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601905

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 46636, on Concentrix, if he will provide that same information for (a) Kingston upon Hull North constituency and (b) Hull City Council.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold data on the number of tax credit cases awaiting consideration by Concentrix broken down specifically by constituency areas. HMRC is currently focused on resolving the outstanding cases but will be preparing analysis, which will be made available in due course. answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:57:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601906

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to substitute funding to start-up loan schemes previously funded completely or partly by EU programmes after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>As set out by the Chancellor, the Treasury will guarantee funding for structural and investment fund projects and funding secured through direct bids to the European Commission, even after the UK leaves the EU. This is where the funding provides strong value for money and is in line with domestic strategic priorities. These include projects signed after Autumn Statement and before we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this funding, the Start-Up loan programme, funded by the UK government and overseen by the British Business Bank (BBB), has supported over 39,500 entrepreneurs to set up their own business and facilitated loans of over £230m.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/10/2016 13:11:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601908

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing Government tax incentives in the tech start-up sector in order to reduce the number of companies potentially unable to attract private investment after tax reliefs expire.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts scheme provide tax reliefs to encourage individuals to invest in early stage, higher risk companies that would otherwise struggle to access finance. The government has no plans to withdraw these tax reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:54:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601909

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the qualification for investors in the start-up sector in order to grant lower net worth individuals more freedom to invest.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government agrees that it is important for consumers to have access to a diverse range of investment choices and for start-ups and SMEs to have access to a wide range of funding sources.</p><p> </p><p>To this end, the Government has implemented a proportionate regime for peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding that gives retail investors the opportunity to invest in start-ups and SMEs. Retail investors can also benefit from other initiatives, including Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferrable Securities, where the fund can allocate up to 10% of assets to venture capital.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to review the definition of sophisticated investors as set out in the Financial Promotions Order 2005.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:59:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601910

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will amend his policy on proposed increases to business rates in order to help augment the speed of broadband roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and we do not intervene in their independent assessments. We have proposed a £3.4 billion transitional relief scheme to ensure that no ratepayer is unfairly penalised by the 2017 revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/10/2016 15:49:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601911

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tech City UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on her policy on Tech City UK.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>We are working to assess the effect of the decision to leave the EU on all parts of the UK digital sector. Tech City UK has been successful in supporting the growth of thriving digital clusters across the UK and they are an important partner in ensuring that we continue to support the sector as we prepare to leave the EU. We are drawing on their insight into the needs of digital businesses and start-ups across the UK to help ensure we get the best deal for the future of the digital sector, and for the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/10/2016 09:20:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601912

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crowdfunding: Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the dangers of money laundering being undertaken by means of anonymous online crowdfunding investment platforms.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>All crowdfunding platforms fall within the FCA’s definition of regulated investments and are therefore subject to FCA rules. These rules require companies to maintain effective systems and controls to address the risk that they might be exploited by criminals. Where a firm’s systems and controls are not adequate, the FCA can and does take enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 24/10/2016 13:16:48 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601913

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing taxes on e-cigarettes on health grounds.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>E-cigarettes are not liable for excise duty as they do not include tobacco. However, they are still liable for VAT.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 14:49:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601914

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 November 2015 to Question 13604, what proportion of the deposits handed back in each of the schemes and for each of the years listed in the Table of Adjudications were subject to adjudication by their respective deposit protection scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The three Government approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England help ensure that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy through protecting deposits.</p><p>A deposit can be protected in a custodial scheme where the deposit is paid (submitted) and held by the scheme until the end of the tenancy. The scheme will pay the deposit back (return) to the tenant if they have fulfilled all their obligations at the end of the tenancy. A deposit can also be protected in an insured scheme, where the landlord or agent holds the deposit and pays it back to the tenant at the end of the tenancy. The deposit is not submitted to or returned by the scheme.</p><p>The figures available for the number of deposits protected for tenants in Greater London since 2011, are set out in Table 1, and for deposits submitted and returned in Table 2.</p><p>Table 1 – tenant’s deposits protected in Greater London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of deposits protected</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>434,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>398,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>453,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>499,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>545,937</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 – tenant’s deposits submitted and returned in Greater London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of deposits submitted</p></td><td><p>Number of deposits returned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>74,202</p></td><td><p>55,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>77,709</p></td><td><p>62,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>82,613</p></td><td><p>67,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>88,465</p></td><td><p>70,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>90,849</p></td><td><p>76,305</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The differences between the number of deposits submitted and returned are due to different lengths of tenancies, cases going through the dispute resolution process, and the protection of more deposits as the private rental market continues to grow.</p><p>Overall, 98 per cent of all deposits protected in England since the launch of the tenancy deposit scheme in 2007, are returned to the tenant at the end of their tenancy.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 48710 48728 question first answered 06/03/2017 14:29:41 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601915

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 November 2015 to Question 13604, on tenancy deposit schemes, what the total value was of the deposit money (a) given back to tenants and (b) withheld by landlords in each of the schemes for each of the years listed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The three Government approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England help ensure that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy through protecting deposits.</p><p>A deposit can be protected in a custodial scheme where the deposit is paid (submitted) and held by the scheme until the end of the tenancy. The scheme will pay the deposit back (return) to the tenant if they have fulfilled all their obligations at the end of the tenancy. A deposit can also be protected in an insured scheme, where the landlord or agent holds the deposit and pays it back to the tenant at the end of the tenancy. The deposit is not submitted to or returned by the scheme.</p><p>The figures available for the number of deposits protected for tenants in Greater London since 2011, are set out in Table 1, and for deposits submitted and returned in Table 2.</p><p>Table 1 – tenant’s deposits protected in Greater London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of deposits protected</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>434,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>398,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>453,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>499,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>545,937</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 – tenant’s deposits submitted and returned in Greater London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of deposits submitted</p></td><td><p>Number of deposits returned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>74,202</p></td><td><p>55,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>77,709</p></td><td><p>62,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>82,613</p></td><td><p>67,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>88,465</p></td><td><p>70,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>90,849</p></td><td><p>76,305</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The differences between the number of deposits submitted and returned are due to different lengths of tenancies, cases going through the dispute resolution process, and the protection of more deposits as the private rental market continues to grow.</p><p>Overall, 98 per cent of all deposits protected in England since the launch of the tenancy deposit scheme in 2007, are returned to the tenant at the end of their tenancy.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 48710 48727 question first answered 06/03/2017 14:29:41 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson