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1046791

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to support freelance financial service providers following the recent IR35 changes which stipulate they will now be classed as employees of a company.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	211930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules (sometimes known as IR35) only affect people working like employees and through a company. They do not affect the genuinely self-employed and do not focus on specific trades or professions.</p><p> </p><p>The announced extension to the private sector, and the recent reform in the public sector, do not change the employment status of freelance financial service providers. As in all cases, whether they are employed, or self-employed, depends on the facts of their working arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The recent changes to the off-payroll working rules in the public sector, shifted responsibility for assessing the individual’s employment status from the individual’s company to the public authority. At Budget 2018, the Government announced its plans to extend this reform to the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will provide further detailed guidance and support, to help business and individuals implement the reform, before it takes effect in April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/01/2019 17:15:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1046825

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of cash machines on high streets in the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	211637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an estimate of the number of cash machines on high streets in the UK in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses; and continues to engage with the regulators and industry in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015, with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users. The PSR is, therefore, closely monitoring developments within ATM provision. It has recently used its powers to ensure LINK meets its commitment on maintaining the broad geographical spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p><p> </p><p>Statistical data on the number of ATMs is publicly available on the LINK website. This includes data on the number of ATMs across the UK, both free-to-use and pay-to-use, since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/01/2019 14:12:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1046839

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the regional spread of household debt since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	211640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) routinely produces estimates of household debt in the UK, at an aggregate level.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on regional household debt, covering the period 2014 to 2016, shows that median household financial debt in the South East is the largest of any English region, while the West Midlands is the lowest. In the UK as a whole, household debt-to-income was 139% in Q3 2018. This remains significantly below the pre-crisis peak of 160% in Q1 2008. Debt interest payments as a share of income remain low by historical standards and below pre-crisis levels. Household net financial wealth as a proportion of income remains close to record highs and above pre-crisis levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/01/2019 14:16:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1046965

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse from the increase in (a) vehicle excise duty and (b) benefit-in-kind for diesel vehicles since April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	211875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Any diesel car that is not certified to the Real Driving Emissions 2 (RDE2) standard is liable to pay a diesel supplement on its Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax rate.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the government published an OBR certified costing of the diesel supplement changes. In 2018-19, these changes are expected to raise £220 million, with this revenue being used to pay for a Clean Air Fund to help English local authorities with the most challenging pollution problems. Aside from the diesel supplement, VED rates for cars, vans and motorbikes increased by RPI in 2018-19 maintaining receipts in real terms.</p><p> </p><p>The costings can be accessed at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661428/Autumn_Budget_Policy_costings_document_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661428/Autumn_Budget_Policy_costings_document_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/01/2019 16:16:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1046036

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on funding for additional domestic medical student places.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	211256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering on its commitment to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places. Around 630 have taken up places on medical courses in September 2018, bringing the total intake for 2018/19 to 6,701 - the highest on record. A further 690 will be available to students in 2019/20 and the remaining 180 places will be available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS has established a national workforce group, which will look at the future medical workforce as part of delivering on the workforce aims set out in the Long-Term Plan. The NHS will publish a detailed workforce implementation plan in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 211257 211258 question first answered 28/01/2019 12:04:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

1046037

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funding for additional domestic medical student places to meet NHS demand.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	211257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering on its commitment to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places. Around 630 have taken up places on medical courses in September 2018, bringing the total intake for 2018/19 to 6,701 - the highest on record. A further 690 will be available to students in 2019/20 and the remaining 180 places will be available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS has established a national workforce group, which will look at the future medical workforce as part of delivering on the workforce aims set out in the Long-Term Plan. The NHS will publish a detailed workforce implementation plan in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 211256 211258 question first answered 28/01/2019 12:04:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

1046040

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to ensure that the UK has the ability to train the medical students it needs to supply NHS workforce requirements.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	211258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering on its commitment to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places. Around 630 have taken up places on medical courses in September 2018, bringing the total intake for 2018/19 to 6,701 - the highest on record. A further 690 will be available to students in 2019/20 and the remaining 180 places will be available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS has established a national workforce group, which will look at the future medical workforce as part of delivering on the workforce aims set out in the Long-Term Plan. The NHS will publish a detailed workforce implementation plan in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 211256 211257 question first answered 28/01/2019 12:05:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

1046064

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Respite Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to included the debts owed to (a) HMRC, and (b) other government bodies in the Breathing Space scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	211178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a consultation on a single policy proposal for the breathing space scheme in October 2018. The consultation proposed that as wide a range of an individual’s personal debts as possible would be included in the scheme, including certain tax and benefit debts.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closes on 29 January and the Government intends to confirm its approach to these aspects of the scheme in its response.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/01/2019 14:14:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1046136

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people subject to the 2019 Loan Charge were contractors who were contracted to (a) HMRC, (b) a Government Department, (c) a local authority and (d) another public sector body for some or all of the period of the contract the renumeration for which is now subject to the Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	211081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid, ‘disguised remuneration’ (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has never endorsed or participated in disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes. It is possible for contractors to use disguised remuneration without the participation or knowledge of their engager. As a contracting authority, the majority of HMRC’s contracts are via an agency and use the Crown Commercial Service’s framework contracts, or service contracts with contracted suppliers. Any contractor identified in the course of HMRC’s compliance work as using a tax avoidance scheme would be investigated in the same way as any other contractor.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that up to 50,000 individuals will be affected by the 2019 loan charge. The loan charge applies to all users of DR tax avoidance schemes. It does not single out a specific group or industry. Further information on who the charge affects can be found in HMRC’s issue briefing at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-disguised-remuneration-charge-on-loans</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/01/2019 17:37:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1045497

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	City Deals and Local Growth Deals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the Government's Growth Deal announcements in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 that included allocated funding for (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	210500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government has agreed six City and Growth Deals in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 the government announced the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Deal and Swansea City Deal. In 2018 the government announced the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Deal, Tay Cities Deal, North Wales Growth Deal and Belfast City Region Deal.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to agree Growth Deals for the Borderlands, Ayrshire, Moray, Mid Wales and Derry/Londonderry City Region.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 13:04:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas