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1730357

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to change the threshold of full audit requirements for smaller businesses.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	6186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The qualifying criteria that determine company size for the purposes of accounting and audit have not changed in over a decade. It is right that these thresholds are reviewed periodically so they are set at appropriate levels.</p><p>Company size thresholds are being considered as part of the Government's broader non-financial reporting review, intended to ensure that more companies are able to benefit from simpler reporting and accounting frameworks, as well as take advantage of the small company exemption from statutory audit.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 09/10/2024 14:59:12 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1730413

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Alli: 10 Downing Street
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Lord Alli has entered 10 Downing Street since 5 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	6195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Members to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.</p><p> </p><p>Following the practice followed by past administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 09/10/2024 14:50:43 answering member 5305
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1730414

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on energy bills for the residential section of 10 Downing Street in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	6196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Downing Street estate is metered as one and no residential split is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould grouped question UIN 6197 question first answered 09/10/2024 11:02:56 answering member 5305
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1730415

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	11 Downing Street: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on energy bills for the residential section of 11 Downing Street in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	6197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Downing Street estate is metered as one and no residential split is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould grouped question UIN 6196 question first answered 09/10/2024 11:02:56 answering member 5305
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1730437

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Clothing: Fringe Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether gifts of clothing are a taxable benefit in kind.
tabling member constituency	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	6202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The normal rules for employment-related benefits apply to employment-related gifts, as described in HMRC guidance at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim20020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim20020</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 09/10/2024 15:31:20 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1730456

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will introduce a national pay-per-mile road tax.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	6358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>Revenue from motoring taxes and associated VAT ensures that the Government can continue to fund the vital public services and infrastructure that people and families across the UK expect.</p><p> </p><p>Following the spending audit, the Chancellor has been clear that difficult decisions lie ahead on spending, welfare and tax to fix the foundations of our economy and address the £22 billion hole the government has inherited. Decisions on how to do that will be taken at the Budget in the round; the Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continuously reviews the tax system to ensure that it raises revenue in a way that supports growth. This involves considering representations from a range of stakeholders on various taxes and tax issues, including motoring taxes.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 6362 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:40:13 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1730460

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received recent representations on the potential merits of introducing a national pay-per-mile road tax.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	6362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>Revenue from motoring taxes and associated VAT ensures that the Government can continue to fund the vital public services and infrastructure that people and families across the UK expect.</p><p> </p><p>Following the spending audit, the Chancellor has been clear that difficult decisions lie ahead on spending, welfare and tax to fix the foundations of our economy and address the £22 billion hole the government has inherited. Decisions on how to do that will be taken at the Budget in the round; the Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continuously reviews the tax system to ensure that it raises revenue in a way that supports growth. This involves considering representations from a range of stakeholders on various taxes and tax issues, including motoring taxes.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 6358 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:40:13 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1730471

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Agriculture: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help incentivise farmers to take part in (a) rewilding schemes, (b) soil health restoration and (c) improving biodiversity.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	6335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is incentivising farmers to take part in rewilding schemes, soil health restoration and improving biodiversity through Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pays farmers to carry out actions that can help with the long-term productivity and resilience of the soil to benefit food production. These actions can also provide environmental benefits, such as increased biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>Countryside Stewardship (CS) provides financial incentives for farmers, foresters and land managers to look after and improve the environment. CS Mid-Tier is primarily focused on improving habitats and biodiversity; the mid-tier offer has now been merged with SFI for new entrants to schemes from 2024, but existing Mid-Tier agreements are not affected by this merge. CS Higher Tier supports farmers to deliver objectives including protection and enhancement of the natural environment, increase of biodiversity, and improvement of habitats.</p><p> </p><p>Landscape Recovery supports farmers and land managers who want to take a large-scale, long-term approach to nurture wilder landscapes and wildlife-rich habitat. It supports objectives such as restoring ecological or hydrological function across a landscape, peatland restoration, woodland management, or habitat restoration.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 09/10/2024 10:14:55 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1730474

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Early Release Scheme on probation services in Wales since 10 September 2024.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	6347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>Probation teams play a crucial role across Wales. The impact of further changes was carefully considered, and concrete action has been taken to mitigate pressures including the recruitment of additional probation officers.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 09/10/2024 10:42:20 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1730487

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Acquittals: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using alternative methods of determining eligibility for compensation in the event of an acquittal following a re-trial.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	6421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the statutory Miscarriages of Justice Application Service (MOJAS). Individuals who have had their convictions quashed in an out of time appeal are eligible to apply for compensation, including those who have subsequently been acquitted of all offences at a retrial. The Law Commission is currently undertaking a review of the criminal appeals process which includes MOJAS. I will be considering their findings once their review is complete.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 09/10/2024 10:45:20 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake