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749294

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of single parents who have been affected by the public sector one per cent pay cap.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:05:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

749295

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
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 effect of inflation on public sector workers who have had their pay capped.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>A range of factors are taken into consideration when formulating the government’s public sector pay policy including the impact on jobs, recruitment and retention, earnings in both the public and private sector and inflation. Government will continually assess that balance when considering public pay policy. The Government has introduced the National Living Wage and committed to raising the personal allowance further, to £12,500, by the end of this Parliament. By 2017-18, 1.3 million people on the lowest incomes will have been taken out of income tax altogether, and a typical taxpayer will pay over £1,000 less income tax, compared to 2010-11.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 13:20:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

749296

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases have been brought for non-compliance with the national minimum wage in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston, (b) the North West, (c) England and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to NMW receives it.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to regions, constituencies or counties. In 2016-17, HMRC closed over 2,600 cases into NMW non-compliance and identified arrears of over £10.9m for more than 98,000 workers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 12:40:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749297

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>I can advise that there was no advertising expenditure on social media between January 2016 and August 2016. I can confirm that between September 2016 and to date, that £789.67 have been spent per month on social media.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/07/2017 12:03:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749298

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Consumer Price Index
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 effect of the rise in the Consumer Price Index on consumer spending habits in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>In their March Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the Office for Budget Responsibility expected consumption growth to slow as the past depreciation of sterling put upwards pressure on inflation. The latest data on household consumption show that in Q1 2017 it was 2.6% higher than a year earlier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to support people with the cost of living. This includes increasing the National Living Wage, raising the personal allowance, and freezing fuel duty.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 12/07/2017 10:07:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

749299

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to improve transparency of loans made to Governments outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Loans to Ireland Act 2010 provided Parliamentary authorisation for a bilateral loan of £3.2 billion to Ireland. Under section 2 of this Act, HM Treasury provides a report to Parliament on the UK’s bilateral loan to Ireland as soon as practicable after 31 March and 30 September each year. The UK also provides lending to overseas buyers to support UK exporters through UK Export Finance, details of which are reported in their annual report. The UK also has a limited portfolio of loans to developing countries made in the past through the Department for International Development, and the balances are reported in DFID’s annual report. The UK engages in discussions on debt internationally and has agreed to principles on debt sustainability in the G20. This includes work to improve transparency sovereign debt data.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/07/2017 12:00:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

749300

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Office of Tax Simplification: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many secondments there have been from (a) the Office of Tax Simplification to placements outside of Government and (b) from outside Government to the Office of Tax Simplification since July 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is an independent Office of the Treasury established on a permanent, statutory basis through the Finance Act 2016. Its objective is to provide independent advice to the Chancellor on simplifying the tax system. In the course of the OTS meeting this objective there have been no secondments from the OTS outside Government and <del class="ministerial">nine</del> <ins class="ministerial">ten </ins> secondments from outside Government to the OTS since 2012. All of these secondments were on a part-time basis. This includes one part-time secondment in the current financial year (2017-18).</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/07/2017 15:46:53 question first ministerially corrected 14/07/2017 09:25:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 3505 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749301

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the US Commerce Secretary; and what was discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	3384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury Ministers meet with their international counterparts on a regular basis, including at the G7, G20 and other fora, where they discuss a range of policy issues. Details of ministers’ overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/07/2017 12:05:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

749302

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the US Treasury Secretary; and what was discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	3385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury Ministers meet with their international counterparts on a regular basis, including at the G7, G20 and other fora, where they discuss a range of policy issues. Details of ministers’ overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/07/2017 12:07:00 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

749303

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will make an assessment of the effect on the insurance sector of the UK leaving the EU without having agreed a trade deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	3386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials are in close contact with the insurance industry and are assessing how firms would be affected by the many possible outcomes of market access discussions.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/07/2017 12:01:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden