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720244

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Low Pay: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs made an assessment of the effect on (a) ministers of religion and (b) other low-paid workers of their being taxed on cash alternatives to a benefit which they did not receive under the new Optional Remuneration rules.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	70774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>A full assessment of the impact of the new optional remuneration rules was conducted. The government believes that the impact of the change is proportionate and has made the tax system fairer for all. Transitional arrangements have been introduced to help mitigate the impact for those currently tied into such agreements.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/04/2017 09:52:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

720254

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will carry out an interim assessment of the effects of the freeze on child benefit and child tax credit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	70847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The government has considered the impact on all benefits and tax credits rates that are included in the four year uprating freeze. The government has published an impact assessment at: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/04/2017 09:42:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

720614

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Security Industry Authority: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the review of the Security Industry Authority to be published.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	70451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The review of the Security Industry Authority will be put to Ministers for consideration shortly and would be published thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/04/2017 08:13:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

720621

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to increase the number of voluntary deals with local authorities to widen the dispersal of asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	70670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Since 2015, the Home Office has been working closely with accommodation providers and local authorities across the UK to increase the number of areas that participate in the asylum seeker dispersal scheme; this activity has already increased the number of dispersal areas by a third and continues to encourage those local authorities that aren’t participating to do so.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/04/2017 08:15:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

720623

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Jamaica
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government invests in resettlement projects for Jamaican citizens deported from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	70652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government invests in a number of resettlement projects for Jamaican citizens deported from the UK. The projects assist them in rebuilding their lives by providing support services, including reception service on arrival, short term accommodation, and skills training.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/04/2017 08:23:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

720660

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Torture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to implement the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture's report, Forced return flights from the UK, published in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	70851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government responded in full to the report in July 2013. Flights continue to be monitored independently by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/04/2017 08:19:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

720761

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Government's data on the level of NOx emissions and other pollutants produced by an (a) diesel and (b) petrol car registered before 2005 driving at (i) 5mph, (ii) 10mph, (iii) 15mph, (iv) 20mph, (v) 25mph, (vi) 30mph, (vii) 40mph, (viii) 50mph, (ix) 60mph and (x) 70mph.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	70840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not possess this specific data.</p><p> </p><p>The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has developed databases listing most of the cars and new vans available for sale in the UK. These databases are available online and inform buyers about the impact of the vehicle on the environment by giving fuel consumption information or identifying those that use alternative fuel types; in the car database, identifying the vehicle excise duty on individual vehicles based on their CO2 emissions; and in the van database, helping buyers to choose the correct vehicle for their requirements. The car database also provides information on the air quality pollutants and noise levels recorded as part of type-approval process but these only confirm that the car meets the required emissions standard and are not suitable for comparative purposes.</p><p> </p><p>All national air quality monitoring data is available on the Government’s UK-Air website, which provides in-depth information on air quality and air pollution in the UK. A range of information is available, from the latest pollution levels, pollution forecast information, a data archive, and details of the various monitoring networks. This website is hosted and maintained by Ricardo Energy &amp; Environment on behalf of Defra and the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 70841 question first answered 20/04/2017 10:17:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

720762

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Government's data on the level of NOx emissions and other pollutants produced by an (a) diesel and (b) petrol car registered after 2005 driving at (i) 5mph, (ii) 10mph, (iii) 15mph, (iv) 20mph, (v) 25mph, (vi) 30mph, (vii) 40mph, (viii) 50mph, (ix) 60mph and (x) 70mph.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	70841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not possess this specific data.</p><p> </p><p>The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has developed databases listing most of the cars and new vans available for sale in the UK. These databases are available online and inform buyers about the impact of the vehicle on the environment by giving fuel consumption information or identifying those that use alternative fuel types; in the car database, identifying the vehicle excise duty on individual vehicles based on their CO2 emissions; and in the van database, helping buyers to choose the correct vehicle for their requirements. The car database also provides information on the air quality pollutants and noise levels recorded as part of type-approval process but these only confirm that the car meets the required emissions standard and are not suitable for comparative purposes.</p><p> </p><p>All national air quality monitoring data is available on the Government’s UK-Air website, which provides in-depth information on air quality and air pollution in the UK. A range of information is available, from the latest pollution levels, pollution forecast information, a data archive, and details of the various monitoring networks. This website is hosted and maintained by Ricardo Energy &amp; Environment on behalf of Defra and the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 70840 question first answered 20/04/2017 10:17:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

720820

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of the changes brought forward in the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Amendment Regulations 2017 on the number of people receiving the enhanced mobility rate of personal independence payment who will (a) move to the standard rate following their next reassessment and (b) not be entitled to the mobility rate following their next reassessment; and how many people receiving the standard mobility rate of personal independence payment will not be entitled to the mobility rate following their next reassessment.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	70623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Recent changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) regulations clarify the original criteria used to decide how much benefit claimants receive. This is not a policy change, nor is it intended to make new savings. It will not result in any claimants, regardless of their health condition, seeing a reduction in the amount of PIP previously awarded by DWP.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/04/2017 10:02:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

720852

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of paying carer's allowance to all those eligible for that benefit, including those with an underlying entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	70269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>An estimate of the overall cost to the public purse of paying Carer’s Allowance to those claimants with an underlying entitlement, but not receiving a payment, is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on Carer’s Allowance is published within the Benefit Expenditure and Caseload Tables 2017 – available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on the number of people (i) receiving a payment for Carer’s Allowance and (ii) have an underlying entitlement to Carer’s Allowance are available within Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 70270 question first answered 20/04/2017 09:40:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris