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777006

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK Aid's humanitarian funding has been allocated to local and national responders, to fulfil the UK's obligation to reach the global target of 25 per cent by 2020 as set out in the 2016 OECD World Humanitarian Summit's Grand Bargain.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	109444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The Grand Bargain commits aid organisations and donors to achieve by 2020 a global, aggregated target of at least 25 per cent of humanitarian funding to local and national responders as directly as possible. DFID does not currently capture the proportion of UK humanitarian funding that goes to such responders. However, the UK’s newly published Humanitarian Reform Policy outlines how national and local actors will be at the centre of DFID’s work. DFID is making progress on this, for example, through support to the Start Fund (£30 million 3 year programme agreed until 2018) that provides rapid support to humanitarian crises such as a landslide in Sierra Leone, flooding in Nepal and Bangladesh, and displacement in the Philippines caused by conflict in Mindanao. Start Fund report that 42% of projects in 2015/16 were implemented fully or partially by a local partner.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 10:40:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

774067

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason permanent residence cards have been deemed to be invalid once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	108672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Permanent Residence cards confirm the acquisition of a permanent right to reside in the UK under European law. In future, the Free Movement Directive will no longer apply and the migration and status of EU nationals will be subject to UK law.</p><p> </p><p>We have put forward a fair and serious offer to the EU, giving EU citizens who have arrived before a specified date, the opportunity to acquire UK settled status after five years’ continuous residence thus enabling them to carry on with their lives as before.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/10/2017 14:16:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

772045

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Companies: Ownership
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 progress has been made by HM Revenue and Customs to pursue companies that have not registered their beneficial ownership with Companies House; and how much has been collected in fines from such companies.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	108184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Responsibility for pursuing companies that have not filed PSC information rests with Companies House. Over 97% of active companies have filed PSC information.</p><p>Compliance is Companies House’s primary aim, rather than prosecution. It is taking action to ensure that all companies on the active register report their PSC information. Where companies do not move to comply, Companies House will consider what further action to take. This could lead to investigations being passed to other enforcement agencies who will consider the allegation made and, where appropriate, conduct a criminal investigation, which could lead to prosecution action.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/10/2017 10:50:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 16640 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

766009

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has set performance targets to expedite the advanced assurance application process for social investment tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	106230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) administers the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes: the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, Venture Capital Trusts and the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC operates the same targets for all advance assurance applications and submissions of statutory compliance statements under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes, and deals with around 12,000 cases each year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC accepts around 70% of all advance assurance and compliance statements without any further enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 October 2017 HMRC had 25 SITR advance assurance applications on hand.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to respond to all straightforward advance assurance applications received within 15 working days. The target for more complex cases is 40 working days. Cases may take longer to finalise depending on whether further information is needed.</p><p> </p><p>There is no standard length of time to process an advance assurance. Some application will require further clarification, additional information from an EIS company or a social enterprise. Others can be processed on the information supplied by the company or the social enterprise. HMRC attempts to process all applications as speedily as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on EIS, SEIS and SITR will be published on 31 October. These will include statistics on SITR investments and advance assurance applications received in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>A consultation was held last year on ways to streamline the advance assurance service and a summary of responses was published in March. The documents can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service</a>. HMRC will be providing an update on progress in due course.</p><p> </p><p>All available data related to the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts are available in the annual <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016</a>) and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">Venture Capital Trusts Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics</a>) publications.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 106227 106228 106229 question first answered 16/10/2017 15:58:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

766010

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many social investment tax relief advanced assurance applications are pending.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	106228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) administers the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes: the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, Venture Capital Trusts and the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC operates the same targets for all advance assurance applications and submissions of statutory compliance statements under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes, and deals with around 12,000 cases each year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC accepts around 70% of all advance assurance and compliance statements without any further enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 October 2017 HMRC had 25 SITR advance assurance applications on hand.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to respond to all straightforward advance assurance applications received within 15 working days. The target for more complex cases is 40 working days. Cases may take longer to finalise depending on whether further information is needed.</p><p> </p><p>There is no standard length of time to process an advance assurance. Some application will require further clarification, additional information from an EIS company or a social enterprise. Others can be processed on the information supplied by the company or the social enterprise. HMRC attempts to process all applications as speedily as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on EIS, SEIS and SITR will be published on 31 October. These will include statistics on SITR investments and advance assurance applications received in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>A consultation was held last year on ways to streamline the advance assurance service and a summary of responses was published in March. The documents can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service</a>. HMRC will be providing an update on progress in due course.</p><p> </p><p>All available data related to the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts are available in the annual <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016</a>) and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">Venture Capital Trusts Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics</a>) publications.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 106227 106229 106230 question first answered 16/10/2017 15:58:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

766011

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average it takes his Department to process advanced assurance applications for social investment tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	106229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) administers the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes: the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, Venture Capital Trusts and the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC operates the same targets for all advance assurance applications and submissions of statutory compliance statements under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes, and deals with around 12,000 cases each year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC accepts around 70% of all advance assurance and compliance statements without any further enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 October 2017 HMRC had 25 SITR advance assurance applications on hand.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to respond to all straightforward advance assurance applications received within 15 working days. The target for more complex cases is 40 working days. Cases may take longer to finalise depending on whether further information is needed.</p><p> </p><p>There is no standard length of time to process an advance assurance. Some application will require further clarification, additional information from an EIS company or a social enterprise. Others can be processed on the information supplied by the company or the social enterprise. HMRC attempts to process all applications as speedily as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on EIS, SEIS and SITR will be published on 31 October. These will include statistics on SITR investments and advance assurance applications received in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>A consultation was held last year on ways to streamline the advance assurance service and a summary of responses was published in March. The documents can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service</a>. HMRC will be providing an update on progress in due course.</p><p> </p><p>All available data related to the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts are available in the annual <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016</a>) and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">Venture Capital Trusts Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics</a>) publications.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 106227 106228 106230 question first answered 16/10/2017 15:58:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

766012

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Investment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average it takes his Department to process advanced assurance applications to the Enterprise Investment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	106227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) administers the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes: the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, Venture Capital Trusts and the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC operates the same targets for all advance assurance applications and submissions of statutory compliance statements under the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes, and deals with around 12,000 cases each year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC accepts around 70% of all advance assurance and compliance statements without any further enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 October 2017 HMRC had 25 SITR advance assurance applications on hand.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to respond to all straightforward advance assurance applications received within 15 working days. The target for more complex cases is 40 working days. Cases may take longer to finalise depending on whether further information is needed.</p><p> </p><p>There is no standard length of time to process an advance assurance. Some application will require further clarification, additional information from an EIS company or a social enterprise. Others can be processed on the information supplied by the company or the social enterprise. HMRC attempts to process all applications as speedily as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on EIS, SEIS and SITR will be published on 31 October. These will include statistics on SITR investments and advance assurance applications received in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>A consultation was held last year on ways to streamline the advance assurance service and a summary of responses was published in March. The documents can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tax-advantaged-venture-capital-schemes-streamlining-the-advance-assurance-service</a>. HMRC will be providing an update on progress in due course.</p><p> </p><p>All available data related to the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts are available in the annual <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics-october-2016</a>) and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">Venture Capital Trusts Statistics</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics</a>) publications.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 106228 106229 106230 question first answered 16/10/2017 15:58:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

766013

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate access to private rented housing for homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	106226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to preventing and reducing homelessness.</p><p>It is essential that good quality private rented sector accommodation is accessible for everyone. To help to tackle homelessness, we have allocated to local authorities £315 million for homelessness prevention funding until 2020 and £402 million of Flexible Homelessness Support Grant up to 2019. This can be used to pay for rent deposit schemes and other strategies to support access to the private rented sector.</p><p>We have also brought forward a range of measures to build a better private rented sector. This includes ensuring local authorities effectively tackle rogue landlords who let unfit properties and, in the Queen’s Speech, we announced our proposals to put a stop to tenants having to pay letting fees. A ban will mean tenants require less money up-front, making it easier for people to access and move around the private rented sector.</p><p>We are bringing forward a package of measures to bring fairness and consistency to people in the private rented sector. We are determined to rebalance the relationship between tenants and landlords and ensure tenants have access to effective redress.</p><p>But homelessness is not just a housing issue. That is why we are implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which will ensure that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/10/2017 15:55:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

766014

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are available to support those with limited (a) mental capacity, (b) literacy or (c) language skills to apply for universal credit on line.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	105807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>DWP recognise that some people will need help with on-line claims and activity. People without digital skills will be offered support in jobcentres to make and manage their claims on-line, and also to acquire or improve core digital skills. Our work coaches have the flexibility to tailor support for individuals in difficult circumstances; they can adjust their work search requirements and conditionality to allow them to prioritise solutions to their issues. DWP has also rolled out the Universal Support initiative alongside the national roll out of Universal Credit, as part of which Local Authorities deliver both digital and budgeting support.</p><p>Where claimants have no capability to make or manage their claim on-line, telephone, and face to face support is available. Alternatively, an Appointee could make the claim on their behalf and maintain their online account. Interpreting services are available in the Jobcentre for those with severe language challenges. As we continue to deliver the full Universal Credit service, with its expanded claimant base, we are continually reviewing and developing the current vulnerable claimant customer journey, including how vulnerable people are identified and how they are supported both internally and via referral to local services delivered in partnership activity.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 16:52:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

760785

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Life Science: Venture Capital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to increase the availability of scale-up capital for life science companies.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	105238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to the success of the Life Sciences in the UK and is already taking action in key areas to consolidate and build on the strength of the sector. Government welcomes the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy recently launched by Sir John Bell and will respond through a sector deal negotiation.</p><p>As part of this commitment, the Government is working hard to support businesses and entrepreneurs across the UK to ensure they can access the finance and wider support they need to grow and have the right conditions for companies to invest long-term. Through the British Business Bank (BBB) Venture Capital Catalyst Fund a £400m expansion was announced at Autumn Statement 2016, which aims to crowd in a total of £1bn for companies looking to scale up.</p><p>In addition, work is continuing through HM Treasury’s Patient Capital Review to look into long-term investment in innovative companies with life sciences featuring highly. The Department is working closely with HM Treasury and recommendations from the review will be made to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for the Autumn Budget.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/10/2017 16:09:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds