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455696

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 27077, on arms trade: Saudi Arabia, what representations he has received on that legal advice.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	28775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>No representations have been received on the legal advice commissioned by Amnesty International and Saferworld.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 14:13:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

455697

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Oldham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the figures on central government spend with small and medium-sized enterprises, published on 5 December 2015, how much of the £12.1 billion was spent in 2014-15 with businesses located in the OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL8, OL9 and M35 postcode areas.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	28763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service only collects regional spend data for direct spend with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), so the following figures, which are taken from the Governments Spend Analytical tool, Bravo, do not incorporate spend through the supply chain.</p><p>Direct spend with SMEs of £205,978,657.91 was reported in 2014-15 for the North West of England.</p><p>During the same period, the following amounts were reported as going to small businesses in the requested locations:</p><p>OL1 - £2,706,290.86</p><p>OL2 - £18,611.30</p><p>OL3 - £54,984.10</p><p>OL4 - £66,325.40</p><p>OL8 - £83,737.93</p><p>OL9 - £566,399.25</p><p>M35 - £76,074.91</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28726 question first answered 07/03/2016 13:04:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

455698

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much central government expenditure on small and medium-sized enterprises in 2014-15 was spent in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	28726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service only collects regional spend data for direct spend with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), so the following figures, which are taken from the Governments Spend Analytical tool, Bravo, do not incorporate spend through the supply chain.</p><p>Direct spend with SMEs of £205,978,657.91 was reported in 2014-15 for the North West of England.</p><p>During the same period, the following amounts were reported as going to small businesses in the requested locations:</p><p>OL1 - £2,706,290.86</p><p>OL2 - £18,611.30</p><p>OL3 - £54,984.10</p><p>OL4 - £66,325.40</p><p>OL8 - £83,737.93</p><p>OL9 - £566,399.25</p><p>M35 - £76,074.91</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28763 question first answered 07/03/2016 13:04:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

455701

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future level of beer duty.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	28750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The government continues to keep all taxes under review and decisions on tax policy are made as part of the Budget process.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to supporting the beer industry. The tax on a typical pint of beer was cut by a penny at March Budget 2015, building on the duty cuts at Budget 2014 and Budget 2013.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/03/2016 11:09:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

455702

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Homelessness
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 make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the powers available to the devolved administrations and local authorities in England to tackle homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	28753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to work with local authorities, homelessness organisations and across government departments to consider options, including legislation, to prevent more households becoming homeless. We will look to learn from other countries who have innovated in the way they deal with homelessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/03/2016 10:58:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

455703

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's definition is of a homeless person.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	28754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The legal definition of homelessness is set out in Section 175 of the Housing Act 1996. Broadly speaking, somebody is statutorily homeless if they do not have accommodation that they have a legal right to occupy, which is accessible and physically available to them (and their household) and which it would be reasonable for them to continue to live in. It would not be reasonable for someone to continue to live in their home, for example, if that was likely to lead to violence against them (or a member of their family).</p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/03/2016 10:59:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

455705

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Mayors: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his assessment is of the latest date on which the process of organising an election in May 2017 for a Regional Mayor in the north east of England can begin.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	28738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>For local elections the last date by which the notice of election must be published is the 25<sup>th</sup> working day before the day of election.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 03/03/2016 16:50:11 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

455706

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Mayors: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's timetable is for the legislative process for election of a Regional Mayor in the north east of England.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	28739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Our intention is that secondary legislation to enable the election of a mayor for the North East Combined Authority in May 2017 will be made by November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 03/03/2016 16:50:59 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

455708

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 22 February 2016, Official Report, column 35, on the European Council, whether his Department is undertaking planning in the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	28697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/03/2016 16:28:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

455709

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 22 February 2016, Official Report, column 35, on the European Council, whether his Department is undertaking planning in the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	28698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/03/2016 17:10:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell