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746785

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public sector workers have received a pay rise above one per cent since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	2181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The pay for an individual public sector worker is affected by several factors including progression pay, allowances and the one per cent pay policy. It will therefore vary by individual. HMT does not collect this data centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:25:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

746792

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Borrowing
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 the Prime Minister since 9 June 2017 on increasing Government borrowing to invest in national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Prime Minister and other Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues including government investment in infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor introduced the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) which will provide an additional £23bn of investment between 2017/18 and 2020/21. The NPIF will be targeted at infrastructure, housing, and research and development. The government is getting on with delivering this additional investment. For instance on Tuesday 4<sup>th</sup> July, the Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government launched the £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The NPIF comes on top of previous commitments already set out, including the biggest investment in transport infrastructure in generations.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2017 13:42:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

746140

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of government expenditure has been spent on public sector pay in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	1804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Proportion of Government Expenditure spent on public sector pay in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>National Statistics</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>£million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12 outturn</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012-13 outturn</p></td><td><p>2013-14 outturn</p></td><td><p>2014-15 outturn</p></td><td><p>2015-16 outturn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pay</p></td><td><p>165,995</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>164,135</p></td><td><p>163,627</p></td><td><p>167,173</p></td><td><p>171,859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Managed Expenditure <sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>716,170</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>731,993</p></td><td><p>736,886</p></td><td><p>751,988</p></td><td><p>753,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pay as proportion of TME</p></td><td><p>23.18%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>22.42%</p></td><td><p>22.21%</p></td><td><p>22.23%</p></td><td><p>22.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><sub>(2) This excludes the temporary effects of banks being classified to the public sector.</sub></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><sub>Source: Public Spending Statistics May 2017 (National Statistics)</sub></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:30:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

746197

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: 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 the Secretary of State for Scotland on the negotiations between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party on confidence and supply.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Scotland and Cabinet colleagues on a range of matters of importance to Scotland and the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:27:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746245

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to end the public sector pay cap.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	1676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the comments made by the Chancellor regarding the public sector pay cap during the debate on the Queen’s speech on 29 June. Link to those exchanges is available at <a href="http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-06-29/debates/D199DEF4-2B92-4D43-BF7D-01F7D98591A3/EconomyAndJobs" target="_blank">http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-06-29/debates/D199DEF4-2B92-4D43-BF7D-01F7D98591A3/EconomyAndJobs</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/07/2017 12:59:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

746335

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are in negotiation in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	1642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is responsible for measures relating to the Economic and Financial Affairs Council. This includes economic policy, taxation issues, financial markets and capital movements, the EU budget, economic relations with countries outside the EU, and coordination of EU positions for international meetings such as the G20, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals defined by the terms of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees, which can be found online.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:23:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

732903

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to bring forward secondary legislation to implement the policy of prohibiting exit payments for public sector employees in England exceeding £95,000; and what steps he is taking to discourage such payments in the interim.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	1447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced in 2015 that it intended to end six figure exit payments for public sector workers. We legislated for a £95,000 cap in the Enterprise Act 2016 and are currently in the process of drafting the necessary regulations.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, the government expects every part of the public sector to demonstrate that it is using public money efficiently and responsibly and to ensure that pay and terms are always proportionate, justifiable and deliver value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/07/2017 15:28:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

732963

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was allocated to Scotland, outside consequentials arising from the Barnett Formula, in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	1273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2014, the UK government has committed to over £675m investment in Scotland through City Deals, which have included both resource and capital outside the normal, ongoing Barnett funding system. Scotland has also benefited from resource allocated through LIBOR fines, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Over £10m announced at Budget 2016, to support projects such as the new V&amp;A Museum of Design in Dundee, and community facilities for local people in Helensburgh and the nearby naval base at Faslane.</p></li><li><p>Over £3m announced at Autumn Statement 2016, to support projects such as the Aberdeen Museums Development Trust, the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, and Poppy Scotland.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:21:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

732965

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many infrastructure projects the Government supported in Scotland in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	1274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2014, the UK government has committed to over £675m of investment to support various infrastructure projects in Scotland through City Deals, including:</p><ul><li><p>£500m funding towards a Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal</p></li><li><p>£125m towards an Aberdeen City Deal</p></li><li><p>Over £50m towards an Inverness and Highlands City Region Deal</p><p>The government has already committed to delivering 3 more City Deals in Scotland, and is working with local partners to agree these. And as a result of the UK government’s decision to focus on investment in infrastructure in the Autumn Statement 2016 and Spring Budget 2017, the Scottish Government’s capital budget will increase by £890m through to 2020-21. The Scottish Government will be able to use this money to support projects across its devolved responsibilities, including infrastructure. Scotland will also benefit from UK-wide investment in infrastructure, including the UK government’s digital infrastructure package, and the new National 5G Innovation Network that was announced at the Spring Budget 2017.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:20:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

733125

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Contingencies Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will release funds from the Treasury Contingencies Fund to provide local authorities and housing associations with funding to make sure all high-rise buildings are safe.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	1295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>All social landlords have been instructed to carry out fire safety checks on tower blocks and ensure the appropriate safety and response measures are in place. This is being done in co-operation with local fire and rescue services. We are testing cladding in all relevant tower blocks. It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure that people are safe through funding fire safety improvements. Where works are necessary to ensure the fire safety of a building, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/07/2017 13:03:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves