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670675

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) entry level and (b) top level annual salary for the grade of Higher Executive Officer is in each government department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	59299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Remuneration for all grades below Senior Civil Service, including that of Higher Executive Officer, is delegated to each individual department.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 17/01/2017 09:03:36 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

670676

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many current civil servants, excluding special advisers, were formerly employed by (a) the Conservative Research Department, (b) Conservative Central Office, (c) Members of Parliament using Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority-provided funds and (d) Members of Parliament using private funds.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	59417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally. The Cabinet Office complies with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles and the Civil Service Management Code with regard to recruitment practice and the rules around political activities for civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/01/2017 14:22:03 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

670677

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contribution the Emerging Technology and Innovation Analysis Cell made to the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-21.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	59402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>The Emerging Technology and Innovation Analysis Cell (ETIAC) launched as part of the Defence Innovation Initiative by the Secretary of State for Defence had not been established when evidence was drawn for the National Cyber Security Strategy, so it did not make a direct contribution. However, officials from the Ministry of Defence and Home Office (who currently staff ETIAC) did contribute to its conclusions on technology and innovation, as did a range of other stakeholders across Government, industry and academia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/01/2017 11:26:25 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

670678

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Emerging Technology and Innovation Analysis Cell was established; what the annual budget is of that Cell; where that Cell is based; and how many staff that Cell employs.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	59499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>The Emerging Technology and Innovation Analysis Cell has been renamed the Innovation and Research InSight Unit (IRIS). IRIS was established in summer 2016 and was launched as part of the Defence Innovation Initiative by the Secretary of State for Defence in September 2016. IRIS is based in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and consists of three full-time MOD employees who will be joined by staff from the Home Office. Formal funding is due to commence in Financial Year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/01/2017 14:07:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

670680

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	London Underground: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the daily cost to the UK economy of a strike on the London Underground.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has not made any estimate of the daily cost to the UK economy of a strike on the London Underground.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates have been calculated by various business groups but these estimates vary significantly and their accuracy has not been verified.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 13/01/2017 11:51:42 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670681

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the evidential basis for the decision to establish the regional centre for HM Revenue and Customs in Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	59404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has based the locations of its regional centres on a number of key principles that will enable it to deliver a better and more modern service at lower cost to the taxpayer. They include the quality of local transport links, the local labour market and future workforce supply and retention of staff and skills it needs to continue its transformation.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2017 11:48:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

670684

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to be raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from business in Scotland in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	59491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy will apply across the UK and will be collected from employers on a UK wide basis. The expected yield for the apprenticeship levy is published in table C.5: ‘Current Receipts’, in the Autumn Statement 2016 document available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571559/autumn_statement_2016_web.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/01/2017 16:20:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

670687

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Food: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of reducing VAT on low-fat percentage food products from 20 to five per cent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	59266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>A zero rate of VAT already applies to many foods, including for example fresh fruit and vegetables. The 20 per cent VAT rate applies to foods such as ice cream, confectionary and potato crisps.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/01/2017 13:54:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

670688

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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 Sector: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the differences are between the purpose and use of the Migration Impact Fund and the Controlling Migration Fund; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	59253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the published prospectus, we have been clear that the new Controlling Migration Fund is about supporting established resident communities coming under pressure from migration, and reflecting locally identified priorities. It also specifically supports action to tackle issues associated with illegal migration, by better enabling local authorities to inform immigration enforcement priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/01/2017 17:03:31 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 29828 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

670689

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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 Houses: Closures
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 implement adequate permanent planning protections to help pubs to remain open; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	59274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>From 6 April 2015, the permitted development rights for the change of use or demolition are removed for those pubs the community has demonstrated that it values the most by having nominated them as an Asset of Community Value. Permitted development rights do not apply for as long as the pub is nominated or listed as an Asset of Community Value, and a planning application is required for the change of use or demolition of the building. Any pub can be nominated as an Asset of Community Value.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 13/01/2017 14:06:23 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods