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601906

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to substitute funding to start-up loan schemes previously funded completely or partly by EU programmes after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>As set out by the Chancellor, the Treasury will guarantee funding for structural and investment fund projects and funding secured through direct bids to the European Commission, even after the UK leaves the EU. This is where the funding provides strong value for money and is in line with domestic strategic priorities. These include projects signed after Autumn Statement and before we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this funding, the Start-Up loan programme, funded by the UK government and overseen by the British Business Bank (BBB), has supported over 39,500 entrepreneurs to set up their own business and facilitated loans of over £230m.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/10/2016 13:11:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601907

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
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 adequacy of the timeframe to implement the Apprenticeship Levy; and what steps he is taking to ensure that businesses affected by the levy are given adequate time to make adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>From April 2017 the government will introduce a levy to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts and an uplift in their quality by 2020. The systems required to implement this in time for April 2017 are on track and are being tested on a regular basis. This includes progress by both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with regards to the collection of the levy, and from the Skills Funding Agency who are building the digital accounts for employers to access levy funds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has issued guidance for employers regarding the apprenticeship levy. Further guidance, confirming the funding policy, will be published shortly. HMRC has also issued guidance to software developers to ensure that employers’ payroll systems are ready for the apprenticeship levy and will publish further guidance for employers in December.</p><p> </p><p>The government have been working with employers and training providers since the concept of the apprenticeship levy was introduced to ensure that it works for them. These conversations have played a major part in shaping how the apprenticeship levy will work and we will continue these discussions to assist employers and providers as they prepare for the introduction of the levy.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/10/2016 11:07:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

601908

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Tax Allowances
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 of reducing Government tax incentives in the tech start-up sector in order to reduce the number of companies potentially unable to attract private investment after tax reliefs expire.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts scheme provide tax reliefs to encourage individuals to invest in early stage, higher risk companies that would otherwise struggle to access finance. The government has no plans to withdraw these tax reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:54:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601909

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Investment
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 of lowering the qualification for investors in the start-up sector in order to grant lower net worth individuals more freedom to invest.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government agrees that it is important for consumers to have access to a diverse range of investment choices and for start-ups and SMEs to have access to a wide range of funding sources.</p><p> </p><p>To this end, the Government has implemented a proportionate regime for peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding that gives retail investors the opportunity to invest in start-ups and SMEs. Retail investors can also benefit from other initiatives, including Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferrable Securities, where the fund can allocate up to 10% of assets to venture capital.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to review the definition of sophisticated investors as set out in the Financial Promotions Order 2005.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:59:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601912

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crowdfunding: Money Laundering
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 dangers of money laundering being undertaken by means of anonymous online crowdfunding investment platforms.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>All crowdfunding platforms fall within the FCA’s definition of regulated investments and are therefore subject to FCA rules. These rules require companies to maintain effective systems and controls to address the risk that they might be exploited by criminals. Where a firm’s systems and controls are not adequate, the FCA can and does take enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 24/10/2016 13:16:48 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601913

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Cigarettes
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 of reducing taxes on e-cigarettes on health grounds.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>E-cigarettes are not liable for excise duty as they do not include tobacco. However, they are still liable for VAT.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:49:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601915

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
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	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 November 2015 to Question 13604, on tenancy deposit schemes, what the total value was of the deposit money (a) given back to tenants and (b) withheld by landlords in each of the schemes for each of the years listed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The three Government approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England help ensure that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy through protecting deposits.</p><p>A deposit can be protected in a custodial scheme where the deposit is paid (submitted) and held by the scheme until the end of the tenancy. The scheme will pay the deposit back (return) to the tenant if they have fulfilled all their obligations at the end of the tenancy. A deposit can also be protected in an insured scheme, where the landlord or agent holds the deposit and pays it back to the tenant at the end of the tenancy. The deposit is not submitted to or returned by the scheme.</p><p>The figures available for the number of deposits protected for tenants in Greater London since 2011, are set out in Table 1, and for deposits submitted and returned in Table 2.</p><p>Table 1 – tenant’s deposits protected in Greater London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of deposits protected</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>434,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>398,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>453,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>499,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>545,937</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 – tenant’s deposits submitted and returned in Greater London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of deposits submitted</p></td><td><p>Number of deposits returned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>74,202</p></td><td><p>55,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>77,709</p></td><td><p>62,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>82,613</p></td><td><p>67,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>88,465</p></td><td><p>70,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>90,849</p></td><td><p>76,305</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The differences between the number of deposits submitted and returned are due to different lengths of tenancies, cases going through the dispute resolution process, and the protection of more deposits as the private rental market continues to grow.</p><p>Overall, 98 per cent of all deposits protected in England since the launch of the tenancy deposit scheme in 2007, are returned to the tenant at the end of their tenancy.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 48710 48727 question first answered 06/03/2017 14:29:41 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601916

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
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	Public Buildings: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to encourage community groups and facilities used by them to improve hearing impairment facilities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>All members of the community should have access to their local facilities and whilst the Secretary of State will continue to encourage community groups to adapt to meet the needs of its members; it is for the owner of the facilities to assess and make reasonable adjustment.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 26/10/2016 14:23:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

601918

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
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	Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings Ministers of her Department have had with social media companies to discuss harmful online content since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Department for Culture, Media and Sport Ministers regularly meet a wide range of stakeholders, including social media companies, to discuss a number of issues including those affecting children and young people on the internet.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are available via the Department’s transparency returns, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/search?q=DCMS+ministerial+meetings.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/10/2016 13:13:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

601919

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
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	Telecommunications: Regulation
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 she has made of the power conferred on Ofcom to regulation offensive communications sent in the UK on (a) the internet and (b) social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of concerns about offensive content on social media. Where this is the case Government expects social media providers to have robust process in place and act promptly when abuse is reported. The UK has strict laws governing such content, which apply equally online and offline.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom does not regulate offensive communications on either the internet or social media platforms. The Communications Act 2003 requires Ofcom to set standards to ensure that generally accepted standards are applied to the content of television and radio programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/10/2016 16:44:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley