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1064412

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
	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 (a) the number of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band of Inheritance Tax exemption in 2018, (b) where those beneficiaries are located and (c) what is the average income of those beneficiaries was.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	223937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer that I gave on <ins class="ministerial">6 March</ins> <del class="ministerial">26 February</del> 2018 to the Hon. Member for Leeds West for the number of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the location and average income of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band in 2018 are not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/02/2019 17:20:11 question first ministerially corrected 19/03/2019 13:21:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 104359 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1064596

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Company Cars: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of maintaining company car tax rates on the transition to electric vehicles following the introduction of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL13915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The government has engaged with stakeholders as part of the review of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) and vehicle taxes which closed on 17 February.</p><p> </p><p>The review sought evidence on how reported carbon dioxide emissions are impacted by the introduction of WLTP and whether any adjustment should be made to Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax from April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Responses to the review are currently being analysed and the government has committed to publishing a response in the spring.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2019 11:59:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1064601

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what monies have been returned to HM Treasury by the Northern Ireland Executive under the Budget Exchange Scheme in the form of either non-cash Resource or Financial Transactions Capital for the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL13920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The total non-cash Resource and Financial Transaction Capital returned to HM Treasury by the Northern Ireland Executive for the last three years is set out in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£million</p></td><td><p>Ring-fenced (non-cash) Resource</p></td><td><p>Financial Transaction Capital</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>292.2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>96.5</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>100.7 (planned)</p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This funding is ring-fenced for specific purposes, including non-cash depreciation/impairments and loans or equity investments to the private sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2019 12:01:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1064608

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been required to repay child benefit under the High Income Child Benefit Charge each year since that charge was introduced.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL13927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Estimates of the numbers paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) in respect of each tax year since 2012-13 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thousands</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2019 12:26:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1064619

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: EU Action
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bates on 19 January (HLWS1308) concerning the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting of 12 February, what position was taken by the UK during the exchange of views on the European Commission’s proposal to move to qualified majority voting in EU taxation policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL13938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in an explanatory memorandum dated 5 February 2019,<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> the government does not support the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) in the field of taxation and this remains the case following the recent Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) discussion.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/files/2019/02/Scan.pdf" target="_blank">http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/files/2019/02/Scan.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2019 12:34:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name hl13938.pdf title EM attached.
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1064316

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics publication, Labour productivity, UK: July to September 2018, published on 9 January 2019, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the lower and falling productivity defined by nominal GVA per unit of labour 2016-17 in the north of England.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	223774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The ONS published the latest estimates of sub-national productivity on February 6<sup>th</sup> 2019. The data shows that productivity has increased in all the regions of the North of England during 2017 and since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>All regions of North of England have seen faster nominal productivity growth than London and the South East since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing in the North. As such, we are committed to publishing a refreshed Northern Powerhouse Strategy this year, building on the success of the existing strategy in bringing together local stakeholders to address key barriers to productivity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/03/2019 09:15:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1064317

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics publication, Labour productivity, UK: July to September 2018, published on 9 January 2019 whether the next Spending Review will allocate funding to tackle the effect of poor health outcomes in the North of England on that region’s levels of productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	223775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The ONS published the latest estimates of sub-national productivity on 6 February 2019. The data shows that productivity has increased in all the regions in the North of England during 2017 and since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>All regions in the North of England have seen faster nominal productivity growth than London and the South of England since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is the government’s number one spending priority and that is why we have committed to a historic settlement that provides a cash increase of £33.9bn a year by 2023-24. This takes the NHS budget from £114.6bn in 2018-19 to £148.5bn in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets the vision for the NHS over the coming years including what action the NHS plans to take on health inequalities. NHS England has committed to ensuring a higher share of funding goes towards geographies with high health inequalities. This funding is estimated to be worth over £1 billion by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/02/2019 14:54:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1064353

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	223827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of staff HM Treasury employed as apprentices as of 31st January 2019 was 1.7%. We expect an additional 15 new apprentices to start this financial year, meaning 2.5% of our staff will be new apprentices over the period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019. This is an increase on last year, which can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/02/2019 16:25:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1064359

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to use the next Spending Review to reduce economic inequalities between the north and south of England.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	223833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, over 60% of jobs have been created outside of London and the South East, and all regions of the North of England have seen faster nominal productivity growth over that time period than London and the South East. The Government is continuing to support the Northern Powerhouse, for example, the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund as well as Devolution deals for Manchester, Liverpool and North of Tyne. We will continue to support this growth through the Spending Review later this year and other policies such as a refreshed Northern Powerhouse Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/02/2019 14:33:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1064360

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Health: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the next Spending Review will include plans to review the level of investment in health research received by northern institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	223834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Spending Review will consider all public investments in the round.</p>Research funding, including Medical Research Council funding, is allocated following nation-wide competitive and academic peer review processes, where scientific excellence is the core assessment criteria.<p> </p><p>Since 2016, Government has committed an additional £7bn for R&amp;D by 2021-22 – the largest increase for 40 years, which supports the government target of increasing economy-wide R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. To support innovation-led growth across the whole of the UK, Autumn Budget 2018 backed local initiatives to nurture R&amp;D strengths by doubling the Strength in Places Fund to £235m.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/02/2019 08:28:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington