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795635

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Job Creation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress is being made on creating jobs and reducing unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	902596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The unemployment rate is the lowest since 1975 / in over 42 years (at 4.3%)</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/11/2017 16:17:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

714037

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK companies there are with Authorised Economic Operator status.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	69153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March 2017 the UK had 667 businesses holding Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.</p><p> </p><p>During the last five complete calendar years the number of applications received by HM Revenue and Customs and the average time taken to issue a decision are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time taken to issue a decision (days)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As of 28 March 2017, there had been 32 UK AEO applications received for 2017. There has been a significant increase in applications since the introduction of the Union Customs Code from 1 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Union Customs Code provides a period of 120 days for an AEO decision to be issued. A further 60 day extension is allowed where the customs authority considers it necessary, providing a total of 180 days if required.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69154 69241 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:41:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

714038

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have applied for Authorised Economic Operator status in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	69154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March 2017 the UK had 667 businesses holding Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.</p><p> </p><p>During the last five complete calendar years the number of applications received by HM Revenue and Customs and the average time taken to issue a decision are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time taken to issue a decision (days)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As of 28 March 2017, there had been 32 UK AEO applications received for 2017. There has been a significant increase in applications since the introduction of the Union Customs Code from 1 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Union Customs Code provides a period of 120 days for an AEO decision to be issued. A further 60 day extension is allowed where the customs authority considers it necessary, providing a total of 180 days if required.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69153 69241 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:41:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

714043

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time taken to process an application for Authorised Economic Operator status was in each year of the last five years; and whether there are target times for the processing of such applications.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	69241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March 2017 the UK had 667 businesses holding Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.</p><p> </p><p>During the last five complete calendar years the number of applications received by HM Revenue and Customs and the average time taken to issue a decision are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time taken to issue a decision (days)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As of 28 March 2017, there had been 32 UK AEO applications received for 2017. There has been a significant increase in applications since the introduction of the Union Customs Code from 1 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Union Customs Code provides a period of 120 days for an AEO decision to be issued. A further 60 day extension is allowed where the customs authority considers it necessary, providing a total of 180 days if required.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69153 69154 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:41:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

601015

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long his Department plans that the Lifetime ISA will be on offer.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	48523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The Lifetime ISA will be available from April 2017. This is a long-term savings product and there will be no limit on how long people are able to hold funds in a Lifetime ISA for. The Government intends this to be a long-term reform and has no plans to limit the time that Lifetime ISAs will be available.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2016 11:25:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

600543

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many financial institutions offer ISAs; and what the total value is of monetary assets in ISAs.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	48418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>515 financial institutions are approved to offer cash, stocks &amp; shares and Innovative Finance ISAs.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of 2015-16 the total market value of Adult ISAs stood at £518 billion. This figure includes holdings in both cash and stocks &amp; shares ISAs.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2016 11:29:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

600545

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the value of assets that will be put into Lifetime ISAs in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	48457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>Estimates of the cost to the Exchequer of paying out the bonus to Lifetime ISA accounts are set out in the Impact Assessment for the Savings (Government Contributions) Bill. This can be found online at www.gov.uk/government/collections/the‐savings‐government‐contributions-bill</p><p> </p><p>There will be a 25% bonus on all contributions to a Lifetime ISA up to the £4,000 limit. These estimates therefore reflect the Government’s estimates of the contributions to a Lifetime ISA eligible for a bonus:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>2017-18: £0.7 billion</p></li><li><p>2018-19: £1.4 billion</p></li><li><p>2019-20: £2.4 billion</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2016 11:33:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

600559

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of assets is in pounds sterling in (a) the flexible ISA, (b) the help to buy ISA and (c) the innovative finance ISA.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	48277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Innovative Finance ISA and ISA flexibility were introduced in April 2016, and so no reported data on the value of assets held is available yet. Flexible ISAs are not a separate ISA product.</p><p> </p><p>The Help to Buy ISA is a cash ISA product. The total market value of cash ISAs at the end of 2015-16 was £251billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:27:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

600565

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to ensure that consumers are aware that Lifetime ISA savings are from tax income whereas auto enrolment-contributions are from untaxed contributions.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	48452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that pension contributions receive generous tax relief. With all ISAs, all contributions to a Lifetime ISA will be made from an individual’s post tax income. They will then get a 25% bonus from the Government, up to the £4,000 yearly limit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to make sure people have the information they need to make important financial decisions, and will publish factual information about the Lifetime ISA on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:25:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham