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228503

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 1.103, 1.122 and 2.231 of Budget 2015, on the availability of ultrafast broadband, what the Government's definition is of "available to".
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>In the specified Budget 2015 paragraph references, “available to” means that consumers should be able to access ultrafast broadband through a retail service, should they choose to take one up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 23/03/2015 16:04:51 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

227718

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: South West
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 South West.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	227780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The government has announced a number of policy measures to support tourism in the South West region including;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 26 January during a visit to Plymouth the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £10 million package for the South West from round 3 of the Coastal Communities Fund to support regional growth including the tourism sector. He also announced a £2 million challenge fund as part of the GREAT Britain campaign to promote regions and cities including in the South West; and £100,000 government funding to support more Small and Medium sized Enterprises to attend a trade fair to promote South West tourism destinations to key international markets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 20 February in Bristol the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced £5 million funding towards the transformation of Colston Hall in Bristol into the only international standard concert hall in South West.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 5 March the Deputy Prime Minister announced £5 million funding to boost tourism in the South West by creating a joined-up strategy for marketing the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 23/03/2015 16:02:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

226588

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: 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 6 March 2015 to Question 226142, how many enquiries were opened and how much additional tax was due to be collected in total as a result of those enquiries.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 17/03/2015 17:01:18 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

226227

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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 plans to answer Question 224318, tabled on 11 February 2015 for Named day answer on 23 February 2015; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer that Question.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	226906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 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 17/03/2015 16:51:24 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

226147

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on the allocation of Libor fines.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	907978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced the allocation of a further £100m of LIBOR fines directly to military charities and good causes. This included £5m for the Gurkhas, £10m for veterans with hearing problems and £1m for the Great Western Air Ambulance. This Government is committed to allocating all LIBOR fines received to date within the life of this Parliament. A further update will be provided at the Budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 10/03/2015 16:53:39 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

224649

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the issuance of infrastructure project bonds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	225954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Project bonds are an important way of financing infrastructure from capital markets and the Government is supporting the use of project bonds for infrastructure in a number of ways.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Guarantees Scheme (UKGS) helps infrastructure projects access capital market finance by enabling them to issue government-backed bonds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UKGS is a temporary intervention and is due to close in December 2016. The government will be engaging with industry on the future of the Scheme over the coming months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also supports the development of project bonds through the European Commission and European Investment Bank’s Project Bond Initiative. The Project Bond Credit Enhancement (PBCE) under this initiative is supporting the project bond market by improving the credit quality of senior bonds issued by project promoters through a loan or contingent facility provided by the EIB.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 11/03/2015 14:15:16 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

224651

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Private Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of off-balance sheet public-private partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	226030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>A spreadsheet containing data on all operational PFI projects can be found on the following link, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</a>. Balance sheet treatments for each project are recorded in columns O, P and Q and the capital value is recorded in column R.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/03/2015 16:58:40 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

224818

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: 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 3 March 2015 to Question 225345, how many of the 125 contractors whose contracts were terminated or ended and were referred to HM Revenue and Customs for further investigation went on to be prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	226142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are unable to provide information on individual cases due to tax payer confidentiality. However, HMRC has opened a number of enquiries and in a number of these additional tax was found to be due. The majority of enquiries have now concluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC uses its whole compliance tool kit to tackle rule bending and breaking. This includes taskforces through to fraud investigation by both our specialist civil and criminal investigation teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 11/03/2015 14:25:40 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

224129

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Theatre: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 222979, what recent discussions he has had with the management of The Factory on delivery plans; and what representations he has received on those plans.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	225732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Discussions for the delivery new theatre and exhibition in Manchester are ongoing between HMT, DCMS and Manchester City Council officials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 11/03/2015 15:29:23 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

224186

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Garden Bridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding he plans to provide to the Garden Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	225789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>As announced in the 2013 Autumn Statement, the Government is providing £30m part-funding towards the Garden Bridge project, with the Mayor contributing a further £30m to the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following scrutiny of the business case in 2014 the Government contribution of £30m was transferred to Transport for London in December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/03/2015 17:00:25 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant