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824740

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the tax cuts for North Sea Oil companies in Autumn Budget 2017 on the UK's carbon reduction commitments.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	123541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget, the government announced it would introduce a transferable tax history for UK exploration and production companies. This is not a tax cut: it is designed to level the playing field between companies established in the sector and new entrants. It will do this by giving those new entrants certainty that tax relief will be available on their decommissioning costs. This measure is consistent with the UK’s existing carbon reduction commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to tackling climate change and is a world leader in reducing emissions, having done so faster than any other G7 nation. The latest Energy and Emissions Projections Report shows that the UK remains on track to meet its carbon reduction targets. The Report is available here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/671187/Updated_energy_and_emissions_projections_2017.pdf</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:53:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

823276

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the adequacy of funding for local services.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	903307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Between 2015 and 2020 the Government will have made more than £200 billion available for local services. The Government has introduced a number of measures, including providing access to more than £9 billion additional funding for social care, which means that local government’s core spending power increases by 2.1 per cent over the period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2018 15:03:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

823690

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Beverage Containers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of single-use disposable cups that are (a) used and (b) sent for recycling by his Department each year.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	123142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have information about the use and recycling of disposable cups.</p><p>Facilities management services in 1 Horse Guards Road are provided to HM Treasury under a 35 year PFI agreement with Exchequer Partnerships Plc. Cups are provided by Exchequer Partnership’s subcontractor.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/01/2018 17:25:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

821477

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of low productivity growth since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	122395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Productivity growth has slowed globally since the financial crisis. The Government is closely monitoring the effects of this on the UK economy to guide policy. Since 2010 we have invested over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, cut taxes to support business investment and reformed technical education. The Autumn Budget sets out the next steps the government is taking to improve productivity. We are extending the National Productivity Investment Fund, increasing support for R&amp;D to its highest level in 30 years by 2021/22, transforming lifelong learning and responding to the Patient Capital Review that we commissioned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:50:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

824490

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Private Partnerships: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to update his Department's transparency release entitled Private Finance Initiative and Private Finance 2 projects.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	123291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 edition of the annual data on Private Finance Initiative and Private Finance 2 contracts will be released very soon.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/01/2018 14:41:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

821552

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles in his Department's fleet are (a) electric vehicles and (b) ultra-low emission vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	122470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s Department does not operate a fleet of cars.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury uses two cars provided by the Government Car Service, which will be included in the return from the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:56:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

823647

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	European Investment Bank: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of European Investment Bank funding on the UK's green industry.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	123104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank, and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund, provide financing for infrastructure investment and growth businesses in a range of sectors including in the UK’s green industry, particularly renewable energy.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the joint report on progress during phase 1 of the negotiations, the government considers that there could be mutual benefit from a continuing arrangement between the UK and the EIB, and wishes to explore these possible arrangements in the second phase of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also continuing to take steps to ensure that finance continues to be available for good infrastructure projects and growth businesses: the UK Guarantees Scheme, which gives government support for private infrastructure finance, has been broadened to offer construction guarantees, and at Budget the Chancellor launched the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/01/2018 17:24:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

821573

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how does his Department plan to replace European Investment Bank (EIB) investment in the UK after the UK has left the EU; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of EIB funding on the UK's green industry.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	122491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank, and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund, provide financing for infrastructure investment and growth businesses in a range of sectors including renewable energy.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the joint report on progress during phase 1 of the negotiations, the government considers that there could be mutual benefit from a continuing arrangement between the UK and the EIB, and wishes to explore these possible arrangements in the second phase of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also continuing to take steps to ensure that finance continues to be available for good infrastructure projects and growth businesses: the UK Guarantees Scheme, which gives government support for private infrastructure finance, has been broadened to offer construction guarantees, and at Budget the Chancellor launched the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:54:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

810710

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department he is planning to propose (i) revocation and (ii) amendment of after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	121055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will retain EU law as it applies in the UK on exit day. We expect between 800 and 1000 statutory instruments will be required across Government to correct this retained EU law to ensure the statute book functions appropriately outside the EU. All Departments are engaged in this process.</p><p> </p><p>As we leave the EU, the Government’s EU exit legislative programme is designed to cater for the full range of negotiated and non-negotiated outcomes. Once we leave the EU, we will make our own laws.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/01/2018 14:07:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

824739

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts his Department holds with Government strategic suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	123540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining transparency about its procurement activity and publishes information about its contracts with a value of over £10,000 on the “Contracts Finder” website. The information requested is readily available there.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/01/2018 14:45:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett