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946853

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Public Bodies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contractors employed in (a) the Government Actuary's Department, (b) HM Revenue and Customs,(c) HM Treasury Group, (d) National Savings & Investments, (e) Office for National Statistics, (f) Royal Mint, and (g) Valuation Office Agency are paid £1,000 or more per day.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	167300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs<del class="ministerial"> currently</del> makes use of <del class="ministerial">2</del> <ins class="ministerial">one </ins>contractor<del class="ministerial">s</del> in that category. There are none being employed at the others.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 14:09:39 question first ministerially corrected 10/09/2018 13:27:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 73089 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

947444

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	167989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>There were no meetings held between senior Treasury officials and the organisations listed during April 2017 to March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Senior Treasury officials’ meetings and hospitality are published quarterly and can be found at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings taking place between non-senior officials and the listed companies are not readily available and would cost a disproportionate amount to identify and report</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 12:34:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

946854

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Public Bodies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contractors employed in(a) the Government Actuary's Department, (b) HM Revenue and Customs, (c) HM Treasury Group, (d) National Savings & Investments, (e) Office for National Statistics, (f) Royal Mint and (g) Valuation Office Agency are paid £650 or more per day.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	167301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs currently makes use of 29 contractors in that category and the Valuation Office Agency currently makes use of 2. There are none at the others.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 14:07:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

946855

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed by HMRC in each region; and how many staff will be employed in each HMRC regional hub when those hubs become fully operational.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	167302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text The number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed by HMRC in each region and the number expected to be based in each HMRC regional centre are set out in the table below.<p> </p>Additionally HMRC will be retaining a Headquarters, five specialist sites and eight transitional sites which will remain operational after the opening of the regional centres. The Ipswich Transitional Site will become a specialist site in 2026. The figures included in the table are what have been announced to date.<p> </p>HMRC is still finalising its plans for its regional centre in Nottingham and for the second phases of Glasgow and Manchester.<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current FTE @ 31/07/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regional Centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Specialist Site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transitional site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Scotland</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>7,459</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Gartcosh</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>260</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>East Kilbride</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow (Phase 1)</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,725</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3,899</p></td><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>9,606</p></td><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>6,250</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Washington</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>North West</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>10,875</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Manchester (Phase 1)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2,400</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>Not yet finalised</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>4,016</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,798</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td><td><p>Telford</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,046</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,297</p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>London, South East and East</p></td><td rowspan="4"><p>12,231</p></td><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>Dover</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>Worthing</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Westminster HQ</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1,000</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Ipswich – from 2026-2027</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>450</p></td><td><p>Ipswich – until 2026-27</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canary Wharf*</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Currently Canary Wharf is a transitional site and staff based there will move to the Stratford Regional Centre. The staff numbers are included in the relevant regional information above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, HMRC will be retaining existing buildings in Liverpool until 2022/23, Southend, Alexander House until the end of 2022 and Dundee, Sidlaw House until spring 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 16:08:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

946856

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, HC 1282, what assessment he has made of the effect of the implementation of VOA's Target Organisational Model on delays in Billing Authorities receiving the New Homes Bonus.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	167303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency expects to clear a similar number of cases that contribute to the payment of the New Homes Bonus this year as it did last year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:54:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

946858

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 22 of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Business Plan 2017-19, what estimate he has made of the reduction in the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the VOA over the spending review period.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	167304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Business Plan for 2017-19 estimated a reduction of approximately 1000 full-time equivalent staff by 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor’s 2018 Spring Statement announced the bringing forward of the business rates revaluation to 2021 and triennial revaluations going forward.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA are currently reviewing the requirements needed to meet these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:57:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

946907

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Yields
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue accrued to the public purse from small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2016-17 and (e) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	167284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Total tax revenue accrued by small and medium-sized enterprises was estimated to be around a) £160bn in 2013/14, and b) around £170bn in 2014/15. Equivalent estimates for later years are not readily available, but an estimate for 2015/16 will be available in Autumn 2018.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates include Self-Assessment Income Tax and Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs), Corporation Tax, VAT, and Pay As You Earn Income Tax and Class 1 NICs. The definition of small and medium-sized enterprises used is consistent with the EU definition where possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC works to collect the tax due under UK law from all businesses, large or small, in the most cost effective way.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:46:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

947666

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the soft drinks industry levy on sugar consumption levels in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	168061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Levy is designed to tackle childhood obesity by incentivising producers and importers to reduce the amount of added-sugar in the drinks they sell. So far, over half of all drinks that would otherwise have been in-scope have reduced their sugar content.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England have also released ‘Sugar reduction: report on first year progress’ which shows that soft drinks manufacturers are leading the way in reducing sugar in their product.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sugar-reduction-report-on-first-year-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sugar-reduction-report-on-first-year-progress</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 12:46:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

947672

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the most recent guidance on the use of PFI and PF2 issued by his Department is; and when that guidance was last updated.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	167878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The most recent guidance issued by HM Treasury on the use of Public Private Partnerships is in the Green Book, an updated version of which was published on 6 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 12:47:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

947674

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has made to the Office for National Statistics on their work on considering alternative treatments for student loans in the national accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	167879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>National accounts classification decisions are the responsibility of the independent ONS, following international accounting standards. The Treasury assist the ONS in collating information that is pertinent to their decisions.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/09/2018 14:19:37 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell