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1121835

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:17:37
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:46:15 30/04/2019 08:28:06
	hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	245863
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 07:56:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to help support the National Infrastructure Commission’s recommendation of increasing the rate of insulation measures installed in UK homes to 21,000 a week by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	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 245863
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245863
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission made over 50 recommendations to the government, in their National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) published in July 2018. As announced at Budget 2018, the government will respond in full to the NIA through a National Infrastructure Strategy, including on the installation rate of energy efficiency measures in the building stock.</p><p> </p><p>The government has already set out an ambitious aspiration on energy efficiency in the Clean Growth Strategy, for as many homes as possible to reach EPC Band C by 2035 where practical, cost-effective and affordable; and the Prime Minister has announced an Industrial Strategy mission to at least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030. The government has a growing programme of ambitious policies to drive forward progress towards this aspiration, including extending the Energy Company Obligation from 2022 to 2028 to support more than £3bn of investment to upgrade the energy efficiency of around a million more homes, tightening the regulations on minimum energy efficiency standards in private rented homes, and announcing the introduction of a Future Homes Standard to ensure that all new homes are built with world-leading levels of energy efficiency and low-carbon heating. The government is further considering the detail of these policies, in order to unlock the necessary energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the National Infrastructure Strategy will be published later in 2019, alongside the Spending Review and Autumn Budget. The Spending Review will determine the government’s spending priorities going forward, assessing spending in the round against government priorities and a broad evidence base. As part of that evidence base, HM Treasury guidance in the Green Book sets out the methodology by which Departments should undertake cost-benefit analysis for all proposals that concern public spending and changes to regulations, including for energy efficiency and broader infrastructure requirements. These are scrutinised by Treasury spending teams to support decision making and ensure value for money. Impact Assessments associated with particular policy proposals are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1121836

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:17:39
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:46:18 30/04/2019 08:28:05
	hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	245864
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 07:56:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of public funding required to achieve the National Infrastructure Commission’s recommendation of increasing the rate of insulation measures installed in UK homes to 21,000 a week by 2020.
	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 245864
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245864
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission made over 50 recommendations to the government, in their National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) published in July 2018. As announced at Budget 2018, the government will respond in full to the NIA through a National Infrastructure Strategy, including on the installation rate of energy efficiency measures in the building stock.</p><p> </p><p>The government has already set out an ambitious aspiration on energy efficiency in the Clean Growth Strategy, for as many homes as possible to reach EPC Band C by 2035 where practical, cost-effective and affordable; and the Prime Minister has announced an Industrial Strategy mission to at least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030. The government has a growing programme of ambitious policies to drive forward progress towards this aspiration, including extending the Energy Company Obligation from 2022 to 2028 to support more than £3bn of investment to upgrade the energy efficiency of around a million more homes, tightening the regulations on minimum energy efficiency standards in private rented homes, and announcing the introduction of a Future Homes Standard to ensure that all new homes are built with world-leading levels of energy efficiency and low-carbon heating. The government is further considering the detail of these policies, in order to unlock the necessary energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the National Infrastructure Strategy will be published later in 2019, alongside the Spending Review and Autumn Budget. The Spending Review will determine the government’s spending priorities going forward, assessing spending in the round against government priorities and a broad evidence base. As part of that evidence base, HM Treasury guidance in the Green Book sets out the methodology by which Departments should undertake cost-benefit analysis for all proposals that concern public spending and changes to regulations, including for energy efficiency and broader infrastructure requirements. These are scrutinised by Treasury spending teams to support decision making and ensure value for money. Impact Assessments associated with particular policy proposals are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1121854

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:23:13
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:47:02 30/04/2019 08:28:03
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	1
	identifier	245877
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 07:56:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cost-benefit analysis his Department has made of the economic effect of (a) energy efficiency measures in homes and (b) other infrastructure projects.
	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 245877
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245877
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission made over 50 recommendations to the government, in their National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) published in July 2018. As announced at Budget 2018, the government will respond in full to the NIA through a National Infrastructure Strategy, including on the installation rate of energy efficiency measures in the building stock.</p><p> </p><p>The government has already set out an ambitious aspiration on energy efficiency in the Clean Growth Strategy, for as many homes as possible to reach EPC Band C by 2035 where practical, cost-effective and affordable; and the Prime Minister has announced an Industrial Strategy mission to at least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030. The government has a growing programme of ambitious policies to drive forward progress towards this aspiration, including extending the Energy Company Obligation from 2022 to 2028 to support more than £3bn of investment to upgrade the energy efficiency of around a million more homes, tightening the regulations on minimum energy efficiency standards in private rented homes, and announcing the introduction of a Future Homes Standard to ensure that all new homes are built with world-leading levels of energy efficiency and low-carbon heating. The government is further considering the detail of these policies, in order to unlock the necessary energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the National Infrastructure Strategy will be published later in 2019, alongside the Spending Review and Autumn Budget. The Spending Review will determine the government’s spending priorities going forward, assessing spending in the round against government priorities and a broad evidence base. As part of that evidence base, HM Treasury guidance in the Green Book sets out the methodology by which Departments should undertake cost-benefit analysis for all proposals that concern public spending and changes to regulations, including for energy efficiency and broader infrastructure requirements. These are scrutinised by Treasury spending teams to support decision making and ensure value for money. Impact Assessments associated with particular policy proposals are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1121858

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:23:23
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:47:15 30/04/2019 14:44:01
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	245880
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 14:12:13
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 121 of the report entitled, UK Housing, Fit for the Future? published by the Committee on Climate Change on 21 February 2019, if he will take steps to introduce changes to stamp duty to help incentivise the insulation of homes and buildings.
	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 245880
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245880
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was devolved to Scotland by the Scotland Act 2012 and subsequently replaced with the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax in April 2015<strong><strong>. </strong></strong></p><p> </p><p>In 2007, the then government introduced a relief from SDLT for zero-carbon homes intended to encourage greater energy efficiency in buildings.</p><p> </p><p>However, the policy was found to be ineffective with a limited number of transactions taking up the relief and it was ended as planned in September 2012.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to link SDLT on properties with their relative energy efficiency.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1121863

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:23:39
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:55:11 30/04/2019 08:28:02
	hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	245884
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 07:56:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to classify energy efficiency as a priority cross-Department matter in the forthcoming Spending 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 245884
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245884
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission made over 50 recommendations to the government, in their National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) published in July 2018. As announced at Budget 2018, the government will respond in full to the NIA through a National Infrastructure Strategy, including on the installation rate of energy efficiency measures in the building stock.</p><p> </p><p>The government has already set out an ambitious aspiration on energy efficiency in the Clean Growth Strategy, for as many homes as possible to reach EPC Band C by 2035 where practical, cost-effective and affordable; and the Prime Minister has announced an Industrial Strategy mission to at least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030. The government has a growing programme of ambitious policies to drive forward progress towards this aspiration, including extending the Energy Company Obligation from 2022 to 2028 to support more than £3bn of investment to upgrade the energy efficiency of around a million more homes, tightening the regulations on minimum energy efficiency standards in private rented homes, and announcing the introduction of a Future Homes Standard to ensure that all new homes are built with world-leading levels of energy efficiency and low-carbon heating. The government is further considering the detail of these policies, in order to unlock the necessary energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the National Infrastructure Strategy will be published later in 2019, alongside the Spending Review and Autumn Budget. The Spending Review will determine the government’s spending priorities going forward, assessing spending in the round against government priorities and a broad evidence base. As part of that evidence base, HM Treasury guidance in the Green Book sets out the methodology by which Departments should undertake cost-benefit analysis for all proposals that concern public spending and changes to regulations, including for energy efficiency and broader infrastructure requirements. These are scrutinised by Treasury spending teams to support decision making and ensure value for money. Impact Assessments associated with particular policy proposals are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p>
	creator	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1121724

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:56:23
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:10:33 29/04/2019 15:11:03
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	245664
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/04/2019 14:39:51
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Statement of 13 March 2019, HCWS1407, whether the additional funding for the environment applies to (a) England or (b) England and Wales.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245664
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245664
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government announced at Spring Statement an ambitious package of measures to support the environment, including mandating biodiversity net gain for development in England, supporting the Ascension Island Council in its decision to designate a new Marine Protected Area around Ascension Island, launching a comprehensive global review of the link between biodiversity and economic growth, to be led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, and taking forward a Call for Evidence on biodiversity in the Overseas Territories. These measures will help to deliver on this government’s pledge to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it. Any spend in England and Wales associated with these measures will be funded from existing budgets.</p>
	creator	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1122089

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:42:40
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 16:03:31 30/04/2019 14:30:05
	hansard heading	Consumer Credit Act 1974
	house id	1
	identifier	245748
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 13:58:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer 8 April 2019 to Question 239222 on Consumer Credit Act 1974, if he will make it his policy to revise the rules in the Consumer Credit Act 1974 on the prescribed content of default and arrears notices; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245748
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245748
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final report on the review of the retained provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) in March 2019. The FCA concluded that the current framework of information requirements continues to provide important consumer protection, however, there are a number of issues that need further consideration.</p><p> </p><p>On 25 March, the Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1442) in response to the FCA’s review of the retained provisions of the CCA. In line with that statement, the Government is considering the findings of the FCA’s final report, and will respond in due course.</p>
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1122001

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:39:07
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 16:00:16 30/04/2019 08:18:02
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	identifier	245761
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 07:46:33
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of increased productivity in the economy.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245761
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245761
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In the long run, the only way to ensure sustainable growth, higher wages and increases in living standards is through raising productivity. The latest data showing an increase in the level of productivity is welcome, however productivity growth remains a key challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The government is tackling this challenge head on; investing over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, cutting taxes for businesses, improving access to finance, increasing the National Productivity Investment Fund to £37bn at Budget 2018 and committing to reform technical education, such as the introduction of T-levels.</p>
	creator	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1121737

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:56:55
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:28:14 25/04/2019 11:35:02
	hansard heading	Embassies: China
	house id	1
	identifier	245696
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 11:03:23
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary on the cost to the public purse of the proposed new embassy building in Beijing.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245696
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245696
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary is responsible for developing plans to re-build the embassy and residence in Beijing. These plans, including the estimated costs, are subject to standard HM Treasury spending controls and approval.</p>
	creator	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1122050

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:41:08
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 16:02:04 25/04/2019 13:37:05
	hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Law
	house id	1
	identifier	245571
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 13:05:36
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government's ministerial equivalents and exemption directions in financial services for the (a) EU and (b) EEA, made on 11 April 2019 are a result of discussions with the EU on the EU's forthcoming equivalents and exemption directions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245571
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245571
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Equivalence Directions made with respect to EU-adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (EU IFRS) deliver a commitment made by HM Treasury in November 2018. In the explanatory information for the Draft Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, published in November 2018, HM Treasury signalled its intention, in a no-deal scenario, to issue an equivalence decision with respect to EU IFRS in time for Exit day. This will ensure that issuers of securities in European Economic Area (EEA) states can continue to use EU IFRS to prepare financial statements for Transparency Directive requirements, and for the purposes of preparing a prospectus under the Prospectus Directive.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and the EU have decided to provide exemptions for central banks and certain public bodies under specific financial services regulations in the event that the UK withdraws from the EU without an agreement. This decision, in the Exemption Directions made with respect to EU bodies, was taken as a result of an exchange of letters between HM Treasury and the EU Commission specifically on this matter in January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and the EEA European Free Trade Association (EEA EFTA) countries of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein have decided to provide exemptions for central banks and certain public bodies under specific financial services regulations in the event that the UK withdraws from the EU without an agreement. This decision, in the Exemption Directions made with respect to EEA bodies, was taken as a result of an exchange of letters between HM Treasury and the EEA EFTA countries specifically on this matter in April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Both sets of exemptions are important for avoiding disruption to the financial services sector, and the businesses and individuals relying on it, in the event that the United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union without an agreement.</p>
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	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell