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714028

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	69213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>CPS</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hotels</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,010,080</p></td><td><p>1,396,952</p></td><td><p>1,327,147</p></td><td><p>1,483,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food and drink</p></td><td><p>154,553</p></td><td><p>166,225</p></td><td><p>173,708</p></td><td><p>181,970</p></td><td><p>183,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4,161,445</p></td><td><p>4,445,346</p></td><td><p>4,276,918</p></td><td><p>4,511,405</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SFO</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hotels</p></td><td><p>87,844</p></td><td><p>80,616</p></td><td><p>95,414</p></td><td><p>101,582</p></td><td><p>104,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>2,648</p></td><td><p>1,628</p></td><td><p>3,007</p></td><td><p>2,634</p></td><td><p>2,733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food and Drink</p></td><td><p>6,238</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>3,023</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>1,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>113,964</p></td><td><p>153,723</p></td><td><p>231,954</p></td><td><p>186,622</p></td><td><p>224,170</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Figures as of 28 February 2017</p><p> </p><p>GLD, including AGO and HMCPSI</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Hotels</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD*</p></td><td><p>6,772</p></td><td><p>10,549</p></td><td><p>6,403</p></td><td><p>19,363</p></td><td><p>26,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>2,265</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>49,023</p></td><td><p>41,803</p></td><td><p>42,759</p></td><td><p>23,642</p></td><td><p>35,369</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Hospitality</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>2,897</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Travel</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD*</p></td><td><p>79,539</p></td><td><p>106,161</p></td><td><p>139,103</p></td><td><p>252,523</p></td><td><p>307,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>153,893</p></td><td><p>123,566</p></td><td><p>98,644</p></td><td><p>110,462</p></td><td><p>116,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>86,678</p></td><td><p>61,841</p></td><td><p>72,149</p></td><td><p>61,753</p></td><td><p>72,175</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Other related cost</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD*</p></td><td><p>42,126</p></td><td><p>57,906</p></td><td><p>56,464</p></td><td><p>58,153</p></td><td><p>70,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>3,536</p></td><td><p>3,451</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>918</p></td><td><p>911</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>20,323</p></td><td><p>10,982</p></td><td><p>10,815</p></td><td><p>23,828</p></td><td><p>16,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This includes all expenditure on food and drink, foreign hotels and other subsistence costs and the cost of meeting refreshments. This expenditure cannot be broken down further without looking at individual invoices which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>*The Treasury Solicitor’s Department until 31 March 2015. GLD has increased in size as a result of the merger programme to create a shared legal service for government and expenditure has increased as a result.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 04/04/2017 11:12:37 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

714032

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Management Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 65676, how much of the procurement spending in each of those years related to the services of management consultants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Expenditure on management consultants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>£1,382,460</p></td><td><p>£772,659</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>£684,314</p></td><td><p>£13,347</p></td><td><p>£9,793</p></td><td><p>£960</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The CPS does not separately record expenditure on management consultancy and the amounts in the table above represent expenditure on all consultancy services and may include non-management consultancy services such as IT, legal, HR and project management.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 04/04/2017 11:18:03 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

714033

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Management Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2017 to Question 65693, how much of the spend on the purchase of professional services and consultancy services in each of those years related to the services of management consultants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and therefore is only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/03/2017 14:32:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

714034

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by when he plans fully to implement the Ban the Box initiative across Government.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	69354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to improving diversity of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment that attracts the best talent and makes the most of the potential skills and productivity of ex-offenders. All departments operate in line with the principles of the ‘Ban the Box’ campaign. This initiative has been implemented by all the central Civil Service departments and we expect all Civil Service organisations across the Civil Service to comply with this policy.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/03/2017 15:10:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

714037

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK companies there are with Authorised Economic Operator status.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	69153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March 2017 the UK had 667 businesses holding Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.</p><p> </p><p>During the last five complete calendar years the number of applications received by HM Revenue and Customs and the average time taken to issue a decision are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time taken to issue a decision (days)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As of 28 March 2017, there had been 32 UK AEO applications received for 2017. There has been a significant increase in applications since the introduction of the Union Customs Code from 1 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Union Customs Code provides a period of 120 days for an AEO decision to be issued. A further 60 day extension is allowed where the customs authority considers it necessary, providing a total of 180 days if required.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69154 69241 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:41:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

714038

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have applied for Authorised Economic Operator status in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	69154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March 2017 the UK had 667 businesses holding Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.</p><p> </p><p>During the last five complete calendar years the number of applications received by HM Revenue and Customs and the average time taken to issue a decision are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time taken to issue a decision (days)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As of 28 March 2017, there had been 32 UK AEO applications received for 2017. There has been a significant increase in applications since the introduction of the Union Customs Code from 1 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Union Customs Code provides a period of 120 days for an AEO decision to be issued. A further 60 day extension is allowed where the customs authority considers it necessary, providing a total of 180 days if required.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69153 69241 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:41:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

714039

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	69228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The breakdown of costs for the last five years for hotels, hospitality, food and drink and transport in the last five years can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Hotel</p></td><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£111,255</p></td><td><p>£6,224</p></td><td><p>£1,003,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£154,516</p></td><td><p>£12,568</p></td><td><p>£1,095,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£149,207</p></td><td><p>£8,994</p></td><td><p>£1,097,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£159,673</p></td><td><p>£24,133</p></td><td><p>£1,164,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17*</p></td><td><p>£180,126</p></td><td><p>£11,030</p></td><td><p>£1,248,062</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*the 2016-17 costs does not reflect the complete financial year as March 2017 figures are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for food and drink cannot be provided within the disproportionate costs threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 03/04/2017 10:45:53 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

714040

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2017 to Question 58873, what the timetable is for formal ratification of the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products can be laid before Parliament once all the Primary legislation to fully implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this is included in the Finance (No.2) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69336 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:43:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714041

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) cases of national minimum wage compliance the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) National Minimum Wage Risk Unit has investigated, (b) notices of underpayment have been issued to employers for that non-compliance, (c) employers have been fined the maximum amount for non-compliance and (d) employers have been taken to civil court or an employment tribunal by HMRC for failing to comply with the terms of a notice of underpayment in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives them. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to the department.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, HMRC completed 2667 investigations, identifying 958 instances of non-compliance. In 2016/17, up to 30 September 2016, HMRC had completed 1420 investigations, identifying 521 instances of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not hold data on Employment Tribunals and action taken through civil courts in a format that would enable provision of the statistics requested.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/04/2017 10:38:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

714042

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the freeze on child benefit and child tax credit in the 2017 autumn budget.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	69317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The government has considered the impact on all benefits and tax credits rates that are included in the four year uprating freeze. The government has published an impact assessment at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/03/2017 11:47:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis