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999299

	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not incurred any spending on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office publishes spend over £25,000 on a monthly basis as part of its transparency data routine publication which is accessible <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=attorney-generals-office&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> question first answered 15/11/2018 14:50:56
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999302

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy spent £3.68m on EU Exit consultancy services for the period October 2017 to September 2018. Prior to October 2017 expenditure was aggregated as part of the Department’s overall consultancy spend and cannot be reported separately.</p><p> </p> question first answered 15/11/2018 14:52:15
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999333

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals after the UK has left the EU on graphic warnings on firework packaging on the health dangers from the misuse of pyrotechnics.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government promotes the safe and responsible use of fireworks by consumers and there is strict legislation in place which regulates their supply and use. The Government is currently working with a range of stakeholders to raise consumer awareness on firework safety.</p><p> </p><p>Under current UK legislation, there are clear requirements on manufacturers to categorise and label fireworks according to their explosive content, safety distances, noise level, or similar. The label must include instructions on safety distances and means of ignition and safety messages.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/11/2018 15:38:21
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

998901

	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to civil servants from outside London for accommodation when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no central government travel, subsistence and expenses (T,S&amp;E) policy, and as such, rates and allowances are delegated for individual departments to decide upon. In setting their rates departments must be adherent with Section 8 of the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC), Jon Thompson's 2010 review of Civil Service expense policies and The Efficiency and Reform Group Business Travel Policy Principles launched on 20 July 2011.</p><p>As there is no cross-government T,S&amp;E policy, there is no centrally held information on the accommodation allowance paid by departments to non-London based civil servants when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment. This information will be held in individual departments.</p> question first answered 15/11/2018 13:07:04
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

998905

	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June (HL7937), what is the status of their review of existing electoral registration legislation; and what discussions on supporting democratic engagement they have held with political parties.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has been working to ensure there is legal and operational clarity for political parties and elected representatives, including considering the scope for amendments to secondary legislation on electoral registers to reflect changes made in the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to discuss this further with the Parliamentary Parties Panel in due course.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 17:56:10
	tabling member	4543 label Biography information for Lord Gilbert of Panteg

999303

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>DCMS spend on consultancy fees for work relating to EU Exit totals £1.2m since July 2016. The suppliers of this work are PricewaterhouseCoopers and ICF Consultancy, as well as individual contractors.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/11/2018 09:45:39
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999139

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers in (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) other police forces are in teams working solely on preparing for the UK leaving the EU.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Decisions on the use and deployment of resources are independent matters for individual Chief Constables. The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.</p> question first answered 21/12/2018 16:39:14
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999144

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data processed by the Secure Information Exchange Network Application system is owned by Europol.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA) is a Europol owned communication platform which enables Member States, and third countries that have an agreement with Europol, to share their own data on a bilateral and multilateral basis. Users of the platform can choose whether or not to share that data with Europol and retain ownership of all of their data which is exchanged using SIENA .</p> question first answered 21/12/2018 16:35:42
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999314

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office did not have an allocation for expenditure relating to the UK leaving the EU for the 2016/17 financial year.</p><p>For the 2017/18 financial year no expenditure on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU was recorded.</p><p>Figures for 2018/19 will be available once the Home Office’s Annual Report and Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office and laid before Parliament.</p> question first answered 06/02/2019 15:17:03
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999321

	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it Government policy to enable employers to make (a) the required Settled Status payments directly to his Department on behalf of employees and (b) ensure that such support is not treated as a benefit in kind.
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is a matter for individual employers as to whether they wish to pay the EU Settlement Scheme fee on behalf of an employee.</p><p>In terms of employers choosing to reimburse their staff for the cost of applying to the settlement scheme, taxation rules are not a matter for the Home Office. However, HMRC has advised that in situations like these, where an employer pays or reimburses their employees’ application costs, such a payment would be taxable as earnings from their employment and may also attract a National Insurance contributions (NICs) charge. However, employers can also choose to meet the cost of this tax and NICs charge for their employees. For many employers this can be managed within their existing arrangements with HMRC, using a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) which allows employers to make one annual payment to cover all the tax and NICs due on minor, irregular or impracticable expenses or benefits for their staff.</p> question first answered 21/12/2018 17:39:33
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day