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1141029

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding will be made available for policing in addition to that announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2019 Spring Statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>We are keeping our families, communities and country safe by making sure the police have the resources they need to carry out their vital work. We protected police funding in real terms at the Spending Review 2015. Recognising that the police are responding to a shift in demand, in 2019/20 we have: increased the Government’s core grant to police forces by £161m; and, allowed Police and Crime Commissioners to increase their council tax precept referendum principle to £24, which if used in full would raise £509m.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Spending Review will allow the government to consider its priorities across all spending.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/07/2019 10:31:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141039

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Cybersecurity
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 ensure banks are able to effectively tackle cybercrime.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	280460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to protect consumers and further improve the resilience of the finance sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Authorities (HM Treasury, the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority, and the Financial Conduct Authority) work together to assess, test and improve the operational resilience, including cyber resilience, of the finance sector.</p><p> </p><p>The finance sector also benefits from a dedicated team within the National Cyber Security Centre, who work closely with industry, the Financial Authorities, and the National Crime Agency to protect firms and provide support during incidents.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2018, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority published a joint Discussion Paper on an approach to improve the operational resilience, including cyber resilience, of firms and financial market infrastructures.</p><p> </p><p>It has also been made easier for customers to report fraud or cybercrime to law enforcement. Action Fraud is the UK’s reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, providing a central point of contact for information about fraud and financially motivated internet crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/07/2019 10:29:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1141192

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement a national infrastructure strategy to increase business growth after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>High quality infrastructure is crucial for supporting business growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in 2015 to provide impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges.</p><p> </p><p>The NIC published their first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) last year, setting out their assessment of the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs.</p><p> </p><p>The NIA made over 60 recommendations, and the Government is planning to respond in full to all of the recommendations through a National Infrastructure Strategy, to be published later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:29:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1140579

registered interest
date	19/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 271336, for what reasons his Department does not offer a payroll deduction service to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	279369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury explored the option of offering a credit union to staff, however due to lack of staff interest and other reward and benefit priorities it hasn’t been implemented.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/07/2019 14:20:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1140228

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) businesses and (b) companies (i) have an Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number, (ii) require an EORI number but do not have one and (iii) have applied for an EORI number and not received one.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	279012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Approximately 479,000 traders hold a live Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). It is not possible to provide a breakdown of this data.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of traders that would need a UK EORI number is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have issued UK EORI numbers to all traders who registered for a number and did not already possess one at the time of their registration.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/07/2019 12:24:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140330

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses his Department received to its consultation on restricting exit payments in the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	278975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The consultation received over 580 responses. We are currently analysing these and will produce a government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/07/2019 07:55:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1140446

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cross-Channel transport companies have (1) applied for, and (2) received, Economic Operator Registration and Identification numbers to enable cross-Channel transport after Brexit; and what percentage of cross-Channel unitised transport those companies represent.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL17279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, businesses will need to have a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number to trade goods in to or out of the UK. Since December 2018, through to 14 July 2019, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued 66,000 EORI numbers, which are still live. HMRC has issued UK EORI numbers to all traders who registered for a number and did not already possess one at the time of their registration. HMRC does not hold data on how many of these traders are cross-Channel transport companies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 11:17:36 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1140491

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ever formally reviewed the case for the UK establishing its own requirements for liquidity standards for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities at higher levels than specified by EU Directives; or whether the UK is currently bound by EU rules and cannot introduce higher standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL17324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to Lord Myners by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 11:17:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1140017

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase family benefits and tax credits in line with the cost of living; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL17252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor has made clear, the government has no intention of repeating the current freeze on working-age benefits, including family benefits and tax credits. From April next year, the government expect to resume increases to frozen benefits in line with CPI in the normal way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 11:15:21 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1140034

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lendy: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 19 June (HL16113), what discussions they have had with the Financial Conduct Authority about the case for that body to conduct an investigation into its decision to authorise Lendy when it had concerns about that firm’s compliance with minimum regulatory standards and the adequacy of disclosure to lenders; and what assessment they have made of the case for any such investigation to include whether any investors in Lendy (1) suffered losses as a result of that authorisation, and (2) are entitled to compensation from the FCA or another institution.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL17269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p>The operationally independent FCA’s investigation into the circumstances that led to the administration of Lendy is ongoing, and it would be inappropriate for Government to pre-empt its findings.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 11:10:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners