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521121

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Ofcom: Trade Competitiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to make an announcement on Ofcom's review of the Terms of Trade.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	38331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The independent television production sector in this country is a fantastic success story, generating around £3 billion in revenue each year. I have considered carefully Ofcom’s report on the television production sector and decided that the regulations continue to be effective and play a key role in supporting a diverse and vibrant production sector. We have therefore decided to make no change.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 26/05/2016 14:53:44 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

516178

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Advice Service: Business Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the proposals for long-term infrastructure and marketing spending in the Money Advice Service's 2016-17 business plan to take into account the implications of the proposed new delivery model for public financial guidance.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	35881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Following the publication of the government’s Public Financial Guidance: proposal for consultation, the Money Advice Service (MAS) will publish a revised 2016-17 Business Plan in May.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the proposal for consultation document, the government will work closely with the Financial Conduct Authority and MAS to ensure a smooth transition to the new money guidance body.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/05/2016 14:49:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

347286

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Virtual Wards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential for virtual wards to improve health care delivery.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	900002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of care at home and have identified 800,000 of the most vulnerable patients as part of the Proactive Care Programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Virtual wards could provide one way of reducing unplanned admissions by providing the staffing, systems and routines of hospital care in the patient’s own home.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/06/2015 15:52:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

228604

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on the effective use of ICT.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	908228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office works closely with police-led governance groups that guide the use of national police ICT. In addition, together with Police and Crime Commissioners, the department has supported the creation of the Police ICT Company, which will lead on the design, purchase and delivery of local, regional and national ICT. PCCs have now committed to making the Company operational.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/03/2015 15:54:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

227094

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cider: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cider and perry producers are registered as exempt from paying duty in (a) Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency, (b) Herefordshire and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	227391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There are currently 475 cider and perry producers in the UK who are registered as exempt from paying excise duty on their production. There is no breakdown of this figure by parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/03/2015 15:44:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

226595

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops likely to benefit from the planned reduction in business rates in (a) Herefordshire and (b) England in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	908064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 400,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 200,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>a 2% cap on the increase of the small business rates multiplier. This is a continuation of the 2% cap introduced in 2014-15 as part of Autumn Statement 2013 measures;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>increasing the temporary discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 from £1,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 200,000 properties in England; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to pay their business rate bills over 12 months, in order to assist with their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any local discount granted.</p><p>Table 1 (attached) shows the estimated number of properties in 2015-16 within the Herefordshire Council boundary that will benefit from business rates measures extended in this year’s autumn statement. Table 2 (attached) presents this information for England as a whole.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2015 17:25:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 908064 Norman.docx title Table 1 - Business Rates
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

226273

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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
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 she is taking to protect the seas and fish stocks around England.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	908030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>During negotiations on the reform of EU Common Fisheries Policy, which entered into force in 2014, the UK was successful in securing a legally binding commitment to manage fish stocks at Maximum Sustainable Yield, an end to wasteful discarding of fish and a new regional decision making process.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting on proposals for 23 Marine Conservation Zones, which add to the wide range of protected areas and other measures used to manage our seas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2015 12:12:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

226145

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Hereford and South Herefordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people in Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency who will no longer pay income tax as a result of the increased personal allowance.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	907976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>By April 2015, this government’s increases in the personal allowance are estimated to have taken 3.2 million individuals out of income tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>271,000 of these individuals live in the West Midlands, which includes the Parliamentary Constituency of Hereford and South Herefordshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs does not publish this information at constituency level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/03/2015 17:53:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

223504

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how an institution can become a designated institution under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	225350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on the process whereby a provider of higher education can apply to become a designated institution eligible to receive Higher Education Funding Council for England funding under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120118171947/http:/www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2001/01_05.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120118171947/http:/www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2001/01_05.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/03/2015 14:22:25 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 47343 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

223613

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Maldives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Maldives.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	225391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned with the increasing political tensions in the Maldives and the arrest on 22 February 2015 of former President Mohamed Nasheed on charges of terrorism. I issued a statement on 26 February urging calm across the Maldives and calling for all political parties to act with moderation and restraint. I also expressed concern at the continued detention of former President Nasheed, and that it is made clear the importance for international confidence in the Maldives that Mr Nasheed, like all other citizens, is seen to be enjoying due legal process and respect for his fundamental rights. I have also raised these concerns directly with the Maldives Foreign Minister. <br><br>The UK continues to coordinate with the US, Commonwealth, EU and others.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:27:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman