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712361

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when each department plans to publish updated Single Departmental Plans.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	68504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Updated Single Departmental Plans will be published on gov.uk by the end of May 2017, once the formal business planning process across government has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/03/2017 12:24:04 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

712364

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of jobs sustained by cryptocurrency trading and related services.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	68563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an estimate of the number of jobs sustained by cryptocurrency trading and related services and does not currently have plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 28/03/2017 16:51:50 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

712365

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was recovered by UK businesses from other EU member states under Articles 170 and 171 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC in each local authority area since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	68571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested would be held by member states (or the UK businesses themselves) and is not held by HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/03/2017 15:57:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

712369

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her Department's rationale was for introducing a sliding scale of probate fees based on the worth of an estate.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	68494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government set out its rationale for reforming the fees for grants of probate in its response to consultation on the fees published on Friday 24 February.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to providing a modern, world-leading justice system which is proportionate and accessible. The best way to protect access to justice is with a properly funded courts and tribunals service.</p><p> </p><p>Fees are necessary to support an effective courts and tribunals system that supports victims and vulnerable people, and is easy for ordinary people to use. In 2015/16, the Government spent around £1.9 billion on our courts and tribunals and recovered only around £700m through fees and other income. We do not believe that the taxpayer should continue to meet all of this cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are getting rid of flat fees and replacing them with a fair, banded, structure related to the value of the estate. This includes raising the fee threshold from £5,000 to £50,000 and lifting an extra 25,000 estates out of fees altogether.</p><p> </p><p>More than half of estates in England and Wales will pay no probate fee and over 90 per cent of estates will pay £1,000 or less. The fees will be implemented on a banded structure, increasing in line with estate values, meaning higher fees are paid by those who can afford to do so. No one will pay more than 1 per cent of the total estate value.</p><p> </p><p>Using the authoritative ONS projections, we have recently improved our estimates of the number of estates in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>With this more accurate data, we have produced a refreshed distribution of the estate values table. We have also updated our estimates to take account of HMRC’s most recent data on the distribution of estate values. <em> </em>These minor adjustments to Table 1 (page 11) of the consultation response do not alter the substance of, or rationale for, the proposals on which we consulted, or the Government’s decision to proceed with the changes. I have placed amended versions of the Government response to consultation in the libraries of the Houses.<em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Value of estate (before inheritance tax)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of All estates in England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proposed Fee</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Up to £50,000 or exempt from requiring a grant of probate</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeds £300,000 but does not exceed £500,000</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeds £500,000 but does not exceed £1m</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeds £1m but does not exceed £1.6m</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>£8,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeds £1.6m but does not exceed £2m</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Above £2m</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/04/2017 08:26:46 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

712371

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 65651, on Treasury: Brexit, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations are within his Department's remit, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	68530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury has direct responsibility only for the European Investment Bank. The department engages with a wide range of stakeholders including EU agencies. . We do not disaggregate the time and resource spent on this engagement.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 28/03/2017 15:05:34 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

712375

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 65636, on Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations are within his Department's remit, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	68533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>My department engages with a range of stakeholders, including EU agencies. No EU agencies are directly within the department’s remit. We do not disaggregate the time and resource spent on this engagement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 28/03/2017 16:36:03 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

712384

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Society plans to amend section 10 of the Charities Act 2011 to define ecclesiastical corporations as charities.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	68476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to amend section 10 of the Charities Act 2011 to apply charity law to ecclesiastical corporations. Ecclesiastical corporations are regulated under Canon law of the Church of England.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 28/03/2017 10:52:36 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

712386

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 65637, non Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations are within her Department's remit, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	68518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The following EU agencies and other organisations are within DCMS’ remit:<br></p><ul><li>European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)</li><li>The Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (the BEREC Office)</li><li>European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGAMS)</li><li>Data Protection Supervisor</li><li>European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)</li><li>Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)</li></ul> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 03/04/2017 08:31:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

712389

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2017 to Question 65638, on Ministry of Defence: Brexit, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations are within his Department's remit, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	68523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) engages with a wide range of EU institutions and agencies including EU Military Staff, the European Security and Defence College, the European Defence Agency, the European Institute for Security Studies and the EU Satellite Centre.</p><p>The lead for engagement with these organisations is the joint MOD/Foreign and Commonwealth Office Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Team and engagement takes place with a range of stakeholders. We do not disaggregate the time and resource spent on this engagement.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 16:33:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

712414

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the accuracy of information provided by (a) schools, (b) local authorities and (c) academy trusts in response to freedom of information requests related to asbestos exposure.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	68450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department takes the issue of asbestos in schools very seriously. We have recently updated and improved our published guidance for schools, which clearly states that if accidental exposure to asbestos has occurred, the duty holder must inform the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE may investigate if major issues are raised where a duty holder’s compliance with their legal duties is called into question.</p><p>We also recently carried out a data collection in schools on how they manage asbestos to understand how they were complying with their duties, and have published the findings. We plan to seek further assurances from duty holders to ensure that asbestos management is compliant with legislation and guidance across their education estates.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2017 14:20:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves