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780304

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date	30/10/2017
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	Fly-tipping: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce heavier fines for those convicted of fly-tipping, including seizure of vehicles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL2668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Sentencing Guideline for environmental offences was reviewed and strengthened in 2014. The maximum penalty for indictment for fly-tipping is imprisonment of up to five years or a potentially unlimited fine. The Government will continue to provide information to the Sentencing Council as they monitor the impact of the guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015 we gave local authorities stronger powers to stop and seize vehicles of those suspected of fly-tipping and vehicle seizures have increased in 2016/17 by 34% from the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping on a number of fronts. We have given local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping in addition to search and seizure powers. It is the responsibility of local authorities to use the powers available to them. The National Fly-tipping Prevention Group has published guidance for local authorities which sets out clearly the powers available to local authorities and other partners when tackling fly-tipping.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/11/2017 12:07:19 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

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

780355

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	Overseas Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 18 September (HL1398), whether they have plans to review the corporate governance of UK-registered companies operating outside the UK, including through subsidiaries and other connected persons.
tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
uin	HL2719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>UK-registered companies are subject to UK company law, which includes a statutory requirement under the Companies Act 2006 for medium sized and large companies to produce an annual strategic report. Parent companies that prepare group accounts must produce a consolidated strategic report relating to the undertakings included in the consolidation.</p><p>In the case of UK-registered quoted companies, the strategic report must include information about the company’s employees, and social, community and human rights issues, including any policies in relation to those matters and the effectiveness of those policies, to the extent necessary to assess the development, performance or position of the company’s business.</p><p>Additionally, large companies which are public interest entities that employ 500 or more employees must include in the strategic report a non-financial statement containing information on employees and respect for human rights, to the extent necessary for an understanding of the company’s development, performance and position and the impact of its activities.</p><p>As such, where a UK registered company operates outside of the UK, including through subsidiaries, its strategic report will, to the extent required by the reporting requirement, contain information in relation to its activities abroad.</p><p>The Government Response to the Corporate Governance Reform green paper consultation, published on 29<sup>th</sup> August 2017, announced a number of reforms to further strengthen and improve transparency in corporate governance at UK-registered companies, including to introduce secondary legislation requiring companies of a significant size to explain how their directors comply with the existing duty under Section 172 of the Companies Act to have regard to employee and other stakeholder interests.</p><p>The Government has no other current plans to review the corporate governance of UK-registered companies operating in the UK or overseas.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 10/11/2017 12:50:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo

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

780373

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the cost to the public purse has been of the analyses undertaken to assess the potential effect on different sectors of the UK economy in the event that no deal is reached in negotiations for the UK to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	110256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>We are confident of securing a deal which is in the interests of both the UK as a whole and our European partners. However, a responsible Government should prepare for all potential outcomes, and that is exactly what we are doing across the whole of Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of our work preparing to make a success of our departure from the European Union, we are carrying out a wide range of analysis. Officials in DExEU and other Departments across Whitehall continue to work to provide the most up to date evidence to inform our negotiations with the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This work is undertaken as business as usual and so is paid for out of the Department’s budget. The Department does not hold information centrally concerning other Department’s expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/11/2017 10:56:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

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

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