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1700274

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) economic conditions have to be met for defence spending to be raised to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	21171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government’s aspiration is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Prime Minister has been clear that the target and path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 10:54:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1700539

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
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 potential merits of increasing the childcare tax free cap.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	21426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and continues to support families with a range of other childcare offers, including the free hours offer, and support through Universal Credit childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:07:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1699056

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the return on investment criteria are for prioritising proposals in the next Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	20663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced that the Treasury will put in place a robust and comprehensive strategy for improving public sector productivity at the next Spending Review, putting these improvements at the heart of departmental settlements.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor set out, building on work to date and the £4.2 billion of funding announced at the Budget, relevant departments will develop detailed productivity plans over the coming months ahead of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Further decisions will be taken at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/04/2024 08:37:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1699057

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, whether he has made an estimate of the potential return on investment of (a) violence reduction units, (b) hot spot policing, (c) increasing the capacity of children's homes and (d) the building of 15 new special free schools.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	20664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>These measures are part of the Public Sector Productivity Review, which will deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits by 2029.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed £75 million to expand the Violence Reduction Unit model across England and Wales, supporting a prevention-first approach to serious violence. Violence Reduction Units enable local public services such as health boards, schools and police leaders to coordinate their joint strategy to tackle serious violence among young people, preventing violent crime and reducing burdens on healthcare, schools and criminal justice.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, we committed £66.3 million to scale up hotspot enforcement. From April 2024, hotspot response will be rolled out across every police force area in England and Wales, which will see thousands of additional high visibility patrols in the places most affected by Serious Violence and Anti-Social Behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation found that in 2022/23, VRUs and hotspot policing prevented 3,220 hospital admissions from violent injury – a statistically significant drop. Please find a link to the evaluation here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-units-year-ending-march-2023-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-units-2022-to-2023#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20a%20further%202,data%20sharing%20and%20analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-units-year-ending-march-2023-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-units-2022-to-2023#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20a%20further%202,data%20sharing%20and%20analysis</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On increasing the capacity of children’s homes, the Government announced £165 million of funding over the next 4 years to reduce the reliance of local authorities on costly emergency provision.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the building of 15 new special free schools through £105 million of investment over the next 4 years will deliver over 2,000 additional special places for children with special education needs and disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:04:14 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1699127

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on a respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	20773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials across government meet regularly to discuss a wide range of issues, including routine and new vaccination programmes. If any RSV programmes are agreed to, they will be announced to the public and health professionals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/04/2024 08:41:47 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1699128

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
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 potential implications for his policies of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's advice on the cost effectiveness of a respiratory syncytial virus immunisation programme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	20774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) plays a vital role in advising the government on vaccination programmes. DHSC are responsible for considering their recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/04/2024 08:39:37 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1699149

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to provide financial support to parents for childcare.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	20807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2023, the government announced the biggest ever investment in childcare in England, meaning eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from when their child is 9 months old, to when they start school.</p><p> </p><p>To support this expansion, the Government will spend over £4.1 billion by 2027-28, has provided over £400 million to substantially uplift the hourly rate paid to providers to deliver the existing childcare entitlements in 24-25, and is allocating £100 million capital funding to support childcare settings to increase their physical space. At Spring Budget 2024, the government also announced a commitment to increasing the national average hourly rate providers are paid to deliver the offers in line with the metric used at Spring Budget 2023 in 2025-26 and 2026-27, representing £500m of additional investment.</p><p> </p><p>Parents who are not eligible for the 30 free childcare hours may still be able to access other offers. Parents can find more details on the support available and check if they are eligible at the following link: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:01:55 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1698554

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education: Overseas Students
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 potential impact of the decline in international postgraduate student numbers on the UK’s economy.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	20406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>International students make a significant positive contribution to the British economy. According to a study by HEPI and Kaplan, the lifetime net economic benefit of the 21/22 cohort of international students was £37bn with each student making a net contribution of nearly £100,000 on average.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) make a net migration forecast to underpin their economic and fiscal forecasts, which reflects the latest data and migration policy. At Spring Budget, the OBR assessed migration to fall more sharply than the ONS net migration projections in the short-term before it reaches 315,000 at the end of the forecast period. Rising emigration and effect of policy explain their adjustment.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 12:59:36 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1698117

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on compensation for infected blood scandal victims in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	20029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>This was an appalling tragedy, and my thoughts remain with all those affected. The Government has accepted the moral case for compensation and justice must be delivered for the victims.</p><p> </p><p>As such, the Government intends to respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations for wider compensation following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report in May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/04/2024 08:28:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1697069

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of funding for social care.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	19406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has made available up to £8.6bn in additional funding over this financial year and next to support adult social care and discharge. This includes £500m announced in January which has specifically been made available to support local authorities with the cost of social care in 2024-25 in response to representations from local government stakeholders. This funding will enable local authorities to buy more care packages, help people leave hospital on time, improve workforce recruitment and retention, and reduce waiting times for care.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget, the government announced it is investing £165 million over the next 4 years to significantly expand the capacity of the children’s home estate in England, improving outcomes for looked after children and unlocking productivity savings by reducing local government reliance on emergency provision. The government is also exploring further ways to combat profiteering and bring down costs in the children’s care market. This is in addition to the £200 million the government has already committed in response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 27/03/2024 09:22:16 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft