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390926

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the vulnerability of the financial system to terrorist actions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>This government considers the resilience of the financial sector to a range of security threats and natural hazards. While responsibility for the resilience of the financial sector is primarily for firms themselves, the government continues to support measures to strengthen the resilience of the sector, and in particular its critical systems, working closely with the Bank of England (BoE) the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), wider government and the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/07/2015 08:16:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390927

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Commodity Markets: Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce speculation in and improve the transparency and supervision of the oil futures market; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) will from 3 January 2017 bring in a new regime for the regulation of commodity derivatives, which will include limits on the size of positions a person can take and reporting obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/07/2015 08:14:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390931

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised from the fixed-odds betting terminals tax.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Total Machine Games Duty (MGD) receipts for the year ending 31 March 2015 are £565 million. This includes, from 1 March 2015, MGD payable at the higher rate (but this amount is not identified separately). The higher rate is forecast to raise an additional £75 million a year.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/07/2015 12:05:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390669

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he next plans to publish an updated National Infrastructure Plan.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	7528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The date for publication of the National Infrastructure Plan will be confirmed in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

390671

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Office of Tax Simplification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional responsibilities he intends to give to the Office for Tax Simplification; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon member to the Written Ministerial Statement on the Office of Tax Simplification published on 21 July 2015</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/07/2015 13:49:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390672

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what level he intends to set the apprenticeship levy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Employer investment in skills has been a problem since the 1990s. The new apprenticeship levy will mean that firms that are committed to training will be able to get back more than the put in. Further details will be set out at the spending review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2015 16:05:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390673

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Balance of Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the current account deficit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 UKTI has more than doubled the number of businesses it helps on an annual basis, whilst UKEF has provided £14.5bn of support for exports since 2010-11.The government’s productivity plan set out further steps to build stronger trading links with emerging markets, especially China, India and Brazil, and to mobilise the whole of government behind exporting, working alongside a more effective UKTI and better export finance. The government’s commitment to eliminate the budget deficit, combined with monetary activism, will also support a narrowing of the current account deficit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2015 14:51:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390674

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequential will accrue to Wales as a result of the planned saving of £2.5 billion of the decision to replace maintenance grants with maintenance loans for students in England.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	7618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>As the changes to maintenance arrangements will come into effect for the academic year 2016-17, they will be factored into the budget for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which will be set at the forthcoming Spending Review. The Barnett Formula will be applied to this settlement in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should the Welsh Government choose to offer students from Wales maintenance loans on a similar basis, the Treasury will make available a proportionate level of cover.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/07/2015 12:09:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

390675

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time is between the date of receipt by HM Revenue and Customs of correspondence about inheritance tax liability and a response being given.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	7586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not record the time taken between receipt and response for each piece of correspondence about inheritance tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to respond to 80% of general inheritance tax correspondence within 15 working days. If the correspondence is a full inheritance tax return a response will take longer because of routine compliance checks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/07/2015 16:12:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

390676

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to include cities in the North East in the Northern Powerhouse initiative; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made a firm commitment to our Northern Powerhouse initiative which is inclusive of the whole of the North of England and the North East. We have made a series of investments across transport, infrastructure, skills, and business enterprise, and detailed additional measures to support the region at Summer Budget. In addition, the Chancellor recently announced that the government has begun discussions with the North East Combined Authority on a potential devolution deal, including plans for creating a directly-elected mayor, in return for a transfer of powers to the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2015 14:59:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching