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1644615

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds searchable IT archives (a) of Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates for EU-sourced regulation and (b) employing the search term out of scope relating to changes to regulatory burdens that could not be reviewed due to EU origin.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	189481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Regulatory Impact Assessments are the responsibility of the Better Regulation Executive in the Department for Business and Trade. However, the Better Regulation Executive do not hold information relating to the impacts of EU-sourced regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Retained EU laws are currently being reviewed by each Department to consider whether it should be removed, kept or reformed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s Better Regulation Unit records all Regulatory Impact Assessments conducted by the Department. This includes a breakdown of those Regulatory Impact Assessments that implement domestic policy, as well as international and European obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not hold searchable archives relating to employing the search term out of scope relating to changes to regulatory burdens that could not be reviewed due to EU origin.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/06/2023 08:35:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1639634

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	186289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport employed 11.2 full-time employees in 2022 to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity, and 10.5 full-time employees in 2021.</p><p>Five of these employees work on inclusive travel and equalities in travel, for example in ensuring there is access for disabled people and those who share protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/05/2023 14:09:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1623291

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	182219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Nothing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2023 12:53:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1285330

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that local tax offices are based in town centres.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	151604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>HMRC are committed to their strategy, announced in 2015, of moving to 13 regional centres, all within Government hubs, in city centre locations where the majority of their staff are already based. This is key to HMRC’s and wider Government’s transformation and is aligned with the Places for Growth Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Customer services will not be reduced by the closure of offices. HMRC had already closed their enquiry centres in 2014. Currently almost all business customers deal with the department online and, in 2020, 94 per cent of Self-Assessment returns were filed digitally. In addition to dealing with enquiries by telephone, HMRC have set up an Extra Support Team, providing assistance to taxpayers who need extra help. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, HMRC are unable to offer face to face appointments at this time, but they continue to serve taxpayers through other communication channels. Evidence from customer satisfaction survey results confirms that taxpayers, particularly those who would have satisfied the criteria for a face to face appointment, are happy with these alternative services.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/02/2021 15:27:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1283503

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reinstating the VAT exemption on personal protective equipment for funeral sector workers for the duration of the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	148684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate was an extraordinary measure introduced to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial acute period of the COVID-19 crisis, when global supply of PPE did not meet demand and PPE was procured directly from the open market.</p><p> </p><p>The funeral sector source their own PPE through their normal supply routes. In extreme circumstances, there is provision for them to approach their Local Resilience Forum (LRF) or local authority, where the LRF has stood down, to discuss access to an emergency supply. Given this, there are no plans to review the VAT treatment of PPE.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/02/2021 13:58:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1271462

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
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 the effectiveness of Government fiscal support for (a) job retention and (b) self-employed people during the covid-19 pandemic in the UK and internationally.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	129955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) continues to be one of the most generous schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Given the schemes’ economic and fiscal significance, HM Treasury and HMRC are undertaking evaluations of the CJRS and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The CJRS Evaluation Plan, which was published on GOV.UK on 17 December 2020, sets out the evaluation approach.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2020 14:54:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1205583

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Multinational Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of tax avoidance by multi-national corporations.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	61662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a comprehensive range of measures in place to tackle tax avoidance and tax planning arrangements entered into by multinational corporations.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the Diverted Profits Tax (DPT) was introduced in 2015, and aims to change the behaviour of companies using contrived arrangements to avoid UK tax, by charging tax on these arrangements at a higher rate. Its primary purpose is to ensure that the profits taxed in the UK fully reflect the economic activity carried on in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, the Offshore Receipts from Intangibles Property (ORIP) regime, introduced in 2019, is designed to deal with arrangements where the UK sales of multinational groups generate significant offshore income in low or no tax jurisdictions, in circumstances where normal royalty withholding tax rules would not apply. This measure is expected to generate about £1bn of additional tax revenue over a five year period.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to take a leading role in international efforts to tackle tax avoidance by multinationals. Following on from the OECD BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) project, the UK is fully engaged in continuing work at the OECD in relation to the challenges of taxing the digital economy. The UK has been at the forefront of these discussions within the OECD, and will be continuing to meet virtually with the OECD Working Parties in the coming weeks and months.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the taxation of the digital economy, the UK has been clear that it favours an international agreement on this issue. In advance of an agreed outcome, the UK has introduced its own Digital Services Tax (DST) which came into force in April 2020 and is expected to generate over £2bn of additional tax revenue in the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The DST will be an important tool for addressing the limitations of the existing international tax framework, ensuring that businesses pay tax in the UK that reflects the value they generate from user interaction. The Government has been clear that it will remove the DST once an appropriate global solution is in place.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/06/2020 07:43:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063957

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of accidents involving bicycles on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is focused on making cycling and walking safer and easier, and to that end the Department for Transport undertook a major cycling and walking safety review in 2018. Following an extensive public consultation, the Department published its full response and a detailed two year action plan on 22 November 2018, which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/governments-response-to-the-cycling-walking-investment-strategy-safety-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/governments-response-to-the-cycling-walking-investment-strategy-safety-review</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2019 16:32:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1035240

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department's budget is spent in London.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	205196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>It is notoriously hard to attribute the benefit and location of public investment in transport infrastructure accurately. Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. These provide statistical allocations of public spending according to where the benefits of that spend are accrued, although the complexity of transport networks means that it is not always possible or appropriate to allocate transport spending on a ‘who benefits’ basis. Where this is the case, expenditure has been apportioned based on actual regional spend rather than where the benefit lies.</p><p>In addition, the investment profile of major transport spending can be extremely lumpy, further distorting the figures. Finally, the benefits from spend on transport interventions will often accrue to people far beyond the residents of the immediate local area or region. This is particularly the case for spending on railways, which connect cities and regions across the country and deliver broader benefits beyond the region concerned.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of London, the city receives a substantial number of daily commuters and visitors, both domestically and internationally, who use and benefit from its public transport networks. Much of the investment made in London benefits people across the U.K.</p><p> </p><p>With these provisions in mind, the latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury on 20th November 2018, show that 26% of the Department for Transport’s total expenditure in 2017/18 was in the London region.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport makes investment decisions based on a rigorous and fair appraisal process designed to ensure spending goes to the projects and programmes where it delivers greatest value for both taxpayers and passengers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 13:51:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1035255

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the number of dedicated cycle lanes in the UK and other nations in northern Europe.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	205198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Safety Review in 2018 the Department considered evidence from other European countries on the effectiveness of different ways of improving the safety of those who walk and cycle. The Government response to the Safety Review included a commitment to learn from, and give input into, best practice across Europe for safe and popular cycling and walking infrastructure, and to explore ways of collaborating more closely on this with countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2019 17:37:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes