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1129973

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will protect the concessionary bus pass in the forthcoming Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	260537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on public spending, including on concessionary travel, will be made in the round as part of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2019 10:53:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1130045

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he uses to identify poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	260684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publish an annual Households Below Average Income (HBAI) report which provides statistics on measures of poverty.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/06/2019 13:52:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1130118

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Barnett Formula will be applied to calculate the share of the Stronger Towns Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	260719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government will seek to ensure that towns in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can benefit from this funding and we will announce further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett Formula will be applied in the normal way to departmental DEL totals at the 2019 Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/06/2019 12:33:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1130405

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what programmes were allocated funding from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in 2018-2019.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	261102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2018-19 the following programmes were allocated money through funds collected from the levy:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The PE and Sport Premium;</li><li>The Healthy Pupils Capital Fund;</li><li>Breakfast Clubs in over 1700 Schools</li><li>The Essential Life Skills (ELS) programme</li><li>Activities to support Mental Health/Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHCE)</li></ul><p> </p><p>The funding from the Soft Drink Industry Levy has meant the following increases in allocations in recent years:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In September 2017 DfE doubled the primary school PE and sport premium from £160 million per year to £320 million per year to help schools support healthier, more active lifestyles. This funding will enable primary schools to make further improvements to the quality and breadth of PE and sport they offer</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Levy has provided up to £26 million funding to expand breakfast clubs in up to 1,700 schools</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Devolved Administrations receive money from the levy through the Barnett formula. We do not hold information on the programmes they choose to support.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2019 12:56:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1130411

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Doctors: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on amending the tapered annual allowance for NHS doctors.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	261103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The pension tax rules apply equally across all registered public and private sector defined benefit schemes, including the NHS Pension Scheme. The Government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review through the annual Budget process.</p><p> </p><p>On the 3 June 2019 the SoS for Health and Social Care announced his intention to consult on implementing a new pension flexibility for senior clinicians in the NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales, to provide a structured way for clinicians to manage their NHS pension growth.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2019 10:50:01 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1130934

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes his Department uses with further education institutions to verify a child's full-time attendance in education in relation to the eligibility for child benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	262339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not approach education institutions to verify information regarding eligibility for child benefit payments. The claimant is required to provide all the information necessary to support their claim. Details on how to claim can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/how-to-claim" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/06/2019 15:41:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1131061

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Local Government Services: Migrants
	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 the effect of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition on local authority budgets by local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	262363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Home Secretary and the Communities Secretary about their budgets, including the impact of any government policy that may affect local authority finances.</p><p> </p><p>We need to make sure our immigration system is fair, while also protecting the taxpayer. There are already exemptions to the ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition for those in genuine need, such as those facing destitution or to protect the welfare of a child. I would expect the relevant departments to raise any issues at the Spending Review, where we can consider how we fund our priorities across government.</p><p> </p><p>Local Government Core Spending Power is increasing in real terms this year. We have provided an additional £650m for social care in 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/06/2019 07:25:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1131182

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the administrative cost of means testing winter fuel payments.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	263079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Democratic and Unionist Party, sets out that there will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/06/2019 16:07:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1131254

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to ensure local authorities ringfence any future investment into children's services over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	263060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Individual local authorities have flexibility to set their own budgets and spend on services according to local need, priorities and to meet their statutory duties. Decisions on future funding for local government will be made in the round at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/06/2019 07:34:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1131277

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in EU funding Easington constituency has received in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	263133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The recently published Annual Statement on European Finances includes detailed information of the UK’s receipts in Annex D. It can be found online at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/806613/HMT_2018_Annual_Statement_on_European_Finances_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/806613/HMT_2018_Annual_Statement_on_European_Finances_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information on the total level of European Union funding awarded to individual constituencies.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/06/2019 12:24:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris