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226231

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the divide between the rich and the poor.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	226891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to reduce poverty and inequality, and income inequality is now lower than when this Government came into office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By introducing Universal Credit, the Government will ensure that it always pays to be in work. Those in low paid jobs continue to be supported by the Minimum Wage, and in 2014, the Government increased the Minimum Wage in real terms for the first time since 2007. For those at the top, the Government is committed to ensuring that the richest pay a fair contribution: in the last year, the top 1% of income tax payers paid 28% of income tax revenue, a higher proportion than at any time under the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/03/2015 17:06:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

384875

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal Bank of Scotland and (b) Ulster Bank on steps to assist with any potential future problems with their critical infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	3630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The failure of IT infrastructure at Royal Bank of Scotland, or any other bank on which customers rely to manage their money, is completely unacceptable. Responsibility for infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, financial regulators have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations, and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published, but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and agree any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/06/2015 14:21:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

384878

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Interest Rates
	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 the Governor of the Bank of England on the likelihood that interest ratios will remain at their present level.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	3629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has frequent discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on a wide range of issues relating to the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/06/2015 13:59:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005995

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence additional funding to enhance further education training in digital capability.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will introduce an entitlement to full funding for basic digital courses from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to undertake improved digital courses based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for the English and maths adult entitlements, the new basic digital skills entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, we will continue to support the provision of basic digital skills training for adults in colleges and community learning centres across England through the Adult Education Budget and other programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1024823

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to assess the value for money of the spending of funds he has allocated for infrastructure in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Assessing value for money of infrastructure projects is a devolved matter. Assessments should be made in line with published HM Treasury guidance.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/12/2018 18:18:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027535

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that provision set out in the Budget 2018 for reduced rates for high street shops in Northern Ireland is distributed to those shops and not lost in the Barnett consequential.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	203327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Business rates policy is a devolved matter. The UK Government is providing Barnett consequential funding for the changes announced at Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/12/2018 15:20:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133887

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of social care funding for people living with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	267751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government monitors outcomes from social care closely. The quality of care continues to increase, with 81% of care homes and 86.5% of domiciliary care agencies rated good or outstanding by the CQC as of December 2018. And, over the last three years the Government has given councils access to up to around £10bn dedicated additional funding for adult social care.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/06/2019 10:08:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1134023

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Dementia: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to ensure that dementia care is adequately funded in the next Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	268511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text The Spending Review represents an opportunity to consider public spending priorities in the round, and the Treasury will be working closely with departments on funding issues, and with a renewed focus on delivering outcomes. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/06/2019 07:35:58 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1134024

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Dementia: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for dementia care.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	268512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2019 12:51:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

971751

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland administration on support for the food and drink manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	173579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with all of the devolved administrations on matters of importance to the economy across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises that the UK food and drink industry is a success story – generating £22bn exports in 2017. To build on this success, the government has set up the Food and Drink Sector Council, a partnership with industry to support productivity growth throughout the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>To support the drinks industry, the government also froze beer duty at Autumn Budget 2017, meaning that the price of a pint of beer is 2p cheaper than it otherwise would have been.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/09/2018 09:25:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon