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713310

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help businesses build trading opportunities abroad.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	909449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>DIT provides market access, support and advice to UK business both in the UK and in 109 markets overseas. Through the GREAT campaign we build the global appetite for British goods and services, and give UK companies access to millions of pounds’ worth of potential business through the digital services offered on the great.gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/03/2017 14:47:17 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

710953

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the centenary of the First World War is commemorated in local communities.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	909298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>We encourage communities to apply for Heritage Lottery Funding, to discover, learn and commemorate the First World War.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010, HLF has awarded over £84 million to more than 1,680 First World War Centenary projects reaching more than 80% of constituencies across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Communities can also get involved in our war memorials programme, by attending workshops, applying for listing and carrying out condition surveys. War Memorials Trust have grants available for repair and conservation of local war memorials.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/03/2017 11:04:51 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

707628

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
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 annual change in on-trade beer prices in each year since 2007 for the purposes of assessing beer duty.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	66486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The British Beer and Pub Association have published estimates of the annual change in beer prices in “The story of beer duty: 2008 to 2016”. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/bbpa-prod/attachments/documents/uploads/24356/original/BBPA%20Duty%20Impact%20Report%202016.pdf?1477316467" target="_blank">http://s3.amazonaws.com/bbpa-prod/attachments/documents/uploads/24356/original/BBPA%20Duty%20Impact%20Report%202016.pdf?1477316467</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/03/2017 10:49:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

707629

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on jobs and investment in the beer industry of a reduction in beer duty.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	66487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including alcohol duties, and is always willing to consider any evidence in relation to alcohol taxation policy. Any changes to beer duty need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, and on public health.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/03/2017 10:53:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

706643

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of excise duty rates on beer exports.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	66175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations to understand industry developments, including the beer and pub industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including alcohol duties, and is always willing to consider any evidence in relation to alcohol taxation policy.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 66176 question first answered 06/03/2017 15:05:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

706647

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on jobs and investment in pubs and breweries of the (a) reduction in beer duty in 2014, (b) reduction in beer duty in 2015 and (c) freeze in beer duty in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	66176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations to understand industry developments, including the beer and pub industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including alcohol duties, and is always willing to consider any evidence in relation to alcohol taxation policy.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 66175 question first answered 06/03/2017 15:05:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

707691

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police and security services have the powers necessary to apprehend people planning terrorist attacks in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	909068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK has one of the world’s most effective legal regimes for tackling terrorism. The Investigatory Powers Act, which the Government passed last year, ensures that law enforcement and the security and intelligence agencies have the powers they need in a digital age to disrupt terrorist attacks, subject to strict safeguards and world-leading oversight. And the Criminal Finances Bill will add to the ability of UK law enforcement to identify, investigate and disrupt terrorist finance activity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/03/2017 16:24:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

686265

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the written statement of 12 December 2016, (HCW 5339), what the planned (a) timetable and (b) content is for the Automatic Enrolment 2017 Review.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	63328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>On 12 December 2016, I set out the scope of the 2017 review of automatic enrolment. On 8 February 2017 I set out further detail on the review, including its terms of reference and the membership of the external advisory group.</p><p> </p><p>Through the review we will be seeking to build on the success of automatic enrolment to date. So far over 7.1 million individuals have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by more than 370,000 employers. The review will look at how we can ensure that automatic enrolment continues to meet the needs of individuals saving for their retirement in the future, and that the technical operation of the policy is working as intended.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that we begin early conversations around the central issues covered by the review of automatic enrolment, and I recognise people are keen to engage on these. That is why on 8 February 2017 I published a set of initial questions on the main themes, including coverage, engagement and future contributions. I have invited views and evidence by 22 March 2017 to help inform our considerations. We will, of course, formally consult on any proposals that require legislative change.</p><p> </p><p>As I set out in my previous statement, my Department’s work will be supported by an external advisory group.</p><p> </p><p>The three co-chairs of the group are:</p><ul><li>Jamie Jenkins (Head of Pensions Strategy, Standard Life), who will support the work around the theme of coverage of automatic enrolment;</li><li>Ruston Smith (Trustee Director at Peoples’ Pension), who will support the work around strengthening personal engagement with work place pensions, and;</li><li>Chris Curry (Director, Pensions Policy Institute), who will support the work which begins to develop the evidence base on future contributions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The other members of this group are:</p><p> </p><p>Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies</p><p>Jane Vass, Head of public policy, Age UK</p><p>Neil Carberry, Director for people and skills, Confederation of British Industry</p><p>Linda Ellett, KPMG, partner – Tax and Pensions Practice</p><p>Nigel Stanley, NEST Members’ Panel, Chair</p><p>Jocelyn Blackwell, Trustee Director NOW: Pensions</p><p>Judith Hogarth, Employment and Pensions, EEF</p><p> </p><p>I am delighted to be working with a team representing such a breadth of experience and expertise and look forward to the insight they will bring to help shape the review and any proposals. We will of course reach out to others as part of this review, including intermediary organisations such as employer consultants and payroll firms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Towards the end of this year I will publish a report to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the terms of reference and the initial questions for the review are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-advisory-group-appointed-to-the-automatic-enrolment-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-advisory-group-appointed-to-the-automatic-enrolment-review</a>.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/02/2017 15:39:35 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

674244

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nazi War Crimes: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it remains her Department's policy to support the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz Project.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	60214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department continues to believe that young people should be taught about the Holocaust and the lessons it teaches us today. We are committed to promoting, supporting and funding Holocaust Education.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz project begun in 1999, it has taken more than 31,000 students and teachers to visit the site of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz-Birkenau" target="_blank">Auschwitz-Birkenau</a> concentration camp. The Government announced in April last year that we had renewed our grant for the project for a further three years.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/01/2017 11:39:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

673504

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holocaust Memorial Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	59999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department held a Holocaust Memorial event on Monday 16 January. All of the staff were invited to a talk given by Harry Spiro, a Holocaust survivor.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/01/2017 16:19:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow