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1136933

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Red Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Clean Air Strategy 2019, what progress he has made in reviewing current uses of red diesel to ensure that its lower cost is not discouraging the transition to cleaner alternatives.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	273471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>In April 2019 HMT and Defra published a summary of responses to the call for evidence on non-road mobile machinery and red diesel. HMRC also published a research paper on the same topic. These can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/792651/red_diesel_summary_of_responses_web.pdf</p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791883/Non-agricultural_use_of_red_diesel_for_non-road_mobile_machinery_Research_Report.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to pursue policies to reduce the overall environmental impact of diesel use and encourage the uptake of alternatives in industries where a practical substitute for diesel engines is available.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and any changes are announced as part of the annual budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 09:38:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1136299

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 March 2019 on Decommissioning Relief Deeds, HCWS1435, what the name is of the oil company that defaulted on its decommissioning obligations causing the Government to make two payments totaling £45.4 million in 2017-18; what the circumstances were of that default; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the evidential basis for calculating the provision of £357.1 million for future defaults.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	272255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s 2018-19 accounts recognise a provision of £357m payable to MCX Dunlin and MCX Osprey in respect of decommissioning expenditure in relation to the Dunlin cluster of fields, created as a result of Fairfield Energy defaulting on their decommissioning obligations. The decision to decommission the Dunlin cluster was a commercial decision made by Fairfield Energy, MCX Dunlin and MCX Osprey after reaching agreement with the Oil and Gas Authority that maximised economic recovery had been achieved for these assets.</p><p> </p><p>The provision is based on the tax relief due on the estimated remaining costs of decommissioning the defaulted fields, discounted for the time value of money.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/07/2019 16:45:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1134950

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sovereign Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue forgone to the public purse from the recalculation of the Sovereign-Grant from 15 per cent to 25 per cent of the Crown Estate profits for the financial years 2017-18 to 2027-28.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	269792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, the Sovereign Grant is set by reference to the revenue of The Crown Estate. In exchange for the Sovereign Grant, The Queen surrenders the revenue from The Crown Estate to the government, which in 2018-19 was £343.5 million, and over the last ten years has resulted in an over £2.8 billion contribution to supporting our vital public services. The Sovereign Grant for 2019-20 is £82.4 million.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 8 of the Sovereign Grant Act, HM Treasury can vary by order the percentage for the Sovereign Grant where the Royal Trustees consider that the current percentage is not appropriate. Following the 2016 Report of the Royal Trustees on the Sovereign Grant Review, in 2017 the percentage was increased from 15% to 25% in order to enable substantial works to reservice Buckingham Palace, to ensure that the Palace can continue to be able to support the Sovereign in the performance of Her official duties. This report set out in detail that Buckingham Palace’s infrastructure urgently needed a major overhaul to avoid the very real danger of catastrophic failure leading to fire or flood. The reservicing will be a ten year programme, at a total cost of £369 million.</p><p> </p><p>The report is available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-the-royal-trustees-on-the-sovereign-grant-review-2016</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/07/2019 14:12:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1134959

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Nationalisation
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 potential effect of the re-nationalisation of electricity networks on the level of personal pensions.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	269796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to a model of private ownership with strong independent economic regulation and ensuring this model delivers for consumers. The Government has not conducted a recent assessment of the merits of private sector ownership of electricity networks; nor an assessment of the potential effect of the re-nationalisation of electricity networks on the level of personal pensions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 269795 question first answered 01/07/2019 14:57:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1131989

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contracts his Department has awarded in each of the last five years that were positively assessed on criteria for (a) UK content, (b) socio-economic weighting and (c) most economically advantageous tender.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Contracts are awarded to suppliers submitting the most economically advantageous tender demonstrating the delivery of value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Crown Commercial Service, who act as HM Treasury’s commercial arm, have a policy of always considering social value, and building it into its commercial agreements wherever it is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants UK companies to be successful in public procurement but it is unlawful to negatively assess a bid from a foreign supplier, or a supplier with a foreign supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/06/2019 12:45:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131726

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nutrition: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has under assessment for the implementation of a tax on unhealthy food.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	263695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to implement a tax on unhealthy food.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/06/2019 13:35:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1129666

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank and Horizon 2020: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Government allocated from the public purse to (a) Horizon 2020 and (b) European Investment Bank in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	259824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Financial contributions from the European Commission to the UK, as part of Horizon 2020 and broken down by organisation type and calendar year, can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dashboard/sense/app/93297a69-09fd-4ef5-889f-b83c4e21d33e/sheet/a879124b-bfc3-493f-93a9-34f0e7fba124/state/analysis" target="_blank">https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dashboard/sense/app/93297a69-09fd-4ef5-889f-b83c4e21d33e/sheet/a879124b-bfc3-493f-93a9-34f0e7fba124/state/analysis</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The EIB publishes details of all projects on their website, which can be filtered by country. The EIB do not provide data on the split between the public and private sector. Details can be accessed via the link below :</p><p><a href="http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB" target="_blank">http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government contributes to the EU budget as a whole and not to individual EU programmes, such as Horizon 2020. Therefore, it is not possible to separate UK funding which has been allocated to Horizon 2020. The European Commission does publish details of total annual expenditure on each EU programme which can be found online at: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm</a>.</p><p>Further information on the UK’s gross and net contributions to the EU Budget can be found in the European Union Finances 2018 statement, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2018</a>.</p><p>The UK does not make an annual contribution to the EIB. Throughout the UK’s membership of the EIB, the UK has made payments totaling c.£1.8bn to the capital of the EIB.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 259822 259823 question first answered 10/06/2019 13:35:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1127466

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football Pools: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the revenue that could accrue to the public purse from a redeveloped football pools industry.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	256223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. Pool Betting Duty raises around £5m in revenue for the Exchequer per annum. Reducing the level of taxation would be likely to have at best a limited effect on the football pools. However, it could put revenue at risk, particularly through incentivising switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:07:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1126123

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other Departments and (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU have since returned to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	253453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold information centrally on Loans/Secondments that have returned that have worked on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that to search and locate any information held would exceed the appropriate limit, therefore can only be answered at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. The Department for International trade works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/05/2019 10:27:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126177

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 8 to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	253588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK has made strong progress in recent years on key priorities within Goal 8, including delivering record low unemployment levels, championing small businesses, reforming the financial services sector, and enhancing the role of women in work.</p><p> </p><p>A number of challenges remain, including raising the UK’s productivity, tackling climate change, and ensuring Good Work for all.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Voluntary National Review will set out in greater detail the UK’s progress against all of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 07:24:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray