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1010260

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buckingham Palace: Honours
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 contribution to the public purse from sales of (a) digital versatile discs and (b) photographs of the presentation of official honours at Buckingham Palace in the financial years (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18 and (iv) 2018-19 to date.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Household receives income from granting access to organisations who create and sell the items mentioned in the question. This is in line with the Royal Household’s framework agreement with HM Treasury, under which it seeks to optimise income from non-Treasury sources where this is consistent with the main functions of the Sovereign Grant. Information on the income is commercially sensitive. However, income supplementing the Sovereign Grant is summarised in the Annual Report and Accounts of the Sovereign Grant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192870 question first answered 27/11/2018 13:37:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010261

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buckingham Palace: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what net profit has accrued to the public purse from (a) the filming and sale of digital versatile discs and (b) the capture and sale of photographs whose images were taken during the presentation of official honours at Buckingham Palace in the financial years (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18 and (iv) 2018-19 to date.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Household receives income from granting access to organisations who create and sell the items mentioned in the question. This is in line with the Royal Household’s framework agreement with HM Treasury, under which it seeks to optimise income from non-Treasury sources where this is consistent with the main functions of the Sovereign Grant. Information on the income is commercially sensitive. However, income supplementing the Sovereign Grant is summarised in the Annual Report and Accounts of the Sovereign Grant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192869 question first answered 27/11/2018 13:37:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1006913

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Natural England: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent (a) assessments and (b) reports have been produced by UK Government Investments on the financial management of Natural England; and if he will place a copy of those documents in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>UK Government Investments have been asked to carry out an internal governance review of Natural England. The findings of this review are currently being discussed with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:30:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006991

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question 172413 on Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates, what evaluation has been made of the effect of increasing the duty on wine on (a) pubs and (b) the wine industry.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	191272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>When considering changes in alcohol duty rates, the Government models changes in consumption driven by those duty-changes, but it does not explicitly model other effects on pubs and the wine industry. The Treasury takes all issues into account when setting alcohol duty rates.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, we froze duty on beer, cider and spirits. Pubs, and other businesses, with a rateable value below £51,000 will also benefit from the business rates discount announced.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:49:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1006208

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect has plain packaging had on the tax received from tobacco duty receipts in each financial year since that policy was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>There has been a long term reduction in annual tobacco duty receipts, driven by above-RPI increases in duty and changing attitudes to smoking. As shown in the published Tobacco Bulletin July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In their November 2016 Economic and fiscal outlook the Office of Budget Responsibility revised their estimates of the underlying downward trend in clearances of tobacco. This was to account for various factors including weakness in tobacco receipts and the expected effects of the Tobacco Products Directive. Paragraph 4.75 noted that the effect on receipts from the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging is assumed to be captured by this downward trend in clearances across the forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2018 16:48:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1003657

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Crown Estate, (iii) the Financial Conduct Authority, (iv) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, (v) the National Infrastructure Commission, (vi) the Payment Systems Regulator and (vii) the Royal Mint in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s spend on electricity and natural gas between 1 April and 31 March 2018 was £1,506,000. The quantity consumed for electricity and natural gas was 8,170,000 kwh and 85,000 kwh respectively. The other entities are split below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>8,174,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Estate (2)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority (3)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission (4)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Mint Ltd (5)</p></td><td><p>130,000,000</p></td><td><p>61,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Conduct Authority (6)</p></td><td><p>33,549.295</p></td><td><p>829,351</p></td><td><p>3,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Information is published within HM Treasury 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts pages 189 and 190 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p></li><li><p>The Crown Estate Head Office costs are for Electricity only. Neither the spend for natural gas nor the quantity figures for both electricity and gas are easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></li><li><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) figures are part of the Cabinet Office and would form part of their remit.</p></li><li><p>The National Infrastructure Commission spend and quantity for electricity and natural gas are not easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost</p></li><li><p>The Royal Mint Ltd uses large amounts of electricity and gas in the manufacturing of coinage and has recently invested in a renewable energy source with the purchase of a wind turbine.</p></li><li><p>The Financial Conduct Authority figures are including the Payment Systems Regulator as they do not split them out. The figures exclude 1 Canada Square and Edinburgh as utilities are included in the service charge. This information is provided in our report and accounts on page 146 <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p></li></ol> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189707 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003658

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Crown Estate, (iii) the Financial Conduct Authority, (iv) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, (v) the National Infrastructure Commission, (vi) the Payment Systems Regulator and (vii) the Royal Mint in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s spend on electricity and natural gas between 1 April and 31 March 2018 was £1,506,000. The quantity consumed for electricity and natural gas was 8,170,000 kwh and 85,000 kwh respectively. The other entities are split below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>8,174,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Estate (2)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority (3)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission (4)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Mint Ltd (5)</p></td><td><p>130,000,000</p></td><td><p>61,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Conduct Authority (6)</p></td><td><p>33,549.295</p></td><td><p>829,351</p></td><td><p>3,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Information is published within HM Treasury 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts pages 189 and 190 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p></li><li><p>The Crown Estate Head Office costs are for Electricity only. Neither the spend for natural gas nor the quantity figures for both electricity and gas are easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></li><li><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) figures are part of the Cabinet Office and would form part of their remit.</p></li><li><p>The National Infrastructure Commission spend and quantity for electricity and natural gas are not easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost</p></li><li><p>The Royal Mint Ltd uses large amounts of electricity and gas in the manufacturing of coinage and has recently invested in a renewable energy source with the purchase of a wind turbine.</p></li><li><p>The Financial Conduct Authority figures are including the Payment Systems Regulator as they do not split them out. The figures exclude 1 Canada Square and Edinburgh as utilities are included in the service charge. This information is provided in our report and accounts on page 146 <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p></li></ol> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189706 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003692

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/11/2018 13:45:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1002067

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to conduct economic modelling on the effect of air passenger duty on the UK's global connectivity and competitiveness.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	188167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Like all taxes, Air Passenger Duty remains under review. The UK aviation sector has demonstrated strong growth and remains competitive with our neighbours.</p><p>Since 2010 passenger numbers at UK airports have grown by more than 15%. With the exception of Heathrow - which has been constrained due to capacity - the UK’s biggest airports have all achieved growth in line with their EU counterparts since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/11/2018 12:31:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

999629

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taking to invest in infrastructure in the Clacton region.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	187158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making sure every area of the country has modern and efficient infrastructure. By the end of the parliament, public capital investment will reach levels not sustained in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>Essex will receive £19 million for local roads maintenance in 2018/19, and DfT has provided £4 million to Essex County Council for development funding for improvements to the A120. In the last 5 years access to Superfast Broadband in Clacton has risen from 77% to 98%.</p><p>The Budget announced new programmes delivered at the local level to address barriers to productivity and increased funding for existing programmes, including an additional £420 million in 2018/19 to tackle potholes, repair damaged roads, and invest in keeping bridges open and safe. The £675 million Future High Streets Fund will support and fund local areas’ plans to make their high streets and town centres fit for the future, and the Budget also announced £150 million funding pot for a new competition for small improvements projects such as roundabouts.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:47:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling