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61588

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	200449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>None.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/06/2014 14:57:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

797965

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether further cost savings are being sought from his Department as part of the National Security Capability Review process.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	116872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to cut the Defence budget.</p><p> </p><p>Spending Review 2015 remains the basis of the government’s spending plans. We have the biggest defence budget in Europe and the fifth largest in the world. We are one of very few countries to not only meet, but exceed NATO’s 2 per spending target. Over the next three years, the Defence Budget is increasing by £1bn a year.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will consider the conclusions of the National Security Capability Review in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2017 13:50:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

753092

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress is being made on reducing the deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	900565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the deficit has been reduced by three-quarters. However, as the OBR’s Fiscal Risks Report published last week shows, the public finances remain vulnerable and it’s important for this country to bring down its levels of debt.</p><p>That is why the government has committed to reduce the structural deficit to below 2% and get debt falling as a share of GDP by 2020-21, guiding the public finances back to balance by the middle of the next decade.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:31:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

686963

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Advice Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.10 of the Government's response to the independent review of the Money Advice Service, published in March 2015, when his Department plans to publish the terms of reference for an in-depth review of the impacts of additional statutory consumer protections.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	63759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The government response to the Independent Review of the Money Advice Service was published by the coalition government. This government shares the view that it is essential to ensure the right options and incentives are available to consumers to help them deal with their debts.</p><p> </p><p>The government is considering in detail the impacts of additional statutory consumer protections, ensuring that any potential changes would fit well with the formal and informal debt solutions currently available to consumers. For example, the government has committed to exploring whether some form of ‘breathing space’, a statutory period of protection from repayment and enforcement action, would be a useful and viable addition to the current range debt solutions available to consumers and creditors.</p><p> </p><p>Work is continuing on this review, and the government plans to report back shortly.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 20/02/2017 11:48:37 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

782069

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which non-charitable entities have received Libor funding in each of the last five years; and how much those entities have received.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	110850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>1. LIBOR funding is only committed to the following entities:</p><p> </p><p>· Registered Charities</p><p>· Community Interest Companies (CIC)</p><p>· Armed Forces Units with a Unit Identification Number (UIN)</p><p> </p><p>Details of LIBOR funding can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>GOV.UK LIBOR Webpages</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banking-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banking-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/libor-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/libor-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-fines-to-be-used-to-support-britains-armed-forces-community" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-fines-to-be-used-to-support-britains-armed-forces-community</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-armed-forces-charities-to-benefit-from-banking-fines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-armed-forces-charities-to-benefit-from-banking-fines</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-bank-fines-allocated-by-government-to-good-causes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-bank-fines-allocated-by-government-to-good-causes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>National Audit Office Report on the ‘Investigation into the management of the Libor Fund’</p></li></ul><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Investigation-into-the-management-of-the-Libor-Fund.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Investigation-into-the-management-of-the-Libor-Fund.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 110851 question first answered 06/11/2017 15:29:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

782070

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which charities have received Libor funding in each of the last five years; and how much funding those charities have received.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	110851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>1. LIBOR funding is only committed to the following entities:</p><p> </p><p>· Registered Charities</p><p>· Community Interest Companies (CIC)</p><p>· Armed Forces Units with a Unit Identification Number (UIN)</p><p> </p><p>Details of LIBOR funding can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>GOV.UK LIBOR Webpages</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banking-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banking-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/libor-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/libor-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-fines-to-be-used-to-support-britains-armed-forces-community" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-fines-to-be-used-to-support-britains-armed-forces-community</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-armed-forces-charities-to-benefit-from-banking-fines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-armed-forces-charities-to-benefit-from-banking-fines</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-bank-fines-allocated-by-government-to-good-causes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-bank-fines-allocated-by-government-to-good-causes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>National Audit Office Report on the ‘Investigation into the management of the Libor Fund’</p></li></ul><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Investigation-into-the-management-of-the-Libor-Fund.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Investigation-into-the-management-of-the-Libor-Fund.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 110850 question first answered 06/11/2017 15:29:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

58350

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the levels of (a) public sector investment, (b) private sector investment, (c) investment in intangibles and (d) other investment was in each G7 country in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	199413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) is an internationally standardised measure that captures whole economy investment, covering business, government and residential investment. International data on GFCF is available from the OECD, while data on the UK can be found in the ONS' business investment release; <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bus-invest/business-investment/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bus-invest/business-investment/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed internationally comparable data on investment are not readily available. Some countries also collect data on the shares of GFCF carried out by different institutional sectors, especially that conducted by general government; this data can be obtained from the OECD.</p><p> </p><p>While some forms of intangible investment are captured in the standard national accounts measure of investment (most notably software), a large range of intangible assets are not, including research and development, advertising, organisational know-how and training. The most comprehensive set of internationally comparable estimates are produced by <a href="http://www.intan-invest.net/" target="_blank">www.intan-invest.net</a>. These are produced on a market-sector basis and are therefore not directly comparable with the OECD statistics referenced above, which cover both market and non-market activity.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that a range of forthcoming changes to national accounting rules will affect cross-country estimates of GFCF and GDP. The most relevant of these for estimates of GFCF are the inclusion of spending on research and development and weapons systems. Further details can be found on the ONS website, at the following address: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/development-programmes/esa2010/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/development-programmes/esa2010/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 12/06/2014 14:52:13 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

424053

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on earnings of the increase in the personal allowance planned for 2016-17; and how he plans to deliver an increase in that allowance to £12,500 by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	901814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Summer Budget 2015 confirmed that the personal allowance will increase from £10,600 in 2015-16 to £11,000 in 2016-17. These changes will benefit over 29 million individuals, taking 570,000 taxpayers out of income tax altogether. A typical basic rate taxpayer will see their income tax bill reduced by £905, compared to 2010.</p><br /><p>This is the first step towards meeting our commitment to raise the personal allowance to £12,500 by the end of this parliament.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2015 16:22:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

456733

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Devon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid the (a) top rate, (b) higher rate and (c) basic rate of income tax in (i) Plymouth Moor View, (ii) Plymouth Sutton and Devonport and (iii) South West Devon constituency in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	29147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Published estimates of numbers of taxpayers, total income and total tax, broken down by income sources and parliamentary constituencies are available from the National Statistics Personal Incomes Statistics release.</p><p> </p><p>Information from 2010-11 to 2012-13 is available at the link below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for earlier years is available at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#315" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http://hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#315</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2016 14:19:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

773094

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding will be made available for charities in the upcoming round of Libor funding.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	108462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The amount of funding which will be made available in the upcoming round of LIBOR grants, ‘LIBOR 2017’, has yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/10/2017 09:59:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer