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577425

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Witnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what advice is given to prosecutors about the appropriateness of applying for a witness summons in a criminal case; whether there are (a) indicators and (b) factors that would make it more or less appropriate to apply for such a summons; and what evidence prosecutors are advised to pass on to the court to enable the court to decide whether a witness summons is appropriate.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will only apply for a witness summons in order to secure the attendance of a witness where it is necessary and appropriate to do so.</p><p>A witness summons application will be based on the specific facts of the case. Prosecutors will carefully consider whether a summons is in the public interest, taking proper account of any specific vulnerability, disability or mental health issues on the part of the witness. Prosecutors seek advice from the police, and any relevant specialist support services, to assist in assessing the appropriateness of such an application to ensure that the witness and any dependents will not be endangered by the decision nor caused any unnecessary distress.</p><p>A prosecutor will submit to the Court all relevant information including any medical report, risk assessment or advice from police or specialist support services.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/09/2016 10:06:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

577431

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who is responsible for taking action against data users who misuse personal data; and what sanctions are available to that body.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	45524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner is the UK's independent authority responsible for administering and enforcing information rights, and provides guidance and advice to individuals and organisations on, among other things, the Data Protection Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner has a number of tools at its disposal to take action against those that breach the legislation. These powers include the ability to conduct audits, serve enforcement notices and impose civil monetary penalties of up to £500,000.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the Information Commissioner can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office’s website at: www.ico.org.uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/09/2016 12:08:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

577433

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the resources for the Department for Exiting the European Union have been drawn from the administration budget allocated in the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	45412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Detailed work is underway to establish the budget required to fulfil the department’s set-up and responsibilities. The budget of the Department will be set out to the House and approved as part of the supplementary estimates in the new year, as is standard practice.</p><p>The new Department for Exiting the European Union is appropriately resourced for its work.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 45413 question first answered 12/09/2016 12:33:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

577434

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to draw additional resources needed for the Civil Service to prepare and negotiate for Britain's exit from the EU from the administration budget allocated in the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	45413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Detailed work is underway to establish the budget required to fulfil the department’s set-up and responsibilities. The budget of the Department will be set out to the House and approved as part of the supplementary estimates in the new year, as is standard practice.</p><p>The new Department for Exiting the European Union is appropriately resourced for its work.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 45412 question first answered 12/09/2016 12:33:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

577441

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to prevent increases in road tax evasion since the abolition of the car tax disc.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	45551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) evasion. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of tools like Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, wheel-clamping and the removal of untaxed vehicles. 98.6% of all motorists pay their VED correctly, and VED remains one of the taxes with the highest rates of compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/09/2016 09:46:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

577443

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World Expo: Greater Manchester
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 his ministerial colleagues on Manchester's bid to host the World Expo in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	45563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting the Greater Manchester events industry, including through VisitBritain, the Government’s Events Industry Board and our £1m Events Support Programme. The Chancellor holds regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues on how we can best support growth in regions across the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/09/2016 09:36:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

577446

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment he has made of the UK's investment in research and innovation as a proportion of gross domestic product to that of (a) EU member states, (b) non-EU countries with associated status, (c) the US and (d) China.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	45497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>Data on total R&amp;D expenditure in other countries are published on the OECD website. Gross investment in R&amp;D in the UK was 1.67% of GDP in 2014. This compares to the EU average of 1.95%, the OECD average of 2.38%, 2.74% in the United States (in 2013) and 2.05% in China.</p><p>The 2015 data for UK expenditure on R&amp;D will be published by the Office for National Statistics in March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 28/09/2016 13:32:18 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

577455

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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	Planning: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the (a) social and (b) other effects on rural areas of paragraph 49 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	45439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Local councils are best placed to understand and plan for the housing needs of their area. Where the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies, for example in the absence of a five year supply of deliverable housing sites, decisions will still need to be made in the light of all the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework, including policies that indicate development should be restricted. However, an up-to-date Local Plan, which includes a five year supply of development housing sites, is the best way to manage development in an area.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 15/09/2016 13:10:18 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

577459

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contingency plan his Department has to address increases in the time taken to process planning applications by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	45494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Chapter 7 of the Technical consultation on the implementation of planning changes, published in February 2016, sets out our proposals to address delays in the processing of planning applications by local authorities. We are considering responses.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 16/09/2016 14:03:23 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

577460

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of properties available on the Home Ownership for People with Long-term Disabilities scheme; what monitoring his Department has undertaken of the adequacy of supply of those properties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	45346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The HOLD scheme is designed to help people with long term disabilities, who cannot otherwise do so, access the Government’s affordable home ownership programme. It is a voluntary scheme for providers and is funded by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) according to demand. Data from the HCA indicates that 20 homes were sold under HOLD in 2015/16. However, due to the way sales are reported by providers this number may not include all such sales.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/09/2016 15:57:44 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson