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723799

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Solidarity Fund: Gordon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding he expects will be received from the application made to the EU Solidarity Fund to assist people in Gordon constituency who were flooded by Storm Frank in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text The Devolved Administrations have received significant financial support‎ through the application of the Barnett formula to flood recovery support for local authorities in England. The Draft Amending Budget for the UK’s application to the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), relating to damage incurred through flooding in Winter 2015-16, has now been approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. As explained in the Written Ministerial Statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 16 January 2017, the funding received following this application does not offer additional support, but is to reimburse a small portion of the significant financial support that has already been provided‎ by the Government. answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/04/2017 16:14:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

723103

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Diageo: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Diageo's plans for 100 job losses on the Scottish economy.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	71542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been in contact with Diageo and understands the company has begun a consultation with staff about proposed operational changes. The Government understands this will be a worrying time for Diageo employees and their families.</p><p> </p><p>Job Centre Plus stands ready to assist in the event of redundancies being confirmed, and the Government continues to support the Scottish economy and key sectors such as the food and drinks industry.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/04/2017 16:17:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

722420

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of public sector net debt at the end of the current financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	71229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>At Budget 17, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast public sector net debt to be 88.8% of GDP – £1829.7bn – at the end of the financial year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/04/2017 13:55:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

722062

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of freezing rates of child benefit and child tax credit on children living in poverty in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	71014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The government has considered the impact on all benefits and tax credits rates that are included in the four year uprating freeze. The government has published an impact assessment at: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/04/2017 13:57:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

720224

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	CH2M Hill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been paid to CH2M by (a) service provided and (b) project since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	70299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally at the level of detail requested. Details of expenditure approvals for consultancy controls are published on: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk Additionally, all new contracts over the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder The full Cabinet Office Controls guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-controls/cabinet-office-controls-guidance-version-40</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/04/2017 11:50:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

720230

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to retain the UK's shareholding in the European Investment Bank after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	70372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>While the UK remains a full member of the European Union it retains all of the rights, obligations and benefits that membership brings. This includes the shareholding in European Investment Bank. The long-term relationship between the UK and the EIB will need to be resolved as part of the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/04/2017 15:28:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

720233

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rent a Room Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.22 of the Spring Budget 2017, what his proposals are on the redesign of rent-a-room relief; and when he plans to consult of those proposals.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	70595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Rent-a-room relief was first introduced to increase the quantity and variety of low-cost rented housing, giving more choice to tenants and making it easier for people to move jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation, which will be published in due course, will explore the most effective changes to better align the relief with its original purpose.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/04/2017 15:23:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

720243

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 1.296 and 1.297 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what progress his Department has made by estimated capacity of land sold since March 2016 in identifying and disposing of land to meet the Government's commitment there set out.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
uin	70687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Increasing the supply of land for new homes is central to this Government’s vision of a country that works for everyone. The Government has an ambition to release surplus public land with capacity for at least 160,000 homes during this Parliament. This target was set at the Autumn Statement in 2015 and reiterated in the recent Housing White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>Progress towards meeting this ambition is set out in Table 3 of the Public Land for Housing Programme Annual Report published in February 2017, which shows that between 8 May 2015 and 30 September 2016 all departments released land for a total of 13,817 homes. It is the responsibility of the Treasury, alongside the Cabinet Office, to provide oversight, support and challenge to the Public Land for Housing Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/04/2017 16:00:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

720245

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to (a) retain or (b) increase the UK's shareholding in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	70705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the UK’s shareholding in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The UK remains firmly committed to membership of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which is an international organisation, and is therefore unaffected by the UK’s exit from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/04/2017 15:26:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

720254

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will carry out an interim assessment of the effects of the freeze on child benefit and child tax credit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	70847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The government has considered the impact on all benefits and tax credits rates that are included in the four year uprating freeze. The government has published an impact assessment at: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/04/2017 09:42:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis