The deficit has been reduced by three quarters from its post-war peak in 2010, from 9.9% GDP to 2.3% GDP last year.<\/p>
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The OBR\u2019s November forecasts shows the deficit reducing further, to 1.1% of GDP in 2022-23.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-02-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-02-27T15:54:56.917Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-02-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "What progress is being made on reducing the deficit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/474", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ribble Valley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Nigel Evans"} ], "uin" : "904046"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850559", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850559/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
All bodies deemed to be in the central government sector by HM Treasury are included in the Governments Resource and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2017[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/sup> All bodies that have been classified by ONS to the central government sector are included in their Public Sector Classifications Guide[2]<\/sup><\/sup> . The differences between the two reflect entities that have not yet been formally classified by ONS\u2019s Economic Statistics Classification Committee but following HMT [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/310/contents/made<\/p> [2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/introductiontoeconomicstatisticsclassifications<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 22 February (HL5517), whether they are able to provide any examples, from the current centrally maintained list of non-departmental central government bodies, of other non-departmental central government bodies that have operated on the basis of expected status rather than actual status confirmed by the National Accounts Classification Committee; and if so, for how long those bodies operated before their status was confirmed.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850660/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " When the Department of Health was renamed the Department of Health and Social Care, it also took on responsibility for the forthcoming Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government supports local government to deliver public services to local people, and ensure local authorities have sufficient resources to provide necessary services to their communities. There are currently no plans to change responsibility for the funding of adult social care.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to move budgetary responsibility for social care from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Department of Health and Social Care.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1588", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Keeley"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850696/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Our estimate is that no UK citizens\u2019 data held through cloud services is subject to information requests from US Government bodies. Our records of our personal data holdings, as well procurement review process, are currently under review as part of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the volume of UK citizens\u2019 data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to his Department and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of his Department which is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/261", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Gray"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "James Gray"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850750", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850750/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " RegTech has significant potential to reduce the administrative burden of regulation. The Financial Conduct Authority is already aware of the opportunities associated with RegTech, and have run a series of \u2018tech sprints\u2019 intended to address specific industry challenges.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4051", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Glen"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "John Glen"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of RegTech's potential effect on reducing the administrative burden of regulation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850792/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows estimates for the number of people receiving income tax or National Insurance Contributions relief for the severe disablement allowance only.<\/p> <\/p> Estimates of the number of people who received tax/NIC relief (Millions) (1)<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2015-16<\/p><\/td> 2016-17<\/p><\/td> 2017-18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Severe Disablement Allowance<\/p><\/td> 0.2<\/p><\/td> ..(2)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> .. (2)<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand and presented in millions.<\/p><\/li> \u2018..\u2019 Denotes figures that are non-zero but less than one hundred thousand.<\/p><\/li><\/ol> <\/p> The estimates provided are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), projected to 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility\u2019s November 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.<\/p> <\/p> Estimates of the relief from child dependency additions, allowances to rehabilitees, pensions and annuities relief to holders of the Victoria Cross and other gallantry awards, children\u2019s allowance to Forces\u2019 widows is negligible. Estimates of the number of people who received these allowances/reliefs and relief on bereavement payments cannot be provided as there are fewer than 0.1m individuals estimated to benefit from these allowances in each year.<\/p> <\/p> Tax relief on 15p luncheon vouchers ceased in 2013.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax relief benefit child dependency additions in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax relief on severe disablement allowance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax relief on rehabilitee allowances in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Victoria Cross and other gallantry awards holders received relief on pensions and annuities in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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