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1003586

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to (a) the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund and (b) other sources of funding available to his Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to develop and implement new guidance on the conduct of asylum interviews, and how the effectiveness of that guidance is being monitored and evaluated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	189650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it and this Government is committed to delivering a fair and humane asylum system.</p><p>We recognise that asylum interviews are a vital part of the asylum process, ensuring that decision makers have available all relevant evidence so that they can make an informed decision. To that end, we have published detailed Home Office policy guidance setting out how caseworkers are expected to conduct asylum interviews, which was developed in collaboration with external partners, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We are currently reviewing this policy and intend to publish a revised version by the end of the year.</p><p>We systematically assess the quality of asylum decisions against a detailed audit framework drawn up in consultation with external partners, including the UNHCR, which includes checks on compliance with existing asylum policies and relevant case law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/11/2018 16:29:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1003817

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether staff (a) in positions related to his Department in overseas missions have been made redundant and (b) in his Department have been (i) offered, (ii) taken and (iii) refused reduced salaries in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	189652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>In the past 12 months the Department for International Trade (DIT) has undertaken restructuring in overseas missions to generate efficiencies, and ensure we have the requisite capacity and capability to deliver our departmental objectives across the global network. This restructuring activity has, in some locations, included redundancies.</p><p>There are a range of circumstances where staff in DIT would be offered a reduced salary. A reduction in salary may result when staff members reduce their hours of work, accept a role at a lower grade or move from a role where London pay ranges apply to one where National pay ranges apply.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/11/2018 18:00:29 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1003823

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the budget was for the Government's Trade Commissioners in each of the last two years, what the actual spend was in each of those years; what the budget is for the 2018-19 financial year; and how much has been spent in the 2018-19 financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	189653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department delegated budgets to Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) for the first time in 2018-19. There are 9 HMTCs across 9 overseas regions. The budgets include the costs of locally engaged staff, non-pay related expenditure and devolved marketing expenditure in each of the regions. The total budget delegated at the beginning of the 2018 financial year was £59.2m and spend at the end of October 2018 was £29.8m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2018 17:58:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1002188

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Rendition and Torture: Inquiries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the June 2018 report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on rendition and torture, what progress has been made on restarting a judge-led inquiry into those issues; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	188227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas on 12 September 2018 to the Honourable Member for Leeds North West, (reference 171734).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/11/2018 10:01:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1002189

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of strengthening the consolidated criteria for the sale of arms products by introducing an end use criteria post sale.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	188228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK operates one of the most robust export licensing systems in the world. It considers whether the goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Consolidated EU &amp; National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. We also retain powers to revoke licences, once issued, if circumstances or information available to us change. End user certificates are considered as part of the process already.</p><p>We believe that our existing system is robust and delivers a high level of assurance. The Government is always looking to see how it can improve its export controls and we are in contact with countries who carry out some limited end use checks to see if there is anything we can learn from their experience.</p><p>​</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/11/2018 11:54:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

999331

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the figures in the table entitled Exchequer Impact (£m) on page 5 of his Department's document, Budget 2018: policy costings, published on 29 October 2018, if he will publish a separate figure for the Exchequer impact of the increase in the personal allowance to £12,500 for each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	186304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>A breakdown for the Exchequer impact of the changes to the Income Tax Personal Allowance (PA) and Higher Rate Threshold (HRT) announced at the Budget 2018 on 29 October 2018 is provided in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Exchequer Impact of Budget 2018 announcement– “Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £12,500 and £50,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21”, and Exchequer Impacts of the Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold Elements.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Budget 2018 announcement (£ million)</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>2023-24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £12,500 and £50,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-2,790</p></td><td><p>-1,935</p></td><td><p>-1,445</p></td><td><p>-1,605</p></td><td><p>-1,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i) Personal Allowance: increase to £12,500 for 2019-20 and 2020-21*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-1,980</p></td><td><p>-885</p></td><td><p>-600</p></td><td><p>-650</p></td><td><p>-725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii) Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £50,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21 (given (i))**</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-810</p></td><td><p>-1,050</p></td><td><p>-845</p></td><td><p>-955</p></td><td><p>-1,055</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* This line assumes no change to the Basic Rate Limit (BRL).</p><p> </p><p>** This line reflects the impact of increasing the HRT to £50,000, assuming the PA has been increased to £12,500.</p><p>The Exchequer impact above includes the impact from the Upper Earnings Limit and Upper Profits Limit for National Insurance being aligned with the Income Tax Higher Rate Threshold. Further information on the Exchequer impact from the “Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £12,500 and £50,000 in 2019-20 and 2020-21” measure can be found in “Budget 2018: policy costings”.</p><p>Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 186305 186423 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:28:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

999332

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the figures in the table entitled Exchequer Impact (£m) on page 5 of his Department's document, Budget 2018: policy costings, published on 29 October 2018, if he will publish a separate figure for the Exchequer effect of the increase in the higher rate threshold to £50,000 for each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	186305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>A breakdown for the Exchequer impact of the changes to the Income Tax Personal Allowance (PA) and Higher Rate Threshold (HRT) announced at the Budget 2018 on 29 October 2018 is provided in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Exchequer Impact of Budget 2018 announcement– “Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £12,500 and £50,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21”, and Exchequer Impacts of the Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold Elements.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Budget 2018 announcement (£ million)</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>2023-24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £12,500 and £50,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-2,790</p></td><td><p>-1,935</p></td><td><p>-1,445</p></td><td><p>-1,605</p></td><td><p>-1,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i) Personal Allowance: increase to £12,500 for 2019-20 and 2020-21*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-1,980</p></td><td><p>-885</p></td><td><p>-600</p></td><td><p>-650</p></td><td><p>-725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii) Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £50,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21 (given (i))**</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-810</p></td><td><p>-1,050</p></td><td><p>-845</p></td><td><p>-955</p></td><td><p>-1,055</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* This line assumes no change to the Basic Rate Limit (BRL).</p><p> </p><p>** This line reflects the impact of increasing the HRT to £50,000, assuming the PA has been increased to £12,500.</p><p>The Exchequer impact above includes the impact from the Upper Earnings Limit and Upper Profits Limit for National Insurance being aligned with the Income Tax Higher Rate Threshold. Further information on the Exchequer impact from the “Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold: increase to £12,500 and £50,000 in 2019-20 and 2020-21” measure can be found in “Budget 2018: policy costings”.</p><p>Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 186304 186423 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:28:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

997555

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2018
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 9 October 2018 to Question 173561, what other agreements have been made under the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2018; and whether the Scottish Government has advised it will ask for further agreements.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	185566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Agency Agreement between the Department for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers for the continued payment of Carer’s Allowance is the first agreement made under the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The need for further agency arrangements will be considered on a case by case basis and will be subject to UK and Scottish Government agreement. This will be dependent on Scottish Government plans for taking over benefits once executive competence transfers in April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/11/2018 18:13:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

997281

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Liability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement made by the Prime Minister in January 2018, when his Department plans to complete its assessment of the modifications required to the online liability regime in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	184921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Internet Safety Strategy, DCMS has been reviewing the liability that intermediaries have for illegal content that they host. We will set out out plans in the winter in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/11/2018 10:11:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

997283

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many social media companies complied with the September 2018 deadline to supply data to support the publication of the first Annual Transparency Report.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	185028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>We have engaged with a number of companies who have supplied information which we are using to inform our future approach to transparency reporting. Further details of this work will be set out in our forthcoming Online Harms White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 185029 question first answered 02/11/2018 16:58:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray