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1629067

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Air Ambulance Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet representatives of London’s Air Ambulance Charity to discuss their campaign for two new helicopters.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	185907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have not currently received any invitations from London’s Air Ambulance Charity to meet. If and when they receive an invitation, they will be considered in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/05/2023 16:23:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1563669

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	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 potential merits of exempting operators of Integrated Retirement Communities from liability for Stamp Duty Land Tax when buying back leases as part of the sale of a units to a new resident.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	114621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has recently been made aware of this proposal for a Stamp Duty Land Tax relief. All taxes are kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/01/2023 14:32:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1628240

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's Tourism Recovery Plan: Update on Delivery, published in March 2023, what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the VAT-free shopping scheme on businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	185234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government engaged with varied stakeholders and produced analysis on the cost of VAT-free shopping before withdrawing the previous scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis, which took increased tourist spending into account, found that introducing worldwide VAT-free shopping would come at a fiscal cost of £2 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the OBR’s assessment of the previous VAT-free shopping scheme showed that its withdrawal would have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/05/2023 13:31:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1628239

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax-free sales were made where the goods were delivered straight to an address outside the UK in Great Britain in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	185233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Goods exported from the UK can be zero rated for VAT purposes provided export conditions are met, although local taxes and duties remain due upon import into the destination country. UK VAT registered exporters are required to account for this in their VAT records and retain evidence to prove the goods have left the UK to support the zero-rating. However, the reporting requirements are such that HMRC does not hold the specific information requested.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/05/2023 16:08:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1643431

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies make use of the Section 317 exemption of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	188704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected as the provision of these benefits are not subject to Income Tax or National Insurance contributions, therefore there is nothing for employers to report to HM Revenue &amp; Customs.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/06/2023 15:41:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1697348

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Castes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to exclude caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	902137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The government’s position remains as stated by the then Minister for Women and Equalities, the member for Portsmouth North, in her statement to Parliament on 23 July 2018.</p><p>We do not intend to make an order determining caste to be an aspect of ‘race’ for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We will repeal the statutory duty to make such an order once a suitable legislative vehicle becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/03/2024 14:04:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1672950

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on reducing the backlog of asylum cases.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	900293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Provisional data indicates that between the end of November 2022 and October 2023 the legacy backlog reduced by 64% and we remain on track to clear the legacy backlog by the end of the year as per the Prime Minister’s commitment last year.</p><p>We will continue the steps we are already taking to speed up asylum processing whilst maintaining the integrity of the system. This includes better performance management, overtime, and shorer, focussed interviews.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/11/2023 15:52:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1606632

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with India.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	904263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that round 8 is currently underway in India.</p><p> </p><p>As you know, both nations have come to the table with the very highest of ambitions and a willingness to work together towards a mutually beneficial deal.</p><p> </p><p>We are now working through substantive issues like goods market access, services, and investment, and are starting to see a way forward that works for both sides.</p><p> </p><p>However, we will only sign when we have a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/03/2023 17:57:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1567591

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2021-22; and how much is budgeted to be spent for that purpose in 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	125324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Expenditure by the Department on smoking cessation promotion for the period 1 October until the end of the financial year 2021/22 was £660,000.</p><p>Budgets for the current financial year are subject to ongoing review to enable the Department to respond to external changes and challenges. The figures reference expenditure for advertising on television, radio, national press, regional press, out of home, social and digital advertising. However, recruitment advertising, paid search and media partnerships are not included. The spend figure for the 2022/23 will be available once costs have been consolidated after the financial year has ended.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/01/2023 11:43:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1567592

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities spent on tobacco control policy and implementation in 2021-22; and how much is budgeted to be spent by that office for that purpose in 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	125325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>In the 2021/22 financial year, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities spent £901,873 on tobacco control policy and implementation and the 2022/23 budget is up to £1,182,000.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/01/2023 11:23:37 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman