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443177

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority on that body's decision not to undertake its planned review of banking culture.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an independent regulator. Treasury Ministers had no discussions with the chairman before the FCA announced the decision to discontinue the review of banking culture included in the 2015-16 Business Plan. The FCA has set out in its published response to a Freedom of Information request, the dates when it communicated its decision to discontinue this review to other organisations. This response is available on the FCA website.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/01/2016 16:34:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

432901

registered interest
date	27/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish on his Department's website each of the representations his Department received on the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	18088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury received numerous representations ahead of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement. Some information, such as the results of the Public Sector Efficiency Challenge, has already been published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. It would not be appropriate to publish the details of all stakeholder representations online, as to do so might deter future representations, undermine future consultations and impinge upon ongoing policy considerations.</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-sector-efficiency-challenge-summary-of-responses-and-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-sector-efficiency-challenge-summary-of-responses-and-results</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/12/2015 17:54:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

432646

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the hypothecation of revenues raised from VAT on specific products for a specific purpose.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	17992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s spending priorities are not, in general, determined by the way in which the money is raised. All revenue received, in combination with the amount borrowed or repaid by the Government, contributes to the amount that the Government can spend in total. However, we will continue to look at each case on its merits.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/12/2015 13:04:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

432647

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the closure of the competition for carbon capture and storage projects was announced on a Stock Market news website on 25 November 2015, in advance of the Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	17999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, it was announced on the London Stock Exchange at 2:57pm on 25 November 2015 that HMG is not providing £1bn capital grant funding.</p><br /><p>We have not taken this decision lightly. However, this was a tight financial settlement and difficult decisions have had to be made. Support for the CCS competition projects has always been conditional on affordability and value for money.</p><br /><p>This decision means that the CCS Competition cannot proceed on its current basis. CCS has a potential role in the long-term decarbonisation of the UK and the government is engaging closely with the bidders on the implications of this decision for them.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

428299

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount received by the Treasury in profit from the Crown Estate was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	16419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested can be obtained from the Crown Estate’s annual report and accounts which are available on their website at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/financial-information/" target="_blank">http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/financial-information/</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2015 14:26:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

419866

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loan Guarantee Scheme: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the loan guarantee facility offered to Chinese nuclear companies in his announcement in Beijing on 21 September 2015 remains within the scope of the European Commission's state aid decision of 8 October 2014 concerning the Hinkley Point C project; and when the Government informed the Commission of that new loan guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s announcement on 21 September 2015 set out that the government and the Hinkley Point C project company had agreed the terms of a £2 billion guarantee through the UK Guarantees Scheme. This guarantee is the first tranche of debt guarantees that was approved as part of the European Commission’s approval of the wider support package for Hinkley Point C. The government is satisfied that the guarantee remains within the terms set out by the EU Commission.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/10/2015 15:08:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

419869

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Infrastructure Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what planning powers he plans to provide to the National Infrastructure Commission; and what the relationship is between the remit of that Commission and the powers exercised by the (a) devolved administrations and (b) Secretaries of State for (i) Transport, (ii) Energy and Climate Change and (iii) Communities and Local Government.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury will soon consult on what planning powers will be given to the National Infrastructure Commission, and on its remit.</p><br /><p>It will initially focus on areas of UK government competence. Where spending is devolved, it will be a matter for the devolved governments whether they wish to work with the Commission and how to respond to any recommendations it makes.</p><br /><p>The Commission will provide objective analysis and an independent view on infrastructure needs, but Government will retain the final say on policy and which projects receive government support in being delivered.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/10/2015 15:09:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416177

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6495, how much he forecasts will be collected from the bank levy in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The OBR has forecasted bank levy receipts as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £2.6 billion</p><p> </p><p>2019-20: £2.4 billion</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/09/2015 16:49:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416193

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the market before setting out the timetable for the recent sale of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the value for money to the public purse of that sale.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor received advice from UK Financial Investments (UKFI) that it would be appropriate to conduct the first sale of the government’s shareholdings in the Royal Bank of Scotland on 4 August 2015, based on the share price at the time, and the prevailing market conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chancellor received advice from HM Treasury that a sale would offer good value for money and meet all other requirements in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The sale raised £2.1 billion, which will be used to pay down the national debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The advice from UKFI and HM Treasury is available on the government’s website <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/09/2015 15:21:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416215

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses he has received to the letter sent by him to all public sector workers in August 2015 asking for ideas to reduce public sector expenditure to date.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>.</p><p>The Public Sector Efficiency Challenge survey closed on Friday 4 September and over 20,000 public sector employees gave us their ideas. The government will release further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/09/2015 16:38:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn