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824633

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Red Diesel: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the outcomes of his Department’s red diesel call for evidence, which ran from 20 March 2017 to 30 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	123434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The purpose of this call for evidence was to improve the government’s understanding of how red diesel is used. We are now considering what next steps to take.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:52:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

824740

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the tax cuts for North Sea Oil companies in Autumn Budget 2017 on the UK's carbon reduction commitments.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	123541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget, the government announced it would introduce a transferable tax history for UK exploration and production companies. This is not a tax cut: it is designed to level the playing field between companies established in the sector and new entrants. It will do this by giving those new entrants certainty that tax relief will be available on their decommissioning costs. This measure is consistent with the UK’s existing carbon reduction commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to tackling climate change and is a world leader in reducing emissions, having done so faster than any other G7 nation. The latest Energy and Emissions Projections Report shows that the UK remains on track to meet its carbon reduction targets. The Report is available here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/671187/Updated_energy_and_emissions_projections_2017.pdf</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:53:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

823276

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the adequacy of funding for local services.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	903307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Between 2015 and 2020 the Government will have made more than £200 billion available for local services. The Government has introduced a number of measures, including providing access to more than £9 billion additional funding for social care, which means that local government’s core spending power increases by 2.1 per cent over the period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2018 15:03:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

822814

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cider: Excise Duties
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 new duty band for high strength white cider on the lives of homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	122497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>While the government has not made a specific assessment of the impact on the lives of homeless people, the new duty band is expected to have a positive impact on the health of individuals in the UK, including homeless people.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/01/2018 17:07:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

823145

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Ministerial Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many ministerial directions were issued to his Department in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	122828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been no Ministerial Directions issued by the Treasury between 2015 and 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/01/2018 17:09:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

821477

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of low productivity growth since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	122395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Productivity growth has slowed globally since the financial crisis. The Government is closely monitoring the effects of this on the UK economy to guide policy. Since 2010 we have invested over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, cut taxes to support business investment and reformed technical education. The Autumn Budget sets out the next steps the government is taking to improve productivity. We are extending the National Productivity Investment Fund, increasing support for R&amp;D to its highest level in 30 years by 2021/22, transforming lifelong learning and responding to the Patient Capital Review that we commissioned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:50:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

821552

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles in his Department's fleet are (a) electric vehicles and (b) ultra-low emission vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	122470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s Department does not operate a fleet of cars.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury uses two cars provided by the Government Car Service, which will be included in the return from the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:56:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

821573

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how does his Department plan to replace European Investment Bank (EIB) investment in the UK after the UK has left the EU; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of EIB funding on the UK's green industry.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	122491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank, and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund, provide financing for infrastructure investment and growth businesses in a range of sectors including renewable energy.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the joint report on progress during phase 1 of the negotiations, the government considers that there could be mutual benefit from a continuing arrangement between the UK and the EIB, and wishes to explore these possible arrangements in the second phase of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also continuing to take steps to ensure that finance continues to be available for good infrastructure projects and growth businesses: the UK Guarantees Scheme, which gives government support for private infrastructure finance, has been broadened to offer construction guarantees, and at Budget the Chancellor launched the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:54:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

820741

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
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 8 February 2016 to Question 25744 and of 6 June 2016 to Question 38400, when he plans to publish the equity return information on all PFI and PF2 projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	122159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>We plan to publish the equity IRR data for PF2 projects as part of the PFI and PF2 annual summary data, which will be as at 31 March 2017. We expect to publish this data shortly.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2018 16:19:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

820742

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business cases for public sector infrastructure investment projects which are not financed by the private sector his Department has received by (a) Government department, (b) outcome and (c) year since 1990.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	122160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The government provides extensive information on the progress of major projects in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2017" target="_blank">Annual Report on Major Projects</a>. The government also publishes regular updates to the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline of future infrastructure investment, which shows the split between private and public funding. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/665332/Analysis_of_National_Infrastructure_and_Construction_Pipeline_2017.pdf" target="_blank">2017 National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline</a> provided an update on delivery of priority infrastructure projects since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2018 16:10:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy