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Daily Report Monday, 23 October 2017 CONTENTS Daily Report Monday, 23 October 2017 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 23 October 2017 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:49 P.M., 23 October 2017). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 7 Candidates: Disclosure of BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Information 14 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 7 Candidates: Expenditure 14 Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Civil Servants: Recruitment 15 Operation Temperer 7 Commonwealth Heads of Companies: Ownership 7 Government Meeting 16 Department for Business, Cybercrime 16 Energy and Industrial Strategy: Elections: Costs 16 Government Property Unit 8 Elections: Disclosure of Energy: Berwickshire, Information 17 Roxburgh and Selkirk 8 Elections: ICT 17 Energy: Billing 8 Electoral Register 17 Energy: Debts 9 Electoral Register: Disclosure Energy: Meters 10 of Information 18 Fracking 10 Electoral Register: Fracking: Ryedale 10 Homelessness 19 Iron and Steel: Port Talbot 11 Electronic Government: Proof New Businesses: Bolton 11 of Identity 19 Pregnancy: Redundancy 12 Employment: Bolton West 19 Science: Investment 12 Employment: East Ham 20 Self-employed: Parental Leave 13 General Election 2017 20 UK Trade with EU 13 Government Chief Scientific Adviser 20 CABINET OFFICE 14 Government Communication Cabinet Office: Redundancy 14 Service: Visits Abroad 21 Cabinet Office: Redundancy Government Departments: Pay 14 Buildings 21 Government Departments: COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL Food 22 GOVERNMENT 29 Government Property Unit 22 Allotments: Waiting Lists 29 Government Property Unit: Antisemitism 29 Secondment 22 Burglary: Lighting 30 Government Property Unit: Council Tax 30 Staff 23 Council Tax: Arrears 30 Intelligence and Security Committee: Public Council Tax: Poverty 31 Appointments 23 Department for Communities List of Ministerial and Local Government: Brexit 31 Responsibilities 23 Department for Communities Local Government: Elections 23 and Local Government: Redundancy 31 Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome 24 Families: Disadvantaged 33 Personal Income 24 Green Belt 33 Personation 24 Health Education: Weather 34 Prosperity Fund 25 High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers 34 Public Sector: Complaints 25 Housing: Fires 35 Public Sector: Cybercrime 25 Housing: Smoke Alarms 35 TREASURY 26 National Holocaust Memorial Beer: Excise Duties 26 Centre and Learning Service 35 Beer: Small Businesses 26 Non-domestic Rates 36 Charities 26 Private Rented Housing: Income Tax: Tax Allowances 27 Newham 36 National Infrastructure Tenancy Deposit Schemes 36 Commission 27 Travellers: Caravan Sites 37 PAYE 28 DEFENCE 38 Personal Care Services and [Subject Heading to be Plastic Surgery: VAT 28 Assigned] 38 Revenue and Customs: Army 39 Disciplinary Proceedings 28 Cyprus: Military Bases 39 Revenue and Customs: Standards 28 Defence 39 Treasury: Telephone Services 29 Defence: Procurement 40 Hawk Aircraft 40 HMS Duncan: Belfast 41 Department for Environment, Marines: Staff 42 Food and Rural Affairs: Government Property Unit 54 NATO: Military Exercises 42 Floods: Insurance 54 Navy: Amphibious Vehicles 42 Food: Production 55 Navy: Military Exercises 42 Pets: Sales 55 Qatar: European Fighter Aircraft 43 Phytophthora Ramorum 56 Veterans: Charities 43 Plastics 56 Warships: Costs 44 Sewage: Rivers 56 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND EXITING THE EUROPEAN SPORT 44 UNION 57 Food: Advertising 44 Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU) 57 Gaming Machines: Coventry South 45 European Aviation Safety Agency 57 Lotteries 45 UK Relations With EU 58 Tourism: Security 45 FOREIGN AND EDUCATION 46 COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 58 Children: Day Care 46 British Indian Ocean Territory: Class Sizes 46 Mauritius 58 Education: Travellers 47 Russia: Human Rights 58 Education: West Sussex 48 Syria: Political Prisoners 59 Free School Meals 48 Yukos 59 Higher Education: Finance 49 HEALTH 60 Nurseries: Teachers 50 Abortion 60 Pre-school Education 50 Blood: Contamination 61 Primary Education: West Blood: Donors 63 Sussex 50 Dental Services: Yorkshire 63 Schools: Finance 51 Department of Health: Libor 63 Students: Finance 51 Fertility: Drugs 64 Students: Loans 52 Health Professions: Crimes of ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Violence 64 RURAL AFFAIRS 53 Health: Research 65 Animal Welfare: Bolton 53 Hearing Impairment: Visual Beverage Containers: Impairment 65 Recycling 54 Hospitals: Warrington 66 In Vitro Fertilisation 66 Palestinians: Newspaper NHS Protect 68 Press 80 NHS: Warrington 68 Palestinians: Overseas Aid 80 Nurses: EU Nationals 68 Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade 81 Organs: Donors 69 Yemen: Overseas Aid 81 Ovarian Hyperstimulation INTERNATIONAL TRADE 82 Syndrome 69 Bombardier: USA 82 Respiratory System: Accident China: Iron and Steel 82 and Emergency Departments 70 Exports: EU Countries 84 Social Services 71 Retail Trade 84 Urological Cancer: Screening 71 Trade Agreements 84 HOME OFFICE 72 JUSTICE 85 Asylum 72 Courts: Chichester 85 Human Trafficking 72 Criminal Injuries Refugees: Children 73 Compensation Authority 85 Visas: Entrepreneurs 74 Dangerous Driving: HOUSE OF COMMONS Sentencing 85 COMMISSION 74 Debt Collection 86 Parliament: Food and Drinks 74 Employment Tribunals INTERNATIONAL Service: Coventry South 86 DEVELOPMENT 75 Employment Tribunals Africa: Abortion 75 Service: Glasgow East 86 Africa: Family Planning 76 Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services 86 Bangladesh: Drinking Water 77 Personal Independence Commonwealth Development Payment: Alyn and Deeside 87 Corporation: Grants 78 Personal Independence Commonwealth: Disease Payment: Appeals 88 Control 78 Personal Independence Department for International Payment: Coventry South 88 Development: Staff 79 Small Claims: Personal Injury 89 Developing Countries: Family Planning 79 Social Security Benefits: Tribunals 90 Developing Countries: Malaria 79 NORTHERN IRELAND 90 Gaza and West Bank: Schools 79 Parades Commission: Palestinians: Education 80 Membership 90 SCOTLAND 91 Social Security Benefits 103 Local Growth Deals: Scottish Social Security Benefits: Borders 91 Appeals 103 TRANSPORT 91 Social Security Benefits: Aviation: Zika Virus 91 Employment 104 Great Western Railway Line 91 State Retirement Pensions: Aberavon 104 Invalid Vehicles: Insurance 92 State Retirement Pensions: Merchant Shipping: Training 92 British Nationals Abroad 105 Motor Vehicles: Registration 92 State Retirement Pensions: Motorways: Large Goods Females 105 Vehicles 93 Universal Credit 106 Public Transport: Greater Universal Credit: Warrington London 93 North 106 Shipping: Apprentices 94 MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 108 Taxis: Wales 95 CABINET OFFICE 108 Uber: Greater London 95 Cabinet Office: Disclosure of WALES 96 Information 108 Exports: Middle East 96 JUSTICE 109 Ports: Wales 96 Personal Independence WORK AND PENSIONS 97 Payment: Appeals 109 BAE Systems: Redundancy 97 WRITTEN STATEMENTS 111 Department for Work and TREASURY 111 Pensions: Procurement 97 Annual report under the Department for Work and Infrastructure (Financial Pensions: Telephone Services 98 Assistance) Act 2012 111 Disadvantaged 99 DEFENCE 111 Employment and Support Gifting of the Franklin Wrecks Allowance: Mental Illness 99 to the Government of Canada 111 Employment: Bury North 100 EDUCATION 112 Jobcentres: Glasgow 101 Equalities update 112 Jobcentres: Wales 101 HOME OFFICE 113 Local Housing Allowance 102 G6 Seville 113 Pensioners: Rents 102 NORTHERN IRELAND 114 Personal Independence Northern Ireland Security Payment 102 Situation 114 Notes: Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions with identification numbers of 900000 or greater indicate that the question was originally tabled as an oral question and has since been unstarred. ANSWERS BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Operation Temperer Stephen Doughty: [108637] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, How many Civil Nuclear Constabulary personnel have been deployed on Operation Temperer in each of the last three years. Richard Harrington: Operation Temperer was invoked for the first time following the terrorist incident at Manchester Arena in May this year, and then again in September following the terrorist incident at Parsons Green. Civil Nuclear Constabulary personnel were deployed on Operation Temperer on both occasions. The total number of CNC personnel deployed on Operation Temperer this year, including liaison officers, was 826. 432 officers were deployed in May, and 394 officers were deployed in September. Companies: Ownership Anneliese Dodds: [108184] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made by HM Revenue and Customs to pursue companies that have not registered their beneficial ownership with Companies House; and how much has been collected in fines from such companies. Margot James: [Holding answer 20 October 2017]: Responsibility for pursuing companies that have not filed PSC information rests with Companies House. Over 97% of active companies have filed PSC information. Compliance is Companies House’s primary aim, rather than prosecution. It is taking action to ensure that all companies on the active register report their PSC information. Where companies do not move to comply, Companies House will consider what further action to take. This could lead to investigations being passed to other enforcement agencies who will consider the allegation made and, where appropriate, conduct a criminal investigation,
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