The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many copies of the Agra-Europe report on Brexit her Department has.
George Eustice
My Department is aware of Agra Europe’s recent report but has not purchased any copies.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-22.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether estate agents who hold no client money fall under the scope of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
Harriett Baldwin
In 2014-15 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued 677 penalties to the total value of £768,000 across all the sectors it regulates. HMRC considers that releasing the number of investigations and visits made to businesses in different sectors could enable opportunists to identify where resource is being focussed, allowing criminals to arrange their activities accordingly to escape challenge. HMRC must protect information which could be used by criminals in this way and therefore is not able to release numbers on how many investigations are conducted in the Estate Agency Businesses (EAB) sector. HMRC took on supervision of Estate Agency Businesses under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on 1 April 2014. Since becoming supervisor HMRC has used a range of interventions such as face to face visits, telephone interventions and webinars to reach hundreds of businesses in the EAB sector, and test and challenge their compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations. In addition to direct interventions, as supervisor, HMRC conducts risking work which involves using a range of sophisticated data exploitation tools – including their state-of-the-art Connect system – to identify cases which warrant further investigation. It is not possible to quantify how many businesses have been looked at in this way, as it is a routine aspect of supervision for HMRC. Where cases require criminal investigation, they are passed to HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service. HMRC is unable to disclose details of cases which are currently under criminal investigation for operational reasons.
I can confirm that estate agents that do not hold client money fall within the scope of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-21.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a proportion of road tax receipts to the repair of roads.
Damian Hinds
At the Summer Budget the government announced the creation of a Roads Fund so that from 2020 all money raised from VED in England will be invested in the Roads Fund and used to improve the English strategic road network. The latest figures for VED revenue can be found in Table C.3 of Summer Budget 2015, which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-budget-2015. Revenue raised for previous years can be found in the relevant Budget document.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from VAT on road fuel in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013, (d) 2014 and (e) 2015.
Mr David Gauke
The information requested is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not collect data on VAT receipts from particular goods and services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-21.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a proportion of fuel duty receipts to the repair of roads.
Damian Hinds
At the Summer Budget the government announced the creation of a Roads Fund so that from 2020 all money raised from VED in England will be invested in the Roads Fund and used to improve the English strategic road network. The latest figures for VED revenue can be found in Table C.3 of Summer Budget 2015, which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-budget-2015. Revenue raised for previous years can be found in the relevant Budget document.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the premium renewal service for passports is not available for children’s passports.
James Brokenshire
Access to the premium service is subject to the ability of HM Passport Office to carry out sufficient checks and safeguards within the four-hour period under which a decision must be taken on the passport application. The renewal or replacement of a child’s passport requires additional security checks to be conducted to protect the best interests of the child and it is not feasible for these to be completed within the current premium service timescale.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-21.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average level of per car tax receipt in each year since 2012.
Damian Hinds
At the Summer Budget the government announced the creation of a Roads Fund so that from 2020 all money raised from VED in England will be invested in the Roads Fund and used to improve the English strategic road network. The latest figures for VED revenue can be found in Table C.3 of Summer Budget 2015, which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-budget-2015. Revenue raised for previous years can be found in the relevant Budget document.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Prime Minister, when he next plans to visit Herefordshire.
Mr David Cameron
I visit all parts of the United Kingdom regularly. Details of my visits within the United Kingdom are published on the gov.uk website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of likely spending by his Department on road repairs in each year between 2015 and 2020.
Andrew Jones
I refer my Honourable Friend to my answer dated 3 June 2015, UIN 365 (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=365).
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has commissioned on the condition of rural roads.
Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport has not commissioned any research in respect to the condition of rural roads.
In December 2014 it was announced how this Government is allocating record funding of just under £6 billion to local authorities in England, outside London, for highways maintenance between 2015 and 2021. This funding can be used to fix potholes and improve the condition of the rural road network depending on the priorities and needs of the respective highway authority.
The following weblink provides information on how much funding is to be allocated between now and 2021 to local highway authorities for local highways maintenance. The funding is based on a formula which includes the length of carriageway an authority is responsible for rather than need:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highways-maintenance-funding-allocations-201516-to-202021
Herefordshire County Council will receive over £60 million between 2015 and 2021 from this funding.
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