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690188

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Dormant Assets Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has received the recommendations of the Dormant Assets Commission.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	64154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The independent Commission on Dormant Assets is expected to present its findings and recommendations to Government shortly. Publication will follow in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 22/02/2017 11:54:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

690189

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason telecommunication charges advertised on the GOV.UK website were changed from 7 February 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	64217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Government Digital Service (GDS) maintain the GOV.UK content related to telecommunication charges (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/call-charges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/call-charges</a>). However, it is not responsible for government policy in this area and actual call charges depend on individual communication providers.</p><p>GDS update the page regularly to ensure the information presented to users is accurate and reflects the current information published by the communications regulator in the UK, Ofcom.</p><p>The changes on 7 February 2017 were made by GDS following the updated information published by Ofcom in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/02/2017 13:55:34 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

690198

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the data custodians referred to in the publication, Government Transformation Strategy: better use of data, published on 9 February 2017, are individual people or external organisations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	64037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The reference to ‘data custodians’ in the Government Transformation Strategy refers to named individuals, located within public sector organisations. The role of the data custodian is to be responsible for the live, operational data contained within a ‘register’ - a high-quality, authoritative list of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/02/2017 13:56:15 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

690200

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has read the six recommendations in the WebRoots Democracy report, Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission; and what plans he has to (a) reform political education in schools and colleges and (b) pilot the option of online voting in elections.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	64284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>I have read the six recommendations in The Institute for Digital Democracy’s report <em>‘</em><em>Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission’.</em> The Government is committed to building a modern democracy that works for everyone, and I am visiting all nations and areas of the UK to hear how the government can promote political participation and voter registration. This includes listening to ways in which we can contribute to citizenship teaching in schools and colleges.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to e-voting, there are no plans to introduce this at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/02/2017 12:29:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

690205

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of uptake of the marriage tax allowance is; what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of that allowance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	64297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015, to recognise the importance of marriage in the tax system and support those on low incomes. Over 1.6 million couples have successfully applied for the Marriage Allowance, with around one million applying so far in this tax year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to raising awareness of the savings the allowance will bring to eligible couples. HM Revenue and Customs ran a marketing campaign in the autumn of 2016, comprising radio, digital, social media and search engine advertising. A further round of advertising commenced on 20 February and will run through to 31 March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As with all efforts to promote awareness of tax reliefs and allowances, the Government will keep the effectiveness of these marketing campaigns under review.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/02/2017 14:05:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

690208

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Coinage: Forgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the national economy of counterfeit coinage within general distribution.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	64082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Maintaining a coinage that is robust against the threat of counterfeiting is an important objective for HM Treasury as the issuing authority for UK coins. It is important to have a currency in which there is widespread confidence as well as protecting taxpayers and businesses from the cost of counterfeit coins.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and The Royal Mint work together to closely monitor the counterfeiting levels of UK coins.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 March 2017, a new 12-sided £1 coin will be introduced to combat high levels of counterfeiting of the current £1 coin. Approximately one in thirty of the current £1 coins in circulation are counterfeits.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/02/2017 14:12:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

690211

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to encourage banks to impose the voluntary cap on overdraft charges for personal current accounts recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority in 2016; and what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of that cap on customers' accounts where it has been imposed.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	64033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing competition in banking and welcomes the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) final report on its retail banking market investigation as an important step towards the goal of a highly competitive banking system.</p><p> </p><p>The CMA proposed a series of remedies in its final report to improve overdraft transparency. This includes requiring all personal current account providers to set a monthly maximum charge (MMC) for unarranged overdraft charges by Q3 2017. The CMA also recommended that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assesses the ongoing effectiveness of the MMC and considers whether other measures could be taken to further enhance its effectiveness.</p><p>In addition to this, the Government welcomed the FCA’s commitment to look in more detail at overdrafts from both a consumer and competition perspective, as part of its broader review of the high-cost credit market.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 22/02/2017 15:13:56 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

690218

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on local businesses of an increase of 36 per cent of the rateable value of business properties in Hammersmith; and if he will increase the threshold of small business rate relief in London in his next Budget.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	64219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>For the minority of businesses facing an increase as a result of the revaluation, the Government is putting in place a £3.6 billion in transitional relief that caps and phases any rises in their bills. At Budget 2016, the Government announced a £6.7 billion package of cuts in business rates. This included the permanent doubling of small business rate relief to 100 per cent, and an increase in the threshold for 100 per cent relief from £6,000 to £12,000 rateable value. As a result of these changes, 600,000 businesses will pay no rates at all.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 17:55:18 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

690224

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that legislation introduced under the Deregulation Act 2015 on preventing retaliatory and revenge evictions is being enforced.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	64042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>For tenancies that started after 1 October 2015, the Deregulation Act 2015 protects tenants from retaliatory eviction by their landlord in certain circumstances. Where a tenant makes a genuine complaint about the condition of their property and the landlord does not reply or responds by issuing a section 21 eviction notice, the tenant should approach their local authority.</p><p>The local authority is responsible for carrying out an inspection to verify the need for repair. If the inspection verifies the tenant’s complaint and the local authority serves an Improvement Notice or Notice of Emergency Remedial Action, the landlord cannot evict the tenant for 6 months using the no-fault eviction procedure (a section 21 eviction). A ‘no fault’ eviction is one where the tenant does not have to have done anything wrong, for example not paying the rent, to be asked to leave.</p><p>A landlord also cannot evict a tenant using a Section 21 notice where the landlord has not complied with certain legal obligations including providing Gas Safety and Energy Performance Certificates. The restriction on the service of an eviction notice is lifted as soon as these documents are provided.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 22/02/2017 17:53:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

690242

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Football Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided to the Football Association in the last year; and how that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	64282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Through Sport England, the Government has provided £8,453,501 in 2016/17 to the Football Association. This includes funding to grassroots coaching, and to programmes which are designed to increase the number of children and young people playing the game, encourage more disabled people to play football and help talented disabled and women footballers develop their potential.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also a joint funder with the Premier League and the FA in the Football Foundation that invests millions each year into improving community football facilities in towns and cities across England. This year alone we have invested £18million, including £8 million to the Parklife programme, which aims to create over 100 football hubs in English cities by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/02/2017 16:19:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead