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755660

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	YouTube
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of paid YouTube contributors in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/09/2017 16:41:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

755708

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost to the public purse of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The approved cost of the programme to build both Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers is £6.2 billion. The Department keeps costs within the programme under very close scrutiny, and industry is incentivised to manage cost pressures.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2017 15:54:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

755790

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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, what estimate his Department made prior to the EU referendum being held of the administrative and travel costs of renegotiating the UK's membership with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold central records of this data.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/09/2017 15:53:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

755792

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK-based staff of his Department there were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014, (f) 2015, (g) 2016 and (h) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>On 31 March of each year listed, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) had the following numbers of UK-based staff:</p><p>2010: 4990<br> 2011: 4786<br> 2012: 4576<br> 2013: 4836<br> 2014: 4609<br> 2015: 4469<br> 2016: 4295<br> 2017: 4499</p><p>Up until 31 March 2016 our staff numbers included staff working for UK Trade and Investment (now Department for International Trade). The 31 March 2017 figures include 223 staff working in roles funded by cross-Whitehall programmes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/09/2017 15:58:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754482

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government purchasing currently comes from small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith on 18 July 2017 to UIN: 4273.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:44:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754503

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Directors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ensure that listed companies publish the ratio of executive pay to the average pay of the broader UK workforce.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6496 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754507

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Courts: Modernisation
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 the cost of plans to modernise the courts system.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is investing approximately £1 billion in modernising our courts and tribunals, and improving the digital infrastructure for our criminal courts.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/09/2017 13:41:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754508

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Hotels and Restaurants: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce VAT on hotels and restaurants in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>EU law does not allow for the application of different VAT rates in different regions of the UK. VAT rates must therefore apply across the whole of the UK. The government has considered the economic costs and benefits of a reduced rate of VAT for tourism related activities and has concluded that there is currently insufficient evidence that this would provide value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The government will look again at the impact of both VAT and APD on tourism in Northern Ireland and will commission a detailed consultative report to gather further evidence to recommend how best to build upon the growing success of that sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/09/2017 09:14:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754511

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what evidential basis his Department has chosen to exclude from the scope of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 each type of business referred to.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs) have implemented the EU’s 4th Money Laundering Directive (4MLD). The directive (and therefore the MLRs) is underpinned by the principles of effectiveness and proportionality as well as a continued focus on a risk-based approach. Therefore, the MLRs apply to only those sectors that are reasonably susceptible to the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing and that are seen as ‘gatekeepers’ to the financial system. In considering which sectors are susceptible and therefore higher or lower risk, this could mean looking at, for example, supervisory information on risks within the sector, any steps taken by industry to mitigate these risks, the level of law enforcement and any evidence submitted during government consultations.</p><p> </p><p>For more information on why the Government has decided to exclude certain sectors from the scope of the MLRs, please see the Government’s consultation response of March 2017:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/money-laundering-regulations-2017/money-laundering-regulations-2017</p><p> </p><p>As per Regulation 16 of the MLRs, the Government will continue to identify and review the risks in relation to money laundering and terrorist financing with a view to mitigating those risks within the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 10:15:48 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754519

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Directors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to make executive pay packages subject to annual votes by shareholders.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6495 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd