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1003657

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Crown Estate, (iii) the Financial Conduct Authority, (iv) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, (v) the National Infrastructure Commission, (vi) the Payment Systems Regulator and (vii) the Royal Mint in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s spend on electricity and natural gas between 1 April and 31 March 2018 was £1,506,000. The quantity consumed for electricity and natural gas was 8,170,000 kwh and 85,000 kwh respectively. The other entities are split below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>8,174,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Estate (2)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority (3)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission (4)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Mint Ltd (5)</p></td><td><p>130,000,000</p></td><td><p>61,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Conduct Authority (6)</p></td><td><p>33,549.295</p></td><td><p>829,351</p></td><td><p>3,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Information is published within HM Treasury 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts pages 189 and 190 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p></li><li><p>The Crown Estate Head Office costs are for Electricity only. Neither the spend for natural gas nor the quantity figures for both electricity and gas are easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></li><li><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) figures are part of the Cabinet Office and would form part of their remit.</p></li><li><p>The National Infrastructure Commission spend and quantity for electricity and natural gas are not easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost</p></li><li><p>The Royal Mint Ltd uses large amounts of electricity and gas in the manufacturing of coinage and has recently invested in a renewable energy source with the purchase of a wind turbine.</p></li><li><p>The Financial Conduct Authority figures are including the Payment Systems Regulator as they do not split them out. The figures exclude 1 Canada Square and Edinburgh as utilities are included in the service charge. This information is provided in our report and accounts on page 146 <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p></li></ol> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189707 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003658

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Crown Estate, (iii) the Financial Conduct Authority, (iv) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, (v) the National Infrastructure Commission, (vi) the Payment Systems Regulator and (vii) the Royal Mint in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s spend on electricity and natural gas between 1 April and 31 March 2018 was £1,506,000. The quantity consumed for electricity and natural gas was 8,170,000 kwh and 85,000 kwh respectively. The other entities are split below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>8,174,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Estate (2)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority (3)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission (4)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Mint Ltd (5)</p></td><td><p>130,000,000</p></td><td><p>61,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Conduct Authority (6)</p></td><td><p>33,549.295</p></td><td><p>829,351</p></td><td><p>3,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Information is published within HM Treasury 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts pages 189 and 190 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p></li><li><p>The Crown Estate Head Office costs are for Electricity only. Neither the spend for natural gas nor the quantity figures for both electricity and gas are easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></li><li><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) figures are part of the Cabinet Office and would form part of their remit.</p></li><li><p>The National Infrastructure Commission spend and quantity for electricity and natural gas are not easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost</p></li><li><p>The Royal Mint Ltd uses large amounts of electricity and gas in the manufacturing of coinage and has recently invested in a renewable energy source with the purchase of a wind turbine.</p></li><li><p>The Financial Conduct Authority figures are including the Payment Systems Regulator as they do not split them out. The figures exclude 1 Canada Square and Edinburgh as utilities are included in the service charge. This information is provided in our report and accounts on page 146 <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p></li></ol> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189706 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003692

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/11/2018 13:45:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003871

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
	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 186180 on Crown Lands and Estates, which topics regarding property held in escheat were discussed.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	189559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Escheat was discussed at a high level and particularly in relation to landfill sites.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2018 17:04:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

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

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

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

999469

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roads: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential economic merits of improving the Reading to Gatwick airport road corridor.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	907479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy brought over £15bn of investment to England’s strategic roads between 2015-2020. This included a number of schemes improving many of the strategic road links on the Reading-Gatwick road corridor.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced that the National Roads Fund will be £28.8 billion from 2020-2025. We expect £25.3 billion of this will fund the Roads Investment Strategy 2, which is the largest ever investment in England’s strategic roads.</p><p> </p><p>HMT ministers and officials continue to work closely with their DfT counterparts to consider and monitor the delivery of specific investments as part of the Road Investment Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/11/2018 16:30:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

999594

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Job Creation: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 29 October 2018, if he will make an estimate of the number of of 800,000 jobs that are projected to be created by 2023 that will be created in South Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	187031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that employment will rise by 800,000 over their forecast horizon. However, they do not produce regional breakdowns for their forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>There are 205,000 more people in employment in Yorkshire and the Humber than in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/11/2018 17:42:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis