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1005723

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to use the centenary of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 to encourage more women to stand for public office.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office is providing financial assistance to ensure every MP in this House can invite a woman constituent to parliament for the day. Campaign group 50:50 Parliament’s #AskHerToStand event asks MPs to mentor a woman from their constituency for the day.</p><p>The Government Equalities Office is also hosting a conference to celebrate the centenary of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act on 21 November 2018. The conference will celebrate and learn from women law-makers who have made a difference to the country.</p><p>The women attending have been involved in the Suffrage Centenary year including grant recipients, grassroots groups, gender equality organisations, and aspiring politicians.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 15:00:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1002565

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the cost to the public purse was of creating the gender pay gap register.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The gender pay gap reporting website was created to enable over 10,000 employers of 250 or more employees to comply with their legal obligation to report their gender pay gap data. The website can be found at: <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/</a></p><p>The total cost of creating and maintaining the website to September 2018 in line with Government Digital Service guidelines was £2,349,808. The cost reflects several stages of digital design and development from the initial discovery phase £84,000, Alpha phase £249,600 and private beta £544,733 through to public beta and maintenance £1,471,476.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 11:27:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1007765

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have registered under the Registered Exporter system in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>12,321 businesses have been registered under the Registered Exporter system (Rex) since January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/11/2018 15:11:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1007815

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what systems are in place to distinguish people's National Insurance details when more than one person share the same name and date of birth.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC issue a National Insurance number to an individual shortly before they reach their sixteenth birthday. The process ensures that no two individuals can be issued with the same number, even where they share the same name and date of birth. Where an individual has not been allocated a National Insurance number by HMRC, they can apply to DWP who will undertake a face to face interview to establish their identity and check entitlement to a number. This again ensures a National Insurance number cannot be issued to more than one person.</p><p> </p><p>In each case, a National Insurance number will be unique to each individual and remain the same for life. Both HMRC and DWP take seriously any attempts to use the National Insurance number fraudulently and have a range of measures in place to counter abuse wherever it occurs.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 191939 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:07:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1007814

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what protection is in place to prevent fraudulent use of National Insurance numbers when individuals share the same name and date of birth.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC issue a National Insurance number to an individual shortly before they reach their sixteenth birthday. The process ensures that no two individuals can be issued with the same number, even where they share the same name and date of birth. Where an individual has not been allocated a National Insurance number by HMRC, they can apply to DWP who will undertake a face to face interview to establish their identity and check entitlement to a number. This again ensures a National Insurance number cannot be issued to more than one person.</p><p> </p><p>In each case, a National Insurance number will be unique to each individual and remain the same for life. Both HMRC and DWP take seriously any attempts to use the National Insurance number fraudulently and have a range of measures in place to counter abuse wherever it occurs.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 191940 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:07:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1005757

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Multinational Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on discussing public country by country reporting at the EU Competitiveness Council.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This included initiating the international work on country-by-country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country-by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country-by-country reporting would help ensure effective implementation. The UK has raised public country-by-country reporting with international partners where appropriate and the Government has engaged with our international partners, including at EU level, on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 190354 190355 190356 question first answered 20/11/2018 14:50:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005756

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Multinational Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed public country by country reporting at multilateral meetings in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This included initiating the international work on country-by-country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country-by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country-by-country reporting would help ensure effective implementation. The UK has raised public country-by-country reporting with international partners where appropriate and the Government has engaged with our international partners, including at EU level, on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 190354 190355 190357 question first answered 20/11/2018 14:50:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005755

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Multinational Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to secure support from EU member states for the implementation of public country-by-country reporting throughout the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This included initiating the international work on country-by-country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country-by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country-by-country reporting would help ensure effective implementation. The UK has raised public country-by-country reporting with international partners where appropriate and the Government has engaged with our international partners, including at EU level, on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 190354 190356 190357 question first answered 20/11/2018 14:50:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005754

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Multinational Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to secure multilateral support for public country-by-country reporting.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This included initiating the international work on country-by-country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country-by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country-by-country reporting would help ensure effective implementation. The UK has raised public country-by-country reporting with international partners where appropriate and the Government has engaged with our international partners, including at EU level, on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 190355 190356 190357 question first answered 20/11/2018 14:50:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1006213

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of spending on public services in the UK and other EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The level and direction of spending on public services is set according to the government’s priorities at periodic Spending Reviews and at fiscal events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These decisions are supported by extensive evidence, including when appropriate international comparisons and examples of best practice and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>At last month’s Budget the Chancellor set out a 5-year funding plan for the NHS and £84bn additional spending. The Chancellor will set out spending plans for other public services at a Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 14:44:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell