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176025

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department were employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>This request can not be answered on this occasion, as the information could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/02/2015 17:49:18 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

444540

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
	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 late payment of claims by insurance companies on SMEs.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	22457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>In the Enterprise Bill, Government has proposed to introduce a new requirement for insurers to pay claims within a reasonable time, which will also entitle policyholders to claim damages where a claims is paid late. An assessment of the impact of late payment of insurance claims, including on small and medium sized enterprises, has been published by the government:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/461200/BIS-15-517-IA-late-payment-of-insurance-claims.pdf</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/01/2016 16:12:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

445846

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to improve the monitoring of late payments by insurance companies to claims made by small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	23008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of prompt payment by insurers and has taken steps in the Enterprise Bill to introduce a requirement for insurers to pay all claims within a reasonable time and entitle policyholders, including small and medium sized enterprises, to damages where claims are paid late.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/01/2016 16:07:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

715569

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	British Home Stores: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the contribution made to the BHS pension fund by Sir Philip Green came from his personal income; and how much income tax was paid on that contribution by Sir Philip Green.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	70167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has a statutory duty of confidentiality and therefore is unable to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2017 14:16:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

749529

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Consumers: Expenditure
	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 reductions in household spending power on the economic sustainability of businesses of all sizes in (a) the retail sector and (b) the service sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	3325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has made no assessment of the relationship between household spending and business sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supporting business by cutting Corporation Tax to 17% - the lowest rate in the G20; providing over £23bn in additional investment in economic infrastructure, research and development, and housing; and through the Industrial Strategy, which will increase productivity and drive growth across the whole country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 12/07/2017 09:24:59 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

750742

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to implement the findings of the Taylor review of modern working practices recommendation for changes in business taxation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	4213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consider the recommendations carefully of this independent review and will respond in full later this year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/07/2017 15:01:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753666

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 18 July 2017, on income tax and national insurance, what plans he has to change national insurance for self-employed people.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Self-employed people currently pay two types of National Insurance contributions (NICs): Class 2 and Class 4. The government has no current plans to change NICs beyond those already announced.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/07/2017 09:47:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754002

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	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 trends in net lending to small and medium-sized businesses by (a) banks and (b) peer-to-peer platforms since the EU referendum in June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made a formal assessment of peer-to-peer lending volumes since the EU referendum.</p><p> </p><p>Data on bank lending to businesses can be found in Table A8.1 of the Bank of England’s Bankstats releases at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/Pages/bankstats/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/Pages/bankstats/default.aspx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 07:44:22 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754000

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Williams and Glyn Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to give non-bank finance providers access to the Williams and Glyn fund on the same commercial terms as banks.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has reached an agreement in principle with the European Commission (EC) on a plan to resolve the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) final State aid commitment. The plan will see RBS fund and deliver a package of measures to boost competition in business banking.</p><p> </p><p>The £425 million Capability &amp; Innovation Fund element of the package will be made available to eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers. Full details, including precise eligibility criteria, will be announced in the Autumn subject to the EC adopting its formal decision.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 07:48:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754003

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Crowdfunding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support the development of peer-to-peer lending business platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The government believes that Peer-to-Peer (P2P) platforms can deliver innovative forms of finance for both consumers and business that can provide competition in the marketplace. The government has therefore implemented a proportionate, principles based regime for P2P lending that balances the need for consumer protection with allowing the sector to grow and evolve.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank has channelled £120m of investment to UK businesses through P2P platforms.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 07:49:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson