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1136089

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposals announced by the Prime Minister since 23 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	911689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made a number of announcements since 23 May, including on modern slavery and mental health. Where announcements have additional costs in 2019/20, they will be funded from existing departmental budgets.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 12:45:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1136090

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the short-term economic effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	911690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has prepared extensively for a range of Brexit scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>But even with these preparations, leaving with “No Deal” would entail significant disruption in the short term. And in the long-term, the government’s analysis shows clearly that regions, nations and sectors of the UK would have lower economic output compared to today’s arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/07/2019 14:11:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1136091

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth and Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to increase (a) jobs and (b) economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	911691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>We have worked hard to build a stronger, fairer economy – dealing with the deficit, helping people into work, and cutting taxes for people, families, and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The economy has grown continuously for the past nine years, employment is currently at a record high, unemployment is currently at the joint lowest rate since 1975, and real wages are rising.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/07/2019 15:23:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1136092

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase incentives for people to save.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	911692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a range of measures to support savers.</p><p>We have increased the amount of money that people can save into their ISAs each year to a record £20,000 and introduced a Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers.</p><p>Thanks to these measures, over 95% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income.</p><p> </p><p>The new Help to Save scheme is supporting working families on low incomes to build up a rainy-day fund by offering a 50% bonus on up to £50 of monthly saving.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/07/2019 14:13:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1136093

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to grow the digital economy.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	911693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK's digital economy is thriving - growing ten times as fast as the wider economy - and we are pursuing a range of measures to reinforce its world-leading position. These include:</p><ul><li>Implementing a 10-year action plan to unlock over £20 billion to finance growth in innovative firms;</li><li>Committing a further £7 billion for research and development since 2016, with major investments in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies; and</li><li>Providing internationally competitive research and development tax reliefs to support investment.</li></ul><p>We are also embracing the opportunities presented by Distributed Ledger Technologies, including by:</p><ul><li>Investing over £10 million through Innovate UK and the research councils; and</li><li>Creating the £20 million GovTech Catalyst Fund, to explore technology-based solutions for public sector challenges.</li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/07/2019 15:33:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1135485

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the potential disenfranchisement of EU citizens resident in the UK in the European Parliament elections.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	270809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with external officials to discuss a wide range of electoral issues.</p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 270810 question first answered 02/07/2019 14:50:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1135486

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the European Commission about the potential disenfranchisement of EU citizens resident in the UK in the European Parliament elections.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	270810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with external officials to discuss a wide range of electoral issues.</p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 270809 question first answered 02/07/2019 14:50:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1135168

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Lough Foyle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many occasions since February 2017 have meetings been held between officials in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to conclude a management agreement which would clarify criminal and regulatory jurisdiction on Lough Foyle.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	270310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to take action to address illegal activity on Lough Foyle and our position on Lough Foyle has not changed. The regulation of activities in Lough Foyle is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to these arrangements and continue to work closely with the Irish Government over improvements to the management of the Loughs. British and Irish officials last met in October 2017 when a number of issues were discussed including the Loughs, and the management of aquaculture in them, and they have been in regular contact since.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 02/07/2019 10:36:25 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1135169

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether section 14 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842 is used by Network Rail to gain access to tenanted railway arch premises.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	270382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>It is not standard practice for Network Rail to use section 14 to obtain access to tenanted railway arches. Network Rail has obtained access to a tenanted archway once in the last five years in order to maintain the integrity and safety of the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 09:40:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135170

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that measures that have been bilaterally negotiated and agreed on sovereign bases, Gibraltar, security measures, air transport, and medicines are maintained; and whether he intends to introduce primary legislation before the summer recess for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	270383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>This government has been clear that we do not want a ‘no deal’ scenario. However, it is the responsible thing to prepare for all eventualities. We have therefore ensured we are ready to cooperate with European partners in areas such as security, air transport and medicines, and that the whole UK family, including Gibraltar and the Sovereign Base Areas, will be prepared in the event of a 'no deal'. All the primary legislation necessary for no deal is in place, and work continues to ensure that we are ready for that scenario, while remaining focused on our priority, which is to leave with a deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/07/2019 16:28:17 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom