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423937

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Science: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that the science budget will be maintained in real terms.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	13363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has made a long term science capital commitment investing £6.9bn in the UK’s research infrastructure up to 2021.</p><br /><p>Future allocations for science resource funding will be determined at the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/11/2015 12:26:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428036

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Iceland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives from the Icelandic government on debt owed to (a) UK taxpayers and (b) the public purse by Icelandic banks.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>HM Government officials continue to engage with the Icelandic authorities in order to complete the recovery process from the failed Icelandic banks. In total, £8.64 billion was paid out by HM Treasury to compensate UK depositors of the Icelandic banks Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander Ltd (KSF), Heritable Bank plc and Landsbanki (Icesave).</p><br /><p>All eligible UK retail depositors were fully compensated. To date, the Treasury has recovered £7.71 billion from the three estates. The Government expects to make a full recovery of the outstanding funds from the estates.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/11/2015 11:40:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

391303

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Food: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the taxation of high sugar and high salt food and drinks.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	7965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>At present the Government has no plans to introduce new taxes on food and drinks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/09/2015 15:04:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226584

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Macquarie Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings his Department has had with Macquarie Bank since May 2010; and who was present at such meetings.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>(1)Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis. They are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) HM Treasury does not sponsor any projects directly, and does not hold information on which parties invest in other department’s projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227243 question first answered 17/03/2015 17:50:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

348927

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Huddersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase employment in Huddersfield.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Unemployment in Huddersfield is at its lowest since 2008. In February the Chancellor laid out his Long-term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire – a crucial step in building the Northern Powerhouse. The plan aims to raise the employment rate of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire so that over 100,000 more people are in employment there during this Parliament. This will be achieved by backing business start-ups and business growth and investment, through projects like the new, Growth-Deal funded, Incubation and Innovation Centre at Huddersfield University which will support jobs growth in the advanced manufacturing and digital and creative sectors.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387787

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle people who repeatedly sell cigarettes without paying duty.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Since 2000, HMRC’s tobacco strategy has reduced the tax gap for cigarettes from 22% in 2000/01 to 10% in 2013/14, and the tax gap for hand-rolling tobacco from 61% to 39%. However, tobacco fraud remains a problem and HMRC works with other enforcement agencies to take action against those who participate in the fraud by smuggling and illegally manufacturing, distributing and selling non-UK duty paid product.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sanctions against those selling tobacco without payment of duty include seizure of products, and cash, financial penalties and a maximum penalty of seven year’s imprisonment. On prosecution, HMRC can also apply for withdrawal of alcohol licenses and orders prohibiting the use of premises for the sale of tobacco for a period of up to 6 months. Additionally, as a result of coordinated activity with other enforcement agencies such as Trading Standards, the police and Immigration Enforcement officers, action can be taken on wider tobacco offences, such as under-age sales , and alcohol and vehicle licensing and immigration offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As reflected in the joint HMRC and Border Force refreshed strategy, ‘Tackling illicit tobacco: from leaf to light’, published on 24 March 2015, we need to get tougher on those involved in tobacco fraud through more effective use of sanctions. We have to deter participation and ensure that we come down harder on those who repeatedly offend.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To this end, the refreshed strategy commits HMRC to working more across government at all points in the supply chain and to maximising the use and impact of all sanctions available. The published strategy also commits HMRC to undertaking an informal consultation in 2015. This will invite views from other departments and enforcement agencies, legitimate business affected by the fraud and public health organisations on how we can increase the effectiveness of existing sanctions and whether we need new sanctions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategy can be accessed on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-illicit-tobacco-from-leaf-to-light" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-illicit-tobacco-from-leaf-to-light</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/07/2015 13:32:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226585

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Macquarie Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of his Department's projects Macquarie Bank has invested in since May 2010; and how much it has invested in each project.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>(1)Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis. They are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) HM Treasury does not sponsor any projects directly, and does not hold information on which parties invest in other department’s projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 227239 question first answered 17/03/2015 17:50:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

175645

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance has been issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on prosecuting digital and online crime.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued comprehensive and detailed Legal Guidance to its prosecutors on a wide range of digital and online crimes including those which target computer systems and those other crimes (such as stalking and child sexual abuse) where the internet or communications technology is used in order to commit the offence.</p><p>In addition, the CPS is committed to keeping its prosecutors up-to-date with developments relating to digital and online crime, through the provision of learning and development modules that include cyber stalking, online fraud, online grooming, prosecuting cases involving social media and handling digital evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/02/2015 13:45:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

58108

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many men have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	199035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/06/2014 15:04:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 199035.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

383916

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from Commonwealth countries who remained longer than a year entered the country in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	3235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 24/06/2015 15:08:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name Sheerman PQ 3235 Final.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Commonwealth Citizens
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman