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517925

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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	Shares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35753, how many and which companies have not confirmed to Companies House that they no longer have bearer shares; and what action he plans to take against such companies.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As of 6 May 2016, 63 companies had not informed Companies House that they no longer have bearer shares.</p><p> </p><p>No action will be taken against these companies at the present time. There is no statutory obligation for any company that has converted bearer shares to registered shares to inform Companies House until it delivers its annual return or confirmation statement.</p><p> </p><p>I have requested the Registrar of Companies to write to the Hon Member with the list of the company names.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/05/2016 15:58:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517926

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which foreign countries made requests to the UK to recover criminal assets they had identified as having been laundered in the UK in each year since 2009; and how much in criminal assets was recovered from the UK for each of those countries in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the countries and territories that have made requests to the UK for assistance in recovering criminal assets.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year Received</p></td><td><p>Requesting Country</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Iran</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures only show countries where 6 or more requests have been made for restraint or confiscation. This is because disclosure of figures where 5 or fewer requests have been made may lead to the identification of an individual Mutual Legal Assistance request. Please note that these figures are taken from local management information, and have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics. As such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/05/2016 10:21:46 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517927

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35790, what data her Department holds on criminal assets abroad and whether such assets are recovered or not.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>As the Answer to Question 35790 set out, the Action Plan for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance states that there is no definitive measure of the scale of money laundering, but the best available international estimate, by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), of amounts laundered globally are equivalent to 2.7% of global GDP or US$1.6 trillion in 2009. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not hold data on criminal assets held abroad. Criminal assets recovered since 2009 under asset sharing arrangements were set out in the previous answer.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/05/2016 11:58:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517930

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	Business: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports of sanctions breaches were made to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in each year since 2009-10; how many of those alleged breaches concerned businesses in HM Revenue and Customs' large business database; in how many such cases (a) the OFSI identified wrongdoing and (b) made a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service for prosecution in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation was established on 31st March 2016 however breaches of financial sanctions have previously been reported to HM Treasury. There are 441 records of alleged breaches reported to HM Treasury between September 2013 and December 2015. There are no records prior to September 2013.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold the requested information regarding HMRC's large business database.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not determine wrongdoing but works closely with UK law enforcement to deal with suspected breaches. It is a matter for law enforcement to make any referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/05/2016 13:07:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517931

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	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sub-departments HMRC has in addition to the Tax Capacity Building Unit, the Large Business Service/Directorate, the Compliance Unit, the Transfer Pricing Unit, the Business International Directorate, and the Anti-Money Laundering Supervision Team; and (a) what funds were allocated to and (b) how many FTE staff were employed by each sub-department in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is split into four sub-departments, or business areas, for delivery purposes, which are supported by corporate areas.</p><p> </p><p>Please see below the expenditure and full time equivalent (FTE) staff for each of those areas for the period 2009/10 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Net expenditure (£m)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enforcement and Compliance</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>991</p></td><td><p>1,028</p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Tax</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax</p></td><td><p>763</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benefits &amp; Credits</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,477</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td><td><p>1,566</p></td><td><p>1,629</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC</p></td><td><p>3,947</p></td><td><p>3,575</p></td><td><p>3,699</p></td><td><p>3,664</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td><td><p>3,468</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMRC has not yet published accounts for 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>FTE staff</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enforcement and Compliance</p></td><td><p>26,864</p></td><td><p>25,475</p></td><td><p>25,334</p></td><td><p>26,601</p></td><td><p>26,923</p></td><td><p>26,223</p></td><td><p>26,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Tax</p></td><td><p>3,776</p></td><td><p>3,877</p></td><td><p>3,695</p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td><td><p>4,415</p></td><td><p>4,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Tax</p></td><td><p>27,307</p></td><td><p>25,975</p></td><td><p>26,858</p></td><td><p>24,444</p></td><td><p>20,558</p></td><td><p>14,949</p></td><td><p>15,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benefits &amp; Credits</p></td><td><p>6,307</p></td><td><p>5,834</p></td><td><p>5,301</p></td><td><p>5,157</p></td><td><p>4,983</p></td><td><p>5,193</p></td><td><p>5,459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporates</p></td><td><p>6,445</p></td><td><p>5,720</p></td><td><p>5,279</p></td><td><p>4,865</p></td><td><p>6,376</p></td><td><p>6,358</p></td><td><p>7,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC*</p></td><td><p>70,699</p></td><td><p>66,881</p></td><td><p>66,467</p></td><td><p>64,477</p></td><td><p>61,370</p></td><td><p>57,138</p></td><td><p>59,856</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*this total for HMRC includes Civil Service Resourcing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The question mentions specific teams within HMRC and those teams are within the Business Areas above, as follows:</p><p>Large Business – Business Tax</p><p>Compliance Unit – Enforcement and Compliance</p><p>Transfer Pricing Unit – Business Tax</p><p>Business International – Business Tax</p><p>Anti-money laundering – Enforcement and Compliance</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not publish accounts information at a level of detail that includes expenditure or allocations by specific teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/05/2016 07:24:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

517932

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	Advance Pricing Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many advance pricing arrangements (APAs) were agreed between companies and his Department in each year since 2009-10; how many such arrangements resulted in a (a) positive and (b) negative yield to the Exchequer; what the net amount raised by these APAs was in each such year; and how many APAs were annulled by HM Revenue and Customs in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36718
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 36720 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

517934

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
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	Cornish Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 35516, how much funding was allocated to programmes to support the learning of the Cornish language in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	36737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><strong>DCLG Cornish language funding to Cornwall Council since 2010.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Annual funding </strong></p><p>2010/11 £150,000</p><p>2011/12 £140,000</p><p>2012/13 £120,000</p><p>2013/14 £100,000</p><p>2014/15 £120,000</p><p>2015/16 £150,000</p><p><br>Cornwall Council has a core spending power of £1.7 billion over the next four years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 12/05/2016 10:07:02 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

517937

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, by what technical mechanisms her Department plans to take coal-fired power plants offline.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	36715
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 36716 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

517945

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Royal College of Physician's report, Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction, published in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	36728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has and will continue to keep abreast of all evidence and consider it in developing policy. The report published by the Royal College of Physicians is consistent with the Government’s current policy that the best thing a smoker can do for their health is to quit smoking and quit for good, but we recognise that e-cigarettes have a role to play in helping some people to quit.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/05/2016 09:25:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

517946

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in a high-risk group for contracting HIV.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	36734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The PROUD trial was launched in 2012, coordinated by the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit and Public Health England (PHE). The number of people enrolled in the trial, was 544.</p><p>Based on evidence from the PROUD study, PHE has made an assessment that of the 100,000 men who have sex with men who attend genito-urinary medicine clinics annually, 8,000 can be identified as being at ‘high-risk’.</p><p>The Department has not yet made its own assessment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 36733 question first answered 11/05/2016 15:18:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West