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456919

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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: Billing
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 is taking to ensure that companies with more than 250 employees pay their suppliers in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises that late payment remains an important issue for small businesses in the UK and is taking significant steps to assist small businesses to recover late payment debts. This is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment. We have also legislated for new transparency measures in the private sector.</p><p>The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 legislated for a new reporting requirement on the UK’s largest companies and Regulations which will be introduced this year. This will compel larger companies to report on payment practices and performance. This information will be published on a six-monthly basis and will be made publicly available.</p><p>Through the Enterprise Bill, currently before Parliament, we will legislate to establish a Small Business Commissioner to give general advice and to help small businesses resolve disputes relating to payment matters with larger businesses.</p><p>Tackling late payment is about creating a responsible payment culture where larger companies recognise the benefit of having a sustainable and robust supply chain, and smaller businesses feel able to challenge poor behaviour. Once implemented, the Government is confident that these measures will lead to significant changes in the UK’s payment culture.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 11:48:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

456925

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) ministers of his Department have had with their Welsh Government counterparts on the potential benefits to North Wales of the Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	29579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Wales jointly hosted a roundtable in August to discussthese potential benefits. Ministerial and official engagement continues across Departments to capitalise on the opportunities for North Wales from the Northern Powerhouse.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 10:44:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

456938

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Asthma: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) England and Wales died from asthma in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	29449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 07/03/2016 08:54:25 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name Combined 29449, 29450 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Death from Athma/Pregnancy
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

456940

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he is making on his plans to begin to reduce public sector net debt as a share of gross domestic product in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	29376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The latest Office for Budget Responsibility forecast published in November 2015 shows that the government is on track to reduce public sector net debt as a share of GDP in 2016-17. The government remains committed to continuing the job of returning the public finances to a more sustainable position. In a low inflationary environment, taking account for economic shocks, the most reliable way to bring debt down as a share of GDP is to run a surplus and maintain it in normal times.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/03/2016 15:35:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

456941

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on financial institutions' plans to offer negative or zero rates of interest to savers.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	29380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury has not received any representations on financial institutions' plans to offer negative or zero rates of interest to savers.</p><p> </p><p>The levels of interest being paid to savers and their disclosure was explored as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Cash Savings Market Study report, which was published in January 2015. The report found that competition in the cash savings market was not working well for many consumers and, in response, the FCA has consulted on and will subsequently be introducing new rules from 1 December 2016 designed to both improve competition and the information savers receive. As part of these new rules, firms will need to make it clear to consumers what interest rate they are getting for their account.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/03/2016 15:33:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

456949

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) ministers of his Department have had with their Welsh Government counterparts on the potential benefits to North Wales of the Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	29580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Ministers from the Treasury and Wales Office regularly meet with members of the Welsh Government. The Rt. Honourable Member is right to recognise that north Wales is well positioned to play an integral role in the Northern Powerhouse. The UK Government wants to work with the Welsh Government and partners like the Economic Ambition Board to improve productivity and drive further growth in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/03/2016 15:40:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

456960

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter of 17 February 2016 from the hon. Member for Walsall North on local government expenditure in the Walsall borough.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	29370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>DCLG has not received a letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North dated 17 February 2016.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/03/2016 15:18:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

456963

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Public Lending Right
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made in extending the Public Lending Right scheme to e-lending (a) in local libraries and (b) at home.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	29377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Public Lending Right legislation was revised to extend the PLR scheme to include on-site lending of audio and e-books on 1 July 2014. My Department and the Libraries Taskforce are working closely with the Public Lending Right office and representative groups for libraries, publishers and authors to improve the availability of remote e-lending and to consider options to appropriately remunerate authors and other rights holders. These have been productive discussions and I look forward to progress continuing.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/03/2016 12:00:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

456964

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Football: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will seek a meeting with the new President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, on reducing corruption in international football.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	29379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling corruption in sport. I have no plans to meet with Mr Infantino at this stage. I am, however, happy to work with all sports bodies, including international federations, to discuss reducing corruption and promoting good governance in sport.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 07/03/2016 16:51:43 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

456965

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Television Licences: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department gives to TV Licensing on how it deals with people who do not own a television.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	29430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Within the legislative framework set out by Government, it is for the BBC Executive Board to manage licence fee collection. Under the terms of the 2006 Royal Charter the BBC Trust is required to ensure that the arrangements for the collection of the licence fee by the BBC Executive are efficient, appropriate and proportionate. In order to fulfil this function, the Trust has committed to regularly review the BBC Executive’s licence fee collection strategy, as part of the BBC’s annual report and accounts.</p><p><br>Last year an independent review led by David Perry QC examined the current methods of enforcement, and we are considering the review’s recommendations as part of the ongoing Charter Review.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/03/2016 11:34:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael