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1147741

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Debt Management Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK Debt Management Office has loaned to (a) the City of York local authority, (b) local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) local authorities in the UK in each year since 2010-11; and how much has been repaid to date.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	293646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Debt Management Office runs the day-to-day-operations of the Public Works Loan Board on behalf of the Public Works Loan Commissioners.</p><p>The following table details the amount the Public Works Loan Board has loaned to the City of York, Local authorities in Yorkshire and Humber, and Local Authorities in the UK, by year, in millions of pounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>£ millions</em></p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20 (Apr-Sept)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of York local authority</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>133.55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>260.49</p></td><td><p>804.13</p></td><td><p>249.66</p></td><td><p>74.3</p></td><td><p>54.709</p></td><td><p>263.78</p></td><td><p>202.1</p></td><td><p>274.406</p></td><td><p>505.4</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authorities in the UK</p></td><td><p>5,255</p></td><td><p>16,110</p></td><td><p>3,159</p></td><td><p>1,624</p></td><td><p>2,587</p></td><td><p>3,021</p></td><td><p>3,634</p></td><td><p>5,162</p></td><td><p>9,131</p></td><td><p>6,363</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of the loans advanced UK-wide since April 2010, the total amount of principal repaid to date is £3,653 million.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 14:10:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1147742

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Women in Finance Charter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many organisations in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber, (b) London and (c) the UK have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter; and how many workers in each such area are covered under that Charter.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	293647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter reflects our ambition to see an improved gender balance in the financial services industry. Charter signatories have committed to implement strategic actions to improve their gender balance at a senior level.</p><p> </p><p>To date, over 350 financial services firms have signed the Charter, covering over 800,000 people. Of these, around two thirds of signatories have headquarters in London and around one third have headquarters elsewhere in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We only hold information on the location of each signatory’s headquarters and so we are unable to provide an estimate of how many workers in each area are covered by the Charter. For example, some of the signatory organisations headquartered in London will have locations in other areas of the country. Of the over 1 million people employed in the financial and insurance sector in the UK, 63% work outside London.</p><p> </p><p>Our second annual review of the Women in Finance Charter was published on 14 March 2019 and demonstrated that 72% of signatories had increased the proportion of women in senior management over that period. Firms who have been signed up for two years made more progress in the second year than in the first. We are in the process of gathering data for the third annual review which I hope will show further progress.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 14:11:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1147743

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of economic effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and whether that assessment has changed compared with assessments made before 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	293648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We would prefer to leave with a deal, and we continue to work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is turbocharging preparations to ensure we are ready to leave with or without a deal on 31 October, and all necessary funds will be made available.</p><p> </p><p>The fundamentals of the British economy are strong – real wages are growing; employment is at a record high and the unemployment rate is at a historic low.</p><p> </p><p>Short-term forecasting is undertaken by the Office for Budget Responsibility in line with its statutory duty. In line with its remit, the OBR’s forecasts include the economic and fiscal impact of government policy on EU exit where the effects can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England has provided analysis of the EU exit impacts on the UK economy consistent with its responsibilities on monetary policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 14:08:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1147849

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Low Pay: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle low pay amongst workers aged 21 and below.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	293695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Each year the Government asks the Low Pay Commission to recommend minimum wage rates for younger people that are as high as possible without damaging their employment prospects. All the National Minimum Wage rates for younger workers saw above inflation increases in April 2019. The Low Pay Commission will make recommendations for the April 2020 rates later in the autumn. Alongside changes to the minimum wage, the Government is taking action to support young people to gain the skills they need to succeed in the labour market, including the rollout of T Levels from September 2020, which will provide students with clear pathways to a well-paid skilled job.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 14:19:02 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1147878

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase the transparency of banks' investments, in particular the financing of arms, pesticides, plastic packaging and fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	293483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016 require banks to disclose the impact of their activities on social and environmental matters.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government launched in July its Green Finance Strategy with the ambition to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth. In the Strategy, the Government set an expectation that all listed companies and large asset owners, including banks, will make disclosures in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures by 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 14:05:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1147948

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: VAT
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 reviewing reduced VAT on heating fuels deriving from fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	293486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to increase the rate of VAT on fuels used for household energy.</p><p> </p><p>However, all taxes are kept under review and decisions on tax are considered as part of the normal fiscal policy making process.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/10/2019 07:57:46 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1148060

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of tax and duty owed by Thomas Cook at the time of their entry into administration; and what assessment they have made of whether there is any prospect of recovering the amount owed or any proportion thereof.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL17988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not disclose details of their work on the tax affairs of particular taxpayers<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 12:04:07 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1147450

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in the US Administration on the creation of accidental Americans through the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	292963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the US government to determine how US tax obligations are calculated. This includes how these obligations apply to people born in the US. The US has a long-standing policy of taxing on the basis of citizenship rather than residence. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is a reporting mechanism that obliges financial institutions to report the details of US citizens to the US. UK Government officials continue to actively and regularly engage with their US counterparts regarding US citizens who are resident in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:45:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1147455

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department, when he plans to respond to the letter of 10 December 2018 from the hon. Member for North Durham to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on Landfill Tax Fraud.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	292856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>I can assure the Hon. Member for North Durham that a response to this letter has now been issued. I would like to apologise for the delay, which was due to an administrative error.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2019 14:07:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1147520

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his officials had with the Insolvency Service on the draft Finance Bill 2019-20 prior to its publication on 11 July 2019; and whether views were sought on the policy to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	292832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.</p><p> </p><p>This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 292833 292834 292835 question first answered 08/10/2019 07:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey