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731282

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve corporate and tax transparency in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	47
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories are separate jurisdictions with their own democratically elected governments under which they are responsible for fiscal matters. However, all Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories with a financial centre are committed to agreed global standards on tax transparency and transparency of beneficial ownership information.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/06/2017 10:27:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731283

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Victoria Station: Emergencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) his Department or (b) Network Rail have carried out a risk assessment on the ability to evacuate the concourse at London Victoria Station platforms 15 to 19 at peak time in an emergency.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	44
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail is responsible for carrying out safety risk assessments at Victoria Station. They do these as part of Crowd Control &amp; Emergency Plans, in line with Network Rail’s Managed Stations Standards (MS). These are produced yearly as a minimum, but are also produced for special events and issues when they arise. Any incidents of crowd control or emergency evacuations are logged and recorded, and reported upon weekly to the Route Station Manager. Every incident has a post-incident debrief which is recorded and actions fed back into the plans.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/06/2017 14:31:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

731284

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the Gibb report into the Southern Rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	45
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Chris Gibb report was published by the Department for Transport on 22 June 2017. The report is now available on the GOV.UK website along with the Secretary of State’s response.</p><p> </p><p>Please see links provided: GOV.UK website link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/southern-rail-network-gibb-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/southern-rail-network-gibb-report</a></p><p>SoS response link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gibb-report-on-southern-rail-network-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gibb-report-on-southern-rail-network-government-response</a></p><p> </p><p>As soon as we received the report, the Department assessed Chris Gibb’s technical recommendations against work or commitments that were already planned or underway. In early January we committed an extra £300m funding for Network Rail to boost the resilience of the infrastructure along the Brighton mainline and associated routes.</p><p> </p><p>The report could not be published during the pre-election period and we have published the report as soon as possible following the general election.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/06/2017 14:25:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

731294

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a regulatory body for fuel pricing.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	64
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>I believe that it is essential that consumers get a fair deal and that falls in oil prices are passed on to lower retail prices. A competitive market is the best way to keep prices low.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel pricing is subject to UK competition law under the Competition and Markets Authority, and we do not believe that an independent body to regulate fuel pricing is necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The Department closely monitors average retail petrol and diesel prices and publishes these data regularly. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/06/2017 13:28:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731299

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to decide on the extension of the yellow card early warning system for benefit sanctions across the UK
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	85
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department published the interim findings of our JSA Early Warning Sanctions Trial in December 2016 and we expect the full evaluation later this summer. We will consider the findings from both reports before making decisions on any future roll-out.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/06/2017 13:10:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731300

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the level of UK GDP of the UK leaving the EU prior to the conclusion of any deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impacts of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p> </p><p>All departments need to prepare not just for a negotiated settlement, but also for the no deal scenario. We are confident that we will secure a good deal for the UK, but are prepared should there be no deal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/06/2017 15:17:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731301

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate his Department has made of the number of officials it has yet to recruit which it requires for the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department undertakes regular resource reviews to ensure that we are appropriately resourced to deal with the task at hand. We will ensure we have the right skills to get the best deal for the UK. The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff, and is growing fast.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/06/2017 13:32:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731302

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timetable is for trade negotiations formally to commence with non-EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, we want to build a truly Global Britain that is one of the firmest advocates for free trade anywhere in the world. We cannot initiate or conclude negotiations on trade agreements while we remain a member of the EU. We are considering our future trading relationships with all our partners as we prepare to leave the EU. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of markets in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 156 157 question first answered 26/06/2017 14:21:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731303

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of trade agreements it will plan to commence with non-EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, we want to build a truly Global Britain that is one of the firmest advocates for free trade anywhere in the world. We cannot initiate or conclude negotiations on trade agreements while we remain a member of the EU. We are considering our future trading relationships with all our partners as we prepare to leave the EU. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of markets in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 155 157 question first answered 26/06/2017 14:21:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731304

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timetable is for concluding trade negotiations with non-EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, we want to build a truly Global Britain that is one of the firmest advocates for free trade anywhere in the world. We cannot initiate or conclude negotiations on trade agreements while we remain a member of the EU. We are considering our future trading relationships with all our partners as we prepare to leave the EU. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of markets in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 155 156 question first answered 26/06/2017 14:21:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon