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1029158

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress the Government has made on repealing the duty under the amendment to section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to caste discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	908344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We intend to legislate to repeal the caste duty as soon as we have a suitable legislative vehicle and parliamentary time, and we expect to publish guidance on caste and the Equality Act before the summer.</p><p> </p><p>My Hon Friend will know that I have been determined to ensure this issue is resolved since I became Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/12/2018 12:04:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

443928

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library HM Revenue and Customs' full workings, including the methodology, modelling and assumptions, which underpinned the figures included in the Tobacco Levy Consultation, published in September 2015, on the tobacco levy yield after behavioural effects.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	21716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The response to the tobacco levy consolation included the HMRC costing note and the DEFRA review of HMRC’s methodology, alongside consultation responses and the government’s summary. Since the government does not generally publish analysis of polices that do not go ahead, the publishing of these documents goes significantly beyond usual practice. HMRC also publish a methodological paper on tobacco entitled Econometric Analysis of Cigarette Consumption in the UK. This can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/01/2016 17:18:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431598

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Property: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake an analysis of the feasibility of devolving property taxes to London linked to specific infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	17282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>By 2020, local government will retain 100% of business rates and will have the power to reduce business rates. Directly elected mayoral authorities, such as the Mayor of London, will have the power to levy a small supplement on business rates to fund new infrastructure.</p><br /><p>In the last Parliament, the Government gave local councils greater power over council tax support schemes and the treatment of second homes and empty properties. The Government believes there would be difficulties in devolving other property taxes, such as Stamp Duty Land Tax and Capital Gains Tax, to London as this would create a distortive effect around the border, increase administration costs and complexity and expose local government to significant fiscal risk.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2015 16:46:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

758071

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the requirement in the Illicit Trade Protocol to license tobacco manufacturing machinery.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	9195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament once legislation to implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this is currently before Parliament in the Finance Bill.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 9241 question first answered 15/09/2017 11:00:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

758054

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	9241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament once legislation to implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this is currently before Parliament in the Finance Bill.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 9195 question first answered 15/09/2017 11:00:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

989510

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether e-cigarettes which gain authorisation as licensed medicines from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will be taxed at the reduced rate of VAT when sold over the counter.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	180700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Where the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved medicinal E-cigarettes as pharmaceutical smoking cessation products, they could be subject to the 5% VAT if sold over the counter or zero-rated when dispensed on prescription.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2018 13:43:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

542274

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will make it its policy not to take a decision on the location of an additional runway until its reviews of UK airspace and the Aviation Policy Framework have been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	43920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to delivering the important infrastructure projects it has set out, including delivering runway capacity on the timetable set out by Sir Howard Davies.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming weeks the Government will carefully consider all of the evidence before reaching a view on its preferred scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2016 13:53:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

750850

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of accessibility for disabled people on Transport for London stations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	4190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and it is his responsibility to determine transport policy including accessibility requirements. The Mayor has a programme of funding to increase the number of step free stations on the London transport network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2017 12:16:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

542275

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Government has made of the cost to the public purse of constructing a third runway at Heathrow Airport over the course of the construction period.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	43919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Airports Commission shortlisted three airport expansion schemes, two at Heathrow and one at Gatwick. The Government accepted the Commission’s shortlist in December 2015 and is considering all of the evidence very carefully before reaching a view on its preferred scheme. The Government is not providing a running commentary on this work and nor would it be appropriate to outline specific pieces of evidence before a decision is announced on its preference. Any work to inform an announcement will be set out in subsequent publications and associated consultation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2016 13:43:25 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

655716

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Croxley Rail Link
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on Transport for London's deficit for the delivery of the Croxley rail link; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	56924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>As set out in my answer to my Hon Friend, earlier today (UIN 56736), the delivery of this scheme is a matter for Transport for London (TfL). TfL have made a commitment to deliver it within the resources that have been made available to them, under an agreement which means that they will benefit if the scheme can be delivered at a lower cost while accepting and absorbing any cost overruns. The Department does not have any detailed information on the most recent cost estimates for the scheme’s delivery, which are entirely a matter for TfL, and does not intend to make any further funding available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 56923 question first answered 13/12/2016 16:04:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman