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date	05/12/2018
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	Gambling: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent gambling companies from using user data to target marketing to (a) underage and (b) problem gamblers.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	199330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Strict rules already ensure gambling adverts are not targeted at, or appeal to, children, or exploit the vulnerable, and these apply across all media, including online and on social media.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling operators are required to comply with the advertising codes of practice issued by the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). These are enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). In addition to rules covering children, the advertising codes have specific provisions to protect vulnerable people, and CAP’s new guidance in February further restricted adverts that create an inappropriate sense of urgency or give an irresponsible perception of risk or control.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling adverts must not feature content that risks appealing to children, for example cartoon animals. Last year the Gambling Commission and ASA acted quickly to make clear that operators using such images were in breach of advertising rules and must remove the material or face enforcement action. In addition to rules on content, the ASA has made clear that operators advertising online must use data on customers’ interests to target marketing campaigns away from children.</p><p> </p><p>The government considered gambling advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further, including further CAP guidance on protecting children and young people, and tougher Gambling Commission sanctions for breaches of the advertising codes, including fines.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 199337 question first answered 13/12/2018 16:59:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1019771

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	University Royal Naval Units: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason records of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Aberdeen between 2008 and 2012 were not retained.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	198913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>University Royal Naval Units hold personnel files in the unit for two years after an Officer Cadet departs. Files are subsequently archived from the two to seven year period, after which they are destroyed.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has established that the University of Aberdeen publishes minutes of the Military Education Committee; while this is non-Departmental information, the minutes do contain the following membership statistics for the Aberdeen URNU:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Membership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2008</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2009</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The full minutes are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/governance/military-education-committee-648.php" target="_blank">https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/governance/military-education-committee-648.php</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/12/2018 16:19:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1019773

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Trees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the independent report to his Department on Network Rail’s approach to vegetation management, published on 28 November 2018, whether he has plans to (a) respond to that report and (b) use enforcement powers to implement the recommendations of that report.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	198889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>I have set out my response to John Varley’s independent review on GOV.UK. In this I confirm that I have accepted the recommendation directed at Government and expect Network Rail to rise to the challenge of those within their area of competence.</p><p> </p><p>We will now work with Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road to agree how these recommendations can be embedded into Network Rail’s performance management arrangements, and in accordance with their own statutory responsibilities for the railways.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2018 11:33:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1019774

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the process of registration for Registered Provider status for community led micro-providers intending to provide fewer than 100 homes, to allow such groups to demonstrate they are working towards meeting the required standards with time provided to develop relevant skills and capacity.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Regulator of Social Housing operates independently within the framework set by legislation and sets its own criteria that applicants for registration must meet. Local authorities that own housing stock are automatically registered and private organisations such as housing associations can voluntarily apply to register. Any applicant that is eligible for registration and meets these criteria must be registered.</p><p>The current process of registration is designed to provide the Regulator of Social Housing with assurance that providers are well-managed and financially viable. Almost all new applicants for registration have plans to provide fewer than 100 homes. The Regulator intends to publish a document in the new year which sets out some of the common issues it sees in applications for registration which should be of help to potential applicants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/12/2018 14:14:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1019775

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Post Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of post office branches that currently have suspended services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	198843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. The distribution of branches is an operational matter of commercial judgement for Post Office management team. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/12/2018 17:52:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1019803

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Permitted Development Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average size of those units delivered through permitted development rights was in the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	198910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 10 December to Question UIN198907.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/12/2018 15:42:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1019804

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Professions: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses will be subject to the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	198777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Disguised Remuneration schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. When taking into account the loan they received, loan scheme users have on average twice as much income as the average UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC data indicates that fewer than 3% of those affected work in medical services (doctors and nurses) and teaching. Further information can be found in HMRC’s issue briefing: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working hard to help individuals to get out of tax avoidance for good. HMRC does not want to make anybody bankrupt and very few cases ever reach that stage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has simplified the process for those who choose to settle their use of avoidance schemes before the charge arises, so that those earning less than £50,000 a year and no longer engaging in tax avoidance can agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need for detailed supporting information. There is no maximum period within which an overall settlement can be agreed, and HMRC will deal with individual cases appropriately and sympathetically.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement of the 2019 loan charge at Budget 2016, HMRC has agreed settlements on disguised remuneration schemes with employers and individuals of over 650 million pounds. More than 90% of this amount was collected from employers, with less than 10% from individuals.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 198778 question first answered 12/12/2018 14:03:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1019806

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the 2019 Loan Charge on the number of bankrupts.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	198778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Disguised Remuneration schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. When taking into account the loan they received, loan scheme users have on average twice as much income as the average UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC data indicates that fewer than 3% of those affected work in medical services (doctors and nurses) and teaching. Further information can be found in HMRC’s issue briefing: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working hard to help individuals to get out of tax avoidance for good. HMRC does not want to make anybody bankrupt and very few cases ever reach that stage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has simplified the process for those who choose to settle their use of avoidance schemes before the charge arises, so that those earning less than £50,000 a year and no longer engaging in tax avoidance can agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need for detailed supporting information. There is no maximum period within which an overall settlement can be agreed, and HMRC will deal with individual cases appropriately and sympathetically.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement of the 2019 loan charge at Budget 2016, HMRC has agreed settlements on disguised remuneration schemes with employers and individuals of over 650 million pounds. More than 90% of this amount was collected from employers, with less than 10% from individuals.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 198777 question first answered 12/12/2018 14:03:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1019809

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect of the proposed HS2 works between Long Eaton and Nuthall.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
uin	198798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Socio-economic impacts of HS2 are set out in the Phase 2b Working Draft Environmental Statement, currently out for consultation until December 21 2018. I would also note that the East Midlands HS2 growth strategy estimates 74,000 jobs and nearly £4billion of Gross Added Value will be added to the East Midlands region by 2043. Long Eaton and Nuthall will benefit from close proximity to the East Midlands HS2 station, which will provide frequent high speed train services to London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds and beyond, as well as connections to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. This will provide significant employment opportunities for people in Long Eaton and Nuthall.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/12/2018 08:45:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

1019811

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Dogs: Meat
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 discussions officials of his Department has had with colleagues in the US Administration on the recent ban on the human consumption of dog meat in that country.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	198763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to sell dog and cat meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog or cat meat is being sold or consumed in this country. We are aware that the USA has legislated to ban the slaughter of dogs for human consumption although we have not discussed the specific issues with the US Administration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2018 11:05:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne