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847720

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the use of ATMs remains free of charge.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	129396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash via ATMs remains extremely important in the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK, and will continue to work with industry to ensure that it is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, the PSR is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and recently set out three requirements of LINK, the scheme behind the UK’s ATM network: that LINK must maintain the current geographical spread of ATMs; that any changes made to interchange fees must be incremental to allow LINK to monitor the impact and take action if the impact is not as expected; and for a greater focus on LINK’s Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in certain areas where demand would not otherwise make one viable, to continue to fill gaps in the network. The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at <a href="https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network" target="_blank">https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of these three criteria, LINK committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained, and bolstering its Financial Inclusion Programme. LINK will also protect all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM, and ensure that any community that loses ATM access because of a branch closure has a free ATM provided.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, LINK will undertake an annual review of the impact of the interchange fee reduction as it is phased in over the next four years. In addition, LINK will set up publicly available monitoring on its website of every area of the country showing free ATM availability, and highlight any areas where free ATM availability is lost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:19:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

846957

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Notes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank notes were (a) printed and (b) in circulation each year between 2010 and 2017.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	129131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>This information is available on the Bank of England website at: <a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/banknote" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/banknote</a></p><p>Summary tables have been reproduced below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of banknotes produced (m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>912</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of banknotes in circulation (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2576.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2667.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2833.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2993.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3070.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3238.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3420.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3662.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:13:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

847077

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>We cannot aggregate day-to-day spend comprised of fair trade products due to not holding this data centrally. Our accommodation and stationery products are purchased through a third-party supplier.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:18:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847110

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to which organisations his Department has outsourced functions since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Treasury outsourced the Equitable Life Payment Scheme (ELPS) to Capita Employee Benefits Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 12:48:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847130

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of workers employed directly by his Department belonged to a trade union in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:17:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847155

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the Exchequer of introducing a minimum unit pricing for alcohol in combination with a duty escalator.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	129329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:14:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

847169

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) any other staff were employed directly by his Department on zero-hours contracts in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The department has not employed anyone on a zero hours contract in the last 8 years</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:15:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847186

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	129360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Neither of Treasury’s non-departmental public bodies: the Royal Mint Advisory Committee or the Office of Budget Responsibility use any external recruitment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/02/2018 16:23:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

847198

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of employees in his Department worked (a) in departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) at any other location in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold the information requested. The Department operates a Flexible Working policy which allows employees to work remotely subject to line manager approval and business needs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2018 13:11:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

846179

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from air passenger duty for cabin crew in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	128867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Air passenger duty (APD) is payable by airlines in respect of each liable passenger departing from the UK and is dependent on the class of travel and final destination of the passengers.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not have numbers for the cabin crew exemption specifically because airlines are only required to declare an aggregate number of exempt passengers on their return.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does publish estimates of the cost of the exemption from APD for cabin crew. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics</a>) These estimates are based on published APD revenue statistics and assumptions on the size and class configuration of airplanes for various destinations. (<a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax</a>)</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/02/2018 14:54:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd