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750804

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Multiple Occupation: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the number and proportion of houses of multiple occupation which were (a) registered and (b) not registered in each local authority area is in each year for which data is available in ranked order for each year.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government collects data annually on the estimated number of mandatory licensable houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the number of HMOs licensed in each local authority area since 2011. The data for each year from 2011/12 – 2015/16 can be found published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:16:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750806

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Wales are known to have paid employees less than the minimum wage in each year for which figures are available; and if he will list those companies and their location.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4482 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750808

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Solar Power: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise businesses to invest in rooftop solar.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	4225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story. In 2013, we estimated that solar capacity would reach 10-12GW by 2020. We now expect Government support to bring forward around 13 GW by 2020. The Feed-in Tariff remains open to solar PV which provides an incentive for businesses to invest in rooftop solar.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/07/2017 13:54:45 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

750822

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Kashmir: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his foreign counterparts in the Kashmir region on stability in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	4256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I am concerned about reports of ongoing unrest and violence in India-administered Kashmir. The FCO continues to closely monitor the situation. The long standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/07/2017 13:28:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

750854

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets she has set for local police forces to tackle cybercrime; and how work to meet those targets will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	4153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to not placing unnecessary bureaucratic burdens on the police and has scrapped all central targets. However, Chief Constables are under a duty to comply with the Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR). The SPR provides a framework for consistent, collective decision making by forces, but leaves the specifics of how this should be achieved to Chief Constables.</p><p>The Strategic Policing Requirements describes organised crime, including large scale cyber crime, as a national threat that Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners are expected to plan and prepare, together or in support of national arrangements, to address these threats.</p><p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council has oversight of force contributions to the SPR. Police and Crime Commissioners are required to hold Chief Constables to account for the delivery of the SPR and to have regard to the SPR when producing their police and crime plans. The Home Office also continue to support forces in building professional responsibility through the College of Policing; and returning accountability to the public through Police and Crime Commissioners.</p><p>The 2015 National Security Strategy confirmed that cyber remains a top threat to the UK’s economic and national security. The UK’s future security and prosperity depends on our ability to safeguard digital information, data and networks at home and abroad. The cyber threats we face continue to grow in scale and sophistication. This is why the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 is supported by £1.9billion of transformational investment.</p><p>Through the National Cyber Security Programme, we invested over £90 million under the 2010-15 Parliament to bolster the law enforcement response. The Government will continue to invest in law enforcement capabilities at the national, regional and local levels to ensure delivery agencies have the capacity to deal with the increasing volume and sophistication of cyber crime. We are increasing the capabilities of the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit by increasing their ability to investigate the most serious cyber crime.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 19/07/2017 16:51:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

750891

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Penistone and Stocksbridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of employers in Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency that will not be required to pay the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	4239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in April 2017. Therefore it is not yet possible to produce the number of employers that are paying the levy by region or parliamentary constituency. In addition, it may not be possible to publish these numbers for some geographical areas if there are only a few employers in an area, as the rules about statistical disclosure may apply if there are very small numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent UK wide forecasts of the number of employers paying the levy are found in the Department for Education release:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>Across the UK, this estimates that around 20,000 employers will pay the levy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4240 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:55:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

750892

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers will be required to pay the apprenticeship levy in (a) Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	4240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in April 2017. Therefore it is not yet possible to produce the number of employers that are paying the levy by region or parliamentary constituency. In addition, it may not be possible to publish these numbers for some geographical areas if there are only a few employers in an area, as the rules about statistical disclosure may apply if there are very small numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent UK wide forecasts of the number of employers paying the levy are found in the Department for Education release:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>Across the UK, this estimates that around 20,000 employers will pay the levy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4239 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:55:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

750899

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to provide to the Minister tasked with taking forward the Government’s investigation into the abuse of electoral candidates details of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Electoral Conduct and its subsequent updates.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	4221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given by the Prime Minister on the 19th July 2017 to PQ4219 and PQ4220.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/07/2017 12:41:46 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

750929

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued were attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/07/2017 10:51:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

750930

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued were attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued which was attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 19/07/2017 16:55:09 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock