0 false Birmingham, Edgbaston 1 195654 To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the application of VAT to e-publications does not disadvantage readers who rely on accessible and portable digital content. Treasury Treasury Treasury Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill Electronic Publishing: VAT Preet Kaur Gill 2018-11-26 2018-12-04T17:26:26.523Z Central Devon Mel Stride false 2018-12-04 Biography information for Mel Stride <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including Value Added Tax (VAT) on e-publications.</p><p>In line with our legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, ministers carefully consider the impacts for individuals with protected characteristics when developing policy.</p><p>HMRC does not hold detailed information about the VAT paid on specific products by government departments, public institutions or private entities.</p> 195655 14 House of Commons 14 Birmingham, Edgbaston To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the cost to public institutions of the level of VAT on digital (a) books, (b) magazines and (c) newspapers in the last (i) year and (ii) five years. 195655 1 2018-11-26 Electronic Publishing: VAT Treasury Treasury Preet Kaur Gill false 2018-12-04T17:26:26.57Z Central Devon Mel Stride false 2018-12-04 <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including Value Added Tax (VAT) on e-publications.</p><p>In line with our legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, ministers carefully consider the impacts for individuals with protected characteristics when developing policy.</p><p>HMRC does not hold detailed information about the VAT paid on specific products by government departments, public institutions or private entities.</p> 195654 Treasury 1 195647 Birmingham, Edgbaston 29 false Poverty 2018-11-26 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to address the findings and recommendations in the Statement on the Visit to the UK by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, published on 16 November 2018. 2018-12-03T13:18:01.923Z North Swindon Justin Tomlinson false 2018-12-03 Biography information for Justin Tomlinson <p>The Government will consider the Special Rapporteur’s findings carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government, income inequality has fallen and remains lower than in 2010; the number of children in workless households is at a record low; and there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty (before housing costs) compared with 2010, including 300,000 children.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues to offer people the best opportunity to move out of poverty. Children living in households where all adults are working are five times less likely to be in relative poverty after housing costs than those in workless families. That is why this Government will continue to reform the welfare system to ensure that those who can work are supported to move into and to remain in employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget announced a number of changes to Universal Credit ahead of further expansion including an increase of £1,000 in work allowances from April 2019 allowing 2.4 million households to keep an extra £630 of income each year.</p><p><br></p> Work and Pensions Preet Kaur Gill Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Birmingham, Edgbaston Palm Oil Preet Kaur Gill 13 195648 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2018-12-03T12:20:07.53Z Suffolk Coastal Dr Thérèse Coffey false 2018-12-03 Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey <p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambition to support and protect the world’s forests, supporting sustainable agriculture and zero-deforestation supply chains, including for palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Amsterdam Declarations and the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 we are working with businesses and other governments to strengthen governance, promote market-based solutions and put in place incentives, policies and actions that support sustainable production of palm oil alongside forest protection.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, Defra published the UK Statement on the Sustainable Production of Palm Oil which was signed by trade associations, NGOs and Government and aimed to achieve 100% sourcing of credibly certified sustainable palm oil. The latest report from the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil indicates that based on their revised baseline data and methodology, the UK achieved 75% certified sustainable palm oil in 2017. The Roundtable has agreed to report annually on progress and work with other signatories to the Amsterdam Declaration on increasing the uptake of sustainable palm oil. While we are not proposing to bring forward a ban, we recognise that more remains to be done and will continue to explore opportunities to improve the sustainability of palm oil production.</p> 2018-11-26 To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on non-sustainable palm oil. false 1 false Gambling 1 Birmingham, Edgbaston 195649 2018-11-26 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people who have a gambling addiction. 2018-12-04T17:16:55.34Z Eastleigh Mims Davies false 2018-12-04 Biography information for Mims Davies <p>We published the Review of Gambling Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May 2018. This set out decisive action to protect those vulnerable to harm by cutting the maximum stake on B2 machine from £100 to £2, along with measures to strengthen protections around online gambling and gambling advertising. These include action by the Gambling Commission to improve age-verification controls online and introduce tougher sanctions for breaches of advertising codes. A multi-million pound safer gambling advertising campaign will launch this year, aimed at raising awareness of the risks around gambling and signposting to help.</p><p> </p><p>The Review also set out action on treatment and support for those who experience harm, including initiatives to improve the evidence on treatment needs and effectiveness, expand access to existing services and strengthen the voluntary system for funding support.</p> Preet Kaur Gill Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 5 10