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971550

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date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	906792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Those on the National Living Wage saw another inflation-beating pay rise with the 4.4% cash increase in April.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 15:31:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

971551

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on NHS funding.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	906793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave earlier to Question no. 3 – PQ UIN 906780</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 15:35:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

971552

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s fiscal policies on household budgets in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	906794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes distributional analysis of the impact of fiscal policies across the UK income distribution.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget, the Scottish Government benefited from a £2bn boost to their budget. Once the Scotland Act 2016 is fully implemented, more than 50% of the Scottish Government’s funding will come from revenues raised in Scotland. It is for the Scottish Government to take decisions across areas of devolved responsibility, including their own fiscal policy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:57:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

971553

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Co-operatives: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to increase fiscal support for the co-operative sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	906797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of co-operatives and other mutually owned businesses, which are worth more than £36 billion to our economy.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the government has reduced the corporation tax rate from 28% to 19% today, which benefits all businesses, including co-operatives, supporting investment, jobs, and growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 14:54:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

971554

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	906799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text The best way to drive economic growth is to raise productivity. Since 2010, this Government has provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. Lower taxes provide a strong incentive for businesses to invest in raising their productivity. Tax cuts include reductions to business rates worth over £10bn by 2023, freezing fuel duty for 8 years running, increasing R&D tax credits, and cutting corporation tax. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:10:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

971555

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Chelmsford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to invest in infrastructure in the Chelmsford area.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	906800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Infrastructure investment is at the heart of our strategy to drive productivity growth across the country:</p><ul><li><p>Through the £1.4 billion that will be invested as part of the Greater Anglia Franchise, a new fleet of over 1000 vehicles will be delivered by September 2020.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The South-East LEP has secured £590 million from the Local Growth Fund for schemes to boost growth and help deliver new housing.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>£100-250 million will be invested to widen the A12 to provide extra capacity between Chelmsford and Colchester.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2018 14:59:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

971556

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce the total net annual financial outflow from the UK to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	906801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK and the EU reached an agreement in principle, in December 2017, on the financial settlement for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This was set out in the Joint Report on progress during Phase 1 of the negotiations. These principles will become legally binding through a Withdrawal Agreement as set out in the Government’s White Paper on legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement, published in July this year.</p><p> </p><p>Post-exit, decisions on spending will be made based on domestic priorities, considering the economic environment, the fiscal position and the negotiated outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:17:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

971557

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of FinTech to the economy.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	906802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text Fintech contributes more than £6bn to the economy annually, employing 60,000 people across 1,600 companies. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:12:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

969033

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when she plans to respond to the letter sent by the Hon. Member for Wrexham on 21 February 2018 reference ZA21109 on modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	171319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>A reply has been sent by my Hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability and Minister for Women.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 11/09/2018 15:15:07 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

969034

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Merseyside and Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated from the public purse to roads and highways in (a) Merseyside and (b) Surrey in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	171295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Merseyside (part of Liverpool City Region)</strong></p><p> </p><p>The boroughs of Merseyside are joined by the neighbouring borough of Halton in Cheshire to form the Liverpool City Region.</p><p> </p><p>(i) Local major schemes</p><p> </p><p>In the last seven years (2012/13 to 2018/19 inclusive) the Government has committed the following on local major schemes:</p><p> </p><p>In the last seven years (2012/13 to 2018/19 inclusive) the Government has committed the following on local major schemes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Capital Grant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool City Region Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106.5</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Liverpool City Region also received a £53.3m revenue grant. This was paid to Halton Borough Council and comprises £3.5m towards the running costs of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board and £49.8m Availability Support Grant (the latter being the first two years’ payments towards the cost of the 30 year contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the new bridge and associated road infrastructure).</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Local highway maintenance</p><p> </p><p>Highways Maintenance</p><table><tbody><tr><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><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15,044</p></td><td><p>14,689</p></td><td><p>16,496</p></td><td><p>14,197</p></td><td><p>16,914</p></td><td><p>16,455</p></td><td><p>16,482</p></td><td><p>16,467</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Integrated Transport Block</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><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><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13,517</p></td><td><p>12,980</p></td><td><p>12,980</p></td><td><p>18,254</p></td><td><p>10,069</p></td><td><p>10,069</p></td><td><p>10,069</p></td><td><p>10,069</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>(iii) Strategic Roads</p><p> </p><p>Budgets are not held by Highways England in the format requested. The Road Investment Strategy settlement is distributed to the various major projects that Highways England is committed to delivering and also to defined operational regions that are responsible for maintenance, repairs and local improvements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>Surrey</strong></p><p> </p><p>(i) Local major schemes</p><p> </p><p>Surrey received £16.4m for Walton Bridge.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Local highway maintenance</p><p> </p><p>Highways Maintenance</p><table><tbody><tr><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><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16,284</p></td><td><p>15,362</p></td><td><p>17,022</p></td><td><p>16,840</p></td><td><p>16,714</p></td><td><p>16,259</p></td><td><p>16,288</p></td><td><p>16,272</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Integrated Transport Block</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><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><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td><td><p>£k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7,320</p></td><td><p>6,629</p></td><td><p>6,629</p></td><td><p>9,411</p></td><td><p>4,784</p></td><td><p>4,784</p></td><td><p>4,784</p></td><td><p>4,784</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(iii) Strategic Roads</p><p> </p><p>Budgets are not held by Highways England in the format requested. The Road Investment Strategy settlement is distributed to the various major projects that Highways England is committed to delivering and also to defined operational regions that are responsible for maintenance, repairs and local improvements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note</strong></p><p> </p><p>In addition both Merseyside and Surrey have access to Local Growth Funding (LGF) managed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and to which this Department contributes. LGF supports schemes that facilitate economic growth and housing – these include transport schemes in both Merseyside and Surrey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2018 14:20:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle