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795648

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income?
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Fiona Onasanya
uin	902584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my oral answer of earlier today to the hon member for Midlothian (Danielle Rowley).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/11/2017 14:35:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4629 label Biography information for Fiona Onasanya

795679

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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 27 November 2017 to Question 115078, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled children eligible for a tax-free childcare account.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text Information on the number of disabled children eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is not available.<p> </p>The response to PQ 106926 provided the number of children for whom there was a live Tax-Free Childcare account. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Outlook 2017 provided details of the number of parents who had made a payment from their Tax-Free Childcare account. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 116221 question first answered 01/12/2017 13:09:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795682

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the revenue raised from the soft drinks industry levy will go to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, and (c) Northern Ireland as a consequence of the Barnett Formula in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	116036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text The Soft Drinks Industry Levy applies across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, the new levy revenue will be invested in giving school-aged children a brighter and healthier future. The Barnett formula will apply to this spending in the normal way, and it will be for the Devolved Administrations to choose how they allocate this funding.<p> </p><p>As a result of funding allocated for these purposes to the Department for Education at Budget 2016, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £36.7m, £21.2m and £12.3m respectively in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>Subsequent changes to the levy-funded spending package in England have had no impact on these allocations.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/12/2017 13:05:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

795691

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of underwriting EU projects in Wales that extend beyond the UK's period of membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	116045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The potential cost of the Government’s guarantee of EU projects in Wales will be subject to a number of factors. These include the outcome of the negotiations and the outcome of bids made directly to the Commission. Departments and devolved administrations are focusing on ensuring the guarantee will be administered if necessary.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/12/2017 13:14:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

795741

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from the solar power industry on how rooftop solar power is treated in business rates.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	116092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury receives a range of representations on various issues including business rates as part of the policy making process.</p><p> </p><p>Business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and the Government does not intervene in their independent assessments. The Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (England) Regulations 2000 set out when plant and machinery, including solar panels, are rateable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/12/2017 14:14:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

795743

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology is used to calculate the business rate liabilities of (a) solar power and (b) Good Quality gas CHP; and what the rationale is for that methodology.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	116094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Business rates liabilities are based on the rateable value and the non-domestic rating multiplier set by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) determines the rateable value of the property using three broad methods: a rentals basis; receipts and expenditure (R&amp;E); and a contractor’s basis, that is to say, a building's replacement costs. Rating case law requires that a hierarchy of use is adopted, in the order shown above; i.e. only when a rentals basis is not possible should the valuer adopt R&amp;E, with the contractor’s basis being the method of last resort.</p><p> </p><p>Solar panels are valued using either the R&amp;E method or the contractor’s basis, depending on the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Good quality CHP is partially-exempt from rating. The rateable parts are valued using either the R&amp;E method or the contractor’s basis, depending on the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, if the solar panels or good quality CHP is a qualifying microgeneration (below 50kW) installation there is a temporary exemption from rating which means new schemes aren't assessed until the next revaluation takes place.‎</p><p> </p><p>Battery storage technologies are valued using the contractor's basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 116096 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:09:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

795746

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Energy: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how battery storage technologies installed in commercial premises are assessed for business rates.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	116096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Business rates liabilities are based on the rateable value and the non-domestic rating multiplier set by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) determines the rateable value of the property using three broad methods: a rentals basis; receipts and expenditure (R&amp;E); and a contractor’s basis, that is to say, a building's replacement costs. Rating case law requires that a hierarchy of use is adopted, in the order shown above; i.e. only when a rentals basis is not possible should the valuer adopt R&amp;E, with the contractor’s basis being the method of last resort.</p><p> </p><p>Solar panels are valued using either the R&amp;E method or the contractor’s basis, depending on the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Good quality CHP is partially-exempt from rating. The rateable parts are valued using either the R&amp;E method or the contractor’s basis, depending on the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, if the solar panels or good quality CHP is a qualifying microgeneration (below 50kW) installation there is a temporary exemption from rating which means new schemes aren't assessed until the next revaluation takes place.‎</p><p> </p><p>Battery storage technologies are valued using the contractor's basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 116094 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:09:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

795841

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.46, page 52 of the Autumn Budget 2017, whether his Department will fund discounted rail travel for people aged between 26 and 30.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	116175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>As announced at Budget, the government will work with industry to extend the benefits of discounted rail travel through the introduction of a new railcard for ages 26-30. Further details will be announced in agreement with the industry and will be implemented from Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/12/2017 13:15:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

795896

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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 16 October 2017 to Question 106926, on tax-free childcare, for what reasons the figures provided in that Answer differ with those on page 240 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2017.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text Information on the number of disabled children eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is not available.<p> </p>The response to PQ 106926 provided the number of children for whom there was a live Tax-Free Childcare account. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Outlook 2017 provided details of the number of parents who had made a payment from their Tax-Free Childcare account. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 116033 question first answered 01/12/2017 13:09:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795941

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to lines 63 and 64 of Table 2.1 of Autumn Budget 2017, what target he has set for the Resource and Accounting Budgetary charge.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	116257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury sets a target Resource and Accounting Budgetary (RAB) Charge to the Department for Education as budgetary measure to help manage the costs of student loan book. The current target RAB charge is 36%.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/12/2017 13:17:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden