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1663204

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett Consequential for Northern Ireland will be as a result of the 6.5% pay increase for teachers in England.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	201058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body’s pay recommendations for the 2023/24 teacher pay award in England in full. We are reprioritising from within the Department for Education’s existing budget to deliver the additional funding to schools in England for the costs of the pay award over 3.5%.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) receives funding through the Barnett formula when UK Government departmental DEL budgets change. As there is no change to the Department for Education’s DEL budget associated with this announcement, there are no associated Barnett consequentials. Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland would already have resulted from the Department for Education’s initial budget settlement at Spending Review 2021 (SR21).</p><p /><p>The devolved administrations are well funded to deliver all their devolved responsibilities. SR21 set the largest annual block grants for the devolved administrations, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the Devolution Acts. This provided on average £15 billion per year for the NIE. The NIE continues to receive at least 20% more funding per head than the UK Government spends on the same things in the rest of the UK.</p><p /><p>A full breakdown of changes to devolved administrations’ block grants, including Barnett consequentials, is set out in the published Block Grant Transparency document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/10/2023 08:34:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1661947

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Standard of Living: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of his Department’s policies on living standards in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	200460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting living standards and fostering inclusive growth across the country. Taken together, support to households to help with higher bills this year and last is worth £94 billion, or £3,300 per household on average – one of the largest household support packages in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>Distributional analysis published at Spring Budget 2023 shows that the typical UK household at any income level will see a net benefit in 2023-24 following government decisions made from Autumn Statement 2022 onwards. Low-income households will receive the largest benefit in cash terms and as a percentage of income from government decisions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/10/2023 09:16:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1660791

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2023 to Question 197911 on Prison Officers: Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the pension age of prison officers to 60.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	199626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government values hardworking prison officers and has recently accepted the recommendations of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) for 2023/24 in full. Normal Pension Age in the civil service alpha scheme is set at a member’s State Pension age, and the Government notes the concerns raised in this regard by workforce representatives.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/09/2023 09:34:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1660183

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Primary Care and Public Health of 11 July 2023 during Health and Social Care oral questions, column 172, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the delivery of the NHS Dental Plan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	199138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring people can access the health services they need.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2022, Government announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which sets out how we will increase access to NHS dental care in England, whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices to support the delivery. These changes have now been implemented.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care have regular discussions on a range of health and social care services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/09/2023 09:46:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1660303

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of potential tax revenue not received due to (a) economic inactivity and (b) unemployment of young people in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	199212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not have a single recognised definition of young people for these purposes, with Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market statistics published for 16 to 17, 18 to 24, and 25 to 34 year old age groups. Many young people in these groups are economically inactive by choice, as they dedicate their time to study and gain the knowledge they need to get the jobs they want. This will pay off later – for example, a Level 4/5 apprenticeship has a wage premium of 22% for those aged 19 and over in England. Meanwhile, the current unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds is low by historical standards and below the EU average.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, our employment rate is the 4<sup>th</sup> highest in the G7 – higher than the US, Italy and France. Furthermore, the Government announced a £7 billion package of support to target labour supply at the Spring Budget, which led the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to increase its estimate of employment by 110,000 by 2027-28.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/09/2023 14:29:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1659437

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether additional Barnett formula funding was applied to Northern Ireland in the context of the extension of the Household Support Fund in England for financial year 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>The Barnett formula was applied in the normal way to additional funding provided for the Household Support Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Block Grant Transparency document details the Barnett consequentials that have been provided to the Northern Ireland Executive. As this shows, Barnett consequentials of £27.5m were provided to the Northern Ireland Executive in 2023-24 as a result of the extension of the Household Support Fund.[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-july-2023" target="_blank">Block Grant Transparency: July 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2023 15:38:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1658548

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of forecasts made by the Office for Budget Responsibility since 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>HMT supports the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as the UK Government’s independent official forecaster. The OBR is required by law to provide an assessment of the accuracy of previous fiscal and economic forecasts at least once each financial year. The most recent OBR Forecast Evaluation Report (FER) was published in January 2023. It examined how the OBR’s March 2021 forecast for 2021-22 compared to subsequent outturn data and identified lessons for future forecasts. The OBR also published a report called “The OBR’s forecast performance” in August 2023 which reviewed its forecast performance since its establishment in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 09:26:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1657872

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts Written Off: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government response to the Eighth Report of the International Development Committee, Debt relief in low-income countries, HC 1393, published on 8 June 2023, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that a legislative approach to debt relief could have unintended consequences in terms of access to finance for developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	197430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s policy position on private sector participation in debt relief initiatives, including a legislative approach, has been informed by extensive engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders with an interest in sovereign debt. These included representatives from the private sector, international governments, civil society organisations and academics. The Government has also previously consulted extensively on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 09:31:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1656001

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the Barnett Formula.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the effective operation of the funding arrangements for the devolved administrations is monitored on an ongoing basis, the UK Government currently has no plans to undertake a formal review of the Barnett formula.</p><p>The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 09:30:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1656466

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Land: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up Communities and Local Government on allowing public land to be sold for below market value when purchased for projects aimed to benefit the local community.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	196317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Treasury is committed to generating maximum benefits from the sale of public land, whether in terms of cash receipts, or by putting land to better use for the public. The Green Book makes clear that policy appraisal should consider costs and benefits to the whole of UK society, not just the public sector or the institution involved.<em> </em></p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office, Treasury and DLUHC officials have regular discussions on public land sales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 13:38:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell