The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian C. Lucas on 2016-02-01.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) other parts of the Government have had with Google on systems for collection of tax in the UK.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs have had no discussions with Google on systems for collection of tax in the UK.
The Department does not hold information on whether other parts of Government have had discussions with Google.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made for the total exit payments for academy chain staff in each year since 2011.
Edward Timpson
The information is not available in the format requested but is recorded in the attached Education Funding Agency (EFA) annual report and accounts for financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14 and on GOV.UK. Data from before financial year 2012-13 is not available as this is when the Department for Education began consolidating academy trusts’ accounts into its own. Data for financial year 2014-15 will be available in due course when the EFA’s published accounts for that year are released.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to jobcentre staff on the delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant.
Justin Tomlinson
The department takes its ongoing responsibilities under the Armed Forces Covenant very seriously. Pete Searle, the Strategy Director for Working Age Benefits, is DWP’s Armed Forces Advocate responsible for ensuring that the needs of service personnel, their families and veterans are properly catered for by the Department. This means ensuring that these groups are not disadvantaged as a result of military service, and providing special treatment where appropriate.
Every Jobcentre district has an “Armed Forces Champion” to provide a level of expertise for Jobcentres on Armed Forces matters. This is backed up by guidance covering the special rules that are in place, such as ex-service personnel having early access to the Work Programme, and information on any particular challenges they may face, such as the impact on employment prospects of frequent changes in locations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick on 2016-04-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent data from Begbies Traynor showing that the number of British manufacturers that are struggling financially has risen by 20 per cent.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
We have not made an assessment of this report. The UK has some of the best manufacturing in the world, and we are focussed on a competitive tax regime and supporting science and innovation to make the UK an even better place to do business. There are a number of global headwinds which are currently placing significant pressures on UK manufacturing, making it more important than ever that we stick to our long term economic plan for sustainable growth.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from local transport authorities on the implementation of audio-visual systems on public transport in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew Jones
I am not aware of any representations having been made to the Department by local transport authorities over the past twelve months with respect to the installation of audio/visual equipment on public transport services.
Accessible on-board information can be key to giving many people the confidence to travel by bus, and I encourage operators to consider the benefits of providing it for all their customers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Clegg on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff are on secondment to his Department from the private sector; from which companies they are seconded; what roles they perform; and what the cost to the public purse will be of their secondment.
Mark Garnier
Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.
Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes the Secretary of State as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.
Since the department was formed in July there have been no secondees appointed from the Private Sector. Secondees previously in post with syndicate organisations have moved across to DIT on legacy terms as tabled below. These are seconded from a number of companies and occupy different roles across the department and across grades.
|
DIT Secondees |
Monthly Costs |
|
|
Trade Policy & Ministerial (BEIS) |
1 |
£0.00 |
|
International Trade & Investment (UKTI) |
*12 |
£14,299.27 |
|
UK Export Finance |
0 |
– |
|
Total |
13 |
£14,299.27 |
* The majority of secondees are funded by seconding companies. Costs are based on collective monthly salaries of DIT funded secondees.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS plans to publish Sustainability and Transformation Plans in full or summary form.
David Mowat
It is for each Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) area to fully update their local communities. We expect that areas will publish a version of their STPs between late October and the end of the year. We would also expect that most areas will undertake public engagement during this period.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alasdair McDonnell on 2015-11-03.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he expects revenue to be generated to the public purse from the sale of assets, buildings and land in Northern Ireland during 2015-16; and if so for what amount.
Greg Hands
The devolved administrations have the capacity to generate income from asset sales and should do so where this is a sensible way of realising value for taxpayers and freeing up resources for investment.
The Government has committed to securing good value for money for taxpayers by establishing UK Government Investments to deliver the sale of a wide range of publicly-owned assets.
The Stormont House Agreement contains specific measures whereby the Treasury would allow the Northern Ireland Executive to retain the proceeds of specific agreed asset sales in their entirety, and give exceptional consideration to those funds being used for a combination of both capital and resource spending.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-12-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children who receive mental health assessments on entering care; and what assessment he has made of recent trends in such figures.
Alistair Burt
Data is not collected nationally on the number of children entering care who receive a mental health assessment.
Local authorities are responsible for making sure that a health assessment is carried out for every child they look after when they start to be looked after. The care planning regulations specify that this should include an assessment of the child’s emotional and mental wellbeing. The Department for Education annually collects data from local authorities on the numbers of children continuously looked after for at least 12 months at 31 March who received their statutory annual health assessment during the year. At 31 March 2014, 88.4% of these looked-after children did so.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David T. C. Davies on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will update his Department’s travel advice guidance on the safety of women travellers to (a) Germany and (b) Austria to take account of recent events in those countries.
Mr David Lidington
The FCO’s travel advice is kept under constant review, and is based on objective assessments of the risk to British nationals.
Our current advice for Germany can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/germany
Our current advice for Austria can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria
While we condemn the criminal behaviour seen in Cologne and on a smaller scale in Hamburg, Salzburg and elsewhere on New Year’s Eve, we do not assess that this is now the standard of behaviour to expect at all public gatherings in Germany or Austria. In addition, the authorities are taking action to ensure that such attacks are not repeated.
We advise all travellers and British nationals resident in Germany and Austria to monitor our travel advice regularly.