The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Government has made of the legal costs it will incur in connection with the legal case brought by Mishcon de Reya in respect of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union.
Mr David Davis
The government does not comment on ongoing litigation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government’s legal costs have been to date in connection with the legal case brought by Mishcon de Reya in respect of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union.
Mr David Davis
The government does not comment on ongoing litigation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Kane on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether once Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union has been triggered it can be untriggered before the UK’s negotiations on withdrawal from the EU have been completed.
Mr David Davis
The Prime Minister will take the decision about when to trigger article 50 and start the formal process of leaving the EU. She has been clear that the will of the British people must be respected and delivered.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Natalie McGarry on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to ratify the Istanbul Convention.
Karen Bradley
The previous Government signed the Istanbul Convention to show the strong commitment it placed on tackling violence against women and girls and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.
The UK already complies with the vast majority of the Convention’s articles but further amendments to domestic law, to take extra-territorial jurisdiction over a range of offences (as required by Article 44), are necessary before the Convention can be ratified.
We are currently considering the approach to implementing the extra-territorial jurisdiction requirements in England and Wales and will seek to legislate when the approach is agreed and Parliamentary time allows.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Henderson on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to allow all British citizens who live abroad but pay income tax in the UK to vote in UK elections regardless of the length of time they have been resident abroad.
Chris Skidmore
As set out in our manifesto, the Government will bring forward legislation to remove the outdated 15 year time limit on overseas voting rights.
The Government’s proposals will make no change to the extent to which taxation is the basis for enfranchisement in the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Mullin on 2016-07-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 27 June 2016, Official Report, column 72, how many (a) income tax post-transaction valuation checks and (b) PAYE health checks were made in 2015-16; and what proportion of each of those checks were made by SMEs.
Mr David Gauke
For 2015-16 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dealt with a) 620 income tax post-transaction checks and b) 39 PAYE health checks.
HMRC does not retain directly accessible data that allows identification of what proportion of each of these checks were made by small and medium enterprises.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stuart C. McDonald on 2016-07-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the value of debts written off during HM Revenue and Customs’ switch from the Business Review of the Collection Service to the Real Time Information system.
Mr David Gauke
The transition from the Business Review of the Collection Service, more commonly known as BROCS, to the Real Time Information System did not cause the write off of debt.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Coyle on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what savings his Department expects to accrue to the public purse as a result of transferring attendance allowance funding to councils; and whether those savings will be retained centrally or used for other benefits expenditure.
Mr Marcus Jones
The Government announced in December that it would consider giving more responsibility to councils in England to support older people with care needs – including people who, under the current system, would be supported through Attendance Allowance.
Any new responsibilities would be matched by the transfer of the equivalent spending power – this is a reform policy, not a savings measure. We are not considering any changes for existing Attendance Allowance claimants and, should devolution proceed, everyone already claiming Attendance Allowance at the point of devolution will continue to receive it.
The Government is currently consulting on the implementation of commitments on 100% business rates retention for councils in England. The consultation seeks views on options for devolving new responsibilities to local government as part of those reforms, and this is one of the options about which we are consulting. The consultation document is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/self-sufficient-local-government-100-business-rates-retention
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what funding her Department has provided to the Equality and Human Rights Commission in each year since 2010-11.
Caroline Dinenage
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent body, but wholly funded by Government. Full information on its budgets since 2010/11 can be found in its Annual Reports at the following links: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/corporate-reporting/annual-reports
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Fitzpatrick on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects a decision to be taken on London City Airport’s planning application.
Brandon Lewis
The published target date for issuing the decision is on or before 28 September. My Department does of course attempt to reach planning decisions in advance of target dates when this is practical.