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925922

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent changes to the level of fees for planning applications on the capacity of local authorities to process such applications.
tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
tabling member printed	Robert Neill
uin	905890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>In introducing the 20 per cent increase in planning fees in January, all local planning authorities committed to ring-fence this additional income to increase the capacity of their planning departments. Based on current activity the uplift in planning fees could generate over £75 million of additional fee income annually for local authorities. This is equal to the average salary of approximately 1600 planners and other professionals who play a role in the planning process.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 18/06/2018 16:29:21 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

923926

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Free Movement of People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the abolition of the right of onward freedom of movement for UK citizens living in the EU on those citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	153709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Throughout the process of the negotiations we have sought to understand the unique challenges of our UK nationals already living in the EU, including the right of onward movement.</p><p>Ministers from the Department for Exiting the European Union have met delegates from groups representing UK nationals in the EU, to hear their views and concerns. Our Embassies and Ambassadors in the remaining EU27 have also engaged extensively with their communities in country and will continue to do so as we leave the EU.</p><p>We have assessed that onward movement is an important issue for many UK nationals living in the EU, and we remain committed to raising this issue during negotiations on the future relationship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/06/2018 16:18:02 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

923927

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to set up an alternative fund or to increase existing funding made available to UK registered non-governmental organisations working in the field of democracy and human rights to replace funding from the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights 2014-2020 after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	153710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>​Future spending decisions on UK priorities when we leave the European Union, - including human rights and democracy - are yet to be made and will depend on future circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/06/2018 12:44:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

923935

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what specific plans he has to tackle the rise of mortgage debt for young people which take account of the relatively higher level of such debt than in previous generations.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	153854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>The share of households, including young people, with mortgage debt-servicing-ratios above 40% of income – the level often associated with a higher risk of repayment difficulties – remains low at 1.5%, and well below the levels seen before the financial crisis. Secured debt as a proportion of income was 104% in Q4 2017, down from a peak of 120% in Q1 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee’s (FPC) 2014 owner-occupier mortgage market recommendations guard against the risk of a marked loosening in underwriting standards and a significant increase in the number of highly indebted households, including among younger households. These include a limit on lending at high loan-to-income ratios, and the requirement that all new mortgage loans are stress-tested against the effect of a rise in interest rates.</p><p> </p><p>The FPC will continue to monitor risks to UK financial stability from UK household indebtedness and regularly reviews the calibration of its macroprudential tools.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/06/2018 10:52:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

923936

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making legal aid available for refugee family reunion applications.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	153883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid is not generally available for UK residents to re-unite with their family members from overseas. Exceptional case funding may be available where the case triggers issues under the European Convention on Human Rights or EU law.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing clear guidance and application forms to support anyone going through this process so that, in most cases, applying for family reunion does not require specialist legal advice. We are also working with key partners, such as the British Red Cross and UNICEF, to further improve the process for considering family reunion applications so that applicants understand what is expected of them.</p><p> </p><p>As the Lord Chancellor previously announced, we are conducting an evidence-based review of the changes made under LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012), including legal aid provision for family reunion cases. The evidence gathering phase of the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) has commenced and we will publish our findings later this year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/06/2018 16:11:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

923937

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on his Department spending more UK-wide expenditure outwith the Barnett formula in Scotland over the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	153864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>I meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a regular basis to discuss a range of matters of mutual interest.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/06/2018 16:06:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

923943

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the effect of the move of the HMRC Office in Wolverhampton to a new office in Birmingham on the (a) women and (b) other people who (i) work and (ii) use that office in Wolverhampton South West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
uin	153909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>HMRC has received representations from Wolverhampton Council, Coventry Council and the Mayor of the West Midlands about the closure of the HMRC offices in Coventry and Wolverhampton and relocation of the workforce to Birmingham. HMRC officials recently met with the Mayor and representatives from the two councils.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC conducted high level People Impact and Equality Assessments to inform its initial planning and has already published a summary of this to its staff. It continues to undertake extensive work on people and equality impacts, including gender. Wolverhampton is included in impact work for the Birmingham Regional Centre.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/06/2018 13:09:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

923944

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in Colombia on the recent disappearance of four Afro-Colombian leaders from communities along the Naya River in Colombia and ongoing threats to and displacements of communities in that area.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	153773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office understands that 4 local leaders from communities along the Naya river were kidnapped, three in April and one in May. The criminal group responsible has reportedly issued a video claiming the victims have been killed.</p><p>I am concerned about reports of increasing violence against human rights defenders and social activists in Colombia. Illegal armed groups are responsible for the majority of these attacks. The Naya region has seen an increase in fighting in recent weeks between illegal armed groups, including dissident former members of the FARC. It is vital that the security and protection of civilians is ensured and the British Ambassador in Bogota raised these concerns with the Colombian Defence Minister on 11 May.</p><p>The UK also raised concerns about violence against human rights defenders during the Universal Periodic Review of Colombia's human rights on 10 May in Geneva. During the review, Colombia also accepted UK recommendations to improve protective measures for human rights defenders.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/06/2018 16:45:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

923945

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many wholesalers have applied for registration under the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme since that scheme was introduced by HMRC on 1 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	153804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme on 1 January 2016, HMRC has received 9,984 applications for approval. This includes a small number of applications from non-wholesale businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Over the same period, HMRC has rejected 811 applications for approval under the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme. This includes applications from businesses covered by an exemption, such as retailers who make wholesale sales unintentionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 153805 question first answered 22/06/2018 12:48:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

923946

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many wholesalers have had their registration application rejected under the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme since that scheme was introduced on 1 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	153805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme on 1 January 2016, HMRC has received 9,984 applications for approval. This includes a small number of applications from non-wholesale businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Over the same period, HMRC has rejected 811 applications for approval under the Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme. This includes applications from businesses covered by an exemption, such as retailers who make wholesale sales unintentionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 153804 question first answered 22/06/2018 12:48:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce