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533032

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage Gulf States to accept Syrian asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text We recognise and welcome the substantial and continued contribution made by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to the humanitarian aid response for Syria and the large numbers of Syrians already in the Gulf. The Gulf states are now home to almost one million Syrians, and Gulf states have pledged more than $3 billion in humanitarian assistance. Kuwait co-hosted the London Donor Conference in February 2016 where Gulf states pledged $739 million. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2016 15:15:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

621163

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the UK’s national debt.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The government has already reduced the annual deficit by almost two-thirds from 10.1% of GDP in 2009-10 to 4% of GDP in 2015-16. However, at 84% of GDP last year, Public Sector Net Debt remains too high. The government will set out its plan to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability at Autumn Statement on 23<sup>rd</sup> November.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 07/11/2016 14:22:01 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

753092

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress is being made on reducing the deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	900565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the deficit has been reduced by three-quarters. However, as the OBR’s Fiscal Risks Report published last week shows, the public finances remain vulnerable and it’s important for this country to bring down its levels of debt.</p><p>That is why the government has committed to reduce the structural deficit to below 2% and get debt falling as a share of GDP by 2020-21, guiding the public finances back to balance by the middle of the next decade.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:31:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

722420

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of public sector net debt at the end of the current financial year.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	71229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>At Budget 17, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast public sector net debt to be 88.8% of GDP – £1829.7bn – at the end of the financial year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/04/2017 13:55:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

582383

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether public sector net debt will fall by the end of financial year 2016-17 in line with his Department's published estimates.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	46106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) publishes the official forecasts for the level of public sector net debt as a share of gross domestic product. The next OBR forecast will be published in November 2016 in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook document.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/10/2016 15:19:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

750033

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list by country flows of interest payments on UK central Government debt held by overseas investors and foreign central banks.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	3932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold information on the organisations or individuals who hold gilts. However, information on gilt holdings by different sectors is published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The most recent publication shows that at the end of March 2017, overseas investors hold 27% of gilts in issuance, but this does not include a breakdown of gilt holdings by country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 3931 question first answered 14/07/2017 12:17:37 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien