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454014

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: Meetings
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 meetings he has held with UK Trade and Investment trade envoys since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	27901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills hosted a roundtable alongside my noble Friend Lord Maude of Horsham at the House of Lords for all Trade Envoys on 9<sup>th</sup> February 2016. To the best of our knowledge, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has not held individual meetings with any of the Trade Envoys.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/02/2016 14:07:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

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

454032

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the report, The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy, published in March 2015, whether estimates of gross value added for electricity generation include (a) the value of renewable obligation certificates and (b) the element of the feed-in tariff and Contract for Difference prices which are above the market price of energy.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	28109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The report on the Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy is based on a bottom-up analysis of company accounts from those businesses participating in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The report estimates gross value added within the sector by taking gross profit less the sum of employment costs, depreciation and amortisation. This definition is consistent with the approach generally taken in official statistics as a measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area, industry or sector of an economy.</p><p> </p><p>To the extent they are included within company accounts, the report captures the value of renewable obligation certificates and the element of the feed-in tariff which is above the market price of energy. However, this will exclude payments to householders and other non-business or charity electricity generators.</p><p> </p><p>No element of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) will be included in the estimates as the report only covers the period 2010 to 2013, before the introduction of CfDs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/02/2016 14:07:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

454046

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to senior civil servants attending events organised by hon. Members of the Government party.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>All civil servants are subject to the requirements of the Civil Service Code and Civil Service Management Code. Further guidance on attendance at external events including those organised by political parties can be found in the Directory of Civil Service Guidance (vol 2).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28062 question first answered 26/02/2016 13:59:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

454049

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to senior civil servants on speaking at public events.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>All civil servants are subject to the requirements of the Civil Service Code and Civil Service Management Code. Further guidance on attendance at external events including those organised by political parties can be found in the Directory of Civil Service Guidance (vol 2).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28063 question first answered 26/02/2016 13:59:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

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