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722984

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	China: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on China's (a) use of the death penalty and (b) refusal to publish its execution figures.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	71457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government does not make estimates of the number of executions in China. However an Amnesty International report published on 11 April estimated that the number of executions carried out in China each year numbers in the &quot;thousands&quot;, and is more than the rest of the world combined.</p><p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and we continue to urge the Chinese authorities to reduce their use of the death penalty and provide details of the numbers of executions in China. We last raised these concerns at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in October 2016, which I attended.</p><p>Through our network of diplomatic posts, the UK is working with Chinese legal experts and the Chinese judiciary to support legislative and judicial reforms to limit the use of the death penalty. We have welcomed reductions in the number of crimes that attract the death penalty and the Supreme People's Court mandatory review of all death sentences.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2017 16:54:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

722985

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	China: Capital Punishment
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 has made of the number of executions in China in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	71458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government does not make estimates of the number of executions in China. However an Amnesty International report published on 11 April estimated that the number of executions carried out in China each year numbers in the &quot;thousands&quot;, and is more than the rest of the world combined.</p><p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and we continue to urge the Chinese authorities to reduce their use of the death penalty and provide details of the numbers of executions in China. We last raised these concerns at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in October 2016, which I attended.</p><p>Through our network of diplomatic posts, the UK is working with Chinese legal experts and the Chinese judiciary to support legislative and judicial reforms to limit the use of the death penalty. We have welcomed reductions in the number of crimes that attract the death penalty and the Supreme People's Court mandatory review of all death sentences.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2017 16:51:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

722421

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Landlords
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 potential effect of taxing landlords on their income rather than profit on the cost of rent for tenants.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	71284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk to the answer given on 24 April 2017 to his previous question on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 14:35:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

720237

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the banks buy-to-let mortgage terms and conditions on the ability of private landlords to rent to those in receipt of housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	70629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing competition in banking. Although it is a commercial decision for banks to set their own lending criteria when lending to private landlords, to rent to those in receipt of housing benefit, the UK has a competitive mortgage market capable of serving a range of different business models.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 20/04/2017 11:36:59 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

715557

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of taxing landlords on their income rather than profit on the supply of affordable rented accommodation in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The restriction of finance costs tax relief for landlords does not mean that landlords will be taxed on their income. Landlords will still be able to deduct other costs incurred in letting out a property when calculating their taxable profits, and will receive tax relief on their finance costs at the basic rate of tax.</p><p> </p><p>Only 1 in 5 landlords are expected to pay more tax as a result of this change. Given the small proportion of the housing market affected by this, the Government does not expect a significant impact on rent levels or the supply of rented accommodation. The Office for Budget Responsibility also expect the impact on the housing market will be small.</p><p> </p><p>Landlords do not provide the location of their let properties on their tax return.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:33:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714471

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts from the countries in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition participating in the conflict in Yemen on becoming parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>I discuss a range of issues with my counterparts including members of the Saudi-led Coalition conducting operations in Yemen. In line with the UK’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, we urge Coalition members, as non-State Parties to the Convention, to accede to it without delay.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/04/2017 13:47:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714499

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK continues to attract international students to study at its universities.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government values the significant contribution that international students make to the UK’s universities. We welcome genuine students, and we have no plans to introduce a cap on intake for study. The Government also recognises the benefit that education exports bring to the UK and we want to maximise the opportunities for UK providers in this area. As such, we promote study in the UK through the ‘Britain is GREAT’ marketing campaign and also through the British Council, which promotes UK education in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom. The UK continues to punch above its weight in terms of market share of international students, attracting the highest numbers after the USA.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/04/2017 15:59:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714717

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bureaux de Change: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of non-transparent or opaque pricing structures used by foreign currency providers on competition for consumers.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>A competitive and transparent financial services sector is vital to ensuring that the UK economy delivers for consumers and businesses.</p><p>The Government has not yet made an assessment of the effect of pricing structures used by foreign currency providers on competition for consumers or UK small businesses which trade overseas but, as with all policy areas, keeps transparency of foreign exchange fees under review.</p><p>The Government is currently conducting research on the effects of transparency on consumer decisions to inform its policy approach. The Government has recently consulted on draft regulations for the implementation of the Second Payment Service Directive, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 69488 question first answered 18/04/2017 14:14:41 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714722

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Foreign Exchange: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of non-transparent pricing structures in foreign currency exchange on UK small businesses which trade overseas.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>A competitive and transparent financial services sector is vital to ensuring that the UK economy delivers for consumers and businesses.</p><p>The Government has not yet made an assessment of the effect of pricing structures used by foreign currency providers on competition for consumers or UK small businesses which trade overseas but, as with all policy areas, keeps transparency of foreign exchange fees under review.</p><p>The Government is currently conducting research on the effects of transparency on consumer decisions to inform its policy approach. The Government has recently consulted on draft regulations for the implementation of the Second Payment Service Directive, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 69490 question first answered 18/04/2017 14:14:42 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

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