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678512

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of National Youth Parliament's Votes at 16 campaign.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	61609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a democracy that works for everyone in which every voice matters. It is important that young people are engaged in the democratic process and participate in our wider political dialogue.</p><p>The Government remains in favour of maintaining the current voting age and has no plans to lower it.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/01/2017 10:50:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

678513

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary for (a) men and (b) women was in (i) Greater London and (ii) the London borough of Newham in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	61643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/01/2017 10:46:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 61643_final .pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Average Salary
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

678514

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2017 to Question 60854, to which Minister in which Department hon. Members should address their concerns on the well-being of Syrian refugees who have entered mainland Europe.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	61657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>I am responsible for the policy and operations related to asylum seekers and refugees inside the UK. The primary responsibility for refugees outside the UK rests with the host country within which they are residing; this principle applies to Syrian refugees who have entered mainland Europe.</p><p> </p><p>However, the UK has a strong interest in this matter, and, as with refugees issues further afield, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office and Department for International Development work closely to support Europe in dealing with refugees, including those from Syria. We have:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Provided significant assistance via the European Asylum Support Office to Member States facing particular pressures to ensure that all refugees can have effective access to protection, wherever they are.</li></ul><ul><li>Established a £10 million Refugee Children’s Fund for Europe, which aims to prevent and mitigate protection risks faced by vulnerable separated and unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe.</li><li>Allocated up to £34 million to the humanitarian response in Greece.</li></ul><p>This is in addition to the UK’s wider response to the Syrian crisis. We have pledged £2.3 billion, making the UK one of the largest donors to the humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/01/2017 16:05:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

678515

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is a vacancy for a Chief Scientific Advisor to the Treasury.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	61709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>Following the departure of the previous Chief Scientific Adviser to the Treasury in November 2016, the Treasury expects to appoint a new Chief Scientific Adviser in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/02/2017 14:29:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

678516

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Health Services: 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, what the reasons are for business rate relief (a) being provided to private health companies and (b) not being provided to publicly funded health services.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	61561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Any healthcare provider which is a charity and using their property wholly or mainly for charitable purposes will be entitled to 80% mandatory rate relief. Charities in the healthcare sector make an important contribution to our society and it is right they should benefit from mandatory rate relief.</p><p>NHS properties, like almost all other buildings occupied by public bodies, have been subject to non-domestic rates since they were introduced. Operational costs related to property are taken into account at spending reviews in determining the overall level of funding for the NHS.</p><p>A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support for the minority of properties which face an increase in rates as a result of the 2017 revaluation, and applies equally to public bodies such as the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 61562 question first answered 01/02/2017 15:02:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

678517

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	NHS: 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 has made an assessment of the effect of the level of business rates on NHS budgets.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	61562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Any healthcare provider which is a charity and using their property wholly or mainly for charitable purposes will be entitled to 80% mandatory rate relief. Charities in the healthcare sector make an important contribution to our society and it is right they should benefit from mandatory rate relief.</p><p>NHS properties, like almost all other buildings occupied by public bodies, have been subject to non-domestic rates since they were introduced. Operational costs related to property are taken into account at spending reviews in determining the overall level of funding for the NHS.</p><p>A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support for the minority of properties which face an increase in rates as a result of the 2017 revaluation, and applies equally to public bodies such as the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 61561 question first answered 01/02/2017 15:02:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

678518

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2017 to Question 60692, on EU budget: contributions, whether funding commitments made by the Government to the EU as a final settlement, once negotiations on the UK leaving the EU are complete, will not be funded so as to acquire new debt.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	61541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The arrangements for withdrawal from the EU, including from the budget, will be a matter for the withdrawal agreement as part of the Article 50 process.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/01/2017 10:47:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

678519

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the contribution of UK continental shelf oil and gas to the annual tax yield.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	61788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The tax revenues (Offshore Corporation Tax and Petroleum Revenue Tax) arising from the production and extraction of North Sea oil and gas from the UK and UK Continental Shelf are presented in HM Revenue and Customs receipts publication (latest version December 2016), which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584766/Dec16_Receipts_Table_Final.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584766/Dec16_Receipts_Table_Final.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2017 16:29:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

678520

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on continuing regional aid funding at the same levels currently provided by the EU after 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	61759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government will want to consider the future of all programmes that are currently EU funded, once we have left the EU. Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, we will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any on-going funding commitments best serve the UK's national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 30/01/2017 16:59:12 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

678521

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	EU Grants and Loans: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total amount of regional aid funding for the West Midlands from EU sources which will be discontinued when the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	61760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor's guarantee on EU funds means that the Government will honour projects agreed before the UK leaves the EU, even when they continue beyond Brexit. The Government will want to consider the future of all programmes that are currently EU funded, once we have left the EU. Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, we will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any on-going funding commitments best serve the UK's national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 30/01/2017 16:55:03 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham