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792794

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations in the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s report, Building the Post-Brexit Immigration System, whether the Government plans to exempt SMEs from the immigration skills charge.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	114721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC), introduced on 6 April, is a charge paid by UK-based employers sponsoring non-EEA nationals under Tier 2, our main immigration work route.</p><p>The ISC is designed to incentivise employers to invest in training and upskilling the resident workforce. Income raised by the Charge will be used to address skills gaps in the UK workforce - which will be of benefit to businesses in the long term.</p><p>There is a flat rate of £1,000 per Tier 2 migrant sponsored per year but small or charitable sponsors already have a reduced rate of £364 per migrant per year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:29:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

792792

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in expediting compensation to vehicle owners affected by the Volkswagen emissions scandal since the debate in Westminster Hall on 20 April 2017 on emissions and vehicle type approval; whether such compensation will match that given to vehicle owners in the the US; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the heightened incidence of breakdowns and mechanical failures reported by the Volkswagen Diesel Customer Forum after updates have been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	114719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to take Volkswagen’s actions in relation to diesel emissions extremely seriously and is working hard on behalf of UK consumers. Following pressure from the UK Government, Volkswagen Group now offer a ‘Trust Building Measure’ for all consumers that have had, and will have, the technical measure applied. This commits Volkswagen to respond reasonably and appropriately to every complaint which relates to the implementation of the service action. Officials have met with the Volkswagen Diesel Customer Forum to hear their concerns and plans for a further meeting in January 2018 are being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2017 10:28:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

792793

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for the allocation of funds raised by the Immigration Skills charge.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	114720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>The Immigration Skills Charge is intended to address skills gaps in the workforce. The Home Office collect the Immigration Skills Charge as part of the visa sponsorship process and transfer it to the Exchequer, less an amount to cover the costs of collecting it. The population percentages underlying the Barnett formula are used by HM Treasury to determine the split of funding raised by the Immigration Skills Charge between the department and each of the devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 24/11/2017 12:48:40 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

792795

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	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	Religious Hatred: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Tell MAMA Annual Report for 2016 on Anti-Muslim Hatred; and what steps his Department plans to take to address the increase in the proportion of directly abusive and violent anti-Muslim incidents.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	114722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We take hate crime in all its forms very seriously that is why the United Kingdom has some of the strongest hate crime legislation in the world. The increase in hate crime reported to Tell Mama in part reflects a greater encouragement and confidence around reporting as well as an increasing number of data sharing agreements with police forces.</p><p>Nevertheless, it is deplorable that any Muslim citizens should be subjected to abuse on account of their belief or appearance.</p><p>My Department works with Muslim communities through our anti-Muslim-hatred working group to address the problem of hate crime and to encourage greater reporting.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 28/11/2017 17:25:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day