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802081

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
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 the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on people seeking housing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>At Budget, the Chancellor announced that from April 2018, Housing Benefit claimants will receive an additional two weeks’ support during their transition to Universal Credit (UC), providing them with extra support at a time of change in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also making it easier for claimants to have the housing element of their UC award paid directly to their landlord, ensuring that UC claimants are supported throughout their transition into work.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:47:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802082

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
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 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has already been successful in getting more people into work by ensuring that work always pays, and that has boosted household incomes. UC claimants are four percentage points more likely to be in work within six months than a matched sample of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:45:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802084

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook a consultation on the use of the Post Office to pay self assessment tax bills ahead of the decision to remove that service on 15 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The facility to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at the Post Office in its current format is being withdrawn by the service provider Santander. HMRC are not the only users of this service and had no influence on this decision or the timing of the withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802103

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) Monarch Holdings Limited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government receives representations on a wide range of issues. It is not normal practice to release details of representations regarding specific cases</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/12/2017 15:08:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802140

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Leigh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 115972, what proportion of the £243 million allocated to Greater Manchester, from the Transforming Cities Fund, Leigh constituency will benefit from.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	117827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Greater Manchester will receive an allocation of £243 million from the Transforming Cities Fund which will benefit residents across Greater Manchester, including those in the Leigh constituency. Decisions on how this money is spent will be made at a local level, and so it will be for the Mayor and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to decide which transport projects to support.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/12/2017 15:07:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802282

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department owes to the Ministry of Defence on 6 December 2017 in respect of his use of RAF aircraft and helicopters.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	117969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The cost of overseas official journeys taken by the Chancellor using RAF aircraft and helicopters is published on a quarterly basis. It can be found within the Treasury’s transparency data on ministerial meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury makes payments to suppliers, including other government departments, in line with published policies. The Treasury’s performance against these policies is also published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/12/2017 17:05:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

802327

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many homes bought in North Cornwall in 2016-17 were below the stamp duty threshold.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	118014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2016-17, there were 330 property transactions recorded by HMRC in the North Cornwall constituency which were below the stamp duty land tax threshold.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 12:47:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

802344

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of first-time buyers who will benefit from the changes to stamp duty announced in Autumn Budget 2017 in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	118031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The estimated numbers of purchases benefitting from the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers in the UK in each of the next five years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England and Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>213,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>216,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>219,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>223,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>SDLT is devolved in Scotland and will be devolved to Wales from April 2018. The figures in the table therefore relate to England and Northern Ireland. HMRC is unable to provide estimates for first time buyers at a constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 118032 question first answered 11/12/2017 13:58:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

802345

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many first time buyers in (a) Great Grimsby constituency and (b) the UK he expects to benefit from the changes to stamp duty announced in Autumn Budget 2017 in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	118032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The estimated numbers of purchases benefitting from the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers in the UK in each of the next five years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England and Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>213,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>216,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>219,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>223,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>SDLT is devolved in Scotland and will be devolved to Wales from April 2018. The figures in the table therefore relate to England and Northern Ireland. HMRC is unable to provide estimates for first time buyers at a constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 118031 question first answered 11/12/2017 13:58:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

802358

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on whether the UK’s Credit Reference Agencies have sent all the required demand letters to the banks requesting small business credit information.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	118045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s SME credit data sharing scheme will make it easier for challenger banks and alternative finance providers to check the creditworthiness of businesses, which will improve the chances of them being able to provide finance to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>Each of the banks designated by the Government has received a formal letter from at least one of the designated credit reference agencies to request the data that banks are required to share under the scheme. All nine designated banks will therefore be sharing data by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury’s assessment of the impact of the scheme was published alongside the relevant legislation:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2015/273/pdfs/ukia_20150273_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2015/273/pdfs/ukia_20150273_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The regulations include a requirement for the Treasury to review the scheme, and the Competition and Markets Authority’s final report under the Retail banking market investigation recommended that the Treasury review the scheme in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 118046 118047 question first answered 12/12/2017 15:00:39 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds