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1301241

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Budget March 2021: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2021 to Question 163295, what assessment he has made of the cost of his Department's (a) advertising and (b) video production previewing Budget 2021 in each of the last two months as a proportion of its in-house communications team's annual budget.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	166534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>All content for HM Treasury channels is produced by the department’s in-house communications team at no additional cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/03/2021 17:00:04 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1301242

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Budget March 2021: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2021 to Question 163295, what the annual budget of his in-house communications team (a) is currently and (b) has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	166535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s communications team budget, including all staff and running costs for the past five financial years is: 2016/17- £1,950,886, 2017/18 - £1,838,437, 2018/19 - £1,838,272, 2019/20 - £2,138,268, 2020/21 £2,706,529 (year to date). The difference in costs seen in the current financial year has been driven largely by the additional demands of responding to the coronavirus crisis including new insight contracts (reference numbers CCZZ20A32 and CCZZ20A50, available to view <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2893267d-19a6-429a-b793-21b300e29aba?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">here</a> and on the Governments contract finder website) to support the department’s policy response to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/03/2021 17:02:19 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1300512

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of his Department's progress in levelling up the economy of the Tees Valley.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
uin	913177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to levelling up opportunity across the UK, including in the Tees Valley.</p><p> </p><p>At the Budget I confirmed a series of measures to level up Tees Valley’s economy:</p><ul><li>New investment in offshore wind ports infrastructure;</li><li>the Teesside Freeport, which I visited with the Prime Minster on Thursday;</li><li>and the new Treasury economic campus in Darlington.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Tees Valley will also benefit from two new Towns Fund Deals, in Middlesbrough and Thornaby.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/03/2021 14:11:50 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

1300516

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential economic benefits of including a Bradford city centre stop on the proposed Northern Powerhouse Rail line.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	913183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The government will provide better rail connectivity between northern cities, and between London, the Midlands and the north. The Treasury is working closely with the Department for Transport and across government on the Integrated Rail Plan.</p><p> </p><p>This will set out how best to scope, sequence and deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail and other major Network Rail programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to transport improvements in West Yorkshire, which has received over £300m in local transport funding. This includes funding to improve transport in Bradford.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/03/2021 12:41:46 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1300760

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2021 to Question 163250 on Treasury: Social Media, whether his Department has made an estimate of the internal cost of that production in (a) cash terms and (b) time.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	165579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text All content for HM Treasury channels is produced by the department’s in-house communications team at no additional cost. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/03/2021 12:27:28 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1300819

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of jobs at the his Department's new economic campus in the North of England are planned to be filled by staff transferring from London; and what the (a) level and (b) range of seniority is of those jobs that are planned to be transferred.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	165564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text The plan for the Darlington economic campus is to base at least 750 roles from across HM Treasury, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Office for National Statistics will be based at the Darlington economic campus. It is the Treasury’s policy that all relocations will be voluntary and, following the announcement the campus will be based in Darlington, we are consulting all Treasury staff on the establishment of the new office, including voluntary relocation. We will be filling roles through both voluntary relocation and direct recruitment and the mixture of the two will be determined through this process. The new office will include a range of roles and levels of seniority, including senior Civil Servants. The Darlington economic campus will have a phased opening and will be fully operational by the end of this Parliament. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 165565 165566 question first answered 12/03/2021 12:24:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1300820

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation his Department undertook before Budget 2021 with officials that are to be transferred from London to the new economic campus in the North of England; and whether that consultation is complete.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	165565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text The plan for the Darlington economic campus is to base at least 750 roles from across HM Treasury, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Office for National Statistics will be based at the Darlington economic campus. It is the Treasury’s policy that all relocations will be voluntary and, following the announcement the campus will be based in Darlington, we are consulting all Treasury staff on the establishment of the new office, including voluntary relocation. We will be filling roles through both voluntary relocation and direct recruitment and the mixture of the two will be determined through this process. The new office will include a range of roles and levels of seniority, including senior Civil Servants. The Darlington economic campus will have a phased opening and will be fully operational by the end of this Parliament. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 165564 165566 question first answered 12/03/2021 12:24:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1300821

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for the transference of jobs to the new HMT economic campus in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	165566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text The plan for the Darlington economic campus is to base at least 750 roles from across HM Treasury, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Office for National Statistics will be based at the Darlington economic campus. It is the Treasury’s policy that all relocations will be voluntary and, following the announcement the campus will be based in Darlington, we are consulting all Treasury staff on the establishment of the new office, including voluntary relocation. We will be filling roles through both voluntary relocation and direct recruitment and the mixture of the two will be determined through this process. The new office will include a range of roles and levels of seniority, including senior Civil Servants. The Darlington economic campus will have a phased opening and will be fully operational by the end of this Parliament. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 165564 165565 question first answered 12/03/2021 12:24:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1300085

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Transport: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of freezing fuel duty while raising rail fares above the level of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	164604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Households spend a significant amount of their total spending on transport fuels, and fuel costs are a factor in helping the competitiveness of British businesses. These are particularly important considerations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with households moving away from public transport towards using their own vehicles to avoid furthering the virus’ spread. As set out at the Budget, future fuel duty rates will be considered in the context of the UK’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The government is taking action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve air quality through Vehicle Excise Duty and the Company Car Tax system. As announced in the Ten Point Plan, the UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, ten years earlier than planned. The transition away from petrol and diesel cars and vans will make a vital contribution to meeting our Net Zero commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Rail fares increased by 1% above inflation (2.6%) on 1 March 2021 – this is the lowest actual increase in four years. A small rise is necessary to ensure crucial investment in our railways. The government temporarily froze fares, enabling passengers to purchase tickets at a lower price until 28 February. Passenger demand has fallen dramatically over the last year and its recovery is uncertain. The government will continue to work closely with industry on initiatives to support demand and revenue recovery when the time is right, including actively working with train operators to develop a solution that offers better value and convenience for those who commute flexibly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 11/03/2021 08:53:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1300136

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had sight of the lists of areas for priority funding from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) UK Community Renewal Fund prior to the publication of those lists.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	164492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>On the Levelling Up Fund, Ministers approved metrics at the design stage based on alignment with the policy goals of the Fund. Ministers did not see a list of specific places before agreeing the list of metrics. At no point did Ministers make changes to the index, weightings or metrics recommended by officials.</p><p>On the Community Renewal Fund, the design of the fund, including the allocation process was led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/03/2021 14:37:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed