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647595

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Deportation: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether his office has conducted analysis of the legal implications of deporting EU citizens from the UK after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	55290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Law Officers give legal advice to the Government on a range of matters, including on EU issues, and our office provides advice and support to us in that role. I am not able to talk about any legal content of our advice because, by convention, the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/12/2016 09:16:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

647596

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Recruitment: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make an assessment of the legal practicability of introducing into UK law something similar to Rooney's law in the US; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	55346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling inequality so that everyone can reach their full potential. That is why we have one of the strongest legal frameworks in the world for tackling discrimination and promoting equality for all. The Rooney rule applies specifically to American Football's National Football League and the Government has no plans to introduce a similar provision in the UK. I am unable to say whether an assessment of legal practicability has been made because, by convention, the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/12/2016 16:04:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

647597

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Extended Ministerial Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which departments have Extended Ministerial Offices; who the members are of each such Extended Offices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Nick Herbert
uin	55310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 15 September 2016 to UIN: 45740.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/12/2016 10:31:21 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1479 label Biography information for Lord Herbert of South Downs

647605

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Northern Powerhouse Investment Taskforce: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff are employed in the Northern Powerhouse Investment Taskforce; and how many meetings that Taskforce has held since it was established.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	55283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>10 people are currently directly employed in the Northern Powerhouse Taskforce and have mobilised work across many areas of the Department for International Trade and other government departments. Members of the Taskforce have had many meetings with a wide range of partners including: Local Enterprise Partnerships; key businesses; and, institutions.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 07/12/2016 12:00:51 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647614

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the powers of the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, approved on 7 March 2016 were first used automatically to change and reduce claimants' tax credit awards.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	55382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The regulations came into effect from 6<sup>th</sup> April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/12/2016 13:31:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

647617

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Living Wage
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its November 2016 Global Economic Outlook that caution was needed in rolling out increases to the living wage on account of their potential effect on employment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	55374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government seeks the advice of the independent and expert Low Pay Commission when making decisions on the rate at which the National Living Wage is set. The Government sets the Low Pay Commission a remit to monitor and evaluate the impact of the National Living Wage. When making recommendations in relation to the National Living Wage the Low Pay Commission is asked to consider the pace of the increase, taking into account evidence relating to the economy, employment and unemployment levels, and any other relevant policy changes. The Government’s decisions on setting the National Living Wage will continue to be guided by this analysis and advice.</p><p>The Government recently announced that the National Living Wage will increase to £7.50 from April 2017. This was the rate recommended by the Low Pay Commission. Our ambition is that the National Living Wage should continue to increase to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020, subject to sustained economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/12/2016 17:15:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

647620

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.36 of the Autumn Statement 2016, what the membership is of the advisory panel which HM Treasury has commissioned to identify barriers to accessing long-term finance for growing firms.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	55412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 21 November that HM Treasury will lead a review to help growing innovative firms obtain the long-term ‘patient’ finance that they need to scale up and that Sir Damon Buffini will chair the advisory panel for the review. We intend to provide further details about the review in the forthcoming Industrial Strategy Discussion Paper.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/12/2016 16:21:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

647621

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to halt the proposed business rates increase for commercial solar installations.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	55466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Business rates policy in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. In England, business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and we do not intervene in their independent assessments. We will put in place a £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme for England 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 06/12/2016 15:23:49 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

647623

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that communities which have been proactive in instigating housing growth will gain access to the infrastructure funds announced in the Autumn Statement 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	55482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement my RHF the Chancellor announced that the government would invest £5.3bn in housing. This includes a new £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund and £1.4bn additional funding to build 40,000 new affordable homes.</p><p> </p><p>Both affordable housing funding and the Housing Infrastructure Fund will be allocated competitively. The Housing Infrastructure Fund will be used to deliver infrastructure, such as new roads, that will deliver up to 100,000 homes. Money will be competitively allocated to Local Authorities whose bids will deliver additional homes in areas of high housing demand.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/12/2016 11:07:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

647624

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.9 of the Autumn Statement 2016, who the members are of the new Ministerial group chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury which will oversee the delivery of priority infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	55483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The membership of the group will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/12/2016 10:27:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson