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90813

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the full burden of (a) demand, (b) construction and (c) availability risk for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project has been transferred from the Government to Thames Tideway Tunnel Limited; and what the effect of each such transfer has been on the UK national balance sheet under the guidance given in ESA 95 Manual Chapters VI.4 and VI.5.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	208368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a private sector project. The Government has never been responsible for ‘the full burden’ of the project referred to in the question. Until 5 June, Thames Water Utilities Ltd had full responsibility for the project.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 June, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs tabled a Written Ministerial Statement informing the House that the Government had Specified the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, in accordance with the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013. He also issued a Preparatory Work Notice for Thames Water Utilities Ltd requiring or permitting it to do certain preparatory work in relation to the Tunnel project.</p><p>The full statement is available here:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140605/wmstext/140605m0001.htm#14060532000008" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140605/wmstext/140605m0001.htm#14060532000008</a></p><p> </p><p>The full notices issued on 5 June, together with the reasons for exercising these powers are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thames-tideway-tunnel-project-specification-and-preparatory-work-notices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thames-tideway-tunnel-project-specification-and-preparatory-work-notices</a></p><p> </p><p>Specifying the project means that, other than those works described in the Preparatory Work Notice, Thames Water Utilities Ltd is prevented from undertaking the infrastructure project and is instead required to put it out to tender, by running a competitive procurement for an infrastructure provider which will finance and deliver the Tunnel that is separate from Thames Water.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is confident that both the project and the infrastructure provider will be classified to the private sector, and will not impact the public balance sheet.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 09/09/2014 16:02:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

90614

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, reported in The Sunday Times on 31 August 2014, what provision will be made in the Autumn Statement 2014 to double the funding for tackling mobile blackspots; and what criteria will be used to decide which locations will benefit from that funding.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	208163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to improve mobile coverage across the UK. For example, the Mobile Infrastructure Project, first announced in October 2011, provides £150m for the building of additional mobile phone masts to provide coverage in areas which are poorly served.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced that Autumn Statement this year will be on 3 December. Full details of Autumn Statement announcements will be announced at that time.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 09/09/2014 16:26:01 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

89989

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will repay additional costs incurred as a result of hosting the NATO Summit by (a) the Welsh government, (b) Welsh local authorities and (c) Welsh police forces.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	207631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>In line with established arrangements for funding comparable events, the general principle is that costs directly related to the event, such as those directly attributable to infrastructure and policing for specific supporting activities at the Summit and the UK role in hosting, will be met by the UK Government. However, additional costs which in the devolved context normally fall under the remit of the devolved administration are expected to be met from within existing budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/09/2014 13:22:59 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

90234

registered interest
date	26/08/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	M6: M54
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for future funding for a new M6 South road link to the M54.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	905046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>In last year’s Spending Round I provided the Highways Agency with a long term funding settlement that committed to treble the level of investment in major enhancements to our strategic road network by 2020-21. This marks the start of the biggest programme of investment in our roads since the 1970’s.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of that package I committed to fund the M54 to M6/M6 Toll Link Road subject to finalising options and agreement being reached on developer contributions. The Highways Agency are progressing this work and will update you on its progress in due course.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 02/09/2014 14:41:17 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

79217

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Sports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received any requests from the Welsh Government for loans or grants for the construction of the Circuit of Wales.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	206834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury has not received any requests for loans or grants from the Welsh Government in relation to the construction of the Circuit of Wales.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 01/09/2014 16:23:38 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

79219

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Block Grant: Northern Ireland
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 likely reduction to the block grant for Northern Ireland in the current financial year arising from lack of progress on welfare reform difficulties.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 228W.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 01/09/2014 16:08:31 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

79305

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many leaflets produced by his Department promoting the Government's policy on the Scottish independence referendum have had to be amended, altered or destroyed; and at what cost to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	207049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury has not produced any leaflets promoting the Government’s policy on the Scottish independence referendum.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 08/09/2014 15:35:28 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

77529

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 1993, Official Report, column 52W, on security services, how much expenditure by the security and intelligence agencies was contained in the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Foreign and Commonwealth Office votes for financial years 1984-85 to 1993-94.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	205689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Having reviewed our records, HM Treasury does not centrally hold all the details of this expenditure in the years requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 205690 question first answered 21/07/2014 15:42:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

77530

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Secret Vote expenditure was in financial years 1984-85 and 1993-94.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	205690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Having reviewed our records, HM Treasury does not centrally hold all the details of this expenditure in the years requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 205689 question first answered 21/07/2014 15:42:56 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

77028

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances the use of European Investment Bank loans by the Northern Ireland Executive would lead to a reduction in the block grant from his Department.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Executive’s spending is funded from a variety of sources, including the ‘block grant’ allocation from the UK Government, borrowing, and locally raised revenue. The Northern Ireland Executive can currently borrow up to £200m per year, up to a total of £3bn, from the UK’s National Loans Fund (NLF), through the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative (RRI).</p><p> </p><p>Any loans from the European Investment Bank which were additional to the NLF borrowing would, like the existing facility, count towards the UK’s overall Public Sector Net Cash Requirement (PSNCR) and would have the effect of increasing the overall level of public spending. For this reason, any Northern Ireland Executive borrowing needs to be within the £200m per year limits which are provided for within the devolved administration’s total budgets each year. Any increases in borrowing beyond the agreed limits must be offset by reductions in other spending to avoid adding to the overall limits on public spending set out by the Government. Such reductions could be enforced by cuts to the ‘block grant’ portion of NI budgets if the Northern Ireland Executive did not make other offsetting savings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is important to recognise that bodies other than the Northern Ireland Executive can bid for EIB loans in Northern Ireland. In January 2014, the University of Ulster secured a £150m loan to help build its new Belfast campus, and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister has been encouraging councils within the new local authority structures in Northern Ireland to consider the EIB as a source of finance for infrastructure investment.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 28/07/2014 09:27:22 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis