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1064910

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the guidance entitled Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not meeting the criteria in that document in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	224825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>BEIS has not excluded any suppliers from bidding for contracts as a result of not meeting the criteria in Procurement Policy Note 03/14.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/02/2019 13:27:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1055302

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on reports of sexual violence against female detainees in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	217154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report them to the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such allegations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2019 14:57:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 100749 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1050444

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of prisoners being released on a (a) Friday and (b) Saturday to ensure that they are able to access housing and employment-related services on the day of release.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	214067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Prisoners are released when they have a statutory entitlement to be released once they have reached their automatic release date, or are released on a discretionary basis by the Parole Board, the Secretary of State or through early release on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) by prison governors.</p><p> </p><p>If the automatic release date falls on a weekend or Bank holiday, the law (Section 23(3) Criminal Justice Act 1961) requires the release to be brought forward to the first preceding working day. Prisoners released on Fridays have the same access to support from probation providers as those released on any other day, including help in finding suitable accommodation and employment related services. Where appropriate, offenders may also be released on temporary licence (ROTL) in the run up to their release to facilitate appointments for resettlement purposes. I continue, however, to explore ways to reduce the burden of Friday release.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking decisive action to improve the delivery of probation services in England and Wales, including investing £22million in extra support for offenders leaving prison. We are also investing £6m as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy in pilot schemes bringing together prisons, local authorities, probation providers and others to plan, secure and sustain accommodation for offenders on their release.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/02/2019 16:19:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1042281

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 207321, for what reasons that answer did not provide an estimate of what proportion of eligible businesses the 4000 companies now in scope for making tax digital represents.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	209400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Further to my response on 15 January 2019 to PQ 207321, daily take-up during this pilot stage has now increased to over 200 businesses a day, and total take-up has increased to over 6,000.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in my previous response, a key objective of this pilot stage is to ensure that full testing is undertaken with the full range of mandated business types, so that improvements to the service and customer support model can be made where necessary. The technical aspects of the service have been rigorously tested to date with a cross-section of business types, including specific trades, representative of the wider business population. While we expect take-up to increase further in the run-up to the mandation date, it would be misleading for the reasons set out in my previous response for that to be the sole focus. At this stage, in line with expectations and plans, take-up is a small but growing proportion of the overall mandated population of 1.1 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is continuing to issue letters to all businesses in scope inviting them to join early, alongside a range of other communications activity, which is increasing participation in the pilot. HMRC’s assessment is that progress with take-up across the range of business types and other delivery activity is on track to be ready to mandate the service for VAT periods which start on or after 1 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has continued to engage with stakeholders and listen to their concerns about business readiness. In October I announced a 6 month delay for those customers with the most complex requirements, to ensure there is sufficient time for testing the service with them in the pilot before they are mandated to join from 1 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/01/2019 15:15:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1041350

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the UK Government is making and to whom on behalf of British citizens who travelled to Syria for humanitarian, personal or religious reasons and have subsequently been trapped within Daesh territory.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	208352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>​Since 2012, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all travel to Syria and made clear that, with the closure of our Embassy in Damascus, we are unable to provide consular assistance to British nationals in Syria. We do not generally comment on the detail of individual consular cases.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2019 14:11:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1041377

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Papua: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indonesian Government on the escalation of violence in West Papua at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	208364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is Monitoring the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials at our Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. Officials press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of all citizens to peacefully protest, and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province, through political dialogue. We have made no specific representations about the violence in December. The UK respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/01/2019 16:27:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1029489

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether resident EU citizens and their family members applying for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme will be required to show that they meet all the requirements of current free movement rules.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Statement of Intent published on 21 June 2018, EU citizens and their family members who apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme will not be required to show that they meet all the requirements of current free movement rules, such as any requirement to hold comprehensive sickness insurance or to have been undertaking specific permitted activities under EU law. Instead, the main requirement for eligibility under the scheme will be continuous residence in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/01/2019 17:04:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1029525

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been invoked in each month since they were introduced.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office does not comment on particular cases. The SFO investigates and prosecutes only the most serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption cases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The decision to commence an investigation is that of the Director alone. Government cannot interfere with the operational independence of investigative or prosecutorial agencies. As new tools, it is important that courts and law enforcement establishes the use and process to ensure that they deliver the correct objectives.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Three UWOs have been applied for, and all granted, since the UWO power came into force in January. The UWOs concern two assets under one investigation in relation to an Azerbaijan national. As new tools, it is important that courts and law enforcement establishes the use and process to ensure that they deliver the correct objectives. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/01/2019 16:05:32 question first ministerially corrected 28/01/2019 15:29:02 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 97424 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1029547

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what information his Department holds on the nationality of people affect by the imposition of Unexplained Wealth Orders.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Three UWOs have been applied for, and all granted, since the UWO power came into force in January. The UWOs concern two assets under one investigation in relation to an Azerbaijan national.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/01/2019 17:17:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1038939

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Immigration: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the press release of Her Majesty's Treasury Press Release entitled Crackdown on financial crime made reference to the Written Statement of 6 December 2018 on Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HCWS1159.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	207272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>There is no recent HM Treasury press release entitled “Crackdown on financial crime”. The most recent HM Treasury press release relating to countering illicit finance was published on 7<sup>th</sup> December 2018, and was entitled “UK takes top spot in fight against dirty money”. This press release relates to the Mutual Evaluation Report (a once-a-decade assessment) of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime. This assessment was conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard-setter for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, and contains key findings and follow-up recommendations for countries to consider. The UK has achieved the best ratings of any country assessed so far in this round of evaluations, outperforming significant players in this space (such as the US and other global financial centres). The report places the UK as the strongest overall regime of over 60 countries assessed to date.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/01/2019 17:13:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds