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748054

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding will be available in the next round of Libor funding for charities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	2958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The amount of funding available in the next round of Libor funding for charities (LIBOR 2017) will be confirmed once all applications for funding support have been received. The application window closes on 25 August 2017; full details of the scheme and the application form can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/07/2017 13:59:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748057

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in allocating public spending priorities in budgets during the course of the current Parliament to reduce (a) geographical, (b) wealth and (c) generational inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	2747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has shown it is committed to reducing geographical, wealth and generational inequality. It will continue to consider such issues when making public spending allocations.</p><p> </p><p>A key priority for this government is to make sure the economy works for the whole country, not just certain parts. In the latest year, the economy grew fastest in the North West, the number of people in work grew fastest in the South West and unemployment fell fastest in Scotland. Looking ahead, the Government is developing an industrial strategy to drive productivity, create jobs, and ensure sustainable economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Our increases to the National Minimum Wage rate will benefit younger people, as will our actions to help young people get on the housing ladder. Income inequality is now lower now than it was in 2010, and the share of total income tax paid by the top 1% is 27%.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/07/2017 14:54:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

748328

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Working Age Benefits: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) Wolverhampton North East constituency qualified for (i) working tax credits and (ii) child tax credits in each financial year from 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	2806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of families in receipt of child and working tax credit in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) Wolverhampton North East constituency is published by HMRC and is available on the GOV website</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a><strong>. </strong>The results have been reproduced in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p>Families in receipt of tax credits from 2009-10 to 2015-16 (in 000’s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working tax credit</p></td><td colspan="7"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton North East constituency</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Child tax credit</p></td><td colspan="7"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td><td><p>18.6</p></td><td><p>17.0</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton North East constituency</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/07/2017 14:52:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

747499

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK economy of the UK leaving the EU's Common Commercial Policy and Common External Tariff without a customs agreement between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	2365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impact of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p> </p><p>We want to conclude a deep and special partnership with the European Union. This includes pursuing a new customs agreement that allows for the freest possible trade in goods and services between the UK and EU member states.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:02:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

747501

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the UK economy of a customs agreement with the EU that includes participation in the Common External Tariff and Common Commercial Policy.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	2364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impact of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p>We want to conclude a deep and special partnership with the European Union. This includes pursuing a new customs agreement that allows for the freest possible trade in goods and services between the UK and EU member states.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:03:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

747523

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much financial support the European Investment Bank has contributed to the UK economy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The EIB publishes details of all their projects on their website. Financing details of all projects for each of the past 10 years can be found in the link below</p><p> </p><p>http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:06:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747531

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
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 maintain funding for British businesses following the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the possible loss of investment from the European Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced in his Mansion House speech, he continues to engage with the EIB. Alongside these discussions, to ensure that investment finance continues to be available in the UK after EU exit, the UK Guarantee Scheme has been broadened to include construction guarantees and the British Business Bank will raise the limits on the amount it can invest in venture capital funds from 33% up to 50%. The BBB will also be able to bring forward some of the £400m additional investment that was announced at the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:04:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747542

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will recoup the capital invested by the Government in the European Investment Bank when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The question concerns the future relationship between the UK and the EIB. This is something that will be determined as part of the negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU and the Government will not be giving a running commentary on these negotiations. However, the Prime Minister has made clear that as part of the negotiations on the UK exiting the EU, we will seek to determine a fair settlement of the UK’s rights and obligations as a departing member state.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 16:02:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

747543

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Construction: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the financial value of EU construction projects which will not be completed until after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have estimates on the value of all EU construction projects. However, the government regularly publishes a UK assessment of planned investment in infrastructure across the public and private sectors in the UK. Last published in December 2016, this document contains over 700 projects and programmes with a total value of more than £500 billion.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 15:55:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

747548

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a special circumstance dispensation for people from religious minorities in relation to the payment of child benefit for a third or subsequent child.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The exceptions to the policy to limit support to a maximum of two children in Child Tax Credit were debated by the UK Parliament during the passage of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. The government’s view is that the exceptions legislated for in Child Tax Credit cover the circumstances where parents or carers are not in the same position to make choices about the number of children in their family as others are, or who are fulfilling an important social function in providing homes for children who cannot be looked after by their own parents.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants will still be entitled to an additional amount in Child Tax Credit in respect of any disabled children, regardless of the total number of children in the household.</p><p> </p><p>Child Benefit will also continue to be paid regardless of family size, as the basis of the government’s contribution towards the cost of bringing up a child.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 13:25:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord