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999469

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	Roads: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential economic merits of improving the Reading to Gatwick airport road corridor.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	907479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy brought over £15bn of investment to England’s strategic roads between 2015-2020. This included a number of schemes improving many of the strategic road links on the Reading-Gatwick road corridor.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced that the National Roads Fund will be £28.8 billion from 2020-2025. We expect £25.3 billion of this will fund the Roads Investment Strategy 2, which is the largest ever investment in England’s strategic roads.</p><p> </p><p>HMT ministers and officials continue to work closely with their DfT counterparts to consider and monitor the delivery of specific investments as part of the Road Investment Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/11/2018 16:30:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

999684

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	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
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 additional tax revenue that will accrue to the public purse from fixed odds betting terminals as a result of the delay in the introduction of the maximum stake from April 2019 to October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	187131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no delay as this is the first time the government has announced the date for the introduction of the £2 maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.</p><p> </p><p>The government made clear in May that the timing of implementation does not make any difference to the public finances as Remote Gaming Duty will be increased at the same time to offset the foregone revenue.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/11/2018 15:26:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

999158

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on responsibility for (a) land and (b) property held in escheat; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	186180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I met the Crown Estate early this year and escheat land was one of several topics discussed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/11/2018 14:54:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

999233

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of automotive companies on the effect of the rise in diesel tax rates introduced in April 2018 on (a) automotive sales and (b) the sustainability of the automotive industry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury holds policy responsibility for all taxation, including diesel taxes.</p><p>Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with the automotive sector on a range of issues, including the temporary supplement applied to new diesel vehicles from April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The government has a long-standing partnership with the sector to ensure that the UK builds on its record of global competitiveness and remains a world leading centre for new manufacturing technologies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/11/2018 14:57:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997586

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tree Planting: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to line 40, urban tree planting, of Table 2.1 and paragraph 4.71 of the Budget 2018, how the Government will fund the additional £50 million of carbon credits for qualifying tree planting under the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	185620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The government’s Woodland Carbon Guarantee will deliver tree planting to help offset carbon emissions and support wildlife. The government is providing up to £50 million of guaranteed future payments over the next thirty years to those who plant qualifying woodland, to purchase carbon credits as trees grow and sequester carbon. Those carbon credits could then be sold, reducing the overall cost to taxpayers. The government will meet this guarantee at future spending reviews. Line 40 (urban tree planting) is a different measure, providing government funding to plant valued trees in and around our towns and cities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/11/2018 14:52:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

997394

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility: 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 in the Office for Budget Responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As at the 30th September 2018 the Office of Budget Responsibility employed 30.08 FTE (Full time Equivalent) Staff. There were no staff seconded to the department or working under contract.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/11/2018 14:30:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

997440

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tree Planting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to line 40 of table 2.1 of Budget 2028, how he plans to fund the additional £50 million of carbon credits for qualifying tree planting under the Woodland Carbon Guarantee Scheme announced in paragraph 4.71 of that Budget.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	185083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The government’s Woodland Carbon Guarantee will deliver tree planting to help offset carbon emissions and support wildlife. The government is providing up to £50 million of guaranteed future payments over the next thirty years to those who plant qualifying woodland, to purchase carbon credits as trees grow and sequester carbon. Those carbon credits could then be sold, reducing the overall cost to taxpayers. The government will meet this guarantee at future spending reviews. Line 40 (urban tree planting) is a different measure, providing government funding to plant valued trees in and around our towns and cities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/11/2018 14:32:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

995519

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Optical Fibres: Non-domestic Rates
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 cost of extending full fibre relief to the new building of all fixed and mobile telecommunications infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	184372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is providing 100% business rates relief for new full-fibre infrastructure, for five years from 1 April 2017, to support investment in new full-fibre broadband infrastructure and future 5G communications.</p><p> </p><p>While all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to extend this relief to other telecoms infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/10/2018 16:21:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

995573

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money that is lost by gamblers on fixed odds betting terminals is retained by (a) betting firms and (b) HM Government in each month in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	184339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs publishes a breakdown of revenue for Machine Games Duty here: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p>A separate breakdown for revenue from different machine types is not available. HMRC cannot make any assessment of the amount retained by betting firms.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/10/2018 16:20:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

994511

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	183820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/11/2018 14:37:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake