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1000233

	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	Locums: Tax Avoidance
	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 the effect on locum doctors and nurses of the 2019 loan charge for disguised remuneration schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	187296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable member to my statement made on 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018, to Parliamentary Question 186276:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 10:27:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1000265

	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	Digital Technology: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that that the new Digital Services Tax announced Budget 2018 does not disproportionately affect small digital businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Services Tax will only apply to businesses with in-scope revenues of more than £500 million globally and £25 million in the UK, and businesses will not have to pay the tax on their first £25 million of relevant UK revenues. This means small businesses will not be in scope of the tax.</p><p> </p><p>The tax also includes a ‘safe-harbour’ which means those with very low profit margins will be able to elect to pay a lower rate of tax, which will ensure the DST is proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 17:40:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000267

	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	Bank Notes
	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 the Governor of the Bank of England on the person who will be represented on the new £50 note.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	187380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Bank of England is responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of bank notes. On 2 November 2018, the Governor of the Bank of England announced that the design of the new £50 note will celebrate the UK’s contribution to science. Members of the public have until 14 December to nominate a historical character who has contributed to science and influenced UK society to feature on the note.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:50:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1000315

	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	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the money to be accrued to the public purse in tax from the profits made by gambling companies from fixed odds betting terminals between April 2019 and October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	187320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out to the Treasury Select Committee on 5 November, changes to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Remote Gaming Duty will be implemented simultaneously. This ensures that regardless of when changes to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Remote Gaming Duty are implemented, there will be no significant change to the exchequer impact.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:22:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1000319

	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	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department conducted impact assessments on levels of taxation of different implementation dates for reducing the maximum stakes on fixed odds betting terminals.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	187393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The government made clear in May that the timing of implementation does not make a difference to the public finances. Remote Gaming Duty will be increased at the same time to offset the foregone revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1001933

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of fine was for each successful prosecution of an employer paying an employee less than the minimum wage in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	188009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2017/18, HMRC levied 810 penalties, amounting to over £14 million, against employers who failed to pay workers the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW). In the same period, there was one prosecution for obstructing an NMW investigation resulting in a fine of £2,977.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of NMW legislation are normally a civil matter, where the consequences for not complying with NMW rules can include fines of 200% of the arrears and public naming. Criminal prosecution is reserved for the most serious non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>The government is determined to ensure that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it. Anyone who feels they have not been paid the NMW should contact Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 17:39:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1001947

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: EU Law
	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 of the EU Mortgage Credit Directive on access to lower mortgage rates.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	187982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), which came into force in March 2016, prevents lenders waiving the affordability requirements when a borrower moves to a new lender. As a result some borrowers may find it harder to switch to a new lender to access lower rates.</p><p> </p><p>While we must comply with the MCD, the Financial Conduct Authority have put in place exemptions which allow lenders to waive affordability requirements for customers that are remortgaging with their existing lender but not increasing the size of their debt. In addition in July 2018, UK Finance, the Building Socieities Association, and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, announced a cross industry voluntary agreement. Under this agreement lenders undertook to write by the end of 2018 to any borrowers on the reversion rate who are up to date with payments, and have a minimum of 2 years and £10,000 left on their mortgage, to let them know they can access lower mortgage rates with their existing lender. Officials in the Treasury continue to work closely with the FCA and industry to explore what more can be done<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:49:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1001954

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	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 of the 2019 Loan Charge on individuals that had made financial plans on the basis of previous arrangements; and what support he is able to provide to those individuals.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	188241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid in the form of loans, often made by an offshore third party. These loans are not repaid in practice and so are no different to ordinary income and are, and always have been, taxable.</p><p> </p><p>It is unfair to ordinary taxpayers to let anybody continue to benefit from contrived tax avoidance of this sort, and that is why this government has taken action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe. The charge, announced at Budget 2016, will arise on 5 April 2019. By then affected users will have had three years to organise their financial affairs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the charge on DR loans will have a significant impact on some individuals who have used DR schemes, particularly those who used them to avoid the most tax.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working to help people put things right. HMRC have published a simplified process for DR scheme users to spread payment of the tax they owe over 5 years if their current income is less than £50,000, and they are no longer in avoidance. Those with higher incomes or who need to pay over a longer period can also request extended payment periods, which will be tailored to individual circumstances. Anyone who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should contact HMRC as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/11/2018 14:52:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1001973

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Telecommunications: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 184372 on Optical Fibres: Non-domestic Rates, what estimate his Department has made of the income for the public purse from rates on (a) new build (b) the existing stock of all fixed and mobile telecommunications infrastructure for each year for which his Department has such projections.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	188011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect or hold data on business rates receipts by asset type.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:34:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1001994

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.60 of the Budget 2018 Red Book, whether the funding for state-funded schools to cover pension costs will be allocated from the £4.7bn extra DEL in the reserve for 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	188148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Additional funds will be allocated to the Department for Education to meet the proportion of the expected £4.7 billion in additional pension costs that falls to them. The Department for Education are proposing to provide state-funded schools with funding to cover their additional pensions costs for the rest of this Spending Review period.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:52:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1002027

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to help businesses manage (a) administrative and (b) tariff changes in UK customs after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	188056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As a responsible Government we continue to prepare for a range of outcomes and we are looking closely at how to ensure that businesses are clear on what they need to do and have the support they need to be as prepared as they can be in the time available, whilst not undermining the benefits of an implementation period.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has already published Technical Notices covering Customs, Excise and VAT procedures, and has written on no deal arrangements to the 145,000 UK business over the VAT threshold, who currently only trade with the EU. Later in the year we intend to provide more information on what businesses should do to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/11/2018 14:55:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1002049

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer
	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 his European counterparts on the feasibility of establishing an alternative mechanism for money transfers autonomous from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	188065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:51:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1002067

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to conduct economic modelling on the effect of air passenger duty on the UK's global connectivity and competitiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	188167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Like all taxes, Air Passenger Duty remains under review. The UK aviation sector has demonstrated strong growth and remains competitive with our neighbours.</p><p>Since 2010 passenger numbers at UK airports have grown by more than 15%. With the exception of Heathrow - which has been constrained due to capacity - the UK’s biggest airports have all achieved growth in line with their EU counterparts since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/11/2018 12:31:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1002080

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Ambulance Services: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference paragraph 5.11 of Budget 2018 Red Book, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for air ambulance services will be allocated to South Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	188173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care are developing and launching an application process and will be in touch with air ambulance charities and the Association of Air Ambulances to confirm details and timings in due course. The amount of funding awarded will depend on the amount requested in bids from air ambulance charity trusts, subject to approval from the Department of Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:44:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1002088

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on low-income tenants of landlords adjust their rental prices in relation to section 24 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	188265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government estimates that only 1 in 5 landlords would pay more tax as a result of the restrictions to landlords’ finance cost relief, once it is fully implemented. When introduced, the government did not expect this measure to have a significant impact on either house prices or rent levels.</p><p>The restrictions came in to effect in April 2017. The most recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) index of private housing rental prices shows that rental prices increased by 0.9% in the 12 months to September 2018. A year ago (the 12 months to September 2017) the annual rate of growth was 1.6%.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:51:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1002145

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	A303 and Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 185590 on A303 and Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative, whether private finance will be used for the upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	188205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing private investment in infrastructure through a range of models. The 2017 National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline estimates that almost half of the UK’s £600 billion infrastructure pipeline is expected to be financed by the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget announced that the government will no longer use Private Finance 2 (the successor to the Private Finance Initiative) for new projects, as the model was inflexible and overly complex. Private finance will not be used for the upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/11/2018 10:04:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1002211

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Banking Authority's recent analysis of the strength of UK banks in adverse scenarios.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL11232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government supports the use of stress tests as a tool to ensure the ongoing resilience of the European Union’s banking sector. Well capitalised banks, under a robust regulatory framework, are better able to lend to the economy, supporting jobs and growth. A full response to the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) report has been published by the Bank of England (BoE). The BoE noted that the results of the latest EBA test confirmed the results of earlier BoE stress tests that the participating UK banks would be resilient to a severe economic and market stress. The BoE will publish the results for its next annual stress tests on 5 December.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2018 16:22:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1002244

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have loaned to the Republic of Ireland during the past decade; and of those loans, (1) what capital has been repaid, and (2) how much interest has been received.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL11265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report under section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010, which was laid in Parliament on 15 October 2018. The report shows that the outstanding principal is £3,226,960,000, with repayments due in tranches from 15 April 2019 until 26 March 2021. Interest payments have been paid twice-yearly since 15 December 2011 and payments received so far total £483,359,983.93. The government expects the loan to be repaid on time and in full.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The statutory report is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-under-section-2-of-the-loans-to-ireland-act-2010-1-april-2018-to-30-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-under-section-2-of-the-loans-to-ireland-act-2010-1-april-2018-to-30-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/11/2018 15:45:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Ireland_loan_statutory_report_September_2018_web.pdf title Loans to Ireland
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1002260

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the assets seized in the (1) UK, and (2) rest of the EU from the seven military and security personnel from Burma sanctioned by the EU on 25 June.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL11281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) is not responsible for the freezing of assets, neither does it hold them. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), which is part of HMT, ensures that financial sanctions are properly understood and implemented in the UK and it is for holders of assets subject to sanctions to ensure that they are frozen under the regulations.</p><p> </p><p>(1) OFSI undertakes an Annual Review of frozen assets in the UK, requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen assets in the UK to report to OFSI. Details of assets reported to OFSI for the 2018 Review are still being compiled and are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>(2) HM Treasury does not hold this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2018 16:09:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

1002275

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Office for Budget Responsibility, Economic and fiscal outlook, published in October, which anticipates exports falling as a share of the overall economy in the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility is independent of Ministers and any views published are their own.</p><p>Since November 2016, the OBR has not assumed any one particular outcome to EU exit negotiations but has based its forecasts on broad-brush assumptions regarding Brexit that are consistent with a range of possible outcomes, as well as judgements about the economy following the referendum.</p><p>In its October 2018 forecast, the OBR have included a two-year transition period. After this they assume leaving the EU will reduce trade intensity which affects both imports and exports with a broadly offsetting impact on net trade. In its latest forecast, the OBR also revised down its forecast for world trade growth, contributing to a downward revision in UK export market growth in the near term. These factors contribute to the decline in exports as a share of GDP.</p><p>Going forward, the Government will continue to provide support for UK exporters through the Department for International Trade by encouraging more businesses to export, providing information, advice and practical assistance on exporting, connecting UK businesses to overseas buyers, and putting finance at the heart of our offer through UK Export Finance.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2018 16:40:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

855460

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to make it easier for small businesses to navigate complex and expensive tax procedures; and how they plan to increase awareness of tax relief schemes amongst small businesses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to having a tax system that is simple to understand and easy to comply with. Autumn Budget 2017 took a number of practical steps to simplify the tax rules for small businesses including:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Extending the option of using mileage rates to property businesses; and</p></li><li><p>Ending receipt checking on subsistence costs when employees are reimbursed using benchmark scale rates.</p><p>These measures build on action taken since 2010 including:</p></li><li><p>Establishing the Office of Tax Simplification and then putting it on a permanent, statutory basis so that it can provide independent advice on simplifying the tax system; and</p></li><li><p>Implementing over 200 of the OTS’s recommendations since 2010. This includes simplifying employee benefits and expenses saving employers an estimated £25 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The government also takes action where appropriate to raise awareness of reliefs which support small businesses. For example, at Autumn Budget 2017 the Government announced an R&amp;D tax credits awareness campaign directed primarily towards Small and Medium Enterprises.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2018 14:50:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

855589

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to regulate employee benefits trusts following the Roadchef Employees Benefit Trust case; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	130896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my written answer of 5 July 2017 (UIN 1465).</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2018 16:01:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

855594

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many penalties related to tax avoidance HMRC has collected in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	130901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is only available at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2018 16:00:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

855595

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax avoidance schemes HMRC has closed in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	130902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackle avoidance, evasion and non-compliance at all levels and has introduced over 100 measures since 2010 protecting over £175 billion in tax revenues. Where tax avoidance is suspected HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigates and challenges those arrangements, through litigation if necessary.</p><p>HMRC wins around 90% of avoidance cases taken to litigation and has protected over £6.8 billion of tax in the last three years, with many more people settling their tax affairs before reaching this stage. The marketplace for tax avoidance has shrunk in the past 4 years seeing the number of new schemes disclosed under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime fall by 95% since 2005/06.</p><p>Litigation outcomes and DOTAS disclosures statistics are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2018 15:59:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

855615

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Transport, Official Report, column 943, what the funding methodology is for the allocation of rail funding to the Scottish Government for Control Period 6.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	130922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government will receive the equivalent spend by Network Rail in Scotland in Control Period 5, plus a population share of the equivalent change in spend in England and Wales between Control Period 5 and Control Period 6. The Scottish Government will also receive usual Barnett consequentials on any additional enhancements committed for England and Wales in due course at future fiscal events. This is consistent with current funding arrangements under the Barnett Formula.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/03/2018 14:07:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

855629

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	130936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 18 apprentices working at HM Treasury, which represents 1.3% of the total paid staff headcount</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2018 16:51:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

855633

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	European Investment Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK has contributed to the European Investment Bank since that bank's inception.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	130940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Throughout its membership, the UK has made payments totaling c.£1.8bn to the capital of the EIB.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/03/2018 13:49:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

855718

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected in corporation tax from companies in Scotland in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	131024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the amount of corporation tax collected from companies in Scotland in each of the last five years are published at the following link;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648324/Disaggregated_tax_and_NICs_receipts_-_statistics_table.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648324/Disaggregated_tax_and_NICs_receipts_-_statistics_table.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/03/2018 16:58:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

855756

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2018 to Question 126717, if he will publish (a) the total value of suspected breaches to each sanctioned country and terrorist group, (b) which banks and financial institutions are suspected of having breached the sanctions; and (c) criminal and other action taken against those responsible for suspected breaches of sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	131062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The total value of suspected breaches reported to OFSI in 2017 was approximately £1.4 billion. OFSI does not publish a breakdown of suspected breaches by each sanctioned country and terrorist group.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI does not publish information about individuals or entities suspected to have breached financial sanctions. OFSI assesses all cases of suspected non-compliance with the regulations and takes the appropriate action in each case. Appropriate action may include: taking no further action; issuing a warning letter; using information powers to require the provision of information on how a person who has breached the regulations will improve compliance in the future; using information powers to share information with appropriate regulatory bodies, where that furthers or ensures compliance with the financial sanctions regulations; or referring the most serious cases to law enforcement agencies for criminal investigation. It is a matter for law enforcement to make any referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Government demonstrated its commitment to ensure more robust implementation of financial sanctions by establishing the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in March 2016 and bringing forward new powers in the Policing and Crime Act 2017 to strengthen enforcement, including the power to impose monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions. Under that Act, the Treasury is required to publish reports about the imposition of monetary penalties when it considers it appropriate. OFSI does not publish reports of compliance actions other than monetary penalties.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/03/2018 15:34:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

855757

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many breaches of financial sanctions there were in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016; and what the aggregate value of such breaches was.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	131063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was established on 31 March 2016. Prior to the establishment of OFSI there were 441 reports of suspected breaches to HM Treasury between September 2013 and December 2015.</p><p> </p><p>As of 7 March 2018, 107 cases reported to OFSI in 2016 have been determined as breaches, with an approximate aggregate value of £281 million. Some cases reported to OFSI in 2016 are still under investigation and therefore this figure may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/03/2018 15:32:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

855792

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Signature Living: Business Premises Renovation Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for relief under the Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme were granted to Signature Living Ltd in (a) 2015-16 (b) 2016-17; and what the value of each of those claims was.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	131097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has a duty to protect taxpayer confidentiality so is unable to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2018 12:19:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

855968

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to lower the level of taxation for pilot training; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	131134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware that airlines often require their pilots to make a contribution to their own training costs.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the government announced it would consult on extending the scope of tax relief available for self-funded work-related training by employees and the self-employed. This consultation was published on 13 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government is supporting the development of training schemes through the apprenticeship levy. The levy, which was launched on 6 April 2017, will fund a step change in apprenticeship numbers and quality. The levy helps to reverse the trend of underinvestment in training by employers and put control of funding for apprenticeships in employers’ hands. Employers have already developed new apprenticeship standards in aviation, which include Airside Ground Specialist and Aviation Operations Manager. The Commercial Airline Pilot standard is currently in development.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2018 14:51:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

855979

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Bank Italy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the date (a) when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised BUSINESS BANK ITALY LTD (Company number 06623736) to conduct business in the UK, (b) on which the FCA sent its non-objection letter to bank directors, (c) of any capital adequacy stress tests, (d) of visits by FCA officials to the bank, (e) of discussions with auditors of the bank, (f) on which the FCA examined that bank's financial statements, (g) on which that bank was enrolled into the Depositor Protection Scheme and (h) on which FCA officials viewed that bank’s website.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>We have passed the honourable lady’s question on to the FCA, who will reply directly to her by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2018 15:31:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

855994

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Premises Renovation Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of reliefs provided under the Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme in each of the 24 months prior to its closure in April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	131160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on the cost of Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA) is published in the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) National Statistics table ‘Estimated Cost of Minor Tax Reliefs’, available on GOV.UK, including estimates for 2016-17 and 2017-18. Data are not available on a monthly basis.</p><p> </p><p>The full publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675227/Dec_17_Minor_Reliefs_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675227/Dec_17_Minor_Reliefs_Final.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/03/2018 15:28:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

855998

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 19 December 2018, Official Report, column, 1039, what the timetable is for HMRC to reach an agreement with the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust on outstanding tax liabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	131164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system, including where appropriate the repayment of tax or duties, is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p><p> </p><p>As I mentioned in the debate in December, HMRC is doing everything it can to resolve the issue promptly and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2018 14:53:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

856005

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax relief on charitable donations in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	131171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of people who received Income Tax relief for donations to charity by tax year is given in the table below. These estimates are based on the respective Survey of Personal Incomes for each tax year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax year</p></td><td><p>People (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>767</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For the tax year 2016-17, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 27 June which remains as the latest estimate. In this answer the previous estimate for 2014-15 has been revised following a small change in methodology, and the previous estimate for 2015-16 has been updated following the receipt of the latest outturn data.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2018 14:52:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

856016

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 129428, what assessment he has made of the recent trends in (a) unemployment overall and (b) the number of unemployed women recorded in the figures from the Office for National Statistics published in February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	131182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The ONS estimates of short term changes to unemployment are subject to some uncertainty. As such it is more meaningful to look at longer term trends.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 total unemployment has fallen by one million, and unemployment for women has fallen by 0.3 million. Alongside this, female employment has risen by around 1.5 million to a joint record of 15.1 million, and total employment has increased by 3 million.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/03/2018 12:32:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

856018

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2018 to Question 128525 on Children: Day Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of childcare support to those that do not have access to the internet.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	131184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC and DfE are delivering a communications and engagement programme. This campaign caters both for parents with and without access to the internet. Parents without internet access will be able to obtain information from their employers, childcare providers, industry stakeholders, parent groups and local authorities who HMRC has provided with information and downloadable leaflets.</p><p>HMRC and DfE are also working with the Family Information Service, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), Citizens Advice Bureaux and Job Centre Plus to raise awareness of the childcare support available to families.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/03/2018 12:40:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

856019

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the use of cryptocurrencies in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	131185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>As with all policies, the Government keeps its policy towards cryptocurrencies under review. The Government believes any regulation should be proportionate and risk-based.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2018 15:36:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

856043

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Marginal Tax Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the marginal tax rates applying to (a) men and (b) women at different income levels.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor has not had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about marginal tax rates.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/03/2018 13:15:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

856055

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to be available to managing authorities in all parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	131221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The government has committed to create a United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund following Brexit. The fund will support all regions across the four nations of the UK to achieve sustainable, inclusive growth, based on our modern industrial strategy. Further details on the fund will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/03/2018 12:23:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

856170

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on working constructively with firms participating in the Rent Recognition Challenge to help social housing tenants expand their credit performance records by enabling such firms to gain access to payment performance data; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	131336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not currently intend to issue guidance to local authorities on this issue. However, the Government does encourage local authorities to work constructively with firms providing rent recognition services, including those participating in the Rent Recognition Challenge.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that tenants, where they choose to do so, should have the ability to ensure that their history of paying rent is recorded and recognised in their credit files.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2018 15:34:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

856176

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employed: East Ham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the East Ham constituency are self-employed; and what proportion that number makes up of (a) those in work and (b) the working age population.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	131342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>It is estimated that the number of self employed taxpayers in the parliamentary constituency of East Ham is approximately 8,500. This represents around 16% of all taxpayers in work in East Ham, and an estimated 8% of all individuals of working age in East Ham. Figures relate to the 2014-15 tax year, which is currently the latest information available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/03/2018 15:26:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

856296

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Markets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the Bank of America's survey of managers of global investment portfolios, which found that UK equities were the least attractive choice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL6087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not comment on financial market movements or assessments of equity markets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/03/2018 15:37:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

857005

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the document, A Fresh Start, the Stormont agreement and implementation plan, published in November 2015, what the timetable is for a reduction in corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	131517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 allows for devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Assembly to set a Northern Ireland rate of corporation tax to apply to certain trading income.</p><p> </p><p>This government remains committed to the commencement of this power once, as set out in the Stormont House Agreement, a restored Executive demonstrates that its finances are on a sustainable footing.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to this, the UK government will work with a restored Executive to consider a commencement timetable.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/03/2018 15:43:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

857056

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to implement the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 8 in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	131568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 8 calls for action to “<em>promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all</em>”.</p><p>The most sustainable way to drive growth is to raise productivity. This Government is determined to boost productivity by investing in infrastructure, boosting R&amp;D spending, and ensuring businesses can access the finance they need to grow.</p><p>We are also improving skills provision, notably through the introduction of T-levels and a focus on apprenticeships, so that everyone has the skills they need to prosper in the economy of the future. We are now at record employment, and we are ensuring good work through taking forward Matthew Taylor’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/03/2018 14:38:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

857714

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to encourage the banking sector to improve financial inclusion for Gypsies and Travellers.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	131615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals, regardless of their background or income, have access to useful and affordable financial products and services. The Equality Act 2010 protects all individuals, including Gypsies and Travellers, against racial and other forms of discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Accounts Regulations 2015 require the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK to offer fee-free basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account. The regulations also state that when a customer applies for an account, firms must not discriminate by reason of the customer’s place of residence, and that the conditions applicable to holding a basic bank account must not be discriminatory.</p><p> </p><p>In order to open a basic bank account, firms will need to verify their customers’ identities, which generally includes verifying their addresses. While the way in which firms choose to do this is not stipulated in law or by the regulator, firms are assisted in making such policies through industry produced guidance notes. For the financial institutions, these are the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes.</p><p> </p><p>The JMLSG guidance notes acknowledge that if Travellers are not able to produce standard identification evidence, and if verification of address is necessary, a check with the local authority, which has to register travellers’ sites, may sometimes be helpful.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government has also committed to establish a Financial Inclusion Policy Forum, which will provide leadership and ensure collaboration across government and with the sector in tackling financial exclusion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2018 11:26:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

857741

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) male and (b) female apprentices who were paid less than the minimum wage in (i) the West Midlands and (ii) the UK in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	131642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given to the hon Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) on 12 March to PQ UIN 131487.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/03/2018 16:33:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

857832

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	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 progress made by the banking sector on meeting the needs of vulnerable consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Emma Little Pengelly
	uin	131733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes it is vitally important that the banking sector meets the needs of vulnerable consumers. The nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer fee-free basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account. The Treasury’s December 2017 publication shows that in total there are nearly 8 million basic bank accounts open in the UK, and that just over 900,000 new accounts were opened between July 2016 and June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also given the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the independent conduct regulator for the financial services sector, a statutory objective to protect consumers. The FCA continually assesses whether the banks they regulate are meeting the rules regarding the needs of vulnerable consumers.</p><p> </p><p>UK banks’ treatment of their customers is governed by the FCA in its Principles for Businesses, as well as specific requirements in its Handbook. The FCA's Principles require firms to conduct their business with due skill, care and diligence, and to pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Understanding vulnerability is central to how the FCA makes decisions. At the end of last year, the FCA published its ‘Approach to Consumers’ Paper, which details how the FCA measures the effects of its actions on consumers, particularly with respect to access and vulnerability. This was a consultation and the FCA plans to publish its Final Approach to Consumers Paper later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/03/2018 13:50:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4611 label Biography information for Emma Little Pengelly

857858

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the total cost cap on payday lending to high-cost credit products.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	131758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting consumers from unfair lending practises. To this end, the government has given the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) strong powers, including the power to cap the cost of credit, and it will do so if it thinks it is necessary to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is conducting a review of the high-cost credit market, and will publish a substantive update in May. The government will continue to work closely with the FCA to ensure that all customers are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2018 11:23:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq