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418390

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the extent of the adoption of IPv6; and what steps he is taking to promote such adoption.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>As outlined in the Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy, the government has commissioned an independent review of the use of IPv6 in the UK. We are in the final stages of this review and the outcomes will inform future policy making in this area. We intend to publish the outcome of the Review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/09/2015 14:15:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418391

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Consumer Rights Act 2015
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) amend and (b) repeal sections of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2015 answer text <p>I have no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/10/2015 13:26:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

418392

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement actions were undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three years involving unlawful deductions made more than two years before an unlawful deductions claim was brought by a victim of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>While HM Revenue and Customs has been working cases involving Modern Day Slavery for some time, data has not been collected for this period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10053 10055 question first answered 21/09/2015 12:38:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418393

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pay: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement actions were undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three years involving unlawful deductions made more than two years before an unlawful deductions claim was brought.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>While HM Revenue and Customs has been working cases involving Modern Day Slavery for some time, data has not been collected for this period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10053 10054 question first answered 21/09/2015 12:38:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418394

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many permanent staff members are employed by HM Revenue and Customs to undertake national minimum wage inspection activity.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently 232 staff working in National Minimum Wage for HMRC, up from 171 at the start of 2014/15. The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage very seriously and has increased funding from £8m in 2013/14 to £13.2m in 2015/16 allowing for around 278 staff to be in post by the end of 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/09/2015 12:45:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418395

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who he has appointed as his Department's Modern Slavery Strategic Lead.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have appointed a Modern Slavery Strategic Lead who is working across the department and with other local and national agencies to coordinate operational activity. The lead sits in Enforcement and Compliance in HMRC, reporting to the Director General Enforcement and Compliance at a senior level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/09/2015 10:35:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418396

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes are in place for liaison between his Department's Modern Slavery Strategic Lead and key stakeholders in civil society.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Modern Slavery Strategic Lead works closely with all appropriate government and non-government partners at both a national, strategic level and a local, operational level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a national level, HMRC is represented on all the cross-government Modern Slavery governance bodies. More locally, the Modern Slavery Strategic Lead represents HMRC on local anti-slavery partnership groups, which include non-governmental organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/09/2015 10:36:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418397

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement actions were undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three years involving a victim of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>While HM Revenue and Customs has been working cases involving Modern Day Slavery for some time, data has not been collected for this period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10054 10055 question first answered 21/09/2015 12:38:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418398

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts and the European Commission on retaining the level of UK bank deposit guarantees at £85,000; and what estimate he has made of the level of funds set aside for such guarantees in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	10016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>As with any new EU legislation, HM Treasury engaged in discussions with the European Commission and other EU member states during the negotiation of the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive, and following its adoption in order to manage the transposition effectively. HM Treasury laid a statutory instrument to ensure that UK depositors would not be exposed to a sudden reduction in the level of protection to which they are entitled from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>FSCS compensation is funded by levies on regulated financial services firms, within a limit which is set by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/09/2015 16:44:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

418399

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Shareholders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to address the disparity between the number of shares owned by individuals and large investment funds.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Large investment funds effectively comprise the investments of individuals, whether via their pension funds, insurance contracts, or other savings and investment products. The decision to invest in companies’ shares directly, or indirectly through a fund, is a matter for individual investors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a variety of steps to encourage individual saving, and retail investment in shares in particular. For example, we have:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Reduced the starting rate of income tax for savings;</p><p> </p><p>- Increased the maximum annual amount which can be invested in an Individual Savings Account (ISA) to £15,240 in the 2015-16 tax year, and provided savers with greater flexibility to withdraw their money and put it back in to an ISA within the same year, without losing their tax benefits;</p><p> </p><p>- Introduced, from April 2016, a new tax-free Personal Savings Allowance of £1,000 (or £500 for higher rate taxpayers) of interest earned on savings (taking 95 per cent of taxpayers out of savings tax altogether) as well as a new £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance for all taxpayers;</p><p> </p><p>- Allowed shares from growth markets such as the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to be held in ISAs - making investment in the growth markets easier;</p><p> </p><p>- Abolished stamp duty on AIM shares, attracting further investment into growing companies and reducing the cost of raising capital for those companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/09/2015 10:09:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell