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1137661

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date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Technology: Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of foreign direct investment in the UK tech sector.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	911906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The latest Tech Nation report showed the UK attracts more VC tech investment than any other European nation, with £6.3 billion raised in 2018. The UK is both a leading global financial hub and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub, home to more AI start-ups than any other European country with over 1000 companies and 600 investors.</p><p> </p><p>Last month during London Tech Week, my department announced a further £1.2 billion of new foreign direct investment in the UK tech sector which will create more than 850 jobs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/07/2019 11:37:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1136873

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Commission will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the new IPSA system.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	273316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p>The original April 2016 business case for IPSA’s new IT system, IPSA Online, estimated a cost of £4.641 million. IPSA expected the programme to be completed in 2017-18. The full costs incurred to ensure IPSA could go live with IPSA Online at the beginning of the current financial year were £8.253 million.</p><p>The increase in cost was due in part to the unexpected General Election of June 2017 which diverted IPSA work for up to nine months to supporting MPs who left or joined parliament, and increased supplier costs. Costs also increased following a change of suppliers in September 2018 to improve the quality of IT support. Testing the system took longer than anticipated in order to ensure it was fully secure and free of technical problems. The increases in cost have been partly mitigated by savings elsewhere in IPSA’s budget. A full internal audit of the programme is currently taking place. IPSA will report to the Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA later in the year on the overall costs and benefits of IPSA Online.</p><p>IPSA is committed to supporting MPs and their staff during this transition and will make appropriate adjustments to improve the system as it beds in, while ensuring strong financial control, improvements in value for money, and high data quality and data security.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 10/07/2019 14:22:06 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1137023

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenants: Forfeiture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of forfeiture against tenants.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	273464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes forfeiture is a draconian measure and should only be used as a last resort. We are reviewing the use of forfeiture and as a first step, have asked the Law Commission to update their 2006 report, <em>Termination of Tenancies for Tenant Default, </em> given the passage of time, and to take into account the implications of leasehold reforms currently underway.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/07/2019 09:46:20 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1137491

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2019 to Question 271623 on the GovTech Fund, whether (a) business cases and (b) budgets were produced for each of the 11 challenges prior to their advertisement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	274634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The complete selection criteria required for all GovTech Catalyst challenges can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-submit-a-govtech-catalyst-challenge#criteria</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 11/07/2019 10:35:41 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1137523

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase protection for small businesses taking out finance.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	274603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>On 1 April 2019 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) widened eligibility to take a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to include ‘small businesses’ who have:</p><ol><ol><li><p>an annual turnover of less than £6.5m; and</p></li><li><p>an annual balance sheet total of less than £5m; or</p></li><li><p>fewer than 50 employees.</p><p>‘Micro-enterprises’ were already eligible, and over 99% of businesses are now within the remit of the FOS. The FCA also increased the maximum FOS award limit to £350,000.</p><p> </p><p>The banking industry have also committed to establishing a new Dispute Resolution Service to resolve both future complaints from businesses with a turnover between £6.5m and £10m, and unresolved historic complaints.</p></li></ol></ol> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2019 09:50:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1137530

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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	Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to advise local authorities against opting for commingled recycling to avoid the hgh risk of contamination.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	274461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Regulation 13 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 states that every waste collection authority (local authority) must, when making arrangements for the collection of waste paper, metal, plastic or glass, ensure those arrangements are by way of separate collection.</p><p> </p><p>This duty applies unless separate collection is not technically, environmentally or economically practicable (TEEP) or where the separate collection is not necessary to ensure waste is recovered in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of the Waste Framework Directive. In other words, separate collection is the default unless it is not TEEP.</p><p> </p><p>Our consultation ‘Consistency in household and business recycling collections in England’ sought views on separate collection of recycling materials. We intend to prepare statutory guidance which will set out advice and good practice and help local authorities to meet their duties in relation to the separate collection of recycling materials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s response to the consultation will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2019 10:28:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1137552

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the supply of materials for an energy saving materials installation is included under VAT Notice 708/6 defined under 2.3.2 as ancillary services/supplies; and whether it is his Department's policy that those ancillary services or supplies be included in calculations of energy saving materials installations for the purposes of establishing which VAT rate will apply under the new Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	274570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The supply of materials for an energy saving materials installation is not considered to be an ancillary service. For the purposes of establishing which VAT rate will apply under the new Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019, where the 60 per cent limit is exceeded, the service element of the installation will continue to benefit from the reduced rate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2019 08:38:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1137588

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK businesses have obtained an EORI number in each month of 2019; and what estimate he has made of the number of businesses with an EORI number (a) currently, (b) one year ago, (c) three years ago and (b) five years ago.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	274653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Since December 2018 HM Revenue &amp; Customs have issued approximately 74,000 new UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) numbers, up to 23 June. The reporting for UK EORI numbers is not done on a monthly basis so a monthly breakdown for EORI numbers issued is not available. The historical information on EORI numbers is not readily accessible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2019 08:40:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1137607

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Holidays: Low Incomes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from the Family Holidays Association on providing financial support for domestic holidays for families in need.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	274453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers have not met the Family Holiday Association.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials met with the organisation earlier this year. They are planning a follow up meeting in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/07/2019 12:05:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1137624

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2017 to Question 8320 on Classroom Assistants: Average Earnings, if he will publish that salary data for (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	274506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the average salary for all full-time general teaching assistants, higher level teaching assistants and all teaching assistants in local authority maintained schools, academy schools and free schools in England, as at November 2017 and 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time General Teaching Assistants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time Higher Level Teaching Assistants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time All Teaching Assistants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority Maintained Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,396</p></td><td><p>£22,911</p></td><td><p>£19,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,020</p></td><td><p>£22,019</p></td><td><p>£19,282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>£17,502</p></td><td><p>£20,319</p></td><td><p>£17,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,160</p></td><td><p>£22,542</p></td><td><p>£19,508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority Maintained Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,645</p></td><td><p>£23,362</p></td><td><p>£20,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,390</p></td><td><p>£22,407</p></td><td><p>£19,663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>£17,942</p></td><td><p>£20,341</p></td><td><p>£18,102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,457</p></td><td><p>£22,917</p></td><td><p>£19,820</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2019 09:50:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood