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100109

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 amount that will be saved by the non-issuing of vehicle excise discs.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	211358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>It has been a long standing feature that Vehicle Excise Duty licences are issued from the first day of each month. Licensing on a date other than the first of the month would add administrative complexity and cost to the tax system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of the abolition of the tax disc, from 1 October 2014 there will be around 2.5 million motorists that will now receive automatic refunds upon selling their vehicle that would not have done so previously. The Tax Information and Impact Note published on 10 December 2013 estimated that the abolition of the tax disc would have no Exchequer revenue impact. We expect the revenue impact of the introduction of automatic refunds and the non-transferability of the vehicle licence to cancel each other out.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administrative cost savings from the abolition of the tax disc are estimated to be £13.8m per year as set out in the Impact Assessment published by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on 8 September 2014. These savings reflect the costs associated with producing, issuing and posting the tax disc.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 211359 211360 question first answered 28/10/2014 16:26:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

100110

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason it is his Department's policy to collect vehicle excise duty from both the vendor and the purchaser of a motor vehicle for the full month in which that motor vehicle is sold.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	211359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>It has been a long standing feature that Vehicle Excise Duty licences are issued from the first day of each month. Licensing on a date other than the first of the month would add administrative complexity and cost to the tax system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of the abolition of the tax disc, from 1 October 2014 there will be around 2.5 million motorists that will now receive automatic refunds upon selling their vehicle that would not have done so previously. The Tax Information and Impact Note published on 10 December 2013 estimated that the abolition of the tax disc would have no Exchequer revenue impact. We expect the revenue impact of the introduction of automatic refunds and the non-transferability of the vehicle licence to cancel each other out.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administrative cost savings from the abolition of the tax disc are estimated to be £13.8m per year as set out in the Impact Assessment published by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on 8 September 2014. These savings reflect the costs associated with producing, issuing and posting the tax disc.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 211358 211360 question first answered 28/10/2014 16:26:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

100111

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 amount of additional revenue will be raised by the recent change to the law that results in both the vendor and the purchaser of a motor vehicle paying vehicle excise duty on that vehicle for the whole month in which it is sold.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	211360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>It has been a long standing feature that Vehicle Excise Duty licences are issued from the first day of each month. Licensing on a date other than the first of the month would add administrative complexity and cost to the tax system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of the abolition of the tax disc, from 1 October 2014 there will be around 2.5 million motorists that will now receive automatic refunds upon selling their vehicle that would not have done so previously. The Tax Information and Impact Note published on 10 December 2013 estimated that the abolition of the tax disc would have no Exchequer revenue impact. We expect the revenue impact of the introduction of automatic refunds and the non-transferability of the vehicle licence to cancel each other out.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administrative cost savings from the abolition of the tax disc are estimated to be £13.8m per year as set out in the Impact Assessment published by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on 8 September 2014. These savings reflect the costs associated with producing, issuing and posting the tax disc.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 211358 211359 question first answered 28/10/2014 16:26:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

93865

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to the Highways Agency on phasing works on motorways to reduce congestion and journey times; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	210898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Highways Agency is delivering the biggest ever programme of investment in our national roads – £24 billion from the start of this current Parliament through to 2021. This will ensure we have a strategic road network that continues to help sustain economic growth and meet the needs of the road user.</p><p> </p><p>Work is planned very carefully to minimise disruption as far as possible, and to ensure the safety of road users and road workers. Where the Agency has to close lanes for safety reasons, this is done at quieter times and at night when possible. They aim to keep motorways open during works rather than closing them and diverting traffic onto local roads less suitable for motorway traffic. Also, a high proportion of road works are lifted on bank and seasonal holidays to limit disruption to road users.</p><p>The Highways Agency has a process in place for the planning of road works, referred to as the Network Occupancy Management process. This process sets out the procedures for the management of road space occupancy with the primary objective of reducing road user delay. In simple terms, the process was designed to aid the Agency in its legal obligation, under Section 59 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; to coordinate and where possible minimise the impact of works. The process provides a clear definition of roles and responsibilities and a set of structured management procedures.</p><p>The process is underpinned by a road space booking system which was designed to provide accurate and up to date information on lane closures on the Strategic Road Network. This system is populated with all planned road works and analyses their proximity and timing to other works. The system also includes a delay cost model allowing the impact of occupation on traffic to be estimated which supports an evidence based decision making approach embodied in the process.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/10/2014 10:43:21 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

93866

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M18
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will investigate the reasons why the roadworks on the M18 motorway were not phased to take place after the completion of the roadworks on the M1 motorway south of junction 32.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	210899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>To maintain the strategic road network in a safe and serviceable condition, it is inevitable that Highways Agency road works will need to be undertaken at several locations at any one time throughout the year. Maintenance work is programmed to achieve good value for money and minimise disruption to road users. The majority of work is undertaken overnight to reduce lane closures when the motorway is busy.</p><p> </p><p>In planning major road works on the M18 and the M1, the option of breaking construction into a number of smaller sequential phases was considered, however this would have had the impact of prolonging the overall duration of construction and therefore the length of time road users were disrupted.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/10/2014 10:44:31 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

91363

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from the tourism industry on the level of VAT applicable to leisure attractions in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	208988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has received a number of representations enclosing documents relating to the ‘Cut Tourism VAT’ campaign, which seeks a reduced rate of VAT for accommodation and attractions. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>I refer the Rt Hon gentleman to my comments during the Westminster Hall debate on 11<sup>th</sup> February 2014.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/10/2014 14:52:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

91272

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Rabbits: Diseases
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 recent assessment she has made of the incidence of myxomatosis in Britain; what change there has been in such levels in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	208745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Myxomatosis is not a notifiable disease. The Government has not, therefore, made any assessments of its incidence recently or in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 15:52:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

91303

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she gives to UK police forces on using the European Arrest Warrant in respect of people against whom there is no evidence an offence has been committed under UK law; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	208746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p>Operational matters are the responsibility of the Chief Officer of the police force concerned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/09/2014 12:28:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

90474

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many quadcopters or similar remote controlled devices her Department has purchased; for what purpose such quadcopters were so purchased; and at what cost to the public purse such quadcopters were so purchased.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	208032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Core Defra has not acquired or used any quadcopters or similar remote controlled devices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/09/2014 09:58:23 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

90475

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 she intends to publish the official report examining the causes of the 2013 horse meat scandal; and what the reason is for the delay in publication.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	208030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 4 June 2013 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced that Professor Chris Elliott would lead an independent review of Britain’s food system in light of the horsemeat fraud. The ‘Review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks’ focused on consumer confidence in the authenticity of all food products and any weaknesses in food supply networks which could have implications for food safety and public health. The review started in June 2013 and the final report was published on 4 September 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2014 11:34:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight