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747978

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect the contract between the government of St Helena and SA Airlink, providing a new passenger air service, to be signed.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The tender process is managed by the St Helena Government. On 9 June, the St Helena Government announced that SA Airlink had been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of a scheduled commercial air service to St Helena. A formal announcement on the contract award will be made once contract negotiations are complete.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 16:44:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

747979

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what requests have been made to SA Airlink in order to understand fully its business projection for the new passenger air service to St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The process to procure an air service for St Helena is managed by the St Helena government and is ongoing. As part of that process, bidders were required to submit details of their business projections.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 16:44:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

747982

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ask the government of Turkey to provide access for humanitarian and re-construction supplies from Turkey into north-east Syria; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID-funded humanitarian partners are on the ground in north-east Syria delivering food, water, medical supplies and shelter to those in need. We discuss regularly the question of access to these areas from Turkey with the Government of Turkey.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 16:43:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

748035

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has a whistleblowing policy and procedure in place which allows for civil servants to report a perceived wrongdoing within the department, including something that they believe goes against the core values in the Civil Service Code. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) will apply in some of these cases, and provides protection to those that ‘blow the whistle’ in certain circumstances.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures provided in the table below show the total number of whistleblowing cases that were protected disclosures under PIDA (A).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table goes on to show the number of cases found to be valid under PIDA (B), the number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA (C), and finally the number of employees who made a disclosure under PIDA, alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure and subsequently left the department (D).</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A. Number of whistleblowing cases that were covered under PIDA</p></td><td><p>B. Number of cases found to be valid under PIDA</p></td><td><p>C. Number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA</p></td><td><p>D. Number of employees who subsequently left the department (i.e. after making a disclosure and then alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 15:47:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748058

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
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 value of tax cuts for companies and individuals earning more than £75,000 for each year since 2010 up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	2742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The exchequer impact of individual policy measures are estimated in HM Treasury’s publications on policy costings accompanying each fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 08:33:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

748062

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government plans to bring corporation tax down to 17 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The government legislated in the 2016 Finance Act to reduce the corporation tax rate to 17% in April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure the UK remains an attractive destination to set up and grow a business. Cutting corporation tax increases the returns companies receive on their investments, allowing them to increase investment, lower prices, hire staff or increase wages.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 09:19:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

748064

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out total receipts for (a) corporation tax, (b) VAT, (c) business rates and (d) national insurance contributions for each business sector in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	2843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <ol><li><p>Corporation tax liabilities for each business sector are published online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporation-tax-payable-after-set-offs-classified-by-industry-by-year-of-liability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporation-tax-payable-after-set-offs-classified-by-industry-by-year-of-liability</a>.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Value Added Tax (VAT) liabilities for each business sector are published in the VAT Factsheet, which can be found on the following website under ‘Factsheet Datasets’: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>. Tab 2.5 shows the net VAT declared on traders' returns classified by Trade Sub-Sector.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>The information requested on business rates receipts is not available.</p></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>Robust estimates of national insurance contributions for each business sector are not available.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 08:35:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

748096

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charitable Donations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the Fundraising Regulator's levy on charity fundraising.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	2956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The levy enables the Fundraising Regulator to strengthen the Code of Fundraising Practice, resolve public complaints and concerns about fundraising, and ultimately supports public trust and confidence in fundraising.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/07/2017 15:35:11 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748141

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a pay review body for school support staff.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	2701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce a pay review body for school support staff.</p><p>Support staff terms and conditions are determined locally by employers to suit specific job roles and circumstances. As such, the local authority will set the terms and conditions for support staff in maintained schools and the individual school or Trust will set them in academies.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 16:04:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

748151

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of protected disclosures made by staff within Defra core department over the last 3 years is nil.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2017 16:36:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders