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93106

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission research into the fiscal effects of raising the Stamp Duty Land Tax threshold.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	210340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text The fiscal effect of raising the Stamp Duty Land Tax threshold is likely to be a reduction in SDLT receipts as fewer property transactions will be charged SDLT. A HMRC publication for Budget 2014 <em>(‘Direct Effects of Illustrative Tax Changes’, </em>19 March 2014) found that an increase in the £125,000 threshold by £5,000 would cost £35 million in its first year and £40 million subsequently.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Published research was undertaken by HMRC examining the impact of a first-time buyer’s relief that was in place between 2010 and 2012 (‘<em>Evaluating the Impact of Stamp Duty Land Tax First Time Buyers Relief</em>’, November 2011). It found that there was a substantial deadweight effect as many of the property transactions would have taken place anyway. The estimated increase in the number of transactions as a result of the introduction of the relief was between 0-1%.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 210339 question first answered 20/10/2014 15:00:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

93107

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has undertaken or commissioned into the effects of changes in the level of Stamp Duty Land Tax on the number of property transactions completed between 2005-06 and 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	210339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text The fiscal effect of raising the Stamp Duty Land Tax threshold is likely to be a reduction in SDLT receipts as fewer property transactions will be charged SDLT. A HMRC publication for Budget 2014 <em>(‘Direct Effects of Illustrative Tax Changes’, </em>19 March 2014) found that an increase in the £125,000 threshold by £5,000 would cost £35 million in its first year and £40 million subsequently.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Published research was undertaken by HMRC examining the impact of a first-time buyer’s relief that was in place between 2010 and 2012 (‘<em>Evaluating the Impact of Stamp Duty Land Tax First Time Buyers Relief</em>’, November 2011). It found that there was a substantial deadweight effect as many of the property transactions would have taken place anyway. The estimated increase in the number of transactions as a result of the introduction of the relief was between 0-1%.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 210340 question first answered 20/10/2014 15:00:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

92457

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Football: Gifts and Endowments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what gifts of what value have been declared to HM Revenue and Customs by members of the English Football Association and the FIFA vice-president in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	209327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is bound by a strict duty of confidentiality, and, under Section 18 (1) Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, may not disclose information which is held in connection with its functions. Disclosure of Revenue and Customs information relating to a person whose identity is specified in the disclosure, or can be deduced from it, is an offence under Section 19 (1). This duty of confidentiality prevents HMRC from disclosing details relating to specific individuals.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/10/2014 15:26:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

78990

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the total funds allocated via intermediaries as part of the Regional Growth Fund have been drawn down in each round and was allocated via intermediaries to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>£1.64 billion has been allocated to intermediaries across Rounds 1-5 of the Regional Growth Fund and exceptional Regional Growth Fund. The tables show how much of that money has been drawn down to date. All data are correct at 15 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF allocated to Programmes (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p><strong>1,638</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF grant drawn down to date (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>951</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the planned RGF grant draw down timetable which has been agreed with these programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Drawn Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>175*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>1,621</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>*This is the actual amount paid to beneficiaries as of 15 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 1 and 2 arises because RGF applicants have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More detail on which RGF programmes are still available for SMEs to bid into is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 20/10/2014 15:01:38 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

92977

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the link between financial education in schools and sustainable and responsible investment practices.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Hancock
uin	210113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>While we have not made a formal assessment of the link between financial education and sustainable and responsible investment practices, our decision that personal financial education should be included in the citizenship national curriculum for key stage 3 and 4 is designed to help pupils manage their money. OECD research concluded that the new national curriculum meets all of the building blocks they recommend for a sound financial education in schools. Through this aspect of the curriculum pupils should develop their knowledge and skills so they can make sound financial decisions and take their place in society as responsible citizens.</p><p> </p><p>At key stage 3, pupils should be taught about the functions and uses of money, the importance and practice of budgeting, and managing risk. At key stage 4, pupils should be taught about income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, savings and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 20/10/2014 15:07:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	59 label Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock

92839

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Accelerator Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014 to Question 204192, for what reason the NHS Accelerator Fund is NHS branded without the involvement of his Department and NHS England.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>We understand that the National Health Service Accelerator Fund has become a working title for a potential fund to support innovations in the NHS. However as the fund has not been launched or any money raised, there is no formal entity in place with this official title. Any proposal to launch the fund with NHS as part of its title would be subject to normal consideration under NHS brand rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:51:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92402

registered interest
date	06/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that the recommendations of the Oxfam Report <i>From Crisis to Catastrophe, food security in South Sudan</i>, published on 6 October, are implemented.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, and have recently announced a further £25 million of humanitarian assistance, making the UK one of the largest donors to the response with total contributions of £150 million this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK support has enabled humanitarian agencies to provide essential assistance in both United Nations camps and ‘hard-to-reach’ areas. Our assistance is providing more than 400,000 people with emergency food and/or livelihoods, 170,000 people with clean water, and 180,000 with improved hygiene and sanitation, and will assist thousands more this year. The UK is also ensuring that its development programmes contribute where possible, by maintaining health and education services through local systems; and by building the resilience of households through livelihoods programmes. We have also funded dozens of staff to key positions in the UN to assist with coordination and planning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This assistance has helped to prevent deterioration of food security to famine levels. It has also helped agencies deal with the recent cholera outbreak, and provided support to survivors of sexual violence. However, we remain concerned about the humanitarian situation moving into 2015, with the risk of famine still real if conflict continues. Security and access remain major constraints to reaching those in need, especially in the hard-to-reach areas. We continue to stress the important need for all parties to respect the cessation of hostilities, and to allow unhampered access for humanitarian assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage on the recommendations in the report in our role as member of the Security Council and in discussions with UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Governments of the region, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1965 question first answered 20/10/2014 16:35:16 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

92403

registered interest
date	06/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the Oxfam Report <i>From Crisis to Catastrophe, food security in South Sudan</i>; and, in particular, how they will (1) assist the humanitarian efforts to create better conditions in United Nations camps, (2) improve co-ordination and delivery of aid to where people are, particularly in hard-to-reach areas, (3) ensure that diverse and sustainable interventions are made, building on local systems, and (4) improve management and planning to prevent future delays.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, and have recently announced a further £25 million of humanitarian assistance, making the UK one of the largest donors to the response with total contributions of £150 million this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK support has enabled humanitarian agencies to provide essential assistance in both United Nations camps and ‘hard-to-reach’ areas. Our assistance is providing more than 400,000 people with emergency food and/or livelihoods, 170,000 people with clean water, and 180,000 with improved hygiene and sanitation, and will assist thousands more this year. The UK is also ensuring that its development programmes contribute where possible, by maintaining health and education services through local systems; and by building the resilience of households through livelihoods programmes. We have also funded dozens of staff to key positions in the UN to assist with coordination and planning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This assistance has helped to prevent deterioration of food security to famine levels. It has also helped agencies deal with the recent cholera outbreak, and provided support to survivors of sexual violence. However, we remain concerned about the humanitarian situation moving into 2015, with the risk of famine still real if conflict continues. Security and access remain major constraints to reaching those in need, especially in the hard-to-reach areas. We continue to stress the important need for all parties to respect the cessation of hostilities, and to allow unhampered access for humanitarian assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage on the recommendations in the report in our role as member of the Security Council and in discussions with UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Governments of the region, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1964 question first answered 20/10/2014 16:35:17 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

93552

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Hong Kong
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 extent to which the proposals for the 2017 elections in Hong Kong will fulfil the aim of universal suffrage.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>We monitor the situation in Hong Kong closely. We recognise that the detailed terms that the National People’s Congress (NPC) has set for the 2017 election, will disappoint those who are arguing for a more open nomination process. The UK’s position on constitutional reform has always been that the detail of the constitutional package is for the Governments of Hong Kong and China and the people of Hong Kong to decide in line with the Basic Law. While we recognise that there is no perfect model, the important thing is that the people of Hong Kong have a genuine choice and feel that they have a real stake in the outcome.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 20/10/2014 16:48:01 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

92957

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Perinatal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of still births.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	210252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>We have made reducing stillbirth an improvement area for the National Health Service in the NHS Outcomes Framework. It is encouraging that the stillbirth rate in England has fallen from 5.2 stillbirths per 1,000 total births in 2011 to 4.7 in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with key partners, including NHS England, Public Health England, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and the stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands, to identify and drive forward the actions required to help reduce further the stillbirth and neonatal mortality rate in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our stillbirth prevention work programme aims to reduce stillbirth and neonatal mortality by raising awareness of the known risk factors; identifying the currently unknown factors and causes associated with perinatal and infant mortality; and facilitate the learning and sharing of good practice across the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 20/10/2014 16:47:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon