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758383

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) which EU states have not complied with the conventional cage ban for hens, (2) what steps they have taken in relation to any non-compliance, and (3) whether the UK still allows eggs to be imported from non-compliant countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>A Report from the European Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council in September 2016 states that the Commission’s actions to encourage all Member States to enforce the 2012 ban on the keeping of laying hens in conventional (‘battery’) cages, and the 2013 partial ban on the keeping of sows in sow stalls proved effective.</p><p> </p><p>According to information available to the Commission, all Member States are now compliant with the cage ban. In terms of the sow stall ban, the Commission is checking the documentation of the last three Member States to see if they are now fully compliant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1388 question first answered 21/09/2017 11:56:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

758384

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pigs: Animal Welfare
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) which EU states have not complied with the sow stall ban under EU Directive 2008/120/EC, (2) what steps they have taken in relation to any non-compliance, and (3) whether the UK allows pork to be imported from non-compliant countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>A Report from the European Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council in September 2016 states that the Commission’s actions to encourage all Member States to enforce the 2012 ban on the keeping of laying hens in conventional (‘battery’) cages, and the 2013 partial ban on the keeping of sows in sow stalls proved effective.</p><p> </p><p>According to information available to the Commission, all Member States are now compliant with the cage ban. In terms of the sow stall ban, the Commission is checking the documentation of the last three Member States to see if they are now fully compliant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1387 question first answered 21/09/2017 11:56:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

758364

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Plastics: Recycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to consult on a proposal to phase out the use of black plastic containers, in the light of the inability of some automatic recycling sorting machines to recognise black plastic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The recycling of packaging has risen from around 46% to 60% over the last decade and our packaging regulations and policies incentivise businesses to use less packaging and to ensure that their packaging can be recycled at end of life. There are no plans to ban any specific packaging materials at this time.</p><p> </p><p>Almost all packaging is technically recyclable, including black plastic and expanded polystyrene. Some local authorities and waste management companies choose not to collect this type of packaging for recycling for various reasons, including cost of investing in new machinery which can sort this packaging.</p><p> </p><p>WRAP has published a report on the technical solutions to improve the separation of black plastic in the sorting process and is working with a working group of industry and local authorities to put in place arrangements to expand the collection and recycling of black plastic from households.</p><p> </p><p>Commercially, polystyrene is collected for recycling and producers are supporting work to increase recycling of this material. It is not commonly collected at the kerbside for recycling due to its bulk and low value as a secondary material.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1369 question first answered 25/09/2017 15:38:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

758365

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Plastics: Recycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to require councils to accept polystyrene for recycling; and if not, whether they intend to ban the use of polystyrene as a packaging material once the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The recycling of packaging has risen from around 46% to 60% over the last decade and our packaging regulations and policies incentivise businesses to use less packaging and to ensure that their packaging can be recycled at end of life. There are no plans to ban any specific packaging materials at this time.</p><p> </p><p>Almost all packaging is technically recyclable, including black plastic and expanded polystyrene. Some local authorities and waste management companies choose not to collect this type of packaging for recycling for various reasons, including cost of investing in new machinery which can sort this packaging.</p><p> </p><p>WRAP has published a report on the technical solutions to improve the separation of black plastic in the sorting process and is working with a working group of industry and local authorities to put in place arrangements to expand the collection and recycling of black plastic from households.</p><p> </p><p>Commercially, polystyrene is collected for recycling and producers are supporting work to increase recycling of this material. It is not commonly collected at the kerbside for recycling due to its bulk and low value as a secondary material.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1368 question first answered 25/09/2017 15:38:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

758116

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Behavioural Insights Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the Department to add to its evidence base to support priority Government areas.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central Government contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 9962 question first answered 15/09/2017 13:26:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758115

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Behavioural Insights Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>DCMS has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p>https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p>https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9676 question first answered 14/09/2017 16:42:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758074

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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: Behavioural Insights Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>My Department has already published this information on the GOV.UK website and this can be found at the link below</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-spending-over-250" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-spending-over-250</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 9675 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:55:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758047

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Behavioural Insights Team: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff external to the Civil Service have been seconded into the Behavioural Insights Team and from which firms in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p><p>BIT was made into a social purpose company in 2014 and is part owned by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>BIT’s Articles of Association restricts the type of work that the organisation can undertake to that which promotes the public good. The Articles of Association can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08567792" target="_blank">https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08567792</a></p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has a representative Board member on BIT’s Board, which meets regularly (on average once per month) and is provided with detailed information on BIT’s clients via the monthly Board pack.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service Behavioural Insights Consulting and Research Framework Agreement contains a conflicts of interest provision. This can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3742" target="_blank">https://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3742</a></p><p> </p><p>We are not in a position to provide information about staff or organisational decisions of Behavioural Insights Team Limited, due to commercial confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 9181 9193 9199 9200 9202 9204 9674 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:22:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758317

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is after an application is submitted for universal credit before the first payment is received for claimants in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	9190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Members to the answer I gave on 18 July 2017 to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=4898" target="_blank">4898</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 9499 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:08:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

758070

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Capital Taxes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many exemptions from inheritance tax and capital gains tax have been withdrawn as a result of a failure to meet undertakings to (a) look after the item, (b) make the item available to the public and (c) keep the item in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	9165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text The estimated cost of the inheritance tax exemption for heritage assets can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a> The cost of the capital gains tax exemption for heritage assets is not available.<p> </p><p>The legislation was introduced to protect national heritage assets. Where there has been a failure to meet the undertakings, HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) approach is to work with owners in order to put things right. It has not in the last 10 years been necessary for HMRC to remove an exemption.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of exemptions (by claim) granted in each year for the categories listed within the legislation over the last ten years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pre-eminent objects s.31(1)(a)IHTA and (aa)</p></td><td><p>Land s.31(1)(b)IHTA</p></td><td><p>Buildings &amp; amenity land s.31(1)(c) and (d) IHTA</p></td><td><p>Historically associated objects s.31(1)(e)IHTA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sixteen people within HMRC are involved in ensuring undertakings are adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 9162 9294 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:57:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant