Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

927851

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Highways England on the removal of litter from the edge of the roads for which that organisation has responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	155718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport and the Roads Minister discuss issues affecting Highways England regularly with the Chief Executive of Highways England, and these discussions are continued at official level. Issues covered include the provision of litter collection by the side of the Strategic Road Network and progress on delivery of commitments set out in the Government Litter Strategy 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/06/2018 12:52:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

927852

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Freight Transport Association and (b) Road Haulage Association on measures to prevent litter from being blown off open lorries and left as litter on the roadside.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	155719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Driver &amp; Vehicle Standards Agency has published guidance on securing loads carried on vehicles. The guidance states that tarpaulins or netting/sheeting should be used on tippers, bulk containers and skips to stop loose items from falling.</p><p> </p><p>The Litter Strategy for England 2017 sets out the commitment of the Government and Highways England to a range of measures to reduce roadside litter on motorways and a small number of all-purpose trunk roads. The responsibility for litter clearance on the rest of the trunk road network lies with the relevant local district and borough councils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/06/2018 11:46:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

927853

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Roads: Litter
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 he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) Highways England, (c) the Road Haulage Association and (d) the Freight Transport Association on preventing and removing roadside litter.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	155720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Litter Strategy for England contains commitments to work with Highways England and others to tackle litter on the roadside, and to work with local councils, ports and the haulage industry to improve facilities for hauliers, fishing vessels and others to dispose of their litter and waste.</p><p>Defra Ministers have met their Department for Transport counterparts to discuss these issues and agree measures to reduce and remove litter from the Strategic Road Network. Highways England was also represented at these meetings.</p><p>Defra Ministers also raised the issue of litter at a meeting with the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association in January this year, and the Department has written to both organisations following the introduction of new local authority powers to tackle littering from vehicles in April this year.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/06/2018 10:02:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

922007

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will respond to Early Day Motion 1239, on the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	152080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid – ‘disguised remuneration’ (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken this action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe and contribute towards the public-funded services from which they benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Early Day Motion (EDM) 1239 calls for the loan charge to apply only to DR loans entered into after Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent. Restricting the loan charge in this way would not be fair to ordinary taxpayers, who have always paid the right amount of tax and have not engaged in tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the loan charge will have a significant impact on some people who have used DR schemes. HMRC is encouraging scheme users to come forward and settle their tax affairs ahead of the loan charge arising. HMRC has a strong track record in helping those who are in genuine financial difficulty. HMRC is able to agree bespoke payment arrangements, allowing individuals to pay their tax bill over time.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC pursues those who promote or enable tax avoidance schemes to ensure that nobody profits from selling avoidance. HMRC is able to charge tough penalties of up to £1m where promoters do not provide clear and accurate information to their clients, and penalties of 100% of the fees earned by anyone who designs, sells, or otherwise enables the use of tax avoidance arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is proactively reporting DR scheme promoters to the Advertising Standards Authority and professional bodies where they make misleading claims about their products and services or provide misleading advice.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will also consider criminal investigation where appropriate. Promoters of tax avoidance schemes have been prosecuted, leading to convictions and jail terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 152081 152082 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:24:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

922008

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to provide people affected by the 2019 Loan Charge provisions set out in the Finance Act 2017 with an extended time to pay their additional tax liabilities.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	152081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid – ‘disguised remuneration’ (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken this action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe and contribute towards the public-funded services from which they benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Early Day Motion (EDM) 1239 calls for the loan charge to apply only to DR loans entered into after Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent. Restricting the loan charge in this way would not be fair to ordinary taxpayers, who have always paid the right amount of tax and have not engaged in tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the loan charge will have a significant impact on some people who have used DR schemes. HMRC is encouraging scheme users to come forward and settle their tax affairs ahead of the loan charge arising. HMRC has a strong track record in helping those who are in genuine financial difficulty. HMRC is able to agree bespoke payment arrangements, allowing individuals to pay their tax bill over time.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC pursues those who promote or enable tax avoidance schemes to ensure that nobody profits from selling avoidance. HMRC is able to charge tough penalties of up to £1m where promoters do not provide clear and accurate information to their clients, and penalties of 100% of the fees earned by anyone who designs, sells, or otherwise enables the use of tax avoidance arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is proactively reporting DR scheme promoters to the Advertising Standards Authority and professional bodies where they make misleading claims about their products and services or provide misleading advice.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will also consider criminal investigation where appropriate. Promoters of tax avoidance schemes have been prosecuted, leading to convictions and jail terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 152080 152082 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:24:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

922010

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC is taking steps to investigate the promoters of the avoidance schemes covered by the 2019 Loan Charge provisions of the Finance Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	152082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid – ‘disguised remuneration’ (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken this action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe and contribute towards the public-funded services from which they benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Early Day Motion (EDM) 1239 calls for the loan charge to apply only to DR loans entered into after Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent. Restricting the loan charge in this way would not be fair to ordinary taxpayers, who have always paid the right amount of tax and have not engaged in tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the loan charge will have a significant impact on some people who have used DR schemes. HMRC is encouraging scheme users to come forward and settle their tax affairs ahead of the loan charge arising. HMRC has a strong track record in helping those who are in genuine financial difficulty. HMRC is able to agree bespoke payment arrangements, allowing individuals to pay their tax bill over time.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC pursues those who promote or enable tax avoidance schemes to ensure that nobody profits from selling avoidance. HMRC is able to charge tough penalties of up to £1m where promoters do not provide clear and accurate information to their clients, and penalties of 100% of the fees earned by anyone who designs, sells, or otherwise enables the use of tax avoidance arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is proactively reporting DR scheme promoters to the Advertising Standards Authority and professional bodies where they make misleading claims about their products and services or provide misleading advice.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will also consider criminal investigation where appropriate. Promoters of tax avoidance schemes have been prosecuted, leading to convictions and jail terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 152080 152081 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:24:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

914947

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Planning Permission: Environmental Impact Assessment
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 environmental impact assessment he has carried out in relation to the proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework; and if he will place a copy of the assessments in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	148659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>We have not conducted a formal environmental impact assessment of the draft changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). However we have engaged a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including environmental organisations, through our consultation on the draft to consider the potential impacts of the proposed revisions. The revised NPPF and the Government’s response will be published this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 148660 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:17:20 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

914948

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Nature Conservation: Planning Permission
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 environmental impact assessment his Department has carried out in relation to the proposed changes to the planning rules relating to Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation contained in the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	148660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>We have not conducted a formal environmental impact assessment of the draft changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). However we have engaged a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including environmental organisations, through our consultation on the draft to consider the potential impacts of the proposed revisions. The revised NPPF and the Government’s response will be published this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 148659 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:17:20 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

914949

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Nature Conservation: Planning Permission
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 meeting he has held with organisations on the proposed changes to the planning rules relating to Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation, set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	148661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring clarity around environmental protections in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). We engaged relevant stakeholders, including environmental organisations, during the consultation on the revised NPPF. The consultation closed on 10 May 2018 and we are currently considering responses. The revised NPPF and the Government’s response will be published this summer.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 148662 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:17:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

914950

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Nature Conservation: Planning Permission
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 make it his policy to retain the current level of protection for Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	148662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring clarity around environmental protections in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). We engaged relevant stakeholders, including environmental organisations, during the consultation on the revised NPPF. The consultation closed on 10 May 2018 and we are currently considering responses. The revised NPPF and the Government’s response will be published this summer.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 148661 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:17:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers