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1697488

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of banning the sale of tobacco products to people born after 1 January 2009 on tobacco duties.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	19577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text The Government published an Impact Assessment to support the ‘Tobacco and Vapes Bill’ on 20 March, which includes estimate of the reduction in tobacco duty over the period 2027 and 2056:<p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-04/0189/Tobacco_and_vapes_bill_IA.pdf" target="_blank">Tobacco_and_vapes_bill_IA.pdf (parliament.uk)</a></p>The impact of final decisions on tobacco duties will be assessed and reflected in the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast. . answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 14:09:18 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141884

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Newspaper Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on purchasing (a) national newspapers and (b) newspaper online subscriptions since 2016; and how many copies of each national newspaper were purchased in that time period.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	281674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spending on Newspapers (£)</p></td><td><p>15533. 41</p></td><td><p>7298.92</p></td><td><p>710.95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures on the number of individual copies purchased is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/09/2019 16:57:39 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1254935

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Homicide: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted murderers were recorded as being transgender in each year for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	119998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of serving prisoners convicted of murder reporting as being transgender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data is not available prior to 2016 or currently available for 2020. Individuals may contribute towards totals in multiple years.</p><p> </p><p>We expect all prisoners to be treated fairly, lawfully and decently, with their rights and safety properly respected. Thorough and appropriate assessment of risk is of paramount importance for the management of all those in our care, regardless of an individual’s gender or any protected characteristic they may or may not have.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/12/2020 17:40:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1690477

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Boys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the educational attainment of white working class boys.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	14829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>‘Working class’ is not a characteristic used by the department in monitoring pupil attainment. Disaggregated data at a national level for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 is available for pupil characteristics by gender, disadvantage, free school meal eligibility, ethnicity, special educational need status and month of birth.</p><p>The latest Key Stage 2 data is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment</a>.</p><p>The latest Key Stage 4 data is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance</a>.</p><p>The government has long-standing programmes designed to close the educational attainment gap and improve the education of all children and young people, whatever their background or circumstance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/02/2024 11:34:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1181211

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Flags
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the (a) Union Jack, (b) St George's flag, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) Welsh flag has been flown from the headquarters of his Department in London in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	21940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>​The table below shows the number of times per year that each flag has been flown from the Department for Education’s London headquarters, since 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Flag type</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Union</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. George’s</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Saltire</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2020 10:57:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1149024

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) annual income and (b) annual payment for a PFI scheme was for each school in the Bradford district in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>​The information requested regarding annual income refers to third party income earned in respect of a private finance initiative (PFI) contract. Information on third party income for any PFI scheme is not held by the Department. This information may be available directly from the local authority.</p><p>The annual payment (or unitary charge) is not available for individual schools as there is one unitary charge payment for each PFI project which may contain multiple schools.</p><p>Information on PFI projects as at March 2018 is published by HM Treasury and includes details of the unitary charge for all education PFI schemes. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2018-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2018-summary-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/10/2019 15:19:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1331979

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 9 November 2020, Official Report, column 623, whether it remains the Government’s policy to ensure that the UK remains the most open, the most competitive and the most innovative place to do financial services anywhere in the world.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	13896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>n a statement to the House of Commons in November, the Chancellor set out the Government’s vision for the UK’s financial services sector. This vision is of a sector that is more open; more technologically advanced; and a world-leader in the use of green finance, serving the communities and citizens of this country.</p><p> </p><p>Since November, numerous steps have been taken to progress this vision, and these were strengthened further at Budget and by the passing of the Financial Services Act in April.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have set out our response to Ron Kalifa’s review of UK Fintech to ensure we continue to build on our existing strengths as a world leader in financial technology.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking forward each of the recommendations in Lord Hill’s recent Listings Review that were addressed to the Treasury. We have shared our plans to consult on reforms to the wider capital markets regime this summer, with the aim of supporting competitiveness whilst ensuring the UK maintains high regulatory standards.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also building new and deeper financial services relationships with countries across the globe via new trade agreements and through regular and established economic and financial dialogues.</p><p> </p><p>Whether it be through our international engagement or domestic reviews, we are ensuring that the UK continues to be a world leader in financial services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/06/2021 14:48:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541454

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	84838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>a) As of 31 October 2022 (the latest payroll figure for 15 November 2022), Department for International Trade (DIT) employed 3,481 Civil Servants. 3,302 Civil Servants in the UK and 179 overseas UK based staff working on DIT objectives. In addition, UK Export Finance employed 515 staff.</p><p> </p><p>b) As of 31 January 2020 (for 1 February 2020), Department for International Trade employed 2,229 Civil Servants. 2,077 Civil Servants in the UK and 152 overseas UK based staff working on DIT objectives. In addition, UK Export Finance employed 337 staff.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/11/2022 11:41:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1584871

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Menston Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the works on the accessible footbridge at Menston railway station will be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	141378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Works to make Menston station accessible with funding from our Access for All programme is underway and due to be completed by April 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/02/2023 12:22:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1241381

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the biggest pay rise given to someone in her Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	100327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Within the last 12 months, the largest increase in pay, both in percentage and cash terms, awarded within the Department for Work and Pensions was a 15.8% increase in the amount of £17,700. The recipient was a Senior Civil Servant (SCS) Pay Band 2 member of staff.</p><p> </p><p>The uplift was the result of a pay exception on appointment following a level transfer from another Government Department. This was based on the recipient’s high level of skill and experience, their sustained performance, the increased responsibility associated with the role as well as their relative position on the pay range in comparison with their peers. DWP fully complied with the pay exception control process for this increased pay on appointment, meeting all relevant criteria.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/10/2020 12:16:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies