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Daily Report Friday, 16 February 2018 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 16 February 2018 and the information is correct at the time of publication (04:30 P.M., 16 February 2018). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 8 Banks: Government BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Assistance 19 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 8 Cash Dispensing: Fees and Companies: Registration 8 Charges 20 Company Accounts 9 Climate Change Levy: Exemptions 20 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Companies: Registration 20 Brexit 10 Corporation Tax 22 Department for Business, Corporation Tax: Exemptions 25 Energy and Industrial Strategy: Corporation Tax: Fines 27 Land 11 Cryptocurrencies 29 Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate 11 Electronic Commerce: Taxation 29 Employment: Telephone Services 12 En+ Group: London Stock Exchange 30 Energy: Billing 13 Enterprise Investment Scheme Energy: Meters 14 and Seed Enterprise Energy: Overseas Trade 15 Investment Scheme 30 Energy: Prices 15 Insurance: Terrorism 31 Fireworks: Prosecutions 17 Money Laundering: EU Law 31 GKN: Melrose 17 Pensions: Personal Savings 32 Insurance: Terrorism 18 Poverty: Children 32 Modern Working Practices Public Sector: North East 32 Review 18 Royal Bank of Scotland: Small TREASURY 19 Businesses 33 Bank Services: Fees and Sanctions: Democratic Charges 19 Republic of Congo 33 Treasury: Brexit 34 Gaming Machines 48 Treasury: Land 34 Health 49 Type 45 Destroyers: Healthy Living Ministerial Procurement 35 Group 49 DEFENCE 35 HMS Victory 50 Armed Forces: Housing 35 National Lottery: Tickets 51 Army: Redundancy 36 National Security China: Ballistic Missile Communications Unit 51 Defence 36 EDUCATION 51 Defence Equipment: Adult Education: Public Procurement 37 Expenditure 51 HMS Victory 37 Apprentices: North Cornwall 52 Merlin Helicopters 37 Apprentices: Small Businesses 52 Military Bases: Brecon 38 Apprentices: STEM Subjects 53 Military Bases: Nurseries 38 Arts: Education 54 Military Bases: Security 40 Department for Education: Ministry of Defence Police 40 Brexit 54 Ministry of Defence: Brexit 41 Department for Education: Land 55 Ministry of Defence: Chemring Group 41 English Language: Education 55 Ministry of Defence: Contracts 42 Foster Care: Minority Groups 56 Navy: Redundancy 42 Foster Care: Payments 56 Reserve Forces: Scotland 42 Foster Care: Recruitment 57 Territorial Army: Greater Free Schools: Greater London 43 Manchester 57 Trident Submarines 43 Further Education: Social Mobility 57 Type 23 Frigates 44 Graduates: Bexley 58 Warships 44 Higher Education: Strikes 59 Warships: Repairs and Maintenance 45 Literacy: Disadvantaged 59 Wrecks: South East Asia 47 Physical Education: Teachers 59 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Pre-school Education: First Aid 60 SPORT 47 Pupils: Eating Disorders 60 Department for Digital, Pupils: Sanitary Protection 61 Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit 47 School Leaving: North Food: Waste 76 Cornwall 62 Foxes: Urban Areas 77 Schools: Finance 63 Heathrow Airport: Inland Schools: LGBT People 64 Waterways 77 Schools: Mental Health Horse Riding 77 Services 64 Ivory: Sales 78 Sex and Relationship Livestock: Transport 78 Education 65 Plastic Bags: North Cornwall 79 Special Educational Needs 65 Plastics: Beaches 79 Special Educational Needs: Complaints 65 Poultry 80 Students: Loans 66 Scientific Review Group 80 Students: North Cornwall 67 Smoke Control Areas 80 Universities: Mental Health Supermarkets: Plastic Bags 81 Services 67 Tree Planting 81 University Technical Colleges 68 Water Companies: Tax Young People: Politics 68 Avoidance 81 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND EXITING THE EUROPEAN RURAL AFFAIRS 69 UNION 82 Air Pollution 69 British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries 82 Animal Products: Imports 70 Immigration 82 Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control 70 FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 83 Capita 71 Anguilla: Companies 83 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit 72 China: Christianity 83 Department for Environment, Conflict, Stability and Security Food and Rural Affairs: Child Fund 83 Care Vouchers 73 Diplomatic Service: Religious Department for Environment, Freedom 84 Food and Rural Affairs: Land 73 Eastern Europe: Overseas Aid 84 Diesel Vehicles 74 Foreign and Commonwealth Electronic Training Aids 74 Office: Brexit 85 Energy: Waste 74 Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Child Care Vouchers 85 Floods: Insurance 75 Foreign and Commonwealth Food: Production 76 Office: Land 85 Gaza: Violence 86 Companies: Guernsey 99 Hezbollah 86 Counter-terrorism: Finance 99 Iran: Nuclear Weapons 86 Domestic Violence: Refuges 100 Iran: Religious Freedom 87 European Asylum Support Israel: Gaza 87 Office 100 Israel: Technology 87 Hezbollah 100 Lebanon: Diplomatic Relations 88 Home Office: Brexit 101 Magna Carta Fund for Human Home Office: Contracts 101 Rights and Democracy: Home Office: Land 101 Religious Freedom 88 Home Office: Written Middle East: Peace Questions 102 Negotiations 89 Homosexuality 102 Osman Kavala 89 Immigrants 103 Religious Freedom 90 Immigrants: Children 103 Russia: Nuclear Weapons 92 Immigration Bail 103 South Sudan: Sanctions 93 Key Forensic Services: Sri Lanka: Human Rights 93 Insolvency 104 Zimbabwe: Commonwealth 94 Nuisance Calls 105 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 94 Passports 105 Accident and Emergency Prisoners: Females 105 Departments: Greater London 94 Refugees: Syria 106 Ambulance Services: Greater Slavery 106 London 94 UK Visas and Immigration: Department of Health and Correspondence 107 Social Care: Brexit 94 HOUSE OF COMMONS Doctors 95 COMMISSION 107 Doctors: Sexual Offences 95 Members 107 Geriatrics 96 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Health: Telford and Wrekin 96 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 109 Hospitals: Consultants 97 Antisemitism 109 Hospitals: Parking 98 Housing: Broadband 109 HOME OFFICE 98 Housing: Construction 110 Asylum: Employment 98 Ministry of Housing, Borders: Personal Records 98 Communities and Local Government: Brexit 110 Carillion 99 Owner Occupation 111 Trade Remedies Authority: Parks 111 Public Appointments 120 Planning 112 UK Trade With EU 120 Planning Permission: USA: Visas 121 Recreation Spaces 112 JUSTICE 121 Private Rented Housing: Abortion 121 Tenants 112 Aiding and Abetting 122 Sand: South East 113 Amey 122 Sleeping Rough 113 Amey and Carillion 124 Supported Housing 114 Birmingham Prison: Civil INTERNATIONAL Disorder 124 DEVELOPMENT 114 Capita 124 Africa and Bangladesh: Courts 125 Leprosy 114 Courts: Fines 126 Department for International Development: Brexit 115 Courts: ICT 126 Developing Countries: Courts: Video Conferencing 126 Education 115 Criminal Cases Review Developing Countries: Commission 128 Religious Freedom 115 Domestic Violence 129 Independent Commission for Electronic Tagging 130 Aid Impact 116 Employment Tribunals Overseas Aid: Corruption 116 Service: Fees and Charges 130 Prosperity Fund 117 Family Courts: Domestic South Africa: Water 117 Violence 130 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 118 Gov Facility Services 131 Board of Trade: Northern Immigration: Appeals 131 Ireland 118 Interserve 132 Department for International John Worboys 132 Trade: Child Care Vouchers 118 Judgements: Appeals 133 Israel: Agriculture 118 Juries 133 Israel: Medicine 119 Juries: Translation Services 134 Members' Interests 119 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Revenue and Customs: Punishment of Offenders Act Disclosure of Information 119 2012 134 Trade Remedies Authority 120 Ministry of Justice: Brexit 134 Ministry of Justice: Carillion 135 East Coast Rail Franchise: Ministry of Justice: Child Care Incentives 147 Vouchers 136 First Transpennine Express 147 Ministry of Justice: FV Solstice 148 Consultants 136 High Speed 2 Railway Line: Ministry of Justice: Contracts 137 Expenditure 148 Ministry of Justice: Land 138 Minibuses: Licensing 149 Ministry of Justice: Public Motor Vehicles: Insurance 149 Expenditure 139 Public Transport: Yorkshire Offenders: Rehabilitation 139 and the Humber 150 Peter Gross 140 Railways: Compensation 151 Prison Officers: Recruitment 140 Railways: Devon 151 Prison Service: Training 140 Railways: Expenditure 152 Prisons: Drugs 140 Railways: Fixed Penalties 152 Prisons: Repairs and Railways: Franchises 153 Maintenance 141 Railways: Procurement 153 Prisons: Vandalism 142 Railways: York 154 Probation Hostels 142 Severn River Crossing: Tolls 154 Reoffenders: Females 143 Transport: North of England 155 Sexual Offences: Transport: Per Capita Costs 156 Rehabilitation 144 West Coast Railway Line 157 NORTHERN IRELAND 145 WALES 157 Northern Ireland Office: Brexit 145 Wales Office: Brexit 157 Northern Ireland Office: Child Care Vouchers 145 Wales Office: Child Care Vouchers 157 TRANSPORT 145 WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 158 Department for Transport: Brexit 145 Disability: Mental Health 158 Department for Transport: Employment: Equality 158 Child Care Vouchers 146 Pupils: Bullying 159 Department for Transport: Sexual Harassment 159 Land 146 WORK AND PENSIONS 160 Diesel Vehicles: Pollution Department for Work and Control 146 Pensions: Brexit 160 East Coast Rail Franchise 147 Employment and Support Allowance: Correspondence 160 Funerals: Fees and Charges 161 Shared Ownership: Carers 163 Independent Assessment MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 165 Services: Complaints 161 TREASURY 165 Mesothelioma: Compensation 162 Sanctions: Democratic Poverty: Children 162 Republic of Congo 165 Notes: Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared. 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