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780337

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in (1) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and (2) the Department for International Trade, were responsible for small business policy in each year since 2010, broken down by grade.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL2701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Both the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for International Trade have staff working in a wide range of policy development and delivery activities which support small businesses across the UK. The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 10/11/2017 12:50:39 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

780372

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what products have been sold through Common Technology Services; to which Departments those products have been sold; and what the value is of each such product.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the range of services available under the Crown Commercial Service’s Technology Services Framework (RM1058) can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm1058" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm1058</a></p><p> </p><p>A total of £92, 568, 225 has been spent on services through this framework.</p><p> </p><p>The following organisations have used this framework:</p><p>Aberdeen City Council</p><p>Aneurin Bevan University Health Board</p><p>Arena and Convention Centre Ltd</p><p>Army Training Department</p><p>Bank of England</p><p>Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Barnfield West Academy</p><p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p><p>Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>BBC</p><p>BBC Procurement</p><p>Bedford Borough Council</p><p>Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board</p><p>Big Lottery Fund</p><p>Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Bracknell Forest Borough Council</p><p>Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust</p><p>Bristol City Council</p><p>British Transport Police</p><p>Cabinet Office</p><p>Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service</p><p>Cardiff Council</p><p>Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service</p><p>Cleveland College of Art and Design</p><p>Community Health Partnerships</p><p>Competition Commission</p><p>Corby Business Academy</p><p>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust</p><p>Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p><p>Criminal Justice Inspectorate</p><p>Defence Electronics and Components Agency</p><p>Defence Equipment and Support (Bath)</p><p>Defence Equipment and Support Information Services and Systems</p><p>Department for Business Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy</p><p>Department for Education</p><p>Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs</p><p>Department for International Development</p><p>Department for Transport</p><p>Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Derbyshire Constabulary</p><p>Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p><p>East Ayrshire Council</p><p>East Cheshire NHS Trust</p><p>East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust</p><p>East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust</p><p>Eden District Council</p><p>Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Essex Police</p><p>Frimley Park Hospital Nhs Trust</p><p>Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Government Actuary's Department</p><p>Government Commercial Function</p><p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p><p>Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Hanover Housing Association</p><p>Health and Safety Executive</p><p>Health Research Authority</p><p>Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Highways England</p><p>Historic England</p><p>HM Prison Service Shared Services</p><p>Home Office</p><p>Home Office Scientific Development Branch</p><p>Homes and Communities Agency</p><p>HS2 Limited</p><p>Information Centre for Health and Social Care</p><p>James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Kent County Council</p><p>Kent Police</p><p>Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Land Registry</p><p>Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council</p><p>London Borough of Lambeth Council</p><p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust</p><p>Manchester City Council</p><p>Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency</p><p>Medway NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Met Office</p><p>Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust</p><p>Mid Essex NHS Trust</p><p>Midland Heart</p><p>Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit</p><p>MINISTRY OF DEFENCE</p><p>Ministry Of Defence Director Financial Management</p><p>Ministry of Justice</p><p>Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust</p><p>National Archives</p><p>National Audit Office</p><p>National Library Of Scotland</p><p>National Museums Of Scotland</p><p>NHS Blood And Transplant</p><p>NHS Connecting for Health</p><p>NHS Digital</p><p>NHS Forth Valley</p><p>NHS Hertfordshire</p><p>NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group</p><p>NHS North and East London Commissioning Support Unit</p><p>NHS South East London</p><p>North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>North East London NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>North Lanarkshire Council</p><p>North West London Commissioning Partnership</p><p>North Yorkshire Police</p><p>Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust</p><p>Northern Lighthouse Board</p><p>Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Nottinghamshire County Council</p><p>Ordnance Survey</p><p>Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Public Health England</p><p>Registers of Scotland</p><p>Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p>Royal Bournemouth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The</p><p>Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Rural Payments Agency</p><p>Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p>Scottish Police Authority</p><p>Scottish Prison Service</p><p>Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust</p><p>Shropshire Council</p><p>Skills Development Scotland</p><p>South Ayrshire Council</p><p>South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>South Wales Police</p><p>St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust</p><p>Stockport NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Stratton Upper School</p><p>Student Loans Company</p><p>Supplier Nil Return</p><p>Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust</p><p>Surrey County Council</p><p>Telford and Wrekin Council</p><p>The National Archives</p><p>The Pensions Regulator</p><p>The Water Services Regulation Authority</p><p>UK Atomic Energy Authority</p><p>UK Hydrographic Office</p><p>UK Shared Business Services Limited</p><p>University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust</p><p>University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust</p><p>University of Aberdeen</p><p>University of Gloucestershire</p><p>Victoria Health Centre</p><p>Wakefield MDC</p><p>Warrington Borough Council</p><p>Watford Borough Council</p><p>West Midlands Police Authority</p><p>Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p>Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Zero Waste Scotland</p><p> </p><p>To provide information on the cost of each item provided would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>RM1058 was replaced by Technology Services 2 (RM3804), which came into effect on 6 September 2017. Information on the range of services available under this framework can be found at</p><p><a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3804" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3804</a></p><p> </p><p>As this is a new agreement, no spend data is available at present.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 16:09:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

780382

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed to investigate tax evasion in the HM Revenue and Customs (a) affluent unit and (b) high net worth unit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	110432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have brought together their High Net Worth Unit and Affluent teams to form a single Wealthy team. This organisational change will ensure that HMRC deploy their specialist, highly skilled resource on those wealthy individuals that present the highest compliance risk.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2017, the team had approximately 1040 full time equivalent staff engaged in customer compliance activity. Their roles focus on promoting tax compliance and tackling non-compliance amongst the wealthy population, including, where evidence is found, investigating potential tax evasion. The team works closely with Counter Avoidance and Fraud Investigation Service to ensure HMRC effectively tackle avoidance and evasion within this customer segment. Customer compliance activity as a whole forms is the largest part of HMRC by staff numbers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:39:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

780383

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Exchequer Secretary of 24 October 2017, Official Report, column 148, what the evidential basis is that Government transport investment is equal across the different regions in England; and if he will publish per capita transport investment for each region in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	110454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>As set out in my oral answer the Government is investing £13bn into the North. The government publishes the 'National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline' showing planned investment in infrastructure, including transport, on a regular basis. The pipeline aims to provide a comprehensive and informative view of infrastructure investment plans and we will continue to develop it with each publication.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/11/2017 15:07:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

780389

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
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 effect of the 3.9 per cent increase in spirits duty in March 2017 on spirits revenue to the Exchequer in the first quarter of 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	110365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The government published its assessment of the impacts of the alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government ended the spirits duty escalator in 2014 with a duty freeze, followed by a cut in 2015 and a further freeze in 2016. The previous action taken means that the tax on a bottle of Scotch Whisky is now 90p lower than it would otherwise have been since ending the spirits duty escalator in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 110266 question first answered 06/11/2017 15:16:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

780398

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 26 October 2017, Official Report, column 469, if he will instigate a judge-led inquiry into RBS's treatment of SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	110240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a detailed summary of the main findings from the skilled persons report. The FCA announced it is investigating the matters arising from the report and focussing on whether there is any basis for it to take further action. It would not be appropriate for the government to comment further whilst this process is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 02/11/2017 16:01:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

780409

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Homelessness
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 adequacy of resources available to local authorities to fulfil the additional duties placed on them under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	110376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Homelessness Reduction Act requires local authorities to carry out additional duties to prevent and relieve homelessness and to intervene earlier to prevent homelessness.</p><p>The Government committed to fund the Act in line with the longstanding ‘new burdens’ doctrine. We announced funding of £61 million in January 2017 and, following further discussions with local authorities on the new duties, have provided an additional £11.7 million. This takes the total amount of new burdens funding to £72.7 million.</p><p>A new burdens assessment has been completed and can be found at the following link: <br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-reduction-act-new-burdens-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-reduction-act-new-burdens-funding</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/11/2017 13:47:21 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

780411

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 6 July 2017 to Question 750, on building regulations: fires, when the Government plans to publish the outcome of the review of fire safety guidance as a result of the fire at Lakanal House in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Coroner’s report into the Lakanal House fire recommended that the fire safety guidance in Approved Document B be reviewed to provide clearer guidance. In February of this year, the Department published a report into the usability of the guidance. The Department has been working on a revision of the guidance in Approved Document B in line with the Plain English principles.</p><p>The Government has subsequently asked Dame Judith Hackitt to lead an independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety, and will determine what further action is needed in light of her recommendations, which was recommended by the Coroner, following the Lakanal House fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/11/2017 16:44:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

780428

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Single Source Regulations Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will break his Department's link with the Single Source Regulations Office and make it an independent body.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	110196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>As an executive, non-departmental public body, the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) is set up such that the day to-day decisions are independent and are removed from Ministers and Civil Servants. Ministry of Defence Ministers are, however, ultimately responsible to Parliament for its independence, effectiveness and efficiency.</p><p>We have no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/11/2017 17:38:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

780440

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what anti-submarine warfare capability he plans to include on the Type 31e General Purpose Frigate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	110430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>We are currently considering a range of capability requirements based on the role of the Type 31e, their operating environment and likely future threats that will be faced. Final decisions on Type 31e capabilities will be made closer to the Main Investment Decision point.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens