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825692

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2018 to Question 122814, whether it is possible to access 30 hours of childcare without a live childcare account.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	123760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>When a parent completes an application for 30 hours free childcare, an online childcare account is created automatically. The majority of parents currently accessing 30 hours free childcare will have a live childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>Where a parent becomes ineligible, or chooses not to reconfirm their details, their childcare account will no longer be live, but they can still access 30 hours free childcare for a short period known as a “grace period”.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, some parents who have experienced technical difficulties were issued a 30 hours code manually. These parents may not have a live childcare account.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/01/2018 12:48:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

825802

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a VAT zero rate on women's sanitary products immediately after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	123869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The government has committed to extending a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products as soon as we are legally able to.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/01/2018 15:28:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

825804

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 18 January 2018, Official Report, column 1128, what the timetable is for Lloyds Bank to maintain its support for SMEs affected by the liquidation of Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	123871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the largest UK SME lending banks have set out their plans to help SMEs exposed to the liquidation of Carillion. While the support offered is a commercial decision for each bank to take, the Government will continue to engage with the banking industry on how best to support these small businesses.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/01/2018 17:35:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

825808

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 19 January 2018, Official Report, column 1126, what steps he plans to take to change the culture to enable wrongdoing to be exposed and dealt with.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	123875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>It is important that small businesses have access to the appropriate forum to address their concerns with the financial services that they have received, including where they believe wrongdoing has occurred. The Government welcomes the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s paper on small businesses as customers of financial services firms, and is carefully considering its findings.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/01/2018 12:51:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

825424

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will grant councils the freedom to invest in local infrastructure in new housing developments.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	123565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are free to borrow and invest in infrastructure for the benefit of local people without prior government consent, subject to assuring themselves that their borrowing costs are affordable.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities can secure contributions from developers to fund infrastructure through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and section 106 planning obligations. CIL is a flat rate charge on new development that local authorities can use to address the cumulative impact of development in their area. Section 106 planning obligations are negotiated agreements between local planning authorities and developers, and can be used to build infrastructure that will make a development acceptable in planning terms.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the importance of infrastructure that supports housing. This is why the Autumn Budget 2017 announced a further £2.7bn for the Housing Infrastructure Fund, which supports infrastructure that unlocks housing, taking total investment in the fund to £5bn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/01/2018 15:24:27 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

825477

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assistance the Government plans to make available to communities which have no local bank on account of recent back closures; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	123616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving access to financial services. The decision to open and close branches remains a commercial judgement for banks. However, the impact of closures on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated where possible.</p><p>The industry’s Access to Banking Standard, launched in May 2017, commits banks to ensure personal and business customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help. The Access to Banking Standard is monitored and enforced by the independent Lending Standards Board.</p><p>99% of personal and 95% of banks’ business customers are now able to withdraw cash, deposit cash and cheques, and make balance enquiries at a Post Office counter via its network of 11,600 branches. At Autumn Budget 2017, my predecessor wrote to the Post Office and UK Finance to ask them to raise public awareness of the banking services available at the Post Office for individuals and SMEs. I look forward to receiving their proposals later this month.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/01/2018 13:40:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

825511

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have to meet with representatives of UK Financial Investments to discuss the closures of Royal Bank of Scotland branches in (i) Scotland and (ii) Midlothian constituency.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	123649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer that I gave on 12 January to PQ UIN 121049.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 123651 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:38:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

825513

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to meet Ross McEwan and Les Matheson to discuss the closure of RBS branches in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	123651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer that I gave on 12 January to PQ UIN 121049.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 123649 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:38:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

825536

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Valuation Order Agency has for their tenancy of The Mount House, Shrewsbury, in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	123674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The VOA's estates programme is transforming the way it uses its offices to support new and more efficient ways of working. It balances affordability and geographic coverage. By consolidating into a smaller number of higher-quality buildings, the VOA will be able to support its staff in adapting to a more flexible way of working, delivering services to its customers in a more cost-effective and sustainable way.</p><p> </p><p>For information on VOA offices due to close within the next five to seven years, I refer the honourable member to the supplementary information provided to the House of Commons Library for Parliamentary Questions UIN 117327: VOA Closures.</p><p> </p><p>VOA is a sub – tenant of The Mount House where VOA’s Shrewsbury office is located. After the VOA vacate the building in 2020/21, the landlord will be responsible for determining the future of the building and only they can advise on this.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/01/2018 15:32:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

825555

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Wales
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 adequacy of the powers devolved to the Welsh Government on income tax.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	123689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK government is devolving powers over Welsh rates of income tax to the Welsh Assembly. From April 2019, the Welsh Government will be able to set the basic, higher, and additional rates of income tax in Wales. These new tax powers, combined with the new funding settlement agreed in the Welsh Government’s fiscal framework, will mean the Welsh Government is responsible for raising more of what it spends. This paves the way to making the Welsh Assembly a more powerful, accountable and mature institution, with greater powers and responsibilities to grow and support the Welsh economy.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/01/2018 15:29:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards