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754481

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has received the results of any consultation on Civil Service pay levels in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	6449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has not publicly consulted on Civil Service pay levels in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:42:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

754482

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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, what proportion of Government purchasing currently comes from small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith on 18 July 2017 to UIN: 4273.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:44:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754484

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can vote only once in an election.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	6701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries a financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission, and will consider carefully the findings of their report on electoral registration at the 2017 General Election, as well as their upcoming report on the administration of that poll.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p><p>I have also written to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to reiterate the Government's support for the police to make every effort to investigate reports of criminal behaviour in relation to elections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider if further steps should be taken to ensure the integrity of the electoral system and where opportunities could exist to reiterate that voting more than once at the General Election or other national polls is illegal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:26:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

754485

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will seek to repeal the Fixed Terms Parliament Act 2011.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	6705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government stated in its manifesto its intention to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. Under the Act, the Prime Minister will make arrangements in 2020 for committee to carry out a review of the operation of the Act and, if appropriate, to make recommendations for its repeal or amendment. The Government believes that it is right for the committee to review the operation of the Act, before repealing it, to inform decisions about the nature of the repeal.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:31:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

754486

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 cost of having the HM Revenue and Customs regional hub for Yorkshire in (a) Leeds and (b) Bradford.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	6755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable gentlemen to my <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=QuestionsWithAnswersOnly&amp;house=commons&amp;uin=2583" target="_blank">written answer</a> on 11 July 2017 (UIN 2583) which outlines the eight location principles which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) used to select its regional centres.</p><p>HMRC assessed both Leeds and Bradford with regards to these location principles, and chose Leeds as the location for the regional hub because it satisfied the principles more comprehensively overall.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2017 16:02:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

754487

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received (a) representations or (b) reports on an increase in discrimination towards non-UK EU nationals in terms of their access to mortgage financing on account of uncertainty as to the future status of EU citizens; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	6828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury has not received any representations or reports on an increase in discrimination. UK Finance, the main industry trade body for this sector, have confirmed that mortgage lenders intend to pursue a business-as-usual approach throughout the withdrawal negotiation period, and will continue to treat customers fairly and act in the best interests of customers. Lenders are not currently adopting any changes to their lending criteria regarding citizenship status.</p><p>The Government’s objective is to provide reassurance and certainty to the 3 million EU citizens living in the UK. Negotiations with the EU have been constructive, and will consider the issue of economic rights at the next round of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/09/2017 10:05:03 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

754488

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential occurrence of discrimination in access to mortgages for non-UK EU citizens; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	6829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the potential occurrence of discrimination in access to mortgages for non-UK EU citizens. UK Finance, the main industry trade body for this sector, have confirmed that mortgage lenders intend to pursue a business-as-usual approach throughout the withdrawal negotiation period, and will continue to treat customers fairly and act in the best interests of customers. Lenders are not currently adopting any changes to their lending criteria regarding citizenship status.</p><p>The Government’s objective is to provide reassurance and certainty to the 3 million EU citizens living in the UK. Negotiations with the EU have been constructive, and will consider the issue of economic rights at the next round of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/09/2017 10:06:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

754489

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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, what proportion of staff at HM Revenue and Customs are employed on a sub-contractual basis.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	6702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As of June 2017, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had a headcount of 67,421 paid staff and employed a further 497 contractors. The contractors therefore represent 0.74% of the combined headcount. These figures do not include contractors working for Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services, or external service suppliers who provide IT or other services to HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2017 16:00:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

754490

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Foreign Exchange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's decision not to gold-plate the Payment Services Regulations by increasing transparency in foreign exchange pricing is consistent with the Government's stated approach to gold-plating; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The decision not to increase transparency in foreign exchange pricing is consistent with the Government’s approach to transposing other EU Directives, which is not to gold-plate and go beyond the requirements of the Directive wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/09/2017 16:05:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

754491

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what distributional analysis his Department has carried out on the pay of public sector workers who are not covered by a pay review body; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that analysis.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	6556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the relevant departments and employers to consider how to distribute the funds available for their annual pay awards.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/09/2017 13:42:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell