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847723

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the number of UK pensioners who live overseas who will return to live in the UK due to the lack of uprating to state pensions.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision to move abroad is voluntary and remains a personal choice dependent on the circumstances of the individual. The policy on up-rating UK state pensions overseas is a long-standing policy of successive Governments. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide without regard to nationality to those people who meet the eligibility criteria and are up-rated for recipients resident abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so. HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions publish information on the effect of moving abroad on the State Pension which is available at: www.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2018 15:47:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847033

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Future Accommodation Model survey, what assessment he has made of the effect of the level survey’s response rate on the efficacy of the survey’s results and conclusions.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) Survey was conducted in 2016 to gauge the views of serving Armed Forces personnel on current accommodation provision and proposed options under FAM.</p><p> </p><p>The Survey was open to approximately 137,000 personnel. The response rate was 18%, based on 24,302 valid responses. Full details of the methodology used in the FAM survey can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-future-accommodation-model-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-future-accommodation-model-survey-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Response rates tended to be lower among the more junior ranks, which means these groups are under-represented within the data. To compensate for this non-response bias, FAM Survey results were weighted by Service, Rank and Marital Status as the key variables affecting both responses rates and views on FAM.</p><p> </p><p>The results are now being considered alongside qualitative data, collected from focus groups and workshops, and quantitative data from other surveys.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2018 16:58:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847034

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria the Government uses to award contracts to private companies.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p> </p><p>Regulations covering selection and award criteria are included in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 13:58:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847035

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s response to Freedom of Information request 378/2016, for what reasons transitional arrangements No. 22 and 23 of Table A have not been costed.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Table A shows all of the options considered by the Government during the passage of the Pensions Act 2011. At the time the options were prioritised for costing, and those which were less specific in scope were not costed.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2018 15:44:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847041

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merit of the introduction of favourable financial grants to rebuild and diversify the economies of tax havens that are conditional on benchmarks on (a) transparency, (b) accountability and (c) cooperation to tackle offshore tax avoidance and evasion.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce such grants. The UK supports international efforts to tackle aggressive tax avoidance and evasion, and supports lists of non-co-operative jurisdictions for tax purposes in the OECD and EU to encourage jurisdictions to comply with relevant international tax standards. The UK also supports capacity building programmes to help jurisdictions implement these standards, including through the OECD’s Global Forum, the OECD’s Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, and a dedicated capacity building unit in HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 14:52:37 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847042

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Havens: Withholding Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits for tackling offshore tax avoidance and evasion of the imposition of a withholding tax on all interest and dividend payments to people and companies in tax havens which reject reform.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Government has taken significant steps to tackle multinational avoidance. That includes the introduction of the diverted profits tax, which raised over £280 million in 2016/17, and a restriction on the deductibility of corporate interest, which is estimated to raise £1 billion per annum. It also includes measures to extend UK withholding tax on royalties paid to low-tax jurisdictions</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to engage with international efforts to improve adherence to international tax standards, including through the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions which was agreed by EU Finance Ministers in December last year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 13:05:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

834210

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2018 to Question 121455, if he will publish the robust contingency plans referred to.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	125847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Our arrangements contain commercially sensitive information it would not be appropriate to publish them.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/02/2018 15:04:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

832940

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2018 to Question 123025, if she will revoke regulation 3 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2017.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	125256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The policy on up-rating UK state pensions overseas is a long-standing policy of successive Governments. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide without regard to nationality to those people who meet the eligibility criteria and are up-rated for recipients resident abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so. The Government has no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2018 16:59:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

832941

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s policy is on awarding contracts to companies which have recently issued profit warnings.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	125257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s remit within the transport sector is primarily delivered through its Arm’s Length Bodies: Network Rail, Highways England and High Speed Two Ltd. Assessments of a company’s ability to deliver its obligations is performed during each procurement exercise by those bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2018 13:57:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

832942

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Regional Development Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to match the funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	125258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The government has committed to launch the UK Shared Prosperity Fund after the UK leaves the EU, using money returning to the UK from European structural funds, and to consult widely ahead of its launch. Further details on design will be set out following the consultation; however, the fund will be designed to reduce inequalities between communities, and be focused on domestic priorities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/02/2018 15:47:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid