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registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials of his Department were involved in the research, writing and production of his Department's document entitled HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives; and if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of the research and production of that document.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	38411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The British people are asking for the facts before they decide whether to vote Remain or Leave in the EU referendum. The Treasury’s analysis shows that if the UK leaves the EU, the UK would be permanently poorer and it estimates an annual loss of 6.2% of GDP after 15 years, which is equivalent to £4,300 per UK household in 2015 terms.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is appropriately resourced to support the Government’s priorities in Europe. However, it is not practical to identify full-time equivalent staff numbers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/06/2016 09:59:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

521103

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials of his Department were involved in the research, writing and production of his Department's recent analysis of the effect of Britain leaving the EU on the value of homes in the UK; and if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of the research and production of that analysis.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	38414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The British people are asking for the facts before they decide whether to vote Remain or Leave in the EU referendum. Analysis published by HM Treasury shows the impact that a vote to leave the EU would</p><p>have on UK output and house prices. In the ‘shock scenario’, after two years, house prices would be 10% lower compared with a vote to remain in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is appropriately resourced to support the Government’s priorities in Europe. However, it is not practical to identify full-time equivalent staff numbers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/06/2016 10:05:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

520656

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: EU Nationals
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 cost of providing public services for EU nationals who remain in the UK for less than one year.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	37944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the cost of providing public services for EU nationals who remain in the UK for less than one year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s ambition is to reduce permanent migration into this country to a more manageable level.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to bringing migration down to sustainable levels, which is in the best interests of our country. The Government has taken steps to control migration by dealing with those who shouldn't be here, by deporting illegal immigrants and improving the skills of British workers, so we reduce the demand for skilled migrants.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has re-negotiated the UK’s position within the EU to close back-door routes into the UK and exert greater control over EU migration by tackling the draw of our welfare system.</p><p> </p><p>But net migration remains too high and there is still more work to do.</p><p> </p><p>Data recently released by HMRC showed recently-arrived EU migrants paid £2.5 billion more in tax than they received in tax credits or child benefit in 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2016 16:05:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

518907

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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, what steps he has taken to inform public sector workers of the implications of the public sector exit payment cap.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government announced on 31st July 2015 that it intended to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers, acting on its manifesto commitment. A public consultation over the summer of 2015 asked for views on the details of the policy, which received over 4,000 replies.</p><p>The public sector exit payment cap has now been legislated for in the Enterprise Act. The Government intends to publish draft regulations over the summer setting out the detail of how the policy will be introduced, alongside accompanying guidance. All affected parties, including public sector workers, will have a further opportunity to comment on the regulations and supporting guidance during that time.</p><p>The regulations implementing the public sector exit cap will not come into force before 1 October 2016 at the earliest. They will apply to bodies in England and those in Wales where the workforce is not devolved in this context. It will be for Welsh Ministers to determine when they bring into force the regulations in the Enterprise Act for bodies devolved to Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 37219 question first answered 23/05/2016 16:34:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518913

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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, what his most recent estimate is of when the public sector exit payments cap will be introduced in (a) England and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government announced on 31st July 2015 that it intended to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers, acting on its manifesto commitment. A public consultation over the summer of 2015 asked for views on the details of the policy, which received over 4,000 replies.</p><p>The public sector exit payment cap has now been legislated for in the Enterprise Act. The Government intends to publish draft regulations over the summer setting out the detail of how the policy will be introduced, alongside accompanying guidance. All affected parties, including public sector workers, will have a further opportunity to comment on the regulations and supporting guidance during that time.</p><p>The regulations implementing the public sector exit cap will not come into force before 1 October 2016 at the earliest. They will apply to bodies in England and those in Wales where the workforce is not devolved in this context. It will be for Welsh Ministers to determine when they bring into force the regulations in the Enterprise Act for bodies devolved to Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 37393 question first answered 23/05/2016 16:34:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518925

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 estimate his Department has made of the cost to the BBC of maintaining free television licences for people over 75 for the remainder of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	37022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Table 2.2 in Budget 2016 shows the savings to the Exchequer of the BBC taking on the cost of the over-75s TV licence concession which is phased in over the period 2018-19 to 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/05/2016 10:55:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

518959

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in increasing the long-term growth rate of Yorkshire to at least the long-term growth rate of the whole of the UK in accordance with the Long-Term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	37388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics have not yet published an estimate of how the Yorkshire economy has grown following the announcement of the Long Term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire in February 2015.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2016 16:13:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

518960

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Private Partnerships
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 14 April 2016 to Question 33354, who is responsible for (a) initial negotiation and (b) any renegotiation of centrally-supported PF1 and PF2 projects.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	37462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer given on 14 April 2016 to PQ UIN 33354, it is the contract parties that are responsible for the initial negotiation or any renegotiations of PFI and PF2 projects.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/05/2016 13:04:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

518386

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to ensure that private sector companies are responsible for their off-payroll workers who use personal service companies paying the correct amount of tax.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	36952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is continuing to tighten rules on personal service companies and off-payroll workers. For example, it has successfully used Managed Service Company legislation to tackle tax avoidance involving personal service companies and intends to pursue people behind the schemes for tax debts.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 Budget announced changes to improve the effectiveness of the intermediaries rules in the public sector. HMRC is also developing, with stakeholders, a new online tool for the public and private sectors to provide greater certainty about the tax rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2016 09:35:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

518391

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his Department's policy that employees should be offered the choice of either auto-enrolment or paying into a Lifetime ISA as a means for saving for their pension, or that employees who wish to invest in a Lifetime ISA must do so in addition to auto-enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	37003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The new Lifetime ISA is an additional flexible savings product which will complement pensions to give savers greater freedom and choice to save for the long-term in a way that works for them.</p><p> </p><p>With automatic enrolment already helping nine million people with their pensions, the Government remains committed to supporting people who save in different ways.</p><p> </p><p>Increasing the choice of savings products available, the Lifetime ISA supports the Government’s ambition to encourage a regular savings habit amongst young people and to create a culture of long-term saving by offering the right products to suit their changing circumstances at different points in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2017, people aged 18 to 40 will be able to save up to £4,000 each year into a Lifetime ISA and receive a 25% bonus from the Government. Under the new Lifetime ISA, young savers will no longer have to choose between saving for their first home purchase or for retirement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2016 09:26:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight