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1136089

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2019
	date	02/07/2019
	date tabled	02/07/2019
	ddp created	02/07/2019 12:09:28
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	02/07/2019 12:15:06 02/07/2019 13:17:08
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	identifier	911689
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/07/2019 12:45:19
	question text	What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposals announced by the Prime Minister since 23 May 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 911689
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	911689
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made a number of announcements since 23 May, including on modern slavery and mental health. Where announcements have additional costs in 2019/20, they will be funded from existing departmental budgets.</p>
	creator	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1132569

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2019
	date	17/06/2019
	date tabled	17/06/2019
	ddp created	17/06/2019 19:17:53
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	17/06/2019 19:27:20 20/06/2019 14:05:05
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	identifier	265554
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/06/2019 13:33:51
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee of 4 June 2019, what selection process will be used by his Department to identify the (a) delivery experts and (b) panel of economist that will provide advice in relation to the zero-based review of capital; and if will he publish the investment appraisal technique that will be used to compare projects as part of that review.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 265554
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	265554
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Treasury will conduct a zero-based review of capital at the next Spending Review. It will include an assessment panel of Chief Economists from across government departments, who will provide technical assistance and expertise to Treasury officials scrutinising capital spending bids. These top economists will bring significant experience and expertise in appraising investment in many different sectors, covering economic and social infrastructure. Investment appraisal will be conducted in line with the Treasury’s Green Book which is published online. The panel will also draw on the IPA, and functional expertise built up since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment panel will be formed ahead of the Spending Review.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1129320

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:46:03
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 17:11:26 11/06/2019 11:18:01
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	259376
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/06/2019 10:46:14
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 1 February 2019 Local Government Association's news article entitled £8 billion funding black hole by 2025 will swallow up popular council services, dated 1 February 2019, what representations his Department has received on funding for local government in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259376
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259376
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I regularly hear from councils across the country on matters related to local government funding. I have also attended events organised by the sector to discuss local government funding.</p><p> </p><p>Future funding for local government will be considered at the next Spending Review.</p>
	creator	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1136223

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/07/2019
	date	02/07/2019
	date tabled	02/07/2019
	ddp created	02/07/2019 19:56:03
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	03/07/2019 11:25:09 09/07/2019 07:56:02
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
	house id	1
	identifier	272191
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/07/2019 07:24:55
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to UK Government spending on the 2022 Commonwealth Games, what comparability percentage will be applied for the purpose of the Barnett formula.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 272191
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	272191
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK Government contribution to the 2022 Commonwealth Games budget is subject to the Barnett Formula, which HM Treasury will apply in the normal way. The Treasury will work with the devolved administrations to update and publish comparability factors in a revised Statement of Funding Policy alongside the next Spending Review.</p>
	creator	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands written parliamentary question 1136223
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4420

1132523

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2019
	date	17/06/2019
	date tabled	17/06/2019
	ddp created	17/06/2019 19:15:22
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/06/2019 14:55:17 20/06/2019 14:03:01
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	265548
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/06/2019 13:32:00
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, why recipients of carer's allowance with adult dependants are not eligible for (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits; and if he will review his policy.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 265548
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	265548
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit, paid to an eligible individual looking after someone with substantial caring needs. Persons in receipt of Carer’s Allowance are not excluded from either Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Working Tax Credit (WTC) provided they meet the usual conditions of entitlement for tax credits.</p>
	creator	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1129799

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 21:07:04
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:23:33 10/06/2019 08:23:04
	hansard heading	M4: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	259944
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 07:52:57
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the borrowing capacity announced for the M4 relief road will still be available to the Welsh Government following the cancellation of that project.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259944
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259944
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>HM Treasury ministers and officials have regular discussions with counterparts in the Welsh Government on a number of issues of importance for Wales and the rest of the UK, including infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the Chancellor committed to review the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing powers at the forthcoming Spending Review, to consider whether the borrowing cap should be increased by up to £300 million to support the delivery of a new M4 relief road. We will work with the Welsh Government to consider this review in light of their announcement that they will not be taking forward the M4 relief road project.</p>
	creator	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1136664

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/07/2019
	date	03/07/2019
	date tabled	03/07/2019
	ddp created	03/07/2019 18:45:43
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	03/07/2019 19:00:04 08/07/2019 10:39:04
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	272907
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/07/2019 10:07:17
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the effect of restricting exit payments in the public sector on the pensions of staff employed by local authorities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 272907
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	272907
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p>
	creator	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1130118

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	05/06/2019
	date tabled	05/06/2019
	ddp created	05/06/2019 18:15:30
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	05/06/2019 18:30:06 10/06/2019 13:05:03
	hansard heading	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	1
	identifier	260719
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 12:33:41
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Barnett Formula will be applied to calculate the share of the Stronger Towns Fund.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 260719
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	260719
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government will seek to ensure that towns in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can benefit from this funding and we will announce further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett Formula will be applied in the normal way to departmental DEL totals at the 2019 Spending Review.</p>
	creator	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1131254

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 17:57:15
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	11/06/2019 18:07:10 18/06/2019 08:06:02
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	263060
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/06/2019 07:34:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to ensure local authorities ringfence any future investment into children's services over the next five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263060
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263060
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Individual local authorities have flexibility to set their own budgets and spend on services according to local need, priorities and to meet their statutory duties. Decisions on future funding for local government will be made in the round at the next Spending Review.</p>
	creator	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1136663

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/07/2019
	date	03/07/2019
	date tabled	03/07/2019
	ddp created	03/07/2019 18:45:39
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	03/07/2019 19:00:02 08/07/2019 10:39:05
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	272906
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/07/2019 10:07:17
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will undertake an equality impact assessment on the Government's plan to restrict exit payments in the public sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 272906
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	272906
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p>
	creator	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West