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1049996

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inflation and Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons (a) his Department uses different indices to measure inflation and (b) benefit increases are pegged to the lower index.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	213258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The government currently makes use of both the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and the Retail Prices Index (RPI). We recognise that there are issues in the way that RPI is measured and, as set out at Autumn Budget 2018, the government’s objective is to reduce the use of RPI when and where practicable.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/01/2019 15:57:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1015351

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) financial and (b) other support the Government makes available to people diagnosed with cancer who have (i) banking and (ii) other financial problems.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	196109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government set up the Money Advice Service (MAS) to provide free-to-use financial guidance for all consumers, whatever their circumstances. Moving forward, the Government has legislated to merge the functions of MAS with those of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Pension Wise, to create a Single Financial Guidance Body, which will simplify the existing public financial guidance landscape.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also implemented a regulatory framework for financial services that ensures firms give support to vulnerable consumers, such as people diagnosed with cancer who have banking and other financial problems. The Financial Conduct Authority has a statutory objective to protect consumers and its <em>Principles for Business</em> require firms to pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports ongoing FCA work to make help available to vulnerable customers, such as the publication by banks of a list of additional services they offer customers, including specialist cancer support services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/12/2018 16:06:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1008452

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of foreign direct investment was in the 12 months from July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	192101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest ONS Balance of Payments data shows that in the year to 2018 Q2, foreign direct investment flows (net incurrence of liabilities) into the UK measured £58.1bn.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2018 14:35:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1003587

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Help to Save Scheme
	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 publicise the Help to Save scheme to working families.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	189603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government launched the Help to Save scheme in September, following a successful trial. Help to Save forms part of the Government’s commitment to supporting people at all income levels and all stages of life to save.</p><p> </p><p>Working families in receipt of working tax credits or Universal Credit will find a link to the Help to Save application site at existing touchpoints they have with Government including the online Tax Credits Service, Universal Credit pages on GOV.UK and through a dedicated section on the site for Northern Ireland residents, NI Direct. In addition, Universal Credit work coaches UK-wide are signposting Help to Save to those who could benefit. Individuals can also go directly to the Help to Save site to apply, or if they don’t have access to the internet they can set up an account by phoning 0300 322 7093.</p><p> </p><p>For the launch the Government used a range of coordinated communications across a variety of channels to target potential savers. It is continuing to work with industry stakeholders and partners in order to further publicise the scheme, as well as using a mix of national, regional and social media.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/11/2018 15:30:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

991173

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much accrued to the public purse as a result of the Royal Bank of Scotland paying a dividend to shareholders on 12 October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	181558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s shareholding in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is managed at arm's length and on a commercial basis through UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI), a company which is wholly owned by the government, with the objective of creating and protecting value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018 RBS announced that it intended to resume the payment of dividends to ordinary shareholders, and that an interim dividend of 2 pence per ordinary share would be paid to shareholders.</p><p> </p><p>On 12 October 2018 the Government received a dividend of just over £150m. All money recovered from our shareholding in RBS will be used to pay down the national debt.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/10/2018 16:07:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

990273

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a review of the operation of the Financial Conduct Authority rules to ensure a cap on excessive early exit charges since April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	181192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with the FCA to ensure there is a competitive, innovative retirement income market and that customers are treated fairly and benefit from appropriate protections.</p><p> </p><p>After the pension freedoms were introduced in April 2015, some consumers were facing early exit charges of 5% or more of the fund value. Consequently, the Government legislated for the FCA to introduce a cap on early exit charges, which came into force from 31 March 2017. The Government estimated that the 1% cap introduced by the FCA would lead to savings for consumers of £42.7m between 2017 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to undertake a review of the operation of the early exit charge cap at this time.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2018 14:26:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

989473

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of higher rate tax relief claimed by people with personal pensions in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	180657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the cost of pensions tax relief is published in the HM Revenue and Custom (HMRC) National Statistics table ‘Registered pension schemes: cost of tax relief’, available on GOV.UK, please find the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/registered-pension-schemes-cost-of-tax-relief" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/registered-pension-schemes-cost-of-tax-relief</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of people making contributions into personal pensions and the value of their contributions by different income levels can be found in Table 3.8 at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/deductions-and-reliefs-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/deductions-and-reliefs-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates for previous years can be found in the national archives:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121102223513/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121102223513/http://hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/10/2018 16:27:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

933997

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Savings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal plans he has to increase the level of personal savings in this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	159532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting savers at all stages of life and has introduced a range of measures in recent years to help people build their savings in the way that is right for them.</p><p> </p><p>This year we are introducing a new Help to Save scheme to support working families on low incomes to build up a rainy-day fund, by offering a 50% bonus on up to £50 of monthly savings. We have also increased the ISA allowance by a record amount to £20,000 and introduced a Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and £500 for higher rate taxpayers. Thanks to these measures over 95% of people pay no tax on their savings income.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside savings measures, the Government has made significant progress on reducing taxes so that working families can take home more of what they earn. As a result of increases to the personal allowance, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,075 less income tax in 2018-19, compared to 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps all tax policy under review to be considered as part of the budget process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/07/2018 15:34:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

909367

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a small group of fund managers to oversee the National Fund to ascertain its growth potential over the next 25 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	146772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The National Fund is a charitable trust set up in 1928 for the purpose of accumulating income sufficient to discharge the National Debt. According to expert evidence, there is no realistic prospect of the Fund ever amounting to a sum sufficient to pay off the whole of the National Debt.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General has applied to the High Court for the National Fund to be released, with the proceeds used for reducing the National Debt. This use of the funds is in keeping with the fund’s original intention. It is for the High Court to determine the Attorney General’s application.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/06/2018 12:29:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

890325

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of firms that operate self-invested personal pension schemes for individuals which have ceased operating within the past two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	137489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold the information requested. HMRC does not hold information that allows them to identify self-invested personal pensions separate from overall personal pensions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/04/2018 10:01:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell