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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

1050318

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on reducing the amount of income tax that people pay.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	908882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to keeping taxes low to support working people keep more of what they earn.</p><p>Budget 2018 announced that the government will increase the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 from April 2019, one year earlier than planned.</p><p>This tax cut means, in 2019-20, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,205 less in tax than in 2010-11. Across the UK, 1.74 million of the lowest paid will be taken out of tax entirely since 2015, leaving more of their hard-earned money in their pockets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/01/2019 16:01:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

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

1050317

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to support the high street.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
uin	908879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, which will provide £1.5bn to support high streets as they adapt to meet the changing needs of shoppers.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, planning reform, a High Streets Taskforce and support for community assets.</p><p> </p><p>It also includes one third off small retailers’ business rates bills for two years from April. [This is worth almost £900m to businesses.]</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/01/2019 15:12:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones