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1231792

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Investment
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 the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on measures to support private investment in UK hydrogen projects.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced a commitment of at least £800m for the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the 2020s. These assets will play an important role in the production of hydrogen made from fossil fuels, known as “blue” hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in 2019, the Government announced a £100m Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund to incentivise future private sector investment in low carbon hydrogen, while earlier this year, the Government published a response to a consultation on CCS business models, including for low carbon hydrogen production.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will ensure that the UK economy is well-placed for future strategic decisions on the use of hydrogen, and that the private sector has confidence to provide investment.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/09/2020 11:14:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1231795

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for sixth form education.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps the level of funding for all public services under regular review.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested an additional £400 million for our sixth forms and colleges next year – the single biggest increase in a year for a decade.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has paid grant funded Further Education providers, including sixth forms, their scheduled payments throughout the 2019-20 academic year. We are ensuring that disruption this year does not affect future funding allocations for providers.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on departmental spending beyond 2020-21 will be taken as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/09/2020 11:42:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1231796

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce a capital expansion fund for sixth form providers.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Decisions on departmental spending beyond 2020-21 will be taken as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/09/2020 11:44:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1231813

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of 26 June 2020 from the hon. Member for North Durham on his constituent.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	85961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Unfortunately the Treasury is not able to locate the letter of 26 June 2020 from the Honourable Member for North Durham regarding his constituent. Treasury officials have contacted the Honourable Member’s constituency office requesting a copy is sent by email.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/09/2020 15:22:23 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231828

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Goods Vehicle Movement Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any trials have taken place of the proposed Goods Vehicle Movement Service IT system.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	85943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are co-developing delivery plans with carriers and operators. A virtualised test service has been in place since 31 August allowing carriers and operators to test their software against the HMRC specification. Service guides are available on the Developer Hub on GOV.UK, allowing hauliers, carriers and operators to access the specifications and understand the technical requirement ahead of physical testing. Technical discussions with carriers and operators to supplement this testing have started and will continue to 31 December.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 86021 question first answered 10/09/2020 11:05:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1231841

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many eating establishments registered for the Eat out to Help out Scheme in Northern Ireland, by constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	85949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Excluding businesses with more than 25 outlets, there were 2,207 restaurants registered for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in Northern Ireland on 27 August.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published a parliamentary constituency breakdown for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme on 4 September: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-claims-by-parliamentary-constituency" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-claims-by-parliamentary-constituency</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/09/2020 10:58:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1231850

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department has allocated to the Scottish Government to support local authorities with local covid-19 lockdowns.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	86135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>To help the Scottish Government manage their coronavirus response, the UK government made an unprecedented upfront funding guarantee on 24 July. This guarantees the Scottish Government will receive at least £6.5bn in additional resource funding this year on top of the funding set out at the Spring Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Since matters of local government are a devolved responsibility, it is for the Scottish Government to decide how much of this funding they use to support Scottish local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/09/2020 10:33:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1231853

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September to Question 81494 on Pensions, on what date he is planning for that change to take effect.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	85929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>In 2014 the government announced it would increase the minimum pension age to 57 from 2028, reflecting trends in longevity and encouraging individuals to remain in work, while also helping to ensure pension savings provide for later life.</p><p> </p><p>Further details, and plans for legislation, will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/09/2020 12:51:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1231855

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Goods Vehicle Movement Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timescale is for testing the Goods Vehicle Movement Service before its introduction in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	86021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are co-developing delivery plans with carriers and operators. A virtualised test service has been in place since 31 August allowing carriers and operators to test their software against the HMRC specification. Service guides are available on the Developer Hub on GOV.UK, allowing hauliers, carriers and operators to access the specifications and understand the technical requirement ahead of physical testing. Technical discussions with carriers and operators to supplement this testing have started and will continue to 31 December.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 85943 question first answered 10/09/2020 11:05:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1231931

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to monitor the lending practices of banks.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	86210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services, it does not have investigative powers of its own.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the regulation and monitoring of regulated mortgage and consumer lending. The FCA assesses every regulated firm’s fitness to trade as part of the authorisation process, including banks, and it has put in place binding standards on firms. It proactively monitors the market, focusing on the areas most likely to cause consumer harm, and it has various methods to punish breaches of its rules – there is no limit on the fines it can levy and, crucially, it can force firms to compensate consumers. In addition to following FCA rules, banks undertaking regulated consumer credit lending must also comply with relevant parts the Consumer Credit Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p>On business lending, the Government continues to monitor the market and work closely with banks and other finance providers to ensure SMEs can access the finance they need, including through the government-backed loan guarantee schemes.</p><p> </p><p>If, as a result of a bank’s lending practices, an individual or an SME feels they have been treated unfairly they can refer complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS provides a free, independent dispute resolution service for bank customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2020 08:03:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry