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100308

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date	22/10/2014
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	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many responses his Department's press office has made to enquiries from student journalists in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	211446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:40:12 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

100335

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	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 responses his Department's press office has made to enquiries from student journalists in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	211448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>In the last year, the DCMS press office has responded to ten enquiries from student journalists.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:39:28 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

100436

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses her Department's press office has made to enquiries from student journalists in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	211447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office press office does not collate this data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/10/2014 16:04:01 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91671

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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: Loans
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 has taken to implement the Tomlinson report.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Mr Tomlinson’s report called for an independent investigation of allegations about bank treatment of businesses in financial difficulty. This Department therefore passed the report to the financial services regulators including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Serious Fraud Office. The FCA has subsequently appointed Promontory Financial Group and Mazars to conduct an independent skilled persons report under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) 2000. The first stage of the review is considering Royal Bank of Scotland’s treatment of a sample of customers referred to its Global Restructuring Group. If the review reveals that poor practices are widespread and systematic, a second stage will identify the root causes and make recommendations to address the shortcomings. In addition, the FCA has sought confirmation from other relevant banks that they are satisfied that they do not engage in any of the poor practices alleged in the report.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA expects that the skilled person will report outcomes from the review in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 14:24:31 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91680

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the independence and impartiality of the Institute of Chartered Accountants as regulator of insolvencies.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>I have received no such recent representations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 13:30:17 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91697

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirement there is for EU member states to exchange information on tax agreements between them and international companies.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>A Member State should exchange information about a tax agreement it has made with an international company when the Member State considers that the tax agreement may result in a loss of tax in another Member State.</p><p> </p><p>This requirement is set out in the EU Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.</p><p> </p><p>There is no legal basis to exchange information where a Member State reaches a legal agreement with an international company on a purely domestic matter that could never directly affect the tax base of another Member State.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/10/2014 15:05:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91699

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	High Rise Flats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support is available to councils and housing associations to (a) modernise and (b) demolish tower blocks; and what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>We have invested more than £2 billion to enable council and housing association homes to be brought up to the Decent Homes standard, and have announced a £150 million funding pot to enable the regeneration of some of our most run-down estates.</p><p> </p><p>Reforms we have introduced have given councils greater freedoms, including the retention of their full rental income. All 167 council landlords in England now have a long-term, stable source of funding, which they can use to better meet the needs of their tenants and local area, and have, on average, 15% more to spend on managing and maintaining their homes than under the previous system.</p><p> </p><p>While we recognise that transformational estate regeneration may require some demolition of existing homes, this will need to be clearly justified. We would expect landlords to first consider options to upgrade and refurbish existing homes, in consultation with residents, in line with George Clarke’s 12 point plan (<a href="http://georgeclarke.com/2012/11/george-clarkes-empty-homes-manifesto-delivered-to-government-today/" target="_blank">http://georgeclarke.com/2012/11/george-clarkes-empty-homes-manifesto-delivered-to-government-today/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>It is of course important that any modernisation, regeneration or demolition takes place only once the views of the local community have been taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 January 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 35-37WS, which outlines what this Government has done to promote refurbishment and getting empty building back into use.</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150116/wmstext/150116m0001.htm#15011650000003" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150116/wmstext/150116m0001.htm#15011650000003</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/01/2015 16:21:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91719

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason seafood manufacturers are precluded from applying for regional structural aid; and for what alternative funding they can apply.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Seafood manufacturers are precluded from applying for regional structural aid through the provisions set out in the European Commission’s state aid rules for the fisheries sector which apply to businesses involved in the processing of fish and fisheries products, as well as to the catching sector. The Commission views this as necessary to avoid distortion of the market and to ensure consistency with the objectives of the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy. However, support is available to small and medium-sized seafood manufacturers via the European Fisheries Fund, and its successor, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.</p><p>Any application for alternative funding would need to be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to the specific request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:19:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91722

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horse Meat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish the report of the inquiry into the wrongful selling of horsemeat; and what the reasons are for the time taken to publish that report.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Following the horsemeat fraud incident the Government commissioned Professor Chris Elliott, of Queen’s University Belfast, to carry out an independent review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks. This was not an inquiry into the horsemeat fraud itself but a much wider review of the issues which impact on consumer confidence in the authenticity of their food.</p><p>Professor Elliott’s Review was published on 4 September 2014 and sets out a systems approach to improve the food supply chain. The integrity of our food and empowering consumers to make informed choices are central to this Government’s vision of a competitive, resilient and growing UK food and farming sector. This is an important issue and it is only right that upon her appointment on 15 July 2014 the Secretary of State gave Professor Elliott’s final report the time and consideration it deserved before its publication. The report was published when Parliament returned after recess.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:16:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91723

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for implementation of the EU ban on fish discards; and what representations she has received on the sale or disposal of fish discarded before that ban comes into effect.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK secured a landing obligation as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy which entered into force on the 1 January 2014. The landing obligation comes into force in a phased timetable starting with pelagic fisheries on 1 January 2015 and extending to other fisheries from 2016.</p><p>Detailed preparatory work is underway with the fishing industry, European Union Member States and other stakeholders about how we can best implement these changes in practice. This includes supporting the industry in reducing discards ahead of the discard ban coming into effect, including through our successful catch quota scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:22:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell