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49595

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any increase in remuneration of senior managers in the Highways Agency will have to be agreed by him when the Agency is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to transform the Highways Agency into a government-owned company, as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30<sup>th</sup> April. In accordance with TUPE principles, we expect the pay and terms of employment of all staff to remain unchanged once transferred except for the necessary technical amendments to reflect the change to company status.</p><p> </p><p>Staff management arrangements for the company following transition, including pay and reward, are still being worked through within government. We aim to establish appropriate conditions to allow the company to fulfil its functions efficiently and effectively, whilst keeping costs down for the taxpayer. This will reflect the Government's pay policy, as well as support the delivery of a substantially increased investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>There is no intention to encourage or create opportunities for legal tax reduction schemes as part of Highways Agency transformation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 197664 197665 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49596

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether senior managers in the Highways Agency will be able to enter into legal tax reduction schemes when the Agency is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to transform the Highways Agency into a government-owned company, as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30<sup>th</sup> April. In accordance with TUPE principles, we expect the pay and terms of employment of all staff to remain unchanged once transferred except for the necessary technical amendments to reflect the change to company status.</p><p> </p><p>Staff management arrangements for the company following transition, including pay and reward, are still being worked through within government. We aim to establish appropriate conditions to allow the company to fulfil its functions efficiently and effectively, whilst keeping costs down for the taxpayer. This will reflect the Government's pay policy, as well as support the delivery of a substantially increased investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>There is no intention to encourage or create opportunities for legal tax reduction schemes as part of Highways Agency transformation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 197663 197665 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49597

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency will be subject to the Government's public sector pay policy when it is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to transform the Highways Agency into a government-owned company, as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30<sup>th</sup> April. In accordance with TUPE principles, we expect the pay and terms of employment of all staff to remain unchanged once transferred except for the necessary technical amendments to reflect the change to company status.</p><p> </p><p>Staff management arrangements for the company following transition, including pay and reward, are still being worked through within government. We aim to establish appropriate conditions to allow the company to fulfil its functions efficiently and effectively, whilst keeping costs down for the taxpayer. This will reflect the Government's pay policy, as well as support the delivery of a substantially increased investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>There is no intention to encourage or create opportunities for legal tax reduction schemes as part of Highways Agency transformation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 197663 197664 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49598

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Highways Agency will be able to recover VAT in the same way as it can as an executive agency of his Department when it is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>Special provisions apply to Government Departments and health authorities that enable them to recover VAT incurred on certain of their non-business activities. These are set out in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994.</p><p>New bodies are not automatically covered by the above provisions, but the Treasury keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49599

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much VAT the Highways Agency recovered in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /><p>The amounts of Value Added Tax (VAT) recovered by the Highways Agency over three years to March 2014 is displayed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Financial Year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Period</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Amount of VAT recovered</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£91,956,848</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 2</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£81,319,124</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 3</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£93,513,617</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 4</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£85,893,977</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>FY 2011-12</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Full year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£352,683,566</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£97,382,531</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 2</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£80,415,300</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 3</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£97,751,901</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 4</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£89,596,108</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>FY 2012-13</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Full year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£365,145,840</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£102,281,450</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 2</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£90,696,365</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 3</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£115,337,948</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 4</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£104,792,378</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>FY 2013-14</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Full year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£413,108,141</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49479

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with each private hire vehicle operator since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published every quarter and this information can be accessed on the GOV.UK website via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-transparency-data#meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-transparency-data#meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49286

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to the withdrawal of the Israeli government from US-sponsored peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We remain fully committed to supporting efforts for peace and I will visit the region to that end in the near future. We urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to use the coming weeks to find the common ground and political strength needed to resume the peace negotiations and encourage other countries to maintain support for that objective.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49287

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the demolition on 2 and 3 April of EU-funded projects in Area C near the E1-settlement bloc; and whether he has demanded compensation following these actions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We have not made representations in response to the specific demolition cited, nor demanded compensation. However, Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue of demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the office of Prime Minister Netanyahu on 1 May. We regularly make clear, publicly and privately, to Israel our serious concerns about the demolition of Palestinian homes and infrastructure and forced transfer of population in Area C and East Jerusalem.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49288

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department gives alongside UK non-governmental organisations operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories to assist in obtaining compensation from the Israeli authorities for projects demolished in Area C.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We have not provided support to non-governmental organisations operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) to assist in obtaining compensation from the Israeli authorities for projects demolished in Area C. However, we continue to support Palestinians facing demolition or eviction orders in the OPTs through support to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme, which helps individuals to challenge these in the Israeli legal system.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49289

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total cost of the feasibility studies for the (a) A303, A30 and A358 corridor, (b) A1 north of Newcastle, (c) A1 Newcastle to Gateshead western bypass, (d) A27 corridor and (e) A47.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department has committed to undertake six feasibility studies to identify and fund solutions to tackle some of the most notorious and long-standing road hot spots in the country.</p><p> </p><p>Following a process of engagement, the Department published on 23 April finalised scope documents for each of the studies. The documents are available on the Department's website at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-road-network-the-scope-of-6-feasibility-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-road-network-the-scope-of-6-feasibility-studies</a></p><p> </p><p>At present, the total costs for undertaking the feasibility studies are estimated at around £2.5m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden