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1037277

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date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring the proceeds of vehicle excise duties raised in the Greater London Authority area to London local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	908473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The government has committed to hypothecate Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in England from 2020-21 into the National Roads Fund (NRF), providing long-term certainty for roads investment. This will be used to maintain the country’s main arterial routes and enhance national road connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>Devolving VED to London would undermine the purpose of the NRF to deliver nationally significant schemes across the strategic road network, including those in London such as the M25 and some recently announced Major Road Network candidates which will also be funded by the NRF.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/01/2019 16:54:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

1037279

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support people with the cost of household energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	908450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Last week this Government delivered on its promise to cap energy prices.</p><p> </p><p>It now protects over 11 million households, ensuring the energy market works for all customers and saving consumers up to around £130 a year.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to invest at least £640m in energy efficiency annually until 2028 and are also delivering on our smart meter programme.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/01/2019 15:30:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1037280

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure full and timely payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	908447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Small Business Commissioner has recovered £2 million for small businesses in his first year. We have recently taken steps to strengthen the Prompt Payment Code, and we are working through nearly 300 responses to our recent call for evidence on creating a more responsible payment culture.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/01/2019 15:29:59 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1037281

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	908443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Through our modern Industrial Strategy, we are making the UK one of the best places in the world for businesses to start up and grow.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-owned British Business Bank is supporting nearly 78,000 small businesses with over £5.5 billion of finance; and we’ve extended funding for the Start Up Loans Company until 2021, supporting 10,000 more entrepreneurs.</p><p> </p><p>We’re also providing £56m of funding to boost business productivity, including £11m to create a Small Business Leadership Programme.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/01/2019 15:29:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1037282

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	908446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government made a clear Manifesto commitment to tackle fuel poverty by committing to upgrading all fuel poor homes to EPC Band C by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>We are making progress in particular by tackling the most energy inefficient homes. Since 2010 there are almost 800,000 fewer fuel poor households living in homes rated E, F or G.</p><p> </p><p>The average fuel poverty gap has also dropped 6 per cent in real terms since 2010 and last year I refocused the whole of the £630m ECO annual budget on tackling fuel poverty without the help of her party I might add who voted against the measures.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/01/2019 15:29:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1037283

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle money laundering.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	908448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Action Task Force has just completed a landmark review of the UK’s regime for tackling money laundering, concluding that we have some of the strongest controls in the world.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on our strengths. In the last six months, the Department has published a draft bill to tackle money laundering in the property market; set out reforms to tackle misuse of limited partnerships; and committed to consulting on reforms to Companies House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/01/2019 15:30:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1037579

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for no deal Brexit preparations have been awarded to (1) McKinsey, (2) Boston Consulting Group, (3) Bain and Company, (4) PwC, (5) KPMG, and (6) EY since 1 January 2018; what was the value of each of any such contracts; and which departments have been responsible for issuing any such contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL12639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not awarded any contracts to the firms in question where the sole purpose of the engagement was no deal planning.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/01/2019 16:27:39 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1037581

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Peers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were ennobled on their appointment as ministers in the Parliaments of (1) 2001–05, (2) 2005–10, (3) 2010–15, (4) 2015–17, and (5) 2017 to date; and how long each of those ministers served as ministers broken down by (a) zero to six months, (b) six months to one year, (c) one year to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years, and (e) longer than two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL12641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of individuals who were ennobled on their appointment as a minister and how long those ministers served in Government:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Parliament</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total no of individuals</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Length of service in Government</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-6 months</p></td><td><p>6 months to 1 year</p></td><td><p>1 year to 18 months</p></td><td><p>18 months to 2 years</p></td><td><p>More than 2 years</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-2005</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-2010</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2015</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to date</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/01/2019 13:43:11 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1037584

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Statutory Instruments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to complete the passage of all outstanding statutory instruments relating to Brexit before 29 March 2019; and if not, what is their proposed timetable for completion.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL12643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains confident that all required SIs will be brought forward in time for exit day.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/01/2019 13:57:49 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1037585

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to suspend Article 50 in the event that Parliament rejects the current Brexit deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL12644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s firm policy remains that we will not extend or revoke the Article 50 notice. As a result, we will be leaving the European Union on 20 March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/01/2019 15:51:39 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton