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Raif Badawi faces 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison because he wrote some articles with which his Government disagreed. Will the Prime Minister join me in condemning the barbaric and mediaeval regime of Saudi Arabia, and does he believe that our international alliances should be founded more on human rights and less on economic muscle?
Raif Badawi faces 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison because he wrote some articles with which his Government disagreed. Will the Prime Minister join me in condemning the barbaric and mediaeval regime of Saudi Arabia, and does he believe that our international alliances should be founded more on human rights and less on economic muscle?
We do not approve of these sorts of punishments, and we always raise these cases in the strongest possible way when British citizens are involved, and I know we will on this occasion, too.
What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.
What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that European Commission proposals for reform of the European Copyright Framework do not undermine the principle that writers and other creators should be rewarded for their work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that European Commission proposals for reform of the European Copyright Framework do not undermine the principle that writers and other creators should be rewarded for their work.
The Government wants to ensure that any proposals on European copyright reform serve to deepen the digital single market, promote innovation, and continue to ensure that writers and other creators are rewarded for their work.
The Government will be engaging with the European Commission across the digital single market agenda to promote a single market which supports economic growth and enables businesses, creators and consumers to enjoy the opportunities presented by the digital economy.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact the reclassification of Network Rail as a government body has had on (a) the financial position of the Government and (b) the financial position of Network Rail; and if he will make a statement.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact the reclassification of Network Rail as a government body has had on (a) the financial position of the Government and (b) the financial position of Network Rail; and if he will make a statement.
The impact of the reclassification on the government’s financial position is set out in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook as at March 2014.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any proportion of Network Rail's debt has been allocated to the Scottish Government as a result of the reclassification of Network Rail as a government body on 1 September 2014.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any proportion of Network Rail's debt has been allocated to the Scottish Government as a result of the reclassification of Network Rail as a government body on 1 September 2014.
Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) is not currently geographically split and so only overall Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) has increased.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England have a specifically designated library for use by pupils as a proportion of the total number of schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England have a specifically designated library for use by pupils as a proportion of the total number of schools.
We do not collect data on the number of primary or secondary schools that provide a specifically designated library for their pupils.
The Government is fully supportive of school libraries and aware of the important role they play in encouraging young people to read for pleasure. We know that many headteachers recognise the role libraries can play in improving young people’s literacy and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of growth in the UK market for eBooks on authors, publishers and readers;
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of growth in the UK market for eBooks on authors, publishers and readers;
The creative industries are a great success story for the UK, and the importance of the publishing sector has been illustrated in the recently published creative industries statistics (January 2014), which show its worth of £9.7 billion in 2012, employment of nearly a quarter of a million people, and worth of £1.25 billion in export of services in 2011.
The Department has made no direct assessment of the effect of growth in the UK market for eBooks on authors, publishers and readers; however, the existence of digital platforms, such as eBooks, increases the multimedia possibilities for authors and publishers, and provides consumers with more choice. The sector is continuing to seize the opportunities presented by digital technologies and the UK eBook industry is continuing to develop even further.
(2) if he will launch a public consultation on steps to be taken to promote the UK eBook industry.
Mr Tom Harris:
(2) if he will launch a public consultation on steps to be taken to promote the UK eBook industry.
Mr Tom Harris:
The creative industries are a great success story for the UK, and the importance of the publishing sector has been illustrated in the recently published creative industries statistics (January 2014), which show its worth of £9.7 billion in 2012, employment of nearly a quarter of a million people, and worth of £1.25 billion in export of services in 2011.
The Department has made no direct assessment of the effect of growth in the UK market for eBooks on authors, publishers and readers; however, the existence of digital platforms, such as eBooks, increases the multimedia possibilities for authors and publishers, and provides consumers with more choice. The sector is continuing to seize the opportunities presented by digital technologies and the UK eBook industry is continuing to develop even further.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of VAT at 20 per cent on eBooks on reading and literacy levels of young and teenage readers;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of VAT at 20 per cent on eBooks on reading and literacy levels of young and teenage readers;
The UK applies the standard rate of VAT to digital books and the zero rate of VAT to physical books.
The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The sale of a digital book is classified as an electronic service and attracts the standard rate of VAT under EU law.
Legal advice obtained by the Government indicates there is no scope to change the VAT treatment of the sale of digital book and similar products under EU law. As such, no assessments have been made of the type referred to by the hon. Member.
From 1 January 2015, VAT legislation across the EU will change to tax the supply of broadcasting, telecoms and electronically supplied services (including e-books) at the place of consumption.
HMRC has published information on the VAT changes which includes a summary of the impacts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264626/7._VAT_-_place_of_supply_and_the_introduction_of_the_Mini_One-Stop_Shop.pdf
(2) what assessment he has made of the effect of standard rate VAT on eBooks on (a) the UK's creative industries, (b) progress towards achieving the Government's aim of making the UK a hub for digital innovation and (c) benefits to the education sector from digital technology;
Mr Tom Harris:
(2) what assessment he has made of the effect of standard rate VAT on eBooks on (a) the UK's creative industries, (b) progress towards achieving the Government's aim of making the UK a hub for digital innovation and (c) benefits to the education sector from digital technology;
Mr Tom Harris:
The UK applies the standard rate of VAT to digital books and the zero rate of VAT to physical books.
The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The sale of a digital book is classified as an electronic service and attracts the standard rate of VAT under EU law.
Legal advice obtained by the Government indicates there is no scope to change the VAT treatment of the sale of digital book and similar products under EU law. As such, no assessments have been made of the type referred to by the hon. Member.
From 1 January 2015, VAT legislation across the EU will change to tax the supply of broadcasting, telecoms and electronically supplied services (including e-books) at the place of consumption.
HMRC has published information on the VAT changes which includes a summary of the impacts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264626/7._VAT_-_place_of_supply_and_the_introduction_of_the_Mini_One-Stop_Shop.pdf
(3) what steps he is taking to ensure that VAT on eBooks at a standard rate will not damage UK authors and publishers and the UK book sector;
Mr Tom Harris:
(3) what steps he is taking to ensure that VAT on eBooks at a standard rate will not damage UK authors and publishers and the UK book sector;
Mr Tom Harris:
The UK applies the standard rate of VAT to digital books and the zero rate of VAT to physical books.
The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The sale of a digital book is classified as an electronic service and attracts the standard rate of VAT under EU law.
Legal advice obtained by the Government indicates there is no scope to change the VAT treatment of the sale of digital book and similar products under EU law. As such, no assessments have been made of the type referred to by the hon. Member.
From 1 January 2015, VAT legislation across the EU will change to tax the supply of broadcasting, telecoms and electronically supplied services (including e-books) at the place of consumption.
HMRC has published information on the VAT changes which includes a summary of the impacts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264626/7._VAT_-_place_of_supply_and_the_introduction_of_the_Mini_One-Stop_Shop.pdf
(4) on what grounds he decided to introduce VAT at 20 per cent on eBooks while maintaining zero rate VAT on printed books;
Mr Tom Harris:
(4) on what grounds he decided to introduce VAT at 20 per cent on eBooks while maintaining zero rate VAT on printed books;
Mr Tom Harris:
The UK applies the standard rate of VAT to digital books and the zero rate of VAT to physical books.
The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The sale of a digital book is classified as an electronic service and attracts the standard rate of VAT under EU law.
Legal advice obtained by the Government indicates there is no scope to change the VAT treatment of the sale of digital book and similar products under EU law. As such, no assessments have been made of the type referred to by the hon. Member.
From 1 January 2015, VAT legislation across the EU will change to tax the supply of broadcasting, telecoms and electronically supplied services (including e-books) at the place of consumption.
HMRC has published information on the VAT changes which includes a summary of the impacts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264626/7._VAT_-_place_of_supply_and_the_introduction_of_the_Mini_One-Stop_Shop.pdf
(5) what assessment he has made of the effect on publishers, authors and consumers of the proposed changes to VAT on eBooks in 2015;
Mr Tom Harris:
(5) what assessment he has made of the effect on publishers, authors and consumers of the proposed changes to VAT on eBooks in 2015;
Mr Tom Harris:
The UK applies the standard rate of VAT to digital books and the zero rate of VAT to physical books.
The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The sale of a digital book is classified as an electronic service and attracts the standard rate of VAT under EU law.
Legal advice obtained by the Government indicates there is no scope to change the VAT treatment of the sale of digital book and similar products under EU law. As such, no assessments have been made of the type referred to by the hon. Member.
From 1 January 2015, VAT legislation across the EU will change to tax the supply of broadcasting, telecoms and electronically supplied services (including e-books) at the place of consumption.
HMRC has published information on the VAT changes which includes a summary of the impacts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264626/7._VAT_-_place_of_supply_and_the_introduction_of_the_Mini_One-Stop_Shop.pdf
(6) what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK eBook market of the imposition of VAT at 20 per cent.
Mr Tom Harris:
(6) what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK eBook market of the imposition of VAT at 20 per cent.
Mr Tom Harris:
The UK applies the standard rate of VAT to digital books and the zero rate of VAT to physical books.
The application of VAT in the EU, including rates and flexibilities afforded to member states in this regard, is governed by EU law. The sale of a digital book is classified as an electronic service and attracts the standard rate of VAT under EU law.
Legal advice obtained by the Government indicates there is no scope to change the VAT treatment of the sale of digital book and similar products under EU law. As such, no assessments have been made of the type referred to by the hon. Member.
From 1 January 2015, VAT legislation across the EU will change to tax the supply of broadcasting, telecoms and electronically supplied services (including e-books) at the place of consumption.
HMRC has published information on the VAT changes which includes a summary of the impacts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264626/7._VAT_-_place_of_supply_and_the_introduction_of_the_Mini_One-Stop_Shop.pdf
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of standard rate VAT on eReading on children's reading for pleasure; and if he will make a statement.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of standard rate VAT on eReading on children's reading for pleasure; and if he will make a statement.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
That this House notes that the Office for National Statistics is to reclassify Network Rail as a central government body from 1 September 2014, adding Network Rail's £30 billion debt to the national debt; recognises that since Network Rail's creation, Ministers have respected the company's status as a private company by not exercising executive authority over Network Rail's management or operational activity; further recognises that the reclassification of Network Rail as a central government body offers the opportunity for a new relationship between the company and ministers; and believes this new relationship should begin with an instruction from the Secretary of State for Transport to Network Rail's directors that any future proposal for executive bonuses must be approved by Ministers.
That this House notes that the Office for National Statistics is to reclassify Network Rail as a central government body from 1 September 2014, adding Network Rail's £30 billion debt to the national debt; recognises that since Network Rail's creation, Ministers have respected the company's status as a private company...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers were returned successfully to (a) China and (b) Iran in the last three years for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers were returned successfully to (a) China and (b) Iran in the last three years for which data is available.
The following table provides the number of asylum cases removed or departing voluntarily from the UK in each year from 2010 to 2012.
| Asylum
removals and voluntary departures to China and Iran, 2010 to
20121, 2,
3 | |||
| Country
of
destination | Total
asylum enforced
removals | Total
asylum voluntary
departures | |
| 2010 | China | 514 | 598 |
| 2011 | China | 381 | 519 |
| 2012(P) | China | 357 | 482 |
| 2010 | Iran | 50 | 79 |
| 2011 | Iran | 53 | 86 |
| 2012(P) | Iran | 22 | 58 |
| 1
Destination as recorded on source database; all nationals returned to
China and Iran. 2 Removals are recorded on the system as at the dales on which the data extracts were taken. 3 Recorded on the system as having claimed asylum at some point. |
It is not possible within these figures to say at what stage in the asylum process individuals have reached at the time of their removal, including whether their claim has failed at that point, as those departing voluntarily can do so at any stage without necessarily notifying the Home Office.
The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK within the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics July-September 2013 is available from:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release
and will be placed in the Library of the House:
Information for 2013 will be available from 27 February 2014.
That this House believes that parents who suffer the death of a child should have the right to paid time off from their employer in order to grieve; recognises that most employers offer flexibility and support to employees in such tragic circumstances; deplores the significant number of employers who force bereaved parents to go back to work too early or take sick leave in order to grieve; congratulates the Jack's Rainbow campaign for highlighting the injustice that parents who suffer such a tragic loss have no statutory right to paid employment leave; and calls on the Government to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to enshrine in law the right to statutory bereavement leave for parents.
That this House believes that parents who suffer the death of a child should have the right to paid time off from their employer in order to grieve; recognises that most employers offer flexibility and support to employees in such tragic circumstances; deplores the significant number of employers who force...
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 December.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 December.