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583901

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date	15/09/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East: Conflict Resolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money they have allocated this financial year towards peace-building and reconciliation initiatives and towards the restoration of plurality and diversity in Iraq and post-war Syria; and how much has been allocated for each of the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2016 answer text <p>For the 2016/17 financial year the UK Government allocated £3.7 million from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) towards promoting reconciliation in Iraq. These funds contribute to addressing the long-term factors that led to Daesh's rise. In Iraq the funding supports efforts to encourage political reform and reconciliation through the passage and implementation of legislation, building the capacity of decision makers to craft a strategic vision for reconciliation, and creating a space for dialogue between the government and all of Iraq's communities. In Syria, we have committed over £7 million from the CSSF for the 2016/17 financial year towards the promotion of reconciliation, specifically in supporting local councils, moderate voices and civil society groups who work to increase community engagement in local conflicts. We are also supporting Track II political dialogue and peace building work, through education, interfaith coexistence and reconciliation training.</p><p>For financial year 2017/18, and subsequent years, the final allocation of funding for promoting reconciliation in both Iraq and Syria is yet to be decided. However, this will remain a critical area for our programme funding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/09/2016 13:14:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

584013

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish a list of its special advisers in post.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	46562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong>A full list of Government special advisers will be published in due course, in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 10/10/2016 08:31:31 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

584014

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of his Department have responsibilities for cyber security.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	46600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Transparency data on Cabinet Office staffing can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-staff-and-salary-data-as-at-31-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-staff-and-salary-data-as-at-31-march-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 10/10/2016 09:19:56 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

584016

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated annual annual cost to the public purse is of the Office of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	46602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The costs related to the Office of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will be accounted for in the usual way in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 10/10/2016 08:34:07 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

584021

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of tax credit cases awaiting consideration by Concentrix.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	46636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>As at 12 October 2016, 181,054 cases have been passed to HM Revenue and Customs by Concentrix of which 149,211 have been resolved. Of the cases remaining with Concentrix, there are currently 4,385 outstanding cases for consideration. These are the cases that are yet to be worked and/or receive a decision around entitlement.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/10/2016 11:20:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

584022

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire have had a tax credit claim stopped by Concentrix; and how many such claims were subsequently reinstated by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	46649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold the data broken down specifically by constituency areas. HMRC are able to obtain data by geographical areas but this would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/10/2016 15:24:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

584023

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Taxation
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 benefits to the economy of reducing both fuel duty and VAT on all fuels.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	46652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Fuel duty was frozen for its sixth successive year at Budget 2016, saving the average driver £75 every year compared to the pre-2010 fuel duty escalator plans. Like all taxes, the government keeps fuel duty under review, with all options considered and announcements made at fiscal events. Under the current legal framework there is no scope to apply a reduced rate of VAT to all fuels.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/10/2016 15:17:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

584024

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that taxes are displayed on fuel purchase receipts.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	46614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>There is no legislative framework for purchase receipts, which are simply an acknowledgment of payment. There is VAT legislation on when an invoice must be provided. This states that VAT-registered businesses are only obliged to provide invoices to other VAT-registered businesses. Expanding the information that must be provided on VAT invoices to cover other taxes and duties, or requiring invoices to be provided to private motorists as well as businesses, would increase administrative burdens for retailers. The Government therefore has no plans to implement this proposal.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/10/2016 09:30:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

584025

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Urgent Question of 14 September 2016, on Concentrix, what processes and procedures he plans to put in place to learn lessons from that contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	46588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) critically reviews the performance of all contracts, appropriately evaluating the quality of performance, business benefits and value for money derived in order to inform HMRC strategy and procurement requirements going forward. As such, an appropriate evaluation of the contract with Concentrix will be conducted to inform HMRC strategic thinking for the future. In addition, such consideration will be informed by Parliamentary scrutiny resulting from select committee hearings.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/10/2016 09:35:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

584026

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which companies tendered for the error and fraud tax credit contract with HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	46589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs, under appropriate procurement transparency mandates, publishes details of all suppliers who are awarded contracts with the Department. Whilst information on all bidding companies (and their bids) is retained, the list of such companies is commercially sensitive and cannot, in this instance, be disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/10/2016 09:20:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh