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885141

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support businesses and strengthen the market economy.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	904792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>This government aims to create an environment to help businesses to succeed. We are keeping taxes low, and ensuring firms can access the skills and support they need.</p><p> </p><p>We have cut corporation tax to 19%, the lowest rate in the G20, and are developing a National Retraining Scheme so we are ready to seize opportunities in the new economy.</p><p> </p><p>It is through measures like these, and the power of a vibrant and competitive market economy, that we will further drive growth and prosperity, encourage innovation and help raise living standards across the UK</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2018 15:01:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

885139

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What effect the liquidation of Carillion has had on his Department’s policy on public sector contracts and the private finance initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	904789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>When Carillion went into liquidation we made sure public services kept running and we did not bail out any private sector contractors. We did not reward failure.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/04/2018 14:59:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

885143

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on funding for the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	904795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government provided £6.3 billion of new funding to the NHS at the Budget – and has since made available an additional £4 billion for a new pay deal for 1.2 million NHS staff, including nurses.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/04/2018 14:56:27 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

885144

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Average Earnings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect on working people of the increase in real wages projected by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	904797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcome the fact that the OBR forecast real wages to increase in 2018, and to continue growing in every year of this parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to support incomes by increasing the National Living Wage, raising the personal allowance and freezing fuel duty.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2018 14:57:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

872562

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure (a) retailers and (b) consumers are aware of (i) the ITunes HMRC and (ii) other scams.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	134376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC has a dedicated Customer Protection team which targets scams. On iTunes, HMRC has:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Worked with Apple to introduce warnings on vouchers</p></li><li><p>Joined up with gov.uk, Action Fraud, &amp; Financial Fraud Action to increase awareness</p></li><li><p>Written to retailers encouraging staff training around i-tunes scams</p><p> </p><p>To reduce other scams, HMRC has:</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Worked with the mobile industry, delivering a 90% reduction in reported abuse of HMRC branded SMS texts</p></li><li><p>Challenged ownership of misleading domains, and diverted over 2m visits to gov.uk educational pages</p></li><li><p>Had over 1m visits to gov.uk scam-education pages</p></li><li><p>Requested removal of over 12,000 malicious websites since April</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/03/2018 16:07:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

861107

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shareholders: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that funds raised by foreign companies through initial public offerings in London do not finance companies under US and EU sanctions; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	132256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the competent authority responsible for the UK initial public offering (IPO) process. Companies seeking to admit securities to the Official List must apply to the UK Listing Authority (UKLA), a division of the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The UKLA is responsible for assessing the eligibility of any potential issuer and approving the prospectus of any company that wishes to list its securities on the London Stock Exchange. The UKLA can request advice from the Office of Financial Sanctions (OFSI), which is part of HM Treasury, in relation to UN, UK or EU sanctions but responsibility for the admission of companies to the Official List lies with the UKLA.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI assesses all reported suspected breaches of UN, EU or UK financial sanctions to determine whether a breach has occurred and if so, the extent of any breach before taking action. OFSI refers the most serious cases to the National Crime Agency (&quot;NCA&quot;) for criminal investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department enforces US economic and trade sanctions. OFSI regularly engages with OFAC on financial sanctions but OFSI has no role in ensuring compliance with or enforcement with US sanctions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2018 13:14:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

855615

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Transport, Official Report, column 943, what the funding methodology is for the allocation of rail funding to the Scottish Government for Control Period 6.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	130922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government will receive the equivalent spend by Network Rail in Scotland in Control Period 5, plus a population share of the equivalent change in spend in England and Wales between Control Period 5 and Control Period 6. The Scottish Government will also receive usual Barnett consequentials on any additional enhancements committed for England and Wales in due course at future fiscal events. This is consistent with current funding arrangements under the Barnett Formula.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/03/2018 14:07:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

862288

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 768, on what date he plans to provide further details of the roll out of childcare support in Northern Ireland similar to 30 hours of funded childcare in England.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	132707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Early education is a devolved matter for a restored Northern Ireland Executive. We have delivered a successful 30 hours policy for working parents in England, and will provide advice to the Northern Ireland parties based on our experience of developing and administering policies in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/03/2018 17:39:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

861123

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Owner Occupation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2017 to Question 112340 on Owner Occupation, if his Department will take steps to ensure that lenders take into account (a) council tax and (b) rental payments when assessing a borrower's creditworthiness.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	132272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that it is right that a history of paying rent should be recorded and recognised in tenants’ credit scores and in affordability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, at the Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced the Rent Recognition Challenge, a £2m competition challenging the UK’s world-leading technology firms to develop innovative new applications to enable rental tenants to share their rent payment data with lenders and credit reference agencies. The winning applications will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Data on individuals’ council tax payments are not currently made available to lenders or credit reference agencies by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/03/2018 15:03:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

864447

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how frequently the contractor's compliance with the government childcare service contract is assessed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	132930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>We continually assess our contractor’s compliance with the government childcare service contract.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/03/2018 16:03:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds