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511448

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Prime Minister's contribution of 9 September 2013, Official Report, column 700, what the evidential basis is for the statement that none of the UK's overseas territories or Crown dependencies are tax havens.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	33667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Leader of the Opposition, the right hon. Member for Islington North (Mr Corbyn), on 13 April 2016, <em>Official Report</em>, column 344-345, and to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Moray (Mr Robertson) on the same day, <em>Official Report</em>, column 347.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 14/04/2016 14:06:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

509953

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offence took place in the UK were prosecuted by the Services Prosecuting Authority in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	33351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Figures for all prosecutions by the Services Prosecuting Authority of Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic violence covering the period 2013 to 2015 where the alleged offence took place in the UK are contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Rape Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Sexual Assault Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Domestic Violence Prosecutions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6 (1 case yet to go to trial)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 13:43:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509955

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Serious Fraud Office in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	33372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of individuals or bodies corporate against whom the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) instituted proceedings in each year but does not include persons outside the jurisdiction, for whom the court has issued a warrant of arrest under section 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 but in respect of whom no written charge or summons has been issued.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The SFO started two related sets of proceedings against Alstom Network UK. One in 2014, the other in 2015. Only the first set of proceedings is included in the table above.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 12:28:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509956

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	33373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Figures for all referrals received by the Service Prosecuting Authority of Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic violence covering the period 2013 to 2015 where the alleged offence took place in the UK.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Rape referral received</p></td><td><p>Sexual assault referral received</p></td><td><p>Domestic violence referral received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 13:42:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509959

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what relevant qualifications the official from his Department who was seconded to oversee the appointment panel for the recruitment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator held; and what methodology was used by the Department to choose who would be seconded into that role.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	33353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>No official from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was seconded to oversee the appointment panel for the recruitment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) guidance the recruitment panel was chaired by a Public Appointments Assessor. The Panel also included the relevant Director from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and an independent panel member.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/04/2016 16:27:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

509960

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cardiff
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 employed in his Department's Cardiff office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	33268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ in its Cardiff office in each year since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The headcount, which is shown in full time equivalent, is as at 31 March in each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/04/2016 16:12:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

509962

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Student Loans Company: Cardiff
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 employed in the Student Loans Company Cardiff office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	33270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company’s (SLC) office in Wales is located in Llandudno Junction and currently employs 132 staff. This site primarily delivers services for Student Finance Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government, including the provision of financial support for Welsh students undertaking further or higher education studies. Prior to 2015, the SLC’s office in Wales was based in Colwyn Bay. The table below sets out the number of people SLC has employed in its Wales office each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/04/2016 16:07:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

509963

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Insolvency Service: Cardiff
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 employed in the Insolvency Service Cardiff office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	33271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The number of employees working in the Insolvency Service’s Cardiff office prior to 2014 is not held and could only be ascertained at disproportionate cost. The numbers of permanent employees working in the Cardiff office since 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>1 January 2014: 35</p><p>1 January 2015: 45</p><p>1 January 2016: 46</p><p> </p><p>The increase in staff numbers between 2014 and 2015 follows the closure of the Insolvency Service’s Swansea office and transfer of staff between the two offices.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/04/2016 16:25:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

509966

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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, pursuant to the Answers of 20 February 2016 to Question 27903 and 3 March 2016 to Question 28905, what the reason is for the apparent discrepancy between the number of overseas visits listed in each answer.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	33387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Having checked the responses from the previous two requests, it appears that the answer to Question 28905, had inadvertently excluded the visits undertaken by Lord Puttnam in 2014. These visits were to:</p><p> </p><p>Vietnam</p><p>Cambodia x2</p><p>Laos x2</p><p>Burma</p><p> </p><p>Also since receiving the original request, there had been another visit in 2016, so the total recorded went from 12 to 13.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/04/2016 16:14:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

509972

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Government responds to the public desire for EU facts published on 6 April 2016, how much the Government plans to spend on providing further public information on the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
uin	33476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production and delivery of this public information leaflet on 6<sup>th</sup> April. It is not possible to provide a further breakdown of these figures, as this would compromise the commercial confidentiality of Royal Mail and the relevant printers.</p><p>The Government has confirmed that a budget of £2.894,064m has been allocated for digital promotion and the operation of the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website. This will be a key means through which the public can access factual information on the Referendum question.</p><p>It is important to ensure that the public continue to have access to factual information throughout the Referendum campaign. The Government has been clear that it will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place during the 28 day period from 27th May 2016. No new content will be added to the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website during this period.</p><p>Work on the leaflet and the website was taken forward by Cabinet Office and No 10 staff, as part of their on-going responsibilities and it is not possible to separate out the cost without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 33449 33450 33451 33477 question first answered 14/04/2016 16:29:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin