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1144647

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	Treasury: Billing
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 amount of money received at post office branches for the payment of bills to HM Treasury in each year from 2004 to 2014; and how many payments there were in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	286808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text In line with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) retention policy, figures are only held from 2009:<p> </p><p> </p><p>Year Volume Value</p><p>2009-2010 3,488,899 £2,954,071,169</p><p>2010-2011 3,043,659 £2,471,069,805</p><p>2011-2012 2,383,479 £2,424,727,453</p><p>2012-2013 2,363,532 £2,274,329,908</p><p>2013-2014 2,345,735 £2,094,782,172</p><p>2014-2015 2,220,883 £1,681,412,410</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 12:45:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1144649

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	Treasury: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department did not adopt Santander's new electronic bill payment service for post offices.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	286809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fully investigated all alternative bill payment options including the replacement product offered by Santander at the Post Office, and found in that case that it was not technically or financially viable. The new system using bar-coded bills is not compatible with HMRC’s unique customer reference numbers for their various tax regimes. These reference numbers are essential in order to manage HMRC’s millions of customers and ensure payments are credited to customers’ records correctly and as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 12:41:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1144727

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	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to expand the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	286605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting credit unions, which contribute to the diversity of the UK’s financial services sector and provide vital services to financially under-served communities.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced a pilot of a new prize-linked savings scheme offered through credit unions. This will support the credit union sector through increased membership, awareness and deposits, as well as encouraging participants to build up savings to help them cope with financial shocks.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018 the Chancellor also announced a new £2 million challenge fund to promote innovative solutions from the UK’s Fintech sector to address challenges faced by social and community lenders, including credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2019 the Government made it easier for Registered Social Landlords to refer tenants to social and community lenders, including credit unions. This should help encourage Registered Social Landlords to grow and develop existing new partnerships with credit unions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/09/2019 11:38:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1144732

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	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2019 to Question 281813, Infrastructure, how much funding has been allocated to the delivery of the National Infrastructure Strategy in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	286813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Strategy is due to be published later in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a number of major steps to increase infrastructure investment in recent years. The Treasury introduced the £37bn National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) to establish additional capital spending for areas critical for improving productivity, including economic infrastructure, R&amp;D and housing. Transport investment will increase by 50% from 2015 to 2020. And more broadly, public sector net investment is due to reach levels not sustained in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in Spending Round 2019, the Government will announce its ambitious plans for future capital spending later in the autumn, alongside publication of the National Infrastructure Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 12:48:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1144765

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	Buildings: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral statement of 4 September 2019 entitled, Spending Round 2019, what proportion of the £24 million additional funding for the Building Safety Programme to support the new building safety regime will be provided to (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to support the data collection exercise on external wall systems in high rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	286844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Spending Round confirmed that the Government will provide £24m of additional funding for the Building Safety Programme in 2020/21 to help prevent a tragedy like Grenfell happening again. Further to this, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed that an additional £4m of funding will be made available in 2019/20 to support LAs in the data collection exercise on external wall systems in high rise buildings.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/09/2019 09:43:38 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1144823

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	Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 4 September 2019, what steps he plans to take to ensure that a review into the 2019 Loan Charge is independent of (a) his Department and (b) HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	286781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government will set out details of the review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 286783 question first answered 09/09/2019 12:53:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1144826

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	Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 4 September 2019, whether he plans to suspend the collection of settlements in relation to the 2019 Loan Charge while a review is being undertaken.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	286782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister on 4 September 2019 announced that the Government will undertake a thorough review of the loan charge. The Government will set out further details shortly and HMRC will confirm the next steps for those affected soon afterwards.</p><p> </p><p>No settlements have been suspended and the loan charge remains in force. HMRC have paused in finalising new settlements, while details of the review are being confirmed. Those who have settled their disguised remuneration scheme use and have agreed a payment plan with HMRC should continue to pay their settlements in line with their contract agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 12:29:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1144829

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	Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 4 September 2019, who will undertake the review of the Loan Charge, and what the timeframe is for that review.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	286783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government will set out details of the review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 286781 question first answered 09/09/2019 12:53:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1144863

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	Carbon Emissions: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the spending round statement on 4 September 2019, what the value is of the planned additional capital investments in decarbonisation in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	286690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>This Spending Round provides significant additional resource (£30m) for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to accelerate progress on developing decarbonisation schemes that will help the UK toward its Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS decarbonisation programmes already have capital budgets set for 2020/2021. Further detail on how the UK will make progress towards this ambitious target will be set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 10:08:16 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1144864

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	Environment Protection: Finance
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 amount of funding allocated to (a) decarbonisation and (b) protecting and enhancing biodiversity and the natural environment in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	286691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The government uses a range of policy levers – including spending – to achieve its environmental objectives while growing the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy set out significant investment by the Government in clean growth including £2.5 billion to support low carbon innovation from 2015-2021, £1 billion to support the uptake of ultra-low emissions vehicles and £4.5bn to support development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive. At Spring Statement there were a number of environmental announcements, including a new Review on the Economics of Biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Spending Round provides additional funding for decarbonisation, air quality, and biodiversity including £30m for BEIS to accelerate progress on decarbonisation schemes and £30m for DEFRA to protect and enhance biodiversity. Most programmes already have capital budgets set for 2020/2021. We will set out further details of our plans for decarbonisation in the infrastructure strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 10:10:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas