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1064051

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to increase the productivity of the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	223249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Autumn Budget announced the next steps we are taking to boost productivity. This includes increasing the National Productivity Investment Fund to more than £37bn to fund important investments in our infrastructure. We are also setting up the National Roads Fund which will provide vital improvements to our road network, piloting new approaches to rural fibre rollout, and supporting new technologies such as artificial intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:43:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064082

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of recent trends in economic productivity in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	223482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The only sustainable way to raise wages, boost living standards, and increase growth is to boost UK productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 we have provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. At the Autumn Budget, we took further action to increase productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Productivity grew by 0.2% in the last quarter (Q4 2018) and is now 1.9% above its pre-crisis peak. Slow productivity growth since the crisis has not been a phenomenon exclusive to the UK, but across the G7.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:45:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1058926

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to review the eligibility criteria for rural fuel duty rebate scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	219541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to make changes to the rural fuel rebate scheme. Amendments to the scheme would require further state aid approval.</p><p>Sourcing fuel is a commercial decision for fuel retailers, but the two closest refineries serving Wales are Pembroke Valero and Stanlow Essar. Being at least 100 miles by road from the nearest refinery is one of the selection criteria used to establish eligible areas, the others being pump price, and population density.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 219542 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:11:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1058928

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the locations are of the refineries used to determine the eligibility for support under the rural fuel duty rebate scheme of (a) Ceredigion and (b) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	219542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to make changes to the rural fuel rebate scheme. Amendments to the scheme would require further state aid approval.</p><p>Sourcing fuel is a commercial decision for fuel retailers, but the two closest refineries serving Wales are Pembroke Valero and Stanlow Essar. Being at least 100 miles by road from the nearest refinery is one of the selection criteria used to establish eligible areas, the others being pump price, and population density.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 219541 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:11:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1061181

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many records his Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	221709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury currently holds the following legacy records (pre-1994):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,310</p></td><td><p>- Records still to be reviewed, retained by means of Retention Instrument</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9,645</p></td><td><p>- Records selected for transfer to The National Archives, retained by means of Retention Instrument</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55,600</p></td><td><p>- Records awaiting destruction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11,774</p></td><td><p>- Records planned for transfer in calendar year 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>- Records retained for an inquiry or investigation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>- Records and extracts retained from transferred records</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/02/2019 16:33:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1060691

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Utilities: Nationalisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an estimate of the cost of nationalising (a) the National Grid and the (b) water, (c) electricity and (d) gas companies of England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	220880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has conducted no formal assessment of the cost of nationalising the National Grid, the water companies, and the electricity and gas companies of England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to renationalise the utilities. It remains fully committed to a model of private ownership with strong independent economic regulation. It has therefore not produced any formal assessment of the cost of nationalisation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/02/2019 16:23:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1056759

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials from his Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	218161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The department regularly reprioritises work in line with its changing priorities as part of its dynamic and flexible resourcing model. Many staff will work both on EU Exit and other priorities. Because of this it is not possible to give an accurate estimate of the number of civil servants involved solely in contingency planning for ‘No Deal’, at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/02/2019 17:14:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1058851

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of contracts held by his Department with (a) Deloitte, (b) Slaughter and May, and (c) Mott MacDonald in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	219296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. ​Contracts published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <strong>​</strong><strong><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/02/2019 12:15:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1059936

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 29 January 2019 to Question 210669, what would be the net cost to the public purse of reducing the football pools betting duty from 15 to 10 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	220074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>No assessment of the Exchequer impact of reducing the rate of Pool Betting Duty to 10% has been made.</p><p> </p><p>However due to the ease of changing between pools betting and regular betting the Government considers it would put a significant portion of the General Betting Duty receipts at risk – which totalled £572m in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>A list of current and future gambling duty rates can be found in Annex A of the Government’s Budget 2018 document.</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/754766/Annex_A_rates_and_allowances.pdf</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 220075 220076 question first answered 19/02/2019 12:48:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1059938

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in pursuant to Answer of 29 January 2019 to Question 210669 on Football Pools: Excise Duties, what assessment he has made of the level of risk that bookmakers will switch their fixed odds bets to pools to avoid paying General Betting Duty in the event that Pools Betting Duty was to be reduced to 10 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	220075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>No assessment of the Exchequer impact of reducing the rate of Pool Betting Duty to 10% has been made.</p><p> </p><p>However due to the ease of changing between pools betting and regular betting the Government considers it would put a significant portion of the General Betting Duty receipts at risk – which totalled £572m in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>A list of current and future gambling duty rates can be found in Annex A of the Government’s Budget 2018 document.</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/754766/Annex_A_rates_and_allowances.pdf</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 220074 220076 question first answered 19/02/2019 12:48:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes