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1681097

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against the budget of the Department for International Trade through a Government procurement card (a) in calendar year 2022 and (b) from 1 January to 7 February 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	8949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The former Department for International Trade government procurement spend under £500 for the periods requested is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of transactions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar year 2022</p></td><td><p>4361</p></td><td><p>£233,872.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 January-07 February 2023 (inclusive)</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>£23,188.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/01/2024 18:10:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1465708

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Journalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Ethiopia on the recent reported arrest of journalists in that country; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	8949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We are concerned by restrictions to media freedom in Ethiopia, including the arrest of many journalists. The UK has consistently called for an end to infringements on media freedom - journalists must have the right to report freely. I raised the issue of large-scale detentions in Ethiopia with Minister for Justice Gedion on 20 January and plan to write to Justice Minister Gedion regarding arrests of journalists and the recent expulsion of a British journalist. The British Embassy in Addis Ababa tweeted on 18 May urging the Government of Ethiopia to protect and uphold media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 06/06/2022 09:11:49 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1173919

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to help ensure that (a) website owners' and (b) providers' compliance with GDPR protects the privacy of their (i) customers and (ii) users.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	8949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strengthen the obligations on organisations to process individuals’ data fairly, lawfully and transparently and to keep it safe and secure. It also strengthens individuals’ rights to seek to access, rectify or delete their data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This legislation is regulated and enforced by the independent Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO has issued comprehensive guidance for organisations on how to comply with the legislation and is also working closely with specific sectors to address areas of risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If individuals have concerns about the way online services are processing their data, they may wish to complain to the ICO. The ICO has a range of corrective powers and sanctions to enforce the GDPR, including:</p><ul><li><p>issuing warnings and reprimands;</p></li><li><p>imposing a temporary or permanent ban on data processing;</p></li><li><p>ordering the rectification, restriction or erasure of data; and</p></li><li><p>suspending data transfers to third countries.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/02/2020 17:29:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

757553

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many homebuyers have been exempt from stamp duty in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	8949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of residential property transactions for the last five years which were not liable for SDLT, because they were either below the £125,000 minimum threshold, or claimed a relief, are published in the Quarterly Stamp Duty Statistics, table 4.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-stamp-duty-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-stamp-duty-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2017 16:32:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

416851

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Means-tested Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether means-testing for the purpose of calculating benefits is calculated using income before or after deductions for pension contributions are made.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	8949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>For claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, income-related Employment and Support allowance or Pension Credit, half of any contributions towards an occupational or personal pension scheme are deducted from any income from employed earners’ employment taken into account when calculating entitlement. In the case of self-employed earners, half of all premiums paid into a personal pension scheme are deducted from the claimant’s income taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit, earned income is only taken into account after allowing for 100% of pension contributions to appropriate schemes. Universal Credit is therefore intended to incentivise more people on a low income to put money aside to save for their later lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2015 14:41:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias