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1129040

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to review the adequacy of childcare funding in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	259045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The government recognizes how important an issue childcare is to families with young children. That is why the UK government will be spending almost £6 billion a year on childcare support in 2019/20 – a record amount. The Welsh government also offers childcare support, on top of that provided by the UK government through the benefits system. Spending decisions beyond 2019/20 will be a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/06/2019 14:08:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1128439

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide more funding for rural housing in the forthcoming spending review.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	257782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to support rural housing, including through the National Planning Policy Framework where we clarified our approach to rural exception sites to make it clear that local authorities should support opportunities to bring forward sites that will provide affordable housing to meet identified local needs. Decisions on public spending will be made in the round as part of the Spending Review process. HM Treasury will work closely with MHCLG to deliver the government’s housing priorities through this process.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/06/2019 14:06:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1128475

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
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 number of free-to-use ATMs that have been converted to pay-to-use machines in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	257640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses. That is why the Government continues to engage with the regulators and industry in this area.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users. As a result, the PSR is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision, and has used its powers to ensure LINK meets its commitment on maintaining the broad geographical spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has not made an estimate of the number of free-to-use ATMS that have been converted to pay-to-use in each of the last five years. Detailed statistical data on the number of free-to-use and pay-to-use ATMs since 1998 is publicly available on the LINK website.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 257641 question first answered 05/06/2019 13:07:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1128477

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that everyone has access to free-to-use ATMs.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	257641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses. That is why the Government continues to engage with the regulators and industry in this area.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users. As a result, the PSR is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision, and has used its powers to ensure LINK meets its commitment on maintaining the broad geographical spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has not made an estimate of the number of free-to-use ATMS that have been converted to pay-to-use in each of the last five years. Detailed statistical data on the number of free-to-use and pay-to-use ATMs since 1998 is publicly available on the LINK website.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 257640 question first answered 05/06/2019 13:07:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1128506

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HMRC has to establish additional customs inspection facilities in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	257623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is focused on ensuring a smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, HMRC’s plans allow for the border to operate without significant new infrastructure on Day One.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for over two years. HMRC has engaged with ports and operators on how to meet the demands for increased border checks and processes following the UK’s exit from the EU. The Government will work with partners to ensure additional infrastructure is provided where needed to accommodate demand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/06/2019 15:57:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1128071

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Pensioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an estimate of the revenue which could be raised if the exemption from employee and employer's national insurance contributions for people above pensionable age was removed; and if so, what is that estimate.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL15920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The “Estimated costs of principal tax reliefs” publication, sets out an estimate of the cost of the exemption of those over State pension age from paying National Insurance. It is estimated that the cost of this exemption is approximately £1.1bn in 2018-19. The estimates do not allow for any behavioural changes as a result of the reliefs. In practice if a relief was withdrawn, taxpayers’ behaviour would be likely to alter so that the actual yield could be lower than that shown in the tables.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are not currently exempt from paying employer NICs for their employees above the state pension age.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/06/2019 12:50:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1128085

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Hacking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the advice of the government of Sweden to its citizens to keep cash on hand against the possibility of a hacking attack on the banking system; and whether they are considering giving similar advice to UK citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL15934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not provided similar advice to UK citizens. HM Treasury works closely with the other Financial Authorities, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement to ensure that the system is robust to a wide range of operational risks, including cyber. The Financial Authorities have well-established mechanisms to respond to operational disruption were it to occur.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/06/2019 12:47:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice

1128089

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the last 24 months for which data is available, (1) what was the total stock of ATMs and how many of those were free to use; (2) how many free to use ATMs have been closed; (3) how many of those closures were in areas of economic deprivation; and (4) how many were one mile or more from the nearest remaining free to use ATMs.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL15938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2015, the Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users. As a result, the PSR is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision, and has used its powers to ensure LINK meets its commitment on maintaining the broad geographical spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the total stock of ATMs in the UK and how this has changed each year since 1998, including the split between free-to-use and pay-to-use ATMs, is publicly available on the LINK website. LINK also publish monthly data on their Financial Inclusion Programme, including on the numbers of free-to-use ATMs in deprived areas. In addition, data on the numbers of free-to-use ATMs 1 kilometre or further from the next nearest free-to-use ATM are provided each month in LINK’s publicly available ATM Footprint Report.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/06/2019 12:44:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

1128285

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives from the Competition and Market Authority on ensuring that the (a) delivery (b) marketing and (c) sale of funeral plans are included in the scope of the investigation into the funeral market.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	257547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the CMA launched a market study into the funeral sector. The CMA investigated two core areas in connection to the supply of a funeral: (1) how competition between funeral directors works and transparency issues in the provision of funerals; and (2) how competition works in the crematoria segment of the industry. In light of the findings of the market study, the CMA launched a full market investigation into the funeral sector. The scope of the CMA’s market investigation includes the funeral services supplied by funeral directors arising from the redemption of funeral plans.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury launched a call for evidence on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans in June 2018. The call for evidence has confirmed that consumer detriment is present in the pre-paid funeral plan sector and that there is broad demand for the sector to come under compulsory regulation. Consequently, the government intends to bring the pre-paid funeral plan market within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority and is currently consulting on the proposed legislative framework to implement this proposal.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have engaged with the CMA to ensure the respective investigations are complementary and coherent.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/06/2019 13:02:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1128288

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Agencies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the schemes that have been disclosed under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme involve the activities of recruitment agencies.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	257549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme (DOTAS) regime does not expressly require disclosers to tell HMRC whether a scheme involves a recruitment agency. HMRC reviews all disclosures under DOTAS and challenges schemes as appropriate as part of its risk based compliance strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/06/2019 15:55:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds