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1086661

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Finance
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 adequacy of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in helping domestic film production companies raise funding.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	230892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme was introduced in 2012 to support investment in very early-stage companies, which often struggle to access growth capital.</p><p> </p><p>As a non-sectoral scheme, no assessment has been made of the application of the SEIS to specific industries or sectors. Since its introduction, the scheme has helped over 8,000 companies from a range of industries to raise around £800 million in investment.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the importance of the film industry to the UK economy, which is why it offers specific support for the production of culturally British films. Last year alone the film tax relief provided support worth £469 million, in addition to nearly £70 million in direct funding.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2019 16:54:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1083542

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.16 of Budget 2018, what proportion of the £410 million for adult and children's social care will be allocated to children’s social care.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	229732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Autumn Budget 2018 provided a further £410 million in 2019-20 for adults and children’s social care. Where necessary, local councils should use this funding to ensure that adult social care pressures do not create additional demand on the NHS. Local councils can also use it to improve their social care offer for older people, people with disabilities and children.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/03/2019 14:08:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1063982

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support domestic film production companies to raise funding.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	223175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK film industry is a great success story, contributing an estimated £4 billion a year to the economy and supporting nearly 70,000 jobs. Last year the government provided £469 million worth of support through the film tax relief and almost £70 million in grant in aid and national lottery funding through the British Film Institute.</p><p> </p><p>The film tax relief supports the production of culturally British films. 2,420 films have benefitted from the film tax relief since it was introduced in 2007.</p><p> </p><p>The British Film Institute supports UK film production companies through the BFI Film Fund, investing in the production of films from adventurous storytellers, the BFI Locked Box initiative, enabling production companies to benefit from the success of their films, and the BFI Vision Awards, supporting new film producers to build their companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2019 10:12:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

999629

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taking to invest in infrastructure in the Clacton region.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	187158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making sure every area of the country has modern and efficient infrastructure. By the end of the parliament, public capital investment will reach levels not sustained in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>Essex will receive £19 million for local roads maintenance in 2018/19, and DfT has provided £4 million to Essex County Council for development funding for improvements to the A120. In the last 5 years access to Superfast Broadband in Clacton has risen from 77% to 98%.</p><p>The Budget announced new programmes delivered at the local level to address barriers to productivity and increased funding for existing programmes, including an additional £420 million in 2018/19 to tackle potholes, repair damaged roads, and invest in keeping bridges open and safe. The £675 million Future High Streets Fund will support and fund local areas’ plans to make their high streets and town centres fit for the future, and the Budget also announced £150 million funding pot for a new competition for small improvements projects such as roundabouts.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:47:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

901342

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to allow low income families to continue claiming child benefit if their child undertakes an apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	142930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit support parents with the extra costs of raising a child. Both are payable for children until 31st August following their 16th birthday. After this, the young person must satisfy additional conditions: they must remain in full-time, non-advanced education up to and including A-level/GNVQ level 3, or equivalent, or they must be undertaking a course of approved training. If a young person is undertaking a paid apprenticeship, or they are in training or education by virtue of a contract of employment, the family is no longer eligible.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 142931 question first answered 16/05/2018 13:13:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

901343

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credits: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to make low income families eligible for child tax credits if their child undertakes an apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	142931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit support parents with the extra costs of raising a child. Both are payable for children until 31st August following their 16th birthday. After this, the young person must satisfy additional conditions: they must remain in full-time, non-advanced education up to and including A-level/GNVQ level 3, or equivalent, or they must be undertaking a course of approved training. If a young person is undertaking a paid apprenticeship, or they are in training or education by virtue of a contract of employment, the family is no longer eligible.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 142930 question first answered 16/05/2018 13:13:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

891497

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Vocational Training: 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 application of VAT to providers of vocational training.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	138113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Under UK law, vocational training is VAT exempt where it is provided by specific eligible bodies, including universities, schools and certain not-for-profit institutions. The normal VAT rules apply the standard rate of 20% to most commercial providers of vocational training.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/05/2018 15:16:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

386524

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the budget of the Single Intelligence Account in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The budget for the SIA in 2015-16 was set at the Spending Review of 2013. In November 2014, in his response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, the Prime Minister announced an additional £130m over two years to address the increased threat of terrorism, including new funding to enhance our ability to monitor and disrupt self-starting terrorists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/07/2015 08:01:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175715

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Institutions: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on measures to reduce error in the accounts of the EU to a point at which they will not be qualified by the European Court of Auditors.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Financial management of the EU budget remains a serious concern for this Government. Council discussions are currently taking place on this important issue ahead of the vote on discharge of the 2013 EU budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with like-minded Member States to send a clear signal that financial management must improve and to call on the Commission and the European Court of Auditors to set out a strategy that will allow EU budget expenditure to be granted an unqualified Statement of Assurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell