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997232

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many data incidents were recorded by HMRC in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	185117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of personal data Incidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/11/2018 17:29:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

997245

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 182119 on Poverty, what steps he is taking to empower civil servants in his Department deliver on civil service competency 8 delivering value for money in the context of policy formulation relating to poverty reduction.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	184915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury carefully considers the impacts of policy choices on households at different levels of income. The department publishes distributional analysis of the impacts of decisions on tax, welfare, and spending on public services at each fiscal event, and has done so since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The government has set out that it is committed to tackling the root causes of poverty, including education and worklessness. This approach is working, with 1,000,000 fewer people, including 300,000 fewer children, in absolute poverty (before housing costs) since 2010, both record lows.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/11/2018 13:36:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

997246

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Chequers proposals set out in the Government's White Paper entitled The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published in July 2018, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Chequers proposals on average net household income.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	184840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s proposals, as set out in the 12 July White Paper, are the best way to protect jobs and avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. With negotiations ongoing, it would not be practical or sensible to set out the details of exactly how the Government will assess the final deal. When we bring forward the vote on the final deal, Parliament will be presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/11/2018 13:21:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

997251

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s announcement, Package of measures unveiled to boost apprenticeships, published in October 2018, how much and what proportion of the £90 million of additional funding will be allocated to (a) South Yorkshire and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	185011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The apprenticeship programme is based on employer demand. Therefore, HMT do not hold information on how funding is distributed regionally.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/11/2018 16:10:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997394

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in the Office for Budget Responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As at the 30th September 2018 the Office of Budget Responsibility employed 30.08 FTE (Full time Equivalent) Staff. There were no staff seconded to the department or working under contract.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/11/2018 14:30:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

997396

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library research or analysis undertaken or commissioned by his Department on the Brexit dividend.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	184956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Once we have left the EU we will no longer pay annual membership subscriptions and this money will be available to spend on our domestic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the OBR estimated the gap between the financial settlement and the membership counterfactual. This is set out in table 4.30 in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/11/2018 13:38:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

997409

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 24 of Budget 2018, how much funding from the reserves for additional pension costs for Departments as a result of the pensions valuations process he plans to allocate to policing in 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	185072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>At Budget 2016 we identified likely pressures on employer contributions to public service pensions of £2 billion and set out that these costs would need to be met within existing budgets. The valuations indicate that there will be additional costs to employers, above the level previously envisaged. The Budget confirms that additional funding of £4.7 billion has been allocated to the reserve to cover these expected additional costs.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor said in his Budget speech, the Home Secretary will review police spending power and further options for reform when he presents the provisional police funding settlement in December.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/11/2018 14:39:28 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

997429

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Blockchain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2018 to Question 182766 on Revenue and Customs: Blockchain, what the (a) specifications, (b) length of time and (c) outcomes were of the proof of concept.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	185078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The pilot focussed on building a single ‘permissioned’ Blockchain that would could be used to inform a trader’s ‘Authorised Economic Operator’ status. The proof of concept ran for six weeks, and established that government could use Blockchain to securely share the results of sensitive risk checks to improve the efficiencies of certain customs processes. Any significant implementation of Blockchain would require significant further work by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/11/2018 17:53:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

997430

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Budget 2018, if he will publish the PAYE restrictions that will be placed on R&D tax allowances for small and medium businesses.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	185079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2018, Finance Bill 2019-20 will introduce a limit on the amount of payable tax credit that can be claimed by a company under the R&amp;D SME tax relief. The limit will be set at three times the company’s total PAYE and National Insurance contribution (NICs) payment for the period. The change will have effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2020. Any loss that a company cannot surrender for a payable credit can be carried forward and used against future profits. The government will also consult on how the cap will be applied, to minimise any impact on genuine UK businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/11/2018 17:34:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

997431

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Annual Investment Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Budget 2018, what assessment he has made of the effect on business investment of the annual investment allowance being raised for a fixed duration of two years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	185080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As announced at Budget, the Annual Investment Allowance level will be increased fivefold to £1m for two years, taking effect from 1 January 2019. This measure is designed to temporarily stimulate business investment in the economy by providing an increased incentive for businesses to invest in plant or machinery. The impact on business investment has been considered within the wider package of capital allowances measures announced on the Budget day.</p><p>Taken together these measures are expected to increase the level of business investment by 0.4 per cent by the end of the forecast period, as explained by the Office for Budget Responsibility on page 50 of their latest Economic and fiscal outlook: https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/11/2018 17:30:39 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah