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1503427

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase defence spending in the context of the increased risks to security on the European continent.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	45131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>In March 2021 the government published the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. The IR recognised that Russia remained the most acute threat to our security; and that NATO will remain the foundation of collective security in the Euro-Atlantic.</p><p>These assessments have certainly been borne out by the current crisis in Ukraine. We funded these threats by awarding MOD the largest sustained spending increase since the end of the Cold War, with a £24bn uplift in cash terms over the Spending Review 2020 period.</p><p>However, our number one priority is to keep the nation safe. That is why, as the Prime Minister announced in her speech to the UN on Wednesday, the UK will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, maintaining our position as the leading security actor in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/09/2022 13:09:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503855

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Inflation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of higher levels of inflation on spending on public services.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	45447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The plans announced at Spending Review 2021 mean that total departmental spending is set to rise to £566 billion in 2024-25 – a cash increase of £150bn per annum over the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It is standard practice for the government to set cash budgets, and for departments to manage the risk of inflation. However, the government is also driving a renewed focus on efficiency, to ensure that departments can continue to deliver on their commitments and make their resources go further.</p><p> </p><p>The government is taking important steps to get inflation under control through strong, independent monetary policy, responsible tax and spending decisions, and reforms to boost our productivity and growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be announcing measures shortly to address energy price costs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/09/2022 14:40:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1503923

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cost of Living: Hitchin and Harpenden
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency with rises in the cost of living in the period between August 2021 and August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	45547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, which will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the previously announced support. Eight million of the most vulnerable households, including those in Hitchin and Harpenden, will see £1,200 extra support in Cost of Living Payments, provided in instalments across the year, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits. This includes the £400 support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme – available to all households.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor a range of cost of living pressures and their impacts, and later this month the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 45691 45692 question first answered 16/09/2022 12:16:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1503944

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Ulster Constabulary: Museums and Galleries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the funding his Department committed for the establishment of a Royal Ulster Constabulary museum in Northern Ireland is still available.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
	uin	45594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Over the Spending Review 2021 period, the Northern Ireland Executive is receiving an average of £1.6 billion per year of additional funding through the Barnett formula on top of its £13.4 billion annual baseline.</p><p /><p>It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to decide how to allocate their funding across their devolved responsibilities, including how to provide support to the culture sector.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/09/2022 09:29:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1504008

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cost of Living: Hitchin and Harpenden
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of rises in the cost of living on people in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	45691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, which will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the previously announced support. Eight million of the most vulnerable households, including those in Hitchin and Harpenden, will see £1,200 extra support in Cost of Living Payments, provided in instalments across the year, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits. This includes the £400 support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme – available to all households.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor a range of cost of living pressures and their impacts, and later this month the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 45547 45692 question first answered 16/09/2022 12:16:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1504009

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cost of Living: Hitchin and Harpenden
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency with rises in the cost of living in the period after August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	45692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, which will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the previously announced support. Eight million of the most vulnerable households, including those in Hitchin and Harpenden, will see £1,200 extra support in Cost of Living Payments, provided in instalments across the year, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits. This includes the £400 support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme – available to all households.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor a range of cost of living pressures and their impacts, and later this month the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 45547 45691 question first answered 16/09/2022 12:16:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1504114

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers: Repayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to ensure that childcare vouchers purchased through an employer-run scheme are refundable if (a) employment and (b) childcare circumstances change.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Childcare Vouchers are now closed to new entrants and the Government has no plans to reopen or reform them. Existing customers can continue to use them as long as they remain with their current employer, the employer continues to offer Vouchers, and their contract of employment remains the same.</p><p> </p><p>Parents can seek to get a refund from their employer for their unused Childcare Vouchers. However, there is no obligation for the employer to make a refund.</p><p> </p><p>If the Voucher provider is unable or unwilling to provide recompense, they might be able to use the Childcare Vouchers for other forms of childcare. Some childcare providers do accept them towards the cost of holiday clubs and a range of after-school activities.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/09/2022 11:29:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504361

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the Welsh Government on the state of the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	46117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>HMT Ministers meet regularly with representatives from the Welsh Government to discuss the state of the UK economy. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the Minister with responsibility for devolved administration funding.</p><p> </p><p>The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury attended a Finance Interministerial Standing Committee meeting on 15 June and a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee on 29 June, together with Welsh Government Ministers, where discussions covered the latest economic outlook. The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury also held a bilateral meeting with the Welsh Government Minister for Finance and Local Government ahead of the F:ISC meeting on 15 June where economic and fiscal matters were raised.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/09/2022 12:08:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504363

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cost of Living: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the rising cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	46119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>HMT Ministers regularly meet with representatives from the Welsh Government and recent meetings have focussed on the cost of living. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the Minister with responsibility for devolved administration funding.</p><p> </p><p>The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury discussed the UK and devolved governments’ approaches to cost of living on a number of recent occasions, including at the Finance Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) meeting on 15 June and at the Interministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) meeting on 29 June.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/09/2022 12:13:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504458

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and Social Care, (b) Education and (c) Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the levels of funding required to ensure that (i) schools, (ii) nurseries, (iii) colleges, (iv) hospitals, (v) providers of social care and (vi) other providers of essential public services are able to afford the increased cost of energy; if he will make it his policy to provide additional funding to help those public services meet their energy costs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	45771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that many private and public sector organisations are exposed to high energy costs driven by global factors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, comparable to the scheme being provided for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>This will protect them from soaring energy costs through the acute crisis this winter and provide them with the certainty they need to plan.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/09/2022 12:11:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas