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679002

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses registered for VAT in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	61847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs publishes the number of new businesses registered for VAT in the statistical bulletin on VAT. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 31/01/2017 14:09:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

679003

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 3.36 of the Autumn Statement 2016, if his Department will support firms specialising (a) in video and mobile game development and (b) on artificial intelligence, data analytics and virtual reality.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Chris White
uin	61871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement 2016, the British Business Bank was provided with £400m of additional funding to unlock up to £1 billion of new investment in innovative firms planning to scale up.</p><p>This will primarily be achieved by broadening the mandate of Bank’s Venture Capital Catalyst programme. The programme is able to invest across a wide range of sectors, including businesses which specialise in video, mobile game development, artificial intelligence, data analytics and virtual reality.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 16:17:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

679008

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Park Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 45729, what assessment he has made of the implications of his policies of the final recommendations of the Park Homes Working Group; and if he will place his plans to take forward those recommendations in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	61818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the lives of mobile homes residents and welcomes the recommendations of the working group. We have already taken forward their recommendation to write to all local authorities to remind them of their new enforcement powers and available guidance. My Department is considering the other recommendations and will set out its response as part of a review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 that we are planning to launch in the Spring.</p><p>The review will be conducted by the Department through a consultation exercise which will seek evidence from residents, site owners and local authorities on the effectiveness of two key areas of the 2013 legislation:</p><p>(a) what enforcement local authorities have carried out, any successes and challenges they have faced and what further changes or powers they require and;</p><p>(b) how well the changes to the buying and selling process, pitch fee reviews and site rules have worked.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 61819 question first answered 31/01/2017 15:21:14 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

679009

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Mobile Homes Act 2013
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government's planned review of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 will begin; what that review's terms of reference will be; and whether that review will have an independent chair.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	61819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the lives of mobile homes residents and welcomes the recommendations of the working group. We have already taken forward their recommendation to write to all local authorities to remind them of their new enforcement powers and available guidance. My Department is considering the other recommendations and will set out its response as part of a review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 that we are planning to launch in the Spring.</p><p>The review will be conducted by the Department through a consultation exercise which will seek evidence from residents, site owners and local authorities on the effectiveness of two key areas of the 2013 legislation:</p><p>(a) what enforcement local authorities have carried out, any successes and challenges they have faced and what further changes or powers they require and;</p><p>(b) how well the changes to the buying and selling process, pitch fee reviews and site rules have worked.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 61818 question first answered 31/01/2017 15:21:14 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

679010

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential effect on the amount of money provided for good causes by the National Lottery of the practice of betting on the result of the Euromillions draw.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	61859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The National Lottery was established in order to support good cause projects across the UK in the Arts, Sport, Heritage and Community sectors, and has raised over £36bn since its launch in 1994.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 95 of the Gambling Act, betting on the outcome of UK National Lottery draws including EuroMillions is prohibited to prevent funds being diverted from good causes and avoid any public confusion between playing the National Lottery and supporting good causes, and commercial gambling. However, where gambling operators in the UK offer a bet on the outcome of EuroMillions draws offered abroad (for example, a bet on the outcome of the Spanish EuroMillions draw), those bets do not have to return any money to good causes and are contrary to the spirit and intention of the prohibition in the Gambling Act.</p><p> </p><p>While current market is small this is a potential growth market for gambling operators. Should the market expand further, there is a risk that EuroMillions sales, and consequently National Lottery good cause returns, could decrease. We are monitoring the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 31/01/2017 16:35:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

679011

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Missiles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Minister of State for Defence of 23 January 2017, HL Official Report, column 463, how many (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of the House of Lords were (i) invited to be and (ii) onboard the survey vessels observing the trident missile test firing in July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	61814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>One Member of the House of Lords attended the Demonstration and Shakedown Operation in June 2016. No hon. Members of the House of Commons were present.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 31/01/2017 16:24:45 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

679012

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to increase army recruiting prior to the introduction of the Army Recruiting Partnership Project.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence, Lord Howe, to the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, in the House of Lords to Questions HL4639, HL4640 and HL4802.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/01/2017 16:25:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts PQN01328.docx title HL4639 - WQnA extract on Armed Forces Recruitment
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

679013

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's annual recruiting target was for each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16; and what that target is in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>There is no single target for Departmental recruitment across the Whole Force (military, civilian and contractors). However, Defence Statistics publish information on a regular basis showing military and civilian intake. The most recent information is contained in 'UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics December 2016' and 'Quarterly Civilian Personnel Report' which are available, respectively, at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-report-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-report-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures from Financial Years 2010-11 to 2014-15 for the Armed Forces may be found in Quarterly Performance Reports at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2015#</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/01/2017 16:24:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

679014

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2017 to Question 58494, what information her Department holds on the cost of school closures since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	61836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to my response to question 58495, which I have restated below.</p><p>The Department does not record, centrally, information on the costs of school closures.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 01/02/2017 14:10:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

679015

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2016 to Question 56283, if she will set out all of the apprenticeship standards which specifically address skill shortages in the green economy sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	61837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>A list of all apprenticeship standards available for employers and training organisations is available on the gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-standards-list-of-occupations-available" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-standards-list-of-occupations-available</a></p><p> </p><p>These include standards focused on occupations specific to the green economy such as Dual Fuel Smart Meter Installer, Junior Energy Manager, Community Energy Specialist and Thermal Insulation Operative.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 08/02/2017 14:06:23 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe