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712366

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies and Distributed Ledger Technology: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to regulate distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrencies in the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	68581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We are currently negotiating amendments to the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. These amendments will extend the scope of Directive (EU) 2015/849 to include virtual currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers, which will enable competent authorities to ensure virtual currency networks are mitigating the risks regarding money laundering and terrorist financing. There are no current plans to regulate distributed ledger technology.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 23/03/2017 15:45:22 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

712367

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was recovered by EU member state businesses from the UK exchequer under Articles 170 and 171 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	68584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text The total amount of VAT recovered by EU member state businesses from the Exchequer under Articles 170 and 171 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC in each year since 2010 is as follows:<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fiscal Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VAT Recovered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Unavailable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£114,054,136.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£91,034,004.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£80,859,842.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£40,093,982.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£87,374,709.60</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2017 17:26:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

712372

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Evening Standard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on advertising with the Evening Standard in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	68448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury has spent the following on advertising with the Evening Standard in each year since 2010:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£2,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>An advert was placed in the Evening Standard in 2010 for departmental recruitment purposes.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 23/03/2017 15:43:59 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

712083

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of the apprenticeship levy will be to schools in each fiscal year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	68422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The information document on the apprenticeship levy published by the Department for Education shows a sectoral breakdown of levy paying employers based on HM Revenue and Customs administrative data (page 4). The estimated cost for the education sector as a whole is valued at £385m for 2017-18. The document is available on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of the cost of the apprenticeship levy for schools alone using the same data.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/03/2017 14:23:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

711723

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page nine of the Office for National Statistics report on public sector employment data, published on 15 March 2017, for what reasons around 70 civil servants transferred from his Department to the Cabinet Office on 1 April 2016; and what positions those civil servants held in his Department prior to their transfer.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	68329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>69 staff at Infrastructure UK transferred to the Cabinet Office when this group merged with the Major Projects Authority to form the Infrastructure and Projects Authority</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of the number of people in each position at the time of the transfer can be found in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Position</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specialist</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior policy advisor</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy Advisor</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy Support Officer</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 23/03/2017 15:49:25 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

711724

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that charities are able to bid more effectively and transparently for any future allocation of funding from Libor fines.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	68345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The governance of LIBOR Grants complies fully with the mandated requirements of the ‘Minimum Standards for Government Grants’ which came into force on 1st December 2016. The details of any future LIBOR grants scheme open for public application will be published on the gov.uk website and advertised widely through social media and across the charity sector. All applications that meet the published criteria will be considered fully.</p><p> </p><p>No funds from Libor fines were allocated in the Spring Budget 2017 due to insufficient time being available between the Autumn Statement 2016 and the Budget, in which to conduct mandated due diligence on the significant number of applications anticipated.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 68346 question first answered 21/03/2017 12:13:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

711725

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons no funds from Libor fines were allocated in the Spring Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	68346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The governance of LIBOR Grants complies fully with the mandated requirements of the ‘Minimum Standards for Government Grants’ which came into force on 1st December 2016. The details of any future LIBOR grants scheme open for public application will be published on the gov.uk website and advertised widely through social media and across the charity sector. All applications that meet the published criteria will be considered fully.</p><p> </p><p>No funds from Libor fines were allocated in the Spring Budget 2017 due to insufficient time being available between the Autumn Statement 2016 and the Budget, in which to conduct mandated due diligence on the significant number of applications anticipated.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 68345 question first answered 21/03/2017 12:13:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

711730

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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, whether he has assessed the potential merits of using money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to extend the free school meals scheme to (a) nursery schools and (b) private nurseries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	68234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text The Government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the £1 billion revenue we originally forecast from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy during this parliament in giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the primary school PE and sport premium and expanding school breakfast clubs. The Secretary of State for Education recently set out further details on this, including £415m for a new healthy pupils capital programme. The Department for Education will set out more detail in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68237 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:36:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

711731

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using money raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to support (a) nursery schools and (b) private nurseries in accessing the Children's Food Trust accreditation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	68237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text The Government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the £1 billion revenue we originally forecast from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy during this parliament in giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the primary school PE and sport premium and expanding school breakfast clubs. The Secretary of State for Education recently set out further details on this, including £415m for a new healthy pupils capital programme. The Department for Education will set out more detail in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68234 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:36:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

711343

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Reference Agencies
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 reasons for the 86 per cent increase in complaints to the Financial Ombudsman on the activities of credit reference agencies between 2014-15 and 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	68013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS will reply to directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 20/03/2017 15:02:19 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day