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1077215

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of urgently bringing forward legislative proposals for the regulation of the sale of pre-paid funeral plans under the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The government launched a call for evidence on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans in June 2018, having concluded that the current framework of self-regulation is not sufficient to ensure the fair treatment of consumers, and a more robust regulatory regime is needed.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence was launched in order to aid in the design of a more appropriate regulatory framework and noted that government’s initial preferred approach is to bring all funeral plan contracts into the scope of FCA regulation.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has now analysed the submissions to the call for evidence on pre-paid funeral plans and is currently reviewing the available policy options.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/02/2019 15:45:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1077216

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he increase the Making Tax Digital threshold of £85,000 turnover per annum from 1 April 2019 to help support sole traders.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>I updated the House on progress in implementing Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT on 19 February 2019: <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-02-19/debates/802C22E7-88AF-4B3D-A5A6-E98E60F54E50/MakingTaxDigital" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-02-19/debates/802C22E7-88AF-4B3D-A5A6-E98E60F54E50/MakingTaxDigital</a></p><p> </p><p>Most sole traders who are registered for VAT are below the threshold and are therefore already exempt from MTD, though they can choose to join the new service. The decision announced in July 2017 to exempt businesses below the VAT registration threshold responded to feed back about the impact of MTD on the smallest businesses. There are currently no plans to increase the threshold for MTD for VAT.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is working to support small businesses that need help to transition to MTD and engage digitally.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/02/2019 11:32:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1077225

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Bodies: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Scottish public bodies have made representations to his Department on direct financial support to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to each of those public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	225481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the referendum, the Government has allocated more than £4.3 billion to help departments and the devolved administrations prepare for EU Exit. This includes £2 billion announced prior to the Christmas recess for core EU Exit preparations in 2019-20, for both deal and no deal scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>It is for departments and the Scottish Government to decide how to allocate this funding to Scottish public bodies operating in reserved and devolved areas respectively. The Scottish Government has been allocated almost £100m of additional EU Exit funding, comprising £54.7m for 2019-20, £37.3m in 2018-19 and £6.6m in 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/02/2019 13:25:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1077241

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Connect Airways: Flybe
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 Cabinet colleagues on the takeover of Flybe by the Connect Airways consortium.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	225554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text Aviation is crucial to our economy and the UK’s aviation sector continues to grow. The takeover of Flybe is a commercial matter. The Department for Transport continues to monitor the situation given the importance of regional connectivity to local economies. The Chancellor has not received written representations from investors on the takeover or the purchasing of the working assets of Flybe and in line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 225555 225558 225559 question first answered 28/02/2019 17:02:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1077243

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Connect Airways: Flybe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from investors on the takeover of Flybe by the Connect Airways consortium.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	225555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text Aviation is crucial to our economy and the UK’s aviation sector continues to grow. The takeover of Flybe is a commercial matter. The Department for Transport continues to monitor the situation given the importance of regional connectivity to local economies. The Chancellor has not received written representations from investors on the takeover or the purchasing of the working assets of Flybe and in line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 225554 225558 225559 question first answered 28/02/2019 17:02:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1077246

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Connect Airways: Flybe
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 Cabinet colleagues on the purchasing of Flybe working assets by the Connect Airways consortium.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	225558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text Aviation is crucial to our economy and the UK’s aviation sector continues to grow. The takeover of Flybe is a commercial matter. The Department for Transport continues to monitor the situation given the importance of regional connectivity to local economies. The Chancellor has not received written representations from investors on the takeover or the purchasing of the working assets of Flybe and in line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 225554 225555 225559 question first answered 28/02/2019 17:02:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1064678

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asset Protection Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) focused assets covered under the Asset Protection Agency and (b) focused assets underwritten by the Asset Protection Agency that were transferred to West Register between 2009 and 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	224359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Asset Protection Agency (APA) was set up in 2009 to manage the Asset Protection Scheme (APS), with the objective of maintaining financial stability and protecting taxpayers’ interests by helping participating banks manage their exposure to high-risk assets.</p><p> </p><p>The 2009-10 APA Annual Reports and Accounts state that the APS initially provided protection on £282bn worth of assets on the consolidated balance sheet of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. The detail of these assets is commercially sensitive. The Annual Report can be found here: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110533/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/apa.htm" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110533/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/apa.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>To develop a more streamlined and better focused monitoring process for these assets, in 2011 and 2012 the APA stopped reviewing certain low risk assets and instead focused on a number of larger, high risk assets, known as the “Focus List”. Further information on the make-up of the Focus List can be found at <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2012-0368/DEP2012-0368.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2012-0368/DEP2012-0368.pdf</a> and at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229293/0120.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229293/0120.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail on the assets underwritten by the APA, including the assets that were transferred to West Register, an RBS subsidiary, between 2009 and 2012, is commercially sensitive information in relation to RBS’ customers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/02/2019 15:44:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

1064713

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not complying with the criteria set out in the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	224367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/02/2019 15:01:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1064759

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Homelessness: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to classify as a priority in the next Spending Review, funding to reduce rough sleeping and homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	224477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping. We have provided £1.2bn of funding to address homelessness. In August, we announced a £100m Rough Sleeping Strategy to begin progress to meet the commitment to halve rough sleeping by 2022, and eliminate it by 2027.</p><p> </p><p>All long-term decisions on public spending will be taken at the Spending Review this year, when the Chancellor will set out his approach for the future.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/02/2019 12:02:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1064353

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	223827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of staff HM Treasury employed as apprentices as of 31st January 2019 was 1.7%. We expect an additional 15 new apprentices to start this financial year, meaning 2.5% of our staff will be new apprentices over the period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019. This is an increase on last year, which can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/02/2019 16:25:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin