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91671

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date	12/09/2014
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	Business: Loans
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 has taken to implement the Tomlinson report.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Mr Tomlinson’s report called for an independent investigation of allegations about bank treatment of businesses in financial difficulty. This Department therefore passed the report to the financial services regulators including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Serious Fraud Office. The FCA has subsequently appointed Promontory Financial Group and Mazars to conduct an independent skilled persons report under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) 2000. The first stage of the review is considering Royal Bank of Scotland’s treatment of a sample of customers referred to its Global Restructuring Group. If the review reveals that poor practices are widespread and systematic, a second stage will identify the root causes and make recommendations to address the shortcomings. In addition, the FCA has sought confirmation from other relevant banks that they are satisfied that they do not engage in any of the poor practices alleged in the report.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA expects that the skilled person will report outcomes from the review in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 14:24:31 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91680

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the independence and impartiality of the Institute of Chartered Accountants as regulator of insolvencies.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>I have received no such recent representations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 13:30:17 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91697

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirement there is for EU member states to exchange information on tax agreements between them and international companies.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>A Member State should exchange information about a tax agreement it has made with an international company when the Member State considers that the tax agreement may result in a loss of tax in another Member State.</p><p> </p><p>This requirement is set out in the EU Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.</p><p> </p><p>There is no legal basis to exchange information where a Member State reaches a legal agreement with an international company on a purely domestic matter that could never directly affect the tax base of another Member State.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/10/2014 15:05:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91699

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	High Rise Flats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support is available to councils and housing associations to (a) modernise and (b) demolish tower blocks; and what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>We have invested more than £2 billion to enable council and housing association homes to be brought up to the Decent Homes standard, and have announced a £150 million funding pot to enable the regeneration of some of our most run-down estates.</p><p> </p><p>Reforms we have introduced have given councils greater freedoms, including the retention of their full rental income. All 167 council landlords in England now have a long-term, stable source of funding, which they can use to better meet the needs of their tenants and local area, and have, on average, 15% more to spend on managing and maintaining their homes than under the previous system.</p><p> </p><p>While we recognise that transformational estate regeneration may require some demolition of existing homes, this will need to be clearly justified. We would expect landlords to first consider options to upgrade and refurbish existing homes, in consultation with residents, in line with George Clarke’s 12 point plan (<a href="http://georgeclarke.com/2012/11/george-clarkes-empty-homes-manifesto-delivered-to-government-today/" target="_blank">http://georgeclarke.com/2012/11/george-clarkes-empty-homes-manifesto-delivered-to-government-today/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>It is of course important that any modernisation, regeneration or demolition takes place only once the views of the local community have been taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 January 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 35-37WS, which outlines what this Government has done to promote refurbishment and getting empty building back into use.</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150116/wmstext/150116m0001.htm#15011650000003" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150116/wmstext/150116m0001.htm#15011650000003</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/01/2015 16:21:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91719

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason seafood manufacturers are precluded from applying for regional structural aid; and for what alternative funding they can apply.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Seafood manufacturers are precluded from applying for regional structural aid through the provisions set out in the European Commission’s state aid rules for the fisheries sector which apply to businesses involved in the processing of fish and fisheries products, as well as to the catching sector. The Commission views this as necessary to avoid distortion of the market and to ensure consistency with the objectives of the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy. However, support is available to small and medium-sized seafood manufacturers via the European Fisheries Fund, and its successor, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.</p><p>Any application for alternative funding would need to be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to the specific request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:19:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91722

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horse Meat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish the report of the inquiry into the wrongful selling of horsemeat; and what the reasons are for the time taken to publish that report.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Following the horsemeat fraud incident the Government commissioned Professor Chris Elliott, of Queen’s University Belfast, to carry out an independent review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks. This was not an inquiry into the horsemeat fraud itself but a much wider review of the issues which impact on consumer confidence in the authenticity of their food.</p><p>Professor Elliott’s Review was published on 4 September 2014 and sets out a systems approach to improve the food supply chain. The integrity of our food and empowering consumers to make informed choices are central to this Government’s vision of a competitive, resilient and growing UK food and farming sector. This is an important issue and it is only right that upon her appointment on 15 July 2014 the Secretary of State gave Professor Elliott’s final report the time and consideration it deserved before its publication. The report was published when Parliament returned after recess.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:16:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91723

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for implementation of the EU ban on fish discards; and what representations she has received on the sale or disposal of fish discarded before that ban comes into effect.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK secured a landing obligation as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy which entered into force on the 1 January 2014. The landing obligation comes into force in a phased timetable starting with pelagic fisheries on 1 January 2015 and extending to other fisheries from 2016.</p><p>Detailed preparatory work is underway with the fishing industry, European Union Member States and other stakeholders about how we can best implement these changes in practice. This includes supporting the industry in reducing discards ahead of the discard ban coming into effect, including through our successful catch quota scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:22:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91763

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed ban on contractors applying for government contracts if they have committed certain specified offences applies to offences committed in other legal jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations (2006) include a mandatory requirement for contracting authorities to exclude companies from public contracts where they have been convicted of certain criminal offences. The Regulations specify that this includes “any other offence within the meaning of Article 45(1) of the Public Sector Directive as defined by the national law of any relevant State”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/10/2014 08:05:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91766

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the figures for overcrowding are on the First Transpennine Express routes between (a) Manchester Airport and Sheffield, (b) Sheffield and Doncaster and (c) Scunthorpe and Doncaster.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>On a typical weekday in autumn 2013, there were 4% of passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) on First TransPennine Express services at Sheffield during the morning peak and 8% in the evening peak. This includes the routes to Sheffield from both Manchester and from Doncaster. Further information about these statistics can be found in the publication <em>Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2013</em>, which has been placed in the Libraries of the House and is available online at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics are based on passenger counts carried out by train operators that the Department for Transport (DfT) holds on a commercially confidential basis, so more disaggregate data than that published cannot be released. DfT does not hold information on overcrowding between Scunthorpe and Doncaster.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 13:54:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

78997

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were murdered by people classified as severely mentally ill in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	206742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office Homicide Index collects information on whether the homicide was linked to the mental state of the suspect but does not contain information on whether the suspect was ‘severely’ mentally ill. Information on whether the homicide was linked to the mental state of the suspect for 2007/08 onwards (the first year these data were collected) is given in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 01/09/2014 14:04:32 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker attachment 1 file name PQ 206742 table.xlsx title Homicide linked with mental state
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell