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1050025

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
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 merits of introducing an inland checking facility to ensure the smooth functioning of Portsmouth International Port in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>For Day 1 of a No Deal scenario, HMRC’s plans allow for the border to operate without significant new infrastructure. Where existing capacity cannot accommodate intra EU trade and it is not practicable to have additional infrastructure in place for Day 1, we are exploring alternative temporary solutions until the additional infrastructure can be in place.</p><p> </p><p>To manage the most significant compliance risks, HMRC will utilise its existing inland pre-clearance sites for the highest risk traders from the EU and the rest of the world.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 31/01/2019 15:16:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050317

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to support the high street.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
uin	908879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, which will provide £1.5bn to support high streets as they adapt to meet the changing needs of shoppers.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, planning reform, a High Streets Taskforce and support for community assets.</p><p> </p><p>It also includes one third off small retailers’ business rates bills for two years from April. [This is worth almost £900m to businesses.]</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/01/2019 15:12:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1050318

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on reducing the amount of income tax that people pay.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	908882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to keeping taxes low to support working people keep more of what they earn.</p><p>Budget 2018 announced that the government will increase the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 from April 2019, one year earlier than planned.</p><p>This tax cut means, in 2019-20, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,205 less in tax than in 2010-11. Across the UK, 1.74 million of the lowest paid will be taken out of tax entirely since 2015, leaving more of their hard-earned money in their pockets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/01/2019 16:01:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

1050319

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reviewing the adequacy of funding for social security benefits.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	908885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We are projected to spend almost £100bn on working age welfare in GB in 2019/20 – more than in any other year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:55:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1050320

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	908886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit replaces an outdated system of six different benefits, ensuring it always pays to work. We’ve scrapped the seven waiting days for Universal Credit so that people get their payments faster, and we’ve increased advances so everyone who needs it can get their first month’s pay within five days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1050364

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Low Incomes: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on providing additional support for low-income households in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	908888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We’re supporting the living standards of low income families in Scotland and across the UK. The lowest earners saw the fastest pay rise in 20 years with National Living Wage and their wages rose by 8% in real terms between 2015 and 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 16:18:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1050388

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Santander Group: Closures
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 effect of Santander's proposal to close 140 branches in the UK on people's access to money.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	214048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment. The decision to close a branch is a commercial issue for the management team of the bank. However, Government believes it is important the impact on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated where possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the industry’s Access to Banking Standard which commits banks to ensure personal and business customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing. It also helps customers to understand the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help. The Access to Banking Standard is monitored and enforced by the independent Lending Standards Board.</p><p> </p><p>Government also considers it important that all customers, wherever they live and especially those who are vulnerable, can still access over the counter services. That is why we support the Post Office’s Banking Framework Agreement, which enables 99% of banks’ personal and 95% of banks’ small business customers to withdraw cash, deposit cash and cheques, and make balance enquiries at a Post Office counter via its network of 11,500 branches.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that communities across the UK are fully aware of the important services that remain available to them at their local Post Office, even if their bank branch is closed. In response to my predecessor’s request, the Post Office and UK Finance have committed to work together to raise public awareness of the banking services available at the Post Office for individuals and SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/02/2019 11:49:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1050459

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 207546 on Treasury: Brexit, how much of the £60 million allocated to his Department for Brexit preparations in 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been allocated to preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	213901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><ul><li><p>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p></li><li><p>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf.)</p></li><li><p>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)</p></li><li><p>Over £2bn of additional funding for 19/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18th December (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/)</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury was allocated £24.8m for 2018/19 and £35m for 2019/20, which included Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/02/2019 13:37:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1050481

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made representations to the Financial Conduct Authority on investigating whether payday loan companies are applying affordability checks to applicants.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	213971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Regulation of consumer credit is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The government has given the FCA strong powers to protect consumers and to take action against firms and individuals that do not meet its standards.</p><p>FCA rules are based on the principle that money should only be lent to a consumer if they can afford to repay it. The rules set out what is expected of firms, and the sanctions if they lend irresponsibly.</p><p>Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA, and the government will continue to work closely with the FCA to ensure all customers are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/02/2019 14:23:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1050495

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make an estimate of the amount of money that the EU has spent on the (a) Republic of Ireland and (b) island of Ireland to date; and if he will make an estimate of the amount of money the UK has contributed to those bodies that formed part of that spending.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	214013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text The government contributes to the EU budget as a whole and not to individual member states or funds, therefore it is not possible to separate UK funding which has been allocated to the Republic of Ireland or the island of Ireland through the EU budget. The Commission does however publish details of receipts to each Member State which can be found online at: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm</a><p>An overview of EU funding to Northern Ireland can be found online at: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/news/eu-funding-northern-ireland-0_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/news/eu-funding-northern-ireland-0_en</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/02/2019 12:25:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski