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1399692

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh lamb industry of the end of US restrictions on the import of British lamb.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	904906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The lifting of this ban is fantastic news and brings Welsh farmers one step closer to putting their first-class lamb on US menus for the first time in 20 years.</p><p>Farmers will now be able to reach a new market of over 300 million people. This win will support vital jobs and growth in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/01/2022 16:19:41 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1421140

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Veterans: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to work with the Welsh Government to deliver the Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022-24.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	905495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>A key commitment in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan is to appoint a Veterans’ Commissioner for Wales, ensuring that all parts of the UK have an independent voice representing the interests of veterans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/02/2022 14:17:28 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282027

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freeports: Scotland
	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 Scottish Government on freeports.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will attract new businesses, spreading jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, I met with the Scottish Government a few days before they publicly announced their intention to work with the UK Government to launch a Freeports bidding process in Scotland before the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>I strongly welcome that announcement and look forward to bringing the benefits of Freeports to Scotland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 08/02/2021 10:36:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1047727

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has accrued to the public purse from the soft drinks levy in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	212429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Total receipts from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy duty are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/soft-drinks-industry-levy-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/soft-drinks-industry-levy-statistics</a></p><p>Year-to-date, to April to December 2018, the total raised was £155m.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of revenue for Soft Drinks Industry Levy by country is not available.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/02/2019 08:29:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1054596

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much gift aid have charities based in Scotland received in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	216364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The amount of Gift Aid paid to charities that have indicated to HMRC that they are registered in Scotland is £80 million in each of 2016, 2017 and 2018. Some of these charities may also be registered in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/02/2019 13:09:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1143009

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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, whether the Government has any plans to review or amend the Barnett formula.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	284567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The 2017 government manifesto committed to continue to use the Barnett formula. The Barnett formula is simple, mechanical and transparent, and has stood the test of time with successive governments committing to its retention.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/09/2019 09:22:03 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282025

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has raised since that Levy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including December 2020 is £802 million. This consists of the following amounts raised per financial year:</p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £240 million</p><p>2019-20: £337 million</p><p>2020-21: £224 million (provisional year to date total covering revenue received between April 2020 and December 2020).</p><p> </p><p>The discrepancy of £1 million between the overall total (£802 million) and the sum of financial year subtotals (£801 million) is due to rounding used by HMRC when producing these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 11:51:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282026

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid: Scottish Borders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Gift Aid has been paid to charities in the Scottish Borders in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 11:52:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1124934

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have benefited from the Help to Buy ISA and how much this is in monetary terms in (a) Scotland and (b) Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	251337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the Help to Buy: ISA’s launch in 1 December 2015 till 31 December 2018, the Government has paid out 23,960 bonuses to individuals purchasing a home in Scotland, with a total value of £20,326,852. In Berwickshire, Roxburgh &amp; Selkirk, 261 bonuses have been paid, with a total value of £198,112.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/05/2019 14:29:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1142920

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Closures
	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 reduce bank closures in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	284386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the closure of bank branches is a very important issue for many people, particularly in rural communities. However, banking service providers need to balance customer interests and other commercial factors when considering their strategies. Although the Government understands the dissatisfaction, it is right that decisions on opening and closing branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis and the Government does not intervene in these decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Government cannot reverse the changes in the market and in customer behaviour; nor can it determine firms’ commercial strategies in response to those changes. In 2018, two-thirds of UK adults used contactless payments, 72% used online banking and 48% used mobile banking, according to UK Finance. The Government is committed to ensuring that all areas of the UK benefit from world class digital connectivity, and we have invested heavily to meet that ambition. The £1.8bn superfast programme has ensured that 96% of the UK has access to download speeds of at least 24Mbps. For those premises that do not have access to download speeds of at least 10 Mbps, the Government have introduced the Universal Service Obligation (USO), which allows people to request a USO connection from the designated Universal Service provider, BT, from March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government still firmly believes that the impact of branch closures should be understood, considered, and mitigated where possible so that all customers, wherever they live, continue to have access to over-the-counter banking services if they wish to use them. That is why the Government is in full support of the voluntary Access to Banking Standard that the major high-street banks are signed up to. This commits them to keep customers well informed about branch closures, and to set out their reasons for closures and the alternative options for continued access to services. It is also why the Government supports the Post Office Banking Framework Agreement, which enables 99% of personal customers and 95% of small business customers to carry out their everyday banking at one of the Post Office’s 11,500 branches.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/09/2019 11:50:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont