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1144964

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the correspondence between the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and HMRC on support to SMEs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	287568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions and correspondence are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:00:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1144998

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure a long-term approach to infrastructure investment as recommended in the National Infrastructure Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	287583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As set out in Spending Round 2019, the Government will announce its ambitious plans for future capital spending later in the autumn, including through the publication of the National Infrastructure Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>This Strategy will set out the Government’s plans to deliver a step change in infrastructure investment to support the UK economy and will provide the Government’s official response to the National Infrastructure Assessment, which set out an assessment of the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:00:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1145033

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a fixed proportion of road tax receipts for the repair of roads.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	287534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering its commitment to hypothecate English Vehicle Excise Duty to roads spending, and has announced that the National Roads Fund will be £28.8 billion between 2020-25. From this, we expect £25.3 billion to be spent on the Road Investment Strategy 2, which will repair, renew and enhance the Strategic Road Network. The remaining £3.5 billion will be spent on local roads, with major structural renewals eligible for funding.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this, we have allocated £6.6 billion between 2015 and 2021 to local highway authorities in England, outside London, for highways maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 15:26:05 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145034

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a fixed proportion of fuel duty receipts for the repair of roads.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	287535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Fuel Duty receipts are collected for the consolidated fund. However, all English Vehicle Excise Duty revenues will be set aside for the £28.8bn National Roads Fund from 2020 to provide long term certainty for roads investment.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 15:23:59 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145050

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on house prices on Teesside of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	287605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes monthly data on house prices by region. We have been very clear that we are focused on getting a deal, and hope that the EU will agree to negotiate changes to the withdrawal agreement. The fundamentals of the British economy are strong – wages are growing, employment is at a record high and the unemployment rate is at a historic low. Furthermore, we will continue to closely monitor any developments in economic risks to firms, sectors, and regions.</p><p>The Government and the Bank of England have the policy tools available, and are ready to deliver the necessary response to a No Deal exit.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/09/2019 13:58:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1145054

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exchange Rates
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 the exchange rate of Sterling with the Euro in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	287609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It is not appropriate for the government to comment on specific currency market movements.</p><p> </p><p>The government accepts the market-based price of sterling and does not have a view on what level this should be. Moreover, speculating on the value of sterling could hurt confidence in our macroeconomic framework.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that the UK’s macroeconomic framework is based on an inflation target, and it is for the independent Monetary Policy Committee to set monetary policy to meet this target.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/09/2019 14:00:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1145130

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football Pools: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the equity of the level of tax on the football pools industry.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	287560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The football pools industry is subject to Pool Betting Duty (PBD). PBD also covers a range of gambling activity beyond the football pools. PBD is charged at 15% on gross profits (stakes minus prizes), which is the same rate as for general betting. This has been constant since 2002.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and the rate of PBD is considered as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 15:31:25 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1145224

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Intellectual Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their report Getting smart about intellectual property and other intangibles in the public sector, published in October 2018, which department will be responsible for the proposal to "design and implement best practice protocols for development, protection and commercialisation of public sector knowledge assets".
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL17751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Knowledge Assets team, based in HM Treasury but supported by a range of departments, is working with strategic partners to develop an implementation strategy which is aligned with related policy and institutions across the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The implementation strategy remains in development and it is the intention to publish it later this year. It will respond to each of the ten recommendations made in the 2018 Budget report ‘Getting smart about intellectual property and other intangibles in the public sector’, including questions of future departmental responsibilities and reporting.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 15:43:36 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1144600

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
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, what plans he has to introduce tax relief to small businesses to encourage those businesses to pay the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	286751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for setting legal minimum wage floors which protect vulnerable low paid workers. We are proud to have introduced The National Living Wage, which increased again in April to £8.21. We commend employers who pay more when they can afford to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the tax system under review, and since 2010 has taken a range of actions to support small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The corporation tax rate has been lowered from 19%, businesses have been entitled to the Employment Allowance, 100% Small Business Rate Relief has been made permanent and the Government has doubled the rateable value threshold for 100% relief, meaning more than 675,000 of the smallest businesses do not pay business rates at all.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:07:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1144601

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a refund for higher stamp duty after the sale of a principle home will be granted in the event that the deadline for reclaiming stamp duty has passed due to technical issues at HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	286752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Where an individual meets the conditions for requesting a refund of the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax, following the sale of their previous main residence, they must do so within a prescribed time limit.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual’s refund is delayed by an HMRC technical issue, the individual would need to include information and evidence about that issue so that HMRC can consider those circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:07:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon