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850640

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of owners of holiday properties who have registered for the small business rates relief.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of holiday properties that are registered for, or receive, small business rate relief. Decisions on whether a property qualifies for small business rate relief rest with local councils.</p><p>The Valuation Office Agency ratings list data shows that there are 41,000 properties classed as self-catering holiday homes with a rateable value of up to £15,000, which is the upper limit for small business rate relief. However, not all of these properties will receive this relief, for example where owners have more than one property.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/03/2018 13:24:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850644

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to prevent one parent obtaining a passport for their children without the consent of the other.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the current policy on who can apply for a child’s passport. Her Majesty’s Passport Office already has in place provisions for someone to inform them of concerns regarding safeguarding and abduction.</p><p>HM Passport Office also recommends that where issues occur, parents, guardians or a legal representative seek direction from the courts and if informed HM Passport Office will allow a period of time for this to be obtained before a passport is issued.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2018 19:30:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850965

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Poland: 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, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in the Government of Poland on their Holocaust law.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text ​The Foreign Secretary discussed this issue with his counterpart, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 15 February 2018. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/03/2018 15:22:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850966

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Local Government: Disciplinary Proceedings
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 local government employees were suspended on full pay in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Central government does not collate this information.</p><p>Local government workforce matters are devolved and it is for councils as independent employers to make decisions on staff disciplinary. This information will be held locally.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:07:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850967

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Deptartment, what the Government's policy is on the destruction of security service files on the political activities of private individuals.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>It has been the policy of successive Governments neither to confirm nor deny matters relating to the activities of the security and intelligence services.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/03/2018 15:00:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850968

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver Information Systems: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What guidance his Department has been issued on drivers using satellite navigational apps on mobile phones whilst driving vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department issued guidance “Using a phone or a sat nav when driving” which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/03/2018 15:51:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850975

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the level of debt accrued by SMEs as a result of late payments.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 130178 130179 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:54:14 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850976

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the number of businesses that have been wound up as a result of late payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 130177 130179 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:54:14 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850977

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate the his Department has made of the number of SMEs that have been forced to take legal action to recover late payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 130177 130178 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:54:14 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

846883

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the outcome of the recent Kuwait Conference; and what the extent was of the funding agreed at that conference.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Pledges totalling over $30billion were made at the Kuwait conference, for which the Government of Iraq, conference organisers and donors should be congratulated. I reiterated that UK Export Finance will offer up to £750 million of export finance in any given year for infrastructure projects in Iraq under its ten year MoU.</p><p>A large number of private sector companies from numerous nations also attended, highlighting the interest from potential foreign investors. We will now need to ensure that the Government of Iraq converts this strong international support into sustainable reconstruction, reconciliation and private sector development.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2018 16:55:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord