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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

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

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

797624

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	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, Table 1.9, whether the projected effect of the tuition fee cap freeze in financial years 2020-21 to 2022-23 is based on the tuition fee cap freeze ending after financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	116587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>As set out by the Universities Minister in his <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-10-09/HCWS145/" target="_blank">Written Ministerial Statement of 9th October</a>, the government has frozen university tuition fee caps for the 2018/19 academic year at the same levels as 2017/18. The Autumn Budget 2017 costings are calculated on that basis. The 2018/19 freeze also has an effect in future years when compared to the previous forecast, because in each future year the maximum fee cap will be lower than it would have been prior to the freeze being introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers confirm fee levels and student support prior to each academic year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:27:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

797628

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, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, paragraph 6.27, what his policy is on public sector pay awards in financial year 2018-19 for employees not covered by an independent Pay Review Body.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	116591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Workforces not covered by pay review bodies include local government, the fire service and the majority of civil servants. Central government has no role in setting pay awards for Local Authority workers or the fire services. These are considered by the National Joint Council, for Local Government Services, and the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services respectively. Pay policy for the civil service (excluding senior civil servants) will be set in the usual way through the remit guidance for 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:12:58 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

797630

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, what proportion of parents who have successfully applied for tax-free childcare are self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed. Self-employed parents do not have access to Employer Supported Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 15:57:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin