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515762

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) PFI contracts and (b) other large contracts between the Government and private bodies have been renegotiated since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	35619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>There are over 700 operational PFI contracts across the UK, the large majority of which are managed and operated by local authorities, NHS trusts and the devolved governments. There is no requirement for any contracting authority to notify HM Treasury of contract renegotiations and, as a result, we do not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/05/2016 14:47:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

383781

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Institute for Fiscal Studies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department made any payments to the Institute of Fiscal Studies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Ms Mhairi Black
uin	3119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>I can confirm that during the last five financial years from 2010-11 to 2014-15 that the department has not made any payments to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/06/2015 14:41:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

381570

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance the Government has issued to pensioners on financial products available to people accessing their defined contribution pension.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Ms Mhairi Black
uin	2583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has launched Pension Wise, a service providing free, impartial guidance, to help people make informed and confident decisions about how they use their defined contribution pension savings in retirement. It is available online, via the telephone and face to face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The guidance explains the options available for a consumer’s pension and helps them to explore those which could best suit their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/06/2015 16:44:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

381571

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
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 protect pensioners with access to their defined contribution pension from being targeted by scams.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Ms Mhairi Black
uin	2584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Monitoring the market for scams and misselling is the responsibility of the regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Pensions Regulator. The FCA, in line with its remit to protect consumers and ensure markets function in consumers’ interests, has specifically committed to monitoring developments in the retirement income market closely and to take action where consumers are coming to harm or where the market is not operating competitively. The Government remains in close contact with the regulators, and other organisations such as industry trade bodies, on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA recently launched a new high-profile consumer awareness campaign around investment scams, ScamSmart, and the FCA and the Pensions Regulator, along with a number of other relevant organisations, have undertaken a joint publicity campaign to improve consumer awareness of pension scams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise, the Government’s free and impartial guidance service, also helps individuals understand how to spot and avoid scams.<ins></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins>More widely, </ins><ins>the Government will be launching a consultation next month to strengthen people’s rights to access their pensions flexibly. The consultation will look at </ins><ins>ways of </ins><ins>making the process for transferring pensions from one scheme to another quicker and smoother</ins><ins> and removing any unjustifiable barriers to doing so</ins><ins>. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/06/2015 14:43:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

49926

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution the UK will make towards the $17 billion IMF package for Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	197774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>As a member of the IMF, the UK will be involved in the IMF's $17 billion programme for Ukraine. The UK's contribution to the Fund is not public spending and would have no fiscal implications on the UK: it does not add to our debt or deficit. With its preferred creditor status, lending to the IMF is one of the most credit-worthy institutions in the world and no-one who has ever provided money to the IMF has ever lost that money.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

49928

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 the proportion of the $3.2 billion released by the IMF to Ukraine's interim government that will be spent on servicing debt to Russian gas providers.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	197781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The IMF's programme is intended to put the Ukrainian economy on a more stable footing, part of which involves Ukraine servicing its legitimate debts. The actual repayment of Ukraine's gas debts is a matter for the Government in Kyiv to discuss with their creditors.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

46776

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's latest assessment is of the likely timeframe within which International Monetary Fund funds will be released for the Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	195125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The IMF Board is expected to consider Ukraine's application for a financial assistance programme in April. The agreement of a programme and subsequent disbursement of funds is also dependent on the Ukrainian authorities adopting a set of reforms as set out by the IMF.</p><p> </p><p>The latest IMF statement, following staff level agreement with the Ukrainian authorities on a potential programme, can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2014/pr14131.htm" target="_blank">http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2014/pr14131.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander