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1134458

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Tree Felling
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 steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of the data in relation to tree (a) felling and (b) restocking and the associated granting of felling licences.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	269071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission regulates felling of trees in England. Felling licences are a requirement for felling, unless an exemption applies.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission provides the best available information on the granting of felling licences, illegal felling, and publicly funded restocking. These Official Statistics are produced to meet the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. Last year, the Forestry Commission introduced a new felling licence online service, which will enable further improvements to the collection and reporting of data on licencing.</p><p> </p><p>There is no obligation for a landowner to fell their trees once a licence has been granted, which can be valid for up to 10 years, so data on actual felling is not recorded and there are no plans to do so. However, loss of woodland can be detected from the analysis of satellite earth observation data, and the Forestry Commission already provides statistics on the net loss of woodland area in England.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators-2019</a></p><p>This takes account of the loss of woodland to open habitat creation and development. The Forestry Commission is also exploring the potential to further develop techniques to enhance the detection of tree felling and restocking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/07/2019 11:54:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1134459

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Timber
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 steps he is taking to increase (a) the transparency of the UK timber market and (b) the publication of data on timber production.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	269072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission, through its agency Forest Research, collects data and publishes statistics on UK timber markets. This work includes information provided by timber processors through surveys and members of the timber industry who participate in the Expert Group on Timber Statistics. Forest Research works to recognised standards, and Official Statistics are produced in compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/07/2019 11:57:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1133184

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans for a further consultation on the process for (a) year-end adjustments and (b) the design of software for (i) making tax digital for income tax and (ii) making tax digital for corporation tax in relation to the working practices of businesses and their (A) accountants, (B) agents and (C) advisers.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	266731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2019, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed that mandation of Making Tax Digital (MTD) would not be extended to any new taxes or businesses next year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will formally consult before any decision is taken to proceed with MTD for Corporation Tax, including on how the process will work in practice, with announcement to be considered as part of the fiscal events process, and made in due course.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will continue to work closely with both software providers and stakeholders representing businesses and agents, so that the MTD service takes full account of the way businesses and their advisers operate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 266728 266729 266730 question first answered 28/06/2019 13:52:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1124247

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public infrastructure contracts were awarded to foreign companies in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	249984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on the nationality of suppliers for infrastructure contracts is not routinely held<br>centrally</p><p>Statistics on cross-border public procurement between EU Member States are collated and<br>published periodically by the European Commission. The latest report is available at<br>https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/5c148423-39e2-11e7-a08e-<br>01aa75ed71a1</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/05/2019 14:22:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1092188

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants his Department has hired since 2016; and at what cost to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Details on consultancy expenditure are published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 25/03/2019 17:54:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091232

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Details of HM Treasury’s spending on consultancy for each financial year is published in the Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2019 08:36:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091233

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Department does not procure external consultancy services on an individual consultant basis but as discrete packages of work from consultancy providers therefore it is not possible to provide costs or numbers of individual consultants engaged.</p><p>The Departments spend on external consultancy services is published in the Departments Annual Report and Accounts, which are available here;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p>Spend for the Financial Year 2016/17 was £13.348M (page 60)</p><p>Spend for the Financial Year 2017/18 was £12.728M (page 72)</p><p>Spend for the current Financial Year is being assessed at will be published in the 2018/19 Annual Report and Accounts later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2019 14:51:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091234

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost to the public purse of that process has been.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department contracts for the delivery of consultancy services from companies and does not keep central records of the number nor the identities of individual management consultants or staff used to deliver services for each contract to the Department.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr Nigel Evans) on 25 February to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-15/221999/" target="_blank">221999</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/03/2019 17:11:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 109603 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091236

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on consultancy staff is published and can be found in Table 9 of the relevant Excel tables relating to the finance and economics annual statistical bulletins for Departmental Resources on the gov.uk website at the link below</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-departmental-resources-index</p><p>Information on the number of off-payroll engagements (including consultants) for periods of six months or more is available in the MOD's Annual Report and Accounts at the links below:</p><p>2015-16 and 2017-18</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports</p><p>2016-17</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/03/2019 14:37:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1088760

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2019 to Question 229820 on tax collection, what the total amount was that the Affluent teams working in HMRC raised in additional taxation from high net worth individuals from 2010 to April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	232585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The High Net Worth Unit and Affluent teams were merged in April 2017. Prior to this date, the Affluent teams population did not include high net worth individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2019 17:05:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd