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797254

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to use any of the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to fund preventative oral health programmes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the revenue during this parliament on giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including programmes to reduce obesity and encourage physical activity and balanced diets.</p><p> </p><p>Improving children’s oral health is a priority for this government. Public Health England is leading a wide ranging multi-agency programme focused on improving children’s oral health, and NHS England’s Starting Well programme will run in thirteen high needs areas to improve access to dental services for children known to be at greater risk of dental disease and who are not currently being seen by a dentist.</p><p>The Department of Health and NHS England are also testing a new NHS dental contract which supports the longer term aim for all care to have a preventative focus.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/12/2017 15:09:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

797338

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Hartz Reforms on employment in Germany, what support his Department provides to people in marginal employment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	116301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>A key purpose of the Hartz reforms was to increase flexibility in the German labour market and reduce tax pressures on low-paid and temporary workers. It helped Germany stop a long-term increase in unemployment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK unemployment rate currently stands at 4.3%, a 42 year low. The UK ranks very well internationally on labour market flexibility. It is a key strength of our economy and has played an important role in achieving the near record employment levels that we currently enjoy.</p><p> </p><p>We also exempt many low-paid jobs from income tax. This government has increased the personal allowance, and as a result, 1.2m individuals will be taken out of income tax altogether by 2018-19 compared to 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>We are also introducing Universal Credit, a long overdue and necessary reform. It responds dynamically to changes in income and ensures that it always pays to work more.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/12/2017 14:22:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

797350

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the adequacy of social care funding prior to Autumn Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Recognising the challenges of an ageing and growing population, Spring Budget 2017 announced £2 billion additional funding for adult social care to meet social care needs, reduce pressures on NHS services, and support the social care provider market.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:03:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

797368

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the problems with the Childcare Service helpline have been resolved.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	116331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The childcare service helpline is run by National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I) who are HMRC’s delivery partner for the service. They have recently increased the staff working on the helpline. HMRC are working with NS&amp;I to deliver training and support to the childcare service helpline to improve the quality of service.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/12/2017 14:25:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

797400

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department received ahead of the autumn Budget 2017 on compensation for Equitable Life investors.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	116363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Up to £1.5bn has already been allocated to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Whilst several representations were received for further funding, there are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or to allocate further funds to it.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/12/2017 13:36:01 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

797516

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the House of Lords European Union Committee on 31 October, how many civil servants his Department (a) has recruited and (b) expects to recruit to work on leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	116479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>A significant proportion of the Treasury’s work is in some way related to exiting the European Union and this fluctuates over time as it interacts with Treasury’s other priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Many staff will work both on EU Exit and other priorities so it is not possible to accurately estimate the number of Treasury officials who will be engaged on EU Exit work at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 116666 question first answered 07/12/2017 15:40:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

797582

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department plans to review the business rates system.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	116545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The government undertook the last fundamental review of business rates in 2016 and announced major reforms worth approx. £9bn to businesses by the end of the parliament. At Autumn Budget 2017, the government delivered more support on business rates including businesses’ top priorities to bring forward the switch to CPI indexation, revalue properties more frequently and to address the staircase tax. As a next step, the government is also reviewing the wider taxation of the digital economy. This includes ensuring international corporate tax rules deliver fair results across different businesses and that sellers operating through online marketplaces pay the right amount of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/12/2017 16:00:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

797605

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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 his Department has made of changes in the level of income of public sector employees since the public sector pay cap was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	116568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The ONS publishes the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which includes median gross annual earnings in the public sector. A time series of this data from 1997 to 2017 can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/ashe1997to2015selectedestimates" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/ashe1997to2015selectedestimates</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:11:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

797609

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November to Question 115565, how much the devolved administrations receive from the Barnett formula arising from the soft drinks industry levy-funded spending package in each financial year of the current spending review period.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	116572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy applies across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, the new levy revenue will be invested in giving school-aged children a brighter and healthier future. The Barnett formula will apply to this spending in the normal way, and it will be for the Devolved Administrations to choose how they allocate this funding.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of funding allocated for these purposes to the Department for Education at Budget 2016,</p><ul><li><p>In 2016/17 the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £0.3m, £0.2m and £0.1m respectively.</p></li><li><p>In 2017/18, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £16.4m, £9.5m and £5.5m respectively.</p></li><li><p>In 2018/19, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £36.7m, £21.2m and £12.3m respectively.</p></li><li><p>In 2019/2020, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive will receive £44.8m, £28.9m and £15m respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Subsequent changes to the levy-funded spending package in England have had no impact on these allocations.</p><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:07:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

797622

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Scottish Limited Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to requiring Scottish Limited Partnerships with offshore partners to file tax returns with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	116585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC are already able to require a partnership carrying on a trade, profession or business to make a tax return. HMRC would require a partnership (including a Scottish Limited Partnership) to make a return where there is partnership income that is taxable in the UK in the hands of one or more of the partners. A return must include a statement of the amount of income or loss for that period, together with the allocation of the income or loss between the partners, including those overseas.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/12/2017 16:03:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead