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1088769

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date	14/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Council Housing: Valuation
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 total value of council property in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	232601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Every year the Treasury publishes Whole of Government Accounts (WGA). This is a consolidated account for the entire public sector.</p><p> </p><p>WGA includes valuations (in line with those published in the statutory accounts of individual local authorities) of dwellings recognised in local authority accounts. These are then consolidated and published alongside other assets in the WGA accounts. This information is presented in the table below. Although WGA was published from 2009-10, the Treasury only holds information going back to 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that this figure does not include housing associations, which are not consolidated into WGA. This table only covers English Local Government.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities prepare their accounts under the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA) code of practice on local authority accounting. Under section 4.1.2 of this guidance, council dwellings includes dwellings within the Housing Revenue Account. The data below is consistent with that definition of Council dwellings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Net book value (£k)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>88,043,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85,770,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>76,405,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>70,937,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>65,527,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>61,521,325</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/03/2019 14:11:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1088342

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in the level of funding for children’s services on (a) schools, (b) the police and (c) the NHS.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	231963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have access to over £200bn to deliver services, including children’s services, between 2015 and 2020. Local government core spending power will increase in real terms next year.</p><p>At Budget 2018 we announced an additional £410m next year for adults and children’s social care, and £84m to support local authorities to expand programmes for children and families that have shown reduced costs to the police and the NHS.</p><p>We expect local authorities to continue to work closely with partner agencies to support and protect children in their area.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 13:29:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1088395

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to raise the national funding rate for 16 to 18 year old students (a) to £4,760 a year or (b) in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	231914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The government has made no decisions on Further Education spending beyond the current Spending Review period. Decisions on public spending, including on Further Education, will be taken at the Spending Review later this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/03/2019 14:20:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1088414

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Borderlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been allocated from the Borderlands Growth Deal to (a) Carlisle City Council, (b) Cumbria County Council, (c) Dumfries and Galloway Council, (d) Northumberland County Council and (e) Scottish Borders Council.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	232041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced up to £260 million for the Borderlands Deal at Spring Statement to strengthen the deep ties that bind these communities within the United Kingdom. This innovative deal covers all areas in the Borderlands – Carlisle, Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, Northumberland, and Scottish Borders. On top of the £102 million announced recently for the Carlisle Southern Link Road from the Housing Infrastructure Fund, this means up to £362 million of UK government investment into the Borderlands area.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 11:15:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1088437

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Spring Statement, how much additional funding he has allocated for the provision of free sanitary products in secondary schools and colleges in the 2019-20 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	232030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling period poverty in schools, and the damaging impact it can have on girls’ education. At the Spring Statement the Chancellor announced that the Department for Education will lead work to develop a national scheme in England to provide free sanitary products in schools and colleges. The government will fully fund this commitment and precise funding arrangements will be confirmed as part of the 2019 Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 11:13:27 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1088526

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Marine Protected Areas: Ascension Island
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding he is making available to enforce the Marine Protection Area around Ascension Island announced in the Spring Statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	232111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Funding to establish a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) around Ascension Island will be made available under the Blue Belt programme, and will be consistent with funding for other MPAs. Funding for ongoing costs associated with the Ascension Island MPA will be delivered at the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 17:25:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1088530

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	British Business Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase funding for the British Business Bank to match the £2.1 billion invested by the European Investment Bank in the UK in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	232011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Businesses and infrastructure projects raise finance from the private market, with important UK government support.</p><p> </p><p>The European Investment Bank Group provides finance alongside other market participants. In 2017, the European Investment Bank, which predominantly invests in infrastructure projects, invested EUR 1.84bn in the UK. Its SME risk-finance focused subsidiary, the European Investment Fund, invested EUR 61.05m in UK operations in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As we leave the EU, we continue to actively explore options for a future relationship with the European Investment Bank Group, and the government has a range of existing tools in place to support infrastructure and SME finance, including the £40 billion UK Guarantees Scheme for infrastructure projects. At Spring Statement, the government published a consultation on its existing tools for supporting infrastructure finance and the way they are delivered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank supports access to finance for smaller businesses. Its programmes are supporting more than £5.9bn of finance to over 82,000 businesses. The British Business Bank has capacity to make venture capital commitments this year exceeding the combined average annual commitments from the European Investment Fund and British Business Bank in the three years preceding the referendum. In addition, at Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced if no future relationship with the EIB Group is in place when the UK leaves the EU, the government will provide the British Business Bank with new resources to enable it to make up to £200m additional investment in venture capital and growth finance in 2019/20. The government stands ready to deliver its commitment in all circumstances.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 13:21:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1088531

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2017 to Question 191916 on research: finance, how the Government plans to protect R&D funding after the end of the implementation period.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	232012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Under the Withdrawal Agreement, UK entities would continue to participate in EU programmes as if the UK were an EU Member State for the remainder of this Multi-Year Financial Framework (MFF). This means that UK organisations will be able to continue to secure EU research funding during the implementation period, including funding beyond the end of 2020 where projects stretch beyond this period. If we leave the EU without a deal, HMG has guaranteed payment of awards where: UK entities have successfully bid into EU programmes whilst we remain in the EU, for the lifetime of the project; and where UK entities successfully bid as a third country entity until the end of 2020, for the lifetime of the project. This includes the tail of funding where projects stretch beyond the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Participation in programmes post-2020, and domestic R&amp;D budgets post 19/20 will be considered at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 11:23:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1088532

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Bioinformatics Institute: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Spring Statement 2019, whether NPIF funding to the European Bioinformatics Institute refers to the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	232013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The £45m investment in the European Bioinformatics Institute is funded from the additional £7bn committed for research and innovation from the National Productivity Investment Fund. This will deliver a 20% uplift to government R&amp;D investment between 2017 and 2022 – the largest increase for 40 years.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 11:17:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1088533

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Joint European Torus: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long he plans to fund the JET nuclear fusion reactor.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	232014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>At the 2019 Spring Statement, government reiterated its existing commitment to paying the UK’s share of the ongoing costs for the JET nuclear fusion facility until the end of 2020, should the EU extend the operational contract. The Chancellor also went further, by confirming that if the EU do not extend the contract beyond 29 March, the UK Government will provide JET with the resource it needs to continue operations in 19/20, until a new arrangement can be reached with the EU, giving the world-leading experts at the facility the certainty they need to continue their ground-breaking research.</p><p> </p><p>As with all budgets, subsequent years beyond 19/20 will be considered at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/03/2019 11:20:28 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah