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92915

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total private finance initiative liabilities of his Department are for the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	210096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Treasury holds one PFI project, GOGGS West, which will come to a close in 2037-38.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Further information on current PFI and PF2 projects can be found on the following link, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data</a>. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>This data will be updated in due course, in the normal way.</strong></p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 24/10/2014 13:38:22 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92454

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have met the First or Deputy First Minister for Northern Ireland or officials from their department to discuss budgetary measures.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	209998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive Ministers and officials on a variety of topics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/10/2014 13:44:03 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

91909

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to attract inward investment and create jobs in the tourism sector.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	209448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The tourism industry is vital to our economy, creating jobs and growth across the country. The Government has consistently prioritised support for the sector. As a result, the UK enjoyed a record year for tourism in 2013 with overseas visitors spending £21 billion, 13% more than 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided significant investment to support the growth of the industry. We launched the GREAT campaign to capitalise on the opportunity of London 2012, and this has secured investment of over £165m since 2011 to market UK holiday destinations at home and abroad. The Regional Growth Fund has invested over £19m in three years in local tourism, and creating over 9,100 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We are also reducing the cost of visiting Britain. From April 2015, we will scrap the two highest bands of Air Passenger Duty, making the UK even more attractive to visitors from long haul markets. We have announced a visa fee refund scheme for 25,000 Chinese visitors next year</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 15/10/2014 14:50:01 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

91910

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to support tourism in the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	209435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has provided significant support to the UK tourism industry, as set out in my accompanying answer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Support for the tourism industry in devolved policy areas, including national marketing and local initiatives, is the responsibility of the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:22 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

91597

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
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, if he will give guidance to public bodies on the pay of chief executives.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	209086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Pay restraint has played a vital role in reducing the fiscal deficit. It is important for senior public sector workers including chief executives to show leadership in this area.</p><p> </p><p>For Senior Civil Servants pay should be within nationally determined pay scales which are recommended by the independent Senior Salaries Review body. Pay for chief executives outside the Civil Service is decided by individual departments and employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For both departments and public bodies, any salaries above £142,500 must be approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. All public bodies have a responsibility for ensuring value for money for the taxpayer, including over decisions on relating to individuals pay.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 13/10/2014 15:13:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

91360

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Gross Domestic Product the Government spent on nationally significant infrastructure projects in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government do not publish outturn or forecast data for expenditure on infrastructure projects as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility publishes historical data on public sector gross investment (PSGI) as a percentage of GDP— this can be accessed at the following address;</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/pubs/PSF_aggregates_databank_Aug_2014.xls" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/pubs/PSF_aggregates_databank_Aug_2014.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on infrastructure investment can be found in the National Infrastructure Plan 2013, which is available on the Infrastructure UK website.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 13/10/2014 15:13:07 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

91244

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Northern Ireland
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 Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring adequate levels of funding for public services in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	208821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers maintain regular contact with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers on a range of matters of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s position is that Northern Ireland is funded fairly and that the Executive have sufficient resources to support public services to at least the levels in place across the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Indeed, the most recently published statistics demonstrate again that identifiable spending on public services in Northern Ireland remains over £2000 per head higher than the UK average. It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to determine how to allocate their budgets in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 18/09/2014 09:02:02 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90813

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the full burden of (a) demand, (b) construction and (c) availability risk for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project has been transferred from the Government to Thames Tideway Tunnel Limited; and what the effect of each such transfer has been on the UK national balance sheet under the guidance given in ESA 95 Manual Chapters VI.4 and VI.5.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	208368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a private sector project. The Government has never been responsible for ‘the full burden’ of the project referred to in the question. Until 5 June, Thames Water Utilities Ltd had full responsibility for the project.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 June, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs tabled a Written Ministerial Statement informing the House that the Government had Specified the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, in accordance with the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013. He also issued a Preparatory Work Notice for Thames Water Utilities Ltd requiring or permitting it to do certain preparatory work in relation to the Tunnel project.</p><p>The full statement is available here:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140605/wmstext/140605m0001.htm#14060532000008" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140605/wmstext/140605m0001.htm#14060532000008</a></p><p> </p><p>The full notices issued on 5 June, together with the reasons for exercising these powers are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thames-tideway-tunnel-project-specification-and-preparatory-work-notices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thames-tideway-tunnel-project-specification-and-preparatory-work-notices</a></p><p> </p><p>Specifying the project means that, other than those works described in the Preparatory Work Notice, Thames Water Utilities Ltd is prevented from undertaking the infrastructure project and is instead required to put it out to tender, by running a competitive procurement for an infrastructure provider which will finance and deliver the Tunnel that is separate from Thames Water.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is confident that both the project and the infrastructure provider will be classified to the private sector, and will not impact the public balance sheet.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 09/09/2014 16:02:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

90614

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, reported in The Sunday Times on 31 August 2014, what provision will be made in the Autumn Statement 2014 to double the funding for tackling mobile blackspots; and what criteria will be used to decide which locations will benefit from that funding.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	208163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to improve mobile coverage across the UK. For example, the Mobile Infrastructure Project, first announced in October 2011, provides £150m for the building of additional mobile phone masts to provide coverage in areas which are poorly served.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced that Autumn Statement this year will be on 3 December. Full details of Autumn Statement announcements will be announced at that time.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 09/09/2014 16:26:01 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

89989

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will repay additional costs incurred as a result of hosting the NATO Summit by (a) the Welsh government, (b) Welsh local authorities and (c) Welsh police forces.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	207631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>In line with established arrangements for funding comparable events, the general principle is that costs directly related to the event, such as those directly attributable to infrastructure and policing for specific supporting activities at the Summit and the UK role in hosting, will be met by the UK Government. However, additional costs which in the devolved context normally fall under the remit of the devolved administration are expected to be met from within existing budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/09/2014 13:22:59 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty