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707205

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people aged 16 or 17 to register to vote.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maximising electoral registration, helping to ensure every voice matters in a democracy that works for everyone. Online registration has made registration easier, simpler and faster and it is more in tune with the digital lives many people now lead – particularly young people. Since the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration, there have been over 1.3 million applications to register to vote made by people aged 16 and 17, with over half of the applications made online.</p><p> </p><p>As part of my 'Every Voice Matters' tour, I have met with a number of sixth form students across the country to hear – first hand – about the barriers they face to engaging in the democratic process. This insight is helping inform a wider democratic engagement strategy, which the Government will publish later in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn 2015 Spending Review announced over £1 billion to expand National Citizen Service (NCS) over the next 4 years, meaning that by 2021, NCS will cover 60% of all 16 year olds and it is being expanded to include democratic engagement.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/03/2017 14:37:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707206

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to make registration and voting more accessible to people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>As part of my Every Voice Matters Tour, I have held roundtable discussions with various organisations that represent people with disabilities to further understand the barriers disabled people face in engaging in the democratic process and to find possible solutions. A number of issues are being considered by the Cabinet Office-chaired Accessibility of Elections Group, which includes representatives from Mencap, Royal National Institute Of Blind People (RNIB), the Association of Electoral Administrators and the Electoral Commission, to support the Government’s commitment to making the electoral system fully accessible for all elections.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/03/2017 12:16:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707207

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the announcement of 27 December 2016, Press release: Eliminating electoral fraud in polling stations, when the Government plans to publish further guidance on the trial of identification in polling stations at the local government elections in May 2018; and whether the Government plans that that guidance will clarify (a) how the Government will communicate those changes to electors and (b) what training will be given to polling station staff.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>In its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud, the Government announced its intention to run a number of pilot schemes at local government elections in May 2018. The pilot schemes are part of a comprehensive programme of reform that will enhance public confidence in our elections, and strengthen electoral integrity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to be inclusive in making plans to bring forward Sir Eric’s recommendations. The Government is conscious of the need to ensure that legitimate electors are not disenfranchised, and will give careful consideration to the impacts of the pilots. Over the coming weeks and months, the Government will be working with its key electoral partners, including the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, to set out in detail our plans for implementing and evaluating the pilot schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot schemes will enable us to accurately determine the impact of asking voters in Great Britain to present identification before voting. This, in turn, will ensure that the Government can build a clear, secure democracy that works for everyone.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 66325 question first answered 09/03/2017 12:20:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707208

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on central government procurement in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	66291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on how much has been spent on central government procurement is set out in the annual reports on SME spend, which can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/231994/SME_Two_Year_On_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/231994/SME_Two_Year_On_Report.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/departmental-spending-with-smes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/departmental-spending-with-smes</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/03/2017 11:47:54 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

707209

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies owned by tax exiles have been awarded public contracts in each of the last five years for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	66293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on the ownership of companies winning government contracts is not currently held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has established a register of people with significant control (PSC register). Companies, Societates Europaeae (SEs) and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) will be required to identify and record the people who own or control their company and must file the PSC information with the central public register at Companies House.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/03/2017 11:48:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

707210

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the HM Revenue and Customs Digital press release of 13 February 2017, Green light for Government Gateway Transformation, which future transactions will be processed through the (a) new verification service and (b) Government Digital Service platform Verify.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>As the UK Digital Strategy and<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-transformation-strategy-2017-to-2020/government-transformation-strategy" target="_blank"> Government Transformation Strategy</a> both set out, government is committed to building and extending the use of shared components and platforms. GOV.UK Verify is government’s single, shared identity platform for citizens.</p><p> </p><p>The authentication service being developed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to replace Government Gateway will be for business representatives. HMRC is committed to GOV.UK Verify as the government’s identity platform for citizens.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is the biggest user of GOV.UK Verify, enabling access to its citizen-facing services such as Self Assessment, Personal Tax Accounts and other associated services, such as Check Your Income Tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Digital Service is working closely with HMRC and across government to develop a shared migration plan to GOV.UK Verify for citizen-facing services currently using Government Gateway.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 10/03/2017 13:55:32 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707211

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 January 2015, HCWS 180, on maximising voter registration, which local authorities and organisations have received funding; how much funding each local authority or organisation received; who has responsibility for monitoring activity locally; and what evaluation processes are in place to assess the effect of that activity on under-registered groups.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government provided £14 million across 2013/14 and 2014/15 to support the costs of activities – at a local and national level – to maximise the number of people on the register. £2.5 million of this was allocated to a number of civil society and national organisations, which looked at increasing registration amongst particular groups. This included groups such as Mencap, British Youth Council and Operation Black Vote.</p><p> </p><p>The funding allocated to local authorities was shared across the country, with a formula in place to determine which areas should receive a larger share, based on evidence of under registration in particular areas.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/03/2017 12:11:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707212

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release of 27 December 2016, Eliminating Electoral Fraud in Polling Stations, if he will carry out an equality and human rights impact assessment on the voter identification pilots; and whether he plans to make an assessment of the effect of those pilots on the demographic composition of voters in future elections.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>In its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud, the Government announced its intention to run a number of pilot schemes at local government elections in May 2018. The pilot schemes are part of a comprehensive programme of reform that will enhance public confidence in our elections, and strengthen electoral integrity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to be inclusive in making plans to bring forward Sir Eric’s recommendations. The Government is conscious of the need to ensure that legitimate electors are not disenfranchised, and will give careful consideration to the impacts of the pilots. Over the coming weeks and months, the Government will be working with its key electoral partners, including the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, to set out in detail our plans for implementing and evaluating the pilot schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot schemes will enable us to accurately determine the impact of asking voters in Great Britain to present identification before voting. This, in turn, will ensure that the Government can build a clear, secure democracy that works for everyone.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 66287 question first answered 09/03/2017 12:20:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707213

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
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 the tax on aviation gasoline.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	66370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government levies no duty on aviation gasoline when used in international flights, consistent with international conventions. When used in other ways aviation gasoline is levied at £0.3770 per litre.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes the Government keeps this under review.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/03/2017 14:47:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

707214

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) income tax and (b) VAT was accrued to the public purse from activities related to flight training schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	66376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs are not able to disaggregate statistics on tax accruals down to lower level trade sector such as flight schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/03/2017 11:39:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott