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794354

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.4 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how his Department plans to address the productivity gap in the North East compared to other regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>This government places addressing the UK’s productivity challenge at the heart of its economic plan. As set out in the Budget 2017, the government will drive productivity and growth in every region of the UK by investing in infrastructure, developing skills, supporting business and devolving powers. Those going into technical education in the North East will benefit from the nationwide investment of up to £20m to prepare for T Levels. The Autumn Budget also announced a £337 million investment to replace the Tyne &amp; Wear Metro rolling stock, and transport users in the Tees Valley Combined Authority will benefit from £59 million for investment in transport projects.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/11/2017 16:43:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794355

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.7 and 4.57 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what plans his Department has to ensure that the proposed new fleet of Metro rolling stock will be introduced onto the network by 2021.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £337m direct grant funding for a new Nexus Metro fleet and depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Metro is a critical part of both local transport provision and the wider economy in the region, and this investment will be a vital boost to the area, supporting access to employment, education and leisure.</p><p> </p><p>To achieve this result, the Department worked closely with HM Treasury. The committed funding is in response to a business case from the North East Combined Authority. Nexus will manage procurement, delivery and rollout of the new fleet of trains and will report progress to the joint DfT-Nexus programme board throughout this process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 11:58:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794357

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.57 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the National Productivity Investment Fund will be allocated to improving the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £337m direct grant funding for a new Nexus Metro fleet and depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Metro is a critical part of both local transport provision and the wider economy in the region, and this investment will be a vital boost to the area, supporting access to employment, education and leisure. All of this funding is from the National Productivity Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:21:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794359

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.27 of the Autumn Budget 2017, whether her Department plans to work with employers in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, and (c) the North East on how the apprenticeship levy can be spent to support productivity in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The department maintains regular dialogue with employers and representative bodies across England regarding apprenticeship reforms. We will provide assistance with any questions or concerns they have primarily through the National Apprenticeship Service.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/12/2017 13:56:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794364

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.43 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the additional funding to tackle potholes in England will be allocated to projects in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority and (c) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The allocation of the additional £46 million funding for repairing potholes as announced in the Autumn Budget 2017 to individual local highway authorities will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is in addition to over £6 billion funding the Department for Transport is providing between 2015 to 2016 to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to help improve road condition, including repairing potholes. This funding includes £250 million to as part of the Pothole Action Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:24:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794369

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what the ratio is of average house price and average worker’s salary in the North East; and what the home ownership rate has been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics holds data on the ratio of average house prices to average worker's salaries. This can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian</a></p><p>The home ownership rate for the North East since 2010 is shown below. Data on home ownership is not available below the regional level.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>owner occupiers as a proportion of all households</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DCLG, English Housing Survey.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/12/2017 14:09:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794371

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.5 of the Autumn Budget 2017, if his Department will make an estimate of how many first-time buyers will benefit from the proposed relief to Stamp Duty Land Tax to help young people buy their first home in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of purchases benefitting from the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers in the North East is estimated to be 7,000 in 2018-19. The number of purchases benefitting in England is estimated to be 205,000 in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is unable to provide estimates for first time buyers at a constituency or local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/12/2017 14:16:39 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794372

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.4 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of that additional NHS funding in England will be allocated to South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Budget announcement was made on 22 November 2017 containing £3.5 billion of capital investment for buildings and facilities in the National Health Service in England by 2022-23, including £2.6 billion for locally-led Sustainability and Transformation Plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provisionally allocated over £200 million to 12 of the highest quality schemes subject to business case approval. Neither South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust or City Hospitals Sunderland are in the 12 initial schemes, details of which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-local-groups-of-nhs-organisations-sustainability-and-transformation-partnerships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-local-groups-of-nhs-organisations-sustainability-and-transformation-partnerships</a></p><p>The Department is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the detail around how the further funding will be allocated to local areas.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 115346 question first answered 01/12/2017 12:31:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794373

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships: Tyne and Wear
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.8 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the £2.6 billion funding will be allocated as part of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans to (a) South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust and (b) City Hospitals Sunderland.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Budget announcement was made on 22 November 2017 containing £3.5 billion of capital investment for buildings and facilities in the National Health Service in England by 2022-23, including £2.6 billion for locally-led Sustainability and Transformation Plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provisionally allocated over £200 million to 12 of the highest quality schemes subject to business case approval. Neither South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust or City Hospitals Sunderland are in the 12 initial schemes, details of which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-local-groups-of-nhs-organisations-sustainability-and-transformation-partnerships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-local-groups-of-nhs-organisations-sustainability-and-transformation-partnerships</a></p><p>The Department is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the detail around how the further funding will be allocated to local areas.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 115345 question first answered 01/12/2017 12:31:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794374

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 6.8 of the Autumn Budget 2017, whether the Government plans to commit to funding pay awards for public sector workers other than NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government funds pay awards for all public sector workers. In September it was announced Prison Officers would see an above 1% rise for 2017/18, funded from the Ministry of Justice budget. In the NHS specifically, there are unique pressures this year: there are more operations than ever and more people going to A&amp;E than ever. That’s why we’re giving the NHS as a whole additional funding, with the potential for extra funding for pay.</p><p> </p><p>For all workforces in 2018/19, PRBs will look at the evidence and make recommendations in the Spring/Summer.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/12/2017 13:23:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn