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1148736

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with representatives of the Local Government Association before the announcement of 9 October 2019 of a 1 per cent increase in the interest rate on new loans from the Public Works Loan Board.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	76
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government engages sector representatives in policy development where possible. It was not possible to do that in this case because the change was market sensitive. The Local Government Association was notified of the decision after markets closed on 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 77 question first answered 17/10/2019 13:17:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1148737

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with representatives of local government before the announcement of 9 October 2019 of a 1 per cent increase in the interest rate on new loans from the Public Works Loan Board.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	77
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government engages sector representatives in policy development where possible. It was not possible to do that in this case because the change was market sensitive. The Local Government Association was notified of the decision after markets closed on 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 76 question first answered 17/10/2019 13:17:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1148738

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board
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 effect the one per cent increase in the interest rate on new loans from the Public Works Loan Board will have on local authorities’ capital investment plans.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>In raising interest rates for new loans from the Public Works Loan Board, the Treasury assessed the potential impact on local government capital plans. This increase returned Public Works Loan Board rates to levels that were available in 2018.</p><p> </p>The Government will continue to work with individual authorities on a case-by-case basis if they raise concerns over their finance position. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/10/2019 13:14:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1042320

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution to the pubic purse has been made by non-EU citizens in employment via (a) National Insurance contributions, (b) income tax, and (c) indirect taxation in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	209308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the total Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (class 1 and class 4) paid by non-EU citizens in the tax years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. Estimates for 2016-17 will be published as official statistics in August 2019. It is not possible to identify from indirect tax receipts how much was paid by non-EU nationals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total Income Tax (£millions)</p></td><td><p>Total National Insurance Contributions (£millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10,312</p></td><td><p>6,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>10,502</p></td><td><p>6,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>11,316</p></td><td><p>7,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The estimates provided are based on HMRC’s Survey of Personal Incomes and HMRC’s records of individuals’ nationality at the point of registering for a National Insurance number. Nationality in this dataset does not update if the individual changes their nationality.</p><p>Equivalent statistics for EU and EEA nationals are published by HMRC: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-nics-tax-credits-and-child-benefit-statistics-for-eea-nationals-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-nics-tax-credits-and-child-benefit-statistics-for-eea-nationals-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The estimates have been produced using the same methodology as for the published statistics on EEA nationals</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/01/2019 11:56:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1027341

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of projected local government finance settlement spending for each of the next five years as (a) total expenditure and (b) a percentage of gross domestic product.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	202772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Local government Core Spending Power is £45.1 billion in 2018-19, equivalent to 2.1% of forecast nominal Gross Domestic Product, as outlined in the OBR October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement published on Thursday 13<sup>th</sup> December set out that Core Spending Power is forecast to increase to £46.4 billion in 2019-20, equivalent to 2.1% of forecast nominal Gross Domestic Product. Longer term funding decisions will be made at the Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/12/2018 11:30:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1000309

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Talk Money Week
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his office have had with representatives of Talk Money Week.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	187318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury is in regular discussions with the Money Advice (MAS), the main organisers of Talk Money Week, about debt advice, financial capability and financial education policy. The Government strongly supports and looks forward to Talk Money Week and I am providing the keynote speech at the Talk Money Conference on the 14<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 187319 question first answered 06/11/2018 15:54:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1000310

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Talk Money Week
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of Talk Money Week.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	187319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury is in regular discussions with the Money Advice (MAS), the main organisers of Talk Money Week, about debt advice, financial capability and financial education policy. The Government strongly supports and looks forward to Talk Money Week and I am providing the keynote speech at the Talk Money Conference on the 14<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 187318 question first answered 06/11/2018 15:54:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

922515

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Students: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Question 149630 on student private rented housing; what estimate his Department has made of the expected contribution to the public purse of the removal of tax advantages from holding UK property through offshore companies.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	152687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>At Budget 2016 it was announced that, from July 2016, offshore property developers would be taxed on all the profits they make from developing UK land. The latest estimate of this measure’s yield is set out on page 212 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook: March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The government announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that from April 2019 non-residents would be taxed on all the gains they make from UK land and buildings and from April 2020 the rental income received by offshore companies would be subject to the same tax rules and rates which apply to property income as UK companies. The estimated yield of these measures is set out in table 2.1 of the Autumn Budget 2017 document.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/06/2018 15:18:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

922516

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Students: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Question 149631 on students: private rented housing, whether he plans to devise a method to identify businesses that collect rental income from student accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	152688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>HMRC do not collect this information because identifying lettings expressly to students rather than to other persons does not lead to any specific tax effect.</p><p> </p><p>Collection of this further information by HMRC would require businesses to identify and distinguish between income received from the rental of student accommodation and that received through other rentals. This would impose additional reporting obligations on businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/06/2018 15:16:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

917165

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held recent discussions with the insurance industry on consumer rights relating to life insurance products; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	149633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The government remains in regular discussion with the insurance industry, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and other interested parties on the functioning of the insurance industry in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government is focused on ensuring that everyone has access to suitable insurance products.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is directly responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry, including insurance firms. It sets the conduct standards required of insurers, which aim to ensure that consumers are treated fairly and can access appropriate insurance products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/06/2018 14:07:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne