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1136089

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposals announced by the Prime Minister since 23 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made a number of announcements since 23 May, including on modern slavery and mental health. Where announcements have additional costs in 2019/20, they will be funded from existing departmental budgets.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 12:45:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1132569

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee of 4 June 2019, what selection process will be used by his Department to identify the (a) delivery experts and (b) panel of economist that will provide advice in relation to the zero-based review of capital; and if will he publish the investment appraisal technique that will be used to compare projects as part of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	265554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury will conduct a zero-based review of capital at the next Spending Review. It will include an assessment panel of Chief Economists from across government departments, who will provide technical assistance and expertise to Treasury officials scrutinising capital spending bids. These top economists will bring significant experience and expertise in appraising investment in many different sectors, covering economic and social infrastructure. Investment appraisal will be conducted in line with the Treasury’s Green Book which is published online. The panel will also draw on the IPA, and functional expertise built up since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment panel will be formed ahead of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/06/2019 13:33:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1132523

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, why recipients of carer's allowance with adult dependants are not eligible for (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits; and if he will review his policy.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	265548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit, paid to an eligible individual looking after someone with substantial caring needs. Persons in receipt of Carer’s Allowance are not excluded from either Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Working Tax Credit (WTC) provided they meet the usual conditions of entitlement for tax credits.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/06/2019 13:32:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1136664

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the effect of restricting exit payments in the public sector on the pensions of staff employed by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	272907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 272902 272903 272904 272905 272906 272908 272909 question first answered 08/07/2019 10:07:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1131254

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to ensure local authorities ringfence any future investment into children's services over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	263060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Individual local authorities have flexibility to set their own budgets and spend on services according to local need, priorities and to meet their statutory duties. Decisions on future funding for local government will be made in the round at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/06/2019 07:34:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1136663

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will undertake an equality impact assessment on the Government's plan to restrict exit payments in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	272906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 272902 272903 272904 272905 272907 272908 272909 question first answered 08/07/2019 10:07:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1135021

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to launch a three-year spending review before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	269828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Departments have been commissioned to carry out the work necessary for a 3-year Spending Review concluding this Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>However, it will be for the new Government to decide whether the circumstances make it appropriate to conduct a full 3-year Spending Review, or a single year exercise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 15:13:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1136658

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to respond to the public consultation on restricting exit payments in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	272903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 272902 272904 272905 272906 272907 272908 272909 question first answered 08/07/2019 10:07:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1136657

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government expects to publish the findings of the public consultation on restricting exit payments in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	272902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 272903 272904 272905 272906 272907 272908 272909 question first answered 08/07/2019 10:07:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1132605

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich of 7 March 2019 on the effect of public sector pensions schemes on Ravensbourne University London.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	265624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 21 March and a copy has been sent by email.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/06/2019 13:38:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook