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	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the significance and the implications of the reported rise in the prices for (1) Apple Mac computers, (2) motor vehicle fuel, and (3) Marmite.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for producing independent economic and fiscal forecasts. The OBR will publish a full analysis on the prospects for inflation in their forecast at Autumn Statement.</p><p> </p><p>We are going through a period of adjustment as the economy responds to the vote to leave the European Union. The fundamental strength of the UK economy means that it is well-placed to deal with the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead. I would like to reassure the Noble Lord that the Government is working hard to lay the foundations for stable long term growth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/11/2016 12:21:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

731169

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made on allocating the Equitable Life Payment Scheme funds to policyholders.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme is closed to new claims and the government issued the final progress report in November 2016. This report sets out the details regarding the volume and value of payments made, and a copy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 30/06/2017 11:37:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

731211

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: Regulation
	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 effectiveness of having 27 separate supervisory bodies responsible for guarding against money laundering.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing found that the effectiveness of the supervisory regime in the UK is inconsistent and, whilst some supervisors are highly effective in some areas, there is room for improvement across the board. The National Risk Assessment is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing</p><p> </p><p>The government committed to review the regime and, in March, announced reforms to address the issues identified in the National Risk Assessment. More information on these reforms is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/anti-money-laundering-supervisory-regime-response-and-call-for-further-information</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 30/06/2017 11:29:28 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731236

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debt Respite Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the breathing space mechanism for families in debt.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The government fully supports the principles of better debt management and lower levels of problem debt. This government has a manifesto commitment to introduce a statutory breathing space that would give heavily indebted consumers a period of respite from enforcement action, and further interest and charges for a period of up to six weeks. Where appropriate, they will be offered a statutory repayment plan to help them pay back their debts in a sustainable way. We will outline further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/06/2017 15:24:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731478

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cooperatives and Social Enterprises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support the growth of the co-operative and social enterprise sector.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is strongly supportive of both the co-operative and social enterprise sectors. The Government supports social enterprises in various ways, including championing procurement for social value. At Spring Budget 2017, the Government also announced that the thresholds at which co-operatives will have to conduct a full audit will increase in line with those for companies. This will allow co-operatives to use more of their resources to benefit their members. The Government will continue to explore further ways to support the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <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> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 117 1202 question first answered 30/06/2017 11:24:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

731479

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cooperatives
	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 European counterparts on measures aimed at supporting the growth of the co-operative sector.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is strongly supportive of both the co-operative and social enterprise sectors. The Government supports social enterprises in various ways, including championing procurement for social value. At Spring Budget 2017, the Government also announced that the thresholds at which co-operatives will have to conduct a full audit will increase in line with those for companies. This will allow co-operatives to use more of their resources to benefit their members. The Government will continue to explore further ways to support the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <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> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 116 1202 question first answered 30/06/2017 11:24:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

731483

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2017 to Question 71682, what plans the Government has to review its policy on insurance premiums.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As a rule, insurers use their claims experience and other industry-wide statistics to assess the risks posed by an individual and set the terms and price at which they will offer insurance cover. Insurers make an assessment of risk based on the likelihood of the individual making a claim and the potential cost of that claim.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government remains concerned about the impact on motor insurance premiums from the continuing high number and cost of whiplash claims. This is why we committed in the Queen’s Speech to take firm action to reform the whiplash claims process and reduce the financial burden on consumers.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/06/2017 14:51:53 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

731605

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Self-employed: Cooperatives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to facilitate and encourage self-organisation and cooperatives for self-employed people.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the co-operatives sector, including where this model can benefit the self-employed and help their businesses to grow.</p><p> </p><p>To help self-employed people, the British Business Bank facilitates the provision of finance at all stages of a business’ development. In addition, the Industrial Strategy announced the launch of the Entrepreneurship Review and the Scale-Up Taskforce to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government continues to explore further ways to support the co-operatives sector. For example, at Spring Budget 2017, the Government announced that thresholds at which co-operatives will have to conduct a full audit will increase in line with those for companies. This will place co-operative and community benefit societies on a level playing field with companies of the same size.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 30/06/2017 11:30:47 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

731824

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Connaught Income Series 1 Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Conduct Authority has made in the investigation of the Connaught Income Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 27/06/2017 10:31:16 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

731960

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made a recent assessment of wage growth across the regions.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>In the year to 2016, earnings for an average full-time employee grew in every UK region and nation. Earnings grew fastest in the West Midlands (+3.7%), followed by the North West (+3.0%) and Wales (+2.9%).</p><p> </p><p>In April this year we increased the National Living Wage by 4.2% to £7.50. The increase is expected to directly benefit around 1.7 million workers across the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 27/06/2017 09:38:34 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon