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751378

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date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions on the grounds of disability were carried out on women resident in Northern Ireland in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There were 13 abortions performed for residents of Northern Ireland in England and Wales under Ground E (risk that the child would be born ‘seriously handicapped’) in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/07/2017 10:29:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

753087

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
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 the reasons for the time taken by the Valuation Office Agency to process rateable value appeals.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	900568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The time taken by the Valuation Office Agency to process rateable value appeals depends on a number of factors. These include the complexity of a case or whether it proceeds to a hearing by the independent Valuation Tribunal. Some cases can be held up in litigation or placed on hold at the ratepayer's request. The Government has reformed the appeals process to ensure that genuine appeals can be dealt with more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/07/2017 14:45:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

753088

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the reduction in corporation tax rates has had on receipts from that tax.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	900569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the headline corporation tax rate has been cut from 28 to 19 percent.</p><p> </p><p>Despite that, onshore corporation tax receipts have increased by over 50 percent, from £36.2 billion in 2010-11 to £55.1 billion in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/07/2017 14:46:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

753089

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 the tax revenue implications of the UK leaving the EU on trade (a) under WTO rules and (b) as part of the Single Market and Customs Union.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	900570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to carry out a significant amount of work to assess the economic and fiscal impacts of leaving the EU.</p><p>The detail of future UK-EU arrangements is now subject to negotiations with the EU. As we enter into negotiations, we will work hard to seek the best possible deal for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/07/2017 14:43:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

753090

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the reduction in corporation tax rates has had on receipts from that tax.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	900566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the headline corporation tax rate has been cut from 28 to 19 percent.</p><p> </p><p>Despite that, onshore corporation tax receipts have increased by over 50 percent, from £36.2 billion in 2010-11 to £55.1 billion in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/07/2017 14:48:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

753091

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cars: Loans
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 the implications for the wider economy of the trend in the take-up of personal contract purchase plans for cars.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	900567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The independent Financial Policy Committee, was set up by the government to assess and mitigate financial stability risks. The FPC recently published in June the Financial Stability Report (FSR) which assessed recent trends in the consumer credit market including car finance. The FSR noted that consumer credit has been growing rapidly but that loss rates on consumer credit lending are low at present.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 18/07/2017 16:04:03 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

753092

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress is being made on reducing the deficit.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	900565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the deficit has been reduced by three-quarters. However, as the OBR’s Fiscal Risks Report published last week shows, the public finances remain vulnerable and it’s important for this country to bring down its levels of debt.</p><p>That is why the government has committed to reduce the structural deficit to below 2% and get debt falling as a share of GDP by 2020-21, guiding the public finances back to balance by the middle of the next decade.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:31:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

750652

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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: Ethics
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 plans her Department has to set up a Data Ethics Commission.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	4325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Data governance, and the effective and ethical use of data, are vital for the future of our economy and society. The Government is committed to creating a sound ethical framework in the UK that will give people confidence in how their data is being handled and used.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the British Academy and Royal Society’s thoughtful report in this issue (<a href="https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/data-governance/data-management-governance.pdf" target="_blank">https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/data-governance/data-management-governance.pdf</a>) and will set out next steps shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/07/2017 11:46:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

750653

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of duck welfare rules relating to commercial duck farms; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	4218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The welfare of ducks is provided for in the general provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007. Defra has a duck welfare code which encourages high standards of husbandry, and the industry also has its own farm assurance schemes specifically for farmed ducks.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/07/2017 10:08:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

750654

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Voting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will introduce a trial of electronic voting in a pilot area with a view to avoiding delays occurred by manual counting of ballot papers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	4217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to trial electronic voting. The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that e-Voting, by any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud. The Government has stated in its manifesto that it will retain the traditional method of voting by pencil and paper, and tackle every aspect of electoral fraud<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/07/2017 15:13:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight