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818578

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Christine Lagarde
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 reputational risks associated with hosting an International Monetary Fund event at which Christine Lagarde, who was found guilty in France of criminal negligence in 2016, gave a speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 20 December 2017, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde spoke at a Press Conference in HM Treasury after the completion of the IMF’s annual Article IV assessment of the UK economy. She did this in her official capacity as the Managing Director of the IMF.</p><p>In 2016, the IMF Executive Board issued a statement reaffirming its full confidence in the Managing Director’s ability to continue to effectively carry out her duties. The UK supported this statement.</p><p>This followed a decision by France’s <em>Cour de Justice de la République</em> that Lagarde’s action were not serious enough to warrant any penalty, nor a criminal record.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/01/2018 14:12:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

818629

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Imports: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns about disruptions in cash flows if businesses are required to pay VAT upfront on imports following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor is fully aware of the importance of this issue and will consider this as part of any decision making following EU exit, as set out in the Autumn Budget. The government’s aim is to keep tax and duty processes as close as possible to what they are now.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/01/2018 14:13:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

818661

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a total cost cap on credit cards of 100 per cent of the original sum borrowed.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	121425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The regulation of consumer credit, including credit cards, is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Government has given the FCA strong powers to protect consumers, including the power to cap all forms of consumer credit, and the FCA can do so if it thinks it is necessary to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the FCA’s extensive Credit Card Market Study which identified concerns about persistent credit card debt. The FCA is consulting on remedies, which include encouraging customers to repay more quickly; earlier identification of customers at risk of financial difficulty; and help for customers in persistent debt with escalating measures at 18, 28, and 36 months. The FCA’s proposals also include a voluntary industry agreement to give customers more control over credit limit increases.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is not proposing a price cap as it considers that its proposals are more likely to address the consumer harm it has identified. The Government will continue to work with the FCA to ensure that customers are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/01/2018 12:04:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

818750

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cider: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new duty band for high strength white cider on rates of liver disease.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	121514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>While the government has not made a specific assessment of the impact on rates of liver disease, the new duty band is expected to have a positive impact on the health of individuals in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2018 16:21:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

816694

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Markets and Competition Authority on the introduction of a cap on overdraft charges for personal current accounts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	121121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet regularly with colleagues across Government, and the various regulators, to discuss a wide range of issues. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Treasury's practice to provide details of all such discussions.</p><p>As part of the final report on its retail banking market investigation, published in 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a series of remedies in relation to overdrafts, including a legal requirement on banks to set a monthly maximum charge for unarranged overdraft charges. Most banks have been required to do this since August 2017. The CMA will monitor compliance with its Order. As recommended by the CMA, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the effectiveness of the monthly maximum charge for unarranged overdrafts.</p><p>Following the CMA’s investigation, the FCA also committed to look in more detail at both arranged and unarranged overdrafts as part of its broader review into the High Cost Credit sector. The FCA published a Feedback Statement on its review of high-cost credit in July 2017, which concluded that it had concerns about both arranged and unarranged overdrafts.</p><p>The FCA will investigate these concerns further, and where intervention is needed and justified, aim to bring forward proposals in Spring 2018 concerning both overdrafts and other forms of high-cost credit. The FCA’s review of the effectiveness of the monthly maximum charge for unarranged overdraft charges will inform the FCA’s proposals on overdrafts.</p><p>The Government supports the FCA’s work in this area and will continue to work with it to ensure that all consumers who use high-cost credit products are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 121122 question first answered 11/01/2018 14:48:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

816695

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to encourage banks to impose the voluntary cap on overdraft charges for personal current accounts recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority in 2016; and what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of that cap on reducing repayments by customers where it has been imposed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	121122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet regularly with colleagues across Government, and the various regulators, to discuss a wide range of issues. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Treasury's practice to provide details of all such discussions.</p><p>As part of the final report on its retail banking market investigation, published in 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a series of remedies in relation to overdrafts, including a legal requirement on banks to set a monthly maximum charge for unarranged overdraft charges. Most banks have been required to do this since August 2017. The CMA will monitor compliance with its Order. As recommended by the CMA, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the effectiveness of the monthly maximum charge for unarranged overdrafts.</p><p>Following the CMA’s investigation, the FCA also committed to look in more detail at both arranged and unarranged overdrafts as part of its broader review into the High Cost Credit sector. The FCA published a Feedback Statement on its review of high-cost credit in July 2017, which concluded that it had concerns about both arranged and unarranged overdrafts.</p><p>The FCA will investigate these concerns further, and where intervention is needed and justified, aim to bring forward proposals in Spring 2018 concerning both overdrafts and other forms of high-cost credit. The FCA’s review of the effectiveness of the monthly maximum charge for unarranged overdraft charges will inform the FCA’s proposals on overdrafts.</p><p>The Government supports the FCA’s work in this area and will continue to work with it to ensure that all consumers who use high-cost credit products are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 121121 question first answered 11/01/2018 14:48:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

816711

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department determines main responsibility for receiving child tax credit and child benefit when care is split evenly.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>For both Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (CTC), the law provides for one person – the person mainly responsible for the child – to receive the payments. It works on the basis that one person will always have a greater share of responsibility than another.</p><p> </p><p>Where parents separate, it is possible for them to jointly agree who should receive Child Benefit and CTC and for which child. Where parents cannot agree who should receive Child Benefit and CTC and make rival claims, the decision about who is entitled to such support is taken by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC). HMRC considers all the facts in relation to each parent’s responsibility for the child, based on the information provided by both parents.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 121139 question first answered 11/01/2018 14:11:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816745

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has assessed the recommendations on taxation made by the Tenancy Reform Industry Group in October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor keeps the tax system under review and welcomes representations from all stakeholders, including those made by the Tenancy Reform Industry Group. The Treasury will consider the recommendations made by the Tenancy Reform Industry Group and other representations in due course, including in discussions with the Tenant Farmers Association.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 121173 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:50:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816746

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet the Tenant Farmers Association to discuss its proposals on taxation reform.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor keeps the tax system under review and welcomes representations from all stakeholders, including those made by the Tenancy Reform Industry Group. The Treasury will consider the recommendations made by the Tenancy Reform Industry Group and other representations in due course, including in discussions with the Tenant Farmers Association.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 121172 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:50:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816779

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Poverty: Children
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 rising household debt on levels of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	121206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of people in absolute poverty is at record lows. Since 2010 there are 600,000 fewer people, with 200,000 fewer children, in absolute poverty. Work is the most effective way out of poverty and unemployment has not been lower since 1975. We are helping people retain more of what they earn by raising the personal allowance, successive increases mean that a basic rate tax payer will be £1,075 better off in 2018-19 than in 2010-11, and to help with the cost of living we are also freezing tax on fuel and alcohol. To support working parents we are introducing Tax Free Childcare, providing support of up to £2000 per year for each child, and are doubling free childcare available for 3 and 4 year olds to 30 hours a week, saving in total around £5,000 a year per child. We are also banning letting agent fees and have published a draft bill to require Ofgem to implement a cap on standard variable and default energy tariffs. However, there is more to do and the government is committed to delivering a country that works for everyone. Last April, the government published its “Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families” strategy. This focused on measures that tackle the root causes of poverty, including specifically problem debt.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/01/2018 13:51:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith