The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received on alleged breaches of international environmental law by UK firm Vedanta Resources in Zambia.
Justine Greening
Vedenta Resources has no formal relationship with our DFID Zambia office.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burgon on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to NHS England and clinical commissioning groups on the account they should take of future residential developments with regard to GP service provision.
George Freeman
Commissioning of general practitioner (GP) services is a responsibility of NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) with delegated authority. Currently around half of CCGs have delegated authority. As part of these arrangements, NHS England and CCGs are responsible for planning GP services to ensure they are appropriate for the local population. This should take into account a number of factors, including information about known future residential developments and implications for requirements for healthcare provision, including GP services. Based on this information, the commissioners should engage with the local planning authority to enable decisions to be made on the appropriate funding arrangements for the required health infrastructure resulting from the new development.
Departmental guidance on planning matters for National Health Service organisations is available in Part B of the Department publication Health Building Note 00-08 The efficient management of healthcare estates and facilities and Health Building Note 00-08 Addendum 2 – A guide to town planning for health organisations. These publications are available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2016-05-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent mobile telephone providers from imposing long notice periods on customers who are out of contract and wish to move to another provider.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Most mobile telephone providers include terms within contracts that require customers to serve up to 30 days’ minimum notice period in order to terminate a contract, regardless of whether the customer is within the minimum term of their contract or not. Ofcom’s view is that this may be longer than necessary and is currently consulting to make improvements with regards to mobile switching for consumers. In addition, the Government is committed to making it easier and quicker to switch services and fully supports Ofcom’s interim findings in the recent digital communications review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burgon on 2016-06-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) benefits to the economy and (b) systemic financial risks from synthetic securitisation.
Harriett Baldwin
The Government welcomed the development of international and EU standards to revitalise the regulatory framework for securitisation by encouraging the use of simpler and more transparent products. We agree with the Bank of England that a well-functioning and stable securitisation market will benefit financial stability and the wider economy. We support the Basel standards for securitisation, set with the intention of enhancing financial stability, which see features such as tranching and synthetic structures as being legitimate activity. We also support the need for all securitisations to adhere to appropriate rules on transparency and investor due diligence, and that they must be afforded sensibly calibrated capital requirements. Following the financial crisis it was Basel, working with the Financial Stability Board and the International Organization of Securities Commissions which, set the 5 percent risk retention standard.
In the development and delivery of policy, Treasury Ministers and officials are in regular contact with relevant institutions, regulatory authorities, other governments, industry and other civil society groups including think tanks such as Finance Watch.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2016 to Question 43473, when he plans to publish Ministerial responsibilities held by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Ben Gummer
Further to the question asked by the Hon Member of 7 September 2016, Official Report, Column 321, I would add that my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for Derbyshire Dales, is a Minister of the Crown and a member of the Cabinet. He will attend a number of Cabinet Committees, which will be published in due course, and has duties directly related to the Duchy of Lancaster. The List of Ministerial Responsibilities will also be published in due course. He does not receive a Ministerial salary from public funds. Details of Private Office staff will be accounted for as part of the regular transparency data on gov.uk. The Government publishes on a quarterly basis details of Ministerial visits overseas. All Ministers have access to the Government Car Service for official travel.
My Rt Hon Friend also serves as the Party Chairman of the Conservative Party. Such arrangements are no different from the likes of Charles Clarke, Ian McCartney and Hazel Blears, all of whom held the posts of Minister Without Portfolio and Labour Party Chair under the last Labour Government.
I would also observe that under the Thatcher and Major Governments, senior figures such as Norman Tebbit, Kenneth Baker and Chris Patten served as both Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-10-19.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax was paid by UK resident non-domiciled people in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what proportion of the total income tax receipt those amounts were.
Jane Ellison
The information requested is set out below :
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Tax Year |
Number of Non-Domiciled Individuals |
Number of UK Resident Non-Domiciled Individuals |
Income Tax Paid by UK Resident Non-Domiciled Individuals (£bn) |
Proportion of Total UK Income Tax (%) paid by UK Resident Non-Domiciled Individuals |
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2010/11 |
115,100 |
80,900 |
6.09 |
4% |
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2011/12 |
113,200 |
80,200 |
6.20 |
4% |
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2012/13 |
116,600 |
81,700 |
6.29 |
4% |
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2013/14 |
118,200 |
83,000 |
6.56 |
4% |
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2014/15 |
118,100 |
83,400 |
6.44 |
4% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Newlands on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount foregone by women who will wait longer to receive their state pension was as a result of changes brought about by the Pension Act 2011.
Justin Tomlinson
Information on the average amount foregone by women who will wait longer to receive their state pension as a result of changes brought about by the Pensions Act 2011 is not available.
The impact on total lifetime pension income depends on income level, and whether an individual works up to their new State Pension age. The Pensions Act 2011 Impact Assessment presents modelled impacts using hypothetical examples of single individual male and female high, median and low earners. This analysis focuses on illustrating the impact on income in retirement. It therefore does not take account of gains in working-life income through earnings (or working-age benefits) received in the period up to the new State Pension age that will either wholly or partially replace the income a person would have received from their private and / or State Pensions.
The Pensions Act 2011 Impact Assessment, published in November 2011, is available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2015-12-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to (a) supervise foreign prisoners and (b) contact the relevant foreign justice ministries when such prisoners are deported.
James Brokenshire
The Home Office does not supervise foreign prisoners once they have been deported from the UK or routinely advise foreign governments when a returnee is a Foreign National Offender. However, we have negotiated arrangements with three countries, to date, to share limited criminality information in advance of deportation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which contracts with his Department G4S are currently bidding for.
Matthew Hancock
To ensure fair and open competition the Government does not publish the names of bidders during the tender process.
Successful bidders for all central government contracts are published on Contracts Finder:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Successful bidders for all Crown Commercial Service (CCS) contracts are published on the CCS web site:
http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Post Office Crown branches have closed or merged since the end of the last formal Crown Transformation Programme.
George Freeman
Provision of its Crown branches is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.
I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.