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1002074

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of religious institutions on the places of worship security funding scheme in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	188021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places of Worship security funding scheme is a key Home Office commitment in the Hate Crime Action Plan.</p><p>Officials have actively promoted the scheme visiting mosques, gurdwaras, churches and temples, as well as attending faith-based roundtables. In addition, the scheme uses an Independent Advisory Panel, consisting of representatives from the Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths, to assess applications.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:23:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1016405

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2018 to Question 188021 on Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, how many officials of his Department have been involved in visiting religious buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	196753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Over the three years of the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, more than ten Home Office officials have visited religious buildings across the 3 years’ it has been running, alongside visits by Community Coordina-tors funded by the Department, and faith representatives. Officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government (MHCLG), have been involved with meetings of the Sikh Roundtable and the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, where the POW scheme has been promoted or discussed.</p><p>The names of the places of religious worship visited by officials in relation to the Places of Worship scheme are exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, on the grounds of the en-dangerment of the safety of individuals. However, officials have discussed the scheme at meetings of the Sikh Roundtable, the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, and Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime. The Min-ister for Faith, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, was present to discuss the scheme at the Sikh Roundtable in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196754 196755 196756 question first answered 07/12/2018 11:39:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1016408

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2018 to Question 188021 on Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, whether officials of other Government departments have been involved in (a) visiting religious buildings and (b) attending faith-based roundtables.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	196754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Over the three years of the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, more than ten Home Office officials have visited religious buildings across the 3 years’ it has been running, alongside visits by Community Coordina-tors funded by the Department, and faith representatives. Officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government (MHCLG), have been involved with meetings of the Sikh Roundtable and the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, where the POW scheme has been promoted or discussed.</p><p>The names of the places of religious worship visited by officials in relation to the Places of Worship scheme are exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, on the grounds of the en-dangerment of the safety of individuals. However, officials have discussed the scheme at meetings of the Sikh Roundtable, the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, and Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime. The Min-ister for Faith, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, was present to discuss the scheme at the Sikh Roundtable in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196753 196755 196756 question first answered 07/12/2018 11:39:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1016411

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2018 to Question 188021 on Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, which (a) mosques, (b) gurdwaras, (c) churches, (d) temples and (e) faith-based roundtables officials of his Department attended.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	196755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Over the three years of the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, more than ten Home Office officials have visited religious buildings across the 3 years’ it has been running, alongside visits by Community Coordina-tors funded by the Department, and faith representatives. Officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government (MHCLG), have been involved with meetings of the Sikh Roundtable and the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, where the POW scheme has been promoted or discussed.</p><p>The names of the places of religious worship visited by officials in relation to the Places of Worship scheme are exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, on the grounds of the en-dangerment of the safety of individuals. However, officials have discussed the scheme at meetings of the Sikh Roundtable, the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, and Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime. The Min-ister for Faith, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, was present to discuss the scheme at the Sikh Roundtable in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196753 196754 196756 question first answered 07/12/2018 11:39:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1016412

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2018 to Question 188021 on Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, whether (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have attended (i) religious buildings and (ii) meetings with religious representatives to discuss the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	196756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Over the three years of the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme, more than ten Home Office officials have visited religious buildings across the 3 years’ it has been running, alongside visits by Community Coordina-tors funded by the Department, and faith representatives. Officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government (MHCLG), have been involved with meetings of the Sikh Roundtable and the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, where the POW scheme has been promoted or discussed.</p><p>The names of the places of religious worship visited by officials in relation to the Places of Worship scheme are exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, on the grounds of the en-dangerment of the safety of individuals. However, officials have discussed the scheme at meetings of the Sikh Roundtable, the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, and Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime. The Min-ister for Faith, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, was present to discuss the scheme at the Sikh Roundtable in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196753 196754 196755 question first answered 07/12/2018 11:39:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1042321

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to abolish the NHS surcharge for non-EU citizens who pay National Insurance contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	209309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to abolish the NHS surcharge for non-EU citizens who pay National Insurance contributions. The surcharge is intended to represent a fair and proportionate financial contribution to the NHS by migrants, corresponding with their temporary immigration status</p><p>Temporary migrants will not have built up the long-term relationship and contribution to the UK that a permanent resident has built up, and will build up, over the course of their lifetime.</p><p>It is, therefore, the migrant’s immigra-tion status that determines whether they pay the surcharge, not their tax contributions or their profession. The Government recognises, however, that temporary migrants contribute to the UK economy in a number of ways, including paying income tax and national insurance; these contributions are reflected in the surcharge levels, which are below the average per capi-ta cost to the NHS of treating temporary migrants.</p><p>The Immigration Health Charge does not apply to migrants granted indefinite leave to remain; those granted this status qualify for free NHS care if they are properly settled in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/01/2019 17:01:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1015461

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Government Departments: Flags
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) Downing Street and (b) other government buildings in Whitehall display county flags to commemorate annual county days.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	196169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>There is no specific government policy regarding the flying of flags and no guidance is issued to government departments to display county flags to commemorate annual county days.</p><p> </p><p>However, current planning regulations allow local and county flags to be flown by individuals without planning permission, and as such government buildings may choose to display the relevant county flag on the respective county days. Unfortunately, as flag flying is now deregulated, DCMS does not hold records on the flying of flags by other government departments, other than on the designated days for flying the Union Flag.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/12/2018 11:07:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1019811

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Dogs: Meat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials of his Department has had with colleagues in the US Administration on the recent ban on the human consumption of dog meat in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	198763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to sell dog and cat meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog or cat meat is being sold or consumed in this country. We are aware that the USA has legislated to ban the slaughter of dogs for human consumption although we have not discussed the specific issues with the US Administration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2018 11:05:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1042320

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution to the pubic purse has been made by non-EU citizens in employment via (a) National Insurance contributions, (b) income tax, and (c) indirect taxation in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	209308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the total Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (class 1 and class 4) paid by non-EU citizens in the tax years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. Estimates for 2016-17 will be published as official statistics in August 2019. It is not possible to identify from indirect tax receipts how much was paid by non-EU nationals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total Income Tax (£millions)</p></td><td><p>Total National Insurance Contributions (£millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10,312</p></td><td><p>6,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>10,502</p></td><td><p>6,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>11,316</p></td><td><p>7,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The estimates provided are based on HMRC’s Survey of Personal Incomes and HMRC’s records of individuals’ nationality at the point of registering for a National Insurance number. Nationality in this dataset does not update if the individual changes their nationality.</p><p>Equivalent statistics for EU and EEA nationals are published by HMRC: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-nics-tax-credits-and-child-benefit-statistics-for-eea-nationals-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-nics-tax-credits-and-child-benefit-statistics-for-eea-nationals-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The estimates have been produced using the same methodology as for the published statistics on EEA nationals</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/01/2019 11:56:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1027341

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of projected local government finance settlement spending for each of the next five years as (a) total expenditure and (b) a percentage of gross domestic product.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	202772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Local government Core Spending Power is £45.1 billion in 2018-19, equivalent to 2.1% of forecast nominal Gross Domestic Product, as outlined in the OBR October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement published on Thursday 13<sup>th</sup> December set out that Core Spending Power is forecast to increase to £46.4 billion in 2019-20, equivalent to 2.1% of forecast nominal Gross Domestic Product. Longer term funding decisions will be made at the Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/12/2018 11:30:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne