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993599

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was lost to the public purse as a result of the exemption for regulatory capital in section 259N(3)(b) Chapter 8 Part 6A Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 in each year since the introduction of that exemption.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>As a matter of corporation tax policy, with the aim of improving financial stability, the UK allows certain deductions for the costs of regulatory capital. The exemption referred to helps to ensure that the Hybrid and Other Mismatch Rules act in a way consistent with this policy. As such, there is no question of any tax revenue being “lost” as a result of the exemption.</p><p>It is not possible to provide details of the tax effect arising from the exemption for regulatory capital in section 259N(3)(b), Chapter 8, Part 6A of the Taxation (International and other Provisions) Act 2010.</p><p>The Hybrid and other mismatches regime came into force on 1 January 2017. The majority of corporation tax returns which will reflect the impact of these rules have not yet been received.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2018 13:46:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993600

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the money to be accrued to the public purse as a result of the single payment method outlined in the proposed amendments to Schedule 3ZB to the Tax Management Act 1970 contained in Clause 37 of the draft Finance Bill.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The level of revenue accrued to the public purse as a result of the single payment method outlined in the proposed amendments to Schedule 3ZB to the Tax Management Act 1970 is expected to be negligible. The UK already has comprehensive exit taxation rules, and the change is relatively minor and primarily of an administrative nature.</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found in the Tax Information and Impact Note published on 6 July 2018:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-corporation-tax-exit-charges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-corporation-tax-exit-charges</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2018 13:49:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993615

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the tendering processes for NHS orthodontist services undertaken by Care Commissioning Groups, how many and what proportion of tender contracts have gone to (a) consultant-led and (b) non-consultant specialist-led orthodontic services.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are not responsible for commissioning dental services including orthodontic services. NHS England commissions such services directly.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises it does not hold information centrally on how many and what proportion of tender contracts have gone to consultant-led and non-consultant specialist-led orthodontic services or the proportion of contracts for National Health Service orthodontist services tendered by NHS England which go to orthodontists with wheelchair accessible premises.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate is therefore possible of the proportion of orthodontic services that have wheelchair accessible premises.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 182834 question first answered 31/10/2018 12:19:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993616

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of contracts for NHS orthodontist services tendered by CCGs which go to orthodontists with wheelchair accessible premises.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are not responsible for commissioning dental services including orthodontic services. NHS England commissions such services directly.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises it does not hold information centrally on how many and what proportion of tender contracts have gone to consultant-led and non-consultant specialist-led orthodontic services or the proportion of contracts for National Health Service orthodontist services tendered by NHS England which go to orthodontists with wheelchair accessible premises.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate is therefore possible of the proportion of orthodontic services that have wheelchair accessible premises.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 182833 question first answered 31/10/2018 12:19:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993617

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative estimate his Department has made of the (a) volume of sales of and the (b) tax revenue generated from sanitary products (i) in the EU and (ii) outside the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold detailed information on the UK volume of sales or on the VAT on specific products as this information is not required on a VAT return.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not held on the volume of sales or tax revenues generated in other countries – whether inside or outside of the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 31/10/2018 14:36:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993619

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what time targets have been set for HMRC for advance approval of Social Investment Tax Relief.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Advance assurance applications for investments under the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme are dealt with alongside advance assurance applications for investments under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Seed EIS (SEIS) and by Venture Capital Trusts, as well as statutory compliance statements under the SITR scheme, the EIS and SEIS.</p><p>There are no separate targets for responding to applications under the different schemes. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) aims to respond to over 80% of applications within 15 working days and 95% of applications within 40 working days. HMRC is currently responding to 88% of applications within 15 working days and 97% of applications within 40 working days.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2018 13:48:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993622

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of Social Investment Tax Relief in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on funds raised through the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme. The latest release is on GOV.UK at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-and-social-investment-tax-relief-statistics-may-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-and-social-investment-tax-relief-statistics-may-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>From the introduction of SITR in 2014-15, up to 2016-17, the annual costs of the relief are estimated to have been less than £5 million per year. Data for 2017-18 onwards are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2018 13:47:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993625

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training his Department provides to (a) Border Force and (b) UK Visas and Immigration staff on handling traumatised people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>All frontline officers undertake e-learning in keeping children safe, Section 55 safeguarding responsibilities, trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism, Female Genital Mutilation and Modern Slavery.</p><p>All new Border Force staff now undertake a four hour classroom based module on protecting the vulnerable. This Protecting The Vulnerable (PTV) module is mandatory and is also included in training for seasonal workforce. Evaluation of this module is that it is having a positive effect on the skills of new officers and work is underway to use this to up-skill all existing BF frontline staff.</p><p>Border Force also has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery (SAMS) teams who receive a classroom training course focussing on the knowledge and skills needed for this area.</p><p>For UK Visa’s and Immigration staff. A training package is delivered to all staff who handle refugees with trauma called Vicarious Trauma. This course is designed to encourage Decision-Makers to reflect upon the nature of asylum work and consider how it may affect them psychologically and emotionally. It raises awareness of both the psychological factors affecting Decision Makers and the potential risks which accompany this work.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office offers Safeguarding training to all staff who handle refuges with trauma. The Home Office has worked closely with experts in trauma in developing its policy guidance on asylum screening, in particular Freedom from Torture.</p><p>The employee assistance programme (EAP) aids with any emotional or practical problems, for example anxiety, bereavement, sexual harassment, debt or depression. The EAP gives impartial, confidential support to staff. The EAP provides practical, up to date information on a wide range of topics. There is also a manager support area with advice on disputes, mental health issues and traumatic incidents.’</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:03:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993717

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what screening his Department undertakes to identify trauma in applicants for asylum.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>A key objective of the asylum screening process is to create a secure and positive environment that supports claimants to disclose as much relevant information as possible, including medical conditions, disabilities or experience of trauma that may make the person vulnerable.</p><p>Asylum claimants are directly asked about their physical and mental health as part of the screening questionnaire. If the responses provided, or the claimant’s general demeanour, indicate that they may be a victim of trauma, the screening officer will record this information to ensure appropriate onward routing and management. Depending on the extent of their vulnerability, they may also make a referral to the Asylum Safeguarding Hub.</p><p>The guidance for staff who register asylum claims and complete the screening process for asylum claimants can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-screening-and-routing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-screening-and-routing</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:11:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993719

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what supervision and support his Department provides for staff who handle refugees with trauma.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering an asylum process that is sensitive to the needs of the claimants so that sufficient information can be obtained to facilitate fair and sustainable decisions on asylum claims. All interviewing and decision making personnel receive extensive training on interviewing and considering asylum claims and must follow published Home Office policy guidance when conducting screening and substantive asylum interviews and considering asylum claims<em>.</em></p><p>A training package is delivered to all staff who handle refugees with trauma called Vicarious Trauma. This course is designed to encourage Decision-Makers to reflect upon the nature of asylum work and consider how it may affect them psychologically and emotionally. It raises awareness of both the psychological factors affecting Decision-Makers and the potential risks which accompany this work.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office offers Safeguarding training to all staff who handle refuges with trauma. The Home Office has worked closely with experts in trauma in developing its policy guidance on asylum screening, in particular Freedom from Torture.</p><p>The employee assistance programme (EAP) aids staff with any emotional or practical problems, for example anxiety, bereavement, sexual harassment, debt or depression. The EAP gives impartial, confidential support to staff. The EAP provides practical, up to date information on a wide range of topics. There is also a manager support area with advice on disputes, mental health issues and traumatic incidents.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:10:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds