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1109899

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	910318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Every time the personal allowance increases, the marriage allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p><p>The increase to personal allowance to £12,500 means that, from April this year, eligible couples will be able to transfer £1,250, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p>This means that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/04/2019 16:11:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1022423

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	908132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Every time the personal allowance increases, the marriage allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p><p>The increase to personal allowance announced at Budget 2018 means that in 2019-20, an individual will be able to transfer £1,250 to a partner, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p>This means that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:31:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

999469

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential economic merits of improving the Reading to Gatwick airport road corridor.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	907479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy brought over £15bn of investment to England’s strategic roads between 2015-2020. This included a number of schemes improving many of the strategic road links on the Reading-Gatwick road corridor.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced that the National Roads Fund will be £28.8 billion from 2020-2025. We expect £25.3 billion of this will fund the Roads Investment Strategy 2, which is the largest ever investment in England’s strategic roads.</p><p> </p><p>HMT ministers and officials continue to work closely with their DfT counterparts to consider and monitor the delivery of specific investments as part of the Road Investment Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/11/2018 16:30:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

969502

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people move on from their first property and move up the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government reformed SDLT on residential properties, cutting the tax for 98% of people who pay it, unless they are purchasing additional property. These changes benefit those moving up the housing ladder</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has delivered 1.1 million additional homes in England, including over 375,000 affordable homes.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced that it will invest an additional £15.3 billion in housing over the next five years, bringing the total financial support over this period to at least £44 billion.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/09/2018 15:07:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

969503

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	171699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Consistent increases by this government to the personal allowance have also increased the Marriage Allowance, as it is linked. The personal allowance increase announced at Autumn Budget means that in 2018-19, an individual will be able to transfer £1,190 to a partner, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>This means that in 2018-19 the Marriage Allowance is worth £238 per year, or £900 if backdated up to 4 years.</p><p> </p><p>This government is showing continuing commitment to the Marriage Allowance, and announced at Autumn Budget 2017 an extension to allow claims on behalf of deceased partners.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/09/2018 15:10:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

850245

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Nationalisation
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 renationalising British industries.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	129813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>HMT has not made a formal assessment of the cost of nationalisations. However, in my speech to Policy Exchange on 30 January I referenced a report by the Centre for Policy Studies which suggests that the cost of renationalising energy, water, rail and PFI could be over £170 billion.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/03/2018 13:14:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

850246

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will make it his policy to reduce duties on petrol as people switch to electric cars.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	129814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises that, in the long-term, revenues from a number of the current transport taxes may decline as vehicles use less liquid fuels. HM Treasury keeps all transport taxes under review, as it does with all taxes, and if the Chancellor decides to make changes, he will announce them at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/03/2018 17:48:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

850247

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Hampshire
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 support regional infrastructure development in Hampshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	129815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to delivering modern and efficient infrastructure across every part of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Superfast broadband in Hampshire has risen from 56.7% to 93.8% since 2010, and we have confirmed the introduction of a regulatory Universal Service Obligation, to give everyone in the UK the right to request a broadband connection with speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Next month work will start on upgrading the M27 smart motorway scheme to link it with the M3 smart motorway scheme. Hampshire County Council has received LEP funding to support transport schemes that drive economic growth and house-building such as the Stubbington and Bordon/Whitehall Bypasses.</p><p> </p><p>Major cities in England will be able to bid into the competitive element of the £1.7 billion transport fund launched at budget to drive productivity in our great cities, and up to £1 billion is available for local authorities to borrow from at a new discounted interest rate to support high-value infrastructure projects.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/03/2018 15:00:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

712874

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has allocated for marriage allowance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) the next three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	68718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in 2015-16 to recognise the importance of marriage in the tax system. Around 1.8m people have claimed the allowance to date.</p><p> </p><p>Our current best estimate assessment of the initial cost of this allowance is £140m in 2015-16, but this does not include the impact of any expected future claims, which can be backdated to this year. The total cost of this allowance is forecast to rise to £385m in 2015-16 once these claims are taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the initial cost of this allowance for 2016-17 will not be available until the end of the tax year. We forecast an eventual cost to the exchequer of £425m, once all backdated claims are taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information relating to the income deciles of claimants or successful applicants of the Marriage Allowance. Previous analysis of the total eligible population has shown the majority of the benefits of this policy go to the bottom half of the income distribution. Only basic rate taxpayers and non-taxpayers will benefit.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information about either how many individuals claiming Universal Credit are eligible for the Marriage Allowance, or how many are in receipt of it.</p><p> </p><p>The income decile profile of claimants of Married Couple's Allowance is set out below for the latest year available (2014-15):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Percentile Groups (ranged on total income before tax)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0-10%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>10-20%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>20-30%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>30-40%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40-50%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50-60%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>60-70%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>70-80%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80-90%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90-100%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16.9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19.3</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are based upon the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68711 68712 68713 question first answered 29/03/2017 13:38:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

712875

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on marriage allowance in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	68711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in 2015-16 to recognise the importance of marriage in the tax system. Around 1.8m people have claimed the allowance to date.</p><p> </p><p>Our current best estimate assessment of the initial cost of this allowance is £140m in 2015-16, but this does not include the impact of any expected future claims, which can be backdated to this year. The total cost of this allowance is forecast to rise to £385m in 2015-16 once these claims are taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the initial cost of this allowance for 2016-17 will not be available until the end of the tax year. We forecast an eventual cost to the exchequer of £425m, once all backdated claims are taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information relating to the income deciles of claimants or successful applicants of the Marriage Allowance. Previous analysis of the total eligible population has shown the majority of the benefits of this policy go to the bottom half of the income distribution. Only basic rate taxpayers and non-taxpayers will benefit.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information about either how many individuals claiming Universal Credit are eligible for the Marriage Allowance, or how many are in receipt of it.</p><p> </p><p>The income decile profile of claimants of Married Couple's Allowance is set out below for the latest year available (2014-15):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Percentile Groups (ranged on total income before tax)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0-10%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>10-20%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>20-30%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>30-40%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40-50%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50-60%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>60-70%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>70-80%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80-90%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90-100%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16.9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19.3</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are based upon the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68712 68713 68718 question first answered 29/03/2017 13:38:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena