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707624

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 5 July 2013, Official Report, column 72WS, on maximising voter registration measures, (a) which local authorities and organisations received funding, (b) how much each of those local authorities and organisations received and (c) whether any evaluation of those pilots has been undertaken.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>An evaluation report on the 2013/14 funding was published in September 2014. It is still available on-line, along with other materials, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maximising-electoral-registration-evaluation-of-local-activities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maximising-electoral-registration-evaluation-of-local-activities</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/03/2017 12:26:13 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707625

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Politics: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving young people's political literacy in secondary and post-16 education.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>I meet regularly with ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of issues. Recently I have met with colleagues in the Departments for Education and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to discuss barriers to registration amongst attainers and students.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/03/2017 12:28:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707626

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Politics and Government: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on ensuring that young people's voices are articulated in discussions on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government's vision is for a democracy that works for everyone and reaches out to all communities, including young people, to encourage and empower them to have their say, and ensuring no community is left behind. Cabinet Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely together as the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/03/2017 12:23:32 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707627

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the HM Revenue and Customs Digital press release of 13 February 2017, Green light for Government Gateway Transformation, how much his Department plans to spend on (a) establishing and (b) maintaining the new verification service.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The ‘new verification service’ to which this question refers is being developed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to replace the Government Gateway as a verification service for business representatives. It will complement GOV.UK Verify, the single identification service for individuals.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC agreed with the Cabinet Office and Department for Work and Pensions to take on responsibility for decommissioning the existing Government Gateway, in line with current contractual arrangements, by March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has responded to a previous Parliamentary Question (PQ64720) on the issue of expenditure. The cost of building a replacement verification service for business representatives will be met by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/03/2017 17:20:38 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707633

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with banks and other ATM providers to ensure customers may continue to access cash free of charge.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	66445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained, and is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation, and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely, including assessing the potential effect of any development on the provision of ATMs in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has the power to act should LINK or any of its members behave in a way that conflicts with any of its statutory objectives.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 13/03/2017 12:03:54 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

707634

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure everyone receives a tax-free personal allowance.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>All taxpayers with incomes below £100,000 will currently receive an income tax personal allowance, and therefore will have benefitted from the sustained increases to this allowance since 2010. Next month, the personal allowance will rise to £11,500, cutting income tax for 31 million people, including taking 1.3 million of the lowest paid out of income tax altogether, compared to 2015-16.</p><p>The Personal Allowance taper was introduced by the last Labour government. While the Government recognises that this feature of the income tax system can cause high marginal tax rates, it is required to address the continued pressure on the public finances. We have however, taken action to improve work incentives across the tax and welfare system where possible, including by raising the income tax higher rate threshold to £45,000, cutting the top rate of income tax to 45p, and reducing the Universal Credit taper rate.</p><p>We will continue to keep this feature of the tax system under review, in the context of our wider fiscal plans.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/03/2017 17:24:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

707636

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Digital Technology: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the total number of people employed in the digital economy nationally are based in London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>For statistical purposes, government defines the digital economy as “all jobs in the digital sector, as well as all those working in Digital Occupations in non-digital sectors&quot;. Data on the total number of people employed in the digital economy in each region is not readily available, however in 2015, it is estimated that 25.9% of digital sector jobs were based in London. This information is also available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2016.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/03/2017 11:13:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

707637

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Digital Technology: Work Experience
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release of 1 March 2017, Digital Strategy to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a digital business, whether people doing work placements through the Digital Skills Partnership will be paid the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Skills partnership will encourage and support local partnerships to tackle digital skills shortages in their areas through actions such as offering work experience to local schools. It is up to companies offering work placements to determine appropriate pay levels, if relevant, at or above statutory pay levels. Further information on entitlement to the national minimum or national living wage which is dependent on age and type of work, can be found at :https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/03/2017 11:14:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

707639

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Digital Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release of 1 March 2017, Digital Strategy to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a digital business, how many free digital training opportunities will be provided through the Digital Skills Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Digital Strategy’s press release, more than four million free digital skills training opportunities will be created to support the aspiration of the Digital Skills Partnership and make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a digital business and ensure our digital economy works for everyone.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/03/2017 11:15:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

707640

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Digital Technology: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Digital Sector Economic Estimates 2016, published by her Department on 26 January 2016, what proportion of the gross value added of the digital sector was produced in London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Data on regional GVA in the digital sector are not currently available. The latest available GVA estimates published in August 2016 are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2016</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/03/2017 10:54:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh