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1718042

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the reported remarks by President Erdogan on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	26291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>President Erdogan made an election campaign speech on 21 March which covered several areas, including the conflict in Gaza and the strengthening economy. On Gaza, the UK will maintain a dialogue with Turkey as a NATO ally and key actor on several conflicts in the region. On the economy, the UK has now launched negotiations for an upgraded Free Trade Agreement that will benefit both our economies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/05/2024 14:42:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1718043

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department is providing to partners in Israel to help tackle online disinformation campaigns.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	26292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO is not working through partners in Israel, but is working with partners across government directly to identify information manipulation, hold hostile actors to account for malign activity and increase access to factual information.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/05/2024 17:59:52 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1716220

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and (b) other opportunities within further education colleges to help (i) people to develop skills for the workplace and (ii) deliver local skills improvement plans.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	25096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the importance of ensuring learners and employees gain all the skills that businesses need to succeed and grow. The need for communication skills and resilience was also a theme that came through strongly in the employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIP) that were published in August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Each of the 38 LSIPs are led by a designated employer representative body (ERB), for example a local Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Business, or other local employer body. This puts employers at the heart of the skills system and supports the government’s long-term priority to drive local economic growth by better aligning provision of post-16 technical education and training with local labour market needs.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s LSIPs statutory guidance makes clear that a range of national and local bodies and organisations can play an important role in supporting and facilitating the development and implementation of LSIPs. These could include youth sector organisations or schemes such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The department recognises that opportunities provided by these organisations can help young people develop a range of skills that can support them in the workplace, such as resilience, adaptability, creativity, problem solving, decision-making and communication skills.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the designated ERB in each area to determine the most relevant stakeholders to work with to deliver effective solutions to meet employer-identified local labour market needs. However, the department will review the LSIP statutory guidance ahead of the next round of LSIP development.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 25097 question first answered 15/05/2024 12:05:37 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1716221

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Local Skills Improvement Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of supporting youth sector organisations to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships on the implementation of local skills improvement plans.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	25097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the importance of ensuring learners and employees gain all the skills that businesses need to succeed and grow. The need for communication skills and resilience was also a theme that came through strongly in the employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIP) that were published in August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Each of the 38 LSIPs are led by a designated employer representative body (ERB), for example a local Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Business, or other local employer body. This puts employers at the heart of the skills system and supports the government’s long-term priority to drive local economic growth by better aligning provision of post-16 technical education and training with local labour market needs.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s LSIPs statutory guidance makes clear that a range of national and local bodies and organisations can play an important role in supporting and facilitating the development and implementation of LSIPs. These could include youth sector organisations or schemes such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The department recognises that opportunities provided by these organisations can help young people develop a range of skills that can support them in the workplace, such as resilience, adaptability, creativity, problem solving, decision-making and communication skills.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the designated ERB in each area to determine the most relevant stakeholders to work with to deliver effective solutions to meet employer-identified local labour market needs. However, the department will review the LSIP statutory guidance ahead of the next round of LSIP development.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 25096 question first answered 15/05/2024 12:05:37 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701482

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) restrictions and (b) guidance are in place for landlords renting out properties to immediate family members and receiving (i) housing benefit and (ii) universal credit for that property.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>To be eligible for support with housing costs in Housing Benefit and Universal Credit, claimants must be liable for making payment of rent on a commercial basis. A claimant can receive support with housing costs if that test is satisfied and liability is to a close relative, but only where that relative does not live in the same property as the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance setting this out is available on Gov.uk.</p><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/04/2024 13:21:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701483

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Council Tax: Single People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued on claiming single person discount on council tax when an elector (a) owns and (b) resides in more than one property.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>My department has published a ‘Plain English Guide to Council Tax’ setting out the discounts and support available in the council tax system. This guide is available at: <a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fpaying-the-right-level-of-council-tax-a-plain-english-guide-to-council-tax&amp;data=05%7c02%7cps.advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7cffc1e941d7cd45500fd708d" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fpaying-the-right-level-of-council-tax-a-plain-english-guide-to-council-tax&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C8a6aa057569541d3c1dc08dc6457b57b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638495575070474004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kzmjVIPKHFub7s%2BEcNZT7SOR7TSEeT8C1QMWILfmg3U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/paying-the-right-level-of-council-tax-a-plain-english-guide-to-council-tax</a>.</p><p>As set out in local government finance law, a full council tax bill is payable if there are two or more adults living in a dwelling. If there is only one adult (other than disregarded individuals – e.g. full-time students), and it is their sole or main residence, the individual can claim the single person discount of 25% on their council tax bill. A second or empty home would not be eligible for this discount.</p><p>Further guidance has been published given by the Valuation Tribunal Service’s ‘Council Tax Manual’, which is available at: <a href="https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/guidance-booklets/" target="_blank">https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/guidance-booklets/</a>.</p><p>The manual includes guidance on single person discount, and the tests of a sole or main residence. For example, the Manual cites the case law of <em>Cox v London South West Valuation Tribunal HC (RVR 1994 171)</em>. They observe: “the taxpayer spent time at two dwellings. The High Court concluded that the sole or main residence was the home where the wife and family resided.”</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/04/2024 14:59:23 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701485

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued on claiming local council tax support when an elector (a) owns and (b) resides in more than one property.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to put in place and administer council tax reduction schemes for low-income households. Support for working age people is designed by authorities and support for people of pension age must follow criterial prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of State in the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012.</p><p>In the case of pension-age local council tax reductions schemes, the Secretary of State has prescribed that a person must be resident in a property to claim support. In addition, the capital value of additional properties will be considered in determining eligibility, unless there are mitigating circumstances such as if the property is in the process of being sold. A pension age person with more than £16,000 of capital is not entitled to council tax reduction.</p><p>Eligibility for working age council tax reduction and the treatment of capital such as additional properties is decided by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/04/2024 15:03:53 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701486

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department or the predecessor Department has issued on registration on the electoral roll when an elector (a) owns and (b) resides in more than one property.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission, as the independent electoral regulator, holds responsibility for issuance of guidance on electoral registration, voting and second homes.</p><p>This can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fvoting-and-elections%2Fwho-can-vote%2Fother-registration-options%2Fvoting-and-second-homes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce8928f0a02cc4201d2f908dc639c5bce%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638494770430235204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WzV9kDrP%2FahRYRdSsy3617NACUB2kpqzoAelVt4h8TM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/other-registration-options/voting-and-second-homes</a>.</p><p>A person is entitled to be registered as a parliamentary elector for a constituency - or in the case of local elections, as a local government elector for an electoral area - if on the date they submit their application they meet the criteria for registration.</p><p>Those criteria include a requirement (except, regarding Parliamentary elections, in respect of a British citizen living overseas) that the applicant is resident in the constituency or electoral area. It is for the Electoral Registration Officer to determine whether the applicant meets this residency requirement by reference to the factors set out in section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (and in some cases sections 6 to 7C of that Act also). Ownership of a property is not sufficient on its own, the ERO must determine that an individual is resident. Case law suggests this will involve a degree of permanence.</p><p>This means that some citizens are entitled to register to vote in respect of more than one address in certain circumstances.</p><p>However, it may be noted that it is a criminal offence for a registered elector to vote more than once in the same constituency at a parliamentary election or in the same electoral division or ward at a local government election. It is also a criminal offence for a registered elector to vote in more than one constituency at a parliamentary general election, or in more than once electoral division or ward at an ordinary election of councillors for county, London Borough or district.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/04/2024 15:06:00 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701487

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department or the predecessor Department has issued guidance to owners who (a) were former social tenants and (b) are renting out a Right to Buy property that they have purchased within the first five years of ownership.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government provides guidance on the Right to Buy scheme for tenants and local authorities in England. See for example Page 43 of the guidance for local authorities: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-buy-a-guide-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">Right to Buy: a guide for local authorities - GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 24/04/2024 15:06:50 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701490

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HM Revenue and Customs has issued on to the sale of Right to Buy properties.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>HMRC capital gains tax (CGT) guidance in connection with selling a home is available on GOV.UK at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/tax-sell-home" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/tax-sell-home</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Self-assessment Helpsheets 281 and 283 also contain information about the amount of CGT private residence relief available when a person sells a property that has been their only or main residence at some time during their ownership, including how the relief applies to married couples and civil partnerships. These are available, respectively, at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/husband-and-wife-civil-partners-divorce-dissolution-and-separation-hs281-self-assessment-helpsheet" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/husband-and-wife-civil-partners-divorce-dissolution-and-separation-hs281-self-assessment-helpsheet</a> and <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-residence-relief-hs283-self-assessment-helpsheet" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-residence-relief-hs283-self-assessment-helpsheet</a>.</p><p> </p><p>More detailed information on CGT is available in HMRC’s Capital Gains Tax Manual at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There are no separate CGT rules for properties acquired under the Right to Buy arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/04/2024 11:07:57 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis