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76695

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Nationwide Building Society: Cheshire Building Society
	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 potential merger or amalgamation of Nationwide and Cheshire Building Society; and what effect such a move will have on the shareholders of that institution.
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	uin	204784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>Nationwide Building Society and Cheshire Building Society merged on 15 December 2008. Information about Nationwide's plans to integrate its regional building society brands into the ‘Nationwide' brand is available from the Nationwide website, www.nationwide.co.uk. This is a business decision for Nationwide, and it is accountable to its members in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/07/2014 14:07:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 10165 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

76637

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in encouraging public sector pension funds in the United Kingdom to amalgamate to achieve greater purchasing power.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has recently conducted a consultation on structural reform in the Local Government Pension Scheme for England &amp; Wales, the UK’s largest funded public service pension scheme. The consultation sets out a package of proposals for greater collaboration between funds in order to secure cost savings and efficiencies. The Government will carefully consider respondents’ views and publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 22/07/2014 14:33:25 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

76655

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Advice Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Money Advice Service has made on launching a price comparison website for short term loans.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	204984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Money Advice Service (MAS) is an independent non-governmental public body set up with a statutory objective to raise public understanding and knowledge of financial matters and the ability of people to manage their own financial affairs.</p><p>The Government is not aware that MAS has any imminent plans to launch a price comparison website for short term loans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/07/2014 16:38:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

76686

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Ministers: Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many journeys Ministers of his Department have made using the Government Car Service; and how many such journeys were for the transportation of a red box.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	204946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not keep a record of Ministers’ individual car journeys.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/08/2014 09:45:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

76687

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has spent per capita on infrastructure in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	204876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 Total identifiable expenditure on capital services by country and region, per head 2008-09 to 2012-13</strong></p><p>Please see attached infrastructure table.</p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p>Expenditure data is taken from the Country and Regional Analyses 2013. In order to calculate per head figures the latest mid-year population estimates; for England and Wales from the ONS; for Scotland from the GRO and; for Northern Ireland from the NISRA.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/07/2014 15:18:11 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander attachment 1 file name infrastructure table.doc title infrastructure table previous answer version 10168 answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

76691

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff based in Northern Ireland who are scheduled to face voluntary redundancy in the current financial year will be considered for redeployment to work in the Passport Office.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	204851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not offered any voluntary redundancies in Northern Ireland in the current financial year. However, this cannot be ruled out in the future if redeployment options cannot be found for staff in need of new roles. Civil Service departments will work together to do all they can to redeploy staff who have formally been declared surplus.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Tax staff in Londonderry and Enniskillen entered HMRC's Redeployment Pool in early June. People in the Redeployment Pool have priority status when applying for roles on level transfer across HMRC and the wider Civil Service, maximising their opportunity for a new job at their current grade.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, people working in Enquiry Centres across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, who have not secured a role in the new service have also entered the Redeployment Pool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>None of HMRC's lines of business intend to remain in Custom House, Newry, and HMRC is in consultation on a proposed closure date for the office in 2015. Staff at Newry have been given the opportunity to enter the Redeployment Pool in advance of the outcome of the consultation due to be announced in September. Whilst these people are in the pool, HMRC will do all it can to redeploy them within the department or to help them find jobs elsewhere in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:05:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76690

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff based in Northern Ireland are currently working on personal taxation matters who are scheduled to be offered voluntary redundancy terms will be given the opportunity of being redeployed to benefits and credits employment.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	204850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not offered any voluntary redundancies in Northern Ireland in the current financial year. However, this cannot be ruled out in the future if redeployment options cannot be found for staff in need of new roles. HMRC will work to redeploy these people to other business areas within the Department and across the wider Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Tax (PT) staff in Londonderry and Enniskillen entered HMRC's Redeployment Pool in early June. People in the Redeployment Pool have priority status when applying for roles on level transfer across HMRC and the wider Civil Service, maximising their opportunity for a new job at their current grade.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, people working in Enquiry Centres in PT across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, who have not secured a role in the new service have also entered the Redeployment Pool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Custom House, Newry, is primarily a PT site. None of HMRC's lines of business intend to retain a presence there, and HMRC is in consultation on a proposed closure date for the office in 2015. Staff at Newry have been given the opportunity to enter the Redeployment Pool in advance of the outcome of the consultation due to be announced in September. Whilst these people are in the pool, HMRC will do all it can to redeploy them within the department or to help them find jobs elsewhere in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:10:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76689

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the UK of the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in (a) the current financial year and (b) the following two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	204849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The estimate of the cost of the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) set out in the Tax Information and Impact Note that accompanied the Regulations to implement the UK-USA Intergovernmental Agreement. The Tax Impact Note estimates thatthe costs to United Kingdom Financial Institutions to implement the domestic law to allow the UK to be FATCA compliant will involve an initial investment of £0.9bn - £1.6bn, with an ongoing cost of £50 million - £90 million a year.</p><p> </p><p>This is a reduction to the estimated costs of an initial investment of £2-3billion, with ongoing costs of £100m - £170m a year that United Kingdom business would have faced if they had to report to the United States directly in accordance with United States Treasury Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The initial investment costs have not been allocated to any financial year, but the ongoing costs are expected to apply for both the current, and the following two financial years.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:29:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76692

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Local Government: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in applying aspects of the City Deal in Wales, in accordance with the undertaking given in paragraph 1.236 of the Autumn Statement 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	204821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Autumn Statement 2013 committed the Government to delivering an ambitious City Deal for Glasgow by working with the Scottish Government and local delivery partners. Following the announcement of the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal (Heads of Terms Agreement) on 4 July, the UK Government is now working with the Scottish Government and local councils in Glasgow to finalise the Deal.</p><p> </p><p>This is a new approach to working with a city in a part of the UK where the UK Government, the relevant devolved administration, and local bodies have responsibilities which overlap and complement each other. As the next step, we hope to conclude the Glasgow City Deal, and take the opportunity to assess its immediate impact and longer-term out-workings.</p><p> </p><p>Given the complexity of this process, we believe it is prudent to ensure this assessment can be undertaken before exploring the potential application of the City Deal process more widely across the U.K. At that point the lessons learned from Glasgow on funding, governance, responsibility and accountability covering a range of bodies should be clearer.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the UK Government is providing the Welsh Government with new tax and borrowing powers through the Wales Bill, the latter of which will further enable the Welsh Government to decide when and how to invest in infrastructure in Wales. And in advance of the powers in the Wales Bill being implemented, we have agreed that the Welsh Government can use its existing, more limited, borrowing powers to proceed with improvements to the M4, should it choose to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 22/07/2014 10:28:10 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

76693

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the amount of money from the public purse invested in public projects in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, (b) South Lakeland, (c) Cumbria and (d) the North West (i) since 2010 and (ii) between 2005 and 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	204791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Data on money from the public purse invested in public projects in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, South Lakeland and Cumbria is not centrally available. The Department for Communities and Local Government collect information on local authority current and capital expenditure however this forms just part of total public expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>In addition there is no central source on money from the public purse invested in public projects in the English Regions. However, please see the following table on total identifiable capital expenditure on services in the North West.</p><p><strong>Table 1 Total identifiable capital expenditure on services: North West</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>3,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>4,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>5,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>5,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>6,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>5,608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: </strong>2008-09 to 2012-13 – Country and Regional Analyses (CRA) 2013; 2007-08 – CRA 2012; 2006-07 – CRA 2011; 2005-06 PESA 2011.</p><p><strong>Note: </strong>2008-09 to 2012-13 are comparable as they are on the same basis and were collected as part of the same exercise. Data in prior years will not be fully comparable due to possible changes to methodology between each collection exercise.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 22/07/2014 08:50:05 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander previous answer version 10177 answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron