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173155

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a sales tax on companies which operate in the UK and locate their headquarters overseas.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	220496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Along with most major economies in the world, the UK has a territorial tax system that levies corporation tax on profits derived from economic activity carried out here – corporation tax is not levied on either sales or turnover.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While the Government always keeps the tax system under review, in this case it is not immediately obvious that introducing a sales tax would be a suitable approach as the tax would be likely to be passed on to consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/01/2015 17:19:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

172865

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he takes to ensure that equipment for which arms export licences to Saudi Arabia have been granted is not used for internal repression.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	220307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK aims to operate one of the most rigorous and transparent export control systems in the world. All export licence applications are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking into account all prevailing circumstances at the time of application. Exports to Saudi Arabia continue to be subject to close scrutiny, in particular under Criterion Two which concerns the ‘respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination as well as respect by that country for international humanitarian law’. The Government will not issue an export licence if there is a clear risk that the proposed export might be used for internal repression.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Export licences are kept under review in the light of changing international circumstances. A cross-government mechanism can suspend or revoke extant licences when a changing situation, such as an outbreak of conflict or acts of internal repression, means the licence would no longer be consistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/01/2015 12:01:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

172866

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Leasing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with businesses on the effects on vehicle leasing companies of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	220310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>I have had no discussions about vehicle leasing but I do meet with both Accredited Trade Associations in the private parking sector - the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee – as do officials in my Department.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/01/2015 14:28:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

172870

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pool Reinsurance Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds are currently managed by the Pool Re scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
uin	220318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The total value of the Pool Re fund was £5.504 billion as at 30 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has provided a guarantee to Pool Re since it was established in 1993. Last year Pool Re and HM Treasury agreed a package of reforms that provides for fair and proportionate compensation for taxpayers for the continued provision of the guarantee. These reforms will see HM Treasury’s fee increased from 10% of Pool Re’s annual premium income to 50% - an increase that we estimate will raise an additional £120m per annum. In addition, the reforms will see Pool Re make a distribution to its members and the government based on any annual surplus that it makes. Whilst the occurrence and level of that surplus are subject to inherent uncertainty, based on Pool Re’s recent results we estimate that this will see insurers who reinsure terrorism insurance risk with Pool Re and the government each receive an additional payment of approximately £55 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The changes took effect from 1 January 2015. In total, we estimate that these changes will raise an additional £50m for the Exchequer in 2014/15, and £175m per year thereafter, compared to the previous agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 220319 220320 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:09:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

172871

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pool Reinsurance Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the anticipated dividend payment to the Government and the insurance industry from the assets managed in the Pool Re scheme in 2014-15 is; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
uin	220319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The total value of the Pool Re fund was £5.504 billion as at 30 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has provided a guarantee to Pool Re since it was established in 1993. Last year Pool Re and HM Treasury agreed a package of reforms that provides for fair and proportionate compensation for taxpayers for the continued provision of the guarantee. These reforms will see HM Treasury’s fee increased from 10% of Pool Re’s annual premium income to 50% - an increase that we estimate will raise an additional £120m per annum. In addition, the reforms will see Pool Re make a distribution to its members and the government based on any annual surplus that it makes. Whilst the occurrence and level of that surplus are subject to inherent uncertainty, based on Pool Re’s recent results we estimate that this will see insurers who reinsure terrorism insurance risk with Pool Re and the government each receive an additional payment of approximately £55 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The changes took effect from 1 January 2015. In total, we estimate that these changes will raise an additional £50m for the Exchequer in 2014/15, and £175m per year thereafter, compared to the previous agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 220318 220320 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:09:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

172872

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pool Reinsurance Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the division of dividends on the assets held by the Pool Re scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
uin	220320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The total value of the Pool Re fund was £5.504 billion as at 30 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has provided a guarantee to Pool Re since it was established in 1993. Last year Pool Re and HM Treasury agreed a package of reforms that provides for fair and proportionate compensation for taxpayers for the continued provision of the guarantee. These reforms will see HM Treasury’s fee increased from 10% of Pool Re’s annual premium income to 50% - an increase that we estimate will raise an additional £120m per annum. In addition, the reforms will see Pool Re make a distribution to its members and the government based on any annual surplus that it makes. Whilst the occurrence and level of that surplus are subject to inherent uncertainty, based on Pool Re’s recent results we estimate that this will see insurers who reinsure terrorism insurance risk with Pool Re and the government each receive an additional payment of approximately £55 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The changes took effect from 1 January 2015. In total, we estimate that these changes will raise an additional £50m for the Exchequer in 2014/15, and £175m per year thereafter, compared to the previous agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 220318 220319 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:09:10 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

172884

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Broadband: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to Question 218397, on broadband: urban areas, to which 28 cities his Department has written.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	220287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The 28 cities invited to participate in the Connection Voucher Scheme are listed below.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invited the current 22 SuperConnected cities to continue with their connection voucher schemes for a further year.</p><p> </p><p>The final list of participating cities will be confirmed before the scheme goes live in April.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Dundee</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>Swansea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>Exeter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>Gloucester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>Ipswich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>Middlesbrough</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke on Trent</p></td><td><p>Southend on Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>Bournemouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling</p></td><td><p>Inverness</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 08:54:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

172885

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Government Art Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on the Government Art Collection in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	220313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out how much the Department has spent on the Government Art Collection (GAC) since May 2010. I have included figures for 2009-10 for the Hon. Member’s background and wider understanding.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Government Art Collection Administration Costs</p></td><td><p>GAC Collection Purchases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>1,027,077</p></td><td><p>323,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>954,237</p></td><td><p>208,527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>923,619</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>942,712</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>937,770</p></td><td><p>116,985</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were no new purchases of artwork for the Collection in 2011-12 and 2012-13.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 14:38:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

172888

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which recommendations in the Independent Library Report for England, published in December 2014, he (a) accepts and (b) rejects.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	220312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>We accept all the recommendations in the Independent Library Report for England. The solutions are practical and will help to continue to build strong, dynamic partnerships across the library sector.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 14:10:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

172889

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Broadband: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2014 to Question 217969, which four cities were considered and rejected in wave 1; which six cities were considered and rejected in wave 2; and for what reasons each city in each wave was rejected.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	220292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The cities' bids for the SuperConnected Cities Programme (SCCP) were scored according to specific criteria, including governance, project management capacity and project vision. Winning bids were selected on the basis of those scores and the amount of money available.</p><p> </p><p>For wave 1 there were unsuccessful bids from Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield.</p><p> </p><p>For wave 2, there were unsuccessful bids from Dundee, Kingston-Upon-Hull, Preston, Sunderland, Swansea and Wolverhampton.</p><p> </p><p>All of these cities have been invited to participate in the Broadband Connection Vouchers Scheme from April 2015</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 08:56:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant