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1340028

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Energy and Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury has held with external stakeholders relating to her responsibilities for energy, energy infrastructure, environment and climate policy since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	22040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>I have had meetings with a wide variety of external stakeholders in the public and private sectors (including businesses, regulators, industry associations and academics) in order to carry out my Ministerial duties.</p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business such as energy, environment and climate policy are published on a quarterly basis. They are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a>.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 29/06/2021 06:53:23 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1339464

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	House Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of increased insurance premiums on home owners as a result of damage to their property resulting from a neighbouring property being in disrepair.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	21169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Insurers must treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s rules.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers make decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. The Government does not intend to intervene in these commercial decisions by insurers as this could damage competition in the market. This competition is important and leads to better products and lower prices for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that different insurers may take a different view and customers are encouraged to shop around for the most suitable cover at the best price.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21170 question first answered 28/06/2021 12:06:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1339465

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	House Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department will take to support home owners whose insurance premiums are increasing as a result of damage to their property caused by a neighbouring property being in disrepair.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	21170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Insurers must treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s rules.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers make decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. The Government does not intend to intervene in these commercial decisions by insurers as this could damage competition in the market. This competition is important and leads to better products and lower prices for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that different insurers may take a different view and customers are encouraged to shop around for the most suitable cover at the best price.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21169 question first answered 28/06/2021 12:06:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1339478

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) forecast expenditure and (b) actual expenditure for the tax-free childcare scheme in the financial year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text At the Spring 2020 budget, the forecast expenditure for Tax-Free Childcare in 2020/21 was £0.34bn. Tax-Free Childcare expenditure in 2020/21 was £0.24bn. answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 28/06/2021 10:05:00 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1339489

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Respite Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include advance payments under universal credit in the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space).
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	21300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The breathing space scheme launched on 4 May 2021, and includes most personal debts and debts owed to Government, including Universal Credit overpayments. The Government considers that, for breathing space to be successful, it needs to include a wide range of debts.</p><p>The Government recognises the importance of including all Universal Credit debts in breathing space, and is committed to including Universal Credit advances within the scheme as soon as possible.</p><p>This will happen at a later date to ensure that the significant IT changes the Department for Work and Pensions needs to make do not compromise the safe delivery of Universal Credit, which is now supporting 6 million people. It has always been possible to defer repayments of Universal Credit Advances for 3 months in cases of hardship. In addition, from April 2021, the timeframe for the repayment of advances has been extended from 12 months to 24 months.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/06/2021 11:11:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1339496

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has taken steps to establish exemption rules with the EU for cross-border workers during the covid-19 pandemic from Article SSC.12 of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Protocol on Social Security Coordination.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	21148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has been working with the EU to protect the social security position of workers moving between the UK and the EU. Reciprocal arrangements have been put in place covering all EU member states which allow HMRC to disregard changes to individuals’ work locations caused solely by COVID-related restrictions when deciding where these workers pay their social security contributions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes multi-state workers who are covered by Article 13 of Regulation (EC) 883/2004 under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement or by Article SSC.12 of the Protocol on Social Security Coordination in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 21149 question first answered 28/06/2021 12:04:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1339497

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there have been bilateral discussions between the UK Government and individual EU states on cross-border workers, similar to agreements between France and partners on exemptions to Article 13 of EC Regulation 883/2004.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	21149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has been working with the EU to protect the social security position of workers moving between the UK and the EU. Reciprocal arrangements have been put in place covering all EU member states which allow HMRC to disregard changes to individuals’ work locations caused solely by COVID-related restrictions when deciding where these workers pay their social security contributions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes multi-state workers who are covered by Article 13 of Regulation (EC) 883/2004 under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement or by Article SSC.12 of the Protocol on Social Security Coordination in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 21148 question first answered 28/06/2021 12:04:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1339585

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for publication of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's next iteration of the National Infrastructure and Construction Procurement Pipeline, last published on 16 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	21353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority publishes a National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline annually, subject to Ministerial approval. The last Pipeline was published in response to COVID-19 and set out planned procurements with an estimated contract value of up to £37bn across the 2020/21 financial year. The next iteration of the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline will be published later this year and will set out future investment alongside planned procurements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2021 11:43:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1339586

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Infrastructure and Projects Authority plans to publish an updated version of the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan, last published in March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	21354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s first ever National Infrastructure Strategy published in autumn 2020 sets out plans to transform UK infrastructure. The National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline and the Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 documents to be published in 2021 will set out forthcoming projects and policies. The Spending Review in the autumn will set out the Government's plans for investment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2021 11:57:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1339589

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 June 2021, Official Report, column 751, if he will place in the Library the evidential basis for his statement that the UK now has more rapid charging points per mile than any country in Europe other than Norway.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	21198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s claim, made on 22 June 2021, is based on statistics provided by the European Alternative Fuels Observatory (<a href="http://www.eafo.eu/" target="_blank">www.eafo.eu</a>). Their statistics show that compared with mainland European countries the UK has more high-powered, or ‘fast’ (22kW+) chargepoints per 100km of highway than any other country, with the exception of Norway.</p><p> </p><p>When compared with all European countries (EU and EFTA), Iceland, which has a significantly smaller road network with only 13,034 km of road compared with 424,083km in the UK, also has more chargepoints per 100km than the UK. The Chancellor will issue a Ministerial Correction to correct the record in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/06/2021 16:16:46 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves