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1169423

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Business Rates
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 the Government's timescale is for completion of the review of business rates; and what effect undertaking that review will have on the delivery of the Government’s review of needs and resources and the implementation of 75 per cent business rates retention by local government, due in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	1319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to conducting a fundamental review of business rates. Further details on the review will be announced in due course. The Government recognises the role of business rates as a source of local authority income and will consider input from the sector as part of the review of business rates.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/01/2020 16:33:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1169424

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to eliminate the retrospective aspects of the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
uin	1351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government published Sir Amyas Morse’s independent review of the Loan Charge on 20 December, alongside the Government’s response to his recommendations. The Government welcomes Sir Amyas’s recognition that Disguised Remuneration schemes are a form of tax avoidance and that it was right for the Government to take action to ensure the tax was collected.</p><p> </p><p>Sir Amyas’s careful and considered report examines the question of from when the Loan Charge should apply. He concludes that from 9 December 2010 the law about the tax treatment of loan schemes was clear and that the Loan Charge should apply from this date.</p><p> </p><p>The Government accepts Sir Amyas’s clear view on this point and intends to legislate to implement all but one of the recommendations in the next Finance Bill.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2020 12:33:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1169425

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Iran's recent announcement to cease all commitments under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Robert Largan
uin	1352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by Iran’s recent announcement. As the Prime Minister said on 8 January, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) remains the best way of preventing nuclear proliferation in Iran and we hope it will remain. The Prime Minister made this clear to President Rouhani when they spoke on 9 January, strongly urging Iran to reverse all measures inconsistent with the deal and to come back into compliance with it.</p><p>On 14 January the E3 initiated the JCPoA's Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM). We are committed to using the DRM in good faith to find a viable resolution to Iran’s compliance issues.</p><p>The Prime Minister and I have also spoken to European partners in recent days and will continue to do so to find a way forward. We need a deal which everyone respects the terms of, and which takes the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran off the table.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/01/2020 14:35:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1169426

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what time series data sets her Department holds of average earnings (a) by sector, (b) by region and (c) for people consistently in employment before and since 2007-08; and for how many years those data sets have been collated.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/01/2020 10:21:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name 2020.01.09 -PQ 1347 - UKSA response .pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1169427

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of how (a) material evidence brought forward by the prosecution and (b) unused material that fails to be disclosed to the defence is processed by the (i) police and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Bacon
uin	1453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>There has been unprecedented joint commitment and focus from the police and the CPS to finding solutions to the problem of getting the provision of material evidence and disclosure right. Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) recently published a report on disclosure in the Crown Court, which shows that CPS and the police have made improvements in almost all areas. However, as the report notes, these improvements are from a low baseline and it is therefore crucial that lasting improvements continue to be made. I am working to update my Guidelines on Disclosure in order to provide clear guidance to all practitioners, and embed the recommendations I made in my 2018 Review.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 14/01/2020 18:07:05 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1169428

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Metropolitan Police: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information she holds on when the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism command plans to complete its investigation into the leak of diplomatic telegrams from the former UK Ambassador to the United States.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	1353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>​The Metropolitan Police Service investigation is ongoing. This is an active criminal investigation and we have no information as to when it may conclude.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2020 11:39:35 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1169429

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps Fujitsu has taken to ensure the reliability of the (a) police national computer database and (b) digital policing command and control system.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>As per current contract with the Home Office, Fujitsu provide onsite support 9-5 with an offsite 24/7 support including full Disaster Recovery service.</p><p>The system is regularly patched to keep it running at optimum efficiency. Performance monitoring shows close to 100% availability, with no major instances of unavailability reported over the last 12 months.</p><p>Separately there is an initiative underway to plan for the strategic availability of PNC in the coming years.</p><p>Fujitsu don’t supply the police command and control system.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2020 17:05:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1169430

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Reindeer: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) reindeer and (b) consignments of reindeer were imported into the UK in 2019; from which countries they were imported; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The information regarding reindeer imports is based on Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) data. This data is provided by third parties.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recorded imports of reindeer into the United Kingdom from the EU in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency are not able to provide any data regarding the number of imports from third countries. This is because they are covered by a commodity code in TRACES which does not allow a breakdown by species.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:18:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169431

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Reindeer: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) reindeer and (b) consignments of reindeer were exported from the UK in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and to which countries those exports were sent in each year.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The number of reindeer and the number of consignments exported from the UK to the EU in 2018 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country of Destination</p></td><td><p>Number of Consignments</p></td><td><p>Number of Reindeer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were no exports of reindeer to third countries recorded in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There were no recorded exports of reindeer from the United Kingdom to third countries or EU Member States in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can access information using Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) for species of animals that require a health certificate for movement to the EU.</p><p> </p><p>APHA does record Export Health Certificates issued for animals to third countries that do not use the TRACES system.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:23:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169432

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to her Written Statement of 7 January 2020, Official Report HCWS20, whether an equality impact assessment was carried out when setting those national minimum wage rates.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	1355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>This April, the Government will be increasing the National Living Wage by 6.2% to £8.72, meeting the Government’s target of reaching 60% of median earnings by 2020. Younger workers and apprentices will also see inflation beating increases in the NMW rates of between 4.6% and 6.5%. The Low Pay Commission estimates that these increases to the NMW and NLW will directly benefit over 2.8 million workers.</p><p> </p><p>An equality impact assessment was carried out when setting these minimum wage rates. The evidence suggests that there will be disproportionate positive wage impacts on protected groups as a result of the proposed increase in the minimum wage rates. As in previous years, the equality impact assessment will be published within the Government’s full impact assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/01/2020 16:34:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss