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776074

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxis: Excise Duties
	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 the DVLA on the reclassification of taxis as light goods vehicles for the purposes of vehicle excise duty.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	109043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <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.</p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes, Vehicle Excise Duty is kept under constant review</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/10/2017 14:26:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

776042

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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, if he will publish his Department's compensation payment model to the Equitable Members Action Group.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	108998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scheme published the payment calculation methodology in May 2011. A copy can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-design" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-design</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/10/2017 13:16:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

776059

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of funding for contingency planning allocated to HM Revenue and Customs (a) in the last financial year and (b) for the current financial year for preparation for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	109116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>HMT is working with all departments, including HMRC, to ensure they have the funding they need to prepare for Brexit. The additional funding allocated to HMRC in 2017-18 for preparation for EU exit will be set out at Supplementary Estimates 2017-18 in the usual way. Departmental funding for the 2016-17 financial year was set out in Supplementary Estimates 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/10/2017 13:09:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

776060

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 23 October 2017, on funding for contingency plans in preparation for the UK leaving the EU, Official Report, columns 23 to 25, if he will publish the level of funding allocated to each Department and the reasons for that allocation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	109115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>As stated in my written Ministerial Statement on the 12th October, the Treasury has committed over £250 million of additional spending in 2017-18 to prepare for Brexit from the Reserve. Departmental allocations will be set out at Supplementary Estimates in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/10/2017 13:11:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

776101

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	European Investment Bank
	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 potential benefits of continued membership of the European Investment Bank once the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	109142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank (EIB), and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund (EIF), have lent significant amounts to UK infrastructure and growth businesses.</p><p> </p><p>It may prove to be in the mutual interest of the UK and the EU to maintain an ongoing relationship between the EIB and UK after the UK has left the EU. The government is looking to explore these options with the EU as part of the negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Whatever the outcome of the negotiations, it is important that UK businesses have access to the finance they need. As the Chancellor set out in his 2017 Mansion House speech, the government will be prepared in case the UK does not maintain a relationship with the Bank.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/10/2017 13:15:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

773091

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation and Employment: North East
	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 reasons for disparities in (a) employment, (b) unemployment, (c) average earnings and (d) economic growth in North East England.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	108532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The employment rate in the North East is near its record high at 72.2%; the unemployment rate is 5.8%; weekly earnings for an average full-time employee are £504; and nominal Gross Value Added (GVA) per head has grown 13.7% since 2010. The gap between the North East and the UK employment rate has narrowed over the past two years.</p><p> </p><p>The government is addressing the barriers to economic growth in the North East and the rest of the Northern Powerhouse by investing in skills and infrastructure, developing our Industrial Strategy, and devolving more powers to local areas including the Tees Valley Combined Authority. This builds on the £379.6 million Local Growth Fund awarded to the North East since 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/10/2017 16:53:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

773894

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Stagecoach Group: KPMG
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the tax tribunal's decision in the case of Stagecoach PLC and Stagecoach Group Holdings Limited v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs, what assessment he has made of the role of KPMG in selling the scheme which the tribunal found to be unlawful.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	108816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>During the last Parliament the Government announced over 35 measures and invested a further £800 million in HM Revenue and Customs to tackle tax avoidance and evasion. These measures include the Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes regime, introduced in Finance Act 2014, which aims to tackle the behaviour of certain promoters who meet various threshold conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is going further in this Finance Bill with a new Enablers’ penalty which tackles the wider supply chain of those involved in developing and implementing tax avoidance schemes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2017 11:17:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

773895

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	British Home Stores: Insolvency
	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 counterpart in the Government of Jersey on the closing of BHS.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	108773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <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.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2017 11:15:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

773898

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mossack Fonseca: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made in its inquiry into the Panama Papers.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	108775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member for Luton North to my response to question 105360 on 12 October 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/10/2017 15:00:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

777058

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the effectiveness of the Small and Medium Sized Business (Finance Platforms) Regulations 2015 in ensuring that small and medium-sized businesses are able to access finance.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	109419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Bank Referral Scheme helps businesses which are viable, but do not fit the risk appetite of the traditional banks, to access the finance they need to grow and expand. Banks designated by the government are required to refer SMEs they decline for finance, with the SME’s permission, to designated finance platforms that can match SMEs with alternative finance providers.</p><p> </p><p>As of 11 August 2017 over 8,100 SMEs had been referred to the finance platforms, and 230 businesses had received funding totalling £3.8m from alternative finance providers.</p><p> </p><p>The government has announced its intention to designate another finance platform, Alternative Business Funding, on 1 November 2017. Further data will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 109420 109421 109422 question first answered 26/10/2017 13:21:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders