemed by the final deadline of 30 June 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/06/2015 16:34:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

350005

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 childcare providers on the delivery of tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	2282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>HMRC and HMT have actively engaged with childcare providers and industry representatives since the scheme was first announced and continue to do so as it moves towards implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has also established an implementation advisory forum to support the delivery of Tax-Free Childcare, on which the childcare sector is well represented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/06/2015 16:37:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350018

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made towards meeting the 2020 poverty reduction targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	2197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is committed to driving real change in children’s lives, by tackling the root causes of poverty such as entrenched worklessness, family breakdown, problem debt, and drug and alcohol dependency.</p><p> </p><p>There are 300,000 fewer children living in relative poverty since 2010. We know that work is the best route out of poverty and the number of children growing up in workless families is at a record low. As a result of the introduction of Universal Credit, we estimate around 3.2 million households across the UK will be better off and up to 300,000 more people will enter work due to improved financial incentives. We are doubling the amount of free childcare to 30 hours of childcare for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds, making it easier for them to go back to work.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/06/2015 15:58:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

350123

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Defence has issued to prison governors any guidelines on meeting the needs of prisoners who are armed forces veterans.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not issue guidelines to prison governors. However, my officials work closely with their counterparts in the Ministry of Justice to address the issues facing veterans in the criminal justice system. We achieve effect through the Ex-Service Offenders Working Group (ESOWG) which includes the Ministry of Justice, the National Offender Management Service and Service charities.</p><p>The ESOWG aims to ensure that the ex-Service prison and probation offender populations, their families and resettlement services are fully informed of the support available from Defence Business Services, Veterans UK and the voluntary and charitable sectors. This support and assistance applies during imprisonment as well as pre- and post-discharge.</p><p>A key objective of the ESOWG is to ensure that the differing requirements of ex-Service prisoners are understood and communicated and that tailored support is available in those prison establishments with higher veteran populations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/06/2015 15:49:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham