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1061014

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2014 Government report Scotland anaylsis: fiscal policy and sustainability, what the evidential basis was for the statement that each person in Scotland would be £1,400 better off each year if Scotland remained part of the UK, and what that figure has been for each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	221657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>In Scotland analysis: fiscal policy and sustainability (2014), HM Government projected that, as part of the UK, Scotland would be able to have lower tax or higher spending than under independence. This was estimated to be worth £1,400 per person in Scotland in each year from 2016-17 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The methodology used to calculate this can be found in Annex A of Scotland analysis: fiscal policy and sustainability</p><p> </p><p>HM Government has not updated this analysis since the publication.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/02/2019 12:13:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1061094

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of the Barnett consequentials are for (a) Small Sites Fund, (b) Housing Infrastructure Fund, (c) local authority Accelerated Construction Programme and (d) the Land Assembly Fund.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	221684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Barnett Formula is applied at departmental level at Spending Reviews and at programme level at fiscal events. The total spending on UK Government programmes is not therefore generally associated with specific Barnett consequentials.</p><p> </p><p>However, where changes in programme level funding have been announced at fiscal events since the 2015 Spending Review, HM Treasury’s Block Grant Transparency publication sets out the associated changes in the devolved administration block grants. This includes funding for the four programmes referred to in the question. The Block Grant Transparency publication can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:36:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1060666

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the annual amount it is prepared to pay for each level of access to the EU single market.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	220738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s analysis of the economic and fiscal impact of EU exit (below), the terms of any future financial contributions to the EU related to our future relationship will be a matter for negotiation. However, the Government has been clear on the areas where future spending may be incurred, should the UK and the EU agree. The Political Declaration, published on 25 November, sets out that the UK and EU will “make a fair and appropriate financial contribution” in return for <em>“participation in Union programmes… in areas such as science and innovation, youth, culture and education, overseas development and external action, defence capabilities, civil protection and space</em>.”</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760484/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Long-term_economic_analysis__1_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760484/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Long-term_economic_analysis__1_.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:40:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1060720

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the contract with Concentrix for its investigation into payments of Working Tax Credits; how many claimants were pursued as part of Concentrix’s contract; and how many of those investigations were successful.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	220756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Full details on HMRC’s contract with Concentrix and details on how many investigations were undertaken and how many were successful are available publicly.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 January 2017 the National Audit Office published its ‘Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix’. This can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/hmrcs-contract-with-concentrix/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/hmrcs-contract-with-concentrix/</a></p><p> </p><p>On 4 April 2017 the Committee for Public Accounts published its report ‘HMRC’s contract with Concentrix’. This can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmpubacc/998/99802.htm" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmpubacc/998/99802.htm</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:43:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1060727

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the protocol used to determine whether an individual was investigated for an inappropriate claim for working tax credits (a) directly by the Department or (b) by an external agency.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	220757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>HMRC guidance is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/claimant-compliance-manual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/claimant-compliance-manual</a>.</p><p> </p><p>No checks have been carried out by external agencies since November 2016 when HMRC and Concentrix agreed to exit the contract with immediate effect.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:38:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1059944

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Prices Index
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to reform the calculation of the Retail Price Index.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	220270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>As set out at Budget 2018, the government recognises the flaws in the way that the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is measured and has made progress in moving away from using it. However, given the extensive use of the RPI across the public and private sectors further moves away from the measure are complex and potentially costly.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s objective is that the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) will become its headline measure over time, and that it will reduce the use of the RPI when and where practicable.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 12:08:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1058738

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what preparation his Department has done to support the economic growth of Wales in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	219382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. That has not changed. We are working closely with the devolved administrations to ensure that we build a stronger and fairer economy for the future, with 193,000 more people in employment in Wales since 2010. At the most recent Budget, the Welsh Government benefitted from a £550 million boost to its budget, a real terms increase up to 2020. The government is investing over £735m in city and growth deals. The government is also supporting the Welsh economy by cutting corporation tax to 17% in 2020, abolishing tolls on the Severn Crossings and investing in Wales’s infrastructure. This will support the Welsh economy to grow and create jobs, supporting hard-working people with greater prospects and living standards as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/02/2019 15:50:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1058792

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Chair of the Police Remuneration Review Body on the public sector pay round 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	219506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>I did not write to the Chair of the Police Remuneration Review Body ahead of the 2019/20 pay round. The Home Secretary’s remit letter was published on 10 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/02/2019 12:03:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1058969

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the total commercial value of licensed but undeployed radio spectrum designated for 4G services in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	219546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Spectrum for 4G mobile services is licensed by Ofcom and paid for by Mobile Network Operators on a national basis, and decisions on deploying 4G services remain a commercial matter for Mobile Network Operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/02/2019 12:50:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1058999

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	M20: Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of implementing Operation Brock on the (a) UK economy, (b) economy in Kent and (c) the financial viability of the road haulage industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport, Highways England and local partners developed Operation Brock to keep Kent’s road network moving in the event of disruption on the Channel Straits.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of disruption to residents, businesses and the local community can be substantial primarily reflecting the economic cost of goods being unable to cross the border.</p><p> </p><p>Operation Brock consists of three phases: a contraflow queuing system on the M20, holding areas at Manston Airport and, if necessary, on the M26. These measures are intended to provide the resilience and flexibility required to deal with any disruption to cross-Channel travel from Kent ports from March 2019 and beyond. Keeping key strategic roads open in Kent will help minimise the cost of disruption to the UK economy, local community and road haulage industry.</p><p> </p><p>The road haulage industry and local stakeholders have been fully engaged in discussions with the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/02/2019 12:47:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning