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registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Community Interest Companies
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 publish a quarterly searchable record of Community Interest Companies.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	84186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CICs) publishes a monthly list of newly incorporated CICs. This is freely available and can be downloaded at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcommunity-interest-companies-new-cics-registered-in-october-2013&amp;data=02%7C01%7Canne.vincent%40beis.gov.uk%7C0a36bdd19b864f7a5ad508d856467725%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637354207925152064&amp;sdata=%2FfVPVhepfiWmNEUjC8s4WZjpfaLYLW7WZ%2FVzspkA%2Fuk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-interest-companies-new-cics-registered-in-last-month</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As CICs are limited companies, all CICS are listed on the public register which is published and maintained by Companies House and is also freely available on the Companies House website at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fcompanies-house%2Fabout-our-services%23find-info&amp;data=02%7C01%7Canne.vincent%40beis.gov.uk%7Cab2227e51c294343f3d108d8562c0ec5%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637354094503781752&amp;sdata=WqEPCmdGh0PiSesF5z39PhbePizbPeMcUl7vMyJ8Q4s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about-our-services#find-info</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/09/2020 11:56:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1156201

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Community Interest Companies
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 she has taken to promote community interest companies as a form of business.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the contribution which social enterprises make to local growth and prosperity in our communities up and down the country. The UK’s company law framework allows for a variety of business forms, in part to suit those adopting social or environmental purposes.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the growth of purposeful businesses and have taken steps to encourage and enable this trend. The Government encouraged the business-led development of ‘Purposely’, a tool to help social entrepreneurs embed purpose into their businesses using the flexibility provided in the Companies Act; it also established the Inclusive Economy Partnership to harness the power of business as a force for good in our society; and it has supported the new Impact Investing Institute to grow social investment.</p><p> </p><p>Community Interest Companies (CICs) are a huge success story. They are delivering benefits to more and more of our communities right across the UK. CICs have grown exponentially since 2005. There are now over 17,000 now on the public register. They are promoted by the Regulator of Community Interest Companies, which is an independent statutory office holder appointed by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s corporate governance framework has been updated to promote purpose in businesses. The UK’s Corporate Governance Code was revised, with effect from 1 January 2019, to promote the importance of having a clear corporate purpose. The Governance Principles for Large Private Companies developed last year by Sir James Wates do the same. Company reporting requirements, also introduced this year, now require companies to report how they have regard to wider societal interests within the meaning of Section 172 of the Companies Act.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 5003 5005 question first answered 30/10/2019 16:53:08 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 2602 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

946841

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Community Interest Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, if he will place in the Library the total value of healthcare purchased from Community Interest Companies in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	167285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 167286 question first answered 04/09/2018 10:18:53 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

946843

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Community Interest Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, if he will place in the Library the names of the five Community Interest Companies who received the the largest sums of money from NHS organisations in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	167286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 167285 question first answered 04/09/2018 10:18:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

731489

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	Community Interest Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the benefits of exempting registered community benefit societies from (a) corporation tax and (b) business and non-domestic rates.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Community benefit societies which are not registered charities currently pay corporation tax on their profits, investment income and any capital gains. At present the government does not consider a specific exemption from corporation tax to be appropriate as there are alternative routes by which community benefit societies could access an exemption- most importantly registering as a charity if the relevant conditions are met.</p><p> </p><p>The business rates system also includes a number of reliefs and exemptions for registered charities. If a community benefit society is a registered charity then it would be potentially eligible for this support. And all community benefit societies will benefit from the reduction in business rates announced at Budget 2016, which is worth almost £9bn.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/06/2017 13:48:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

708907

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Community Interest Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the community interest companies referred to in the advice given by Treasury officials to Ministers in preparation for the Autumn Statement of 2015 as indicated by the response to the Freedom of Information request to a member of Community Energy England dated 30 September 2016 (reference R52/16) are (a) community benefit societies and (b) co-operative societies.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	66834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Advice from HM Treasury officials to ministers was released on 30 September 2016 in response to a Freedom of Information request. The advice provides background to the decision to exclude energy generation as a qualifying activity in the venture capital schemes and Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR). The advice, dated 15 October 2015, stated that around 200 community energy schemes had registered in the year to September 2015. Of the 200, 72 were community benefit societies, and the remainder were community interest companies. Co-operative societies were not included in this analysis because they do not qualify for SITR investment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/03/2017 17:18:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell