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1147419

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department has allocated to Operation Kingfisher.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	292791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury and the Bank of England have a number of economic tools at their disposal in preparation for EU exit and stand ready to deploy them as and when necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the government has already made over £6.3bn available to prepare for EU exit. This includes £2 billion of core funding for departments for Brexit in 2020-21, which was confirmed in the recent Spending Round.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor and work closely with businesses across the country to help ensure they are fully prepared for when the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 12:55:05 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1147450

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in the US Administration on the creation of accidental Americans through the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	292963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the US government to determine how US tax obligations are calculated. This includes how these obligations apply to people born in the US. The US has a long-standing policy of taxing on the basis of citizenship rather than residence. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is a reporting mechanism that obliges financial institutions to report the details of US citizens to the US. UK Government officials continue to actively and regularly engage with their US counterparts regarding US citizens who are resident in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:45:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1147455

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department, when he plans to respond to the letter of 10 December 2018 from the hon. Member for North Durham to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on Landfill Tax Fraud.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	292856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>I can assure the Hon. Member for North Durham that a response to this letter has now been issued. I would like to apologise for the delay, which was due to an administrative error.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2019 14:07:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1147505

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
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	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the next Spending Review will be (a) launched and (b) completed.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	292916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The next multi-year Spending Review will be carried out in 2020. The dates will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 12:47:29 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1147509

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the benefit freeze will be lifted in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	293002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no intention of repeating or prolonging the current freeze on working age benefits. From 2020, the Government expects increases in benefits will resume in line with CPI.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 06:57:36 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1147520

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his officials had with the Insolvency Service on the draft Finance Bill 2019-20 prior to its publication on 11 July 2019; and whether views were sought on the policy to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	292832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.</p><p> </p><p>This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 292833 292834 292835 question first answered 08/10/2019 07:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

1147521

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
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 establishing HMRC as a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies on the sustainability of the Pension Protection Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	292833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.</p><p> </p><p>This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 292832 292834 292835 question first answered 08/10/2019 07:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

1147522

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
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 potential effect of the policy to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies on the number of corporate insolvencies from Q1 2020 onwards.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	292834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.</p><p> </p><p>This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 292832 292833 292835 question first answered 08/10/2019 07:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

1147544

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timeframe is for the next Governor of the Bank of England to take up their post.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	292849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The process to appoint the next Governor of the Bank of England was <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-launches-search-for-next-governor-of-the-bank-of-england" target="_blank">launched</a> in April. The process is on track. We will make an announcement in due course, ahead of the start of the next Governor’s term on 1 February 2020.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 13:49:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1147563

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business
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 cost to the public purse of Operation Kingfisher's (a) bailout fund and (b) administration.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	292987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and work closely with businesses across the country to help ensure they are fully prepared for when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As such, the government has already made over £6.3bn available to prepare for EU exit. This includes £2 billion of core funding for departments for Brexit in 2020-21, which was confirmed in the recent Spending Round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 12:49:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran