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420947

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to better regulate financial service providers working in the UK (a) in general and (b) specifically those selling off-shore services and investment opportunities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	11736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the regulation of financial services in the UK.</p><p>This is therefore a matter for the FCA, who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p>The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/10/2015 13:35:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

420948

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Help to Buy mortgages have been refused by the Government despite being accepted by the participating bank.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	11741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has established a criteria of eligibility for Help to Buy mortgages for participating banks to uphold. The responsibility of approving or rejecting a Help to Buy mortgage is given to participating banks.</p><p>There are currently two existing Help to Buy schemes; the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme and the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme. The eligibility criteria for each of these schemes can be found on the Help to Buy website: <a href="http://www.helptobuy.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.helptobuy.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/10/2015 13:36:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

420949

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Help to Buy mortgages have been declined on the basis of a poor credit rating.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	11739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information on the number of Help to Buy mortgage applications declined on the basis of a poor credit rating.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/10/2015 13:30:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

420959

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people under 25 years old in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK receive tax credits.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	11553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The latest information on the number of tax credit recipients under 25 in the UK can be found in table 3.1 of the April 2015 Personal Tax Credits published statistics, found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-provisional-statistics-2013-to-2009" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-provisional-statistics-2013-to-2009</a></p><p>These statistics are published in April and December each year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2015 13:38:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

420964

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Finance in the Republic of Ireland; and what subjects were raised at those discussions.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	11621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As has been the practice adopted by previous administrations it is not Government policy to normally release details of such meetings.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 11622 question first answered 16/10/2015 13:44:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

420965

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Ministers for Finance and Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Ireland; and what subjects were raised at those discussions.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	11622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As has been the practice adopted by previous administrations it is not Government policy to normally release details of such meetings.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 11621 question first answered 16/10/2015 13:44:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

420966

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the UK has been allocated from the (a) European Regional Development Fund, (b) European Social Funds, (c) European Agricultural Fund of Guarantee, (d) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, (e) European Territorial Cooperation, (f) Youth Employment Initiative and (g) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for the period from 2014 to 2020; and what information his Department holds on how much funding has been allocated from each fund in each region.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	11588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Information regarding the UK’s allocation from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF), and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), including how these will be divided across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for the period 2014-2020, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2010-to-2015-government-policy-european-funds/2010-to-2015-government-policy-european-funds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2010-to-2015-government-policy-european-funds/2010-to-2015-government-policy-european-funds</a>.</p><p>Information regarding the UK’s allocation from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), including how this will be divided across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for the period 2014-2020, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-cap-allocations-announced" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-cap-allocations-announced</a>.</p><p>Information regarding the UK’s allocation from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, including how this will be divided across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for the period 2014-2020, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/european-fisheries-fund-allocated-to-promote-growth-across-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/european-fisheries-fund-allocated-to-promote-growth-across-the-uk</a>;</p><p>Information regarding the UK’s share from European Territorial Cooperation, including the regions in which the funds will be spent, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/european-territorial-cooperation-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/european-territorial-cooperation-programmes</a></p><p>Information regarding the UK’s share from the Youth Employment Initiative, including the regions in which the funds will be spent, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/170-million-to-help-young-people-find-jobs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/170-million-to-help-young-people-find-jobs</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/10/2015 13:47:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

420981

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Worcestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Worcester and (b) Worcestershire have taken up a Help to Buy ISA.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	11668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Help to Buy: ISA is an expansion to the existing Help to Buy scheme. The Help to Buy: ISA scheme will be launched on 1 December 2015.</p><p>The existing Help to Buy schemes are the Mortgage Guarantee scheme and Equity Loan scheme. Over 110,000 housing completions have taken place with the support of the Help to Buy scheme, as of June 2015.</p><p>The Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme has been running since October 2013. Figures are available only for completions to June 2015. There have been 110 completions in Worcester as of June 2015. Data for Worcestershire is not reported. The latest data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-june-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-june-2015</a>.</p><p>The Help to Buy: equity loan scheme has been running since April 2013. In Worcester, there have been 183 completions with the support of the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme, as of June 2015. Data for Worcestershire is not reported. Official statistics on completions for the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme, monthly, broken down by local authority for England, are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/10/2015 13:37:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

420598

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2015, when he expects to publish 2014-15 data on families' tax credit awards within local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	11419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>HMRC will be publishing the 2014-15 Tax Credits Finalised Awards National Statistics on 27th May 2016. The geographical version will include a breakdown of Tax Credits recipients by local authority, as well as Government Office Region and Parliamentary Constituency.</p><p>Information for 2013-14, the most recently published annual figures on Tax Credits, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</strong></a></p><p>Information on the average number of families receiving Tax Credits and the value of their finalised entitlement, broken down by Local Authority, can be found in table 2.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2015 13:25:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

420287

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of devolution of air passenger duty on regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	10730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>In light of the decision to devolve APD to Scotland and consider the case for devolving APD to Wales, the government has recently published a discussion paper exploring options to support English regional airports from the impacts of APD devolution. We are considering the evidence that we have received from stakeholders, and will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2015 13:40:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett