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1145132

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to implement the EU's anti-tax avoidance directive into UK law by 1 January 2020; and if he will maintain that legislation in UK law after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	287561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive, which requires all Member States to adopt minimum standard rules that restrict the ability of large multinationals to artificially lower their tax bills.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already has anti-avoidance rules in place which in most cases meet or exceed the Directive’s requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Finance Act 2019 introduced several technical changes which help ensure our existing rules will be compliant with the approach taken by the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive by 1 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/09/2019 16:24:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1143355

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Visual Impairment: Electronic Publishing
	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 assessment she has made of the benefits of e-readers and other digital reading materials to partially sighted or blind people; and what steps her Department takes to promote access to these materials.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	284833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/10/2019 16:34:49 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1143356

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) his counterparts in other EU member states and (b) industry of the potential merits of introducing a reduced rate of VAT on e-publications; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	284828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Any representations on this issue will be considered as part of the fiscal events process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of moves in some EU Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to e-publications. Within the UK, officials have met with a range of interested stakeholders, including representatives of the publishing industry, to better understand the functioning of the market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2019 14:28:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1143937

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of VAT on e-publications on children’s literacy in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	284908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Any representations on this issue will be considered as part of the fiscal events process.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on literacy of any reduction of VAT on e-publications is likely to depend on commercial decisions about the extent to which any tax saving would lead to price reductions for consumers, and any associated behavioural changes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2019 14:21:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1142096

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the redundancy packages required for the creation of the new Government.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	282292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p><br>Section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out Ministers’ entitlement to severance payments. Payments to individuals are processed by the relevant departments. Any such payments are published in each department’s audited annual accounts, and these accounts can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p>When their appointing Minister leaves office, special advisers are entitled to a severance payment, to be paid in accordance with the terms set out in the <em>Model Contract for Special Advisers</em>, which can be found on GOV.UK. The cost of special advisers is published and laid before Parliament on an annual basis and is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 03/09/2019 08:43:03 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1140599

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on people applying to the EU Settlement Scheme of charges issued by private operators for biometric services.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	279451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>All applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme will be able to submit their biometric photograph via their online application. There is no charge for this.</p><p>Family members who are not EEA or Swiss nationals and do not already hold a Biometric Residence Card will also need to enrol a biometric photograph and fingerprints, excluding children who are 4 years old and under - they do not need to enrol fingerprints. The Home Of-fice estimates that only a small cohort (less than 5%) of the overall EU Settlement Scheme co-hort will need to submit their biometrics fingerprints.</p><p>When required, biometric fingerprint enrolment will take place at one of 57 UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) centres across the UK, run by Sopra Steria, our commercial partner. Six of the locations can be used without any appointment charge being incurred. The remaining locations attract an appointment charge of £60 at an enhanced service point or £200 for the premium lounge in London. Additional charges also apply at each of the 57 sites for out of hours appointments It is a matter for the customer to decide which location to attend.</p><p>Our commercial partner, Sopra Steria, undertook market research to identify service locations; their research included the impact on customers of travel time, cost and accessibility. The 6 core service centres that offer free appointments have been sized and located based on projected customer footfall information, providing coverage for customers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The majority of the service point locations are situated in town and city centres and close to transport links and 62% of customers will, on average, have to travel less than 25 miles to visit a core service centre, with 78% travelling less than 50 miles</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2019 15:16:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1140600

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fireworks: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a timescale for the information gathering exercise on the public sale of fireworks.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	279452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The work to develop a full evidence base is an ongoing exercise which is not time limited. To develop the evidence base officials have reviewed existing literature, research and data sources and are engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including the RSPCA and the British Fireworks Association.</p><p> </p><p>As work has progressed, information gaps have become clear, requiring further investigation and consideration. The evidence base will also consider the findings of the House of Commons Petitions Committee inquiry on fireworks and the Scottish Government consultation on fireworks. The intention is that the work will inform current and future policy in this area and identify trends across fireworks seasons.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/07/2019 16:06:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1135553

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2019
	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	Nature Conservation: 5G
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the roll-out of 5G on the sustainability of (a) insects, (b) other animals and (c) other wildlife.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	270788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Defra has funded national and global assessments of the status of pollinators and the factors driving changes in their populations. These assessments do not identify 5G or electromagnetic radiation as a driver.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has not undertaken any formal assessment of the potential effect of the roll out of the 5G network on insects, other animals or other wildlife. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the lead Department for 5G roll out and I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Stroud, Dr David Drew, on 29 May 2019 to PQ 256919.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/07/2019 12:47:06 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray