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997591

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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, whether the funding allocated to the upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing will include private finance.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	185590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget announced that government will no longer use Private Finance 2 (the successor to the Private Finance Initiative) for new projects. The upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing will therefore not use Private Finance 2.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:00:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

997638

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
	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, Official Report, column 658, whether the donation of £10 million to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will be in addition to the £10 million per annum in perpetuity committed by the Government in 2014 to support the Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	185544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Pursuant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s oral contribution of 29 October 2018, Official Report, column 658, the donation of £10 million to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is in addition to the £10 million per annum in perpetuity committed by the Government in 2014 to support the Covenant.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:43:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

997794

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Borders: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled The UK border: preparedness for EU exit, published on 24 October 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the finding in that report that 11 out of 12 new or replacement border systems were at risk of not being delivered on time and to acceptable quality by 29 March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	185715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>All 12 critical IT systems set out in the National Audit Office report undergo significant scrutiny across government – including at a departmental level, by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and by the Borders Delivery Group. Where programme risks exist, appropriate mitigation and contingency plans are in place. There is also significant cross-departmental working to ensure that the interdependencies between border systems and wider departmental policy is effectively managed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/11/2018 17:30:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

997568

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 139 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook October 2018, published in October 2018, CM9713, what proportion of the £1.5 billion allocated to the Brexit funding pot will be spent in 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	185719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>On 13 March, the Treasury allocated c.£1.6bn to departments on March 2018. A full breakdown of the allocation can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Details of some of the work done by departments funded by these allocations can be found in the Technical Notices published on 24 August (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility as part of their fiscal forecast take a judgement on how much departments will underspend on all aspects of DEL spending. This information is available at <a href="https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/11/2018 15:53:27 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

997851

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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 tax-free childcare accounts have (a) been created and (b) had at least one payment made from that account to date.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	185722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>To date more than 391,000 parents have opened a Tax–Free Childcare account and over 109,000 parents have used their account to make a payment to a childcare provider.</p><p> </p><p>Around 313,000 of the parents who have opened a Tax-Free Childcare account applied at the same time as for 30 hours free childcare. 30 hours free childcare saves parents using the full 30 hours up to £5,000 per child per year.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare account usage is substantially higher amongst parents who get Tax-Free Childcare only, compared to parents who have both a Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>8,265 Tax-Free Childcare accounts have been closed since the scheme launched in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 185723 question first answered 05/11/2018 16:34:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

997852

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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 parents have closed a tax-free childcare account since that policy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	185723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>To date more than 391,000 parents have opened a Tax–Free Childcare account and over 109,000 parents have used their account to make a payment to a childcare provider.</p><p> </p><p>Around 313,000 of the parents who have opened a Tax-Free Childcare account applied at the same time as for 30 hours free childcare. 30 hours free childcare saves parents using the full 30 hours up to £5,000 per child per year.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare account usage is substantially higher amongst parents who get Tax-Free Childcare only, compared to parents who have both a Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>8,265 Tax-Free Childcare accounts have been closed since the scheme launched in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 185722 question first answered 05/11/2018 16:34:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

998476

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Debt
	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 impact on financial stability of the growth of leveraged corporate debt with weak lending covenants; what assessment they have made of any parallels with the situation before the global financial crisis; and what steps they intend to take to restrain that growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL11135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England is the body responsible for monitoring systemic risks in the financial sector and, where appropriate, taking action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC set out its most recent assessment of risks to UK financial stability in the Record of its 3 October meeting, published on 17 October. This included an assessment of the risks from corporate indebtedness and the growth in leveraged lending. The FPC will publish its next assessment of risks to UK financial stability in the Financial Stability Report on 5 December.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/11/2018 16:12:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

997759

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of personal debt over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The household debt-to-income ratio has stabilised over the past year and was 140% in Q2 2018, down from a high of 160% in Q1 2008. Almost three quarters of household debt is secured against housing. Unsecured debt as a share of household income is now 35% (Q2 2018), down from its peak of 41% before the financial crisis (Q1 2007).</p><p> </p><p>Although the level of consumer credit remains high, when adjusted for inflation, the level of outstanding consumer credit stands 17.7% below its January 2008 peak.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget 2018 announced new policies to help households manage unexpected costs by increasing access to fair and affordable credit, as well as a consultation on a breathing space scheme for people who fall into problem debt.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/11/2018 15:15:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

997604

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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, with reference to line 7 of Table 2.1, page 36 of the Budget 2018, how much of the allocated spend for defence in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 will come from the Dreadnought contingency.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	185543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1bn for Defence announced at Budget 18, and set out in table 2.1, is additional funding for MoD to ensure that the Armed Forces can continue to modernise and invest in key priority capabilities. It is for MoD to decide how much of this funding is for Dreadnought, which they will do as part of their normal budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:15:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

997567

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to make any payments to the European Union and its institutions after 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	185665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments made during the UK’s period of membership, and has ensured a fair deal for UK taxpayers. This settlement has been agreed in the context of an overall agreement under Article 50 that includes the framework of our future partnership.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/11/2018 15:39:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns