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517054

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date	03/05/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Forced Marriage: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people were prosecuted in England for forced marriage in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	36316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects information to show the number of defendants prosecuted for offences relating to forced marriages identified by way of a monitoring flag applied to the case record. The flag is applied where any offence of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse has been carried out in the context of a forced marriage. During the financial year 2014-15 the CPS prosecuted 45 defendants in England and 46 defendants nationally (England and Wales) for offences associated with forced marriages. CPS figures in relation to the financial year 2015-16 will be placed in the House of Commons Library later this year.</p><p>A specific offence of forced marriage was created by section 121 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and came into force in June 2014. This offence applies to a person who intentionally forces a person to enter into marriage, believing the person does not consent, or a person who deceives someone into going abroad for the specific purpose of forcing them to marry. During 2014-15, the CPS commenced one prosecution in relation to forced marriage and two in relation to breaches of forced marriage protection orders.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 10/05/2016 15:59:48 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

517067

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	36287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 11 May 2016 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-05-03/36288/" target="_blank">36288</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/05/2016 15:38:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

517069

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to support (a) peer-to-peer lending and (b) challenger banks.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	36256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Access to finance on flexible, competitive terms is essential for growing businesses. Challenger banks and alternative finance providers have an important role to play in widening choice and promoting competition.</p><p>Government is bringing into effect provisions in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 which will require the largest banks - where they decline lending requests from small business customers - to offer those customers the opportunity for their details to be referred to a government-designated funding platform. These platforms will be brought into operation later this year and will allow SMEs to match their requirements with offers from peer-to-peer platforms and challenger banks.</p><p>During the last 12 months, the British Business Bank has supported 3,301 businesses through the peer-to-peer platforms Funding Circle, RateSetter and Zopa. The British Business Bank also supports the growth of challenger banks by providing wholesale funds alongside private sector investors.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:20:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

517083

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Companies: Anguilla and Guernsey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Anguilla and Guernsey have agreed to establish a central register of beneficial ownership accessible by UK tax and law enforcement agencies.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	36368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Anguilla has now signed an arrangement to hold a central register or similarly effective system of beneficial ownership information accessible to UK tax and law enforcement agencies.</p><p>Guernsey's Chief Minister wrote to the Prime Minister on 4 April 2016 with a commitment to this too and a proposal to make a formal arrangement with the UK government when their new government is in place following their recent election.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/05/2016 13:30:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

517084

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations from the (a) UK and (b) international financial sector will be attending the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	36365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The summit will bring together governments, international organisations, businesses and civil society to confront the problem of corruption. This includes selected representatives of the financial sector.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/05/2016 13:15:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

517086

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who will chair the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	36363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/05/2016 13:13:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

517091

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which civil society organisations will be attending the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	36364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>We believe that it is important for governments, international organisations, civil society and businesses to work together to tackle corruption. To this end, a number of leading civil society organisations have been invited to attend the Summit. As well as the Summit itself, a pre-event on 11 May will be a important opportunity to hear a wide range of business and civil society views.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/05/2016 13:14:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

517094

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	36288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have incurred nil expenditure on infraction proceedings before the European Court of Justice.</p><p>Figures held centrally by the Cabinet Office are set out below, which show costs incurred by other government departments in engaging counsel as a result of infraction proceedings issued against the UK before the Court.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>2016/2017 (year to date)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIS</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCLG</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECC</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£1,740.00</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£8,791.61</p></td><td><p>£966.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>£780.00</p></td><td><p>3,630.00</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>NIl</p></td><td><p>NIl</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMT (HMRC)</p></td><td><p>£687.50</p></td><td><p>£3,797.50</p></td><td><p>£16,610.67</p></td><td><p>£24,004.95</p></td><td><p>£6,749.99</p></td><td><p>£9,834.99</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoD</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£2,520.00</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NIO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The above represents all data held. We do not hold financial records on these matters before FY 2010/2011.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has never been fined by the European Court of Justice as a result of infraction proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for departments include costs incurred by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which they are the lead department. While some departments will have incurred ad hoc costs in the pre-litigation stage of infraction proceedings, and costs associated with the attendance of government officials at infraction hearings, the cost of identifying that data would be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>Departments do not quantify the cost of time spent by government officials throughout the infractions process.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/05/2016 10:56:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

517103

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 32849, how much has been recovered from companies incorporated in each of the British Overseas Territories in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold the requested information. The information requested is not available in this format.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/05/2016 09:55:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517106

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the table on page 59 of the HM Revenue and Customs' document, Measuring tax gaps 2015 edition: methodological annex published in October 2015, if he will provide (a) the same data on corporation tax risks for the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years and (b) the same risk data for the other taxes to which large businesses are subject.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs published its latest tax gap estimates on 22 October 2015 in Measuring tax gaps 2015 edition, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470540/HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2015-1.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>A Methodological Annex was also published on the same date at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469973/HMRC-Measuring-tax-gaps-2015-methodological-annex.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Corporation Tax risks for Large Business Service groups are set out in table 7.2, page 63 of ‘Measuring tax gaps’ 2015 edition. These figures are not yet available for the years requested due to the lengthy nature of some tax enquiries.</p><p> </p><p>Different methodologies are used to estimate tax gaps for other taxes paid by large businesses, and therefore the information requested on risk data for other taxes is not available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/05/2016 13:11:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq