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788980

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions for using a mobile telephone while in control of a motor vehicle were recorded in London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	112849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Regulation 110 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 creates a prohibition on the use of mobile telephones in motor vehicles. All such offences are initially prosecuted by the police. Only those cases where the offence is contested are referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of contested offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of successful prosecutions.</p><p>During the last five years the number of these offences, prosecuted by the CPS in London, was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 { 110 }</p></td><td><p>1,629</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>1,436</p></td><td><p>1,403</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</em></p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation.</p><p>These figures do not reflect prosecutions under the Road Traffic Act for offences of dangerous and careless driving where use of a mobile phone was a factor.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2017 14:59:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

788981

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions for using a mobile telephone while in control of a motor vehicle were recorded in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	112850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Regulation 110 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 creates a prohibition on the use of mobile telephones in motor vehicles. All such offences are initially prosecuted by the police. Only those cases where the offence is contested are referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Records held by the CPS identify the number of contested offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of successful prosecutions.</p><p>During the last five years the number of these offences, prosecuted by the CPS, was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 { 110 }</p></td><td><p>5,805</p></td><td><p>3,870</p></td><td><p>2,910</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>1,527</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</em></p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation.</p><p>These figures do not reflect prosecutions under the Road Traffic Act for offences of dangerous and careless driving where use of a mobile phone was a factor.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2017 14:42:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

788986

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Digital Technology
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 on productivity of businesses adopting digital technology; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	112803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of businesses adopting digital technology as this enhances productivity growth. The CBI estimate that increasing business adoption of key technologies and management practices could be worth over £100bn to UK GVA. At Autumn Statement 2016 we announced £13 million funding to support a private sector-led Productivity Leadership Group. The Group will drive engagement to improve business productivity, including through appropriate use of digital technologies.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2017 13:43:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

788987

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the per head spending from the public purse was in 2016-17 on islands around (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	112815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK government does not have a breakdown of spending per head for islands around Scotland and the rest of the UK. However, the latest figures for 2016-17 public expenditure per capita in Scotland and the rest of the UK were published in the government’s Country and Regional Analysis in November 2017, and can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630570/60243_PESA_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630570/60243_PESA_Accessible.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/11/2017 16:36:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

788988

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: East Kilbride
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110350, on the proposed transfer of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) posts from East Kilbride to Glasgow, on what dates meetings between HMRC and departmental trade unions took place.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	112821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) held a specific briefing event for managers and the departmental trade unions on 10 November 2015 to share the plans, formally, for its future locations strategy in advance of the announcement on 12 November 2015. This included the detail for all regional centres, specialist sites, transitional sites and a head office presence at Westminster. Prior to this, HMRC held discussions with the unions in confidence about its plans as they developed and in advance of the decisions being made.</p><p> </p><p>The Regional Engagement Group for Glasgow meets on a monthly basis to consider implementation activity for Glasgow, including the moves to Glasgow from East Kilbride and Cumbernauld. There is union representation at these meetings. Topics for discussion are prioritised in accordance with the timeline for office closures in the region. HMRC is retaining East Kilbride as a transitional site until 2025-26 so the detail for this specific move is not yet finalised.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to engage with the unions at both local and national levels throughout the delivery of the Locations Programme.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2017 17:08:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

788989

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Crown Dependencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the scale of tax avoidance in the Crown dependencies.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	112864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my previous answer, Hansard Reference 111910. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) provides an annual estimate of the UK tax gap that includes tax lost through avoidance arrangements that can be challenged under UK law. HMRC does not estimate tax losses outside its jurisdiction.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with the governments of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on a range of issues, including their commitments to international tax agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112870 question first answered 20/11/2017 15:00:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

788990

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of foreign direct investment in the UK was in the 12 months (a) prior to and (b) from July 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	112858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The flow of direct investment into the UK in the year to Q2 2016 totalled £80.8billion. In the year since the EU referendum, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows improved to £158.4billion. This has caused the stock of inward FDI to increase from £1.35trillion in 2016Q2 to £1.49trillion in 2017Q2, an increase of £142bn.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 20/11/2017 15:25:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

788991

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library any information his Department holds on the performance indicators for individual valuation offices in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	112859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) measures performance on an organisation-wide basis, not on an office-by-office basis. Operational work is dealt with across the network of offices, so, for example, a case involving a property in one part of the country could be primarily handled in another part.</p><p> </p><p>Measures of performance, such as those related to timeliness and clearing business rates appeals, are listed in the VOA annual report.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112570 question first answered 20/11/2017 15:06:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

788992

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111910, whether (a) Government Ministers and (b) HM Revenue and Customs have had discussions with their counterparts in the (i) UK Overseas Territories and (ii) Crown Dependencies to ascertain an estimate of the scale of tax avoidance in those territories.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	112870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my previous answer, Hansard Reference 111910. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) provides an annual estimate of the UK tax gap that includes tax lost through avoidance arrangements that can be challenged under UK law. HMRC does not estimate tax losses outside its jurisdiction.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with the governments of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on a range of issues, including their commitments to international tax agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112864 question first answered 20/11/2017 15:00:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

788993

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to review the six-month contribution holiday for Save As You Earn schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	112910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Employees saving into a Save As You Earn scheme may suspend their monthly payments for up to a maximum of six months during the savings period. The Government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review and any changes to eligibility conditions of the scheme would be announced by the Chancellor at a fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/11/2017 16:06:22 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds