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1006690

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Premium Bonds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total value of unclaimed Premium Bond prizes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
	uin	HL11470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 337,279 unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes worth £19,553,650.</p><p> </p><p>Premium Bond holders can check if they have any unclaimed prizes on NS&amp;I’s website www.nsandi.com/do-i-have-any-unclaimed-prizes</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 15:27:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1006691

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Premium Bonds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bond holders own the maximum quantity of Premium Bonds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
	uin	HL11471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>As of 8 November 2018, 517,629 customers hold the maximum £50,000 investment in Premium Bonds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 15:25:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1006692

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Premium Bonds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the age profile of Premium Bond holders.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
	uin	HL11472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Premium Bonds have been on sale since 1956 and for several years customers were not required to provide personal information such as their date of birth. This information is now required from Premium Bonds customers. The age profile of Premium Bond holders where it does hold their date of birth is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age (years)</p></td><td><p>Customers (number)</p></td><td><p>Customers (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>767,730</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-24</p></td><td><p>650,048</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>1,239,173</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>1,642,628</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>2,392,024</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-64</p></td><td><p>2,131,474</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65-74</p></td><td><p>1,879,853</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;74</p></td><td><p>1,492,691</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>8,734,883</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 15:25:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1005995

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence additional funding to enhance further education training in digital capability.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will introduce an entitlement to full funding for basic digital courses from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to undertake improved digital courses based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for the English and maths adult entitlements, the new basic digital skills entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, we will continue to support the provision of basic digital skills training for adults in colleges and community learning centres across England through the Adult Education Budget and other programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005996

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
	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 potential merits of using revenue from the online sales tax to support high streets.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, a support package worth £1.5 billion that aims to help high streets and town centres in England to evolve and adapt to changing consumer demands.</p><p> </p><p>This support includes a two-year business rates cut of one third to the bills of small retailers, a £675m Future High Streets Fund to support high streets to evolve, and planning reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The measures apply to England. The UK Government is providing Barnett consequential funding to the Devolved Administrations so that they may offer similar support if they wish.</p>At the Budget, the government announced a Digital Services Tax. This is not a tax on online sales but a tax on the revenues of certain digital business activities which derive value from UK users. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:17:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005998

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will consider further tax breaks for micro businesses and small business to enable those businesses to take on more employees.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the UK’s 5.7 million small and medium businesses play a vital role in the economy, employing 16.1 million people.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2014, businesses and charities have been entitled to the Employment Allowance (EA) to reduce their employer NICs bill every year to enable them to grow and hire new staff. The EA was increased in 2015 to £3,000 per employer and from April 2020 will be targeted at the smallest businesses, who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:39:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1006003

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news report entitled Raising motorway speed limit could boost economy, Treasury Minister says on Tory conference fringe, published by the Mirror in October 2018, whether the Chief Secretary's comments that raising the speed limit to 80 mph would increase national productivity represented Government policy.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	190758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>These comments did not represent current government policy. The government is committed to increasing national productivity, and is exploring transport’s full potential to enable this.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/11/2018 15:55:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1006028

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has made in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	190947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has non-disclosure agreements with some private sector organisations. Confidentiality requirements are a common element of contractual obligations and are used by departments to protect commercial considerations; to reflect the sensitive nature of some discussions; and to facilitate conversations that otherwise may not have been able to take place, due to concerns around sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, HM Treasury and the UK Government as a whole continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2018 14:54:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1006094

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Customs
	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 effect on SMEs in Kent of making customs declarations for the first time in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	190735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains confident of agreeing a mutually advantageous deal with the EU. However, we understand that if in the unlikely event that the UK leaves without a deal, customs declarations will become a new obligation for UK-EU trade which could affect many small and medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to engage with businesses and their representative trade bodies and undertakes further specific engagement to understand how they will be affected by these new obligations. HMRC has written to 145,000 traders over the VAT threshold who currently only trade with the EU to help them plan for a no deal scenario. Alongside this, HMT and HMRC are supporting the intermediaries sector to expand ahead of March 19, so that they can provide services to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:09:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

1006098

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's definition is of privately financed in relation to infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	190874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Private finance is a way to deliver infrastructure projects in which the private sector invests equity and/or lends in order to facilitate the development, delivery, and/or operation of a project, asset or entity with the expectation of earning a return on the investment.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 13:38:37 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park