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969502

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people move on from their first property and move up the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government reformed SDLT on residential properties, cutting the tax for 98% of people who pay it, unless they are purchasing additional property. These changes benefit those moving up the housing ladder</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has delivered 1.1 million additional homes in England, including over 375,000 affordable homes.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced that it will invest an additional £15.3 billion in housing over the next five years, bringing the total financial support over this period to at least £44 billion.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/09/2018 15:07:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

969503

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Consistent increases by this government to the personal allowance have also increased the Marriage Allowance, as it is linked. The personal allowance increase announced at Autumn Budget means that in 2018-19, an individual will be able to transfer £1,190 to a partner, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>This means that in 2018-19 the Marriage Allowance is worth £238 per year, or £900 if backdated up to 4 years.</p><p> </p><p>This government is showing continuing commitment to the Marriage Allowance, and announced at Autumn Budget 2017 an extension to allow claims on behalf of deceased partners.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/09/2018 15:10:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

969504

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential benefits for future UK trade of improved integration between road and rail infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s recently published Transport Investment Strategy aims to make Britain a more attractive place to trade and invest through a series of long term investment programmes, which seek to improve the capacity and connectivity of Britain’s transport infrastructure. In April 2018 the Government published its Port Connectivity Study, which made a series of recommendations for improving road and rail links to our ports, and through the Clean Growth Strategy we are examining cost-effective options to shift more freight from road to rail.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 17/09/2018 16:06:29 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

964921

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of parental aspiration on children's progress in schools.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	169589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department has recently completed an analysis of Key Stage 4 attainment and progress, exploring the relationship of pupils’ personal and family background, including an assessment of parental aspirations and their children’s progress between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4. The analysis draws on data collected through the second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England, which has followed the development of a cohort of young people from Year 9 to the end of Key Stage 4 and beyond. The results of this analysis will be published in October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 15:34:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

964922

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of over-capacity in (a) classrooms and (b) school buildings on children's academic progress in schools.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	169903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data[1] shows there are fewer pupils in excess of their school capacity when compared with 2010; reducing from more than 97,000 in May 2010 to 54,000 in May 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] The annual school capacity survey 2017, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 15:20:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

942868

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on NATO's two per cent GDP spending target.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	165114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>I regularly discuss this important issue with my NATO counterparts, and it was a key part of the burden sharing discussions at the NATO Summit on 11-12 July.</p> answering member constituency Belfast East answering member printed Gavin Robinson question first answered 24/07/2018 15:01:49 answering member 4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

934581

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the use of its tax powers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	906306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>My ministerial colleagues and I continue to engage with the Scottish Government to discuss a range of issues relating to the implementation of the Scotland Act 2016, and this includes the Scottish Government’s significant new powers to raise revenue, as well as spend it<em>.</em> The UK Government is committed to implementing all sections of the Scotland Act in full, and we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to ensure a safe and secure transition of remaining tax powers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/07/2018 09:43:42 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

931922

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers the police have to direct people to leave an unauthorised encampment where local authority managed caravan sites apply a charge for residing.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	158297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>There are a range of existing powers available for both the police and local authorities to tackle unauthorised encampments. Sections 61-62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provide specific powers to the police to direct people from unauthorised encampments if certain criteria are met. <br>A summary of the powers available to deal with unauthorised encampments has been published on the Government website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/07/2018 11:50:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

921875

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses have been submitted to his Department's consultation on unauthorised Traveller encampments to date.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	152249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The consultation will close on 15 June at 11.45pm, however, currently we have received over 1,600 responses to the Unauthorised Development and Encampments consultation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/06/2018 15:18:04 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

910315

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure lessons are learned from the roll-out of the new Govia Thameslink Railway before South Western Railway's new timetable is implemented.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	147488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The new timetable across Govia Thameslink Railway commenced on Sunday 20 May 2018 and there have been wholly unsatisfactory levels of disruption on those rail services since then. A combination of delayed Network Rail infrastructure works and reduced time to plan a modified timetable meant that the new timetable was finalised much too late to permit adequate logistical planning for the timetable changes. I am determined both that the problems are dealt with as quickly as possible, and that this is not repeated in the future.</p><p> </p><p>I am also clear that the way timetabling is done has to change. It is obvious that Network Rail’s current timetabling system simply cannot cope with the volume of work that it has to complete, and so we have asked both the current leadership and the incoming Chief Executive, Andrew Haines, to ensure that this issue is addressed as a priority. Until this has been done, I will insist on a gradual approach to timetable change wherever possible and not the significant changes that we have seen this month. This is ahead of South Western Railway’s new December 2018 timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/06/2018 13:44:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena