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1029122

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will carry out a consultation on the planned reforms to civil partnerships announced in October; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL12470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We intend to consult, during 2019, on the planned reforms to allow opposite-sex couples to form a civil partnership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/01/2019 17:03:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1028615

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the White Paper, The UK’s future skills-based immigration system, published on 19 December 2018, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of the proposed minimum salary requirement of £30,000 for skilled migrants on the Welsh economy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	203921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee recommended retaining the existing £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees with the Migration Advisory Committee’s view that the salary thresholds should ensure that migrants are raising the level of productivity in the UK, making a positive contribution to public finances and are not putting downward pressure on earnings. This salary threshold is an important control to ensure migration is managed at sustainable levels. However, before confirming the level of a future salary threshold the Government will engage extensively with businesses and employers, consider wider evidence of the impact on the economy, and take into account current pay levels in the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently maintains a Shortage Occupation List which is used to give priority to individuals within the highly-skilled route cap, and to exempt migrants from minimum salary thresholds required for settlement if they are in a shortage occupation. The Home Secretary has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review the current Shortage Occupation List.</p><p> </p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee will be commissioned to provide an annual report on key aspects of the UK’s immigration system, including to advise on whether detailed arrangements such as the levels of salary thresholds, and the Shortage Occupation List, need to be revised in light of economic and social circumstances, and any emerging or longer-term trends that may impact the labour market. The Government will also invite the Migration Advisory Committee to examine the case for a Wales specific Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 07/01/2019 17:46:42 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1028616

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of funding it requires to plan for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will place any documentation on such estimates in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	203922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Work to prepare for a successful EU exit is a key priority for the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. The work is funded from the Office’s £4.6 million budget for 2018-19. In addition, the Office was allocated £0.3 million in EU exit funding for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 07/01/2019 12:51:50 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1029089

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total receipt to HM Treasury in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18 of (a) VAT payable by retail traders and online traders, (b) income tax at the standard rate, (c) income tax at the higher rate, (d) corporation tax, and (e) capital gains tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL12437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The net Home VAT declared for the ‘Retail trade (except of motor vehicles and motorcycles)’ in 2016-17 is £6,420 million and in 2017-18 is £7,140 million. HMRC does not request information on whether VAT declared on traders’ returns is declared by online traders specifically, therefore this information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Total income tax receipts in 2016-17 were £177,065 million and in 2017-18 were £180,049 million. HMRC does not hold information to base an estimate of income tax receipts split by the different income tax rates.</p><p> </p><p>Total receipts of Corporation Tax (including Bank Surcharge and Offshore CT) in 2016-17 were £50,679 million and in 2017-18 were £56,172 million.</p><p> </p><p>Total receipts of Capital Gains Tax in 2016-17 were ££8,561 million and in 2017-18 were £7,793 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2019 15:26:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1029128

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that private bankers are advising clients to consider moving assets out of the UK due to uncertainty arising from Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Delivering the deal agreed with the EU27 remains the government’s top priority. It is the best way to protect jobs and economic prosperity here and in the EU, and to avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, while respecting the referendum result and the integrity of the United Kingdom.</p><p>In financial services, we have successfully agreed commitments for working towards a future framework with the EU, set out in the Political Declaration. These touch on the full spectrum of the UK’s White Paper position. Crucially, both sides intend to take decisions on granting equivalence at least 6 months before the end of the Implementation Period. The joint position also includes establishing processes to ensure close cooperation on regulatory and supervisory matters. This will help to preserve financial stability, market integration and investor protection.</p><p>We remain committed to preserving our competitive position in financial services after the UK has left the European Union. Our industry continues to innovate and to move with the times – we have world-leading positions in the markets of the future, including green and sustainable finance, FinTech, and renminbi and rupee products.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2019 15:25:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1028543

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2018 on Public Spending, HCWS1205, what the value was of each Department's bid for funding.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	203796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of preparing for the UK’s departure from the EU, the Treasury has allocated £2bn of funding for departments in 2019-20. Details of the figures allocated to individual department were announced in the Written Statement on 18<sup>th</sup> December 2018 (HCWS1205). As ever, the Treasury continually engages with departments on spending pressures. These allocations are reflective of departmental need in various EU Exit scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not publish bids received from departments for public spending.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/01/2019 14:28:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1028617

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been allocated to the devolved administrations to help them prepare for the possibility that the UK does not agree a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	203923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is making additional funding available so that departments and the devolved administrations can prepare effectively for EU Exit. More than £4.2 billion has been provided since 2016, including over £2 billion for core Brexit activity in 2019-20 for deal and no deal scenarios.</p><p>The 2019-20 allocations were announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 18 December 2018. The devolved administrations received their full share of additional funding in devolved areas through the Barnett Formula, with the Scottish Government allocated £54.7m, the Welsh Government allocated £31.1m, and the Northern Ireland administration allocated £20.4m. The Police Service Northern Ireland has received a further £16.5m to reflect the specific and unique circumstances in Northern Ireland.</p><p>This follows 2018-19 Barnett-based allocations from a £1.5 billion fund, which provided the Scottish Government with £37.3m, the Welsh Government with £21.4m, and the Northern Ireland administration with £15.2m.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/01/2019 14:26:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1028547

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	203877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19, including £24.8m and £260m for the Chancellor’s HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs respectively, to enable them to prepare for EU Exit effectively in any scenario.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>) This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on EU Exit preparation in 2018-19 will be detailed in departments Annual Report and Accounts in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/01/2019 13:17:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1028644

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has entered into in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/01/2019 09:39:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028674

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Quintessential Brands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had with Quintessential Brands or their representatives in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	203912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Based on available records, there were no meetings held between Treasury Ministers and officials with Quintessential Brands during January 2015 to September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers’ meetings and hospitality are published quarterly and can be found at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Senior Treasury Officials’ meetings and hospitality are published quarterly and can be found at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings taking place between non-senior officials and the listed company are not readily available and would cost a disproportionate amount to identify and report.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/01/2019 10:47:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle