Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

454236

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Antisemitism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking with university vice chancellors to encourage action to prevent threats of physical violence against Jewish students and connected parties.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	28093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>There is no place in our society, including higher education, for bigotry, hatred and any form of racism such as anti-Semitism. We expect universities to act swiftly to investigate and address any anti-Semitic incidents reported to them.</p><p>Responsibility for ensuring students do not face harassment, abuse or violence rests with individual institutions, as a clear part of their duties under the 2010 Equality Act.</p><p>The higher education sector is committed to tackling discrimination and challenging intolerance on campus. Bodies such as Universities UK (UUK), Guild HE and the Equality Challenge Unit provide support to institutions to help discharge their responsibilities through the provision of practical guidance, discussion and networking events to help share best practice across the sector.</p><p>In addition, at the request of the Government, UUK have set up a task force to consider what more can be done to address harassment on campus, including on the basis of religion and belief. The Union of Jewish Students are part of the wider advisory group.</p><p>It was extremely disappointing that a recent event organised by the Kings College Israel Society was disrupted by aggression and violent scenes. Kings College have undertaken a review of what happened and have implemented some changes to their procedures as a result. It is completely unacceptable for legitimate free speech to be shut down on our universities campuses through intimidation and harassment and we will continue to fully support university leaders who take a strong stance on this.</p><p>I recently wrote to the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford to raise my concerns about reports of anti-Semitic behaviour by members of the Oxford University Labour Club and to reiterate that universities have a clear responsibility to ensure the safety of all their students and to seek her reassurance that the allegations are being fully investigated.</p><p>The Prevent Duty, introduced in September 2015, requires institutions to risk assess events and speakers and put in place whatever mitigation is required to ensure that events are protected from those trying to prevent free speech. It is important that universities protect the core values of freedom of speech and academic enquiry but also take seriously the risks associated with any form of extremism at universities.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/03/2016 15:34:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

527962

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Tata Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Tata UK on that company's sale of carbon credits and its pension fund deficit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	40994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Ministers have held a number of meetings with Tata at which a wide range of issues impacting Tata’s business have been raised. These continue to be explored as part of our wider package of Government support for UK Steel. In addition, on 26 May 2016, the Department for Work and Pensions launched a consultation on the options for the British Steel Pension Scheme. The consultation has now closed and the responses are being considered carefully.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/06/2016 10:38:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431598

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Property: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake an analysis of the feasibility of devolving property taxes to London linked to specific infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	17282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>By 2020, local government will retain 100% of business rates and will have the power to reduce business rates. Directly elected mayoral authorities, such as the Mayor of London, will have the power to levy a small supplement on business rates to fund new infrastructure.</p><br /><p>In the last Parliament, the Government gave local councils greater power over council tax support schemes and the treatment of second homes and empty properties. The Government believes there would be difficulties in devolving other property taxes, such as Stamp Duty Land Tax and Capital Gains Tax, to London as this would create a distortive effect around the border, increase administration costs and complexity and expose local government to significant fiscal risk.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2015 16:46:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431614

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Devolution: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake analysis of the feasibility of devolving skills and employment powers to London.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	17283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review confirmed that the Mayor of London will jointly commission employment support for the long-term unemployed and will work with government on shaping delivery and provision. The government is strongly committed to devolving powers and responsibilities to the local level and will continue to assess where appropriate the opportunities for future skills and employment support devolution.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/12/2015 14:01:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431615

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Devolution: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake an analysis of the feasibility of further financial devolution to London.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	17284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The government is strongly committed to devolving powers and responsibilities to the local level. The Chancellor has announced details of the reform to Business Rates nationally whereby Local Government will be able to retain 100% of Business Rates. The government will set out in due course the implications of this reform for London</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/12/2015 14:03:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

443928

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library HM Revenue and Customs' full workings, including the methodology, modelling and assumptions, which underpinned the figures included in the Tobacco Levy Consultation, published in September 2015, on the tobacco levy yield after behavioural effects.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	21716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The response to the tobacco levy consolation included the HMRC costing note and the DEFRA review of HMRC’s methodology, alongside consultation responses and the government’s summary. Since the government does not generally publish analysis of polices that do not go ahead, the publishing of these documents goes significantly beyond usual practice. HMRC also publish a methodological paper on tobacco entitled Econometric Analysis of Cigarette Consumption in the UK. This can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/01/2016 17:18:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

63457

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the feasibility of further financial devolution to London and other cities.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	904413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government keeps all decisions on tax policy under review. In addition, the Government has recently devolved a range of responsibilities and funding through the Localism Act 2011 and have decentralised local government finance through the Local Government Finance Act 2012. Any further fiscal devolution to sub-national authorities in England would represent a significant change to the existing tax landscape with potentially significant legal, economic and constitutional implications. </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:23:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

436540

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to support charities during this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	902473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years the number of registered charities has increased by over 2,000, and the sector’s annual income has grown by over £10bn.</p><p /> <p>Looking ahead, the Government’s priority is supporting a strong, independent, transparent and accountable voluntary sector. Plans will include a focus on outcomes based commissioning, restoring public trust in fundraising and strengthening the Charity Commission to protect charities from abuse through the Charities Bill.</p><br /> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 09/12/2015 16:59:18 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

479099

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to the National Planning Framework for London on the (a) availability and (b) affordability of housing in London.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	31303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework reaffirm this Government’s commitment to increasing the supply of housing in sustainable locations. Consultation on our proposed changes closed on 22 February and we are currently analysing the responses.</p><p>We have doubled the housing budget to help deliver our ambition of one million new homes and are committed to spending £8 billion to deliver over 400,000 affordable housing starts by 2021. Negotiations over the financial settlement to deliver affordable housing within London are continuing.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/03/2016 17:15:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

479100

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of encouraging increased residential density around business and transport hubs to reduce community demand on public and private transport.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	31331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>There are some specific circumstances where there are clear opportunities for having higher density housing development while creating high quality, safe and attractive places to live.</p><p>Last December we consulted on changes to national planning policy to encourage higher densities around commuter hubs, and will publish our response to this consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/03/2016 17:13:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman