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1180741

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: Gifts and Endowments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many payments have been made to the donations and bequests account in respect of the national debt in each financial year since 2009-10; and what the value of those payments was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	21210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Details of the donations and bequests received for each financial year since 2009-10 are reflected in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of donations/bequests</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount of donations/bequests (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>168,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>54,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>406,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>799,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14,558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>180,393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information has been publicly available since 2014-15 in a combined annual report for the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt (CRND) receipts and payments accounts which is available on the DMO website and can be accessed via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.dmo.gov.uk/publications/annual-reports-and-accounts/" target="_blank">https://www.dmo.gov.uk/publications/annual-reports-and-accounts/</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/03/2020 09:28:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1180745

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the proposed residence test in respect of the stamp duty land tax surcharge for non-UK residents purchasing residential property in England and Northern Ireland was determined.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	21290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government consulted between 11 February and 6 May 2019 on an SDLT surcharge on non-UK residents purchasing residential property in England and Northern Ireland. Scotland and Wales have devolved land transaction taxes.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation set out that an individual would be deemed non-UK resident if they spent fewer than 183 days in the UK in the year before transaction. For the purposes of the surcharge it is proposed that days spent in the whole of the UK will be relevant, not just days spent in England and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of responses received to this consultation will be published in due course, setting out further details of the policy design.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2020 15:23:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1180851

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Union Jack, (b) St George, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) Flag of Wales flags his Department owns.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	21196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury owns two Union Flags, one St George’s flag, and one Scottish Saltire.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/03/2020 16:57:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1180874

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loneliness
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 ensure that the nine Departments tasked with tackling loneliness receive adequate funding to (a) deliver the Government’s long-term vision on tackling loneliness and (b) build on the progress made against the 60 commitments set out in the 2018 strategy entitled A Connected Society.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	21346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The government is taking a cross-departmental approach to tackling loneliness, recognising that no one department holds all the levers for successful change. The work is led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with eight other departments contributing commitments to the Loneliness Strategy. The government's Loneliness Strategy was published in October 2018 and an annual report was published in January 2020, setting out headlines on progress so far. The government will carry out a Comprehensive Spending Review later this year, where the government will take a systematic view across all spending over multiple years and set future budgets. An announcement on the timing of the Spending Review will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 05/03/2020 15:00:29 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1180916

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings there have been of the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	21137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor and the Indian Finance Minister meet on a regular basis, both bilaterally and multilaterally. One of the main forums for engagement is the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue, of which there have been nine since January 2007. In addition, the Chancellor and Indian Finance Minister attend many international meetings together, such as the G20, which allow for further engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and India have a strong economic and financial relationship, with UK and Indian investments supporting over half a million jobs across both economies. We continue to value our engagement with India and look forward to developing it further.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21138 question first answered 05/03/2020 09:41:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1180917

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings there have been between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Indian Finance Minister in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	21138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor and the Indian Finance Minister meet on a regular basis, both bilaterally and multilaterally. One of the main forums for engagement is the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue, of which there have been nine since January 2007. In addition, the Chancellor and Indian Finance Minister attend many international meetings together, such as the G20, which allow for further engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and India have a strong economic and financial relationship, with UK and Indian investments supporting over half a million jobs across both economies. We continue to value our engagement with India and look forward to developing it further.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21137 question first answered 05/03/2020 09:41:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1180927

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has held discussions with representatives from the UK Mortgage Prisoners campaign group.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>I met with members of the UK Mortgage Prisoners action group on 29 January 2020 to discuss the experiences of mortgage prisoners in the UK, and the action the Government and the FCA have taken to remove the regulatory barriers that previously prevented switching and Government support for borrowers in problem debt.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions concerning the pricing of loans, including the level of interest charged, remain commercial decisions for lenders, and the Government does not seek to intervene in these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21268 question first answered 05/03/2020 09:38:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1180928

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
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 representatives of the banking sector on interest rates for UK mortgage prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>I met with members of the UK Mortgage Prisoners action group on 29 January 2020 to discuss the experiences of mortgage prisoners in the UK, and the action the Government and the FCA have taken to remove the regulatory barriers that previously prevented switching and Government support for borrowers in problem debt.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions concerning the pricing of loans, including the level of interest charged, remain commercial decisions for lenders, and the Government does not seek to intervene in these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21267 question first answered 05/03/2020 09:38:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1180948

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Social Investment Tax Relief.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	21376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes and reliefs under review to ensure that they continue to meet policy objectives and represent value for money for taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government comprehensively reviewed the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR), in line with commitments made when SITR was enlarged in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this review, the Government published a Call for Evidence in April 2019, which ran for 12 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence examined SITR’s effectiveness at incentivising individuals to invest in social enterprises, and its impact on the social investment and enterprise markets. A list of questions asked in the consultation can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence received responses and evidence from a range of interested parties, including social enterprises, charities, community businesses, investors, and intermediaries.</p><p> </p><p>A Summary of Responses to the Call for Evidence will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 21377 21378 21379 21382 21383 21384 21385 21386 21387 question first answered 06/03/2020 09:24:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1180949

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the loss of the Social Investment Tax Relief to social enterprises after the sunset clause is reached in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	21377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes and reliefs under review to ensure that they continue to meet policy objectives and represent value for money for taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government comprehensively reviewed the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR), in line with commitments made when SITR was enlarged in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this review, the Government published a Call for Evidence in April 2019, which ran for 12 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence examined SITR’s effectiveness at incentivising individuals to invest in social enterprises, and its impact on the social investment and enterprise markets. A list of questions asked in the consultation can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence/social-investment-tax-relief-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence received responses and evidence from a range of interested parties, including social enterprises, charities, community businesses, investors, and intermediaries.</p><p> </p><p>A Summary of Responses to the Call for Evidence will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 21376 21378 21379 21382 21383 21384 21385 21386 21387 question first answered 06/03/2020 09:24:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel