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50440

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
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, how many and what proportion of qualifying companies in the Tonnage Tax scheme were in the (a) public and (b) private sector in each year the scheme has been in operation.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	198293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

50442

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
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
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 assess the potential merits of retaining brownfield enclaves within urban areas as greenspaces for local amenity rather than being used for in-fill building.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	198307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework recognises that access to high quality open spaces can make an important contribution to the health and well-being of communities. At the local level, planning policies should be based on assessments of need for open space, sports and recreation facilities and opportunities for new provision. The Framework also enables local communities, through the preparation of local and neighbourhood plans, to identify for special protection green or open areas of particular importance to them as Local Green Space. This includes land in urban areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

50462

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
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 any HM Revenue and Customs properties disposed of by Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited will be a chargeable disposal for UK capital gains tax purposes.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	198328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Companies are liable to UK corporation tax on gains they make from the disposal of chargeable assets, which includes real property. In relation to a non-resident company, the corporation tax charge is limited to gains on disposals of assets held for the purposes of a trade carried on in the UK through a permanent establishment here.</p><p> </p><p>The question of ownership and taxation of former HMRC properties (now owned by Mapeley STEPS Ltd) is dealt with at paragraph 19 of the Public Accounts Committee Thirty Second report HM Revenue and Customs' estate private finance deal eight years on, which was published on 8 April 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

50464

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of solar farm planning applications were approved by local planning authorities in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	198312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not hold aggregated information on planning applications for solar farms in the form requested. However, the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Renewable Energy Planning Database (RESTATS) includes information on a range of renewable energy projects above 0.01 megawatts, including applications for solar energy developments. The database tracks the progress of potential new projects from inception, through planning, construction and operational stages, and can be accessed at: <a href="https://restats.decc.gov.uk/cms/planning-database" target="_blank">https://restats.decc.gov.uk/cms/planning-database</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

50475

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
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 from the public purse was spent on rebranding (a) engines and (b) rolling stock used on rail services in (i) Bury St Edmunds, (ii) Suffolk, (iii) the East of England and (d) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	198331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No money from the public purse has been spent in the last 5 years on rebranding of rolling stock or engines used on rail services in Bury St Edmonds and Suffolk. The Department does not hold this level of disaggregated information for the East of England or for England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

50478

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received on levels of remuneration for local government executives.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	198330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government regularly receives representations from concerned taxpayers on the levels of remuneration offered to senior local government officers. Whilst councils are independent employers we have taken steps to increase transparency and accountability on these local decisions.</p><p>Under the Localism Act, councils are required to publish an annual pay policy statement setting out their approach to pay, in particularly senior pay. In guidance to which all councils must have regard when preparing their policy statements, we have said that full council should to vote on senior salaries and exit packages of £100,000 or more.</p><p>Through the Transparency Code councils are required to publish on-line a range of workforce information including details of senior salaries for employees earning £50,000 or more and detailed organisation charts.This will further open up senior pay to greater public scrutiny. We also published “50 ways to save” a practical guide on how councils can make sensible savings in their budgets. This includes either cutting senior pay or looking at sharing chief executives and senior management teams. I would note that Ministers in this Government cut their salaries in 2010 and then froze them for the rest of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

50316

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metals: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of applicants for scrap metal dealer's licences who were not known to their local authority under the previous registration system.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	198269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the proportion of applicants for scrap metal <br>dealer's licences who were not known to their local authority under the <br>previous registration system</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

50425

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on NHS: insolvency, when he plans to place in the Library the minutes of the meeting on 2 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	198242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text We plan to place a final copy of the minutes of the meeting on 2 April in the Library in due course, once the terms of reference for the Committee have been finalised. answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

50381

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Business: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the Government is giving to small and medium-sized businesses in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	903988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>We continue to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for small and medium sized business everywhere.</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk is the home for Government services and information online. One of the tools available is the 'Finance and Support Finder;' a searchable database of publicly-backed sources of finance and business support. The website www.greatbusiness.gov.uk also provides support and advice for anyone trying to start or grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to on-line support, the Business Support Helpline is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs.</p><p> </p><p>Cumbria has benefitted from a number of support schemes. The Start-Up Loan Scheme has provided business advice and 43 loans with a value of £275,000 to people starting a business. Since May 2010, 165 companies have benefitted from the Government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme with a drawn down value of £12.1 million. 470 employer workplaces have received payments to take on an Apprentice's through the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers Scheme (AGE 16-24).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

50542

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime: Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he has taken to improve prosecution of wildlife crime.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	Mr David Heath
uin	904021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The CPS views wildlife crime offences very seriously and will robustly prosecute cases referred by the police. In order to achieve this, the CPS has thirteen wildlife co-ordinators based in its regional Areas. They are supported by face to face training and legal guidance on wildlife offences, which is available to all prosecutors and to the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	255 label Biography information for Mr David Heath