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864291

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the higher charges applied to rates of vehicle tax when paid biannually as opposed to annually on the ability of people on lower incomes to afford that tax.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>It is a long-standing feature of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that rates for biannual and monthly payments are higher than annual VED.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are currently engaged in a programme of large scale technical change to move their services on to new technical platforms. As part of this work, HM Treasury and the DVLA are committed to reviewing the current administration of vehicle tax, including these surcharges.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, DVLA does offer a monthly direct debit, which also helps affordability for people who are cash-constrained.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2018 12:27:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

862074

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Israel: Courts Martial
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any UK citizens are serving as judges in Israeli military courts in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold any information on whether any British or British-Israeli citizens are serving as judges in Israeli military courts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2018 16:17:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

862111

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to reduce the number of people declaring incorrect incomes to avoid child support payments in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on paying parents who use limited companies. The Child Maintenance Service obtains income information directly from HMRC and includes almost all sources of income declared to that Department for tax purposes. The specially trained Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) is able to look into cases where there is concern about a parent’s income. The FIU has been expanded since it was set up in 2014; and between October and December 2017 it opened over 1200 complex earner investigations. We recently consulted on a new Child Maintenance Compliance and Arrears strategy which proposed further improvements to the treatment of the income of complex earners, such as high value assets owned by a parent being used to create a notional income. Our response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 132531 question first answered 21/03/2018 12:06:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

862112

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people using limited companies to declare incorrect incomes to avoid child support payments in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on paying parents who use limited companies. The Child Maintenance Service obtains income information directly from HMRC and includes almost all sources of income declared to that Department for tax purposes. The specially trained Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) is able to look into cases where there is concern about a parent’s income. The FIU has been expanded since it was set up in 2014; and between October and December 2017 it opened over 1200 complex earner investigations. We recently consulted on a new Child Maintenance Compliance and Arrears strategy which proposed further improvements to the treatment of the income of complex earners, such as high value assets owned by a parent being used to create a notional income. Our response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 132530 question first answered 21/03/2018 12:06:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

861197

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with reference to Children in Military Custody, published in June 2012, how many of that report's recommendations have been implemented by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>In June 2016, non-governmental organisations assessed that Israel had implemented only one of 40 recommendations outlined in the 2012 report by British lawyers. We continue to call upon Israel to fully implement all the recommendations and improve the conditions for Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2018 16:15:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

861198

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, how many people involved in the transfer of Palestinian children out of the West Bank to prisons inside Israel entered the UK in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not request or hold the information highlighted.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2018 17:50:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

850194

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Geothermal Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using geothermal mine water to contribute to the UK’s energy supply; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	129762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy has a clear focus on the challenges and opportunities involved in decarbonising heat in buildings and industry. We need to reduce the emissions created by heating our homes and businesses as these contribute almost a third of UK emissions.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working in partnership with The Coal Authority to better understand the geothermal mine water resource available across the UK. The Coal Authority has responsibility for managing the mining legacy and has recently assessed there to be over two million gigawatt hours of low carbon heat stored in mine workings across the UK.</p><p>There are a number of ways to utilise this resource: using the heat for heat networks, for agriculture and for energy storage. An example of where this is actively being considered is in Wales, with Bridgend County Borough Council and The Coal Authority working together to explore using this mine heat for a heat network to provide local homes and businesses with low carbon, affordable heating. This can help reduce carbon emissions and contribute to the UK’s energy supply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/03/2018 14:51:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

850195

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Geothermal Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to offer increased subsidies for the use of geothermal mine water to contribute to the UK’s energy supply.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	129763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Renewable Heat Incentive is a support scheme designed to help bridge the gap between the cost of fossil fuels and renewable and low carbon heat. The Non-domestic RHI currently provides support to both Geothermal Installations and Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP). Mine water could potentially be used with either of these technologies. The RHI budget has been set until 2020/21, and there are no current plans to change the support available for these technologies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/03/2018 15:38:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

850196

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Cardiff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Cardiff Coroner Court on access to justice for residents of the South Wales valleys.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	129764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities have operational responsibility for coroner services and it is for them to make decisions on the need for any particular court.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 129766 question first answered 06/03/2018 17:07:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

850198

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Cardiff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Cardiff Coroner Court on access to justice for people reliant on public transport.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	129766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities have operational responsibility for coroner services and it is for them to make decisions on the need for any particular court.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 129764 question first answered 06/03/2018 17:07:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore