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384641

	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	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2015 to Question 900337, from which bodies he has commissioned advice on the sale of Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>In announcing the sale of the Government’s shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland, the Chancellor is acting on independent advice from the Governor of the Bank of England and a report from Rothschild investment bank that it is in the public interest for the Government to begin now to sell its stake. The report by Rothschild, and the corresponding advice from the Governor, are both available online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3587 question first answered 25/06/2015 14:51:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

384642

	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	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment he conducted of (a) the reprivatisation of RBS and (b) any other policy options for the future of RBS before the commissioning of the Rothschild Review into the UK Investment in Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has been consistent and clear that its objective in respect of RBS ownership is to return the bank to the private sector in full.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This policy is supported by recent advice from the Governor of the Bank of England that “it is in the public interest for the Government to begin now to return RBS to the private sector”, and that “there could be considerable net costs to taxpayers of further delaying the start of a sale”. The findings of the recently published Rothschild report into the Government’s shareholding in RBS concur with this assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/06/2015 14:44:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

384644

	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	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2015 to Question 900337, what estimate has been made (a) by the Governor of the Bank of England and (b) from Rothschild of the effect on the public purse of the sale of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>In announcing the sale of the Government’s shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland, the Chancellor is acting on independent advice from the Governor of the Bank of England and a report from Rothschild investment bank that it is in the public interest for the Government to begin now to sell its stake. The report by Rothschild, and the corresponding advice from the Governor, are both available online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3514 question first answered 25/06/2015 14:51:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

384664

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Colombia: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel travelled to Colombia in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Our records show that 22 Service personnel travelled to Colombia during 2014 for visits designed to further the defence relationship with Colombia through: defence education; transformation of the Colombian defence organisation; international law and post-conflict transition. In addition HMS Richmond, HMS Portland and HMS Argyll visited Colombia during 2014.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2015 15:30:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

384869

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral statement by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 11 June 2015, Official Report, column 1373, what the evidence base is for his statement that the Royal Bank of Scotland has not been able to play its full part in small and medium-sized enterprise lending because of public ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor has previously set out his objectives for the banks in state ownership, including Royal Bank of Scotland. We want to maximise the ability of these important banks to support the British economy, and we want to get the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Large scale public ownership has an inhibiting effect on the involvement of private institutions in a company such as RBS, and therefore naturally impacts on broader commercial performance. The best way to deliver our objectives is to return RBS to private ownership. Commercial organisations are more efficient, more innovative and more effective when they are in the private sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This policy is supported by advice from the Governor of the Bank of England and independent analysis from Rothschild investment bank. In their recent report into this issue, Rothschild note that by starting to sell down its stake in RBS, “the Government can bring about broader benefits for the institution, which could help to accelerate its recovery”, as well as improving the share price and securing value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/06/2015 14:20:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388381

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian effects of the blockade of Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	900814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Israeli restrictions damage the Gazan economy and living standards of ordinary people. An improved economy is not only essential for the people of Gaza, but firmly in Israel’s security interests. We have consistently called on Israel to improve movement and access into and out of Gaza.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/07/2015 14:38:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388556

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methodology his Department uses to assess levels of collateral damage from airstrikes in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence follows well established doctrine that sets out the process for considering collateral damage before and after airstrikes. All UK airstrikes are conducted in accordance with Rules of Engagement and International Humanitarian Law. Targets are selected with the utmost care, the risks of collateral damage or civilian casualties are assessed and mitigated based on intelligence and the use of precision guided weapons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2015 15:26:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388557

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the comparative effectiveness of using GBU-12 bombs and Hellfire missiles from UK Reapers in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>All RAF air-to-surface weapon types used in operations are continually assessed for their performance and effectiveness. Weapon selection is informed by a combination of the nature of the target, the effect desired and the broader environment in which the target sits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/07/2015 15:07:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388558

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles and Unmanned Marine Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's budget has been allocated to the use, development or procurement of unmanned systems.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last financial year, some £310 million was spent by the Ministry of Defence on the development, procurement and use of unmanned systems. This represents approximately 0.9% of the defence budget for the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/07/2015 15:04:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388559

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has employed unmanned aircraft (a) in and (b) around the UK to support counter-terrorism efforts.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>No unmanned aircraft systems belonging to the Ministry of Defence have been used to support counter terrorism operations in or around the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/07/2015 15:06:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388560

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the locations are of the seven ground control stations used for control of his Department's 10 Reapers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Reaper ground control stations are located at RAF Waddington, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada and the Middle East in support of the international coalition's ongoing operation to counter the threat of ISIL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/07/2015 16:06:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388561

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been created in the UK by the French-Israeli Thales/Elbit Joint Venture for Watchkeeper.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Watchkeeper air vehicle is manufactured by UAV Tactical Systems Ltd, a joint venture between Elbit Systems UK and Thales UK, under a sub-contract from Thales UK, the Watchkeeper prime contractor. The Ministry of Defence has no direct commercial relationship with UAV Tactical Systems Ltd and no estimate has therefore been made of the number of persons employed by the company. The wider Watchkeeper supply-chain sustains high-quality jobs at a number of locations across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:28:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

428352

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that an approach supply of finance to productive investment is available to help increase productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	16397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to boosting productivity growth and narrowing the gap with other leading advanced economies. In July 2015 the government published ‘Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation’; a comprehensive plan that sets the agenda to reverse the UK’s long-term productivity problem.</p><br /><p>The financial services sector has a dual role in supporting UK productivity. As well as its own productivity performance, it is critical for supporting the rest of the economy, allocating resources and facilitating long term productive investment. In the latest remit letter to the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England, the Chancellor highlighted the importance of a stable financial system providing finance for productive investment.</p><br /><p>To promote the provision of finance to support productive investment, it is important that it can be measured accurately. The Bank of England, working with HM Treasury, have initiated research to create a better measurement of ‘finance for productive investment’ covering all asset classes and all stages of finance, with a view to publishing the data on a regular basis.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/11/2015 16:48:39 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

428353

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provision of high-speed broadband infrastructure on productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	16395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>SQW Consulting’s UK Broadband impact study in 2013 estimates that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024.</p><p>This Government is helping increase productivity across the UK by investing in and widening access to key digital infrastructure. We are on track to deliver our commitment to provide superfast broadband coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of 2017.Our£40m Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme was taken up by over 55,000 small and medium sized businesses - who employ a million people right across the UK and are already reporting, on average, a £1,300 per year increase in profits and a new job being created for every four new connections. ThePrime Minister recentlyannounced plans to ensure that every home and business can have access to fast broadband by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 16396 question first answered 20/11/2015 11:58:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

428354

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK's productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	16396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>SQW Consulting’s UK Broadband impact study in 2013 estimates that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024.</p><p>This Government is helping increase productivity across the UK by investing in and widening access to key digital infrastructure. We are on track to deliver our commitment to provide superfast broadband coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of 2017.Our£40m Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme was taken up by over 55,000 small and medium sized businesses - who employ a million people right across the UK and are already reporting, on average, a £1,300 per year increase in profits and a new job being created for every four new connections. ThePrime Minister recentlyannounced plans to ensure that every home and business can have access to fast broadband by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 16395 question first answered 20/11/2015 11:58:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

433919

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Granite
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he took the National Crime Agency investigation into the Project Eagle loan sale by Ireland's National Asset Management Agency to Cerberus into account in decisions on the sale of UK Asset Resolutions' Granite Portfolio to Cerberus.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	18744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Cerberus was selected as the successful bidder for UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)’s Granite portfolio following a thorough due diligence process. Cerberus have confirmed to UKAR that their involvement in the Project Eagle loan sale was conducted with the utmost integrity; and have separately provided a detailed submission to the Northern Ireland Committee on Finance and Personnel, which conducted a full enquiry into the sale.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/12/2015 14:51:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

433920

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Granite
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that former Northern Rock mortgage holders will not be disadvantaged by the sale of UK Asset Resolutions' Granite Portfolio to Cerberus.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	18745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>A key consideration in the selection of the successful bidder was the continued fair treatment of customers. Cerberus was selected following a thorough due diligence process, and like any buyer, remains subject to the regulatory oversight of the Financial Conduct Authority; including the requirement of Treating Customers Fairly.</p><br /><p>Day-to-day management of the assets within the Granite portfolio will remain with the mortgage servicing arm of UK Asset Resolution, and there will be no changes to the terms and conditions of the mortgages involved in the transaction.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/12/2015 14:52:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

433925

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Granite
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the book value of the UK Asset Resolution's Granite portfolio was last calculated prior to the sale of Cerberus on 13 November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	18761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>In line with UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)'s reporting cycle, the book value of the Granite portfolio was last calculated at 30 September 2015 as part of the Interim Financial Results process.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/12/2015 14:48:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

437345

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Written Statement of 2 June 2015, HCWS10, on the trading plan for government shares in Lloyds Banking Group, whether he set a target for the (a) number of shares to be sold and (b) price per share for Lloyds Banking Group at the time of that Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	19699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>In December 2014 the Chancellor launched a trading plan to sell the Government’s stake in Lloyds Banking Group, which has since been extended twice; in June and December 2015. The number of shares sold over the course of the trading plan is subject to an overall volume limit of up to but no more than 15% of the aggregate total trading volume in the LBG over the duration of the trading plan.</p><p>The final amount sold will depend on market conditions, among other factors. Shares will not be sold below the average price the previous government paid for them, which was 73.6p.</p><br /><p>As outlined to the House at the time of the trading plan’s launch, a statement with further details will be laid before Parliament when the plan concludes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 19752 question first answered 17/12/2015 12:45:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

437347

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's announcement on Government shares in Lloyds Banking Group, published on 18 December 2014, whether he had set a target for the (a) number of shares to be sold and (b) price per share for Lloyds Banking Group at the time of that announcement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	19752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>In December 2014 the Chancellor launched a trading plan to sell the Government’s stake in Lloyds Banking Group, which has since been extended twice; in June and December 2015. The number of shares sold over the course of the trading plan is subject to an overall volume limit of up to but no more than 15% of the aggregate total trading volume in the LBG over the duration of the trading plan.</p><p>The final amount sold will depend on market conditions, among other factors. Shares will not be sold below the average price the previous government paid for them, which was 73.6p.</p><br /><p>As outlined to the House at the time of the trading plan’s launch, a statement with further details will be laid before Parliament when the plan concludes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 19699 question first answered 17/12/2015 12:45:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

438866

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Government Shareholding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice UKFI provided to his Department on when and how to complete a sale of Royal Bank of Scotland shares.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	20481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been consistently clear that its policy in respect of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to return the bank to the private sector in full. The advice received from Rothschilds and the Governor of the Bank of England relates specifically to the appropriate timing of an initial share sale.</p><br /><p>UK Financial Investments (UKFI) is responsible for the execution of share sales, and advised the Chancellor in August 2015 that it would be appropriate to conduct the first sale of the Government’s shareholding in RBS. On 3 August 2015, UKFI sold approximately 5.4% of the bank via an accelerated bookbuilding process.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 20482 question first answered 05/01/2016 14:06:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

438868

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Government Shareholding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations in addition to Rothschilds and the Governor of the Bank of England provided him with advice on whether the Government should sell its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	20482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been consistently clear that its policy in respect of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to return the bank to the private sector in full. The advice received from Rothschilds and the Governor of the Bank of England relates specifically to the appropriate timing of an initial share sale.</p><br /><p>UK Financial Investments (UKFI) is responsible for the execution of share sales, and advised the Chancellor in August 2015 that it would be appropriate to conduct the first sale of the Government’s shareholding in RBS. On 3 August 2015, UKFI sold approximately 5.4% of the bank via an accelerated bookbuilding process.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 20481 question first answered 05/01/2016 14:06:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

439347

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Office for Tax Simplification: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what remuneration is provider to the Chair of the Office for Tax Simplification.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	20547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Angela Knight has been appointed as Chair of the Office of Tax Simplification, and will be paid £400 a day, in line with other public appointments.</p><br /><p>In 2011, the Treasury Select Committee held a post-appointment hearing for the Chair and Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification, and has done so for appointments to other bodies. Angela Knight is appearing before the committee, in her role as the new Chair, on 12 January.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 20549 question first answered 07/01/2016 17:19:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

439348

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Office for Tax Simplification: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on whether the appointment of the chair of the Office of Tax Simplification should be subject to a pre-appointment hearing by the Treasury Select Committee.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	20549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Angela Knight has been appointed as Chair of the Office of Tax Simplification, and will be paid £400 a day, in line with other public appointments.</p><br /><p>In 2011, the Treasury Select Committee held a post-appointment hearing for the Chair and Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification, and has done so for appointments to other bodies. Angela Knight is appearing before the committee, in her role as the new Chair, on 12 January.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 20547 question first answered 07/01/2016 17:19:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

453064

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for the effectiveness of the ring-fence between retail and investment banking of the Prudential Regulation Authority's proposal to allow ring-fenced bodies to pay dividends to other entities in the parent group.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	27453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Prudential Regulation Authority's (PRA) proposed rules allowing ring-fenced bodies to pay dividends to other entities in the parent group are entirely consistent with the ring-fencing legislation and the Independent Commission on Banking’s recommendations. The PRA has the power to prevent these payments if they deem that they would negatively impact on the viability of the ring-fenced bank.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 15:52:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

453065

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had on the implementation of the ring-fence between retail and investment banking since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	27454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Since May 2015, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of ring-fencing, ministers and HMT officials have met with regulators, banks, banking organisations, trustees of bank pension funds and HMRC.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 15:53:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

453066

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for financial system resilience of the Prudential Regulation Authority's proposed rules on ringfencing; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	27449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is confident that the Prudential Regulation Authority's proposed rules on ring-fencing are beneficial for financial system resilience. These are fully consistent with the Banking Reform Act (2013), and are necessary to ensure the full and timely implementation of the legislation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 15:46:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

453067

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effectiveness of the ring-fence between retail and investment banking in reducing the interconnectedness of the UK financial system; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	27450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Ring-fencing will introduce a high degree of operational and economic independence between core retail banks and broader financial markets. The Independent Commission on Banking in 2011 recommended the ring-fencing of retail from investment banking to promote financial system resilience, and the Government agreed with this recommendation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 15:47:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

453068

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of the ring-fence between retail and investment banking in reducing funding risk in the UK financial system; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	27451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Ring-fencing insulates ring-fenced banks from shocks originating elsewhere in the global financial system, and makes ring-fenced banks simpler so that monitoring and supervision is easier. The PRA are putting in place rules to ensure that the ring-fenced bank can effectively manage its liquidity.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 15:51:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

453069

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for the effectiveness of the ring-fence between retail and investment banking of the Prudential Regulation Authority's proposal to allow cross-selling and cross-lending between ring-fenced bodies and other entities in the parent group in some circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	27452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Prudential Regulation Authority's proposed rules allowing cross-selling and cross-lending between ring-fenced bodies and other entities in the parent group in some circumstances are consistent with the ring-fencing legislation and the Independent Commission on Banking’s recommendations. These agency arrangements simply allow for the customer to access products provided by the wider banking group within their local premises.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 15:52:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

484329

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	GP Practice Lists: Leeds East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries have a capped patient list in Leeds East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/03/2016 10:25:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

484330

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Leeds East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent GPs were employed in general practices in Leeds East constituency in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>This data is not collected at constituency level. Such data as is available can be found in the table below.</p><p>Total general practitioners (GPs) in selected area: full time equivalents 2009-14</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Primary Care Trust<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>506</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p>Data as at 30 September for each year</p><p><sup>1 </sup>GP workforce figures are not available by constituency. Leeds East constituency is contained within and serviced by NHS Leeds South and East CCG and prior to the formation of CCGs, Leeds East was contained within Leeds PCT. These two National Health Service organisations are not geographically co-terminus and therefore 2009-12 figures are not comparable to 2013-14 figures.</p><p>'.' denotes not available</p><p>Data Quality:</p><p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality where changes impact on figures already published. This is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses.</p><p><em>Source: </em></p><p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/03/2016 14:15:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485528

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish and place in the Library his correspondence on the (a) sale of Government's Dividend Access Share and (b) proposed sale of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland since August 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Government reached an agreement with RBS and the European Commission on 9 April 2014 to amend the terms of the Dividend Access Share (DAS). The full terms of this agreement can be found on the European Commission’s website:</p><p><a href="http://europa.eu/" target="_blank">http://europa.eu</a></p><p> </p><p>The first sale of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shares was conducted in August 2015. The advice which the Chancellor received from a) the Governor of the Bank of England; b) N.M. Rothschild; c) HM Treasury; and d) UK Financial Investments (UKFI) is available on the Government’s website:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not undertaken any sale of RBS shares since August 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 32362 question first answered 11/04/2016 14:19:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485540

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the initial disposal of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland in August 2015 on (a) the share price and (b) the proposed future sale of shares.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The first sale of Government shares in RBS was conducted in August 2015 and raised £2.1 billion for the taxpayer. This was an important first step in returning the bank to private ownership, which is the right thing to do for the taxpayer and for British businesses: it will promote financial stability, lead to a more competitive banking sector, and support the interests of the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>The government will conduct further sales of RBS shares subject to market conditions, and in doing so will maximise value for the taxpayer. The returns on the government’s interventions in RBS will be determined by the success of the whole of the selling programme, rather than the terms achieved on the first few disposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 32363 32364 question first answered 11/04/2016 14:17:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485541

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he has received from (a) the Governor of the Bank of England and (b) Rothschilds Bank on the proposed sale of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland since August 2015; and if he will place a copy of such advice in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Government reached an agreement with RBS and the European Commission on 9 April 2014 to amend the terms of the Dividend Access Share (DAS). The full terms of this agreement can be found on the European Commission’s website:</p><p><a href="http://europa.eu/" target="_blank">http://europa.eu</a></p><p> </p><p>The first sale of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shares was conducted in August 2015. The advice which the Chancellor received from a) the Governor of the Bank of England; b) N.M. Rothschild; c) HM Treasury; and d) UK Financial Investments (UKFI) is available on the Government’s website:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not undertaken any sale of RBS shares since August 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 32361 question first answered 11/04/2016 14:19:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485545

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to establish a minimum price below which Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland will not be sold.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The first sale of Government shares in RBS was conducted in August 2015 and raised £2.1 billion for the taxpayer. This was an important first step in returning the bank to private ownership, which is the right thing to do for the taxpayer and for British businesses: it will promote financial stability, lead to a more competitive banking sector, and support the interests of the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>The government will conduct further sales of RBS shares subject to market conditions, and in doing so will maximise value for the taxpayer. The returns on the government’s interventions in RBS will be determined by the success of the whole of the selling programme, rather than the terms achieved on the first few disposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 32360 32364 question first answered 11/04/2016 14:17:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485548

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he plans to use to ensure sales of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland maximise value for the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The first sale of Government shares in RBS was conducted in August 2015 and raised £2.1 billion for the taxpayer. This was an important first step in returning the bank to private ownership, which is the right thing to do for the taxpayer and for British businesses: it will promote financial stability, lead to a more competitive banking sector, and support the interests of the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>The government will conduct further sales of RBS shares subject to market conditions, and in doing so will maximise value for the taxpayer. The returns on the government’s interventions in RBS will be determined by the success of the whole of the selling programme, rather than the terms achieved on the first few disposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 32360 32363 question first answered 11/04/2016 14:17:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485556

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27454, on banks, what the (a) date of, (b) details of who attended and (c) organisations represented were at each meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/04/2016 14:20:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485646

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to NHS England and clinical commissioning groups on the account they should take of future residential developments with regard to GP service provision.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>Commissioning of general practitioner (GP) services is a responsibility of NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) with delegated authority. Currently around half of CCGs have delegated authority. As part of these arrangements, NHS England and CCGs are responsible for planning GP services to ensure they are appropriate for the local population. This should take into account a number of factors, including information about known future residential developments and implications for requirements for healthcare provision, including GP services. Based on this information, the commissioners should engage with the local planning authority to enable decisions to be made on the appropriate funding arrangements for the required health infrastructure resulting from the new development.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental guidance on planning matters for National Health Service organisations is available in Part B of the Department publication Health Building Note 00-08 <em>The efficient management of healthcare estates and facilities</em> and Health Building Note 00-08 <em>Addendum 2 – A guide to town planning for health organisations</em>. These publications are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/04/2016 16:26:16 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485647

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statutory duty there is on individual general practitioners to provide notice of closure of a GP practice to NHS England or clinical commissioning group.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>GP Contract regulations require a practice to give NHS England written notice of their intention to terminate their contract. Where the contract is with a partnership, the contract terminates six months from the date of the notice. In the case of a single handed practice, the contract terminates three months from the date of the notice.</p><p>There is no specific statutory duty on NHS England to notify patients of the closure of a practice however the National Health Service Act 2006 requires NHS England to ensure the provision of primary medical services throughout England.</p><p>However, NHS England take the closure of a practice very seriously and will look to engage with patients at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 32269 question first answered 13/04/2016 10:33:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485676

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statutory duty there is on NHS England or clinical commissioning groups to provide notice of closure of a GP practice to its patients.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>GP Contract regulations require a practice to give NHS England written notice of their intention to terminate their contract. Where the contract is with a partnership, the contract terminates six months from the date of the notice. In the case of a single handed practice, the contract terminates three months from the date of the notice.</p><p>There is no specific statutory duty on NHS England to notify patients of the closure of a practice however the National Health Service Act 2006 requires NHS England to ensure the provision of primary medical services throughout England.</p><p>However, NHS England take the closure of a practice very seriously and will look to engage with patients at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 32268 question first answered 13/04/2016 10:33:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485700

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 intra-company transfers for what roles or job descriptions were issued to UK companies in each of the last five years; and what salary each such transferee received.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) that have been issued by Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) sponsors, broken down by the job titles of those they sought to employ and the salary each transferee was to receive, for each of the last five years, will be placed in the House Library. To break these figures down further into in and out of country applications, and whether the application was successful would require manual intervention that would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/04/2016 15:36:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

485709

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 intra-company visas were issued for the IT industry in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record information about the issue of Tier 2 intra-company visas by industrial classification. It is therefore not possible to provide the information requested.</p><p>Information about people working in IT related roles is available, but these roles are not all in the IT industry. It is not possible to break this data down by industry.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/04/2016 16:27:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

487080

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process Tier 2 intra-company transfer visas for IT undergo when they reach her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	32562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The process for handling Tier 2 intra company transfer (ICT) visas for IT is the same as that for any other application under the Tier 2 intra company transfer arrangements. All applications are validated to ensure the correct fees have been paid, all mandatory questions have been answered on the forms, and applicants have submitted their biometric information. Checks are also undertaken on every application to assess any adverse immigration or security issues.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/04/2016 16:24:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

525537

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Capital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of instituting a common standardised approach for calculation of risk weights in the capital requirements regulation for banks and building societies, including new entrant banks less than five years old.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	40819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing banking competition and meets with a wide range of institutions as part of the process of developing policy to help drive more competition.</p><p> </p><p>We have already taken significant action to improve competition in banking. This includes:</p><ul><li><p>Delivering the Current Account Switch Service and midata so customers are able to compare personal current accounts and switch where they see a better deal – simply, quickly and reliably;</p></li><li><p>Lowering barriers to entry and helping to establish the New Bank start-up Unit, making it quicker and easier for new banks to enter the market and compete effectively with the incumbents;</p></li><li><p>Creating the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as a single, stronger competition regulator, to promote competition and ensure markets work well for consumers, businesses and the wider economy.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The government is also taking action by working with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England to introduce a more proportionate prudential regime for smaller banks and building societies. The exchange of letters between the Economic Secretary and Andrew Bailey published in November 2015 highlights this work.</p><p> </p><p>In its retail banking market investigation, the CMA provisionally found that banks on the standardised approach are at a competitive disadvantage in the provision of lower LTV mortgages compared to banks using internal models. It also stated that the capital requirements regime has the potential to impact on competition in retail banking in a range of areas. The government, working with the PRA and Bank of England will take forward the issues identified by the CMA.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 40820 question first answered 01/07/2016 10:12:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

525538

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Capital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what correspondence he has had with (a) the Competition and Markets Authority, (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority and (c) new entrant banks about the internal ratings-based approach and the standardised approach for risk weights in capital requirements regulation; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	40820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing banking competition and meets with a wide range of institutions as part of the process of developing policy to help drive more competition.</p><p> </p><p>We have already taken significant action to improve competition in banking. This includes:</p><ul><li><p>Delivering the Current Account Switch Service and midata so customers are able to compare personal current accounts and switch where they see a better deal – simply, quickly and reliably;</p></li><li><p>Lowering barriers to entry and helping to establish the New Bank start-up Unit, making it quicker and easier for new banks to enter the market and compete effectively with the incumbents;</p></li><li><p>Creating the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as a single, stronger competition regulator, to promote competition and ensure markets work well for consumers, businesses and the wider economy.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The government is also taking action by working with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England to introduce a more proportionate prudential regime for smaller banks and building societies. The exchange of letters between the Economic Secretary and Andrew Bailey published in November 2015 highlights this work.</p><p> </p><p>In its retail banking market investigation, the CMA provisionally found that banks on the standardised approach are at a competitive disadvantage in the provision of lower LTV mortgages compared to banks using internal models. It also stated that the capital requirements regime has the potential to impact on competition in retail banking in a range of areas. The government, working with the PRA and Bank of England will take forward the issues identified by the CMA.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 40819 question first answered 01/07/2016 10:12:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

525540

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Stocks and Shares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the systemic financial risk from tranching of securitised assets.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	40812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the development of international and EU standards to revitalise the regulatory framework for securitisation by encouraging the use of simpler and more transparent products. We agree with the Bank of England that a well-functioning and stable securitisation market will benefit financial stability and the wider economy. We support the Basel standards for securitisation, set with the intention of enhancing financial stability, which see features such as tranching and synthetic structures as being legitimate activity. We also support the need for all securitisations to adhere to appropriate rules on transparency and investor due diligence, and that they must be afforded sensibly calibrated capital requirements. Following the financial crisis it was Basel, working with the Financial Stability Board and the International Organization of Securities Commissions which, set the 5 percent risk retention standard.</p><p> </p><p>In the development and delivery of policy, Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with relevant institutions, regulatory authorities, other governments, industry and other civil society groups including think tanks such as Finance Watch.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 40813 40814 40815 40816 question first answered 01/07/2016 10:11:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

525541

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Stocks and Shares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) benefits to the economy and (b) systemic financial risks from synthetic securitisation.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	40813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the development of international and EU standards to revitalise the regulatory framework for securitisation by encouraging the use of simpler and more transparent products. We agree with the Bank of England that a well-functioning and stable securitisation market will benefit financial stability and the wider economy. We support the Basel standards for securitisation, set with the intention of enhancing financial stability, which see features such as tranching and synthetic structures as being legitimate activity. We also support the need for all securitisations to adhere to appropriate rules on transparency and investor due diligence, and that they must be afforded sensibly calibrated capital requirements. Following the financial crisis it was Basel, working with the Financial Stability Board and the International Organization of Securities Commissions which, set the 5 percent risk retention standard.</p><p> </p><p>In the development and delivery of policy, Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with relevant institutions, regulatory authorities, other governments, industry and other civil society groups including think tanks such as Finance Watch.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 40812 40814 40815 40816 question first answered 01/07/2016 10:11:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

525542

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Stocks and Shares: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs' draft report on the proposal for a regulation on securitisation and creating a European framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation; and whether he supports the Committee's proposal to increase risk retention from five per cent to 20 per cent based on a vertical slice of securitised assets.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	40814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the development of international and EU standards to revitalise the regulatory framework for securitisation by encouraging the use of simpler and more transparent products. We agree with the Bank of England that a well-functioning and stable securitisation market will benefit financial stability and the wider economy. We support the Basel standards for securitisation, set with the intention of enhancing financial stability, which see features such as tranching and synthetic structures as being legitimate activity. We also support the need for all securitisations to adhere to appropriate rules on transparency and investor due diligence, and that they must be afforded sensibly calibrated capital requirements. Following the financial crisis it was Basel, working with the Financial Stability Board and the International Organization of Securities Commissions which, set the 5 percent risk retention standard.</p><p> </p><p>In the development and delivery of policy, Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with relevant institutions, regulatory authorities, other governments, industry and other civil society groups including think tanks such as Finance Watch.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 40812 40813 40815 40816 question first answered 01/07/2016 10:11:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

525543

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Stocks and Shares: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what correspondence his Department has had with (a) the Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union and (b) UK banks on the European Commission's proposed regulatory framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	40815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the development of international and EU standards to revitalise the regulatory framework for securitisation by encouraging the use of simpler and more transparent products. We agree with the Bank of England that a well-functioning and stable securitisation market will benefit financial stability and the wider economy. We support the Basel standards for securitisation, set with the intention of enhancing financial stability, which see features such as tranching and synthetic structures as being legitimate activity. We also support the need for all securitisations to adhere to appropriate rules on transparency and investor due diligence, and that they must be afforded sensibly calibrated capital requirements. Following the financial crisis it was Basel, working with the Financial Stability Board and the International Organization of Securities Commissions which, set the 5 percent risk retention standard.</p><p> </p><p>In the development and delivery of policy, Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with relevant institutions, regulatory authorities, other governments, industry and other civil society groups including think tanks such as Finance Watch.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 40812 40813 40814 40816 question first answered 01/07/2016 10:11:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon