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454015

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	UK Trade and Investment: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial and other resources the Government makes available to UK Trade and Investment trade envoys.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	27902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>To fulfil their overseas and UK travel commitments, there is a dedicated budget for the Trade Envoys.</p><p> </p><p>Total cost of the programme to date has been £424,529</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 27904 question first answered 26/02/2016 13:55:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454016

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	UK Trade and Investment: Visits Abroad
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 overseas visits have been carried out by UK Trade and Investment trade envoys in each year since September 2012.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	27903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of overseas visits taken by Trade Envoys since September 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Overseas visits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>93</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/02/2016 13:52:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454017

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	UK Trade and Investment: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost of the trade envoy programme has been since its launch in September 2012.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	27904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>To fulfil their overseas and UK travel commitments, there is a dedicated budget for the Trade Envoys.</p><p> </p><p>Total cost of the programme to date has been £424,529</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 27902 question first answered 26/02/2016 13:55:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454030

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Private Sector: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of his Department's UK National Contact Point in investigating complaints on private sector contract compliance with UK human rights commitments.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	28076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Multi-National Enterprise Guidelines considers complaints that UK based multinationals have not met the voluntary obligations of the Guidelines in regard to responsible business behaviour. Ministers have no role in the NCP’s investigation of complaints, but ensure that its final statements on complaints are available for scrutiny in the House Libraries. The UK NCP also reports annually to the OECD Investment Committee which is responsible for the Guidelines and their implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to fulfilling its obligations under the OECD Multi-National Enterprise Guidelines and maintaining a NCP which operates in line with international best practice. The UK NCP is regularly invited by the OECD to contribute to best practice sharing and the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria has praised its effectiveness and positive outcomes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/02/2016 13:51:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

454050

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for the policies of the Cabinet Office of the recommendations of the Mental Health Taskforce report, published in February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	28085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>We welcome the recommendations for government in the report and will be considering how best to integrate them into our work programme. There will be an impact on policies across Government in this period and, more importantly, a positive impact on people using mental health services.</p><p><br> The Mental Health Five Year Forward View Taskforce Report proposes, and we accept, investing over £1 billion of additional funding by 2020/21 to reach one million more people. There are a number of recommendations in the report which will have an impact on crisis care services, accident and emergency departments, mothers suffering from mental health problems, suicide prevention, children and young people’s mental health services, access to psychological therapies and the physical health of people with mental health problems. The £1 billion announced with the Taskforce report is the total annual cost for all areas in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Announcements on the development of policies, including those with reference to implementing the Mental Health Taskforce will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2016 09:29:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

454059

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations have been opened by HM Revenue and Customs under IR35 in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	27858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) opened 216 interventions under IR35 in the year 2013/14 and 199 in the year 2014/15. HMRC has increased the number of IR35 inquiries in recent years and has at least 250 open at any one time.</p><p>The Government published a discussion document on 17 July 2015, inviting views on options for reforming IR35. The discussion period closed on 30 September and the Government will announce next steps in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/02/2016 12:19:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

454070

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
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 whether a five per cent VAT rate could continue to apply to solar PV and solar thermal within the terms of the EU's VAT directive and the judgment of the European Court of Justice on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	28166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government has recently consulted on this matter, the results of which will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/02/2016 11:50:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

454091

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Boats: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers are available to (a) parish, (b) district and (c) county councils to dispose of abandoned boats in coastal areas; and whether a disposal cost recovery scheme exists for such disposals.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	27909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Statutory Harbour Authorities (some of which are Local Authorities) have powers to deal with wrecks and unservicable and abandoned vessels within their harbour limits.</p><p> </p><p>These powers are available under sections 52, 56 and 57 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (exercisable by the Harbour Master) and in section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The powers allow the removal of wrecks and unserviceable and abandoned vessels and recovery of the cost of doing so from the owner or through disposal of the vessel.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is no statutory harbour authority or conservancy authority in place to use the powers in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, under s253 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the General Lighthouse Authority may use the same powers set out in section 252 to deal with such vessels where, in the authority’s opinion the vessel is, or is likely to become, an obstruction or danger to navigation or to lifeboats engaged in lifeboat service.</p><p> </p><p>The receiver of wreck, who only deals with wrecked vessels and is a statutory appointment under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, has powers under section 243 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to dispose of unclaimed wrecks one year after they come into the receiver’s possession. The Act sets out the dissemination of the proceeds of sale after disposal expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Harbour Authorities operate on a commercial basis without ongoing support from Government and the General Lighthouse Authority are fully funded from a tax on shipping, receiving no money from the UK exchequer. There are no plans for any other funding to be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 27908 question first answered 26/02/2016 12:10:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454094

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Boats: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make assistance available to local authorities for the costs of disposing of abandoned boats, vessels and other sea-faring equipment.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	27908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Statutory Harbour Authorities (some of which are Local Authorities) have powers to deal with wrecks and unservicable and abandoned vessels within their harbour limits.</p><p> </p><p>These powers are available under sections 52, 56 and 57 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (exercisable by the Harbour Master) and in section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The powers allow the removal of wrecks and unserviceable and abandoned vessels and recovery of the cost of doing so from the owner or through disposal of the vessel.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is no statutory harbour authority or conservancy authority in place to use the powers in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, under s253 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the General Lighthouse Authority may use the same powers set out in section 252 to deal with such vessels where, in the authority’s opinion the vessel is, or is likely to become, an obstruction or danger to navigation or to lifeboats engaged in lifeboat service.</p><p> </p><p>The receiver of wreck, who only deals with wrecked vessels and is a statutory appointment under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, has powers under section 243 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to dispose of unclaimed wrecks one year after they come into the receiver’s possession. The Act sets out the dissemination of the proceeds of sale after disposal expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Harbour Authorities operate on a commercial basis without ongoing support from Government and the General Lighthouse Authority are fully funded from a tax on shipping, receiving no money from the UK exchequer. There are no plans for any other funding to be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 27909 question first answered 26/02/2016 12:10:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454097

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what further assistance his Department plans to give the devolved legislatures for providing access to higher speed broadband services.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	27855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Superfast broadband is available to nearly 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the UK, and we are on track to reach 95% by the end of 2017, as set out in our manifesto All of the BDUK superfast broadband contracts with BT contain a claw-back mechanism so that as take-up rises above a set level of 20%, further funding is reinvested in extending coverage, which all the nations will benefit from, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In November, the Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) and our ambition is to set this at 10 Mbps. This will give people the legal right to request an affordable broadband connection from a designated provider, up to a reasonable cost threshold, no matter where they live.</p><p> </p><p>We are also piloting a range of alternative technology approaches to help us understand the options for extending superfast broadband further. We are also encouraging commercial suppliers to meet their commitments to provide further coverage who are themselves investing in new technology to extend coverage.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/02/2016 10:20:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell