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1000248

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date	02/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Gangs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to Question 183314 on Children: Death, if he will make an assessment of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) referrals and (ii) successful referrals that have been made to the National Referral Mechanism as a result of gang involvement in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	187328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly publishes National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data but does not publish data about the number, proportion and referrals that have been made to the National Referral Mechanism as result of gang involvement. Latest statistics on NRM referrals and decisions are available at the following link: <a href="http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics" target="_blank">http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics</a></p><p>Further information is also available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery</a> which was published on 18 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:51:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1000315

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the money to be accrued to the public purse in tax from the profits made by gambling companies from fixed odds betting terminals between April 2019 and October 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	187320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out to the Treasury Select Committee on 5 November, changes to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Remote Gaming Duty will be implemented simultaneously. This ensures that regardless of when changes to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Remote Gaming Duty are implemented, there will be no significant change to the exchequer impact.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:22:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1000319

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department conducted impact assessments on levels of taxation of different implementation dates for reducing the maximum stakes on fixed odds betting terminals.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	187393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The government made clear in May that the timing of implementation does not make a difference to the public finances. Remote Gaming Duty will be increased at the same time to offset the foregone revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1000258

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Press and Publications: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take following the passage of EU Directive 2006/112/EC on the rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	187294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Value Added Tax (VAT) generates over £120 billion each year for our vital public services. With this in mind, any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical and digital publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p><p>HM Treasury officials have discussed EU Directive 2006/112 in the usual UK and EU fora. In respect of EU legislative changes relating to physical and digital publications, HM Treasury has received representations from the industry and discussed the matter at official level with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 187295 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:42:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1000259

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Publications: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had and with whom on (a) EU Directive 2006/112/EC and (b) the UK VAT regime on print and digital publications.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	187295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Value Added Tax (VAT) generates over £120 billion each year for our vital public services. With this in mind, any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical and digital publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p><p>HM Treasury officials have discussed EU Directive 2006/112 in the usual UK and EU fora. In respect of EU legislative changes relating to physical and digital publications, HM Treasury has received representations from the industry and discussed the matter at official level with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 187294 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:42:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1000303

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister of his Department spent in Petty France between 5 October 2017 and 5 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	187352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Between 5 October 2017 and 5 November 2017 Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 13 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Lidington MP 13 days; Dominic Raab MP 7 days and Sam Gyimah MP 15 days.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Keen has a dual role as Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson in the House of Lords, as such, he spent 4 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</p><p> </p><p>All ministers are required to split their departmental time between 102 Petty France and other locations such as the House of Commons/Lords. As such departmental meetings and business are regularly undertaken at the House of Commons/Lords, this reflects the nature of Parliamentary obligations and legislative business.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, visits are often undertaken as part of Ministerial duties. The information provided is for days spent partially or entirely in 102 Petty France.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:29:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1000270

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect the US Steel tariffs have had on the UK steel sector since they came into place.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	187382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with affected companies across the UK steel industry to fully evaluate the impact of these measures on the UK. The total value of US imports of steel from the UK in 2017 was £360m which amounts to 7% of UK steel exports.</p><p> </p><p>We remain deeply disappointed that the US has decided to apply tariffs to steel and aluminium imports from the EU on national security grounds. The UK and other European Union countries are close allies of the US and should be permanently and fully exempted from the tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the EU and US Administration to seek a constructive, permanent resolution to avoid further escalation that would harm businesses and consumers in both the US and EU.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:26:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1000228

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	INEOS: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government plans to provide to Ineos for choosing the South Tees Development Corporation site as the manufacturing location of that company’s Projekt Grenadier 4x4 vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	187360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Government has a long-standing programme of support to maintain the competitiveness of the UK automotive sector. This includes the Automotive Sector Deal. This is a joint strategic vision for how government and industry will work together to respond to the Grand Challenges of the Industrial Strategy, such as Clean Growth and the Future of Mobility.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has maintained close engagement with INEOS throughout their process and has met with the company and members of the South Tees Development Corporation on several occasions. We continue to promote UK options with INEOS, and stand ready to support in any way we can.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:26:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1000313

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fireworks: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce graphic warnings on fireworks packaging.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	187354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 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><p>The Government has no plans to amend legislation on firework packaging.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1000314

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fireworks: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure young children are protected from firework-related injuries.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	187355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 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.</p><p> </p><p>There are age restrictions in place which prevent the sale of fireworks to those under the age of 16 or 18 dependent on the classification of firework. The law also prohibits those under 18 possessing any category F2 or F3 fireworks in a public place subject to very limited exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently working with industry, retailers, charities and others such as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Netmums to promote the safe and responsible use of fireworks and to raise consumer awareness on firework safety.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith