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1056823

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Repayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including debts which can be deducted directly from universal credit in the statutory Breathing Space scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	218209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a consultation on a single policy proposal for the breathing space scheme in October 2018. The consultation proposed that the widest range of an individual’s personal debts as possible would be included in the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed on 29 January and the Government intends to confirm its approach to these aspects of the scheme in its response.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/02/2019 14:31:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1052201

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	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 ensure all unpaid debts to Equitable Life pensioners are settled as quickly as possible.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	215102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have taken more action than any previous government to resolve this issue by allocating up to £1.5bn, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders. There are no plans to allocate any further funds to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/02/2019 15:36:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1052436

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the minutes of each meeting of the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	215556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government publishes a summary of each Financial Inclusion Policy Forum meeting on the gov.uk website to enable those outside the Forum to understand the Forum’s interests and direction of travel. The detailed minutes of each meeting are also recorded and distributed to Forum members. The Government decided not to publish the minutes of each meeting to ensure all members feel able to have a full and frank conversation at meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The summaries of the first two Forum meetings are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-financial-inclusion-policy-forum-meeting-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-financial-inclusion-policy-forum-meeting-march-2018</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-financial-inclusion-policy-forum-meeting-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-financial-inclusion-policy-forum-meeting-october-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/02/2019 15:05:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1052306

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC was taken to an employment tribunal for disability discrimination in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	215106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>During the period 2017-18, there were 40 instances of HMRC being taken to an employment tribunal for disability discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Of these, 15 cases are still ongoing with the outcome of the remaining 25:</p><p> </p><p>Dismissed 3</p><p>Settled 8</p><p>Struck Out 3</p><p>Withdrawn 9</p><p>Won 2</p><p>HMRC has welcomed Laura Whyte’s Respect at Work report and has accepted all its recommendations. We will with immediate effect review our policies, processes and standards to ensure we foster a positive working environment for everyone, and a culture that meets our values.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/02/2019 16:38:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1045993

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) its executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) its executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	211156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Building and facilities services for HM Treasury at 1 Horse Guards Road are provided by Exchequer Partnerships through a PFI agreement. Exchequer Partnerships sub-contract the cleaning service to OCS. All OCS contracted cleaning staff are paid in line with National Living Wage requirements. Cleaning services provided by OCS include:</p><ul><li><p>Office space/operational space/recreational space</p></li><li><p>Toilets/Showers</p></li><li><p>Window cleaning</p><p>Cleaning services at the UK Debt Management Office in Eastcheap Court are provided by Envirotec Integrated Services Ltd (EIS). All their contracted cleaning staff are paid in line with National Living Wage requirements. Cleaning services provided by EIS include:</p><p>Office space/operational space/recreational space</p><p>Toilets/shower room</p><p>Internal window cleaning</p><p>Buildings and facilities services, including cleaning, at both the National Infrastructure Commission and the UK Government Internal Audit Agency are covered under the terms of their lease agreements. Neither agency is party to the sub contracts that their landlords have in place for the provision of these services.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2019 15:01:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1045530

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax on the gambling industry to provide funding for people that have been made destitute as a result of gambling addiction.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	210461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is consulting on its new national strategy to reduce gambling harm, this includes a review of the financial contributions made by the industry. The license conditions of gambling companies require them to make a financial contribution to organisations that tackle gambling harm.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at Autumn Budget, Remote Gaming Duty will be increased to 21% from 1 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/01/2019 15:58:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1045703

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff in his Department including those employed in executive agencies and non-ministerial Departments declared a disability in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	210485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Disability data for HM Treasury, Government Internal Audit, DMO, OBR, and NIC are published in the ONS Annual Civil Service Employment Survey. Numbers between 1 and 5 employees are shown as “-“.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/01/2019 15:51:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1046064

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to included the debts owed to (a) HMRC, and (b) other government bodies in the Breathing Space scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	211178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a consultation on a single policy proposal for the breathing space scheme in October 2018. The consultation proposed that as wide a range of an individual’s personal debts as possible would be included in the scheme, including certain tax and benefit debts.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closes on 29 January and the Government intends to confirm its approach to these aspects of the scheme in its response.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/01/2019 14:14:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

999276

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Visual Impairment: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the blind person's allowance, what the criteria for for people register with (a) central government and (b) local authorities as severely sight-impaired.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	186219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Blind Persons Allowance (BPA) for the 2018/19 tax year is £2,390 for all eligible individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The eligibility criteria for BPA varies across the UK. In England and Wales the individual must be registered by a local authority as severely sight-impaired. For those in Scotland or Northern Ireland the individual must be unable to do any work for which eyesight is essential.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/11/2018 17:40:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

964737

	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	Manufacturing Industries: Research
	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 increase levels of research and development expenditure in UK manufacturing industries.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	169077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>According to the latest business statistics published by the ONS, the UK manufacturing sector invested £7.6 billion in research and development in 2016, accounting for around a third of privately funded R&amp;D in the UK that year. In 2017, the sector invested £28 billion overall – a 46% increase against the level in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that UK manufacturing continues to pioneer new and innovative advanced manufacturing technologies. In August, the Chancellor of the Exchequer invested £536 million in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which, together with the £107 million announced by the Prime Minister at the July Regional Cabinet, means this Government has invested £643 million in supporting British manufacturers to conduct R&amp;D and maintain their position at the cutting-edge of technology.</p><p> </p><p>This is possible because Government has invested an additional £7 billion in research and innovation since Autumn 2016 – delivering the biggest increase in public research and development investment for 40 years and demonstrating clear progress towards the Government’s ambition to raise investment in R&amp;D in the economy to 2.4% of GDP by 2027</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169074 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:52:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field