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1642658

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Contracts and Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Part 4, Chapter 2, of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, what discussions her Department has had with businesses on (a) its provisions on subscription contracts and (b) the proportionality regulatory principle.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	188391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>In ‘Reforming competition and consumer policy’ Government consulted on options to address consumer harm from unwanted subscription contracts <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-competition-and-consumer-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-competition-and-consumer-policy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There were 188 responses, including 94 from businesses, business representatives, and trade associations. Alongside the consultation, and since, the department also held regular meetings and roundtables with business representatives. Government analysed the consultation responses, gathering further evidence from businesses where needed, and is implementing the measures which best balance the benefits to consumers and the associated costs to business. The cost to business and benefits to consumers is detailed in our impact assessment &quot;Digital Competition and Consumers Bill: Subscription measures”: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0294/ImpactAssessmentAnnex2.pdf" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0294/ImpactAssessmentAnnex2.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/06/2023 15:53:01 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1641838

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to upgrade rolling stock on the Govia Thameslink Railway route from King’s Cross to King’s Lynn.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	187813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>This route is operated by modern Class 387 and, with effect from May 2023, a limited number of Class 700 trains per day, both of which are less than ten years old. There are currently no plans to upgrade these train interiors; however, they will be fitted with new technology from the £1.8 billion investment under the East Coast Digital Programme which will deliver signalling upgrades resulting in an even safer, more reliable and resilient East Coast Mainline.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/06/2023 10:47:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1639968

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Registration
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 impact of the VAT registration threshold on incentives for small businesses to increase their turnover above that threshold.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	186707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that accounting for VAT can be a burden on small businesses. This is why, at £85,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD. This keeps the majority of UK businesses out of VAT altogether. Nearly half of businesses that are VAT registered are voluntarily registered under the threshold.</p><p>Views on the threshold are divided and the case for change has been regularly reviewed over the years. While some businesses have argued that a higher threshold would reduce administrative and financial burdens, others contend that a lower threshold would provide a fairer competitive environment.</p><p>Following the Office of Tax Simplification report published on 7 November 2017, the Government published a call for evidence on 13 March 2018 inviting views on the effect of the current threshold and what policy options could better incentivise growth. A summary of responses was published at Budget 2018. The responses did not provide a clear option for reform.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government continues to keep all taxes under review, it was announced at Autumn Budget 2022 that the VAT threshold will be maintained at its current level of £85,000 until 31 March 2026.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/06/2023 13:41:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1639822

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of increasing the VAT registration threshold by the retail price index in each year to March 2026 on annual VAT revenues.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	186515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU member state and the second highest in the OECD at £85,000. This keeps the majority of businesses out of VAT altogether. Any business with turnover of £85,000 or less does not have to register for VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022 the Government announced that the VAT Registration Threshold would be frozen for two further years until March 2026. The Exchequer impact of this measure is shown in Table 4.2, Spring Budget 2023: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2023" target="_blank"><em>Spring Budget 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a>. This costing has been certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/06/2023 08:16:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1639824

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Thresholds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of businesses that are not required to register for VAT at the current threshold that would be required to register if the threshold were increased to (a) £90,000 and (b) £100,000 as of 23 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	186575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>The numbers of VAT registered businesses in various turnover ranges can be found in Table 5a of this statistical publication on the GOV.UK website here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/value-added-tax-vat-annual-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/value-added-tax-vat-annual-statistics</a>. Out of a total of 2,554,470 businesses registered for VAT in 2021-2022, a total of 1,222,240 were voluntarily registered below the threshold, representing slightly less than half the total.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/06/2023 08:18:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1625360

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Maize: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on the import of forage maize seed treated with (a) Kori bird deterrent, (b) Redigo M fungicide and (c) Force insecticide on levels of maize production in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	183574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>From 1 January 2024, treated seeds can only be used if they are treated with Plant Protection Products authorised in GB. After we left the EU, transitional arrangements were put in place so that seeds treated with products authorised for use in the EU but not GB could continue to be imported, marketed and used. These arrangements come to an end on 31 December 2023. Industry has had the opportunity over the last three years to apply for the relevant GB authorisations, and the Health and Safety Executive has highlighted the actions that they need to take.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 09/05/2023 09:16:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1612785

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on eliminating waits of more than 18 months for elective care.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	182075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Having met our target to virtually eliminate long waits of two years or more for elective procedures in July 2022, we have now also significantly reduced waits of over 18 months, in line with the targets set out in the elective recovery plan.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the pandemic, the number of patients waiting over 18 months peaked at almost 125,000 in September 2021. Official NHS England statistics show at the end of March 2023 there were 10,737 patients waiting over 18 months, a reduction of over 91% from this peak.</p><p> </p><p>As with the two year target successfully met in July 2022, we have always been clear that there will be valid reasons why a small number of patients may need to wait more than 18 months, and for the patients that are still waiting local NHS services are working hard to schedule their appointments in line with clinical advice as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/05/2023 14:47:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1612241

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to allow patients to recover the cost of privately funded treatment from the NHS where they were not offered the option of treatment at an independent hospital under the NHS Choice Framework.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to enable patients to recoup costs from the National Health Service via the Patient Choice Framework for individuals’ use of the independent sector. The NHS Constitution allows patients to be treated by an independent sector provider where available as part of their right to choose. We want to make sure this is offered consistently across the country, which is why we will be working with the independent sector, the NHS and primary care to ensure that referral systems include all appropriate independent sector providers, opening up a full suite of available options for patients.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/04/2023 11:17:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1612290

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Integrated Care Boards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan published on 2 March 2023, what the process will be for selecting Integrated Care Boards to be Early Language and Support For Every Child (ELSEC) pathfinders.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The selection of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) is dependent on the lead local authority identification process and the subsequent mapping of Regional Expert Partnerships (REPs), based on geographical boundaries.</p><p>Lead local authorities and REPs will be testing and refining the system-level reforms set out in the Improvement Plan, including the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) pilot. Selection of lead local authorities will determine how and where a REP is formed, with the appropriate ICBs then forming part of the local area. Wherever possible, the local authorities forming a REP will sit within a single ICB to ensure close collaboration with health partners.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 02/05/2023 16:12:39 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611904

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GPs on including independent providers in shortlists to patients requiring treatment.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the GP contract, a contractor must not advertise the provision of private services, either itself or through another person, using the same written or electronic means used to advertise the National Health Service funded primary medical services it provides.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 16:01:54 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild