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1092630

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct by his Department's Special Advisers have been investigated by the Minister responsible for the appointment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	235368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text The department holds no central record of such allegations.<p> </p>The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously.<p> </p>Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.<p> </p>The Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specialadvisers-code-of-conduct answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/03/2019 12:56:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1092207

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the UK's departure from the EU with the date of 29 March 2019 has been minted.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	234738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Currently, no commemorative coins to mark the UK’s departure from the<del class="ministerial"> UK</del> <ins class="ministerial">EU </ins>have been minted. However, as is standard procedure at The Royal Mint, a small number of trial coins have been produced. The production of trial coins does not incur any cost to the taxpayer. <ins class="ministerial">The commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the UK leaving the European Union will be made available following our departure.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/03/2019 08:34:45 question first ministerially corrected 27/03/2019 11:27:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 109608 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1091232

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Details of HM Treasury’s spending on consultancy for each financial year is published in the Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2019 08:36:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091397

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which stakeholders and other Government Departments he consulted with prior to his announcement of a ban on gas boilers in new dwellings from 2025.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	234098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery, and the Future Homes Standard went through the usual approvals process for Spring Statement measures. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/03/2019 12:51:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1090933

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to extend financial levies on sugar in food and drink to more food and drink categories.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	233504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>There are no current plans to extend the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to other food or drink categories. As set out in Phase 2 of the Childhood Obesity Strategy, HMT will review the Soft Drinks Industry Levy exemption for milk-based drinks in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2019 08:39:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1091029

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to increase economic productivity in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	233469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>People across the West Midlands are benefitting from investment that the Government is making to support productivity, with 315,000 more people in employment in the West Midlands than in 2010 and close to 91,000 more businesses.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the Government has agreed devolution deals with the West Midlands that include investment of £1.095bn over 30 years for local priorities. At Budget 2018, the Government also announced an additional £71.5 million for the West Midlands Combined Authority from the Transforming Cities Fund, bringing the total figure for the region to £321.5 million. In addition, the West Midlands was announced in the last year as the UK’s first large-scale 5G testbed, with up to £50 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund, and three areas in the region successfully bid for a total of £19.8 million from the £190 million Local Full Fibre Networks Challenge Fund. North Herefordshire is also benefiting from £75.3m funding for the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) from the Local Growth Fund to support economic activity in the area.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/03/2019 15:43:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1089493

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the commemorative 50 pence coin issued to mark the UK's departure from the EU has been minted.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	233006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Currently, no commemorative coins to mark the UK’s departure from the <del class="ministerial">UK</del> <ins class="ministerial">EU </ins>have been minted. However, as is standard procedure at The Royal Mint, a small number of trial coins have been produced. The production of trial coins does not incur any cost to the taxpayer.<ins class="ministerial"> The commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the UK leaving the European Union will be made available following our departure.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2019 17:00:04 question first ministerially corrected 27/03/2019 11:27:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 109098 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1088727

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (b) the boiler manufacturing industry and (c) trade unions prior to his announcement on 13 March 2019 of a ban on gas boilers in new dwellings from 2025.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	232519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of its preparations for Spring Statement, HM Treasury engages with a wide range of stakeholders and other government departments. The government will consult on the detail of the Future Homes Standard as part of its review of the Building Regulations energy efficiency standards in 2019, and input from stakeholders will be welcomed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/03/2019 11:38:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1088408

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Waste
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 to the economy of plastic pollution.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	231992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>This government has pledged to ensure that this will be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it found it. As part of this, government will introduce a world-leading new tax on plastic packaging, and reform the packaging producer responsibility system so that producers of all packaging materials are responsible for the full costs of managing waste packaging. At Budget 2018, government also announced a £20m innovation fund to tackle single-use plastics. Alongside these measures, government has committed to remove consumer single-use plastics from central government buildings by 2020. Together, these policies form part of the government’s wider strategy on tackling waste, as detailed in the Resources and Waste Strategy published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 231993 question first answered 20/03/2019 17:02:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1088411

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department has allocated for the reduction of single use plastics.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	231993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>This government has pledged to ensure that this will be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it found it. As part of this, government will introduce a world-leading new tax on plastic packaging, and reform the packaging producer responsibility system so that producers of all packaging materials are responsible for the full costs of managing waste packaging. At Budget 2018, government also announced a £20m innovation fund to tackle single-use plastics. Alongside these measures, government has committed to remove consumer single-use plastics from central government buildings by 2020. Together, these policies form part of the government’s wider strategy on tackling waste, as detailed in the Resources and Waste Strategy published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 231992 question first answered 20/03/2019 17:02:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord