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date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have benefited from the Help to Buy ISA in (a) north east Scotland and (b) West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine; and what the cost to the public purse was of that policy in those areas since the introduction of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	281795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text We do not hold Help to Buy: ISA data specifically for the North East of Scotland or West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine. However, since the introduction of the scheme, the number of First Time Buyers that have benefitted from the Help to Buy: ISA in Scotland is 20,921, with 629 being in Aberdeenshire. The value of the bonuses paid to help people onto the housing ladder in Scotland is £23,230,645 and of this, £738,986 worth of bonuses were paid in Aberdeenshire.<p> </p>This information is available in the Help to Buy: ISA accompanying tables as of March 2019 available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-isa-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2015-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-isa-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2015-to-march-2019</a> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/09/2019 10:03:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

938631

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to hold discussions with the Scottish Government on economic growth in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	163177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on matters of importance to both the Scottish and UK economies, and plan to have further discussions in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/07/2018 14:19:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

895506

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Oil: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on introducing a transferable tax history mechanism for oil producers for deals that complete on or after 1 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	140188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, the government will introduce a Transferable Tax History for oil &amp; gas companies. This will give investors in UK oil and gas fields certainty that they will be able to get tax relief for decommissioning assets, and encourage new investment.</p><p> </p><p>This mechanism will be available for deals where the transfer of the licence has been approved by the Oil &amp; Gas Authority on or after 1 November 2018. This was set out in “An outline of transferable tax history”, published alongside the Budget:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-outline-of-transferrable-tax-history</p><p> </p><p>Draft legislation will be published in the next couple of months for technical consultation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/05/2018 14:00:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

874721

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to meet with representatives of the Scottish Government to discuss economic growth in (a) Scotland and (b) UK.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	135022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury regularly engages with Scottish Government ministers through a number of forums, including the Finance Ministers’ Quadrilateral and the Joint Exchequer Committee process.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to delivering economic growth across the UK. At Autumn Budget 2017, Scotland benefitted from a £2 billion boost to the Scottish Government’s budget and further targeted support. This included introducing a Transferable Tax History mechanism, which will encourage new investment in the oil industry, and opening negotiations for a Borderlands Growth Deal. The Prime Minister also recently announced the UK Government would formally begin talks for an Ayrshire Growth Deal.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the UK Government has committed almost £1 billion to Scottish City Deals and will continue to support the Tay Cities and Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Deals announced at Spring Budget 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/04/2018 10:52:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

874722

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the taxation policies of the (a) Government and (b) Scottish Government on economic growth.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	135023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government has had control over all rates and thresholds of non-savings, non-dividends income tax in Scotland since April 2017. It is for the Scottish Government to decide how to use their tax powers to support the Scottish economy.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will continue to operate a balanced approach between returning the public finances to a sustainable position while helping households and businesses, supporting our world class public services, and investing in Britain’s future. This has allowed us to cut the corporation tax to the lowest in the G20 and raise the personal allowance, saving a typical basic rate taxpayer over £1000 a year compared to 2010, and taking 1.2 million people out of income tax altogether.</p><p> </p><p>This has supported the strong economy: the deficit has been cut by three quarters from its peak and there are over 3 million more people in employment since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/04/2018 10:48:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie