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1172572

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Iraq
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq were refused an entry visa to the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	6653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish the information requested. Available information on entry clearance visa applications can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019</a>.</p><p>Our commercial partner, TLS Contact, operates the User Pay application point in Erbil which operates five days a week (Sundays to Thursdays) between 0900 and 1600 and offers 42 appointment slots each day. The operating frequency of our outsourced operations are dictated by demand.</p><p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes are always taken in the round and reflect key facets of the bilateral relationship with the country concerned. These will vary globally, but often include security, compliance, returns, reciprocal arrangements for UK nationals, logistics and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 6654 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:42:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1168377

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Lotteries: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government has taken to implement the society lotteries annual sales increased limit, announced in July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	76
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>New limits to the per draw sales, annual sales and maximum prize for society lotteries were announced on 16 July 2019. Affirmative secondary legislation is required to change the limits, and the Gambling Commission is also required to consult on changes to its Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I hope to lay the draft Order in Parliament in January 2020, and the changes to come into force during 2020. The Order will include transitional arrangements for the first year, to enable operators to take advantage of the new limits as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission has already launched its consultation in anticipation of the legislation, and this will help ensure the new limits can come into force as swiftly as possible. Their consultation also covers measures to improve transparency of society lotteries and will run until 12 March 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I shall not be making any further statement at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 30 77 question first answered 07/01/2020 12:44:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1168379

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Lotteries: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will increase the annual sales limit on society lotteries to £50 million by the end of the first quarter of 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	77
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>New limits to the per draw sales, annual sales and maximum prize for society lotteries were announced on 16 July 2019. Affirmative secondary legislation is required to change the limits, and the Gambling Commission is also required to consult on changes to its Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I hope to lay the draft Order in Parliament in January 2020, and the changes to come into force during 2020. The Order will include transitional arrangements for the first year, to enable operators to take advantage of the new limits as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission has already launched its consultation in anticipation of the legislation, and this will help ensure the new limits can come into force as swiftly as possible. Their consultation also covers measures to improve transparency of society lotteries and will run until 12 March 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I shall not be making any further statement at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 30 76 question first answered 07/01/2020 12:44:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1172571

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Kurds: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Peshmerga soldiers were mentored by the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	6652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>In conjunction with Coalition partners, the UK has delivered training to 2,273 members of Kurdish security forces in 2019, as part of our long-term commitment to the defeat of Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2020 15:01:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1141967

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that domestic climate change adaptation policy does not disproportionately affect low-income households.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	912194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government considers the distributional impact of its interventions on different groups, including low income households, and our National Adaptation Programme sets out the steps the Government will be taking, until the next five year plan in 2023, to further adapt to climate change. Its central aim is to build resilience across the economy, and draws from across a large body of cross-Government work. To take just one example, the Government’s capital investment programme in flooding and coastal erosion is expected to provide over a ten-fold economic return on the initial outlay.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/07/2019 15:47:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1172883

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Veolia Environment: Conduct
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the conduct of Veolia management in Harlow.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	7192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Defra has not received any representations on the conduct of Veolia management in Harlow.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/01/2020 10:44:13 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1172901

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Waste Management: Veolia Environment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities hold contracts for waste management services with Veolia.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	7193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Defra does not retain a list of Veolia’s contracts with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>All companies that collect waste for local authorities must be registered waste carriers with the Environment Agency and must take that waste to a permitted or registered exempt site. The Environment Agency will hold registration details for these carriers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/01/2020 11:26:45 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1145915

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on the review of the 2019 Loan Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	290855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to tackling tax avoidance schemes, but it has listened to concerns about the impact of the Loan Charge on individuals. An independent review is under way to consider the appropriateness of the Loan Charge as a policy response, and its impact on individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The reviewer, Sir Amyas Morse, has been asked to provide recommendations by mid-November so that any individuals affected can have certainty about their next steps in advance of the 31 January 2020 Self - Assessment deadline.</p><p> </p><p>While the Review is under way, it is right that the Loan Charge remains in force, in line with current legislation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has made clear it will consider all personal circumstances to agree a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible and there is no maximum limit on how long a customer can be given to pay the charge.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the Review and guidance for affected taxpayers is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-independent-loan-charge-review" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-independent-loan-charge-review</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 290818 290857 290984 291025 question first answered 30/09/2019 16:11:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1145917

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to suspend the 2019 Loan Charge for the duration of the review of that charge.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	290857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to tackling tax avoidance schemes, but it has listened to concerns about the impact of the Loan Charge on individuals. An independent review is under way to consider the appropriateness of the Loan Charge as a policy response, and its impact on individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The reviewer, Sir Amyas Morse, has been asked to provide recommendations by mid-November so that any individuals affected can have certainty about their next steps in advance of the 31 January 2020 Self - Assessment deadline.</p><p> </p><p>While the Review is under way, it is right that the Loan Charge remains in force, in line with current legislation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has made clear it will consider all personal circumstances to agree a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible and there is no maximum limit on how long a customer can be given to pay the charge.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the Review and guidance for affected taxpayers is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-independent-loan-charge-review" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-independent-loan-charge-review</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 290818 290855 290984 291025 question first answered 30/09/2019 16:11:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1171954

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Upper Tribunal’s ruling in News Corp UK & Ireland Limited v Commissioners for HMRC [2019] on VAT on digital publications; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	5407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on literacy and people with disabilities of any reduction of VAT on e-publications is likely to depend on commercial decisions about the extent to which any tax saving would lead to price reductions for consumers, and any associated behavioural changes.</p><p> </p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Any representations on this issue will be considered as part of the fiscal events process.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year the Government has engaged with industry on this issue. It will continue to consider the benefits and risks associated with changing the VAT rate for e-publications; for digital businesses, high street retailers, consumers and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are carefully considering the Upper Tribunal’s ruling.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5408 5409 question first answered 28/01/2020 13:48:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon