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1649319

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme and Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to review the (a) Lifetime ISA and (b) help-to-buy property price thresholds.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people of all incomes and at all stages of life to save, and to making the aspiration of home ownership a reality for as many households as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Data from the latest UK House Price Index demonstrates that the average price paid by first-time buyers is below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK except for Inner London, where the average price paid is affected by Boroughs with very high property values.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of the savings tax regime under review.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 05/07/2023 13:07:51 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649336

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is to return foreign offenders to their country of origin under the Facilitated Return Scheme; and whether there is a target time for such cases.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	191940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) offers all foreign national offenders (FNOs) with a determinate prison sentence the opportunity to volunteer to return to their country of origin.</p><p>The average waiting time to return foreign offenders to their country of origin under FRS is not obtainable from our current database. Whilst we aim to consider or decide all applications within 20 days, there is no specific target for removal.</p><p>This is a practical solution which saves the taxpayer considerable amount of money in the long run and means FNOs can be removed as soon as possible, denying them the opportunity to re-offend.</p><p>While we make every effort to ensure that a foreign national offender’s removal by deportation coincides, as far as possible, with their release from prison on completion of sentence, we can face significant and complex challenges when seeking to deport them to their country of origin, including obtaining valid travel documents.</p><p>Published information on FRS was published in December 2021 and is available from <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1043444/The_Facilitated_Return_Scheme__FRS_.pdf" target="_blank">The Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 16:52:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649338

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of removing VAT from energy suppliers standing charges.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	191970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that families should not have to bear all of the VAT costs they incur to meet their needs, with domestic fuels such as gas, electricity and heating oil already subject to the reduced rate of VAT at 5 per cent of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's package of support to help households with their energy bills is more generous than an additional VAT cut on the standing charges for domestic fuel and power, and there would be no guarantee that suppliers would pass on the discounts from this relief to all customers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/07/2023 08:03:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1649397

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2023 to Question HL7520 on Cyprus: Politics and Government, whether he has had discussions with the leaders of communities in Cyprus on establishing a sustainable, bi-zonal and bi-communal federal political settlement in the period since the recent elections in Greece and Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	191931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to supporting UN efforts to reach a Cyprus Settlement within the UN parameters based on the model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality. We engage with all parties on this. I [Minister Docherty] discussed Settlement with President Christodoulides, Foreign Minister (FM) Kombos and Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar on 10 May. The Foreign Secretary also met FM Kombos on 16 June and discussed Settlement with him. The UK Government believes that, with flexibility, sufficient common ground to start formal negotiations can potentially be found. In the meantime, the UK continues to support confidence-building initiatives to build links between the communities to prepare for any future Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 191929 191930 question first answered 06/07/2023 09:37:03 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1649402

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of areas suspending the applications process for the grant of new firearms licences on (a) shooting sports and (b) the licenced gun trade in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	191903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>It is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police to determine how their force firearms licensing departments deals with applications for firearms certificates subject to the relevant legislation and Statutory Guidance issued by the Home Secretary. However, we would expect police forces to provide an efficient and effective service and we understand that there are concerns about the performance of some forces in this respect. Together with the local Police and Crime Commissioner, I have therefore commissioned an inspection of firearms licensing in Devon and Cornwall Police, and I will receive the report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) later this summer. There will also be a wide thematic inspection of firearms licensing in police forces by HMICRFS in 2024/25 that will look at a number of forces.</p><p>In addition, force performance is being actively monitored by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for firearms licensing.</p><p>I have also written to all Police and Crime Commissioners about the importance of an efficient and effective firearms licensing process in police forces and I continue to receive updates on force performance. A refreshed version of the Statutory Guidance to Chief Officers of Police on Firearms Licensing was published on 14 February 2023, and that contains, amongst other matters, new content about the importance of forces managing caseloads effectively to avoid backlogs. This includes a deadline of 14 August to move away from the routine use of temporary permits.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 191901 191902 question first answered 10/07/2023 16:47:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1648829

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with hon. Members on the Centre for Brexit Policy's report entitled Mutual enforcement: the key to restoring Government in Stormont, published on 27 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly speaks with a range of stakeholders in relation to the return of devolved government and will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2023 10:15:02 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1648836

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iran: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of compliance with (a) sanctions and (b) restrictions on exports of the research being undertaken at universities with Iranian scientists on drone technology.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	191752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes all credible allegations of breaches of sanctions and export controls seriously, and the enforcement agencies will take further action if appropriate. The UK has a number of sanctions in place against Iran including against Iranian UAV manufacturers and related military individuals and executives.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in my department have been leading a review of the allegations made in the recent press articles. They are working at pace with others in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to establish the facts and assess if any export controls (Military, Dual-Use, UK National) or relevant sanctions regulations may have been contravened.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome of this review will determine what further action may be needed. If there has been a potential breach of the sanctions or export controls, HMRC and/or OFSI will consider appropriate enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/07/2023 11:30:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1648837

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iran: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the implications for the Government's policies of the research being undertaken at universities with Iranian scientists on drone technology.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	191753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government take all allegations of breaches of export controls or sanctions seriously, and officials in my department have been leading a review of the allegations made in the recent press articles. They are working at pace with others in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to establish the facts and assess if any export controls (Military, Dual-Use, UK National) or relevant sanctions regulations may have been contravened.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome of this review will determine what further action may be needed. If there has been a potential breach of the sanctions or export controls, HMRC and/or OFSI will consider appropriate enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/07/2023 11:19:33 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1648868

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Independent Safeguarding Board: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what process the Church is using to appoint new members of the Independent Safeguarding Board.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	191733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Archbishops’ Council of the National Church Institutions is absolutely committed to developing fully independent scrutiny of safeguarding within the Church of England to ensure the Church of England is a safe place for everyone, to be transparent and accountable, and to hear the voices of victims and survivors. The actions of the Archbishops' Council and reasons for the decisions taken are set out here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/statement-archbishops-council-independent-safeguarding-board" target="_blank">Statement from Archbishops’ Council on the Independent Safeguarding Board | The Church of England</a></p><p>The work of independently reviewing cases will not stop, and the Archbishops’ Council has moved swiftly to put in place interim arrangements, which will be carried out as at present by external experts. The priority will now be to move to the next phase of setting up a fully independent Board, which will be fully separate from the Church. The Church of England will engage with victims and survivors and others to establish a process of working together to design a permanent independent oversight structure as soon as possible. It is not appointing further Board members at this stage.</p><p>The Archbishops' Council has been seeking to resolve the dispute in good faith. But because the two board members were reluctant to engage in those discussions, for example they had not met with the Acting Chair since March, with great regret the Archbishops’ Council felt this was the only way forward.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 191731 191732 191734 question first answered 03/07/2023 12:57:40 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1648869

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Independent Safeguarding Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the work started in phase one of the Independent Safeguarding Board will be completed following the disbanding of the Board.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	191734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Archbishops’ Council of the National Church Institutions is absolutely committed to developing fully independent scrutiny of safeguarding within the Church of England to ensure the Church of England is a safe place for everyone, to be transparent and accountable, and to hear the voices of victims and survivors. The actions of the Archbishops' Council and reasons for the decisions taken are set out here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/statement-archbishops-council-independent-safeguarding-board" target="_blank">Statement from Archbishops’ Council on the Independent Safeguarding Board | The Church of England</a></p><p>The work of independently reviewing cases will not stop, and the Archbishops’ Council has moved swiftly to put in place interim arrangements, which will be carried out as at present by external experts. The priority will now be to move to the next phase of setting up a fully independent Board, which will be fully separate from the Church. The Church of England will engage with victims and survivors and others to establish a process of working together to design a permanent independent oversight structure as soon as possible. It is not appointing further Board members at this stage.</p><p>The Archbishops' Council has been seeking to resolve the dispute in good faith. But because the two board members were reluctant to engage in those discussions, for example they had not met with the Acting Chair since March, with great regret the Archbishops’ Council felt this was the only way forward.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 191731 191732 191733 question first answered 03/07/2023 12:57:40 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw