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1399796

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Brexit
	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 the UK leaving the EU on unemployment levels.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	98260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The free trade agreement with the EU is the first the EU has ever reached based on zero tariffs and zero quotas, supporting families and businesses in every part of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Labour market data since January 2020 has been affected significantly by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and does not provide an indication of the effect of leaving the EU on unemployment or average earnings.</p><p>According to the latest Office for National Statistics nominal average weekly earnings stood at £586 in October 21. Unemployment stood at 1.4 million in the 3m to October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 98261 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:33:39 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1399799

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Average Earnings: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the UK leaving the EU has had on average earnings.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	98261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The free trade agreement with the EU is the first the EU has ever reached based on zero tariffs and zero quotas, supporting families and businesses in every part of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Labour market data since January 2020 has been affected significantly by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and does not provide an indication of the effect of leaving the EU on unemployment or average earnings.</p><p>According to the latest Office for National Statistics nominal average weekly earnings stood at £586 in October 21. Unemployment stood at 1.4 million in the 3m to October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 98260 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:33:39 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226713

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Publications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in his Department worked on the (a) content and (b) distribution of his Department's internal newsletter entitled, No.11 in May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	77576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This newsletter is a political publication, with no involvement from or costs incurred by Treasury departmental civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 77577 77578 question first answered 03/09/2020 14:43:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226714

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Publications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost in staff hours of work on his Department's internal newsletter entitled, No. 11 in May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	77577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This newsletter is a political publication, with no involvement from or costs incurred by Treasury departmental civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 77576 77578 question first answered 03/09/2020 14:43:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226715

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Publications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the full list of recipients of his Department's internal newsletter entitled, No. 11 in May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	77578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This newsletter is a political publication, with no involvement from or costs incurred by Treasury departmental civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 77576 77577 question first answered 03/09/2020 14:43:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490118

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ABN AMRO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to publish any assessment his Department made of (a) TCI interactions with ABN Amro in 2007 and (b) the subsequent takeover by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not routinely monitor the shareholdings of private-sector firms, and has not made an estimate of the amount of shares held by the TCI hedge fund in NatWest Group (previously the Royal Bank of Scotland). I am also not aware of any HM Treasury assessments of TCI interactions with ABN Amro or the subsequent takeover by RBS.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38639 question first answered 25/07/2022 15:17:49 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490119

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: TCI Fund Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of shares held by the TCI hedge fund in the Royal Bank of Scotland in each of the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not routinely monitor the shareholdings of private-sector firms, and has not made an estimate of the amount of shares held by the TCI hedge fund in NatWest Group (previously the Royal Bank of Scotland). I am also not aware of any HM Treasury assessments of TCI interactions with ABN Amro or the subsequent takeover by RBS.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38638 question first answered 25/07/2022 15:17:49 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490113

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Defaulters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mortgage defaults have occurred in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The latest available data from the Bank of England (published 14 June 2022) shows that the proportion of total mortgage loan balances with arrears in Q1 2022 was 0.82%, the lowest level since recording began in 2007. This is consistent with falling arrears levels over the previous 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with the regulators to monitor the resilience of mortgage borrowers and continues its efforts to support those in financial difficulty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government offers Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans to homeowners in receipt of an income-related benefit and protection in the courts under the Mortgage Pre-Action Protocol to help prevent repossession. This makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders. Any borrowers worried about their mortgage payments should make early contact with their lender to discuss the forbearance options available to them.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38634 question first answered 20/07/2022 13:56:08 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490114

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Defaulters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the mortgage default rate is in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The latest available data from the Bank of England (published 14 June 2022) shows that the proportion of total mortgage loan balances with arrears in Q1 2022 was 0.82%, the lowest level since recording began in 2007. This is consistent with falling arrears levels over the previous 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with the regulators to monitor the resilience of mortgage borrowers and continues its efforts to support those in financial difficulty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government offers Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans to homeowners in receipt of an income-related benefit and protection in the courts under the Mortgage Pre-Action Protocol to help prevent repossession. This makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders. Any borrowers worried about their mortgage payments should make early contact with their lender to discuss the forbearance options available to them.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38633 question first answered 20/07/2022 13:56:08 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1489188

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Exports: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of gas turbines that were exported to Russia during the 12 months before sanctions were imposed against that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	36743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website: <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>. From this website, it is also possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table</a>.</p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist with accessing published trade statistics data in the UK Global Tariff: <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Trade data about cars, gas turbines, packaged medicaments, and construction vehicles exported to Russia prior to sanctions being imposed is publicly available on: <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The site also contains a ‘Help’ function with information on how to extract trade data. Further assistance can also be obtained via the Customer Services team on phone number: 03000 594 250 or via email: <a href="mailto:uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 36742 36744 36745 question first answered 22/07/2022 10:28:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord