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911132

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) postcodes and (c) year of closure of the HMRC offices that have closed in each year between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	147812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to the Member for Wrexham on 16 May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/06/2018 15:01:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

909319

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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 24 April 2018 to Question 137634 on Children: Day Care, what funding his Department had allocated for (a) Call Centre Costs and (b) IT Support Costs in advance of financial year 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	146946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Parents apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare through a single online application - the childcare service. The forecast costs for running the childcare service for 2017-18 were £28.7million for the call centre and operational support and £16.1million for IT support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/06/2018 12:50:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

911251

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his officials have had with the EU Commission on reform of the third country equivalence regime.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	147782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>My officials and I engage regularly with EU counterparts and the European Commission in the course of ongoing EU business, including in relation to the third country equivalence regime where it is affected by current legislative proposals. We are clear that we expect inclusion of financial services in the future economic partnership with the EU and that the current regime would not be suitable for the volume of trade that exists between us.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 147783 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:33:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

911252

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on reform of the third country equivalence regime.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	147783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>My officials and I engage regularly with EU counterparts and the European Commission in the course of ongoing EU business, including in relation to the third country equivalence regime where it is affected by current legislative proposals. We are clear that we expect inclusion of financial services in the future economic partnership with the EU and that the current regime would not be suitable for the volume of trade that exists between us.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 147782 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:33:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

911254

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of financial service contracts that will require (a) repapering and (b) novating after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	147784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is responsible for reviewing risks to the UK’s financial stability following its exit from the EU, including legal uncertainties concerning existing cross-border financial services contracts sold under passporting arrangements. This affects both UK and EU financial services firms and their customers. The FPC estimates that 10 million UK policyholders and 38 million EEA policyholders could be affected.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst coordination between the UK and EU is required to fully mitigate contractual continuity risks, the UK government has been clear that, per its 20 December 2017 announcement, it will legislate if necessary to ensure that contractual obligations can continue to be met, mitigating the effect of withdrawal on existing contractual relationships for inbound firms<strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>There is a shared interest for both the UK and the EU to ensure that we avoid outcomes that impose unnecessary costs and disruption on individuals and businesses as the UK leaves the EU. It is vitally important that we work with our European partners to put the technical arrangements in place to avoid financial market disruption.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 147785 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:40:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

911255

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	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 European Council on the grandfathering of the terms of existing cross-border financial services contracts after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	147785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is responsible for reviewing risks to the UK’s financial stability following its exit from the EU, including legal uncertainties concerning existing cross-border financial services contracts sold under passporting arrangements. This affects both UK and EU financial services firms and their customers. The FPC estimates that 10 million UK policyholders and 38 million EEA policyholders could be affected.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst coordination between the UK and EU is required to fully mitigate contractual continuity risks, the UK government has been clear that, per its 20 December 2017 announcement, it will legislate if necessary to ensure that contractual obligations can continue to be met, mitigating the effect of withdrawal on existing contractual relationships for inbound firms<strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>There is a shared interest for both the UK and the EU to ensure that we avoid outcomes that impose unnecessary costs and disruption on individuals and businesses as the UK leaves the EU. It is vitally important that we work with our European partners to put the technical arrangements in place to avoid financial market disruption.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 147784 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:40:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

911256

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial 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 effect that operating under EU third country regimes may have on the UK asset management industry in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	147786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>We want our future relationship with the EU to be a deep and special partnership. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides, so we approach these negotiations anticipating success. We are clear that we expect inclusion of financial services in the future economic partnership with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of ongoing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. Our overall programme of work is comprehensive, thorough and is continuously updated.</p><p> </p><p>As a responsible Government, we continue to plan for all scenarios, but with increased confidence that we will leave with a deal.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/06/2018 12:36:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

910393

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to Question 129888, on Public Sector: Redundancy Pay, when the process of drafting the necessary regulations began; when that drafting is forecast to be completed; and what the projected number of hours for that drafting process is.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	147304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text The Government remains committed to ending six figure pay outs in the public sector. The regulations to implement the exit payment cap were drafted as part of the passage of the Enterprise Act 2016. Since that time, they have undergone further iteration and will be completed following the outcome of the consultation and then laid in Parliament. It is not possible to forecast the hours required to reflect the degree of changes which may be made to the draft regulations following the outcome of the consultation, which will necessarily depend on consultees views and the Government’s response to that consultation. The consultation will seek views on the terms of the draft secondary legislation, including the detailed design of the exit payment cap and the list of bodies to which the cap will apply. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 147305 147308 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:27:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

910394

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 116646, on Public Sector: Redundancy Pay, for what reasons a consultation was not brought forward in the first quarter of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	147305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text The Government remains committed to ending six figure pay outs in the public sector. The regulations to implement the exit payment cap were drafted as part of the passage of the Enterprise Act 2016. Since that time, they have undergone further iteration and will be completed following the outcome of the consultation and then laid in Parliament. It is not possible to forecast the hours required to reflect the degree of changes which may be made to the draft regulations following the outcome of the consultation, which will necessarily depend on consultees views and the Government’s response to that consultation. The consultation will seek views on the terms of the draft secondary legislation, including the detailed design of the exit payment cap and the list of bodies to which the cap will apply. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 147304 147308 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:27:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

910395

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of exit payments for public sector workers which have exceeded £95,000 since the Enterprise Act 2016 came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	147306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Figures published in the Whole of Government Accounts show that during the period of April 2015 to March 2016 there were 1,787 exits paid at over £100,000, costing £0.2bn. There were 5,439 exit payments paid at between £50,000 and £100,000 costing £0.3bn, of which a portion may have been more than £95,000. The Whole of Government Accounts figures for the period since the Enterprise Act 2016 came into force, on May 4 2016, are not yet available and no separate estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 147307 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:42:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope