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1312600

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to enable residents of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to vote on those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	914951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Authorities are already required to consult with communities on low traffic neighbourhoods. We have no plans to enable local votes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/04/2021 10:12:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312050

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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	Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the National Security and Investment: Sectors in Scope of the Mandatory Regime, published March 2021, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the sample size of respondents with respect to providing a basis for legislation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	187284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government received 94 written responses to the consultation on the sectors in scope of the mandatory notification regime. The responses were used to refine and narrow the definitions for the basis of secondary legislation to provide further clarity for parties on whether their proposed acquisition comes in scope of the mandatory notification regime.</p><p> </p><p>There were substantial responses for each sector definition and the responses received were representative of the key areas of the economy. This included investors, individuals, regulators, individual businesses, legal and advisory firms, trade associations and industry groups, academics and regulators. In addition, the Government has engaged informally with external stakeholders across the economy on the proposed descriptions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/04/2021 07:45:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312202

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are subject to the Loan Charge as of 26 April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	187285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>HMRC’s latest estimates of those affected by the Loan Charge are included in their GOV.UK publication titled Independent Loan Charge review: HMRC report on implementation.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in this report, in January 2020, HMRC wrote to more than 55,000 individuals and employers who were identified as potentially affected by the Loan Charge. HMRC estimate the changes to the Loan Charge enacted in Finance Act 2020 took 11,000 people out of paying the charge altogether.</p><p> </p><p>The report goes on to state that 5,600 employers and individuals settled their use of disguised remuneration schemes in the period to 30 September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 185325 187261 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:35:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312205

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with HMRC on its reported (a) engagement with and (b) use of contractors using disguised remuneration schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	187286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not engage in, or enter into, disguised remuneration (DR) schemes. It is possible for a contractor providing services to HMRC to use a DR scheme without the department’s knowledge or participation. Where HMRC become aware of a contractor who is using a DR scheme, they take robust compliance action, including immediate action to terminate the engagement. These individuals are subject to the same tax compliance action in respect of their DR scheme use as any other scheme user.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2021 09:12:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312207

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that umbrella companies comply with legislation on the deduction of employers’ taxes from contractors’ pay.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	187287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Like all employers, umbrella companies are responsible for paying employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) where they are due. Employers cannot, by law, deduct employer NICs from an employee's gross pay. The payment of employer NICs out of the umbrella company’s fee may be shown on the same payslip as deductions, such as Income Tax, from the employee’s gross pay, so that it can look as if an individual is paying the employer NICs, when this is not actually the case.</p><p> </p><p>New rules came into force from 6 April 2020 requiring all agency workers to be given a Key Information Document by an agency before agreeing terms, including when the agency worker is engaged through an umbrella company. Key Information Documents set out details about the engagement, including rates of pay. This allows workers to see how deductions and fees are made through the labour supply chain and how this affects their gross pay and net pay.</p><p> </p><p>When set up and operated correctly, umbrella companies comply with tax and NICs legislation. Umbrella company employees who believe that an umbrella company is not complying with its tax or NICs obligations can report it to HM Revenue and Customs: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/report-fraud-to-hmrc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/report-fraud-to-hmrc</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 187263 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:30:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312233

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will bring forward legislation to grant automatic settled status to (a) all EU nationals and (b) non-EU family members resident in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	187288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>A declaratory system, under which EU citizens and their family members automatically acquired an immigration status and right to stay by Act of Parliament, but without any record taken, would cause confusion and leave people struggling to evidence their or their parents’ status (where appropriate) in the future.</p><p>Employers and service providers would also struggle to identify those who benefit from residence rights under the Withdrawal Agreement from those moving to the UK after the end of the transition period who do not. This could lead to EU citizens and their family members who have made the UK their home struggling to prove their rights and entitlements here, which is not something we can allow to happen.</p><p>By contrast, the EU Settlement Scheme makes it easy for EU citizens resident in the UK by the end of the transition period and their family members to obtain the UK immigration status they need in order to remain here permanently, with the same rights to work, study and access benefits and services as they had before we left the EU.</p><p>The latest published statistics for the scheme, to 31 March 2021, show it is performing well, with more than 5.3 million applications received and more than 4.7 million grants of status securing people’s rights in UK law. The status is underpinned in UK law by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, which protects the rights here of EU citizens in line with the Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/04/2021 09:52:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1311848

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on reports of the ill-treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli detention.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	186193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation, including the treatment of Palestinian children. Officials from the British Embassy in Tel Aviv last raised the issue of Palestinian children in detention on 23 February with the Israeli Ministry of Justice.</p><p>We continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population, in particular the need to protect children. We remain concerned about Israel's extensive use of administrative detention which, according to international law, should be used only when security makes this absolutely necessary rather than as routine practice and as a preventive rather than a punitive measure. We remain committed to working with Israel to secure improvements to the practices surrounding children in detention.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/04/2021 16:24:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1311477

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jagtar Singh Johal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will raise the case of Jagtar Singh Johal in his next discussion with his Indian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	185981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>We regularly raise Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India, including his allegations of torture, his right to a fair trial, and concerns about delays to legal proceedings against him. We have emphasised to the Government of India the need for Mr Johal's torture allegations to be fully investigated.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on 15 December 2020. The Secretary of State for International Trade raised the case with the Indian Minister for Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on 5 February. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kishan Reddy and with Minister Prasad on 15 March during his visit to India. Most recently Lord Ahmad raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian High Commissioner on 16 April.</p><p>This Government will continue to look to raise our concerns about Mr Johal's case at all appropriate opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/04/2021 16:44:57 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1311489

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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	Events Industry: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the absence of a Government-backed insurance scheme for the festivals sector on that sector.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	185982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of the UK’s live music sector, and in particular Music Festivals known around the world.</p><p>More than £21 million from our unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund has supported over 100 festivals to continue trading including Boomtown, Shambala, Glastonbury and Deer Shed Festival.</p><p>Our science-led Events Research Programme (ERP) is also exploring ways in which we can bring larger audiences back safely to the arts this summer if public health conditions allow and we recently announced an outdoor music pilot event at Sefton Park in Liverpool on 2nd May which will provide some valuable data for outdoor events settings featuring unstructured movement of people.</p><p>We are aware of the wider concerns about securing indemnity for live events and we continue to assess all available options to provide further support to the sector within the public health context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2021 13:30:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1311586

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the cost of PCR tests for air passengers; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that cost on air passengers in financial difficulty.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	185983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 11:22:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 100039 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq