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418389

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Science: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government plans to reduce its spending on science in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in December 2014 a long-term commitment to investment in science infrastructure of £1.1bn per annum in real terms to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the amount and allocation of research resource funding beyond 2015/16 will be made during the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot pre-judge the Spending Review outcome.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/09/2015 15:51:18 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418147

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of forestalling in relation to the land and building transaction tax; and what additional sums the Scottish Government has requested in transfer to the Scottish Budget for 2015-16 in relation to that tax.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Scottish Government’s decision to pre-announce the rates and thresholds for the land and buildings transactions tax (LBTT) led to changes in the timing of some transactions in Scotland. Specifically, some higher value transactions were brought forward into 2014-15, while some lower value transactions were delayed into 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In their March 2015 ‘Devolved taxes forecast’ publication, the OBR estimated that <em>“This increases UK SDLT receipts under the old system by £11 million in 2014-15 and reduces the LBTT forecast by £20 million in 2015-16”</em>. The treatment of these policy ‘spillover’ effects was considered by the Smith Commission and is now being discussed by the UK Government and Scottish Government as part of the wider fiscal framework discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/09/2015 15:07:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418144

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the measures to restrict finance cost relief for landlords, announced in the Summer Budget 2015, on the overall costs of Housing Benefit in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The overall cost of housing benefit is dependent on a number of factors such as, household and individual circumstances in regards to employment and household income, inflation and rents. The Government does not expect a large impact on rent levels in Scotland and the UK from this policy, and any impact would be dampened in the short term due to other policy decisions. Therefore the government does not anticipate changes to the overall cost of Housing Benefit as a result.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/09/2015 15:06:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418141

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of the measures to restrict finance cost relief for landlords, announced in the Summer Budget 2015, on the level of housing demand in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Overall, the OBR believes the impact of the restriction to tax relief for finance costs on the housing market will be small and, taking account of the other measures in the Summer Budget, have not adjusted their forecast for house prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/09/2015 15:02:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418146

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of the measures to restrict finance cost relief for landlords, announced in the Summer Budget 2015, on the average rent payable in the private rented sector in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not expect the restriction to tax relief for finance costs to have a large impact on rent levels in Scotland or the UK due to the small overall proportion of the housing market affected. There are 1.6 million buy to let mortgages outstanding in the UK overall, out of a total private rented sector of 4.4 million households and total housing stock of 22.6 million households in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/09/2015 15:18:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418145

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of the measures to restrict finance cost relief for landlords, announced in the Summer Budget 2015, on levels of investment in the private rented sector in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects the restriction to tax relief for finance costs to have a minimal impact on house building in Scotland and the UK. The Productivity Plan published alongside the Summer Budget includes a number of measures to make the planning system quicker, cheaper and more responsive to local needs. Overall, the OBR believe the impact on the housing market will be small and, taking account of the other measures in the Summer Budget, have not adjusted their forecast for house prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/09/2015 15:10:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418142

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of the measures to restrict finance cost relief for landlords, announced in the Summer Budget 2015, on the supply of property in the private rented sector in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury expects a minimal impact on the supply of property in the private rented sector in Scotland and the UK from changes to restrict tax relief on finance costs. Fewer than 1 in 5 landlords are expected to pay more tax as a result of this measure and it will be introduced gradually from April 2017 over 4 years to give landlords time to adjust. The Budget also announced increased Rent a Room relief, which can help to increase levels of private rented accommodation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking significant steps to support housing supply with housing starts at a 7 year high. Overall, the OBR believe the impact on the housing market will be small and, taking account of the other measures in the Summer Budget, have not adjusted their forecast for house prices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/09/2015 15:05:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418140

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Balance of Trade: Life Sciences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the life sciences industry generated in trade surplus for (a) the UK and (b) Scotland in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>In 2014 the Life Science industry generated a trade deficit of £5.0bn for the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Life Sciences goods that can be identified through standard industry classifications consists of pharmaceuticals, irradiation, electro-medical and electrotherapeutic equipment and medical and dental supplies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recent changes to international legislation on the compilation of the Balance of Payments have classed the trade in illegal drugs as pharmaceuticals. This change accounted for £4.3bn of the imports of pharmaceuticals in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comparable figures for Scotland alone are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/09/2015 15:28:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418143

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on (a) Scottish Government borrowing by means of (i) the National Loans Fund, (ii) private financial institutions and (iii) the issuing of Scottish Government bonds and (b) Scotland's Fiscal Framework in general.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Scotland Act 2012 the Government agreed that the Scottish Government would be able to borrow up to a limit of £2.2 billion for capital investment. The Scottish Government is able to borrow for this purpose by any means, including from the Government, private markets, or the issuing of bonds. The current Scotland Bill will be underpinned by a new fiscal framework, allowing the new powers in the Bill to be used effectively. Ministers have committed to agreeing the framework in the autumn and a final agreement will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/09/2015 15:05:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

417557

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Joint Exchequer Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the minutes and papers from the last two meetings of the Joint Exchequer Committee; and if he will place those documents in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	9662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The relevant information from the last two Joint Exchequer Committees, as agreed by the UK and Scottish Governments, has been published online, and can be found in the following locations on gov.uk:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>7<sup>th</sup> July: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-exchequer-committee-communique-7-july-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-exchequer-committee-communique-7-july-2015</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4<sup>th</sup> September: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-exchequer-committee-4-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-exchequer-committee-4-september-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/09/2015 15:30:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray