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78636

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 10.52 of the Report of the Hallett Review, if she will publish the names of the 13 on-the-runs who have benefited from the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Lady Justice Hallett concluded that she should not publish the names of OTRs (with the exception of John Downey) because she had been provided with this information on a confidential basis.</p><p>I do not propose to release the names of those whose cases were considered under the OTR administrative scheme. This is partly because of legal issues around data protection, etc, but also because publication of names might have a prejudicial effect on possible future criminal trials.</p><p>The assessment of my Department is that to release the names of individuals granted the RPM years ago would not be appropriate, given the time that has passed since the RPM was last used and the potential legal issues this would raise. There are of course means by which names of RPM recipients become public, including in the course of legal proceedings, which is a matter for the courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 22/07/2014 16:46:14 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78637

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, following the publication of the Hallett Report, if she will now publish the names of the 228 on-the-runs who received comfort letters.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Lady Justice Hallett did not publish the names of OTRs in her report, with the exception of John Downey. She was clear that her decision not to do so was not “a result of any ‘whitewash’” but rather, “as a matter of law” she “was not entitled to do so”. Indeed, she has been “scrupulously careful not to reveal details of offences in which any OTR was a suspect… so as not to prejudice any future criminal trials”.</p><p>In the same way, and as I made clear in answering questions following my statement on 17 July about the report, I will not release the personal information of those involved in the scheme nor any other information which might prejudice any future trials. As Lady Justice Hallett has said, people “would not thank me if I inadvertently contributed to another successful abuse of process investigation”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 206248 question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78638

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish the advice the Law Officers' Department gave to Lady Hallett on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme operated for the benefit of on-the-runs.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The then Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, and a member of the Attorney General’s Office gave evidence to the Hallett Inquiry but did so as witnesses rather than legal advisers. Lady Justice Hallett reached her own view on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2014 10:10:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78641

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Sunday Trading
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 most recent impact assessment his Department has carried out on the issue of Sunday trading.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) undertook an assessment in relation to Sunday Trading legislation which was published in May 2012 alongside the Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill, though this was not a formal impact assessment. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) looked at retail trade evidence during the Olympics suspension.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to this BIS carried out a thorough review of the 1994 legislation (including a consultation and an independent economic cost benefit analysis) in 2006.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/07/2014 13:29:51 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78646

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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 Export 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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of his proposals to extend the powers of UK Export Finance on (a) the commitment on the Coalition Agreement for UK Trade and Investment and the Export Credits Guarantee Department to become champions for British companies that develop and export innovative green technologies around the world and (b) human rights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	206521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proposals to extend the powers of UK Export Finance (UKEF) should be helpful to exporters operating in all sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 29/08/2014 08:45:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 13043 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

78653

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the responsibilities of the Parlimentary Under-Secretary for Coastal Communities will be; and whether Hull will be classed as a coastal community for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	206520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My responsibilities are on the DCLG website and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/penny-mordaunt" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/people/penny-mordaunt</a></p><p> </p><p>Hull is classed as a coastal community under the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund which covers both coastal and estuarine settlements. It has received two grant awards from the Fund to date totalling over £700,000 to support projects promoting growth and jobs in the city.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2014 15:30:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

78655

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of telephone calls were answered by HM Revenue and Customs in less than (a) five minutes, (b) 10 minutes, (c) 15 minutes and (d) 20 minutes in each quarter of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs went unanswered in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2014 answer text <p>HMRC publishes regular updates on its performance. The latest publication is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/08/2014 12:46:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78656

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made (a) voluntarily and (b) compulsorily redundant in each of its areas of activity in each year from 2010-11; and how much HMRC has spent on redundancy costs in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>Under Cabinet Office protocols for managing staff surpluses, all HMRC staff leaving under compulsory redundancy (CR) terms have first been offered and declined voluntary redundancy (VR) terms. To date this has ensured that all staff who have left HMRC on CR terms have chosen to take compulsory redundancy, either because accepting CR over VR terms has not financially disadvantaged them, or they have declined a reasonable alternative redeployment solution in favour of CR terms.</p><p> </p><p>The redundancies and the voluntary exits have had no effect on the level of service provided by HMRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information required can be found in the exit data, which is published every year in the departmental accounts.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/10/2014 14:11:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78657

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid to officials in HM Revenue and Customs in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each of the last five years; how many officials received such payments; and what the monetary value was of the 20 largest payments made in each year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>HMRC operates two non-consolidated award arrangements:</p><p> </p><p>· Performance awards tied to the annual performance for delegated grades (AA – Grade 6) and Senior Civil Servants; and</p><p>· A recognition bonus scheme for delegated grades which recognises exceptional in year performance. This scheme is not open to members of the SCS.</p><p>· All payments are non-consolidated and non-pensionable.</p><p> </p><p>All information has been previously disclosed in HMRC accounts and transparency declarations which can be found through the following links;</p><p> </p><p>Transparency returns</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments</a></p><p> </p><p>Annual accounts</p><p>2013/14 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>2012/13</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3</a></p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2012 <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Performance awards are paid in the financial year following the performance (i.e. payments in 2009/10 relate to performance in 2008/09).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/08/2014 10:04:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78660

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to promote competition in the market for business banking; and what the effect of those steps has been.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	206494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>Budget 2014 set out details of the action Government has taken to support competition in banking and access to finance for businesses, and also detailed a package of new measures to build on these reforms.</p><p> </p><p>This included: confirmation that the Government will legislate to require banks to share more information on their smaller business customers with other lenders through credit reference agencies, levelling the playing field for challenger and non-bank lenders; and consulting on whether to legislate to require SME lenders to release details on businesses that they reject for finance so these business can be linked up alternative finance providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also commissioned a major new biannual survey which allows for a public ranking of UK banks based on the services and products they provide to SMEs, the first set of results of which were published in May, and an independently reviewed Appeals Process is ensuring that SMEs declined for finance can appeal that decision.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/07/2014 08:38:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson