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751654

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Pay
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 annual yield to the Exchequer of the introduction of a banker's bonus tax.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	4784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There was a one off Banker’s Bonus Tax in 2009-10 aimed at encouraging banks to rebuild their financial base in the wake of the financial crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the government has been clear that banks should make a fair contribution to the Exchequer. For that reason, in 2011 the government introduced the bank levy, a tax on banks’ balance sheets that has so far raised £14.3bn. In 2015 the government set out a long term plan for bank taxation, announcing the introduction of an 8% bank corporation tax surcharge alongside reform of the levy. The OBR forecast that these two measures will raise £18.9bn over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4783 question first answered 18/07/2017 14:59:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

751655

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has recovered from company liquidations caused by unpaid accelerated payment notice debts.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	4786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has stringent governance arrangements in place where insolvency is considered. Each case is considered individually and, where a company is trading insolvent, HMRC must take the most appropriate action to mitigate the tax losses. Many factors are considered when deciding whether to petition against a company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC treats unpaid Accelerated Payments as any other established debt using their range of debt collection powers as necessary to recover what is owed, including insolvency powers where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold information on the amount recovered from company liquidations caused by unpaid accelerated payment notice debts. Any insolvency action in relation to unpaid accelerated payment notices is currently at an early stage.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4787 question first answered 18/07/2017 15:03:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

751656

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to include milk-based products.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	4785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to review the exemption for milk-based products in 2020 based on evidence from Public Health England on the progress the industry has made on reformulating their products.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 14:52:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

751657

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial capacity and (b) staffing resources of local councils to discharge their statutory social care duties effectively in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2 billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017. The appropriate staffing required by a council to meet their duties is a matter for local authorities to determine.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:16:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751658

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department (a) has a role and (b) provides funding in respect of Government measures to protect religious buildings from attack.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not have a direct role nor does it provide funding in respect of measures to protect religious buildings from attack. The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, the Places of Worship security funding scheme and the Vulnerable Faith Institutions scheme are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:11:15 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751659

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that the site of Grenfell Tower becomes a memorial garden in perpetuity commemorating the people who lost their life in the Grenfell Tower fire, the survivors and those who saved them.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	4765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>It is too early to make long-term decisions about what should happen with the site, which is a matter for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea local authority to determine having consulted with survivors, relatives of those who lost their lives and the wider community. We understand the sensitivity and strong emotions, and will work with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea local authority to ensure that their discussions are open and inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 15:00:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5620 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

751660

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are currently involved in training operations in support of aerial targeting procedures used by the airforces of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There are currently around 125 Armed Forces personnel based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, delivering the breadth of UK defence engagement with Saudi Arabia. Amongst their many tasks, these personnel deliver training, which we assess helps develop the Saudi-led Coalition's targeting processes and supports their compliance with International Humanitarian Law. During courses, additional personnel either deploy to Saudi Arabia, or provide training in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2017 16:28:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

751661

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department For Education: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the value-for-money framework which her Department applies to all private finance 2 projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The department has no framework of its own for assessing value for money; instead it follows the framework set out by HM Treasury in the Green Book, “appraisal and evaluation in central government”.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:27:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751662

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many responses from the Joint Incident Assessment Team to incidents in Yemen referred to it by the Government he has received in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Saudi-led Coalition Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) has announced the findings of a total of 21 investigations, with the most recent announced on 2 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 16:02:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

751663

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Idil Eser
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Turkish Government on the detention of Idil Eser, the Director of Amnesty International, in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	4772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned by the recent arrests of Amnesty staff in Turkey, and the Prime Minister raised the case of Idil Eser with President Erdogan at the recent G20 summit. We continue to encourage Turkey to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, particularly in the area of freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/07/2017 16:22:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn