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714059

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what advice her Department has given to local authorities on attracting future investment for digital start-ups as a result of the UK's decision to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We regularly engage with local authorities to discuss their role in growing the digital economy. This includes our investment of £200 million to fund locally-led projects across the UK to leverage local and commercial investment in full fibre. This builds on the relationship BDUK developed with the Superfast, and Connected Cities projects. We are continuing this close partnership with local authorities across the UK to develop our approach to this full fibre investment.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016 Government announced reductions in business rates worth almost £9 billion over the next 5 years. This included permanently doubling Small Business Rate Relief and extending the thresholds of the relief to ensure that 600,000 businesses will not pay business rates again.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, at Spring Budget we announced an additional business rates package providing £435m of further support for businesses facing significant increases in bills in England. This includes:</p><p> </p><p>· support for small businesses losing Small Business Rate Relief to limit increases in their bills to £600 each year</p><p> </p><p>· providing English local authorities with £300m of funding to support to allow them to provide support to individual hard cases in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>We have awarded Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield councils over £11m of grant funding in March 2016 to establish and develop new work space, business incubation and other services for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses based in the North of England whose ambitions and business models rely on digital technologies and their applications. We regularly meet to discuss progress with these projects.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published the Digital strategy which set a clear vision to make the UK the best place in the world to start a digital business, building on our commitment to back our economic strengths as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 69302 69303 question first answered 31/03/2017 10:27:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714065

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with local authorities on their role in strengthening the digital economy.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We regularly engage with local authorities to discuss their role in growing the digital economy. This includes our investment of £200 million to fund locally-led projects across the UK to leverage local and commercial investment in full fibre. This builds on the relationship BDUK developed with the Superfast, and Connected Cities projects. We are continuing this close partnership with local authorities across the UK to develop our approach to this full fibre investment.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016 Government announced reductions in business rates worth almost £9 billion over the next 5 years. This included permanently doubling Small Business Rate Relief and extending the thresholds of the relief to ensure that 600,000 businesses will not pay business rates again.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, at Spring Budget we announced an additional business rates package providing £435m of further support for businesses facing significant increases in bills in England. This includes:</p><p> </p><p>· support for small businesses losing Small Business Rate Relief to limit increases in their bills to £600 each year</p><p> </p><p>· providing English local authorities with £300m of funding to support to allow them to provide support to individual hard cases in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>We have awarded Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield councils over £11m of grant funding in March 2016 to establish and develop new work space, business incubation and other services for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses based in the North of England whose ambitions and business models rely on digital technologies and their applications. We regularly meet to discuss progress with these projects.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published the Digital strategy which set a clear vision to make the UK the best place in the world to start a digital business, building on our commitment to back our economic strengths as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 69303 69304 question first answered 31/03/2017 10:27:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714066

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of increases to business rates on the viability of digital start-ups in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We regularly engage with local authorities to discuss their role in growing the digital economy. This includes our investment of £200 million to fund locally-led projects across the UK to leverage local and commercial investment in full fibre. This builds on the relationship BDUK developed with the Superfast, and Connected Cities projects. We are continuing this close partnership with local authorities across the UK to develop our approach to this full fibre investment.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2016 Government announced reductions in business rates worth almost £9 billion over the next 5 years. This included permanently doubling Small Business Rate Relief and extending the thresholds of the relief to ensure that 600,000 businesses will not pay business rates again.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, at Spring Budget we announced an additional business rates package providing £435m of further support for businesses facing significant increases in bills in England. This includes:</p><p> </p><p>· support for small businesses losing Small Business Rate Relief to limit increases in their bills to £600 each year</p><p> </p><p>· providing English local authorities with £300m of funding to support to allow them to provide support to individual hard cases in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>We have awarded Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield councils over £11m of grant funding in March 2016 to establish and develop new work space, business incubation and other services for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses based in the North of England whose ambitions and business models rely on digital technologies and their applications. We regularly meet to discuss progress with these projects.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published the Digital strategy which set a clear vision to make the UK the best place in the world to start a digital business, building on our commitment to back our economic strengths as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 69302 69304 question first answered 31/03/2017 10:27:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714243

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Jobcentres: West Bromwich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many public access computer terminals there are for searching Universal Jobmatch and applying for universal credit across the Jobcentre Plus network in West Bromwich East constituency.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>West Bromwich Jobcentre sits in the West Bromwich East constituency. We currently have 21 computer terminals available for customers to use within West Bromwich Jobcentre to search Universal Jobmatch and to apply for universal credit.</p><p>The 21 computers also allow the Work Coaches to support customers who have limited knowledge of how to use a computer properly, particularly searching for jobs through the daily Job Clubs or one to one support.</p><p>We offer daily Job Clubs to all age groups, matching customers to vacancies, Apprenticeships and Traineeships and a triage service where employers are on site offering an immediate opportunity for customers to be seen by a variety of employers on the day.</p><p>Vulnerable customers are also given one to one support when either making new claims or again searching for jobs.</p><p>We work with a number of partner organisations across the Borough and within the West Bromwich East constituency, such as Sandwell Women’s Enterprise Development Agency who have 11 computers offering CV and Job search support to unemployed customers / constituents.</p><p>West Bromwich Library has 44 computers for constituent use.</p><p>Sandwell College have in excess of 260 main terminals and 60 laptops, offering on site or virtual learning from home for all unemployed people and both full and part time students.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/04/2017 15:17:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

712374

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Licensed Premises: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2017 to Question 67412, on licensed premises: non-domestic rates, when he plans to publish the consultation on the eligibility criteria for the discount for eligible pubs.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	68550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department will consult on guidance on the Pubs Relief Scheme shortly. The consultation will include proposals on the eligibility criteria and other aspects of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 23/03/2017 14:29:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

711741

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) staffing, (b) advertising and marketing and (c) other administrative costs of developing each of the 32 currently operational social impact bonds.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	68305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The 32 social impact bonds (SIB) have been developed by a range of local and central government commissioners so DCMS does not hold this information. We are working closely with partners to develop our understanding of the costs of setting up and running a SIB.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/03/2017 13:41:51 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

711806

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to respond to Question 66948, tabled by the hon. Member for West Bromwich East on 7 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	68317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Question 66948 tabled by the hon. Member for West Bromwich East was answered on 18 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 27/04/2017 15:15:23 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

711359

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have claimed video games tax relief in each financial year since 2014; and in which regions of the UK those companies are located.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	68115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Tax relief was claimed for 45 video games with a financial year of completion of 2014-15 and for 65 video games with a financial year of completion of 2015-16. The limited number of returns means it is not possible to present regional statistics while maintaining the standards of HM Revenue and Customs’ statistical disclosure controls.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/03/2017 11:57:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

710903

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2017 to Question 67375, on government responses to written questions, what his definition is of the last administration.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	67896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The premiership of the former Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/03/2017 12:09:06 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

710904

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2017 to Question 67375, on government responses to written questions, how long he expects that task of manual checking to take.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	67899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>As I indicated in my previous answer of 14 March (62917), we will provide a definitive answer to the Hon. Member as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/03/2017 12:13:02 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest