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845756

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are required before the Government will ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	128728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>It is UK policy that international treaties will not be ratified until all legislation required for implementation has been passed by parliament. We have now met this requirement with the introduction of legislation for the licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery. This was included in the Finance (No 2) Act 2017 and a statutory instrument for The Tobacco Products Manufacturing Machinery (Licensing Scheme) Regulations 2018 was laid before the House of Commons on 25 January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Now that legislation has been passed, the text of the Protocol can be laid before Parliament as a Command Paper with an Explanatory Memorandum. Unless Parliament resolves against it, the UK can begin the formal ratification process, which we expect to start shortly.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 128729 128730 question first answered 28/02/2018 13:20:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

833779

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	125537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are plans to have an internal event organised by HMT staff to mark 100 years since some women were given the right to vote in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2018 08:59:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

816808

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the transparency document entitled Valuation Office Agency's Gender Pay Gap Report 2017, if he will set out the pay gap data for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) grade and (b) profession.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	121235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text Gender pay gap data for the Valuation Office Agency for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) grade is set out in the attached table below. The Valuation Office Agency does not have any analysis of gender pay gap by (b) profession. A positive figure denotes that the mean, or median, figure for women is lower than for men; a negative figure denotes that the mean, or median, figure is higher for women than men. Both SCS and Fast Stream populations are fairly small and the median gap figures for bonus awards are affected by the fact that there are a limited number of bonus award levels.<p> </p><p>2017 VOA Gender Pay Gap by Grade</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Mean gender pay gap Ordinary pay 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>Median gender pay gap Ordinary pay 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>Mean gender pay gap Bonus pay in the 12 months ending 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>Median gender pay gap Bonus pay in the 12 months ending 31 March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-4.5%</p></td><td><p>-13.5%</p></td><td><p>-2.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>-5.6%</p></td><td><p>-10.4%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td><td><p>-17.2%</p></td><td><p>-33.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>-10.7%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Stream</p></td><td><p>-6.3%</p></td><td><p>-5.8%</p></td><td><p>-41.2%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>-0.4%</p></td><td><p>-3.0%</p></td><td><p>-50.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>-0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-8.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>-0.8%</p></td><td><p>-4.7%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td><td><p>13.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/01/2018 16:23:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

845605

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what translation arrangements his Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	128577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have a dedicated Welsh language translation unit in-house. Other Government Departments have dedicated Welsh language translation teams and translate letters from Welsh to English, and replies from English to Welsh, for HM Treasury free of charge on an ad-hoc basis.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/02/2018 13:11:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

845763

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department met with representatives from the tobacco industry in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what the topics of discussion were in each of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	128735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials engage with a wide range of stakeholders, and details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Return on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Details of policy meetings between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the tobacco industry are also published on GOV.UK. HMRC does not provide details of meetings with individual tobacco manufacturers to discuss their tax affairs or those concerning information to support HMRC’s enforcement activities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/02/2018 13:03:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

810526

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the title was of each set of regulations introduced by his Department in each month since May 2010; which of those regulations have been (a) subject to the (i) one in one out and (ii) one in two out procedure and (b) (i) revoked and (ii) amended; and what the net cost to (A) the public purse; and (B) business of those regulations is.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	120871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The changes to regulations affecting business during the 2010-15 Parliament are recorded in Statements of New Regulation that were published every six months. These are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation</a> .</p><p> </p><p>For the 2015-17 Parliament, the Government will shortly publish its final report on the savings to business delivered during that Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>For the current Parliament, the Government is committed to maintaining a proportionate approach to regulation to enable business growth while maintaining public protections. This will be monitored through the target that the Government is required to set under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 120902 question first answered 12/01/2018 14:05:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810557

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes his Department has put in place to (a) monitor, (b) collate cost information on, (c) review and (d) respond to requests to amend or revoke regulations introduced by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	120902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The changes to regulations affecting business during the 2010-15 Parliament are recorded in Statements of New Regulation that were published every six months. These are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation</a> .</p><p> </p><p>For the 2015-17 Parliament, the Government will shortly publish its final report on the savings to business delivered during that Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>For the current Parliament, the Government is committed to maintaining a proportionate approach to regulation to enable business growth while maintaining public protections. This will be monitored through the target that the Government is required to set under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 120871 question first answered 12/01/2018 14:05:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

847186

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	129360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Neither of Treasury’s non-departmental public bodies: the Royal Mint Advisory Committee or the Office of Budget Responsibility use any external recruitment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/02/2018 16:23:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

829966

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	124700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not own, pay for or insure any art in the building it occupies at 1 Horse Guard’s Road. Art that is displayed throughout the building is rented from the Government Art Collection at nil cost.</p><p> </p><p>Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of the core department’s hospitality costs for the last seven years can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Hospitality</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£14,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£12,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£8,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£24,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£10,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18*</p></td><td><p>£3,702</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*the 2017-18 costs reflect amounts paid and accrued in the financial year to date.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2018 14:31:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

824739

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts his Department holds with Government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	123540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining transparency about its procurement activity and publishes information about its contracts with a value of over £10,000 on the “Contracts Finder” website. The information requested is readily available there.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/01/2018 14:45:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett