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971550

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	906792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Those on the National Living Wage saw another inflation-beating pay rise with the 4.4% cash increase in April.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 15:31:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

971551

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on NHS funding.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	906793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave earlier to Question no. 3 – PQ UIN 906780</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 15:35:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

971552

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s fiscal policies on household budgets in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	906794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes distributional analysis of the impact of fiscal policies across the UK income distribution.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget, the Scottish Government benefited from a £2bn boost to their budget. Once the Scotland Act 2016 is fully implemented, more than 50% of the Scottish Government’s funding will come from revenues raised in Scotland. It is for the Scottish Government to take decisions across areas of devolved responsibility, including their own fiscal policy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:57:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

971553

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Co-operatives: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to increase fiscal support for the co-operative sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	906797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of co-operatives and other mutually owned businesses, which are worth more than £36 billion to our economy.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the government has reduced the corporation tax rate from 28% to 19% today, which benefits all businesses, including co-operatives, supporting investment, jobs, and growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:54:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

971554

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	906799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text The best way to drive economic growth is to raise productivity. Since 2010, this Government has provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. Lower taxes provide a strong incentive for businesses to invest in raising their productivity. Tax cuts include reductions to business rates worth over £10bn by 2023, freezing fuel duty for 8 years running, increasing R&D tax credits, and cutting corporation tax. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:10:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

969492

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation, Cash and digital payments in the new economy, published in December 2017, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the increase in cashless and electronic payments on homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	171701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that people are increasingly moving away from cash and that the growth in the use of digital payments has been rapid. However, the Government also recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many people, especially the more vulnerable members of society and the elderly. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, to ensure that it is maintained.</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. As part of this, the PSR is monitoring developments within ATM provision.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR have also set out three requirements of LINK: 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, to continue to fill gaps in the network.</p><p> </p><p>Indeed, to ensure the provision of ATMs in rural, isolated or vulnerable areas, LINK announced it will enhance its financial inclusion plan to include in the programme all ATMs that are a kilometre or further from the next other free-to-use ATM.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government has not made a formal assessment of the issue in question, the Government is open to hearing views, as evidenced by its recently closed call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. This sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2018 10:29:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

969502

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people move on from their first property and move up the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government reformed SDLT on residential properties, cutting the tax for 98% of people who pay it, unless they are purchasing additional property. These changes benefit those moving up the housing ladder</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has delivered 1.1 million additional homes in England, including over 375,000 affordable homes.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced that it will invest an additional £15.3 billion in housing over the next five years, bringing the total financial support over this period to at least £44 billion.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/09/2018 15:07:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

969503

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Consistent increases by this government to the personal allowance have also increased the Marriage Allowance, as it is linked. The personal allowance increase announced at Autumn Budget means that in 2018-19, an individual will be able to transfer £1,190 to a partner, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>This means that in 2018-19 the Marriage Allowance is worth £238 per year, or £900 if backdated up to 4 years.</p><p> </p><p>This government is showing continuing commitment to the Marriage Allowance, and announced at Autumn Budget 2017 an extension to allow claims on behalf of deceased partners.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/09/2018 15:10:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

969029

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the potential effect on family incomes of the closure to new entrants of the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	171382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 25 June 2018 to the Honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (155282).</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that around 60,000 parents with qualifying childcare costs are eligible for TFC in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>To date about 4,000 applications have been received from Welsh parents for TFC and about 2,750 currently have a live account.</p><p> </p><p>A marketing campaign was launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 171388 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:19:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

969047

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on the review of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	171371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We concluded the last fundamental review of business rates at Budget 2016. There was no consensus on an alternative tax base from stakeholders. Following the review we have announced wide-ranging reforms and cuts worth over £10bn by 2023 to make the system fairer and reduce the burden of rates on businesses. We are working to deliver these reforms, including more frequent revaluations from 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also taking action on the wider taxation of the digital economy, including working to ensure international corporate tax rules deliver fair results across different businesses. It is right that we make further progress on this issue before considering the implications for the wider tax system, including business rates, so that all businesses make a fair contribution to the public finances, and business rates continue to support the stability of local government funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 13:43:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord