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760630

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to appoint a Chief Scientific Adviser.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	105178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Director for the Enterprise and Growth Unit, who is responsible for public science funding, acts as HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser, working closely with the Government Office for Science and the wider network of scientific advisers. In addition, the Second Permanent Secretary is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 105128 question first answered 09/10/2017 15:41:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

760634

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on employers of increasing the immigration skills charge levied on migrant workers.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	105096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee consulted with employers on implementing the charge in 2015; the published report is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-mac-review-tier-2-migration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-mac-review-tier-2-migration</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:44:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

760635

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department will appoint a Chief Science Adviser.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	105128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Director for the Enterprise and Growth Unit, who is responsible for public science funding, acts as HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser, working closely with the Government Office for Science and the wider network of scientific advisers. In addition, the Second Permanent Secretary is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 105178 question first answered 09/10/2017 15:41:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

760638

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of removing the public sector pay cap.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	105134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>I set out the Government’s position on public sector pay in the House of Commons on 12 September 2017. A copy of this statement is available at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-09-12/HCWS127" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-09-12/HCWS127</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 13:08:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

760639

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to end the public sector pay cap for (a) firefighters, (b) police, (c) teachers, (d) nurses and (e) doctors.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	105071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>I set out the Government’s position on public sector pay in the House of Commons on 12 September 2017. A copy of this statement is available at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-09-12/HCWS127" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-09-12/HCWS127</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There is a process by which independent pay review bodies make recommendations on the pay award for police, teachers, nurses and doctors. These recommendations will be made public, and the government will respond to them in the usual way. It would be wrong to pre-empt this established process.</p><p> </p><p>For firefighters, Central Government has no role in setting their pay negotiation process, which is a matter for the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:51:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

760040

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the average pension payment from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme has been in the last 12 months; and how many such payments amount to less than (a) £10, (b) £20 and (c) £50 per week.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	10332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme is administered by the Scheme’s Trustees. Therefore, the Department does not hold this information. Requests such as this should be directed to the Scheme’s Trustees.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:46:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

760044

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnet consequentials arise from the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-domestic Rates) Bill for (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	10393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Barnett consequentials for the years covered by the 2015 Spending Review arising from the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-domestic Rates) Bill are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Government</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 13:13:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760048

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2017 to Question HL1074, if he will publish figures for the estimated differential between public and private sector pay when employer pension contributions are excluded.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	10430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Analysis conducted by HM Treasury shows that on average, when including employer pension contributions, there is a public sector pay premium of about 10%, and excluding employer pension contributions, public and private sector pay is, on average, now around the same level.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:33:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

760049

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers from his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	10406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury ministers have discussions with representatives from the devolved administrations on a regular basis on matters of importance to the economies of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:35:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760204

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Government has (a) given and (b) undertaken to provide to car manufacturers in each region of the UK in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	105038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>There are numerous public funds that go towards supporting the automotive sector, including research and development, regional growth funds, local growth funds and skills funding. We do not collect data on overall spending by region.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2017 15:45:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane