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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

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

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

1002714

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	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 185543 on Defence finance, whether the reprofiling of the Dreadnought programme bringing forward spend into the early years, set out on page 30 of The Defence Equipment Plan 2018, contributed to the decision to allocate £1bn for Defence in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	188745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1bn additional funding for MoD will be used to invest in a number of key priority capabilities, one of which is Dreadnought. It is for MoD to decide how much of the additional funding is for Dreadnought, which they will do as part of their normal budgeting process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:54:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002715

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	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 185543 on Defence: finance, if the Secretary of State for Defence decides to spend all or part of the additional funding on the Dreadnought programme whether this spend will be accounted for as additional to and separate from the £10 billion Dreadnought contingency.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	188746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1bn for Defence announced at Budget 18 is additional funding for MoD to ensure that the Armed Forces can continue to modernise and invest in key priority capabilities. The final allocation and treatment will be agreed through MOD’s normal budgeting process</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:53:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1005717

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from the Police Service of Northern Ireland on resources for policing after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	190499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2018, an additional £500 million will be made available to allow departments and the devolved administrations to continue to prepare for EU exit, taking the total for 2019/20 to £2 billion. As a result of this announcement, the Treasury will have invested over £4 billion in EU exit since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK, including EU exit. We are working collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service to assess the resource requirements of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. Allocations from the £2 billion to departments and the devolved administrations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190500 190501 question first answered 15/11/2018 12:54:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1005718

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department has met with representatives of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to discuss resource requirements for policing after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	190500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2018, an additional £500 million will be made available to allow departments and the devolved administrations to continue to prepare for EU exit, taking the total for 2019/20 to £2 billion. As a result of this announcement, the Treasury will have invested over £4 billion in EU exit since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK, including EU exit. We are working collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service to assess the resource requirements of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. Allocations from the £2 billion to departments and the devolved administrations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190499 190501 question first answered 15/11/2018 12:54:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1005719

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional resources for policing have been requested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland for when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	190501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2018, an additional £500 million will be made available to allow departments and the devolved administrations to continue to prepare for EU exit, taking the total for 2019/20 to £2 billion. As a result of this announcement, the Treasury will have invested over £4 billion in EU exit since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK, including EU exit. We are working collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service to assess the resource requirements of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prepare for the UK leaving the EU. Allocations from the £2 billion to departments and the devolved administrations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190499 190500 question first answered 15/11/2018 12:54:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1005995

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence additional funding to enhance further education training in digital capability.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will introduce an entitlement to full funding for basic digital courses from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to undertake improved digital courses based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for the English and maths adult entitlements, the new basic digital skills entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, we will continue to support the provision of basic digital skills training for adults in colleges and community learning centres across England through the Adult Education Budget and other programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1006003

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news report entitled Raising motorway speed limit could boost economy, Treasury Minister says on Tory conference fringe, published by the Mirror in October 2018, whether the Chief Secretary's comments that raising the speed limit to 80 mph would increase national productivity represented Government policy.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	190758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>These comments did not represent current government policy. The government is committed to increasing national productivity, and is exploring transport’s full potential to enable this.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/11/2018 15:55:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1006098

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's definition is of privately financed in relation to infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	190874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Private finance is a way to deliver infrastructure projects in which the private sector invests equity and/or lends in order to facilitate the development, delivery, and/or operation of a project, asset or entity with the expectation of earning a return on the investment.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 13:38:37 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1006112

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been revived from people left unable to access their childcare account as a result of technical difficulties in each year since the introduction of those accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
	uin	190785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare account without problems, including getting their 30 hours eligibility code. Where parents have experienced technical issues, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Manual codes are issued to enable parents to access a 30 hours place when they are eligible if they cannot get a digital code within the required timeline. The number of manual codes issued has been decreasing since September 2017 as the system has become embedded and enhanced.<p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service.<p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has issued 35,370 codes manually to parents.<p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has paid out £200,000 in redress to parents for expenses such as telephone calls to the helpline. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 18:01:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1006113

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many 30 hours free childcare codes have been issued manually as a result of faults in the childcare account system.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
	uin	190786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare account without problems, including getting their 30 hours eligibility code. Where parents have experienced technical issues, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Manual codes are issued via a standard exception process that enables parents to access a 30 hours place when they are eligible if they cannot get a digital code within the required timeline. The number of manual codes issued has been decreasing since September 2017 as the system has become embedded.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has issued 35,370 codes manually to parents.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has paid out £200,000 in redress to parents for expenses such as telephone calls to the helpline.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190787 question first answered 20/11/2018 08:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1006114

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received financial compensation as a result of not having access to their online childcare account; and how much money has been paid out of the public purse for that compensation.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
	uin	190787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare account without problems, including getting their 30 hours eligibility code. Where parents have experienced technical issues, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Manual codes are issued via a standard exception process that enables parents to access a 30 hours place when they are eligible if they cannot get a digital code within the required timeline. The number of manual codes issued has been decreasing since September 2017 as the system has become embedded.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has issued 35,370 codes manually to parents.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has paid out £200,000 in redress to parents for expenses such as telephone calls to the helpline.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 190786 question first answered 20/11/2018 08:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1006213

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of spending on public services in the UK and other EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	190822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The level and direction of spending on public services is set according to the government’s priorities at periodic Spending Reviews and at fiscal events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These decisions are supported by extensive evidence, including when appropriate international comparisons and examples of best practice and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>At last month’s Budget the Chancellor set out a 5-year funding plan for the NHS and £84bn additional spending. The Chancellor will set out spending plans for other public services at a Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 14:44:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006215

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	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 contribution of the UK internal market to the Northern Irish economy.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	190824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK internal market benefits all the nations of the UK. The latest data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) indicate that 58% of all external sales from Northern Ireland go to Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 14:42:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1006867

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the announcement of additional funding for social care in 2019-20 in Budget 2018, how his Department calculated the adequacy of that funding in order to meet the immediate needs of local authorities and social care providers; and what the source of that additional funding is.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	191261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises the social care sector faces short term pressures, which is why Autumn Budget 2018 announced an additional £650 million for councils in 2019/20 for social care. This is additional funding sourced from the Exchequer.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 13:36:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1006884

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of capital funding he plans to allocate for the delivery of improvements to rail access related to the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	191406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position in relation to funding Surface Access at airports is set out in the 2013 Aviation Policy Framework and reiterated in the Airports National Policy Statement which was designated in June 2018. Where a scheme is not solely required to deliver airport capacity and has a wider range of beneficiaries, the Government, along with relevant stakeholders, will consider the need for a public funding contribution alongside an appropriate contribution from the airport on a case by case basis. The Government is supporting Heathrow Surface Access schemes subject to the development of a satisfactory business case and the agreement of acceptable terms with the Heathrow aviation industry.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 13:29:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1006980

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2018 to Question 186391 on Public Sector: Pensions, when the Government's Actuary Department completed its analysis of the police service pension scheme which led to the revaluations communicated in the Statement of 6 September 2018 on quadrennial valuations of the public service pension schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	191452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in my written statement HCWS945 and in my‎ Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 186391, the actuarial valuation of the scheme, carried out by the Government Actuary's Department, is ongoing. The statement set out proposed amendments to the directions to be used in the valuations. The Government Actuary's Department is undertaking ongoing valuations based on these directions. The final directions will be published before the end of the year<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 12:59:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1007027

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to increase private sector spending on R&D in order to meet the 2027 target announced in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	191409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining the UK’s position as a world leader in science and innovation and has introduced a wide range of policies to stimulate private sector investment in Research and Development, ranging from increases in government funding of R&amp;D to improvements to the wider institutional and tax environment for R&amp;D and a new patient capital investment programme. Internationally, the UK is a highly attractive place for R&amp;D, ranking 4<sup>th</sup> on the 2018 global innovation index.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, the Government has committed an additional £7bn of public funding to R&amp;D by 2021-22. This is the largest boost by any government for 40 years and will leverage significant private investment. On average, every public pound spent on R&amp;D generates an additional £1.36 of private spending. In addition, support for businesses through R&amp;D tax credits has tripled since 2010, reaching £3.5 billion in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the government announced a 10-year action plan to unlock over £20bn to finance growth in innovative firms, including launching a new £2.5bn investment programme, British Patient Capital, and extending the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs).</p><p> </p><p>Taken together, these policies will accelerate private investment in R&amp;D, building on the healthy real-terms growth of 26 per cent we experienced between 2010 and 2016 (the last year of official data).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 13:24:28 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1007034

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	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 changes to PFI contracts announced in Budget 2018 on job security.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	191410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The government has announced that it will no longer use Private Finance 2 (PF2), the current model of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), for new projects. PF2 has not been used since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>However, the government will continue to support private investment in infrastructure through a range of successful established tools. Project finance and commercial skills therefore remain highly valued and critical to infrastructure delivery for government. The government has announced that it will honour existing PFI and PF2 contracts. In addition, the government will launch a pilot ‘Centre of Best Practice’ (CBP) in the Department of Health and Social Care to help Trusts maximise the value of their existing PFI contracts.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 13:21:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1007864

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carers: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department makes available to children under the age of 16 that are carers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	191921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Children and young people should be protected from inappropriate and excessive caring responsibilities, and we have changed the law to improve how young carers and their families are identified, assessed and supported. Government set out further details on our plans to support young carers in the Carers Action Plan earlier this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 13:37:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1007866

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 18 paragraph 3 of HM Government publication, The Strategy For Our Veterans, published in November 2018, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans leave the armed forces with sufficient financial education, awareness and skills to be financially self-supporting and resilient; and what amount of funding he has allocated to the 2028 outcome.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	191889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Strategy for our Veterans and a Consultation Paper were published on 14 November and debated in both Houses on 15 November. The Consultation Paper seeks public views to inform how the Government will implement the strategy. Following conclusion of the consultation period in February 2019, implementation plans will be developed by each relevant service provider, along with individual costings which will fall across Government. Once implementation options have been agreed, the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans will be agreed between Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board members, which includes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/11/2018 12:58:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007888

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government is planning to protect R&D funding in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	191916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The draft withdrawal agreement sees the UK continuing to participate in EU programmes until the end of 2020 – providing certainty for British organisations and their European counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury will guarantee funding for UK organisations which successfully bid directly to the European Commission - through projects like Horizon 2020 - until the end of this EU budget period if no deal is agreed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 13:34:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1008455

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2018 to Question 179286, whether the Government plans to make back payments of child benefit to those parents who have mistakenly omitted to claim that benefit and as a result lost out on national insurance state pension credits.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	192115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always urged families to claim Child Benefit to help protect their future right to the State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation sets out that claims for Child Benefit (and the accompanying National Insurance credit) can only be backdated for three months.</p><p> </p><p>Successive governments have considered that three months is a fair and reasonable time in which to allow those wishing to claim Child Benefit to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Even though there may be no question that some parents would have been entitled to Child Benefit had they claimed earlier, such certainty is not obvious in every case. The longer the delay, the harder it is to establish entitlement, given the need to verify evidence and ensure consistent treatment.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/11/2018 10:06:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan