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668846

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many convictions there have been for offences under electoral law in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	58795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a secure and clear democracy that works for all. We published our response to the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles’ report on electoral fraud in December 2016 setting out the Government’s approach to tackling the recommendations Sir Eric made.</p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes an annual analysis of electoral fraud on their website. (<a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis</a>?)</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58796 question first answered 12/01/2017 08:17:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

668847

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many electoral law offences have been committed by (a) voters and (b) political candidates or their agents in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	58796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a secure and clear democracy that works for all. We published our response to the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles’ report on electoral fraud in December 2016 setting out the Government’s approach to tackling the recommendations Sir Eric made.</p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes an annual analysis of electoral fraud on their website. (<a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis</a>?)</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58795 question first answered 12/01/2017 08:17:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

668848

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the 50 recommendations made in Securing the Ballot the Government plans to see implemented by (a) the Government or (b) other parties, including the Electoral Commission and returning officers, in time for (i) local authority elections in 2017, (ii) local authority elections in 2018, (iii) the next general election due in 2020 and (iv) elections of police and crime commissioners in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	58805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud in December, and is now looking closely at how and when the work on each of the recommendations addressed in the response can be taken forward. In the coming weeks and months, the Government will work closely with the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, and other electoral administrators, in order to set out clearly the nature and timing of that work. We will look to implement the majority of Sir Eric’s recommendations either through primary and secondary legislation, or through new or reinforced guidance, as appropriate. In its response, the Government has clearly identified where the recommendations that it intends to bring forward will require primary legislation in order to be implemented.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58804 question first answered 10/01/2017 13:25:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

668849

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the recommendations made in Securing the Ballot that the Government identifies in its response to that report as requiring or likely to require primary legislation the Government plans to implement in the (a) current Parliamentary session and (b) remainder of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	58804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud in December, and is now looking closely at how and when the work on each of the recommendations addressed in the response can be taken forward. In the coming weeks and months, the Government will work closely with the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, and other electoral administrators, in order to set out clearly the nature and timing of that work. We will look to implement the majority of Sir Eric’s recommendations either through primary and secondary legislation, or through new or reinforced guidance, as appropriate. In its response, the Government has clearly identified where the recommendations that it intends to bring forward will require primary legislation in order to be implemented.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58805 question first answered 10/01/2017 13:25:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

668852

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Data Steering Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Data Steering Group last met.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	58918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Data Steering Group last met 19 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/01/2017 09:05:08 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

668853

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the letter of 17 October 2016 from the hon. Member for Bridgend on the Gulf Strategy Unit.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	58953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 20 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/01/2017 08:44:30 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

668854

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Community Amateur Sports Clubs Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the changes to the community amateur sports club scheme on the number of clubs registered in that scheme since 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	58961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is continuing to implement the changes to the Community Amateur Sports Club scheme and will review the impact as part of its normal processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/01/2017 15:37:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

668855

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NHS: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Department of Health's departmental expenditure limit affects the level of the NHS in Wales' block grant allocation.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	58997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Barnett Formula is applied to changes in the Department of Health’s Departmental Expenditure Limit, which lead to changes to the overall block grant available to each devolved administration. It is for the devolved administrations to determine allocations to individual budgets within their devolved responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2017 13:44:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

668856

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) targets and (b) financial rewards formed part of HM Revenue and Customs' contract with Concentrix for its processing of claims for tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	58936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The construct of the contract between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Concentrix has been published, and is available at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7?p=@QxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=UF" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7?p=@QxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=UF</a></p><p> </p><p>The contract was predicated on Concentrix undertaking interventions with regard to potential error and fraud in relation to the tax credits system. With regard to targets, the contract provided for specific activity to be completed by Concentrix in undertaking error and fraud intervention activity.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also provided for specific targets in terms of dedicated quality, key and standard performance indicators which were connected, where appropriate, to a performance management regime (for example, with payment to Concentrix being reduced accordingly should pre-agreed levels of performance not be met).</p><p> </p><p>With regard to financial rewards, payment to Concentrix was based on an established commission rate and linked to gross losses prevented by them in undertaking dedicated error and fraud intervention activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/01/2017 16:41:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

668858

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2016 to Question 56889, what the timescale is for the text of the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to be laid before Parliament as a Command Paper.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	58873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Subject to Parliamentary approval of the relevant provisions in Finance Billl 2017, the text of the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament as a Command Paper with an Explanatory Memorandum. The current plans are to do this within 8 weeks of Royal Assent. Providing Parliament does not resolve against ratification the UK can then begin the formal ratification process.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/01/2017 16:24:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day