3488 0 1 Wera Hobhouse Biography information for Wera Hobhouse 1 911016 2019-05-21T13:48:00.747Z Newark Robert Jenrick false 2019-05-21 Biography information for Robert Jenrick <p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p> false 14 Treasury 2019-05-21 House of Commons Treasury Economic Situation: Air Pollution Bath Treasury What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution. Renewable Energy: Finance Treasury Treasury 14 Sefton Central 2019-05-21 What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010. 911018 Biography information for Bill Esterson 2019-05-21T13:43:49.577Z Newark Robert Jenrick false 2019-05-21 <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> 1 false Treasury Bill Esterson 2019-05-21T13:17:05.177Z South West Norfolk Elizabeth Truss false 2019-05-21 Biography information for Elizabeth Truss <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> 911019 Treasury 2019-05-21 14 Treasury Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Biography information for Luke Pollard Treasury Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 1 Luke Pollard false Treasury 2019-05-21 1 2019-05-21T13:46:00.197Z Newark Robert Jenrick false 2019-05-21 <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> 911025 Treasury false Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson Treasury 14 What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity. Kingston upon Hull North Productivity Diana Johnson Treasury Newcastle-under-Lyme Biography information for Paul Farrelly 2019-05-16 Treasury 1 Aviation: Fuels To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing fuel duty or VAT on aviation fuel. Treasury false Paul Farrelly 2019-05-21T13:38:20.273Z Newark Robert Jenrick false 2019-05-21 <p>Members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), including the United Kingdom, are prevented from taxing international aviation fuel, or any proxies for fuel, under the Chicago Convention. However, Air Passenger Duty – which raised £3.4 billion in 2017-18 – ensures that the air travel sector contributes to the cost of public services.</p> 14 255293 1 Treasury Mr Jim Cunningham Treasury Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the annual tapered allowance on the retention of doctors in NHS hospitals. 255267 Coventry South Doctors: Pensions 14 false 2019-05-21T11:47:15.157Z South West Norfolk Elizabeth Truss false 2019-05-21 <p>The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the tax relief they receive is not disproportionate to that of other savers. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earning NHS doctors impacted by annual allowance tax charges. As the Chancellor said at the Treasury Select Committee, we are currently in discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care about providing additional pension flexibility for NHS doctors affected by annual allowance tax charges.</p> 2019-05-16 Treasury Treasury 14 Treasury Treasury Multinational Companies: Taxation Biography information for Anneliese Dodds 254875 2019-05-15 Anneliese Dodds false 1 Oxford East 2019-05-20T14:38:35.673Z Central Devon Mel Stride false 2019-05-20 Biography information for Mel Stride <p>The scope of the legislation “Offshore Receipts in respect of Intangible Property” is limited to territories with which the UK does not have a full tax treaty. A “full treaty territory” is defined in the legislation as a treaty containing a non-discrimination provision. A non-discrimination provision is defined by reference to nationals of a state. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are not “states”, they are territories for which the UK is responsible and so cannot meet that condition.</p><p> </p><p>It follows that the Crown Dependencies are within scope of the legislation. The government has committed to respecting its international obligations in respect of this measure. As such the provisions of the relevant treaties will apply to any arrangements involving the Crown Dependencies that are subject to the legislation, and the UK will provide for treaty relief where applicable.</p> To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 247155 on Multinational Companies: Taxation; for what reason Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man were not included in the list of countries with a full tax treaty with the UK; and whether these jurisdictions will be covered by the offshore receipts in respect of intangible property rule. 254819 2019-05-20T13:56:27.697Z South West Norfolk Elizabeth Truss false 2019-05-20 <p>Local authorities have access to over £200bn to deliver services, including children’s services, between 2015 and 2020. Local government Core Spending Power will increase in real terms next year.</p><p>At Budget 2018 the Government announced an additional £410m in 2019-20 for adults and children’s social care, and £84m to support local authorities to expand programmes for children and families.</p><p>Day-to-day departmental budgets for 2020-21 onwards have not yet been set. These are a matter for the Spending Review this year, where the Government will set out our priorities for public spending.</p> 254749 Social Services: Children Treasury Treasury false 2019-05-15 Stockton North To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional resources to local authorities to provide high quality support for children and families through the forthcoming Spending Review. 14 Treasury Biography information for Alex Cunningham Alex Cunningham 1 254876 Anneliese Dodds Public Sector: Tax Avoidance 14 Treasury 2019-05-15 Treasury Treasury Oxford East To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public sector organisations HMRC have identified as engaging in paying workers through disguised renumeration schemes. false 1 2019-05-20T14:43:04.767Z Central Devon Mel Stride false 2019-05-20 HMRC is unable to provide information on specific taxpayers due to its legal obligation to uphold taxpayer confidentiality. HMRC is committed to tackling tax avoidance at all levels across all organisations, including public bodies. It works closely with public bodies to support them with their tax affairs and ensure they pay the right amount.<p> </p><p>It is possible for individuals to use disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes without the participation or knowledge of the entity that engages them. Individuals, working for public bodies, identified in the course of HMRC’s compliance work as using a tax avoidance scheme would be investigated in the same way as any other scheme user.</p> Flexible Working: Mothers false To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to be flexible and accommodating to mothers of young children in their employment. Treasury 14 254736 Mr Jim Cunningham Coventry South Treasury 1 2019-05-20T14:07:31.12Z South West Norfolk Elizabeth Truss false 2019-05-20 <p>This Government has a strong record of supporting parents and has introduced a number of measures to support parents of young children in the workplace and to encourage employers to be flexible.</p><p> </p><p>Specific measures include; spending almost £6 billion on childcare support in 2019/20 – more than ever before, extending the right to request flexible working to all, introducing a system of shared parental leave and becoming one of the first countries in the world to introduce gender pay gap reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The female employment rate is at a joint record high of 71.8% and the gender pay gap is at a record low.</p> Treasury 2019-05-15 10