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389459

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 the one per cent cap on public sector pay rises will apply to people earning the statutory minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	6571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>At the Summer Budget 2015 it was announced that the government will fund public sector workforces for a pay award of one per cent for each of four years from 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The one per cent pay award is an average that applies to a department rather than each individual. This means that departments are free to distribute the award among staff based on their own requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minimum Wage and National Living Wage are both statutory requirements and are paid to public sector workers. Those on the Minimum Wage and National Living Wage will see pay rises in line with the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2015 16:04:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

388862

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 57 of the Information Commission's office's annual report 2014-15, under what statutory provision the Treasury imposes a financial penalty on that office; how the amount of that penalty was arrived at; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	6395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not require statutory provision to impose a financial penalty on a department. Rather, it is within the Treasury’s remit to set policy relating to public funds, for example the Civil Service Pay Guidance, a breach of which provides the authority to impose appropriate administrative sanctions at its discretion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A financial penalty was imposed on the Information Commissioner’s Office of £18,400 for a breach of the Civil Service Pay Guidance relating to the salary increases of two Executive Team members. A statement was made publically in the Information Commissioner’s 2014/15 annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/07/2015 15:20:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

388877

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 amount of planned DEL departmental expenditure for 2015-16 defined as overseas development aid was in each Department in (a) the March and (b) the July 2015 budget.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA). Total planned DEL spend in 2015/16 across Government on ODA did not change between March and July budgets. The Government does not publish departmental figures for planned DEL expenditure on ODA. DFID publishes actual ODA spent by departments, of which the latest provisional figures are available for 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/07/2015 13:36:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388102

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the full text of the agreement reached with the BBC that the BBC will fund the provision of TV Licences for those age over 75, announced on 6 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The full text of the agreement reached between the BBC and the government on funding of the over-75s free television licences has been published on the Gov.uk website, and can be found using the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443735/Letter_from_George_Osborne_and_John_Whittingdale_to_Tony_Hall_FINAL.PDF</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/07/2015 13:47:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

388106

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish all correspondence he has had with the BBC on the agreement announced on 6 July 2015 that the BBC will fund the provision of TV licences for over-75s.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The correspondence relating to the agreement has been published as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Letter from the government to the BBC detailing the agreement: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443735/Letter_from_George_Osborne_and_John_Whittingdale_to_Tony_Hall_FINAL.PDF</p></li><li><p>Letter from the BBC to the government: <a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/tony-hall-letter-coe-sscms.pdf" target="_blank">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/tony-hall-letter-coe-sscms.pdf</a></p></li><li><p>Letter from the BBC Trust to the government: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/2015/chancellor_sos" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/2015/chancellor_sos</a></p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/07/2015 13:55:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

388112

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a financial assessment of the effect on the public purse and the BBC agreement announced on 6 July 2015 that the BBC will fund the provision of TV Licences for those age over 75.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The financial assessment of the impact on the public purse of the agreement with the BBC to take on responsibility for funding over-75s free television licenses was published at the Budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/07/2015 13:48:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

388113

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the continuation of free television licences for people over 75.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	6050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The policy for continuation of free television licences for over-75s is set out in the published government and BBC agreement, which says that, at the BBC’s request, the BBC will take responsibility for the policy following this Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/07/2015 13:46:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

387236

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of public spending per capita in Wales to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and if he will review the working of the Barnett formula.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2012 the government committed to reviewing levels of relative funding with the Welsh Government at each Spending Review. The latest assessment, conducted at the Spending Round in 2013, found that Wales is not underfunded, and that current levels of relative spending are within the range suggested by the Holtham Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have committed to introducing a funding floor at the next Spending Review to make sure that this remains the case. This was agreed in the expectation that the Welsh Government would call a referendum on Income Tax powers, and become responsible for raising a greater proportion of the money it spends.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding arrangements for the devolved administrations are kept under review, as set out in HM Treasury’s ‘<em>Statement of Funding Policy</em>’. However, we have been clear that the Barnett formula will remain in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/07/2015 12:17:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

386957

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.259 of Budget 2015, HC 1093, which Department has been allocated as lead Department for the implementation of a marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
uin	5200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is leading on the implementation of a Marine Protected Area around the Pitcairn Islands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/07/2015 13:37:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

386524

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the budget of the Single Intelligence Account in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The budget for the SIA in 2015-16 was set at the Spending Review of 2013. In November 2014, in his response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, the Prime Minister announced an additional £130m over two years to address the increased threat of terrorism, including new funding to enhance our ability to monitor and disrupt self-starting terrorists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/07/2015 08:01:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell