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1656148

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research and Development Expenditure Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Research and Development tax credit relief applicants have received repeated requests for information in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	196154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Research and Development tax reliefs are a vital driver of innovation, growth and productivity and are crucial to the government’s pledge to grow the economy. It’s important that these reliefs are easy to claim and are provided quickly to genuine claimants.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record details of the number of additional requests for information, however, HMRC asks for information only where it is needed to support a claimant in justifying their claim.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/09/2023 13:29:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1656149

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff working on Research and Development tax relief schemes in HMRC have (a) prior experience in and (b) qualifications relevant to the technological sector.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	196155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC does not expect staff working on Research and Development (R&amp;D tax relief schemes to be experts in the field of technology. That is not required because it is HMRC’s responsibility to ask questions to establish that the claimant understands and has correctly applied the definition of qualifying R&amp;D. HMRC are seeking to gather information to test against the requirements for eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC staff work with customers to understand the commercial context of their activities and whether they qualify for R&amp;D relief and as part of the checking process. Where HMRC deal with complex matters HMRC staff can seek technical support or specialist advice.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:06:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1656150

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research and Development Expenditure Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of HMRC's Research and Development Tax relief reform changes on the number of UK SMEs submitting applications for tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	196156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text The Government is currently undertaking a review of R&amp;D tax reliefs, to ensure the UK remains a competitive location for cutting edge research, that the reliefs continue to be fit for purpose, and that taxpayer money is effectively targeted. A number of reforms have already been announced as part of this review.<p> </p>HMRC has considered the impacts of these measures, and these are set out Tax Information and Impact Notes published alongside any announcements.<p> </p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the number of R&amp;D tax relief claims received: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit</a> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/09/2023 13:31:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1656369

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer ,what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in alcohol duty on the (a) growth and (b) job creation prospects of the Scotch whisky industry.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	196294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The potential impacts of the recent changes to alcohol duty rates were published at Spring Budget in HMRC’s Tax Information and Impact Note and can be found online (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-rate-changes#summary-of-impacts).</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 11/09/2023 09:08:00 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1656370

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the tourism industry.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	196295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The whisky industry is the UK’s largest single food and drink sector, accounting for 25% of the UK’s food and drink exports and 75% of Scottish food and drink exports, impacting 200 markets worldwide. The whisky sector generates £3.3 billion directly to the UK economy, and totals £5.5 billion when Gross Value Added (GVA) is added to the overall to UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Research by VisitScotland found that 20% of respondents stated they visited a whisky distillery on their holiday in Scotland, making it one of the top activities for overnight tourists on their trip to Scotland.</p><p>Visits to whisky distilleries in Scotland have increased by two thirds since 2010, and over 1000 people are now directly employed in tourism roles which equates to 10% of the industry’s direct employment in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2023 10:21:41 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1652105

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trade Marks: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's procedures for ensuring that all trading names associated with a single registration are properly authorised.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	193391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an operationally independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services, the FCA is responsible for developing and implementing rules, including relating to trading names. Further information on the FCA’s approach is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Financial Services Act 2021, the government granted the FCA new powers to remove permissions from firms when they are not carrying out the regulated activities they are permitted to. The FCA has since undertaken a ‘use it or lose it’ exercise, removing firms’ permissions where they are not carrying out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>This has seen the FCA carry out 1,090 assessments in 2021/22 and resulted in 264 firms applying to voluntarily cancel, and a further 47 to modify, their permission to carry out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers regularly engage with the FCA on a range of issues while recognising that the independence of the FCA is critical to its functions.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 18/07/2023 08:13:37 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1652106

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trade Marks: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's procedures for authorising the association of multiple trading names with a single registration.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	193392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an operationally independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services, the FCA is responsible for developing and implementing rules, including relating to trading names. Further information on the FCA’s approach is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Financial Services Act 2021, the government granted the FCA new powers to remove permissions from firms when they are not carrying out the regulated activities they are permitted to. The FCA has since undertaken a ‘use it or lose it’ exercise, removing firms’ permissions where they are not carrying out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>This has seen the FCA carry out 1,090 assessments in 2021/22 and resulted in 264 firms applying to voluntarily cancel, and a further 47 to modify, their permission to carry out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers regularly engage with the FCA on a range of issues while recognising that the independence of the FCA is critical to its functions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/07/2023 07:34:15 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1647842

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cancer: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2023 to Question 186387 on Cancer: Vaccination and with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 29 March 2023, Official Report, column 1000, if he will meet the hon. Member for Edinburgh South to discuss cancer vaccine trials.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	191099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>In May this year, the Government published its response to Lord O’Shaughnessy’s Review into Commercial Clinical Trials in the United Kingdom. The response accepted the recommendations from the O'Shaughnessy Review and identified five priority commitments to take forwards in the immediate term, backed by £121 million, all aimed at speeding up the set up and running of commercial clinical trials in the UK.</p><p>The UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BioNTech in January, bringing their innovative research and development to the whole of the UK. Through the agreement, UK cancer patients will have access to trials exploring personalised mRNA cancer therapies. Ministers regularly meet with parliamentary colleagues across a range of health issues, meeting requests should be sent direct to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2023 10:37:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1642779

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Clinical Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase patient access to clinical trials; and what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on best practice in this area.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	188438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department works together with other Government departments and devolved administrations to support research and access to clinical trials across the United Kingdom. Our long-term vision, set out in 'Saving and Improving Lives: The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery' was developed in collaboration with the devolved administrations and is in line with similar initiatives in England and the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>To gain a better understanding of how health-related data flows in the UK, Professor Cathie Sudlow has been commissioned to conduct a review.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, runs the Be Part of Research service in collaboration with all the devolved administrations. Be Part of Research makes it easier for the public to find and take part in health and care research. The NIHR is also striving to improve diversity in research by analysing the demographics of participants in randomized controlled trials. The findings show that the participants' diversity, age, and gender are representative of the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is dedicated to enhancing and investing in the talent pool of researchers in clinical trials. It has implemented measures to address under-representation and improve diversity. These measures include encouraging applications from diverse groups through positive action statements and expanding nomination processes for research fellowships to address under-representation based on gender and ethnicity.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 187934 187936 187939 question first answered 21/06/2023 14:40:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1642780

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help encourage vaccine manufacturers to manufacture their vaccines in the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of higher levels of UK-based vaccine production on Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	188439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Over £405 million has been invested through the Vaccine Taskforce to secure and scale up the United Kingdom’s vaccine manufacturing capabilities to ensure a robust response to COVID-19 and potential future health emergencies.</p><p> </p><p>To further improve the UK's resilience to future health emergencies, we have recently announced the £38 million Biomanufacturing Fund to incentivise investment in the biomanufacturing supply chain for vaccines and therapeutics. Together this funding will improve the UK’s resilience to future health emergencies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/06/2023 15:41:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray