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759605

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Registration Officers: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for electoral registration officers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The majority of electoral registration activity is funded by local authorities across England,<br>Scotland and Wales. Since 2014 the Cabinet Office has provided funding to LAs to cover<br>the additional costs generated by the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration,<br>including a second bidding round after the canvass if initial funding is insufficient to cover<br>costs incurred over the year.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:32:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

759606

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK voter registration system.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The most recent formal assessment of register quality, based on the 1 December 2015 registers<br>and published in July 2016, found that individual electoral registration boosted the accuracy of the<br>register by 4 per cent</p><p>Alongside individual registration, the successful introduction of online registration has transformed<br>the way citizens can register. It now takes just a few minutes to apply to register and nearly 30<br>million citizens have taken the opportunity to do so in the last three years. In large part thanks to<br>online registration, the parliamentary register used for the 2017 general election was the largest<br>ever at nearly 47 million</p><p>2.9 million applications were submitted between the calling of the election and the registration<br>deadline date, with 622,000 applications coming on deadline day itself</p><p>The government has continued to modernise the registration process and to make it more<br>accessible, as underscored, for example by recent policy commitments on making it easier for<br>survivors of domestic abuse to register anonymously.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2017 14:54:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

759625

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have had loans approved at the advertised representative APR rates for loan products.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	10192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers’ needs. Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA to discuss relevant regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold the requested estimate, but the FCA’s rules require firms to reasonably expect that in at least 51% of credit agreements entered into as a result of a promotion, credit will be provided to the consumer at the representative APR or lower. The FCA’s rules also require firms to ensure that their communications and financial promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. The FCA is able to impose tough sanctions, such as banning products, imposing unlimited fines and ordering firms to pay money back to customers, where wrongdoing is found.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 10193 question first answered 09/10/2017 13:12:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

759626

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the number of customers offered loans at a higher rate than that advertised by UK financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	10193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers’ needs. Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA to discuss relevant regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold the requested estimate, but the FCA’s rules require firms to reasonably expect that in at least 51% of credit agreements entered into as a result of a promotion, credit will be provided to the consumer at the representative APR or lower. The FCA’s rules also require firms to ensure that their communications and financial promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. The FCA is able to impose tough sanctions, such as banning products, imposing unlimited fines and ordering firms to pay money back to customers, where wrongdoing is found.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 10192 question first answered 09/10/2017 13:12:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

759629

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 9026, on taxation: electronic government, what the eligibility criteria will be to establish which businesses will be entitled to free software in order to meet their income tax obligations as part of the Making Tax Digital pilot phase.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	10115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for free software under the Making Tax Digital proposals is set out in Annex C of the document covering the relationship between HMRC and software developers. The document can be found at : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-software-suppliers-terms-of-collaboration/terms-of-collaboration-between-hm-revenue-and-customs-and-software-developers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-software-suppliers-terms-of-collaboration/terms-of-collaboration-between-hm-revenue-and-customs-and-software-developers</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2017 13:05:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

759631

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of homes bought as buy to let in January to June (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Data from UK Finance shows that the number of UK homes bought as buy-to-let between January and June 2016 was 63,800, and the number of UK homes bought as buy-to-let between January and June 2017 was 36,300.</p><p> </p><p>A significant increase in buy-to-let transaction volumes occurred in March 2016. This preceded changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax, which introduced a 3% surcharge on purchases of Buy-to-Let properties.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/10/2017 13:09:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

759635

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between his Department and (a) local authorities, (b) the Local Government Association and (c) London councils in the last three years relating to residential fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	10066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this information as to do so would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/10/2017 10:20:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

759636

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	10111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Data for DCLG covers annual pay remit years for all staff eligible for a pay award. This does not include pay adjustments on promotion or new appointees not eligible for a pay award.</p><p>Pay remits, which are drawn up in accordance with HMT guidelines to reflect an average 1 per cent spend, are signed off by the Secretary of State for delegated grades AO – G6. Pay awards for SCS staff are made in accordance with SSRB guidelines, overseen by the Cabinet Office</p><p>Data for 2014/15 includes contractual buy-out payments made in excess of 1 per cent as part of the Department’s pay reform exercise to move people off guaranteed pay progression.</p><p>It was agreed as part of the second phase of Pay Reform in 2015/16 that additional contractual obligations could be funded outside of the 1 per cent. Salary increases below 1 per cent include part consolidated pay awards where the person was less than 1 per cent from the maximum of the pay range. In 2015/16 very few employees on legacy terms were due contractual milestones, so funds could be targeted at those on the new reformed terms, giving them slightly above the 1 per cent.</p><p>Data for 2016/17 shows a limited number of staff receiving more than 1 per cent which includes uplifts to the new minima of pay ranges where these were increased by more than 1 per cent; and it includes transitional arrangements for Administrative Officers with adjustments greater than 1 per cent It also includes the SCS pay awards ranging from 0.7 per cent up to 2.3 per cent, in accordance with the SSRB guidelines, with an overall spend of 1 per cent of SCS paybill.</p><p>Salary increases shown do not include contractual milestones to those few employees who remain on legacy terms.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014/15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015/16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of Salary Increases</p></td><td><p>Median Salary Increase</p></td><td><p>Number of Salary Increases</p></td><td><p>Median Salary Increase</p></td><td><p>Number of Salary Increases</p></td><td><p>Median Salary Increase</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less Than 1 %</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.83%</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>0.53%</p></td><td><p>1158</p></td><td><p>0.94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equal To 1%</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1.00%</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1.00%</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Than 1%</p></td><td><p>1122</p></td><td><p>1.50%</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>1.16%</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>1.94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>1152</p></td><td><p>1.50%</p></td><td><p>1151</p></td><td><p>1.16%</p></td><td><p>1218</p></td><td><p>0.94%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 09/10/2017 15:46:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

759647

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: Next of Kin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what rights next of kin have to access data that belonged to deceased relatives.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The process on granting a next of kin access to any data on the deceased, held by public authorities is outlined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/10/2017 15:36:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759648

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on businesses of no data adequacy agreement being in place when the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to my response to PQ 8887 answered on 11 September.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/10/2017 09:56:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham