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1141591

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	912066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Strengthening and Sustaining the Union is a key priority for the UK Government. This is why we have asked Lord Dunlop to carry out a review to ensure that we are working in the most effective way possible to realise fully all the benefits of being a United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 912072 question first answered 24/07/2019 14:37:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1141592

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Pension Credit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on trends in the level of claims for pension credit in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	912067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Pension Credit GB caseload stands at around 1.6 million, the number of Pension Credit claims in Scotland stands at around 150,000 - an almost 10% reduction in the number of claims since May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/07/2019 14:33:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1141593

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	912072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Strengthening and Sustaining the Union is a key priority for the UK Government. This is why we have asked Lord Dunlop to carry out a review to ensure that we are working in the most effective way possible to realise fully all the benefits of being a United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 912066 question first answered 24/07/2019 14:37:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1141689

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people in the UK have private medical insurance.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	281774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government monitors the insurance market and is responsible for setting the overall legal framework of financial services regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information on the amount spent on private medical cover, or on the number and proportion of people in the UK with private medical insurance.</p><p> </p><p>However, data from the Office for National Statistics reports that total expenditure on voluntary health insurance was £6 billion in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 281775 question first answered 03/09/2019 07:04:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1141690

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Insurance: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on private medical health cover in the UK in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	281775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government monitors the insurance market and is responsible for setting the overall legal framework of financial services regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information on the amount spent on private medical cover, or on the number and proportion of people in the UK with private medical insurance.</p><p> </p><p>However, data from the Office for National Statistics reports that total expenditure on voluntary health insurance was £6 billion in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 281774 question first answered 03/09/2019 07:04:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1141719

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department and the Education and Skills Funding Agency are taking to support universities to work closely with non-levy-paying small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	281644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The department and the Education and Skills Funding Agency continue to encourage universities to work with employers, including non-levy-paying small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).</p><p>The Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund (DADF) has focussed on building collaborative projects between providers and employers; including non-levy-paying SMEs. DADF has funded additional engagement activities to better understand their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham City University, University of Greenwich and Aston University have actively engaged with SMEs as part of DADF-funded projects.</p><p> </p><p>Over the course of the next year, all employers will be able to control how they pay for their apprenticeship training and assess and recruit their apprentices via the apprenticeship service. This will allow non-levy paying SMEs to work closely with a greater number of high-quality training providers, including universities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/09/2019 07:31:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1141759

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
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 people are able to access cash.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	281594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to, and acceptance of, cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In Spring 2018, the Government conducted a Call for Evidence on Cash &amp; Digital Payments in the New Economy. In the recent response to this Call for Evidence, the Government committed to supporting digital payments whilst safeguarding access to cash for those who need it. Furthermore, the Government announced the launch of the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy (JACS) Group, which brings together the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England to ensure a comprehensive oversight of the overall cash infrastructure in light of changing trends related to cash.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the PSR in 2015, with robust powers and a statutory objective to ensure that the UK's payment systems work in the interests of their users. The PSR regulates LINK, the scheme which runs the UK’s ATM network, and has used its powers to hold LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of the ATM network.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government has invested heavily in maintaining a stable network of Post Office branches, with investment of over £2 billion since 2010. Currently, 99 per cent of personal customers and 95 per cent of small business customers can access cash locally at one of the Post Office’s 11,500 branches.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/09/2019 07:03:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1141761

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to cap large bonuses paid to bankers.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	281596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The EU’s Capital Requirements Directive IV introduced a cap on variable remuneration for senior staff and other key decision makers, applicable from January 2014. It is set at 100% of the individual’s salary, or up to 200% where both the Member State and shareholders agree. In the UK, this currently applies to firms with relevant total assets exceeding £15 billion, with the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority responsible for ensuring firms comply with this requirement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/09/2019 07:03:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1141822

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2018 to Question 174781 on Infrastructure, when the Government plans to publish its full response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s report of July 2018 entitled National Infrastructure Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	281813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The government welcomed the publication of the National Infrastructure Commission’s National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) last year.</p><p>The Government will respond in full to the NIA through a National Infrastructure Strategy.</p><p>The Chancellor confirmed on August 9th that the Strategy will be published in autumn 2019.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 07:04:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1141829

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department (a) collects and (b) publishes on (i) tobacco sales, (ii) profits, (iii) marketing and (iv) research.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	281814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text HM Treasury does not collect data on tobacco sales, profits, marketing or research. HM Revenue & Customs does collect those financial records necessary to establish tax liabilities of individual tobacco companies and retailers. Any financial data collected for this purpose is subject to taxpayer confidentiality and not published by HMRC. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 07:51:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day