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381099

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Ilois: Resettlement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Department for International Development and (b) other relevant bodies to facilitate Chagossian resettlement on the Chagos Islands in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	2386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Following consideration of this issue in the last Parliament, officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence are working jointly to clarify the areas requiring further analysis announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 24 March 2015 (HCWS461).</p><p>To aid this further analysis, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also sought information from the Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions and the US Government on relevant issues and on essential practical requirements associated with options to resettle a Chagossian population as well as continuing discussions with other interested parties including Parliamentarians and Chagossian representatives. This work is ongoing, and we will explain our conclusions to interested parties in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/06/2015 13:58:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	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

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

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

384845

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Minerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department collects information on the number of companies based in the UK which use (a) tin, (b) tungsten, (c) tantalum and (d) gold in the manufacture of consumer products.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not currently collect this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/06/2015 08:37:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384844

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Foreign Trade: Minerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that companies based in the UK do not purchase minerals from conflict regions for the manufacture of consumer goods.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to encouraging wide uptake of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) due diligence guidance on responsible mineral supply chains. This is in line with our G8 commitments. We have regular meetings with UK industry and representative bodies to discuss and encourage the uptake of this guidance. The UK is playing an active role in discussions on the EU Regulation concerning the responsible sourcing of minerals. This aims to give political support to the guidance. It is important that responsible trade continues with conflict-affected and high-risk areas in order to support economic development.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/06/2015 12:17:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384843

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Foreign Trade: Minerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the trade in minerals from conflict regions on (a) violence, (b) violence against women and children and (c) displacement of peoples from those regions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text The presence of mineral resources is one of a number of complex factors which can contribute to instability. The trade in minerals can also be a vital economic resource for conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The challenge is to ensure supply chains are properly managed to address the risk of funding armed conflict, widespread violence or other forms of harm to people, such as their displacement. Women and girls are often disproportionately affected by conflict, and we promote the protection of women in conflict and their participation in conflict resolution processes through the implementation of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/06/2015 13:03:30 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384842

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	EU External Trade: Minerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he had with his counterparts in other EU states on the implementation of effective regulations to ensure EU-based companies do not import minerals from conflict regions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Government ministers have held no formal meetings with their EU counterparts on this topic. However, official-level discussions with other Member States have been held regularly since the European Commission published its draft Regulation on the responsible sourcing of minerals in March 2014.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/06/2015 13:04:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	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

385885

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Diseases: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department allocates annually for research into neglected tropical diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	4389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing over £10 million annually for research into Neglected Tropical Diseases. This is through a range of initiatives, including development of new treatment and diagnostic products, as well as implementation research. Examples of products produced by the research in recent years include the first ever rapid diagnostic test for sleeping sickness as well as a safer drug for treating the disease.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 01/07/2015 15:51:20 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady