Tag: Lisa Nandy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-02.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to comply with the European Court of Justice judgment of 2015 on VAT on green products such as solar panels.

Jane Ellison

The UK has applied a five per cent reduced rate of VAT to installations of 11 different types of energy saving materials since 2001. That reduced rate remains in place and is unchanged.

Following the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the government published a consultation on this particularly complex issue. We are currently considering the responses to this consultation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants are in receipt of the pupil premium in (a) England and (b) each region.

Edward Timpson

The proportion of grammar school pupils in receipt of the pupil premium in (a) England and (b) each region are given in the table.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department sought legal advice in relation to the departures of Dame Lowell Goddard and Ben Emmerson QC from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

Sarah Newton

Provision of advice from legal advisers is subject to legal privilege.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-02.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Government has collected from VAT on household energy bills in 2015-16.

Jane Ellison

The information requested is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not collect data on VAT revenue from particular goods and services.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants were previously educated in fee-paying preparatory schools in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

Nick Gibb

The data requested is not collected by the Department or local authorities.

The School Admissions Code[1] sets out that admission authorities must not “take into account any previous schools attended, unless it is a named feeder school” (para 1.9b) or “name fee-paying independent schools as feeder schools” (para 1.9l).

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code–2

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on work by Ben Emmerson QC for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse during the period since he left his post as senior lawyer on that inquiry; and if she will publish a breakdown of those costs.

Sarah Newton

On 12 March 2015 the former Home Secretary established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Inquiry is independent of the Government and is responsible for the management of its own budget and the publication of its own financial reports.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-02.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s policy is on VAT on household energy bills.

Jane Ellison

Supplies of fuel and power for domestic use are eligible for the five per cent reduced rate of VAT.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants were eligible for free school meals in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

Nick Gibb

The number and proportion of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals in selective state-funded secondary schools in England in each of these years is listed in the table below:

1. Source: School Census

2. Includes sole and dual main registered pupils

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department’s spending on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising was in (i) 2014-15 prices and (ii) as a share of her Department’s total budget in each year since 2010-11.

Andrea Leadsom

The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s expenditure in each successive year 2010-11 to 2014-15 and for the categories identified (a) temporary staff; (b) consultants; (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising and as a percentage of each year’s total budget for the core Department is given in the table attached. We have interpreted (c) “non-payroll staff” to mean “temporary staff and “consultants”.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her Department’s policy that the UK should comply with the air pollution limits set out in the EU Industrial Emissions Directive.

Dr Thérèse Coffey

The Government takes air pollution seriously and is committed to improving the UK’s air quality, reducing health impacts, and fulfilling our legal obligations.

As a full member of the European Union (EU), the UK aims to comply with all the rights and obligations of EU membership, including the air pollution limits set out in the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU.