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997566

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the funding allocated by the EU to underwrite successful bids by UK organisations to competitive EU grant programmes, including Horizon2020, will be funded from (a) UKRI’s annual budget allocation or (b) additional funding allocated by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	185619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text If the UK leaves the EU next year without a deal, HM Treasury will make additional funding available to departments to cover projects under the HMG Guarantee, which includes Horizon 2020. Relevant departments will then be responsible for allocating this funding to UK organisations. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/11/2018 15:43:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

997568

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 139 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook October 2018, published in October 2018, CM9713, what proportion of the £1.5 billion allocated to the Brexit funding pot will be spent in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	185719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>On 13 March, the Treasury allocated c.£1.6bn to departments on March 2018. A full breakdown of the allocation can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Details of some of the work done by departments funded by these allocations can be found in the Technical Notices published on 24 August (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario/uk-governments-preparations-for-a-no-deal-scenario</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility as part of their fiscal forecast take a judgement on how much departments will underspend on all aspects of DEL spending. This information is available at <a href="https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.obr.uk/EFO_October-2018.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/11/2018 15:53:27 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

997587

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference paragraph 1.40 and Table 2.1 line 1 of the Budget 2018, how much has been allocated to the NHS in each of the next five fiscal years to provide for the adjustment in NHS pension costs as a result of the SCAPE rate change.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	185731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of the five-year settlement for the NHS in June, the Government committed to provide additional funding of £1.25billion per year for NHS pension costs until 2023-24, and committed to adjust the level of additional funding to reflect the final SCAPE rate change. Following the confirmation of the SCAPE rate reduction to 2.4% at Budget, we will make the necessary adjustment as part of finalising the NHS settlement by the Spending Review. Provision for the adjustment in 2019/20 was made through the £4.7billion in DEL allocated to the reserve to help all departments with pressures in 2019-20 relating to the SCAPE rate changes. Provision for remaining years will be made by the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:41:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

997591

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	A303 and Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the funding allocated to the upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing will include private finance.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	185590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget announced that government will no longer use Private Finance 2 (the successor to the Private Finance Initiative) for new projects. The upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing will therefore not use Private Finance 2.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:00:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

997592

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Glen Parva Prison: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department plans to allocate to the construction of Glen Parva Prison as a result of the abolition of PF2 projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	185591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>In the Budget 2018 it was announced that we intend to build the prison at Glen Parva through public capital. All costs associated with the redevelopment will be subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability tests. While we cannot comment at this stage on the anticipated cost, the newest prison in the estate, HMP Berwyn in North Wales, cost £220 million when it was built in 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:03:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

997604

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to line 7 of Table 2.1, page 36 of the Budget 2018, how much of the allocated spend for defence in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 will come from the Dreadnought contingency.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	185543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1bn for Defence announced at Budget 18, and set out in table 2.1, is additional funding for MoD to ensure that the Armed Forces can continue to modernise and invest in key priority capabilities. It is for MoD to decide how much of this funding is for Dreadnought, which they will do as part of their normal budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:15:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

997638

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 29 October 2018, Official Report, column 658, whether the donation of £10 million to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will be in addition to the £10 million per annum in perpetuity committed by the Government in 2014 to support the Covenant.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	185544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Pursuant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s oral contribution of 29 October 2018, Official Report, column 658, the donation of £10 million to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is in addition to the £10 million per annum in perpetuity committed by the Government in 2014 to support the Covenant.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/11/2018 16:43:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

997803

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	M4: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on increasing borrowing capacity to fund the M4 relief road.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	185564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance recently wrote to me setting out his intention to see an increase in the Welsh Government’s borrowing limits at the Spending Review to deliver investment priorities in Wales, including the M4 project.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, we announced that the government will support the delivery of a new M4 relief road through a review of the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing powers at the Spending Review, to consider whether the borrowing cap should be increased by up to £300 million to support this vital project.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 185565 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:12:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

997804

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	M4: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish all communications between his Department and the Welsh Government on increasing borrowing capacity to fund the M4 relief road.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	185565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance recently wrote to me setting out his intention to see an increase in the Welsh Government’s borrowing limits at the Spending Review to deliver investment priorities in Wales, including the M4 project.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, we announced that the government will support the delivery of a new M4 relief road through a review of the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing powers at the Spending Review, to consider whether the borrowing cap should be increased by up to £300 million to support this vital project.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 185564 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:12:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

997851

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax-free childcare accounts have (a) been created and (b) had at least one payment made from that account to date.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	185722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>To date more than 391,000 parents have opened a Tax–Free Childcare account and over 109,000 parents have used their account to make a payment to a childcare provider.</p><p> </p><p>Around 313,000 of the parents who have opened a Tax-Free Childcare account applied at the same time as for 30 hours free childcare. 30 hours free childcare saves parents using the full 30 hours up to £5,000 per child per year.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare account usage is substantially higher amongst parents who get Tax-Free Childcare only, compared to parents who have both a Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>8,265 Tax-Free Childcare accounts have been closed since the scheme launched in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 185723 question first answered 05/11/2018 16:34:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin