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637818

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	HMS President
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to fund the restoration of HMS President in Hull.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	53219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <ol><li><p>The Treasury has recently considered an application for support from LIBOR fines to restore HMS President and return her to her previous location on the Thames. We are unaware of any intention to move the ship to Hull.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/11/2016 17:24:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818718

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 130 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, how much has funding has been allocated to (a) transport, (b) housing, (c) digital and (d) research & development in each NUTS 1 region by the National Productivity Investment Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	121482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>A large proportion of funding from the NPIF – established at Autumn Statement 2016 and expanded to £31bn at Autumn Budget 2017 – has already been allocated to its four target sectors: transport, housing, digital communications and R&amp;D. Breakdowns within these sectors can be found on page 44 of the 2017 Autumn Budget document. Specific projects are selected through a variety of mechanisms that are tailored to achieve programme goals and ensure high value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations from the NPIF are not specifically made by region. However the NPIF is intended to fund projects that help to boost productivity and prosperity throughout the UK and across regions. For example, at the Autumn Budget 2017, the government made an allocation specifically benefitting the North East, announcing £337m of new funding from the NPIF to replace rolling stock on the Tyne &amp; Wear Metro. It also established a new £1.7bn Transforming Cities Fund. This funding will be widely distributed, with £840m of per capita funding to be transferred to the six Mayoral Combined Authorities with directly elected mayors, and £840m open for competition for transport projects in cities. These announcements and others demonstrate a commitment to invest to improve productivity in all UK regions.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2018 14:16:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

424861

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	World Economy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2013 Lough Erne G8 Leaders' Communiqué, published on 18 June 2013, what progress has been made on implementing the commitments in paragraphs (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 8 and (e) 10 of that document; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	14136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>An update on UK progress of commitments in the G8 Lough Erne Leaders Communique can be found in the 2013 UK G8 Presidency Report, published on the Government’s website at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/271676/G8_report_WEB_FINAL.PDF</p><br /><p>Since then the Prime Minister has updated the House in June following the 2015 G7 summit. There has been significant progress on the Lough Erne commitments, including the finalisation of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting package (further information published on the OECD website), agreeing global standards on Automatic Exchange of Information in taxation and furthering international free trade agreements.</p><p>In addition, the G7 publishes an accountability report which monitors progress on the promises made on development. The last report was published in 2013, and the next one will be published next year under the Japanese presidency.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/11/2015 17:02:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

156929

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering and Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on measures to improve the EU's response to money laundering and terror financing.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	215387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Anti-money laundering regimes of EU Member States will be updated by the Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive. This Directive is yet to be finalised, but expert level discussions are ongoing and have reached the final stage of the negotiating process. The Government is engaged with other EU Member States, MEPs, the European Commission, business and civil society groups to secure an effective and proportionate outcome. The Directive duly reflects the global standards on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing revised by the Financial Action Task Force in 2012. The UK is fully supportive of these standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/11/2014 14:52:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601013

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid to Concentrix for revising tax credit offers in a way which was initially thought to be correct; and if any of that amount can be subsequently recovered should those decisions be successfully appealed.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>As at 17<sup>th</sup> October, payments made to Concentrix, in line with contracted charging and payment mechanisms, to date total £15,495,971 plus VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs pays Concentrix within 25 working days of receipt of a valid and undisputed invoice. The contract provides for a commission payment of an initial invoice value, with a subsequent quarterly reconciliation mechanism which takes into account supplier performance via specific Quality Performance Indicators and Key Performance indicators.</p><p> </p><p>Payment to Concentrix is reduced accordingly in line with the contract should they fail to meet performance targets.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also provides for commission payments to be further corrected should savings, which have previously been reported by Concentrix, be adjusted following a successful appeal by a customer.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2016 12:35:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

657278

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2016, HCWS251, update on HM Revenue and Customs' contract with Concentrix, of those Mandatory Considerations against Concentrix tax credit decisions that are still outstanding, what the dates were on which the cases relating to those decisions were first lodged; and what the date was when the case longest awaiting consideration was lodged.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	57162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>As at 18 December 2016 there are 1,302 Concentrix related Mandatory Reconsiderations outstanding.</p><p> </p><p>The oldest case still outstanding was received on 28 November 2016, all other outstanding Mandatory Reconsiderations were received after 28 November.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/12/2016 10:47:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

480621

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many press officers are employed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	31750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>As stated in the most recent HM Treasury annual report and accounts (2014-15), the department’s communications during 2014-15 focused on ensuring the public and stakeholders understood changes to government economic and fiscal policy. The department continues to pursue a low cost communications approach, making full use of media relationships and social media.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2016 13:50:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601001

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 14 September 2016, Official Report, column 914, how many people who had decisions made by Concentrix in relation to their tax credits overturned have received their payments within four working days.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Concentrix has a fixed contract with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the terms of which are available here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a>. HMRC only makes additional payments for amendment to claims which are correct.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is operating within its funding allocation for this contract but has temporarily redeployed existing staff to resolve outstanding cases.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold specific information relating to the cost to issue letters referenced in the Answer to Question 44746 as these costs were borne by Concentrix. Claimants are given 30 days to provide the information requested in the letter. If after 30 days there has been no contact, tax credits payments are either suspended or reduced.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the oral contribution of 14 September 2016, Official Report, column 914, once all of the information is received and the facts of the case have been established, payments should be made within 4 working days. And, to date, HMRC are issuing payments to achieve this timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is currently focused on resolving the outstanding cases but will be preparing analysis, which will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 48540 48542 48543 question first answered 24/10/2016 15:49:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601002

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2016 to Question 44746, how many of those letters were not responded to within 30 days; and what further action was taken against non-respondents from November 2014 to the end of August 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Concentrix has a fixed contract with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the terms of which are available here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a>. HMRC only makes additional payments for amendment to claims which are correct.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is operating within its funding allocation for this contract but has temporarily redeployed existing staff to resolve outstanding cases.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold specific information relating to the cost to issue letters referenced in the Answer to Question 44746 as these costs were borne by Concentrix. Claimants are given 30 days to provide the information requested in the letter. If after 30 days there has been no contact, tax credits payments are either suspended or reduced.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the oral contribution of 14 September 2016, Official Report, column 914, once all of the information is received and the facts of the case have been established, payments should be made within 4 working days. And, to date, HMRC are issuing payments to achieve this timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is currently focused on resolving the outstanding cases but will be preparing analysis, which will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 15:30:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601006

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding has been made available by HM Revenue and Customs to deal with the issues identified with Concentrix's handling of the tax credits checking contract.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>Concentrix has a fixed contract with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the terms of which are available here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a>. HMRC only makes additional payments for amendment to claims which are correct.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is operating within its funding allocation for this contract but has temporarily redeployed existing staff to resolve outstanding cases.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold specific information relating to the cost to issue letters referenced in the Answer to Question 44746 as these costs were borne by Concentrix. Claimants are given 30 days to provide the information requested in the letter. If after 30 days there has been no contact, tax credits payments are either suspended or reduced.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the oral contribution of 14 September 2016, Official Report, column 914, once all of the information is received and the facts of the case have been established, payments should be made within 4 working days. And, to date, HMRC are issuing payments to achieve this timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is currently focused on resolving the outstanding cases but will be preparing analysis, which will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2016 12:47:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson