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349623

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the next tranche of the share sale of Lloyds Bank to take place; and what steps he plans to take to ensure the widest share ownership.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 June 2015 the Chancellor extended the successful trading plan, which will continue to dispose of Lloyds shares into the market until no later than 31 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced that a sale to include retail investors will take place within the next twelve months</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:11:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

349728

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people keep more of their earnings.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to raising the income tax personal allowance from £10,600 to £12,500 by the end of this parliament. We will go further and ensure that, in the future, individuals working 30 hours at the national minimum wage will not pay income tax.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:48:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

381280

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
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 effect on the public purse of the sale of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	900337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor has recieved independent advice from the Governor of the Bank of England and from Rothschild that it is in the interests of taxpayers to begin now to sell our stake in RBS. This is the right thing to do for the economy and for British taxpayers, and to ensure the best price possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/06/2015 16:53:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

381281

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to rebalance the economy; and what plans he has to increase economic growth in the Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	900342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As a Midlands MP myself, I'm delighted that the Chancellor visitied the Midlands on June 1st to announce: his support for an extension of the Birmingham Enterprise Zone; to encourage the cities of the Midlands to come forward with their proposals for an elected Mayor; and to call our region, the Midlands, Britain's engine for growth.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/06/2015 16:57:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

381285

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
tabling member constituency	Newark
tabling member printed	Robert Jenrick
uin	900344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The government’s long term plan is working: with the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7 last year and the deficit more than halved as a share of GDP. There are more people in work than ever before, unemployment is falling and wages are continuing to rise well above inflation. But the job is not yet done and the government will continue working through the plan to build a resilient British economy and a truly national recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/06/2015 16:54:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick

349183

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to rebalance the economy and create a Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	1778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has undertaken a range of efforts to pursue its Northern Powerhouse agenda and to rebalance the economy of the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Last November, the Chancellor signed an historic devolution agreement with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and included a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queen’s Speech in May which will allow tailoring of the deal to other cities of the North subject to governance arrangements. On 14<sup>th</sup> May, the Chancellor announced that he will work with the great towns and counties of the North to agree County Deals, so all places have a chance to benefit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the government has announced plans for a range of transport investments in the region. These include the creation of Transport of the North, who will devise a Northern Transport Strategy, and plans to develop HS3. Small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures will also benefit through government support across a range of areas, including investments made in tech incubators, financial and commercial advice from the British Business Bank, through the government’s Enterprise Zone programme and through supporting sector specific strengths in the region such as through investments in Health science.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The North is currently growing faster per person than London, but we will go further still in rebalancing the economy</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:41:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

349388

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England about promoting economic growth and financial stability across the whole of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	1702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has frequent discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on a wide range of issues on the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these discussions, after the publication of each Financial Stability Report the Chancellor and the Governor of the Bank of England are required by the Bank of England Act 1998 (as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012) to meet to discuss the Report and other matters related to financial stability. The minutes of the meeting held to discuss the December 2014 FSR were published on HM Treasury’s website and can be found at the following website link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/record-of-financial-stability-report-meeting-february-2015</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:09:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

348903

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of money has accrued to the Exchequer in bank fines in each of the last two years; and how much such money has been allocated to charities in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>In the last two financial years HM Treasury has received £1.3bn in LIBOR and FX banks fines. All LIBOR penalties received in this time period have been allocated to military or other uniformed charities. All foreign exchange penalties received in this time period have been allocated to create a fund for advanced care in GP practices and community healthcare facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2015 15:58:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

348907

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Thirteenth Report of the Treasury Committee, Session 2014-15, Press briefing of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) business plan for 2014-15, published 17 March 2015, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the FCA is fulfilling its statutory objectives.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from Government and carries out is functions within the framework of statutory objectives and duties agreed by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Financial Services Act 2012 (“the Act”) the FCA is required to prepare an annual report on its performance against its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the FCA Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14 can be found at the following address - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-conduct-authority-annual-report-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-conduct-authority-annual-report-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:29:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348927

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Huddersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase employment in Huddersfield.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Unemployment in Huddersfield is at its lowest since 2008. In February the Chancellor laid out his Long-term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire – a crucial step in building the Northern Powerhouse. The plan aims to raise the employment rate of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire so that over 100,000 more people are in employment there during this Parliament. This will be achieved by backing business start-ups and business growth and investment, through projects like the new, Growth-Deal funded, Incubation and Innovation Centre at Huddersfield University which will support jobs growth in the advanced manufacturing and digital and creative sectors.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman