Tag: Parliamentary Question

Lord Smith of Finsbury – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Smith of Finsbury on 2015-11-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, and on what timetable, for changes to IR35 assessments for employees and contractors.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Whilst the IR35 legislation protects in excess of £500 million each year, non-compliance is currently costing in excess of £400 million and is a growing problem.

At the Summer Budget, the Chancellor announced that HM Revenue and Customs would open a dialogue with stakeholders about improving the effectiveness of IR35.

A discussion document was published on 17 July 2015. The discussion period concluded on 30 September, following the receipt of over 160 responses and 14 roundtable meetings. The Government is now considering the responses.

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Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons allow children to take school books in with them when visiting.

Andrew Selous

This information is not held centrally.

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Oliver Dowden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Dowden on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what regulations govern the manufacture, import and sale of laser pens in the UK.

Anna Soubry

All products intended for use by consumers are regulated under the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) 2005 which implements the EU’s General Product Safety Directive (GPSD). This requires such products to be safe when placed on the market and applies to products where there is no other applicable legislation with more specific provisions on safety. This includes laser pens.

In addition to the legislation, lasers sold in the UK and EU are covered by the safety standard BS EN 60825-1: 1994 Safety of Laser Products. This specifies those lasers which should be used by trained operators and therefore not suitable for use by the general public. Laser products up to 1 mW are considered safe for general consumer use.

Trading Standards has the powers under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 to remove laser products from sale to the public, which are unsafe for general consumer use. If anyone is concerned about the safety of a product they should not use it and report it to their local Trading Standards department.

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Michael Fabricant – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Fabricant on 2016-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the Treaty of Le Touquet; and if he will make a statement.

Mr David Lidington

The Le Touquet Treaty is crucial to maintaining the UK’s border security. We meet regularly with our French Counterparts to discuss border security issues and look forward to further cementing our close cooperation at the upcoming UK-France summit on 3 March.

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Baroness Jowell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jowell on 2016-03-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what special steps have been taken to give better effect to Dublin III’s family reunion provisions in Italy and Greece, and what further steps they plan to take.

Lord Bates

As announced on 28 January the Government will provide further resources to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), to help in border “hotspots” in Greece and Italy to identify and register children at risk on first arrival in the EU. We will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation and have UK experts currently deployed in the Greek and Italian Dublin units to assist with the process and transfer of anyone eligible under family unity provisions contained in the Regulation. We continue to liaise closely with EASO to identify and provide resource where it is needed.

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Peter Aldous – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Aldous on 2016-04-11.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic benefits of supported housing; and if he will make a statement.

Greg Hands

The Government is currently conducting an evidence review into supported housing. We expect this review to conclude in the Spring.

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

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effect of tariffs on steel imports in the EU and the US.

Anna Soubry

Each anti-dumping case is different. Moreover the levels of dumping and injury occurring in EU and US markets may be very different. The Government examines the evidence in all EU anti-dumping cases closely before taking a view.

The Government believes that effective trade defence measures should be proportionate, not protectionist, and strike a balance between removing the injury to producers caused by dumping, and avoiding imposing unnecessary costs on user industries, retailers, consumers and the rest of the economy. The evidence we have to date is that duties that have been imposed on imports of Chinese steel into the EU have been effective in delivering rapid, substantial and sustained reductions in imports. For example, imports of wire rod, organic coated steel and stainless steel flat products are down by more than 90%.

Where the European Commission has set duties that we believe to be too low to remove the injury caused to EU industry by dumped imports, we will push for them to be increased, as we have done in the reinforcing bar and cold rolled flat products cases.

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Julian Sturdy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2016-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on the effect of the planned 2017 business rate revaluation on small solar PV systems.

Andrea Leadsom

Business rates are calculated based on a property’s ‘rateable value’. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for determining the rateable values in line with existing legislation and case law. I understand that the VOA is currently consulting with the solar industry over how those rateable values will apply to solar installations from 1st April 2017.

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Alison Thewliss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-09-13.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff were employed in Scotland in each year since 2006.

Jane Ellison

The number of HM Revenue and Customs staff employed in Scotland each year since 2006 is shown in the following table.

Year Ending	Head Count
31/03/2006	11,415
31/03/2007	11,464
31/03/2008	11,018
31/03/2009	11,160
31/03/2010	10,031
31/03/2011	9,860
31/03/2012	9,839
31/03/2013	9,437
31/03/2014	8,959
31/03/2015	8,331
31/03/2016	9,147

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Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-11-16.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount received by the Treasury in profit from the Crown Estate was in each of the last five years.

Damian Hinds

The information requested can be obtained from the Crown Estate’s annual report and accounts which are available on their website at the following link:

http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/financial-information/

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