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914823

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) Gift Aid and (b) tax relief on charity donations declared on tax returns in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	148609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text HMRC publishes information about the estimated cost of Gift Aid and tax reliefs on charitable donations in “Charitable Donations and Tax Reliefs Statistics”.<p>Column (a) in Table 1 below shows the estimated cost to the public pursue of Gift Aid. Gift Aid is paid directly to charities on donations by Income Tax taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>Column (b) in Table 1 represents the estimated cost to the public purse of the claims for tax reliefs on charitable donations by higher and additional Income Tax payers, primarily declared through the Self Assessment tax return.</p>Table 1: Estimated of Income Tax reliefs for Gift Aid:<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gift Aid paid to charities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher / Additional rate relief on Gift Aid donations paid to individuals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1040</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1270</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/06/2018 16:00:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

910113

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the level of food security in east Africa.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	905513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>More than 20 million people are experiencing acute food shortages in East Africa. The situation is most severe in Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan, with a risk of famine in South Sudan. The UK has recently provided assistance to over 13.6 million people and has allocated £279 million for humanitarian aid to these countries this year.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/05/2018 14:08:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

904726

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will write to women affected by changes to the state pension age to alert them to the effects of those changes.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	144153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Since the 1995 Pensions Act, successive Governments have gone to significant lengths to communicate State Pension age changes, including campaigns and writing directly to those affected. This also included issuing around 16 million automatic pension forecasts between 2003-2006, accompanied by a leaflet on State Pension age, which included information on how it was increasing for women;</p><p> </p><p>We wrote to those people affected by State Pension age equalisation and the increase in State Pension age from 65 to 66 as follows:</p><p> </p><p>- Between April 2009 and March 2011 we sent letters to 1.2 million women affected by the changes introduced in the Pensions Act 1995, (those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1953) informing them of the change to their State Pension age.</p><p>- We wrote to those men and women affected by the Pensions Act 2011 (those born between 6 April 1953 and 5 April 1960) informing them of the change to their State Pension age between January 2012 and November 2013. This involved mailing more than 5 million letters with accompanying leaflet to those affected.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have just completed writing to people who are affected by the rise in State Pension age from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028. This involved sending letters to around 1 million people between December 2016 and May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to build on our communication strategies, making the most of digital technologies, to ensure we have a clear plan for communicating future changes to State Pension age and to assist with wider financial and later life employment planning.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/05/2018 14:17:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

904777

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ibrutinib
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure NHS England provides funding for Ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	144154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance recommending ibrutinib for use in the treatment of previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia with 17p deletion or TP53 mutation in January 2017. NHS England is legally required to fund drugs and treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance in line with NICE’s recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has not been able to make a recommendation on the use of ibrutinib for use in the treatment of other patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia because no evidence submission was received from the product’s manufacturer. Ibrutinib is not therefore routinely commissioned for National Health Service patients for these other indications. NICE will review this decision if the company decides to make an evidence submission.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 143739 question first answered 21/05/2018 15:59:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

895462

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance hisDepartment has issued to businesses on violence within the retail work place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	139940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Violence is unacceptable wherever it takes place, and violence or abuse against retail staff should not be tolerated. We encourage all victims, including shop workers, to report these crimes to the police whenever they occur so that they can be recorded and investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice.</p><p>Through the National Retail Crime Steering Group, we are working with our partners across government, the police and in the retail sector to explore what more can be done to prevent and tackle violence and abuse against retail staff. This includes sharing best practice and exploring whether there is more to be done to ensure consistency in training and in the reporting and response to these crimes, and whether there are additional steps that retailers can take to help reduce the risk of violence.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/05/2018 16:33:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

891373

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the student loan repayment threshold for students who have taken out loans in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and therefore decisions on this issue are for local politicians in locally accountable political institutions to consider and act upon. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is continuing to meet the political parties to review the current position and explore how we might achieve the restoration of devolution while ensuring the good governance of Northern Ireland in the interim.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/04/2018 14:08:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

891375

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Information Commissioner's Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that the Information Commissioner's office has sufficient resources to enable it to enforce the General Data Protection Regulations when those Regulations come into force.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is able to continue to function as a world class regulator, working effectively across the UK to safeguard the rights of individuals in relation to their data. To this end, we have granted the ICO pay flexibility up to 2020/21 so it can review and update its pay and grading structure, to ensure that the organisation is in the best position to develop and retain effectively its existing resources and expertise.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently introduced new data protection charges, which will provide an increase of over £10 million per annum to the ICO’s income. These increased funds will also enable the ICO to continue to develop the level of expertise available to it and, pivotally, to recruit an additional 30% of their current headcount to support its ongoing data protection work, including its regulatory obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner has said of our actions that she is “confident that this will allow me to prepare the ICO for its critical role under the new dat&quot;a protection regime ensuring that the UK has a strong and expert regulator in an area recognised for its importance to the digital economy and society as a whole.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/04/2018 09:18:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

891378

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cerebral Palsy: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make available on the NHS, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy procedures to reduce spasticity in lower limbs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England does not currently routinely commission Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery and published a policy in 2014 based on the clinical evidence available at that time, which did not demonstrate the benefits of surgery over and above other non-surgical treatment options (such as intensive physiotherapy).</p><p> </p><p>However, given the continued clinical and patient interest in the procedure, NHS England invested in a Commissioning through Evaluation (CtE) scheme which has gathered new ‘real world’ evidence from 140 children undergoing surgery in selected centres in England. The interim results of this scheme, independently evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, together with an updated review of the published evidence of clinical effectiveness, have been used to support the drafting of an updated policy proposition which will be considered as part of NHS England’s relative prioritisation process for investments in specialised care in May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>If appropriate, there may also be an opportunity to further review the policy once the full evaluation is available from the CtE scheme in autumn 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 30/04/2018 13:18:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

890520

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Small Businesses: Insolvency
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 make it his policy to classify small businesses as preferential creditors in cases of (a) insolvency and (b) bankruptcy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Certain debts, mostly relating to employees’ remuneration or pension scheme entitlements, are paid before other categories of creditor when a company enters liquidation or administration or an individual becomes bankrupt.</p><p> </p><p>Giving small businesses a similar preferential status would reduce the level of returns for other groups of creditors affected by an insolvency, potentially including a reduction in the returns received by existing preferential creditors such as employees. The Government therefore does not intend to change the status of debts owed to small businesses in insolvencies.</p><p> </p><p>In the recently-published Insolvency and Corporate Governance consultation, Government has proposed removing or increasing the current £600,000 cap on the proportion of funds realised from assets subject to floating charge security in a liquidation, administration or administrative receivership that can be ring-fenced and paid to unsecured creditors (known as the “prescribed part”). Doing so would increase returns to unsecured creditors, including small businesses, without changing their status.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/04/2018 13:50:16 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

890521

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the number of attacks on shop workers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Violence is unacceptable wherever it takes place, and violence or abuse against retail staff should not be tolerated. We encourage all victims, including shop workers, to report these crimes to the police whenever they occur so that they can be recorded and investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice.</p><p> </p><p>Through the National Retail Crime Steering Group, we are working with our partners across government, the police and in the retail sector to explore what more can be done to prevent and tackle violence and abuse against retail staff. This includes exploring whether there is more to be done to ensure consistency in the reporting and response to these crimes, and whether there are additional steps that retailers can take to help reduce the risk of violence.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/04/2018 15:26:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson