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523369

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Cars: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the transparency of car hire firms and (b) ensure people hiring cars are not incorrectly charged for damage to such cars.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	39638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>There is already consumer protection legislation in place that protects consumers when dealing with traders, including car hire firms. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs) prohibit traders from engaging in unfair commercial practices, such as providing false or deceptive information or descriptions to consumers or leaving out material information.</p><p> </p><p>Local authority trading standards services and the Competition and Markets Authority enforce the CPRs, and breaches of the legislation can be reported to the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06 in the first instance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (CCRs) require traders entering into distance and online contracts to provide consumers with a range of pre-purchase information in a clear and comprehensive manner, including any additional costs and how they will be calculated.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) provides a wide range of protections for consumers, including restricting the use of unfair terms in consumer contracts. Under the CRA, an ‘unfair term’ is defined as one which, contrary to the requirements of good faith, causes a significant imbalance in the parties’ rights and obligations under the contract to the detriment of the consumer. If a court decides a term is unfair, it will not be binding on the consumer.</p><p> </p><p>A term, such as the price and the main subject matter, may be exempted from the assessment of fairness if it is transparent and prominent (expressed in plain and intelligible language and legible) and brought to the consumer’s attention in such a way as the average consumer would be aware of it.</p><p> </p><p>The consumer protection legislation referred to implements EU legislation which applies in all other member states.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/06/2016 13:02:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 3431 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

523395

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group: Government Shareholding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to launch the next Lloyds Bank share offer; and what incentives he plans to include in that offer to encourage small shareholders to retain shares that they purchase.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	39642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to launching a retail sale of Lloyds Banking Group shares and to fully returning its stake to the private sector in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Those applying to invest less than £1,000 will be prioritised. Members of the public will be offered a discount on the market price and, to encourage long term share ownership, investors who hold their shares for more than a year will be entitled to bonus shares.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/06/2016 15:09:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

523396

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
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 ensure people are not assigned incorrect tax codes.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	39639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Each year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) carry out rigorous assurance testing of the annual issue of tax codes to ensure a high level of accuracy. For 2016-17 the accuracy of annual PAYE coding notices, (based on information that HMRC receives during the year), is around 99 per cent.</p><p>HMRC have developed the new online Personal Tax Account which gives customers the ability to review their own personal tax status and encourages them to keep HMRC updated on changes in their personal circumstances to ensure even more customers are paying the correct tax at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/06/2016 14:11:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

523397

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Older People: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a payment of £1,000 to each person reaching the age of 100.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	39641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve and the State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people. That is why the government has committed to increasing the State Pension by the triple lock, with someone on a full basic State Pension receiving around £570 more in 2016-17 than if it had been uprated by average earnings since the start of the last Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In total, the government will spend around £95 billion on the State Pension in 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/06/2016 15:13:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

523639

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a study into the potential merits of the use of E10 petrol.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	39640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The revised industry fuel standard for petrol (EN228), agreed and published by the British Standards Institution in 2013, allows up to ten per cent bioethanol content (known as ‘E10’). However, E10 is not yet on general sale in the UK and whether to supply it is a commercial decision for suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Energy Task Force, made up of experts from industry and environmental NGOs, reported its findings to the Department for Transport in March 2015. The report, which included recommendations relating to E10, is available on the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/06/2016 14:09:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

521048

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	British Irish Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings of the British-Irish Council Ministers of his Department took part in since May 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	38265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Information on Ministerial attendances can be found on the British-Irish Council website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.britishirishcouncil.org/communique/ministerial-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.britishirishcouncil.org/communique/ministerial-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/06/2016 10:14:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

521091

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Annuities: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compliance of annuity offers to male and female retirees since December 2012 with the Equalities Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	38267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2012, HM Treasury will review the implementation of the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services in respect of insurance services, including annuities, within 5-years of these Regulations come into force; by 21 December 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/06/2016 14:16:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

521119

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Hooliganism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold urgent discussions with the football authorities in England and Scotland on the implications of the events at Hampden Park, Glasgow at the Scottish Cup final in May 2016 for his Department's policies on preventing football hooliganism.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	38268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for safety at football grounds in Scotland is devolved so any discussions would be for the Scottish Government. I meet regularly with the Football Association, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (who are responsible for safety at sports grounds in England and Wales) and others to discuss those safety issues for which I am responsible.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 06/06/2016 12:55:19 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

521134

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Ministers of his Department visited military establishments in Northern Ireland during 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	38266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>My hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces visited 38 Brigade on 26 May 2015. No other Defence Ministers visited military establishments in Northern Ireland during 2015.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 06/06/2016 15:08:06 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

521198

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Laos: Churches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Vietnamese counterpart on the reported arrest of two people on 14 May 2016 for distributing hymnals in Southern Laos.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	38269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) raised human rights concerns with the Vietnamese Foreign Minister during his recent visit to Vietnam. The EU Human Rights Dialogues held with each country also provide an opportunity to raise individual cases of concern.</p><p>Our Embassies in Laos and Vietnam are investigating the case in question.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 06/06/2016 15:43:15 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell