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418636

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change the definition of intermediary relief from stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to make changes to intermediary relief from Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Intermediary relief ensures that the UK equity market functions efficiently by preserving liquidity. Changes to intermediary relief would risk causing serious disruption to the market with implications both for companies’ funding costs and for London’s position as a global listing venue. Even a small restriction could be damaging by causing a change in behaviour, resulting in less tax revenue overall.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/09/2015 15:18:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418637

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the turnover in UK equities is liable for stamp duty reserve tax in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold figures for the proportion of turnover in UK equities that was liable to Stamp Duty Reserve Tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/09/2015 15:09:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418661

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay freeze on the recruitment and retention of staff by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Every part of the public sector has played a role in helping to lower the deficit. Councils, as independent employers, take local decisions about pay and consider how these decisions impact on their workforces. <br><br>At the Budget, the my rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) announced the introduction of a new National Living Wage of over £9 by 2020. The National Living Wage is expected to benefit around 6 million low paid people across the country.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/09/2015 12:39:05 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417578

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Sheffield Heeley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the time taken by Openreach to provide for the connection of new housing developments to telephone and internet services in Sheffield, Heeley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>I understand from Openreach that there is currently a problem with one site in the Sheffield Healey constituency that is now being addressed following a series of delays. Residents should be provided with service by the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/09/2015 09:02:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417645

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Refugees: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the President of the European Commission on the proposed expansion of the European Resettlement Scheme for refugees.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>At a meeting of the informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council on 9 July Member States agreed to resettle over 22,500 people, taking account of priority regions for resettlement including North Africa, the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, focusing in particular on the countries where Regional Development and Protection Programmes are implemented. The UK made it clear that it would not be participating in an EU resettlement scheme as we already operate successful national schemes. At the extraordinary JHA Council on 14 September, the Home Secretary made clear the Government's view that resettlement from the region is an essential part of the response to the situation in Syria. All UK resettlement activity will continue to be delivered under existing national programmes, including the expanded Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme under which we expect to resettle up to 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/09/2015 16:21:37 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417650

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement on Syrian Refugees and Counter-terrorism of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 24, how many additional refugees the Government plans to take under the (a) Gateway programme and (b) Mandate programme over the duration of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Gateway programme demonstrates the UK’s proud tradition of providing protection to refugees; and of the UK’s commitment to supporting UNHCR’s global effort to provide durable solutions to the plight of refugees. Since the first arrivals in March 2004, the UK has resettled over 6,300 refugees under the Gateway programme. The current commitment is to resettle 750 refugees per year, generally those in protracted situations, and has been fully met over the last two years. The Mandate Refugee Scheme is designed to resettle individual refugees from anywhere in the world who have been recognised as refugees by UNHCR, and judged by them to be in need of resettlement; and who have a close family member in the UK who is willing to accommodate them.</p><p>Therefore this scheme has no quota. There are no plans to expand either of these schemes over the term of this Parliament and we will continue with our commitment to offer protection to those in most need, along side those beneficiaries of the Vulnerable Person’s Relocation scheme.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:23:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417814

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from the UN Special Rapporteur on disabled rights on an investigation into welfare reforms since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No representations have been received from the UN Special Rapporteur.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2015 13:45:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417825

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on an investigation into welfare reforms since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Rules of Procedure of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provide that all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to the conduct of an inquiry under the Optional Protocol are confidential. However, as the existence of an inquiry has already been made public by others, I can confirm that the Government has received representations from the Committee in connection with that. The nature, scope and timetable for the inquiry remain confidential.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 14:26:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

416610

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service: Sheffield and West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken is to process Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (a) Sheffield and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	8537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) receives around 4 million disclosure applications a year and operates to a target to process 95% of applications within 56 days (8 weeks). Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that 95.2% of disclosures were issued within this time and the average processing time was 14.3 days. For applications received from individuals living in Sheffield the average processing time was 15.1 days and for individuals living in the West Midlands12.2 days.</p><p>A key aspect of DBS administration is to ensure that disclosure checks are both accurate and completed in a timely manner. The processing time target provides a clear benchmark for expected performance. DBS targets are reviewed each year to ensure they are appropriate and focused on operational priorities.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 8536 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:05:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

416611

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets she has set for waiting times for the Disclosure and Barring Service; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of such targets.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	8536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) receives around 4 million disclosure applications a year and operates to a target to process 95% of applications within 56 days (8 weeks). Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that 95.2% of disclosures were issued within this time and the average processing time was 14.3 days. For applications received from individuals living in Sheffield the average processing time was 15.1 days and for individuals living in the West Midlands12.2 days.</p><p>A key aspect of DBS administration is to ensure that disclosure checks are both accurate and completed in a timely manner. The processing time target provides a clear benchmark for expected performance. DBS targets are reviewed each year to ensure they are appropriate and focused on operational priorities.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 8537 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:05:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh