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1107763

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Regional Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of regional aid not subject to the Barnett formula (a) was for each year since 2009 and (b) is projected to be in each year for which information is available for (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	238660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>A detailed breakdown of the block grant funding for each of the devolved administrations is available in the Block Grant Transparency publication which is available on line at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2018</p><p> </p><p>This recently developed publication sets out how the block grants for the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and a Northern Ireland Executive have been calculated during the 2015 Spending Review period.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the publication of the Block Grant Transparency document, the Annual Reports of the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Offices each contained data relating to the composition of the block grants.</p><p>No funding has been provided to English regions outside the scope of the Barnett Formula.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/04/2019 13:21:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1109941

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Regional Assistance
	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 April 2019 to Question 238660, how much of the Barnett figures in the referenced publications derived from regional aid spending in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	241453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Barnett formula is applied to all changes in the budgets of UK Government departments rather than to specific areas of spending. It is not therefore possible to say how much funding the devolved administrations received in relation to departmental spending on regional aid in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Barnett consequentials do not arise from any spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland where there is no change to UK Government departmental spending.</p><p> </p><p>EU funding for regional aid expenditure also does not attract Barnett consequentials as there are separate arrangements for allocating these funds between departments and the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/04/2019 12:50:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1109943

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Regional Assistance
	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 April 2019 to Question 238660, how much regional aid spending in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England was not subject to the Barnett formula for each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	241454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Pursuant to my answer of [10 April 2018] to Question 241453, the Barnett formula is applied to all changes in the budgets of UK Government departments rather than to specific areas of spending. It is not therefore possible to say how much funding the devolved administrations received in relation to departmental spending on regional aid in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Barnett consequentials do not arise from any spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland where there is no change to UK Government departmental spending.</p><p> </p><p> </p>EU funding for regional aid expenditure does not attract Barnett consequentials as there are separate arrangements for allocating these funds between departments and the devolved administrations. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/04/2019 08:04:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1132523

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, why recipients of carer's allowance with adult dependants are not eligible for (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits; and if he will review his policy.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	265548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit, paid to an eligible individual looking after someone with substantial caring needs. Persons in receipt of Carer’s Allowance are not excluded from either Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Working Tax Credit (WTC) provided they meet the usual conditions of entitlement for tax credits.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/06/2019 13:32:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

894854

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims have been made under the non-consensual conception exemption for child tax credit in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	139532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 25<sup>th</sup> April 2018 in response to question 136579.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/05/2018 10:10:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

895289

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in receipt of child tax credit have had their payments reduced as a result of the two-child tax credit limit in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency; and what savings have accrued to the public purse as a result of the introduction of that limit in that constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	140150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held and could only be collected at disproportionate cost. However, the government published an impact assessment in July 2015 which shows the number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years and the estimated savings from the change. The impact assessment is available at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/05/2018 11:54:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1123034

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Savings: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure older people are able to build and maintain savings for retirement.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	247730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people of all incomes and at all stages of life to save.</p><p> </p><p>Older people will continue to benefit from a number of measures the Government has introduced in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the amount that individuals, including older people and those of State Pension age, can earn or receive in savings interest before paying income tax to £12,500 per year. As a result, people can keep more of their income to invest as they choose.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of money that people can save into their ISAs each year (the annual subscription allowance) has been increased to a record £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016, individuals have also been able to benefit from a new Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers.</p><p>As a result of these measures, over 95% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/05/2019 15:16:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1196820

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who are unable to open a bank account when the contract with Post Office Ltd for the Post Office Card Account ends are able to access cash.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	48674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The government believes that individuals, regardless of their background or income, should have access to useful and affordable financial products and services, including a bank account.</p><p> </p><p>Basic bank accounts are a key financial inclusion policy. They provide people with a way of receiving income, whether that be salary, pension, benefits or tax credits and enable people to manage their money on a day-to-day basis effectively, securely and confidently. A basic bank account is fee-free for all everyday banking services and has no overdraft facility.</p><p> </p><p>The 9 largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer fee-free basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account in the UK or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury publishes data on basic bank accounts annually. The December 2019 publication shows that in total there are nearly 7.5 million basic bank accounts open in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>For people who cannot access a bank account, the Department for Work and Pensions will continue to offer the HMG Payment Exception Service that allows customers access to funds via PayPoint outlets.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/06/2020 06:57:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1220656

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to allocate financial support for cooperatives; and what support his Department is making available to simplify the process for establishing such cooperatives.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	68726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of co-operatives, and the contribution they make to all sectors of the economy. The first phase of our economic response has seen us take unprecedented steps to support the economy through the crisis; to keep as many people as possible in their existing jobs, to support viable businesses, including co-operatives, to stay afloat, and to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable. Co-operatives, like other businesses, have been eligible for a range of Government support schemes, including the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, grants delivered by Local Authorities and business loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken significant steps to support the growth of co-operatives right across the country. In 2014 the Government passed the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act, to reduce legal complexity for co-operatives and community benefit societies, and at the same time increased the amount of share capital an individual member can put into a co-operative society to £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials also hosted a ‘Mutuals Workshop’ with representatives from the sector in 2019, to understand the challenges faced by mutuals and how Government can help to address these.</p><p> </p><p>As we start to open the economy up and we look forward, we will consider how best to support the economic recovery. We will develop new measures to grow the economy, to back businesses, including co-operatives, and to help people thrive in the new post-Covid world. We will continue to consider how we can best support the co-operative sector to reach its potential, and welcome the views of Co-operatives UK and others in the sector as we do.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 68727 question first answered 09/07/2020 13:09:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1220657

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report entitled, We are the rebuilders: Four co-operative offers for building back better from COVID-19, published in June 2020 by Co-operatives UK.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	68727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of co-operatives, and the contribution they make to all sectors of the economy. The first phase of our economic response has seen us take unprecedented steps to support the economy through the crisis; to keep as many people as possible in their existing jobs, to support viable businesses, including co-operatives, to stay afloat, and to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable. Co-operatives, like other businesses, have been eligible for a range of Government support schemes, including the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, grants delivered by Local Authorities and business loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken significant steps to support the growth of co-operatives right across the country. In 2014 the Government passed the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act, to reduce legal complexity for co-operatives and community benefit societies, and at the same time increased the amount of share capital an individual member can put into a co-operative society to £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials also hosted a ‘Mutuals Workshop’ with representatives from the sector in 2019, to understand the challenges faced by mutuals and how Government can help to address these.</p><p> </p><p>As we start to open the economy up and we look forward, we will consider how best to support the economic recovery. We will develop new measures to grow the economy, to back businesses, including co-operatives, and to help people thrive in the new post-Covid world. We will continue to consider how we can best support the co-operative sector to reach its potential, and welcome the views of Co-operatives UK and others in the sector as we do.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 68726 question first answered 09/07/2020 13:09:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows