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517924

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date	06/05/2016
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	Directors: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason Companies House publishes the month and year of birth of company directors.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	36710
answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

517928

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Profits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised by the diverted profits tax in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Diverted Profits Tax is designed to counteract contrived arrangements used to avoid tax in the UK, and incentivise businesses to change their behaviour and pay tax on profits from economic activities in the UK. The Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) recent assessment at Budget 2016 is that overall yield (including Corporation Tax from behavioural change) is expected to be close to that originally scored.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR noted on page 122 of its “Economic and fiscal outlook” March 2016: “Our forecast assumes that overall yield from the measure will be close to that originally scored, but we now expect that around two-thirds of the yield will come through higher Corporation Tax payments (as firms restructure their tax affairs) rather than via the diverted profits tax itself.” This is available at: http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/March2016EFO.pdf.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2016 10:29:07 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517929

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how many court and tribunal cases his Department did not send a legal representative in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>As far as I am aware there were no cases of this kind in the period 2009-10 to the present.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/05/2016 09:37:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517933

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Transfer Pricing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many transfer pricing cases have been opened with HM Revenue and Customs' transfer pricing unit in each year since 2008-09; how many such cases have been closed in each such year; and how much was raised in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes annual statistics reporting its performance across its transfer pricing work, including enquiries, advance pricing agreements, advance thin capitalisation agreements and mutual agreement procedure cases. The most recent published statistics are for 2013- 14. HMRC intends to publish the statistics for 2014-15 shortly. These statistics answer many of the individual questions asked. However, HMRC does not hold information centrally in a form which allows it to answer all the questions asked in the required timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the Advance Pricing Arrangements (APA) Programme is to provide businesses with certainty on the pricing of complex intra-group transactions. An APA sets out the method for determining, in accordance with the law, the transfer price for intra-group transactions. APAs are part of the internationally recognised best practices recommended by the OECD. HMRC has published guidance about what APAs are, the circumstances where it would be appropriate for businesses to apply for an APA and what information is required before any agreement can be made.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 36718 question first answered 12/05/2016 10:33:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517935

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of enlisted soldiers attain (a) Level 1 and (b) Level 2 literacy and numeracy skills by the end of their third year of service.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	36709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Army has traditionally linked the recording and attainment of english and maths qualifications to the point at which an individual is ready for promotion to Corporal or Senior Non Commissioned Officer ranks, rather than as a factor of time. The growth in numbers of personnel joining the Army and pursuing an apprenticeship has changed this approach and simplified the measurement of attainment by time.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 August 2012 and 31 July 2015 1,028 soldiers gained both Level 1 functional skills (FS) english and maths qualifications; and a further 722 soldiers gained the comparable qualifications at Level 2. This represents 11.8% of those enlisting (14,816) during the same period. This does not include those who gained just a functional skill in english or a functional skill in maths qualification, nor those who already held english and maths qualification on enlistment.</p><p> </p><p>In total 23,699 FS (english and maths) qualifications at Level 1 and 2 were gained by Regular soldiers through apprenticeship and AEC provision in 2014-15. Of these 41% were at Level 1 and 59% at Level 2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/05/2016 16:30:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

517936

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government plans to provide for the removal of asbestos in maintained schools that are to be converted into academies.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	36708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of asbestos in schools very seriously and is supporting those in schools and responsible bodies who have the legal responsibility for safely managing asbestos in their schools.</p><p>The Department provides funding to schools to help them keep their school buildings in a good state of repair. Between 2015 and 2018 this investment will total £4.2 billion and schools and responsible bodies are able to use this funding to remove asbestos where that is appropriate.</p><p>For maintained schools, the local authority as responsible body receives an annual allocation of capital funding to repair and upgrade existing buildings. Local authorities are expected to treat fairly those schools considering conversion to an academy and to honour any commitments of capital funding that they have made, in respect of building projects at those schools.</p><p>Following conversion, a school can be part of a larger multi-academy trust, a smaller multi-academy trust or a standalone academy. Larger multi-academy trusts (MATs) have access to annual formulaic school condition allocations (SCA), which they can pass on to their constituent schools to address any serious asbestos concerns. For stand-alone academies and academies in smaller multi academy trusts, funding is available through the condition improvement fund (CIF) where they bid for capital funding. As set out in the guidance for prospective bidders, the highest priority is given to health and safety issues due to the poor condition of buildings, including emergency asbestos removal.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 11/05/2016 16:09:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

517938

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration her Department has given to the implications of whole-system costs of different forms of renewable energy generation (a) generally and (b) in future Contract for Difference auctions.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	36714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>DECC recognises the importance of considering the whole system impacts (both costs and benefits) of different electricity technologies when formulating future government policy, since it is a crucial element in delivering secure, clean and affordable energy to consumers.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue to improve its evidence base in this area and inform future policy developments, DECC commissioned Frontier Economics to undertake a project on the Whole System Impacts of Electricity Generation Technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The core aim of the project was to set out a comprehensive framework to define whole system impacts and their components and drivers, which can be applied to conventional, low-carbon and renewable large- and small-scale technologies. Following peer review by experts in the field of whole system impacts, DECC will publish the resulting methodology report in due course, taking into account timing restrictions relating to purdah(s).</p><p> </p><p>Subsequently, the theoretical framework will be used to further systematise DECC’s modelling capability. Given the complex modelling involved and the need for a rigorous quality assurance process to ensure the analysis is robust, this is currently ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Once the project is completed, DECC will be able to draw on the improved evidence base developed through this project to contribute to informing future electricity market policy development, including for CFDs. Given that the electricity system continues to evolve, it is important that DECC reaches well-evidenced and robust long-term solutions.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2016 11:03:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

517939

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans her Department has for ensuring an orderly shutdown of coal-fired power plants as the Government moves towards taking all coal-fired power plants offline by 2025; and what consideration her Department has given to the numerous technical mechanisms that necessarily entail removing all coal-fired stations simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	36716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has announced that the Department will be launching a consultation on proposals to end unabated coal generation by 2025. Options will be set out in that consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 36715 question first answered 11/05/2016 10:59:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

517940

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
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	Ragwort
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has withdrawn the Code of Practice on how to prevent the spread of ragwort; and what plans she has to consult with stakeholders and bring forward regulations under the Ragwort Control Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	36740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Code of Practice on How to Prevent the Spread of Ragwort is not being withdrawn. The Code will remain available on the GOV.UK website and all interested parties will be consulted if any changes are made in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/05/2016 16:01:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

517941

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
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	Ethiopia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33551, when he expects the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to report; what information he holds on the number of reported mass arrests, beatings and killing of protesters, journalists and opposition party leaders and members in (a) the Oromia region and (b) Ethiopia in the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	36736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government remains deeply concerned about the handling of demonstrations in Oromia and the reported deaths of a number of protestors, and has repeatedly made representations to the Ethiopian Government over the ongoing situation in Oromia. Justine Greening, the Secretary of State for International Development, raised our concerns with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on 21 January, as did I, with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Dr Tedros, at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on 27 January. Our Ambassador did the same in a meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on 26 April.</p><p>The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been appointed to look into the handling of the protests in Oromia, and we await the publication of its report. We will continue to urge the EHRC and the Government of Ethiopia to ensure that their report is credible, transparent and leads to concrete action.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 36725 36726 question first answered 11/05/2016 14:55:52 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas