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453664

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Construction
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 potential effect on levels of self-employment in the construction industry of his proposed changes to tax relief for travel and subsistence.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	27586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The changes to tax relief for travel and subsistence only affect those who work through an employment intermediary. The Government’s assessment of the effects of the measure can be found in the Tax Information and Impact Note:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence</a></p><p> </p><p>Further assessment can be found in the summary of responses to the consultation document published on this change: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483389/Employment_Intermediaries_and_Tax_Relief_for_Travel_and_Subsistence_-_Summary_of_Responses__M7057_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483389/Employment_Intermediaries_and_Tax_Relief_for_Travel_and_Subsistence_-_Summary_of_Responses__M7057_.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/03/2016 15:35:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

453769

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce GP appointment waiting times.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	27618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>With NHS England, we are making changes to provide more flexibility for practices to meet the needs of patients. We have invested £175 million via the GP Access Fund to commission 57 schemes across the country. In total 18 million patients in 2,500 practices have benefited from improved access to general practice.</p><p> </p><p>The GP Access Fund is promoting greater innovation in how practices offer access. This could be, for example, through networks of practices offering shared clinics at evenings and weekends.</p><p> </p><p>The first independent report on the national evaluation of wave one schemes looked at how schemes have provided more general practitioner appointments and expanded the type of patient appointments to improve patient and staff satisfaction. A second national evaluation report will be published soon with updated results.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2016 10:08:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

453787

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines her Department produces on the inclusion of non-conviction information or soft information on DBS forms.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	27587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Statutory guidance is issued under section 113B(4A) of the Police Act 1997 in order to assist chief officers of police in making decisions to provide relevant non-conviction information and other intelligence from local police records for inclusion in enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificates. The Home Office introduced the first edition of this guidance on 10 September 2012 and the most recent revision came into force on 10 August 2015.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 29/02/2016 16:57:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

452370

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fringe Benefits: Tax Allowances
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 average annual change in tax relief for a person employed via an employment intermediary as a result of the Government's proposed changes to income tax relief for travel and subsistence.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	27059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the honourable gentleman to the Tax Information and Impact Note published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence/income-tax-employment-intermediaries-and-relief-for-travel-and-subsistence</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/02/2016 12:15:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

450772

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the number of potential closures of and (b) the reduction in community pharmacies as a result of proposed reductions in funding to such pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	25931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the National Health Service and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to assess which pharmacies may close because we do not know the financial viability of individual businesses or the extent to which they derive income from services commissioned locally by the NHS or local authorities or have non-NHS related income.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2016 10:23:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

449745

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Construction: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts there were in each construction occupational area in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	25360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are categorised according to the Sector Subject Area of the apprenticeship, not the industry sector of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not produce forecasts for apprenticeship starts by Sector Subject Area. Apprenticeships are paid jobs and their availability is dependent on employers offering opportunities and hiring apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 25361 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:29:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

449746

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Construction: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts his Department forecasts there will be in the construction sector for 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	25361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are categorised according to the Sector Subject Area of the apprenticeship, not the industry sector of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not produce forecasts for apprenticeship starts by Sector Subject Area. Apprenticeships are paid jobs and their availability is dependent on employers offering opportunities and hiring apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 25360 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:29:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

447037

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle racist and discriminating behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	23776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government deplores racism in all its forms and is determined to ensure everyone has the opportunity to get on in life free from harassment and fear.</p><p>50 years ago Britain introduced its first race equality legislation and in that time our country has undoubtedly become fairer. The Equality Act 2010 protects all individuals against racial and other forms of discrimination.</p><p>On 12 October 2015 a new Cross Government Hate Crime Action Plan was announced, to drive forward action against all forms of hate crime. This will be taken forward in partnership with communities to ensure we target the harm that hate crime causes. More broadly, my rt. hon. Friend, the Prime Minister has set out a series of ambitious government commitments to reduce racial inequalities by the end of the current Parliament in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2016 16:55:22 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

447038

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Racially Aggravated Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of trends in the rate of race-related crimes in England and Wales over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	23781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates that there were 106,000 incidents of race hate crime a year, based on the combined data from the 2012/13 to 2014/15 surveys (the most recently available figures). There has been a clear downward trend in the number of hate crime incidents between the 2007/08 to 2008/09 and 2012/13 to 2014/15 crimes surveys, which have fallen by 28% for all hate crimes over this period. The Home Office also collects information from the police on hate crimes. This shows that were 42,930 race hate crimes recorded by the police in 2014/15, a 15% increase on the previous year. This increase is largely thought to be due to improvements in recording practices by the police over the last year rather than a real increase in race hate crime. However, it is possible in some police forces areas that recording may not be the only reason and there could be an element of real increases in certain areas.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, including that perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person. That is why we announced in October last year the intention to bring forward a new cross Government hate crime action plan. This is being developed with the communities most affected by hate crime and will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/02/2016 17:44:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

444900

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Construction: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to tackle skills shortages in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	22526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Construction Skills Network estimates224,000 new construction jobs are set to be created throughout the UK in the next five years. This means that more than 44,000 jobs could be created every year for the next five years.</p><br /><p>According to CITB estimates, 19% of UK construction workers are aged 55+, and are set to retire in the next 10 years (406,000 people), creating equivalent replace demand.</p><br /><p>The Government has no estimate of the number of construction workers expected to leave the industry due to ill-health.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to significantly increasing the quantity and quality of all apprenticeships in England to 3 million starts by 2020; the construction industry will have an important part to play in achieving this target. Development of skilled labour can only be achieved with engagement of the industry. Construction employers in England are engaged in the Trailblazer process to develop apprenticeship standards that are fit for business, and we have announced a new apprenticeships levy which will put investment in training, and apprenticeships specifically, on a long-term, sustainable footing. CITB returned over £42m last year, supporting 18,500 first, second and third year construction apprentices.</p><br /><p>Initiatives, by the Construction Leadership Council, or through the CITB are seeking to encourage more young people into construction careers. This work includes the launch of the GO-Construct website and work with the National Careers Service and Construction Ambassadors for schools. The CITB has also developed a range of initiatives, working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, the Armed Forces resettlement service and Local Enterprise Partnerships, to encourage experienced individuals into the sector.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22527 22528 question first answered 25/01/2016 16:12:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram