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390456

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his contribution in the House on 8 June 2015, Official Report, column 926, what comparative assessment he has made of the scope of powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament, if the Scotland Bill is passed, and comparable European and North American legislatures.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	7228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Scottish Parliament will be one of the most powerful devolved legislatures in the world once the Scotland Bill is enacted. Compared to the average position of sub-central governments within the OECD, the Scottish Parliament will be among the most powerful in terms of tax and spending powers just behind Canadian provinces and Swiss cantons, and ahead of devolved legislatures in Australian states and German Länder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/07/2015 10:50:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

389499

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any spending counted towards the two per cent of GNI target for defence spending will also be counted towards the 0.7 per cent target for ODA spending.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	6583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Some spending is counted for both the NATO 2% target and the 0.7% Official Development Assistance (ODA) target, in line with NATO and Organisation for Economic Co-operation &amp; Development guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 16/07/2015 15:02:37 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

387874

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Westminster Hall: Cafes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the profitability of the Jubilee Café.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	5608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>For the financial year ending 2014/15 the Jubilee Café made a positive contribution of £22.8k to reducing the net cost of catering to the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 09/07/2015 09:38:47 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384611

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: East Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas were received from citizens of (a) Malawi and (b) Zambia in each month since January 2010; and how many such applications were rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The available information is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas, are published quarterly in the ‘Immigration Statistics, January-March 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/06/2015 14:39:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Table for PQ 3415.xls title Applications for visas: Malawi & Zambia
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

387082

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Eritrea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Eritrean citizens have been (a) granted and (b) refused asylum in the UK since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	5254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the latest published number of nationals of Eritrea that have been granted and refused asylum or other form of protection, based on initial decisions for main applicants between 2010 and Quarter 1 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><strong>Number of nationals of Eritrea granted asylum or other form of protection and refusals in the UK (main applicants), 2010 to 2015 Q1, based on initial decisions (1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year/Quarter</strong></td><td><strong>Total Grants (2)</strong></td><td><strong>Total Refusals</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><strong>558</strong></td><td><strong>364</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><strong>647</strong></td><td><strong>221</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><strong>589</strong></td><td><strong>118</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><strong>787</strong></td><td><strong>173</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><strong>2,156</strong></td><td><strong>328</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015 Q1</strong></td><td><strong>543</strong></td><td><strong>160</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(1) Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(2) Total grants include: a) asylum grants b) Humanitarian Protection, c) Discretionary Leave, d) Grants under family and private life rules, which relate to the introduction of a new approach to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, from 9 July 2012, e) Leave Outside the Rules, which was introduced for those refused asylum from 1 April 2013; and f) UASC leave, which was introduced for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children refused asylum but eligible for temporary leave from 1 April 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures provided in the table are published by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release, in Table as_01 and as_01q.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on asylum applications and initial decisions within the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics January – March 2015 is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release and the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 14:02:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384645

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that multinational enterprises provide country-by-country tax reports in line with proposals made in the OECD's Country-by-Country Reporting Implementation Package, published in June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK introduced legislation in Finance Act 2015 in order to implement the OECD model for Country-by-Country reporting (CbC). This proposal was initiated by the UK under its G8 presidency in 2013 and developed as part of the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The OECD’s proposed implementation package, which was published on 8 June 2015, requires filing for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) with fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government will set out further detail on implementation in the UK in line with the international agreement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/06/2015 15:13:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384646

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many multinational enterprises that paid tax to the Government provided country-by-country tax reports to HM Revenue and Customs in 2010-15.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK introduced legislation in Finance Bill 2015 in order to implement the OECD model for Country-by-Country reporting (CbC). This proposal was initiated by the UK under its G8 presidency in 2013 and developed as part of the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The OECD’s proposed implementation package, which was published on 8 June 2015, requires filing for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) with fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government will set out further detail on implementation in the UK in line with the international agreement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/06/2015 14:59:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384647

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that multinational enterprises publish full transparent breakdowns of their tax receipts.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK introduced legislation in Finance Bill 2015 in order to implement the G20-OECD model for Country-by-Country reporting. This will require multinational companies to provide information on the global allocation of income, economic activity and taxes, and will give tax authorities a clear picture of a multinational company’s global business, whilst ensuring the administrative costs for businesses are minimised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The OECD model for Country-by-Country reporting to tax authorities is for high level risk assessment purposes and includes protections to ensure sensitive information remains confidential. Making the reporting information public would not enhance risk assessment and would likely increase resource implications on both business and tax authorities. The UK has however transposed the EU Capital Requirements Directive IV, which requires public reporting for the banking and capital markets industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Commission has launched a public consultation on this issue and will evaluate the costs and benefits of different forms of Country-by-Country reporting, including the public disclosure of this information. The UK will be interested in understanding their findings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/06/2015 15:17:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

389737

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.82 of the Summer Budget 2015, which Government departments will be allocated the funding for increased spending on military and intelligence agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	7140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>At Summer Budget 15, the Chancellor announced:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>the Ministry of Defence budget will rise by 0.5 per cent a year in real terms;</p></li><li><p>an additional £1.5 billion a year by the end of the Parliament will be available to the military and intelligence agencies;</p></li><li><p>additional funding is conditional on the armed services and agencies producing further efficiencies within their existing budgets to ensure continued investment in the most important capabilities; and</p></li><li><p>the NATO target to spend 2 per cent a year on defence will be met throughout this Parliament.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/07/2015 16:28:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

348563

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Conferences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of his Cabinet colleagues will represent the UK at the (a) UN Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July, (b) UN Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda in New York from 25 to 27 September and (c) Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris from 30 November to 11 December.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK delegation to each event will be finalised closer to the time.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/06/2015 13:20:13 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady