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93468

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Policy: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding his long-term economic plan.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	210815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers and officials on a wide variety of topics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 22/10/2014 15:46:06 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

48757

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of guarantees made under the UK Guarantees Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	196965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Three guarantees and one Stand-by Facility have been signed under the UK Guarantees Scheme with a total value of £1,090,800,000.</p><p> </p><p>Any guarantees signed are reported to Parliament as required by the legislation, Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012, underpinning the Scheme and can also be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

61352

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which infrastructure projects have accessed the UK Guarantees scheme; and how much funding was issued in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	200328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Three guarantees and one Stand-by Facility have been signed under the UK Guarantees Scheme with a total value of £1,090,800,000. This includes Drax Power (£75m), Sustainable Development Capital – UK Energy Efficiency Investment Funds (£8.8m), Northern Line Extension (£750m) and Mersey Gateway Bridge (£257m).</p><p> </p><p>Any guarantees signed are reported to Parliament as required by the legislation, Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012, underpinning the Scheme and can also be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/06/2014 15:18:07 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

228500

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will provide additional funding to enable Government Digital Service (GDS) to work with local government on digital services; to which bodies that will be allocated; and whether he expects GDS to grow in size.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>This work will be undertaken from within existing budgets at the Cabinet Office. The Government will engage as the sector draws up plans to help take advantage of the opportunities the new digital age presents – protecting frontline services whilst delivering efficiencies. If the sector is able to deliver these proposals, they could contribute towards our goal, as announced at Autumn Statement 14, of a further £10bn efficiency savings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 25/03/2015 15:58:20 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228502

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Arts Council England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the real terms change in Grant in Aid for the Arts Council (England) will be from 2014-15 to 2015-16 using the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast for the GDP deflator; and when the Arts Council (England) was informed of that change.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	228507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This question can be answered using publically available information at the following links;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Letter from the Finance Director for the Department of Culture Media and Sport to the CEO of Arts Council England on 26 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310064/ACE_Revised_Allocation_Letter_2013_14_-_2015_16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310064/ACE_Revised_Allocation_Letter_2013_14_-_2015_16.pdf</a></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP.</p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2015-budget-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2015-budget-2015</a></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 26/03/2015 10:17:19 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

60601

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	A120
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will add to the National Infrastructure Plan a scheme to upgrade and improve the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	199719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of transport infrastructure to support the economy and, as set out in the National Infrastructure Plan 2013, has already announced over £28 billion of funding for enhancements and maintenance of national and local roads</p><p> </p><p>The specific schemes identified in the National Infrastructure Plan 2013 have the ability to complete or begin their construction in the next Parliament. Proposals for improvements to the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey are not yet sufficiently developed to be included in the Highways Agency pipeline of future projects, and are therefore not currently included in the National Infrastructure Plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the A120 is being looked at by the Highways Agency as part of its work on the East of England Route Strategy, which will look to determine the nature, need and timing of future investment that might be required. I would encourage you to engage with the Highways Agency's route strategy process.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/06/2014 14:41:17 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

175217

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Trident
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the benefits to the public purse of the cancellation of the replacement for the Trident successor programme.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	221744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to maintain a credible and effective continuous at-sea deterrent. The Government will take a final decision to replace the existing Vanguard class submarines subject to the Main Gate decision point, expected in 2016. As with all Government investment decisions, HM Treasury will scrutinise the Value for Money case carefully. The Trident Alternatives Review, published in July 2013, sets out the expected costs of a like-for-like replacement as well as those for alternative delivery systems and postures.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 30/01/2015 14:39:08 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

177078

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Theatre: Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.201 in the Autumn Statement 2014, how the £78 million allocated to The Factory Manchester will be spent; and from which departmental budget that funding will come.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	222979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The £78m exchequer funding announced for The Factory Manchester at the 2014 Autumn Statement will be spent on the construction of a new theatre and exhibition space in Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final funding arrangements will be determined once delivery plans have been finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 11/02/2015 16:59:13 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168842

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the (a) £15 million Government announced in the National Infrastructure Plan for a national network of charge points on the strategic road network between 2015 and 2021 and (b) three funds for ultra-low emission taxis, buses and cities totalling £85 million in the UK (i) forms part of the £500 million investment in ultra-low emission vehicles for 2015-20 or (ii) is additional spending.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	217942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The £15 million funding for a national network of chargepoints is part of the Roads Investment Strategy, published by Department for Transport on 1 December 2014. This funding was provided to Department for Transport at Spending Round 2013. This funding is additional to the £500 million investment in ULEVs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Infrastructure Plan announced that further details of the three funds will be published by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles. These schemes form part of the £500 million already allocated to ULEVs between 2015-16 and 2019-20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/12/2014 17:58:44 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

91909

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tourism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to attract inward investment and create jobs in the tourism sector.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	209448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The tourism industry is vital to our economy, creating jobs and growth across the country. The Government has consistently prioritised support for the sector. As a result, the UK enjoyed a record year for tourism in 2013 with overseas visitors spending £21 billion, 13% more than 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided significant investment to support the growth of the industry. We launched the GREAT campaign to capitalise on the opportunity of London 2012, and this has secured investment of over £165m since 2011 to market UK holiday destinations at home and abroad. The Regional Growth Fund has invested over £19m in three years in local tourism, and creating over 9,100 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We are also reducing the cost of visiting Britain. From April 2015, we will scrap the two highest bands of Air Passenger Duty, making the UK even more attractive to visitors from long haul markets. We have announced a visa fee refund scheme for 25,000 Chinese visitors next year</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 15/10/2014 14:50:01 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick