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1316594

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Children's Rights: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department has received representations on the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	900292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Member for East Renfrewshire will be aware of my decision, alongside the Advocate General’s for Scotland, to refer the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill to the Supreme Court on legislative competence grounds. We have also referred the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail on what are live proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, our concerns with regards to these Bills do not relate to their policy content, nor to the approach the Scottish Parliament has taken in incorporating these international agreements into Scots law. Rather they relate to specific provisions in the Bill and whether they fall outside the Scottish Parliament’s legislative powers.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/05/2021 15:25:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1316122

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bond Connect: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the status of the UK-China Bond Connect.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>A UK-China Bond Connect does not exist, so no assessment has been made of its status.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/05/2021 11:52:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316123

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	UK-china Green Finance Centre: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a list of UK companies who participate in the UK-China Green Finance Centre.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>UK-China Green Finance Centre Partners can be found on the UK China Green Finance Centre website: <a href="https://www.ukchinagreen.org/about-us/partners/" target="_blank">https://www.ukchinagreen.org/about-us/partners/</a></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/05/2021 12:25:16 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316125

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shanghai Stock Exchange: Overseas Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many British companies have issued shares on the Shanghai Stock Market as part of the London-Shanghai Stock Connect.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The London-Shanghai Stock Connect is a commercial initiative. Information about the companies involved is publicly available, whether via the relevant exchanges, the companies listed, and third-party news and data providers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 3906 question first answered 26/05/2021 11:45:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316127

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	London Stock Exchange: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Chinese companies have issued shares on the London Stock Exchange as part of the London-Shanghai Stock Connect.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The London-Shanghai Stock Connect is a commercial initiative. Information about the companies involved is publicly available, whether via the relevant exchanges, the companies listed, and third-party news and data providers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 3905 question first answered 26/05/2021 11:45:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316129

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Overseas Companies: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many UK companies currently have joint-partnerships with Chinese companies as part of their operations in China.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information, which is an independent commercial matter for the companies involved.</p><p>As set out in the Integrated Review, the UK will continue to pursue a positive trade and investment relationship with China, while ensuring our national security and values are protected.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/05/2021 12:22:01 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316130

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Belt and Road Initiative: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many UK companies are currently involved in providing financing to China’s One Belt One Road Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>The provision of all financial services is an independent commercial decision. The Government does not monitor individual companies’ activities.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Integrated Review, the UK will continue to pursue a positive trade and investment relationship with China, while ensuring our national security and values are protected.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/05/2021 12:19:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316131

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC uses real time information to close down tax avoidance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>HMRC identify new avoidance schemes and the promoters behind those schemes using a range of data and intelligence, including real time information from PAYE systems.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC actively monitor the avoidance market and when they find a scheme act quickly to disrupt the scheme promoter’s business. HMRC challenge schemes and promoters using their full range of powers, including the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) and Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (POTAS) rules.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/05/2021 14:22:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1316132

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating these schemes to date.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 29 April 2021 to UIN 187240.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/05/2021 14:27:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1316133

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of starting schools at an earlier time.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises that restrictions to the time spent in schools over an extended period have had a substantial impact on the education of children and young people. We are committed to helping pupils make up education lost due to the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>To address this challenge, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has committed to working with parents, teachers, and schools to develop a long-term plan to help schools support pupils to make up their education and wider enrichment over the course of this Parliament.</p><p>The Department is considering all options to address lost education, including time spent in schools, to ensure the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is addressed as comprehensively as possible for all pupils. In doing so, we are mindful of the need to manage teacher workload and disruption in the short term, whilst also examining the benefits of change.</p><p>The Government has appointed Sir Kevan Collins as Education Recovery Commissioner to oversee the long term plan. Sir Kevan will engage with parents, pupils and teachers to develop this proposal and review how evidence based interventions can be used to address the impact the COVID-19 outbreak has had on education. We will share further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/05/2021 16:13:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon