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979710

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pre-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will conduct a review of providers of pre-payment plans, and of the sales practices of such providers, with a view to appropriate regulation of this sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL10367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>I have interpreted this question as relating to the pre-paid funeral plan market. The government launched a call for evidence into the regulation of the pre-paid funeral plan market in June 2018, having concluded that the current framework of self-regulation is not sufficient to ensure the fair treatment of consumers. We are currently reviewing the submissions and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/10/2018 12:34:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

971768

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Diesel: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the cost of diesel fuel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	173582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The cost of diesel is linked to wholesale costs and the global oil price. To support households and businesses, the government has frozen fuel duty for eight successive years. By April 2019, these freezes will have saved the average car driver £850 compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p><p>However, freezes since 2011 have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19, and a further £38 billion will be foregone over the Budget forecast period as a result of these previously announced freezes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/09/2018 13:48:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

969171

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Department will have budgetary responsibility for replacing (a) European Regional Development Fund and (b) European Structural Fund funding for projects in Wales in the event that no deal is reached with the EU on funding for 2019-2020.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	171435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>In the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, the UK Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes will apply. Under the guarantee, HM Treasury will provide funding to cover Wales’ full structural and investment fund allocation from the EU’s 2014-2020 budget. The Welsh Government will then be responsible for administering payments to beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 12:49:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

969174

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of money that will need to be made available to replace all EU funding in Wales for 2019-2021 in the event that no withdrawal agreement is reached with the EU or funding is not covered in that deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	171438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>In the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, the UK Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes will apply. This is providing certainty to UK recipients of EU funding as we prepare to leave the EU. The potential cost of the guarantee will depend on the profile of structural and investment fund commitments and the success rates of organisations bidding for competitive grants.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 12:47:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

969227

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Controlled Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which companies the Government has a more than 50 per cent ownership stake; whether he (a) receives a copy of the audited accounts of Government-owned companies in each financial year and (b) keeps a record of the (i) auditors of such companies and (ii) reporting frameworks that those companies use to produce their accounts where they differ from the public sector IFRS standard; and which Government-owned companies lay their accounts before Parliament and share a copy with the Comptroller and Auditor General.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	171482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The accounts of non-profit making companies included within the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of non-profit making companies) Order 2009 (SI 2009/476) and as amended by subsequent Orders must be examined and certified by the Comptroller and Audit General. The C&amp;AG must then send a copy of the accounts and the report to the relevant departmental Secretary of State, usually this is the SoS of the sponsor department, or any other minister of the Crown who must then lay them before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Companies must also comply with applicable requirements in the Companies Act 2006 and follow the financial reporting principles of the HM Treasury Financial Reporting Manual (except for public corporations that are not trading funds). Companies that have charitable status should comply with applicable charities legislation and where relevant, the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting for Charities, issued by the Charity Commission.</p><p> </p><p>The Whole of Government accounts consolidates organisations that have been classified to the public sector by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which may include government owned companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/09/2018 10:09:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

967796

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 amount of Official Development Assistance to be allocated by the (a) Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (b) Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy, (c) Home Office, (d) Department of Health, (e) Ministry of Defence, (f) Prosperity Fund and (g) Conflict Stability and Security Fund in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	170406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 6 September (PQ169713).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/09/2018 13:29:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964144

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies: Bank Services
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 adequacy of access to bank accounts by community benefit societies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	169042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of community benefit societies’ access to banking. However, the RBS alternative remedies package will see a £775m investment in business banking facilities, helping businesses benefit from greater choice and offers on banks’ services. Community benefit societies may also find it helpful to know that the UK Finance website hosts an online guide to help small businesses prepare when opening or switching to a new business current account. This can be found here: https://business-account-opening-guide.ukfinance.org.uk</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the important role of community benefit societies and other forms of social enterprise, which tackle some of the most challenging problems our society faces. In January 2018 DCMS announced £135m allocated to social investment, which social enterprises will benefit from. The Civil Society Strategy, published in August 2018, sets out a long term vision to build stronger communities by bringing business, charities and the public sector together.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/09/2018 15:38:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

947254

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is the Government's policy that UK citizens returning with purchased wine from the EU will have to pay (a) £2 duty on wine that they have bought in bulk direct from vineyards and have bottled themselves before returning to the UK and (b) a reduced corkage fee instead once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	167838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Currently individuals can bring back wine into the UK from other EU Member States without being charged excise duty, as long as the wine is only for their personal consumption. The UK’s excise rules following EU Exit and the end of the Implementation Period remain subject to negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/09/2018 13:09:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

944730

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were eligible for the disabled worker element of Working Tax Credit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	166273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of families and workers in receipt of disabled worker element and the number of in-work families in receipt of the disabled child element are published in our yearly finalised annual awards statistics publication at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a></p><p>The numbers of families who are eligible for, but not claiming these elements is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the average number of families benefitting from these elements of the Child and Working Tax Credits in the last five years for which we have finalised awards data is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 166274 166275 166276 question first answered 24/07/2018 13:59:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name Average number of recipient families and individuals benefitting from selected elements of Child Tax Credit.docx title Attachment to PQ UIN 166273
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

944731

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households with disabled children were eligible for the Disabled Child element of Child Tax Credit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	166274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of families and workers in receipt of disabled worker element and the number of in-work families in receipt of the disabled child element are published in our yearly finalised annual awards statistics publication at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a></p><p>The numbers of families who are eligible for, but not claiming these elements is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the average number of families benefitting from these elements of the Child and Working Tax Credits in the last five years for which we have finalised awards data is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 166273 166275 166276 question first answered 24/07/2018 13:59:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name Average number of recipient families and individuals benefitting from selected elements of Child Tax Credit.docx title Attachment to PQ UIN 166273
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George