Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) hon. Members and (b) peers in the House of Lords hold non-domiciled status in the UK.
Answered by Michael Ellis
An individual's tax status is private and confidential; the Government does not hold a consolidated list of Parliamentarians' tax status. Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords are treated for the purposes of income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax as resident and domiciled in the United Kingdom, according to Section 41 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish the Intelligence and Security Committee report on possible Russian interference or involvement in UK politics.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. members to the answer given to PQ 40706 on 4 May 2020.
Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
What steps he is taking to ensure that electoral registers are complete.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The electoral registers for the June 2017 general election were the largest ever at 46.8 million people. Online registration has made registering to vote quicker and easier than ever before. Government’s role is to ensure Electoral Registration Officers have the tools needed to maintain complete and accurate registers.
Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on local democracy of changes to regulations to discourage public authorities from making procurement and investment decisions on ethical grounds.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The guidance we issued on 17 February reminds public authorities of their existing international obligations when letting public contracts. It makes clear that boycotts in public procurement are inappropriate, outside where formal legal sanctions, embargoes and restrictions have been put in place by the Government:
The Department for Communities and Local Government is currently working to give effect to the recent announcement on Local Government Pension Scheme funds’ investment allocations, specifically the extent to which administering authorities should have regard to non-financial factors.