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1126032

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Secretary of State for Defence on the annual tapered allowance and its effect on the recruitment and retention of doctors in the NHS and armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	253507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the benefit they receive is not disproportionate. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earners impacted by annual allowance tax charges. All public sector pay and pensions policies are kept under constant review and discussed with relevant departments. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/05/2019 13:19:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

964734

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the level of (a) research and development expenditure, and (b) overall investment in UK manufacturing industries in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	169074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>According to the latest business statistics published by the ONS, the UK manufacturing sector invested £7.6 billion in research and development in 2016, accounting for around a third of privately funded R&amp;D in the UK that year. In 2017, the sector invested £28 billion overall – a 46% increase against the level in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that UK manufacturing continues to pioneer new and innovative advanced manufacturing technologies. In August, the Chancellor of the Exchequer invested £536 million in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which, together with the £107 million announced by the Prime Minister at the July Regional Cabinet, means this Government has invested £643 million in supporting British manufacturers to conduct R&amp;D and maintain their position at the cutting-edge of technology.</p><p> </p><p>This is possible because Government has invested an additional £7 billion in research and innovation since Autumn 2016 – delivering the biggest increase in public research and development investment for 40 years and demonstrating clear progress towards the Government’s ambition to raise investment in R&amp;D in the economy to 2.4% of GDP by 2027</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169077 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:52:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

964737

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to increase levels of research and development expenditure in UK manufacturing industries.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	169077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>According to the latest business statistics published by the ONS, the UK manufacturing sector invested £7.6 billion in research and development in 2016, accounting for around a third of privately funded R&amp;D in the UK that year. In 2017, the sector invested £28 billion overall – a 46% increase against the level in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that UK manufacturing continues to pioneer new and innovative advanced manufacturing technologies. In August, the Chancellor of the Exchequer invested £536 million in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which, together with the £107 million announced by the Prime Minister at the July Regional Cabinet, means this Government has invested £643 million in supporting British manufacturers to conduct R&amp;D and maintain their position at the cutting-edge of technology.</p><p> </p><p>This is possible because Government has invested an additional £7 billion in research and innovation since Autumn 2016 – delivering the biggest increase in public research and development investment for 40 years and demonstrating clear progress towards the Government’s ambition to raise investment in R&amp;D in the economy to 2.4% of GDP by 2027</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169074 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:52:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

931314

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of child benefit and for how many children.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	157656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>As at 31st August 2017, the total number of families in receipt of Child Benefit in the United Kingdom was 7,376,965 and the total number of children for whom Child Benefit is received was 12,847,100. These figures are on page 4 of the HM Revenue and Customs Child Benefit Statistics: Geographical Analysis August 2017 publication, which can be found by following the link below: [<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691948/Child_Benefit_Commentary_August_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691948/Child_Benefit_Commentary_August_2017.pdf</a>]</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2018 13:23:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

895238

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecast he has made of the tax revenues to be raised by the Government's anti-avoidance provisions in relation to multi-national tech companies due to be introduced in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	139965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced an extension of UK withholding tax on royalty payments made to low or no tax jurisdictions.</p><p>This measure is another step towards the Government’s longer term ambition of domestic and international reform of the taxation of digital businesses. Whilst this measure will predominantly affect digital businesses, it may also affect groups operating in other sectors.</p><p>As announced at the Budget, this measure is forecast to raise £800m over four years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/05/2018 13:45:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1059794

	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	No-interest Loans Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been allocated to the provision of interest-free loans as announced in Budget 2018; and when the first such loans will be made available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	220096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the Government announced that it will carry out a study into the feasibility of establishing a no-interest loans scheme in the UK, and design a pilot.</p><p> </p><p>The feasibility study, which will be launched this year, will examine issues such as access, eligibility and funding models and help to determine how a pilot could work.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/02/2019 15:49:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045993

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) its executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) its executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	211156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Building and facilities services for HM Treasury at 1 Horse Guards Road are provided by Exchequer Partnerships through a PFI agreement. Exchequer Partnerships sub-contract the cleaning service to OCS. All OCS contracted cleaning staff are paid in line with National Living Wage requirements. Cleaning services provided by OCS include:</p><ul><li><p>Office space/operational space/recreational space</p></li><li><p>Toilets/Showers</p></li><li><p>Window cleaning</p><p>Cleaning services at the UK Debt Management Office in Eastcheap Court are provided by Envirotec Integrated Services Ltd (EIS). All their contracted cleaning staff are paid in line with National Living Wage requirements. Cleaning services provided by EIS include:</p><p>Office space/operational space/recreational space</p><p>Toilets/shower room</p><p>Internal window cleaning</p><p>Buildings and facilities services, including cleaning, at both the National Infrastructure Commission and the UK Government Internal Audit Agency are covered under the terms of their lease agreements. Neither agency is party to the sub contracts that their landlords have in place for the provision of these services.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2019 15:01:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143176

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Annual Investment Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many manufacturing firms have received help from the annual investment allowance in each year since that allowance was introduced; and what the total value of savings is accrued by those firms that have received such help.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	284596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>By introducing the AIA, the Government has made tax simpler for the majority of UK businesses that invest in eligible plant and machinery below the AIA limit each year.</p><p> </p><p>The total value of capital allowances received by manufacturing firms making AIA claims in the period 2011-12 to 2016-17 inclusive is £11.2bn. Full information, including data for earlier years, is available in Table 11.10 of each year’s National Statistics Publication “Corporation Tax Statistics”, accessible online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analyses-of-corporation-tax-receipts-and-liabilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analyses-of-corporation-tax-receipts-and-liabilities</a></p><p> </p><p>The total number of manufacturing companies claiming under the AIA each year is as follows: 32,110 (2011-12); 34,154 (2012-13); 34,418 (2013-14); 36,060 (2014-15); 36,807 (2015-16); 36,756 (2016-17).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:56:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1276213

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing child tax credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	137313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Child Tax Credit was increased in line with CPI in April 2020, and will be further increased as part of the annual uprating exercise in April 2021 to ensure it keeps its value relative to the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside these increases, the Government has put in place a comprehensive package of measures to support families on low incomes through the current crisis. This includes income support schemes, support for renters, help with utilities, a £500 million local authority hardship fund, a £7.4 billion package of additional welfare measures, the £170 million Covid Winter Grant Scheme to ensure families get extra support this winter, and the £220 million Holiday Activities and Food programme to give children access to nutritious meals and engaging activities.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 18/01/2021 12:09:18 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1109041

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Charitable Donations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to encourage more (a) food retailers and (b) food manufacturers to claim tax relief on donating trading stock to charity.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	239888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Companies can claim relief for the cost of donating their trading stock to charities, including food banks, from their taxable profits. The Government promotes awareness and understanding of the relief available for corporate charitable donations through publishing guidance on GOV.UK and actively engages with businesses and charities to ensure the tax code is supporting them to meet their charitable objectives.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/04/2019 14:03:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead