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1005995

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence additional funding to enhance further education training in digital capability.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will introduce an entitlement to full funding for basic digital courses from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to undertake improved digital courses based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for the English and maths adult entitlements, the new basic digital skills entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, we will continue to support the provision of basic digital skills training for adults in colleges and community learning centres across England through the Adult Education Budget and other programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1006028

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has made in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	190947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has non-disclosure agreements with some private sector organisations. Confidentiality requirements are a common element of contractual obligations and are used by departments to protect commercial considerations; to reflect the sensitive nature of some discussions; and to facilitate conversations that otherwise may not have been able to take place, due to concerns around sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, HM Treasury and the UK Government as a whole continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2018 14:54:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1006113

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many 30 hours free childcare codes have been issued manually as a result of faults in the childcare account system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	190786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare account without problems, including getting their 30 hours eligibility code. Where parents have experienced technical issues, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Manual codes are issued via a standard exception process that enables parents to access a 30 hours place when they are eligible if they cannot get a digital code within the required timeline. The number of manual codes issued has been decreasing since September 2017 as the system has become embedded.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has issued 35,370 codes manually to parents.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has paid out £200,000 in redress to parents for expenses such as telephone calls to the helpline.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190787 question first answered 20/11/2018 08:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1006114

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received financial compensation as a result of not having access to their online childcare account; and how much money has been paid out of the public purse for that compensation.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	190787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare account without problems, including getting their 30 hours eligibility code. Where parents have experienced technical issues, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Manual codes are issued via a standard exception process that enables parents to access a 30 hours place when they are eligible if they cannot get a digital code within the required timeline. The number of manual codes issued has been decreasing since September 2017 as the system has become embedded.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has issued 35,370 codes manually to parents.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has paid out £200,000 in redress to parents for expenses such as telephone calls to the helpline.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190786 question first answered 20/11/2018 08:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1006152

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Collection: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans amend the regulation of debt collection agencies.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	190922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government continually monitors the regulation of sectors to ensure good outcomes for consumers. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation of debt collection agencies (DCAs) provides strong protections for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>DCAs under FCA regulation have to comply with the FCA’s high-level principle to treat customers fairly, as well as offer appropriate forbearance and signpost individuals to free and impartial debt advice should a consumer be in default, or in arrears difficulty.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2018 14:34:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1006205

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing free port schemes across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it is open to ideas that deliver economic advantages for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Section 100A of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA) provides the legal basis for the designation of free zones by HM Treasury and will continue to do so following UK withdrawal from the EU. Applying for designation as a free zone will be a commercial decision to be taken by private port operators.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that many of the customs-related benefits of free ports are already available through existing customs facilitations, for example inward processing relief.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 14:58:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006212

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trade: Channel Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the net benefits to the economy of trade with the Channel Islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Channel Islands contribute significantly to UK trade. Specifically, the UK exported services worth £7.2bn, 2.6% of our total service exports, to Guernsey in 2017. As a result, they were the UK’s ninth largest services export market in 2017.</p><p>Additionally, in 2017, the UK imported services worth £4.1bn from Jersey, representing 2.5% of all UK service imports. As such, they were the UK’s ninth largest services import market.</p><p>More widely, the constitutional relationships between the UK and the Channel Islands are historic and highly valued, and there is a constructive working relationship between the UK Government and those jurisdictions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2018 14:49:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006213

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of spending on public services in the UK and other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The level and direction of spending on public services is set according to the government’s priorities at periodic Spending Reviews and at fiscal events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These decisions are supported by extensive evidence, including when appropriate international comparisons and examples of best practice and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>At last month’s Budget the Chancellor set out a 5-year funding plan for the NHS and £84bn additional spending. The Chancellor will set out spending plans for other public services at a Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 14:44:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006214

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the financial sector of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>UK and EU negotiators have agreed in principle the terms of the UK’s smooth and orderly exit from the EU, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. We have also agreed the broad terms of our future relationship as set out in the outline Political Declaration.</p><p>We will ensure Parliament can make an informed decision and business and citizens have a clear understanding of our future relationship. The Government is undertaking a programme of analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. The Government has confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that Parliament is presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision. As the Chancellor set out in his letter of 23 August to the chair of the Treasury Select Committee, the analysis will look at the economic and fiscal effects of leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2018 14:51:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006215

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK internal market to the Northern Irish economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK internal market benefits all the nations of the UK. The latest data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) indicate that 58% of all external sales from Northern Ireland go to Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 14:42:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell