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654283

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Autonomous Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to establish a group of government experts at the forthcoming Review Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to consider what legal agreements are required for the management and control of the development of virtual autonomous weapons systems and the necessary level of human control for compliance with international law.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The decision to establish a Group of Government Experts (GGE) to discuss the issue of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems will be taken by consensus by all High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. The UK supports of the formation of a GGE subject to agreement on the mandate for such a group.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/12/2016 16:42:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

654284

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Autonomous Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the threat to UK interests of the development of virtual autonomous weapons systems across the world; and what part effective international regulation could play in controlling the development of such systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government of the United Kingdom does not possess fully autonomous weapon systems and have no intention of developing them. Such systems are not yet in existence and are not likely to be for many years, if at all. The UK believes that international law, in particular, international humanitarian law, remains the correct framework for governing the use of all weapons systems, including fully autonomous ones.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/12/2016 16:43:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

654288

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what plans the Law Officers' Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	56595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on its proposals to extend its commitment to mandatory gender pay gap reporting to the public sector. The Government Legal Department, Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office will comply with any future publication requirements which will apply to it when the relevant legislation is in place.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate are organisations with less than 250 employees so are not expected to be required to publish any gender pay gap information on their website. The expectation however is that they too will comply with the spirit of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 12/12/2016 15:45:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

654290

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has for reform of Government procurement after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	56646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term options for our procurement regulations are being considered carefully.</p><p>We are already working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to support strategic industries within the existing procurement rules. For example, we have published guidelines for departments to apply on major projects when sourcing and buying steel to open up the steel market; level the playing field for UK business; improve visibility of opportunities on major projects; and stimulate competition:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1615-procuring-steel-in-major-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1615-procuring-steel-in-major-projects</a></p><p>We have also published a Balanced Scorecard guide, designed to help public procurers in balancing straightforward matters such as cost against more complex issues, such as social and wider economic considerations when designing their procurement approaches:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0916-procuring-for-growth-balanced-scorecard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0916-procuring-for-growth-balanced-scorecard</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 56669 question first answered 12/12/2016 09:46:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

654293

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the digital transformation projects (a) ongoing and (b) planned.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to transforming the relationship between citizen and state by harnessing digital technology, to build and deliver services. The Cabinet Office is running the following digital transformation programmes:</p><p> </p><p>· Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service - a first rate, efficient and trusted electoral registration system for all citizens;</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify - delivering a new digital service for citizens to prove who they are online securely and safely when using government services. Citizens can currently use <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify to access 12 government services including for self-assessment tax returns and viewing their driving licence information;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>the Government as a Platform programme - a number of new cross-government platforms which will make assembling government services faster, cheaper and better. As part of this programme, GDS is currently developing:</p><p> </p><p>v <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Pay - a shared payments solution for users to make payments;</p><p>v <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Notify - a shared tool for sending messages to users to update them; and</p><p>v Platform as a Service for government - a shared digital hosting platform</p><p> </p><p>We are also making improvements to the digital tools used by civil servants to increase government efficiency. These programmes will reduce financial losses through fraud and error and improve overdue debt management; improve the effectiveness of UK resilience planning, response and recovery, by enabling stronger multi-agency collaboration and reform public services; and improve social outcomes and create savings for the taxpayer through the expansion of Social Impact Bonds.</p><p> </p><p>We will make an announcement about future plans in due course.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/12/2016 09:40:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654295

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps along with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to plan reform of public procurement rules in order to support strategic industries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	56669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term options for our procurement regulations are being considered carefully.</p><p>We are already working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to support strategic industries within the existing procurement rules. For example, we have published guidelines for departments to apply on major projects when sourcing and buying steel to open up the steel market; level the playing field for UK business; improve visibility of opportunities on major projects; and stimulate competition:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1615-procuring-steel-in-major-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1615-procuring-steel-in-major-projects</a></p><p>We have also published a Balanced Scorecard guide, designed to help public procurers in balancing straightforward matters such as cost against more complex issues, such as social and wider economic considerations when designing their procurement approaches:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0916-procuring-for-growth-balanced-scorecard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0916-procuring-for-growth-balanced-scorecard</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 56646 question first answered 12/12/2016 09:46:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

654296

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much proposed simplification of reporting processes for petroleum revenue tax will save oil and gas companies each year.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	56504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The average administrative burden saving to companies in the oil and gas sector from simplifying the reporting process for Petroleum Revenue Tax is estimated at £620,000 per annum.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the measure can be found in the Tax Information and Impact Note (published 23 November 2016). This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:34:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

654297

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when new reporting processes to reduce the administrative costs of petroleum revenue tax for oil and gas companies are planned to come into effect.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	56505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>There are two stages to the simplification of the reporting process for the Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT). The first is the simplification of the process for opting fields out of the PRT regime and the second concerns the removal of reporting requirements from PRT forms. Both simplifications came into force from 23 November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the measure can be found in its technical note (published 23 November 2016). This is available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note/petroleum-revenue-tax-cutting-administration-costs-for-the-oil-industry-technical-note</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:35:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

654299

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 55382, on what date the powers of the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 were first used to change tax credit awards automatically.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	56456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>These regulations were first used to change tax credits awards on 6<sup>th</sup> April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:29:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

654301

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's announcement in 2012 on the proceeds from LIBOR fines to be used to support charities and related good causes, how much the Government has collected in such fines since 2012; and how much of that money has been provided to charities and related good causes.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	56592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <ol><li><p>Since 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has transferred £973 million of LIBOR fines to the Treasury, of which £723 million has been committed to Armed Forces and Emergency Service charities and other related good causes. A further £200 million has been committed towards supporting Apprenticeships.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 12/12/2016 14:25:05 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry