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46717

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:40:52
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:24:58
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195082
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to implement the recommendations of the second State of Natural Capital report on (a) sustaining economic growth and (b) providing public services; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195082
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195082
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The NCC's report contains a range of recommendations which the Government needs to consider collectively. The Government will respond to the NCC's report once it has fully considered it.</p> question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

46854

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:50:42
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:27:19
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195199
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 13W, on nurseries, if he will collect information on the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in his Department, his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in those years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195199
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195199
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There have been no workplace nurseries operated by the Department, its Executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies during any of the years in question.</p> question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

46726

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:40:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:25:08
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195031
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment he has made of the effect of pensioners savings bonds on the private sector investment market.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195031
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195031
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Budget set an upper limit of £10 billion for the level of inflows that National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I) should attract into the fixed-rate savings bonds for people aged 65 or over. This is less than 1% of the total UK retail savings market.</p><p> </p><p>The NS&amp;I savings bonds announced at Budget should therefore not stop other institutions from attracting deposits or increasing lending. Furthermore, the introduction of New ISAs with an annual subscription limit of £15,000 will provide additional opportunities for banks and building societies to attract retail deposits.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

46727

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:40:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:25:09
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195033
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the proposed role for National Savings and Investment (NS&I) offering pensioner savings bonds with NS&I's objective of reducing the cost to the taxpayer of Government borrowing.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195033
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195033
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>NS&amp;I's purpose is to provide cost effective financing for the Government that balances the interest of savers, taxpayers and the wider markets.</p><p> </p><p>Given that the NS&amp;I fixed-rate savings bond for people aged 65 or over are a Budget measure designed to offer targeted support to a particular group of savers, the costs of raising funding through these bonds, rather than gilts, was represented in Table 2.1 of the Budget 2014 document.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

44956

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	25/03/2014
	date tabled	25/03/2014
	ddp created	25/03/2014 22:51:31
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:00:38
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	193521
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of child benefit fraud his Department is investigating.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193521
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193521
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) approach to Child Benefit error and fraud is to verify all new claims and, on a risk basis, to check existing claims for incorrect information against data from other systems. Where HMRC consider that a claim may not be correct, they open an enquiry. Where the enquiry determines that the claim is incorrect, the claim or part of the claim is terminated.</p><p> </p><p>Child Benefit compliance enquires are carried out continually throughout the year and as at 31 March 2014, HMRC had 3565 ongoing cases.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

46466

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	02/04/2014
	date tabled	02/04/2014
	ddp created	02/04/2014 21:10:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:21:29
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	194898
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction to the block grant for Northern Ireland in the current financial year arising from lack of progress on welfare reform.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194898
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194898
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I have written to the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Personnel setting out that the Treasury will reduce Northern Ireland Executive budgets to reflect savings foregone as a result of the lack of progress on welfare reforms already in place in the rest of the United Kingdom. For 2014/15 those estimated savings are £87m and in 2015/16 they will rise to £114m.</p> question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

46730

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:40:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:25:12
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195166
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which parties have received the £30 million for the Garden Bridge announced in the National Infrastructure Plan.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195166
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195166
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM TREASURY</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Helen Goodman MP</p><p> </p><p><strong>BISHOP AUCKLAND</strong></p><p> </p><p>To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which parties have received the £30 million for the Garden Bridge announced in the National Infrastructure Plan. 195166</p><p> </p><p>DANNY ALEXANDER</p><p>The £30 million contribution to the Garden Bridge from Government is conditional on a business case being produced that demonstrates the project represents good value for money. The business case is expected to be complete by mid 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Should the business case demonstrate that the project represents good value for money, Government will agree the detailed terms of funding with the Garden Bridge Trust.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46527

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	02/04/2014
	date tabled	02/04/2014
	ddp created	02/04/2014 21:11:03
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:22:32
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	194953
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for flood defence in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194953
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194953
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM TREASURY</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maria Eagle MP</p><p> </p><p><strong>GARSTON &amp; HALEWOOD</strong></p><p> </p><p>To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for Government funding for flood defence in 2014-15 and 2015-16. [194953]</p><p> </p><p>DANNY ALEXANDER</p><p>The table below sets out the extra funding allocated to the devolved administrations through the Barnett formula which reflected new funding provided to UK government departments for flood defence measures at Budget 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flood Maintenance (Resource)</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flood Maintenance (Capital)</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

46408

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 22:51:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:04:11
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6505
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the external law firm appointed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to review its handling of its announcement on closed life funds is independent of the FCA and the firms covered by the FCA investigation.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6505
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6505
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced that the FCA Non-Executive Directors have appointed Simon Davis, a senior commercial litigation partner at Clifford Chance, to conduct an independent inquiry into the handling of the FCA's announcement of proposed supervisory work on the fair treatment of long standing customers in life insurance.</p> question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

46991

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 20:10:44
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:05:32
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6599
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Revenue and Customs keeps records of the amount of Gift Aid claimed by, or paid to, attractions in respect of qualifying admission fees paid to view charity property; and, if so, in what form the records are kept.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6599
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6599
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not collect information about Gift Aid claimed by, or paid to, charities in respect of admission fees to view charity property, except for charities subject to enquiry. It would be administratively burdensome for charities to routinely provide a detailed breakdown of their income with every Gift Aid claim they make.</p> question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford