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758616

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs jobs were based in Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text The total headcount of HM Revenue and Customs roles based in Wales is set out below. The data represents the position as at 31 March of each respective year.<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount of roles based in Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4139</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 10:48:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758626

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected spend is for each City Deal in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to invest almost £1.6 billion in City Deals in Scotland and Wales. Of this, £500m will be invested in the Cardiff City Deal over a 20 year period and £115.6m will be invested in the Swansea City Deal over a 15 year period. The government remains committed to agreeing a North Wales Growth Deal. Further detail on the funding of the Cardiff and Swansea City Deals can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 9346 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:31:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758627

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) central government and (b) local government has invested in each of the City Deals in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to invest almost £1.6 billion in City Deals in Scotland and Wales. Of this, £500m will be invested in the Cardiff City Deal over a 20 year period and £115.6m will be invested in the Swansea City Deal over a 15 year period. The government remains committed to agreeing a North Wales Growth Deal. Further detail on the funding of the Cardiff and Swansea City Deals can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 9345 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:31:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751208

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of employers in Wales who were successfully prosecuted for paying less than the minimum wage in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4274 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751209

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank branches have closed by parliamentary constituency in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4499 4501 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751212

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many bank and building society branches have closed in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency, (b) Denbighshire and (c) Conwy county in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4500 4501 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751227

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
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 bank and building society closures on (a) town centres, (b) businesses and (c) individuals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not collect data relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 4499 4500 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:04:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751229

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds had been allocated to Wales up to 2020 before the decision for the UK to leave the EU was made.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Welsh Government receives funding from a variety of sources. The Welsh Government’s own spending plans will set out this in detail.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://gov.wales/funding/budget/final-budget-2017-18/?lang=en" target="_blank">http://gov.wales/funding/budget/final-budget-2017-18/?lang=en</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of the Welsh Government’s Block Grant are set out in tables 1.6 and 1.7 of the 2017 Spring Budget document.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2016 Country and Regional Analysis contains details of all identifiable public expenditure by the UK Government, Welsh Government and Local Authorities in Wales.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/569815/Country_and_Regional_Analysis_November_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/569815/Country_and_Regional_Analysis_November_2016.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:24:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750806

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Wales are known to have paid employees less than the minimum wage in each year for which figures are available; and if he will list those companies and their location.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4482 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

747655

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) 18 to 29, (b) 30 to 44, (c) 45 to 59, (d) 60 to 79 and (e) over 80 year olds who use online banking in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	2496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no such estimate. However, the Office for National Statistics compiles data on the activities carried out by people that use the internet, including internet banking. This can be found at http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/householdcharacteristics/homeinternetandsocialmediausage/bulletins/internetaccesshouseholdsandindividuals/2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving access to financial services, across both traditional and digital channels. The Government also recognises the need to support local communities to adapt to changes in the banking landscape, including when bank branches close. In March 2015, the Government helped to broker an industry-wide agreement to work with customers and communities to minimise the impact of bank branch closures and put in place alternative banking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomed Professor Russel Griggs’ 2016 review of the Access to Banking Protocol and is pleased to see the industry commit to further improvements to protect those affected by closures.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/07/2017 09:12:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane