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458974

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have taken up employee shareholder status tax relief in the most recent financial year for which figures are available; and what the effect of that relief was on revenue to the Exchequer in that year.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	30534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>No details of the number of employees receiving and companies offering Employee Shareholder Status shares are currently available. Similarly, no details of the effect of the tax relief are available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/03/2016 15:26:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

458977

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Betting: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue accrued to the Exchequer from the financial spread betting gross profits tax in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	30533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Total receipts from General Betting Duty, which includes duty paid on spread bets from financial and non-financial institutions is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>A separate breakdown for revenue accrued from financial spread betting is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/03/2016 17:36:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

453826

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce legislative proposals related to the agreement reached on the UK's relationship with the EU at the European Council on 19 February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	27644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement giving the UK a special status in a reformed EU.</p><p>The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. The UK does intend to pass domestic legislation where necessary to underpin this settlement, following a vote to remain in the EU in the referendum.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/03/2016 17:33:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 47340 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

446986

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 people were (a) in receipt of the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) in 2015-16 and (b) affected by proposed changes to the DSA by constituent region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	23766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Student support for Higher Education in the UK is a devolved issue.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics showing the number of English applicants awarded Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank"><em>http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</em></a></p><p> </p><p>We are only partway through the academic year 2015/16 and so published figures only provide an early indication of DSA support for the whole academic year.</p><p> </p><p>The changes being introduced in 2016/17 will apply to all students applying for DSAs for the first time from the 2016/17 academic year, and are intended to ensure that Higher Education Institutions are meeting their responsibilities to disabled students under the Equalities Act.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/02/2016 15:34:41 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

427284

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on tackling benefit fraud and error in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	15652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Fraud and error is tackled within a number of areas across the Department. Specifically, the Fraud, Error and Debt Programme which commenced in June 2013 and delivers major change projects.</p><p>Spending on the Fraud, Error and Debt Programme for the 5 years between 2010/11 and 2014/15 was £300m, delivering savings of circa £2bn. Further savings in the region of £2.9bn are expected by the end of 2021- 2022.</p><p>In addition the Fraud and Error Service is a specialist organisation focused on identifying and correcting benefit fraud and the many Operational teams across the Department also play a critical role in preventing fraud and error occurring. The Department also provides financial incentives to Local Authorities with regard to identifying fresh initiatives to support the reduction of fraud and error in housing benefit.</p><p>To provide a breakdown of how much the Department spent in aggregate on tackling benefit fraud and error in the last five years would incur disproportionate costs and we have therefore not provided a breakdown.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/11/2015 15:27:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

427285

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to work with credit reference agencies on addressing benefit fraud and error.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	15653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>We already use credit reference agency data in the Fraud and Error Service on a case by case basis to support investigations, for example once high suspicion has already been identified which could be via a Hotline allegation or staff referral for example. In debt recovery the use of credit reference agency data enables us to have more informed discussions with the debtor and to reach agreement on rates of repayment that are sustainable for the debtor and meet our needs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/11/2015 15:36:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

427287

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to transfer housing benefit fraud investigation powers from local authorities to national investigation service.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	15651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The current intention is for Local Authority powers to prosecute Housing Benefit cases to be turned off from 02 April 2016, at which time the Department for Work and Pensions Fraud and Error Service will assume overall responsibility, following the full implementation of the Single Fraud Investigation Service Project.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/11/2015 15:28:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

427289

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of benefit fraud in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2013-14; and what proportion of total expenditure on housing benefit that cost represented in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	15668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Overpayments in the benefit system have fallen to a record low of 1.8% for 2014-15.</p><br /><p>In 2013-14 total benefit expenditure excluding housing benefit was £140bn, of which the cost of benefit fraud was £0.77bn (0.55%). Similarly, Housing Benefit expenditure was £24.2bn, of which the cost of benefit fraud was £0.43bn (1.78%).</p><br /><p>In 2014-15 total benefit expenditure excluding housing benefit was £144bn, of which the cost of benefit fraud was £0.71bn (0.49%). Similarly, Housing Benefit expenditure was £24.3bn, of which the cost of benefit fraud was 0.59bn (2.43%).</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/11/2015 15:19:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

427290

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for increased benefit fraud in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	15669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The 2014-2015 national statistics for fraud and error were published on 5 November 2015. We are committed to tackling fraud and error, and these figures show a reduction in total benefit fraud and error to the lowest ever level of 1.8%. There was a slight increase of 0.1% in the benefit fraud figure (from 0.7% in 2013-2014 to 0.8%).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/11/2015 15:23:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

420762

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Charities: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet representatives of the British Muslim charities sector to discuss concerns about the level of prejudice and unfair stigmatisation they may encounter in the course of their work; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	11422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations and individuals. Details of these meetings are published on the Cabinet Office website on a quarterly basis.</p><p>I would be happy to consider further engagement as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/10/2015 16:07:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 23525 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie