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173829

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department defines non-fiscal spend.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	220808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text “Non-fiscal spend” is not a formal term in the UK National Accounting framework. It is sometimes used to refer to items of public expenditure, which although included in departmental budgets, are either not classified as spending in the National Accounts or use a different source.<p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 220622 220647 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:22:14 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

173355

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance on delivering public value from spending proposals, under what circumstances procuring a system precedes completion of the full business case.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>As set out in HM Treasury’s “The Green Book — appraisal and evaluation in Central Government”, all new policies, programmes and projects should be subject to comprehensive but proportionate assessment, where it is practicable, so as best to promote the public interest. The nature of this assessment will vary according to the nature of the proposal, and is likely to be influenced by factors such as the scale and complexity of the proposed procurement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/01/2015 14:37:10 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173359

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) UK total managed expenditure in nominal sterling, (b) gross domestic product in nominal sterling and (c) percentage total managed expenditure is expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product; and what the reasons are for the variances from the Public Expenditure Statistical analysis published by his Department in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	220518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p><strong>All these data are available from the Office for Budget Responsibility’s databank, including the Office for National Statistics outturn data (published 22<sup>nd</sup> November 2014) and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s independent forecast (consistent with the Economic and Fiscal Outlook December 2014 and the Autumn Statement 2014).</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>UK Total Managed Expenditure in nominal sterling.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME outturn (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>680.6</p></td><td><p>700.9</p></td><td><p>701.2</p></td><td><p>717.9</p></td><td><p>719.9</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME forecast (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>737.1</p></td><td><p>746.2</p></td><td><p>746.7</p></td><td><p>751.3</p></td><td><p>765.3</p></td><td><p>779.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>Gross Domestic Product in nominal sterling.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nominal GDP outturn (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>1501.7</p></td><td><p>1,576.2</p></td><td><p>1,628.5</p></td><td><p>1,663.2</p></td><td><p>1,733.0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nominal GDP forecast (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,822.0</p></td><td><p>1,888.0</p></td><td><p>1,956.0</p></td><td><p>2,038.0</p></td><td><p>2,124.0</p></td><td><p>2,215.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>Total Managed Expenditure expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME outturn (%GDP)</strong></p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>44.5</p></td><td><p>43.1</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>41.5</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME forecast (%GDP)</strong></p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td><td><p>39.5</p></td><td><p>38.2</p></td><td><p>36.9</p></td><td><p>36.0</p></td><td><p>35.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Variances when comparing the most up to date figures set out above against the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis (command paper) are due to these figures including the latest outturn data, incorporating the latest forecast judgement by the Office for Budget Responsibility and the latest classification changes made by the Office for National Statistics.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Since the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis was published in July 2014 the Office for Budget Responsibility has published their latest forecast in their December 2014 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The Office for National Statistics regularly update outturn, at a various points in the year, for total managed expenditure and gross domestic product.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 21/01/2015 17:19:05 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

171914

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
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 Government expenditure in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK in each year since 1990.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	219722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Data for identifiable public expenditure can be found in the annual publication ‘<em>Country and Regional Analysis</em>’. The latest version, published in November 2014, can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide comparable data for the period requested, as the methodology used to calculate the data in the CRA is frequently revised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 14/01/2015 17:04:39 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

171781

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: North Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide funding for the import of concentrated solar power from North Africa.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	219617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Under Electricity Market Reform, the Government’s Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme is the primary mechanism to support large scale electricity generation in the UK. Concentrated Solar Power is not currently an eligible technology for support from UK CfDs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under this scheme projects outside the UK are not currently eligible. The Government has been considering the benefits of supporting projects outside of the UK and published a paper in August 2014 setting out indicative areas of work that would need to be addressed to open the UK CfD scheme to eligible non-UK projects. This paper can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cfds-for-non-uk-renewable-electricity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cfds-for-non-uk-renewable-electricity-projects</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 09/01/2015 14:58:16 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

170090

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
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 implications of the findings of the Audit Scotland report on preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012, published in December 2014, for implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	218549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is on track to introduce the Scottish rate of income tax in April 2016. I am pleased that the report from Audit Scotland recognises the arrangements they have made to involve the Scottish Government in decisions relating to the implementation of the Scottish rate, and HMRC and the Scottish Government will continue to work closely together to ensure smooth operation of the new provisions after introduction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/12/2014 16:47:36 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

169941

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to respond to Question 213722 tabled on 6 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	218488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/12/2014 17:49:16 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

169943

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement of 8 December of an additional £50 million to promote grass-roots football, what the Barnett consequentials will be for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	218455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As a result of announcements made at Autumn Statement 2014, following the application of the Barnett Formula to new spending allocated to UK Governments, the Devolved Administrations will receive additional allocations through to 2015-16. The figures can be found in the Territorial Offices’ Autumn Statement press releases, which are available here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-benefits-from-autumn-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-benefits-from-autumn-statement</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stephen-crabb-the-autumn-statement-delivers-for-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stephen-crabb-the-autumn-statement-delivers-for-wales</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/autumn-statement-2014-securing-a-stronger-economy-for-northern-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/autumn-statement-2014-securing-a-stronger-economy-for-northern-ireland</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of the Chancellor’s grassroots football announcement can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-opens-200-million-manchester-city-football-academy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-opens-200-million-manchester-city-football-academy</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Barnett Consequentials for 2015-16 outlined in the press releases above include the funding for grassroots football facilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 217715 question first answered 16/12/2014 17:54:29 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

169392

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of all government spending in Greater Manchester was in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	218091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold the total amount of all Government spending in Greater Manchester. The Department for Communities and Local Government collect detailed information on local authority expenditure, however this does not cover all government spend in Greater Manchester.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/12/2014 16:44:40 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

169402

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to rebalance the economy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	218164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government shares the Northern Ireland Executive’s goal of rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy. The Northern Ireland economic pact ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’ set out a range of measures to help rebalance the Northern Ireland economy and drive investment, jobs and growth. The first annual update on progress was published in July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Autumn Statement 2014 confirmed the Government’s view that the proposal to devolve corporation tax rate-setting powers to the Executive could be implemented, provided the Executive is able to manage the financial implications. The ongoing talks process is examining financial and budgetary issues, amongst a range of other issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 18/12/2014 17:07:52 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown