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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

1064051

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to increase the productivity of the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	223249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Autumn Budget announced the next steps we are taking to boost productivity. This includes increasing the National Productivity Investment Fund to more than £37bn to fund important investments in our infrastructure. We are also setting up the National Roads Fund which will provide vital improvements to our road network, piloting new approaches to rural fibre rollout, and supporting new technologies such as artificial intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:43:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064082

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of recent trends in economic productivity in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	223482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The only sustainable way to raise wages, boost living standards, and increase growth is to boost UK productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 we have provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. At the Autumn Budget, we took further action to increase productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Productivity grew by 0.2% in the last quarter (Q4 2018) and is now 1.9% above its pre-crisis peak. Slow productivity growth since the crisis has not been a phenomenon exclusive to the UK, but across the G7.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:45:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064085

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase the level of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	223496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010 we have significantly lowered the headline rate of Corporation Tax from 28% down to 19% today – the lowest in the G20, with further cuts to 17% legislated by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We have also created a world-leading offer on creative sector tax reliefs, given significant support for R&amp;D investment through the tax system, and introduced the Patent Box regime to attract international investment in intellectual property to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>These steps have helped to create a highly competitive and FDI-friendly business environment.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/02/2019 15:18:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

900225

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to consult on increasing the rate of landfill tax beyond 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	141846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The government announces the rates of Landfill Tax at least 2 years in advance to provide longer term certainty on rates. Autumn Budget 2017 outlined RPI increases in the rates of Landfill Tax for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 will announce the rates of Landfill Tax for the year 2020-21. Whether the rates for further years are announced alongside this will be decided as part of the Budget process, as will any potential changes in the rates. Assessments of the impacts of potential changes to the rates will be considered as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 141847 141848 141849 question first answered 11/05/2018 10:13:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

900226

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reintroduce the landfill tax escalator from 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	141847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The government announces the rates of Landfill Tax at least 2 years in advance to provide longer term certainty on rates. Autumn Budget 2017 outlined RPI increases in the rates of Landfill Tax for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 will announce the rates of Landfill Tax for the year 2020-21. Whether the rates for further years are announced alongside this will be decided as part of the Budget process, as will any potential changes in the rates. Assessments of the impacts of potential changes to the rates will be considered as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 141846 141848 141849 question first answered 11/05/2018 10:13:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

900227

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	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 effect of increasing the rate of landfill tax beyond 2020 on the UK’s existing waste reduction and recycling targets.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	141848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The government announces the rates of Landfill Tax at least 2 years in advance to provide longer term certainty on rates. Autumn Budget 2017 outlined RPI increases in the rates of Landfill Tax for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 will announce the rates of Landfill Tax for the year 2020-21. Whether the rates for further years are announced alongside this will be decided as part of the Budget process, as will any potential changes in the rates. Assessments of the impacts of potential changes to the rates will be considered as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 141846 141847 141849 question first answered 11/05/2018 10:13:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

900228

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	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 effect of increasing the rate of landfill tax beyond 2020 on stimulating innovation and investment in the waste and recycling supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	141849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The government announces the rates of Landfill Tax at least 2 years in advance to provide longer term certainty on rates. Autumn Budget 2017 outlined RPI increases in the rates of Landfill Tax for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 will announce the rates of Landfill Tax for the year 2020-21. Whether the rates for further years are announced alongside this will be decided as part of the Budget process, as will any potential changes in the rates. Assessments of the impacts of potential changes to the rates will be considered as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 141846 141847 141848 question first answered 11/05/2018 10:13:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

934169

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent from the public purse on (a) subsidies, (b) investment and (c) research and development in the fossil fuel energy sectors in each of the last 10 financial years and to date in the 2018 - 2019 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	160319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently has no fossil fuel subsidies. We are committed to meeting our climate change commitments as cost effectively as possible and over the last 10 years emissions from the power sector have decreased by 57%. Looking ahead we have committed to further reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by phasing out unabated coal from our power system altogether by 2025. The Government is also enabling the transition away from fossil fuels in the transport sector by supporting the development of the market for ultra-low emission vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2018 14:45:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973251

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the July 2018 report of the National Infrastructure Commission’s entitled National Infrastructure Assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	174781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The government welcomed the publication of the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA), and is considering the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the National Infrastructure Commission’s Framework Document, the government will respond to the NIC’s recommendations as soon as practicable, and endeavour to respond within 6 months, and no longer than a year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:00:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown