Tag: Karl McCartney

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-01-29.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received on allowing a five per cent rate of VAT to golf participants at proprietary golf facilities.

Mr David Gauke

HM Treasury has received representations on applying a five per cent rate of VAT to golf from both the Association of Golf Course Owners, the Reduce VAT in Sport campaign group, the UK Golf Course Owners Association, and England Golf.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) salary, (b) bonus and (c) pension arrangements are of the current interim Chief Executive of the Office for Rail and Road.

Claire Perry

The interim Chief Executive of the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) full time equivalent salary is £140,000 (prorated for part-time working), which will be subject to an annual review effective from 1 April 2016. The review will be conducted by ORR’s statutory Board, and subject to the annual guidance issued by the Cabinet Office concerning Senior Civil Service pay.

There are no contractual bonus arrangements. However, the Chief Executive, along with other senior civil servants at ORR, may be considered for a non-consolidated performance related payment in respect of their annual performance. Allocation of these awards at ORR is a matter for the ORR Board, subject to the guidance and constraints set out annually by the Cabinet Office for the whole of the Senior Civil Service.

The Chief Executive is a member of the Civil Service pension arrangements managed by My Civil Service Pension.

As required under statute, the terms and conditions of the Chief Executive’s appointment were approved by the Treasury in December 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-04-28.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt drivers between the ages of 17 and 25 who have telematics black box car insurance from insurance premium tax to reduce that tax for those drivers.

Harriett Baldwin

Insurance Premium Tax is a tax on insurance companies and it is up to them how they pass it on to their customers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework has accrued to the public purse through Category M savings since 2005.

Alistair Burt

The adjustments to Category M generic medicine reimbursement prices that have been made in order to align total community pharmacy funding (including margin earned on the difference between reimbursement prices and purchase prices) with the target amount set for the community pharmacy contractual framework are shown in the table below.

Month	Margin removed (-) or added (+) (quarterly amount on recurrent basis) (£ m)
April 2005	-75
October 2006	-75
October 2007	-100
October 2008	-32.5
October 2009	-20
October 2010	-60
April 2011	-22.5
October 2011	-39
April 2012	-10
October 2012	-72.5
October 2013	-20
April 2014	-30
October 2014	+30
January 2016	-45

Source: Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the total number and proportion of dwellings in the UK occupied with the Households Representative Person being a foreign national from (a) another EU member state and (b) a non-EU country in each of the last 10 years.

Brandon Lewis

The department collects details on the nationality of all household reference persons in the English Housing Survey. However, the sample size of the English Housing Survey does not permit us to report detailed nationality statistics.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK to leave the EU since 23 June 2016; and what further such steps his Department plans to take in the remainder of 2016.

Kris Hopkins

The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister.

In doing this it is working very closely with other government departments, including the Northern Ireland Office, and a wide range of other interested parties.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK to leave the EU since 23 June 2016; and what further such steps his Department plans to take in the remainder of 2016.

Mike Penning

The Department for Exiting the EU has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this, it is working very closely with other Government departments, including the Ministry of Defence, and a wide range of other interested parties.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to ensure that autism diagnosis waiting times for (a) children and (b) adults in Lincolnshire NHS Trust area meet NICE guidance.

Alistair Burt

NHS England advises that, from 1 April 2016, Lincolnshire West Clinical Commissioning Group will be commissioning an integrated diagnostic pathway for adults with autism spectrum disorder. Performance measures will include a target maximum 12-week waiting time, to ensure that National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines are met.

A review of services for children is also planned as part of the Lincolnshire All Age Autism Strategy, which will include the development of a clearly defined integrated pathway for diagnostic assessment and post-diagnostic support for this age group.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-04-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current length of time is between a penalty notice being issued under the Dart Charge scheme and the date of the offence.

Andrew Jones

The majority of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) are currently issued between 5 and 15 days from the time of contravention (midnight the day after crossing).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-04-28.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt telematics car insurance policies from insurance premium tax or reduce that tax for those policies.

Harriett Baldwin

Insurance Premium Tax is a tax on insurance companies and it is up to them how they choose to pass it on to their customers.