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973251

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the July 2018 report of the National Infrastructure Commission’s entitled National Infrastructure Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The government welcomed the publication of the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA), and is considering the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the National Infrastructure Commission’s Framework Document, the government will respond to the NIC’s recommendations as soon as practicable, and endeavour to respond within 6 months, and no longer than a year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:00:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973279

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>No staff directly employed by HM Treasury who work inside London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>No staff directly employed by HM Treasury who work outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the UK Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/10/2018 15:42:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973289

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid member of staff is contracted to 37 hours a week.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:04:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

972439

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department are classified as contingent labour.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	173975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>As at 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018 there were 14 (headcount) staff at HM Treasury classified as contingent labour.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/10/2018 15:32:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

972502

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text As at 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018 the headcounts were as follows: a) 1326 staff employed directly by the department b) 74 staff seconded to the department c) 14 staff working under contract answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:02:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

971555

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Chelmsford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to invest in infrastructure in the Chelmsford area.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	906800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Infrastructure investment is at the heart of our strategy to drive productivity growth across the country:</p><ul><li><p>Through the £1.4 billion that will be invested as part of the Greater Anglia Franchise, a new fleet of over 1000 vehicles will be delivered by September 2020.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The South-East LEP has secured £590 million from the Local Growth Fund for schemes to boost growth and help deliver new housing.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>£100-250 million will be invested to widen the A12 to provide extra capacity between Chelmsford and Colchester.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2018 14:59:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

971758

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has allocated in the form of private finance initiative (a) grants and (b) credits to each local authority in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	173578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, HM Treasury has not allocated specific funding for Local Authority Private Finance Initiative projects. HM Treasury sets overall departmental budgets and it is the responsibility of each department to allocate funding for specific projects within that.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/10/2018 15:45:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

971768

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Diesel: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the cost of diesel fuel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	173582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The cost of diesel is linked to wholesale costs and the global oil price. To support households and businesses, the government has frozen fuel duty for eight successive years. By April 2019, these freezes will have saved the average car driver £850 compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p><p>However, freezes since 2011 have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19, and a further £38 billion will be foregone over the Budget forecast period as a result of these previously announced freezes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/09/2018 13:48:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

971769

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Sick Leave
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 number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	173643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of days sick leave taken due to mental health reasons can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts which can be accessed via this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</a></p><p> </p><p>Since 2014/15 we are now intervening earlier with preventive measures which may have had a positive impact on days lost to mental health-related sickness.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has the following support in place for those that are suffering due to stress:</p><ul><li>Stress and Mental Health Awareness elearning – learn about stress, what the stressors can be and how to identify and lessen stress</li><li>Stress risk assessment used to identify stressors and implement controls to help reduce/eliminate the stress</li><li>Workplace Adjustments including flexible working</li><li>Stress Management guidance and a Mental Health Guide for Managers</li><li>Tips to help reduce stress</li><li>Mental Health First Aiders</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme – this is a confidential 24/7 helpline that can offer point people to where</li><li>Occupational Health provision</li><li>Mental Wellbeing Network</li><li>Treasury Supporters who are employees trained to help colleagues work through any concerns, however serious whatever their cause</li><li>Wellness Action Plans</li><li>Time to Talk Workshops</li><li>HR Advisers</li><li>Health, Safety &amp; Wellbeing Team</li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/09/2018 09:43:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

971318

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates
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 merits of extending Business Rate Relief for pubs after the 2018-19 tax year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	172413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The government remains clear on its support for pubs, which are a vital part of local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Pubs are benefiting from wider action on alcohol duty and business rates. Autumn Budget 2017 announced a freeze to all alcohol duties, including beer duty. Cuts to alcohol taxes since 2013 mean the average tax on a typical pint of beer is estimated to be 12p lower than it otherwise would have been. Pubs are also benefiting from recent cuts to business rates worth over £10 billion by 2023.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review. Future decisions on business rates will be taken as part of the normal Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/09/2018 13:46:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe