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1235W Written Answers 6 JUNE 2013 Written Answers 1236W The UK is also actively supporting Project Haven, Europol’s initiative against travelling sex offenders, launched in November 2010, which aims to disrupt sexual offences against children perpetrated by EU citizens abroad (intra or extra EU). The UK has one of the most robust systems of managing sexual offenders in the world. We will continue to work with international policing and law enforcement agencies to ensure that the right powers are available for the authorities to tackle serious sexual crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice. Stella Creasy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish in full the data on which table 3.2, Number of sexual offences recorded by the police, 2005-06 to 2011-12 in An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales, published on 10 January 2013, was based. [158393] Mr Jeremy Browne: The data were an extract from Table A4 in the ONS Bulletin Crime in England and Wales—Quarterly First Release, March 2012. It is not possible to break down the offence codes any further. The police recorded crime open data published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-recordedcrime-open-data-tables provide a breakdown of the number of crimes by detailed offence codes (including sexual offences) recorded by the police by police force area and by community safety partnership by quarter. Social Networking: Incitement Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has held with (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) other social media providers on measures to remove hate speech from their platforms; and what steps (i) her Department and (ii) social media providers have taken as a consequence of those discussions. [157836] Mr Jeremy Browne: Tackling hate crime is an issue that the Government takes very seriously and we already have in place one of the strongest legislative frameworks in the world to protect communities from hostility, violence and bigotry. These laws apply equally to online material. If a website publishes illegal content the relevant internet service provider will remove it. If content which is not illegal but which is offensive is published, it may infringe the service provider’s ″acceptable use policy″ and can be removed. The Government is working with leading social media providers and other industry representatives to improve the response to offensive and criminal online material. Theft: Agricultural Machinery Andy Sawford: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce cross-border crime consisting of the theft of agricultural vehicles and equipment. [158051] Mr Jeremy Browne: Tackling the theft of construction and agricultural equipment is primarily a matter for police forces, working with the Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU). PANIU is a specialist police unit whose primary aim is to reduce plant and agricultural theft across the United Kingdom. It monitors machinery theft from both the construction and farming industries, researches trends and threats, and helps individual police forces to identify stolen equipment and tackle the criminals responsible. The National Crime Agency will also ensure that partners across the law enforcement community with a role in countering cross-border theft of agricultural vehicles and equipment benefit from its coordination, tasking and intelligence arrangements, in particular where this links to serious and organised crime, as well as being able to access its specialist capabilities where appropriate. Violence against Women and Girls Ministerial Group Stella Creasy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 154W, on Violence Against Women and Girls Ministerial Group, what the ministerial level or civil service grade is of each attendee from each Department at each of that Group’s last five meetings. [158384] Mr Jeremy Browne: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 June 2013, Official Report, columns 920-21W. TREASURY Air Passenger Duty Mr MacNeil: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what dates he met representatives of (a) Flybe and (b) EasyJet in each of the last 12 months at which the issue of air passenger duty was discussed. [158436] Sajid Javid: Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings and discussions with a wide variety of organisations as part of the process of policy development and delivery. The Treasury publishes a list of ministerial meetings with external organisations, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/ series/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseastravel Business: Finance Mr Umunna: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what grants and investments have been made under the Business Finance Partnership to date; and of these what funds have been (a) allocated and (b) drawn down to date. [158440] Sajid Javid: Budget 2013 confirmed that the Business Finance Partnership has invested £700 million and raised another £1 billion from the private sector to create five new funds that will lend to mid-sized companies. These funds are now making their first loans to businesses and further aggregate data on these investments will be published in the coming months.
1237W Written Answers 6 JUNE 2013 Written Answers 1238W Additionally, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is investing £87 million through non-traditional channels including peer-to-peer platforms and supply chain finance. Capital Allowances Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to (a) consult and (b) report on proposals to align the treatment of assets eligible for mineral extraction allowances with that for assets eligible for plant and machinery allowance where profits are not taxed in the UK. [157784] Mr Gauke: At Budget 2013, the Government announced its plans to consult informally on proposals to align the treatment of assets eligible for mineral extraction allowances with that for assets eligible for plant and machinery allowances, where profits are not taxed in the UK. The Government will report on its proposals once that consultation, which will begin before the summer recess, is complete. Capital Allowances: Company Cars Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to consult on proposals to amend first year allowances for businesses purchasing the lowest emissions vehicles. [157786] Sajid Javid: Budget 2012 announced a number of changes to the first-year allowance (FYA) for low emissions vehicles to ensure that it remains a targeted, robust and fiscally sustainable incentive. These changes were set out in draft legislation, which was published alongside the Government’s autumn statement in December 2012. This was open for technical consultation. At Budget 2013, the Government announced a further extension of the FYA to 31 March 2018. This extension will be legislated in Finance Bill 2015, following a period of technical consultation on the draft legislation. The case for extending the FYA beyond 2018, and the appropriate carbon dioxide emissions threshold, will be reviewed at Budget 2016. Coinage: Forgery Tom Blenkinsop: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of counterfeit £1 coins currently in circulation. [157875] Sajid Javid: The Royal Mint regularly conducts surveys to estimate the level of counterfeit £1 coins in the UK. A survey undertaken in November 2012 estimated there to be around £40 million counterfeit £1 coins in circulation. Provisions for various offences connected with the counterfeiting of coins are included in the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981. Enforcement of these provisions is a matter for law enforcement agencies, such as the police, Serious and Organised Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service. Excise Duties: Beer Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what quantity of beer was seized by HM Revenue and Customs due to excise duty not having been paid in each of the last five years. [157767] Sajid Javid: The total quantity (in litres) of beer seized by HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force over the last five years is tabulated here: Total (litres) 2008-09 5,780,117 2009-10 4,128,660 2010-11 6,530,178 2011-12 8,825,821 2012-13 9,369,728 Financial Services Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will (a) consult and (b) report on loan relationships and on derivative contracts legislation. [157783] Mr Gauke: Consultation on modernizing the rules governing the taxation of loan relationships and derivative contracts was announced at Budget 2013, with legislation to be included in Finance Bills in 2014 and 2015. A consultation document will be published shortly, and a summary of responses and draft legislation for those measures to be included in Finance Bill 2014 will be published in the autumn. Further formal consultation is expected in 2014. Gift Aid Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will report on the consultation undertaken to make it easier to claim Gift Aid; and if he will make a statement. [157788] Sajid Javid: The Government wants to see a high rate of Gift Aid claims across all the ways people give to charity. Budget 2013 announced that we would consult on proposals to make it easier to claim Gift Aid on a wide range of digital giving channels. A consultation document will be published shortly setting out the proposals. Income Tax: Scotland Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to consult on legislation to require the National Audit Office to report annually to the Scottish Parliament on HM Revenue and Custom’s administration of the Scottish rate of income tax. [157796] Mr Gauke: Legislation will be introduced in Finance Bill 2014 to require the National Audit Office to report direct to the Scottish Parliament annually on HMRC’s administration of the Scottish rate of income tax. This legislation will be published for comment as part of the usual process for wider consultation on draft Finance Bill clauses in autumn 2013.
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