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748066

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Beer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he estimated the cost of freezing beer duty for 2017-18 prior to the introduction of the Spring Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps all taxes, including alcohol duties, under review and considers a wide range of tax policy options before each Budget.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/07/2017 08:58:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

748333

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Iron and Steel: USA
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the UK steel industry of the US Administration imposing a 20 per cent tariff on steel imports to the US.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate to speculate on a report that we’ve not seen or on the outcome. However, we remain in close contact with the steel and aluminium industry regarding this investigation.</p><p>We have made it very clear to the US that we are deeply concerned by any measures that would affect UK industry. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Washington on 19-20 June, accompanied by senior officials from the BEIS steel team, for meetings with the Commerce Secretary and United States Trade Representative, to discuss a range of key UK interests including steel.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 10:46:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

747137

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce a UK shared prosperity fund; how much such a fund will contain; to whom that funding will be made available; and how those eligible for funding will apply for access to that funding.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The government’s manifesto committed to create a UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Further details will be set out in due course. The government has provided a guarantee for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before the UK leaves the European Union (EU) if they provide good value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities. This includes projects that continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/07/2017 15:42:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

747149

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Foreign Exchange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the results of the research commissioned by his Department on the effect of current pricing structures used by foreign exchange providers on consumer value choices.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>In its Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69488, the Government stated that it was conducting research on the effects of transparency in overseas money transfers (involving foreign exchange), on consumer decisions. This research will help to inform the Government's response to the consultation on draft regulations for the implementation of the Second Payment Services Directive. This response will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 2292 question first answered 05/07/2017 16:02:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

746459

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government still plans to provide 10,000 new nursing degree places.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	1684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reforming nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration education and increasing the number of places available for students; at the same time ensuring these students have more cash available to them while they study.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is confident that the National Health Service will have the required number of students it needs starting courses this year and will continue to work with the education sector to successfully deliver these reforms for the longer term.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements confirming the future clinical placement commissioning model will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2017 16:42:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

733143

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Products: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his Department's working group report on product safety.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	1324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety submitted its final report in April 2017. I had intended to publish the report then, but the announcement of the General Election prevented me from doing so.</p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, I asked the Working Group to urgently review their findings and their report has been published today.</p><p>I have also asked the Working Group to look at further potential areas of product safety and recalls where action might be required, in light of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 15:08:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 1474 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

732354

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Aluminium: USA
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 his US counterpart on the implications for the UK steel industry of the US Section 232 investigation on the effect of imports of aluminium on US national security.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Given the breadth and depth of the UK-US relationship, there are regular discussions between UK Ministers and their US counterparts on economic and other issues – including the current Section 232 investigations. Global overcapacity in steel and other sectors has also been discussed regularly with international partners, including at the G7 Summit.</p><p>My Rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Washington on 19-20 June for meetings with the Commerce Secretary and United States Trade Representative, to discuss a range of issues including the future UK/US trade relationship and key UK interests including steel.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/06/2017 14:37:52 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

714372

registered interest
date	22/03/2017
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: Politics and Government
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 assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	909523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The security situation in Yemen remains a concern. The conflict continues to have a grave impact on the civilian population and makes humanitarian access and delivery of aid in to and within Yemen extremely difficult.</p><p>A political solution is the best way to bring long-term stability. The UK is playing a leading role in diplomatic efforts, supporting the UN Special Envoy’s tireless efforts to achieve this. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), met his Quint counterparts from Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, US and UN in Bonn on 16 February.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/03/2017 14:24:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

711737

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the post on the Libraries Taskforce blog of 8 August 2016, entitled Book dataset first steps, for what reason the library provisions dataset has not yet been published.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	68299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>We will publish data about public libraries in England shortly.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/03/2017 16:09:19 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

706651

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of exempting all new zero-emissions taxis from VAT from 2018 to 2025.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	66083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to alter the VAT treatment of new taxis.</p><p> </p><p>Where a driver who owns or rents a taxi, or a business which operates a number of taxis, is registered for VAT, they will generally be able to recover any VAT they incur in the course of their business activities.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/03/2017 14:50:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss