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1050025

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date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an inland checking facility to ensure the smooth functioning of Portsmouth International Port in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>For Day 1 of a No Deal scenario, HMRC’s plans allow for the border to operate without significant new infrastructure. Where existing capacity cannot accommodate intra EU trade and it is not practicable to have additional infrastructure in place for Day 1, we are exploring alternative temporary solutions until the additional infrastructure can be in place.</p><p> </p><p>To manage the most significant compliance risks, HMRC will utilise its existing inland pre-clearance sites for the highest risk traders from the EU and the rest of the world.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 31/01/2019 15:16:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050317

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to support the high street.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
uin	908879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, which will provide £1.5bn to support high streets as they adapt to meet the changing needs of shoppers.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, planning reform, a High Streets Taskforce and support for community assets.</p><p> </p><p>It also includes one third off small retailers’ business rates bills for two years from April. [This is worth almost £900m to businesses.]</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/01/2019 15:12:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1050318

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on reducing the amount of income tax that people pay.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	908882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to keeping taxes low to support working people keep more of what they earn.</p><p>Budget 2018 announced that the government will increase the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 from April 2019, one year earlier than planned.</p><p>This tax cut means, in 2019-20, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,205 less in tax than in 2010-11. Across the UK, 1.74 million of the lowest paid will be taken out of tax entirely since 2015, leaving more of their hard-earned money in their pockets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/01/2019 16:01:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

1050319

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reviewing the adequacy of funding for social security benefits.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	908885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We are projected to spend almost £100bn on working age welfare in GB in 2019/20 – more than in any other year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:55:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1050320

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	908886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit replaces an outdated system of six different benefits, ensuring it always pays to work. We’ve scrapped the seven waiting days for Universal Credit so that people get their payments faster, and we’ve increased advances so everyone who needs it can get their first month’s pay within five days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1050323

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle the spread of disinformation on social media.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	908935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Disinformation will be one of the harms addressed in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper, which will set out legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure platforms take adequate steps to protect their users. We are considering all options available to us.</p><p> </p><p>As the White Paper is finalised, we continue to have regular and robust dialogue with these companies on their progress to tackle this critical issue.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working across academia, civil society and internationally to expose and build resilience to disinformation. This includes a media literacy roundtable hosted by Ministers today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2019 11:59:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1050364

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Low Incomes: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on providing additional support for low-income households in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	908888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We’re supporting the living standards of low income families in Scotland and across the UK. The lowest earners saw the fastest pay rise in 20 years with National Living Wage and their wages rose by 8% in real terms between 2015 and 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 16:18:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1050379

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to include community groups in the planned consultation on a deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	214045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The consultation on introducing a deposit return scheme (DRS), which will be published shortly, will look at how such a scheme would operate. We are aware that any DRS would need to be accessible for all, and will continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure everyone has a chance to have their say.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 09:59:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1050390

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the decrease in the pass rate for GCSE English and maths resits between 2017 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	213952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We want every student to secure the English and mathematics knowledge that will enable them to thrive in their studies, work and life. As a result of the changes made and thanks to the efforts of students, teachers, schools and college and across the country a record number of 19 year olds now hold a Level 2 qualification in both Maths and English.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also investing an additional £50 million over the next 5 years to help improve the quality of post-16 mathematics teaching and spread best practice. It is important that young people have an opportunity to reach their potential and they should be given every opportunity to do this.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will publish data on post-16 students achievement in GCSE English and mathematics for the full 2018/19 academic year and compare it to previous academic years after the 2018/19 academic year concludes. Any assessments undertaken prior to the end of the academic year will not reflect the results of those post-16 students studying GCSE English and mathematics who sit their exams in summer 2019.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/02/2019 17:23:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1050393

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with unions representing rail staff on safeguarding (a) staff and (b) passengers at stations between Blackpool North and South and Preston.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	213953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The question is a matter between Northern, its employees and their union representative in which the Government cannot intervene directly. However, the Government has written to the Rail North Partnership (through which the Department and Transport for the North co-manage the Northern franchise) expressing our clear support for a second member of staff on Northern trains who is focused on delivering excellent customer service. Northern have now confirmed to the RMT that there will continue to be a second appropriately trained member of staff on board the trains, and have guaranteed jobs and pay will be protected. The Government continues to call on both parties to engage in talks and resolve the dispute.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2019 14:44:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden