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971554

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	906799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text The best way to drive economic growth is to raise productivity. Since 2010, this Government has provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. Lower taxes provide a strong incentive for businesses to invest in raising their productivity. Tax cuts include reductions to business rates worth over £10bn by 2023, freezing fuel duty for 8 years running, increasing R&D tax credits, and cutting corporation tax. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:10:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

971556

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to reduce the total net annual financial outflow from the UK to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	906801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK and the EU reached an agreement in principle, in December 2017, on the financial settlement for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This was set out in the Joint Report on progress during Phase 1 of the negotiations. These principles will become legally binding through a Withdrawal Agreement as set out in the Government’s White Paper on legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement, published in July this year.</p><p> </p><p>Post-exit, decisions on spending will be made based on domestic priorities, considering the economic environment, the fiscal position and the negotiated outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:17:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

971555

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Chelmsford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to invest in infrastructure in the Chelmsford area.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	906800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Infrastructure investment is at the heart of our strategy to drive productivity growth across the country:</p><ul><li><p>Through the £1.4 billion that will be invested as part of the Greater Anglia Franchise, a new fleet of over 1000 vehicles will be delivered by September 2020.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The South-East LEP has secured £590 million from the Local Growth Fund for schemes to boost growth and help deliver new housing.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>£100-250 million will be invested to widen the A12 to provide extra capacity between Chelmsford and Colchester.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2018 14:59:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

971551

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on NHS funding.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	906793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave earlier to Question no. 3 – PQ UIN 906780</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 15:35:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

971550

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the national living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	906792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Those on the National Living Wage saw another inflation-beating pay rise with the 4.4% cash increase in April.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 15:31:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1023109

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress has been made on the creation of local industrial strategies.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	908143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We will work with all Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities across England to develop Local Industrial Strategies.</p><p> </p><p>We have already been working with Greater Manchester, West Midlands, and partners across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc to develop ‘trailblazer’ Local Industrial Strategies, which we expect to be completed in the first half of next year.</p><p> </p><p>We will then be working with a second ‘wave’ of places including the Leicester &amp; Leicestershire LEP that covers Harborough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/12/2018 14:56:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

971553

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Co-operatives: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to increase fiscal support for the co-operative sector.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	906797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of co-operatives and other mutually owned businesses, which are worth more than £36 billion to our economy.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the government has reduced the corporation tax rate from 28% to 19% today, which benefits all businesses, including co-operatives, supporting investment, jobs, and growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:54:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1023107

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What further steps he plans to take to support credit unions.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	908141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to supporting credit unions, which provide vital services to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support the social and community lending sector, including credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a prize-linked savings scheme for credit unions, simplifying regulation to make it easier for Registered Social Landlords to refer to credit unions, and a challenge fund to create technological solutions for credit unions and Community Development Finance Institutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/12/2018 17:04:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023108

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the number of people who will be made bankrupt as a result of the 2019 Loan Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	908142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the charge on DR loans will have a significant impact on some people who have used schemes where loans were used to avoid paying tax on earnings.</p><p> </p><p>An impact assessment was published when the measure was announced at Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC wants to help people put things right and has an outstanding track record of helping people, but it can only help those who come forward.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:37:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

971557

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of FinTech to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
	uin	906802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text Fintech contributes more than £6bn to the economy annually, employing 60,000 people across 1,600 companies. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:12:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton