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  • Richard Burgon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Richard Burgon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    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 systemic financial risk from tranching of securitised assets.

    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.

  • Tom Watson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Tom Watson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-09-12.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in his Department have applied for career breaks in the last 12 months.

    Ben Gummer

    Records of applications for career breaks – approved and rejected – are not held centrally and would incur disproportionate costs to determine.

    I can confirm, however, that at 31st August 2016, 26 officials in my Department had commenced an approved career break in the last 12 months.

  • Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-10-19.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have indicated that they have non-domiciled status on their tax returns in each of the last five years for which such data is available.

    Jane Ellison

    The information requested is set out below :

    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

    2010/11

    115,100

    80,900

    6.09

    4%

    2011/12

    113,200

    80,200

    6.20

    4%

    2012/13

    116,600

    81,700

    6.29

    4%

    2013/14

    118,200

    83,000

    6.56

    4%

    2014/15

    118,100

    83,400

    6.44

    4%

  • Stephen Doughty – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Stephen Doughty – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2015-11-09.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with (a) the UN Secretary General, (b) the President of the International Criminal Court and (c) the President of the International Court of Justice on the recent amendments to the ministerial code and compliance with international treaties.

    Matthew Hancock

    The government publishes details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations as part of its wider commitment to transparency at www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.

  • Lord Lester of Herne Hill – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Lord Lester of Herne Hill – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill on 2015-12-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 4 December (HL3813), what is their assessment of whether they have the power under section 24 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to give direction to the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland to secure their compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights; and whether the Secretary of State has considered exercising any such power to secure full compliance in Northern Ireland with its obligations under the Convention in relation to equal marriage, blasphemy and defamation.

    Lord Dunlop

    The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland does not have the power under section 24 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to give direction to the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland to secure their compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.

    The UK Government recognises and respects the devolution settlement in Northern Ireland and in any event does not have power under section 24 to secure full compliance in Northern Ireland with its obligations under the Convention in relation to equal marriage, blasphemy and defamation.

  • Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-01-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2015 to Question 8988, whether the Government has taken a decision on the funding of the Green Investment Bank’s business activity in future years.

    Anna Soubry

    Government funding for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) for the 2016-17 period and beyond has now been announced as part of the current spending review. This is a good settlement for GIB and provides what GIB management wanted by allowing for 100% funding of GIB’s investments to the point of majority sale, assuming a sale in the next financial year.

  • David Hanson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

    David Hanson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-04.

    To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) job description, (b) budget and (c) selection criteria is for each of his trade envoys.

    Mr David Cameron

    Information regarding trade envoys can be found on the gov.uk website.

  • David Anderson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    David Anderson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-03-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department holds that increasing the national expectations in writing from 4b to 5c will improve the outcomes in writing for children at the end of Key Stage 2.

    Nick Gibb

    The Government has set a more a challenging expected standard for assessment at the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) to reflect the high expectations set by the new national curriculum. The curriculum standards align with the highest performing jurisdictions internationally and have been raised because too many children who met the old expected standard at the end of primary school did not go on to achieve at least five good GCSEs.

    The new expected standard is not, however, equivalent to the old level 5c for KS2 English writing or any other subject. While there will be no need to make comparison to the old national curriculum levels once the new system is established, we have been clear that the new expected standard is broadly equivalent to 4b.

    The Standards and Testing Agency published exemplification materials for KS2 writing in early February to support teachers in making their teacher assessment judgements. These were developed in consultation with a number of teacher panels and are real examples of work by pupils currently in year 6. The materials show two examples of pupils assessed as working at the expected standard: one shows work that has met the expected standard and is broadly equivalent to the old 4b, while another shows work at the higher end of the expected standard. We have published these two different examples to show the breadth of competence covered by ‘meeting the expected standard’. I have asked the Standards and Testing Agency to issue further guidance to schools shortly to clarify the assessment arrangements and eliminate any misunderstandings.

  • Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

    Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-04-11.

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure equality of educational attainment between boys and girls at all key stages.

    Nick Gibb

    Our goal is to deliver educational excellence everywhere, so that every child and young person can achieve to the best of his or her ability. Girls’ key stage 2 results are better than ever and their entries to mathematics and science A levels have increased by more than 12,000 since 2010. We continue to consider what more needs to be done to support equality in educational attainment, in particular the justified concerns about white working class boys.

  • Anne Main – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Anne Main – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-05-03.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.

    Matthew Hancock

    The Cabinet Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have incurred nil expenditure on infraction proceedings before the European Court of Justice.

    Figures held centrally by the Cabinet Office are set out below, which show costs incurred by other government departments in engaging counsel as a result of infraction proceedings issued against the UK before the Court.

    2010/2011

    2011/2012

    2012/2013

    2013/2014

    2014/2015

    2015/2016

    2016/2017 (year to date)

    BIS

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    CO

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DCLG

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DCMS

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DECC

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DEFRA

    Nil

    £1,740.00

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    £8,791.61

    £966.66

    DfE

    £780.00

    3,630.00

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DfT

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DFID

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    DH

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    NIl

    NIl

    DWP

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    FCO

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    HMT (HMRC)

    £687.50

    £3,797.50

    £16,610.67

    £24,004.95

    £6,749.99

    £9,834.99

    Nil

    HO

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    MoD

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    MoJ

    Nil

    Nil

    £2,520.00

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    NIO

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    SO

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    WO

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    Nil

    *The above represents all data held. We do not hold financial records on these matters before FY 2010/2011.

    The UK has never been fined by the European Court of Justice as a result of infraction proceedings.

    Costs for departments include costs incurred by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which they are the lead department. While some departments will have incurred ad hoc costs in the pre-litigation stage of infraction proceedings, and costs associated with the attendance of government officials at infraction hearings, the cost of identifying that data would be disproportionate.

    Departments do not quantify the cost of time spent by government officials throughout the infractions process.