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1002475

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date	06/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that potential claimants are aware of the policy to provide Child Tax Credit and Universal Tax Credit to a maximum of two children; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of any such awareness-raising measures.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL11316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The policy to provide support for a maximum of two children in Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Universal Credit (UC) was originally announced at Summer Budget 2015 and legislated for in the Welfare Reform Act 2016. The government chose to implement the policy from April 2017 to ensure households were aware of the policy before choosing to have third or subsequent children. HMRC also provided information in leaflets to all claimants renewing their CTC claim since 2016 and a leaflet has also been included in the CTC new claim pack since the policy came into force. Since August 2016 high level messaging about the policy has been available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2018 12:49:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1002476

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor and review the impact of the policy to provide Child Tax Credit and Universal Tax Credit to a maximum of two children on (1) children’s well-being, and (2) on the financial resilience of families affected by that policy.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL11317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The policy to provide Child Tax Credits and Universal Credit for a maximum of two children ensures that those on benefits face the same financial choices around the number of children they can afford as those supporting themselves solely through work.</p><p> </p><p>Work is the best way out of poverty and Universal Credit is supporting people into the labour market so they can get the skills they need to access better opportunities. There are 637,000 fewer children in workless households than in 2010 and unemployment is at a record low.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting the finances of low-income families by decreasing the taper rate and increasing work allowances in Universal Credit, so people can earn more without losing their benefits. Our National Living Wage means the lowest paid have seen their wages grow by 8% above inflation between 2015 and 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2018 12:48:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1002478

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Higher Education: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to provide an estimate of the cumulative financial impact on the higher education sector as a result of the actuarial valuation changes to the (1) Teachers' Pension Scheme, (2) Local Government Pension Scheme, and (3) NHS Pension Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL11319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quadrennial valuations of public service pension schemes are ongoing. Precise financial impacts will not be known until the valuations are finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2018 16:25:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1002479

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Higher Education: Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to delay the changes to actuarial valuations for higher education public service pension schemes until the outcomes are known of (1) the Augar Review of post-18 education and funding, and (2) the Office for National Statistics review of the treatment of student loans in the Public Sector Finances.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL11320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The quadrennial valuations of public service pension schemes are ongoing. Changes arising from these valuations are due to take effect in 2019. The process is set down in primary and secondary legislation and we are committed to following it.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2018 12:48:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1003616

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Climate Change
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 Governor of the Bank of England on managing the risk to the financial system posed by climate change.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	189774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a variety of public and private organisations, including the Bank of England, as part of the process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Green Finance is an important area of collaboration with the Bank of England, and we welcome the Bank’s recent announcement to set out, for consultation, supervisory expectations for banks and insurers to consider climate risks in their approach.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 189843 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:10:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1003617

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Climate Change
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 Governor of the Bank of England on the effect of climate change on the Bank’s ability to preserve macroeconomic stability.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	189842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a variety of public and private organisations, including the Bank of England, as part of the process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Green Finance is an important area of collaboration with the Bank of England, and we welcome the Bank’s recent announcement to set out, for consultation, supervisory expectations for banks and insurers to consider climate risks in their approach.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/11/2018 16:00:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1003618

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Climate Change
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 Governor of the Bank of England on the Bank’s role in mobilising finance for the low-carbon transition.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	189843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a variety of public and private organisations, including the Bank of England, as part of the process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Green Finance is an important area of collaboration with the Bank of England, and we welcome the Bank’s recent announcement to set out, for consultation, supervisory expectations for banks and insurers to consider climate risks in their approach.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 189774 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:10:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1003657

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Crown Estate, (iii) the Financial Conduct Authority, (iv) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, (v) the National Infrastructure Commission, (vi) the Payment Systems Regulator and (vii) the Royal Mint in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s spend on electricity and natural gas between 1 April and 31 March 2018 was £1,506,000. The quantity consumed for electricity and natural gas was 8,170,000 kwh and 85,000 kwh respectively. The other entities are split below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>8,174,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Estate (2)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority (3)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission (4)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Mint Ltd (5)</p></td><td><p>130,000,000</p></td><td><p>61,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Conduct Authority (6)</p></td><td><p>33,549.295</p></td><td><p>829,351</p></td><td><p>3,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Information is published within HM Treasury 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts pages 189 and 190 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p></li><li><p>The Crown Estate Head Office costs are for Electricity only. Neither the spend for natural gas nor the quantity figures for both electricity and gas are easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></li><li><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) figures are part of the Cabinet Office and would form part of their remit.</p></li><li><p>The National Infrastructure Commission spend and quantity for electricity and natural gas are not easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost</p></li><li><p>The Royal Mint Ltd uses large amounts of electricity and gas in the manufacturing of coinage and has recently invested in a renewable energy source with the purchase of a wind turbine.</p></li><li><p>The Financial Conduct Authority figures are including the Payment Systems Regulator as they do not split them out. The figures exclude 1 Canada Square and Edinburgh as utilities are included in the service charge. This information is provided in our report and accounts on page 146 <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p></li></ol> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189707 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003658

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Crown Estate, (iii) the Financial Conduct Authority, (iv) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, (v) the National Infrastructure Commission, (vi) the Payment Systems Regulator and (vii) the Royal Mint in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s spend on electricity and natural gas between 1 April and 31 March 2018 was £1,506,000. The quantity consumed for electricity and natural gas was 8,170,000 kwh and 85,000 kwh respectively. The other entities are split below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>8,174,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>1,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Estate (2)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority (3)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Infrastructure Commission (4)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Mint Ltd (5)</p></td><td><p>130,000,000</p></td><td><p>61,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Conduct Authority (6)</p></td><td><p>33,549.295</p></td><td><p>829,351</p></td><td><p>3,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Information is published within HM Treasury 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts pages 189 and 190 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p></li><li><p>The Crown Estate Head Office costs are for Electricity only. Neither the spend for natural gas nor the quantity figures for both electricity and gas are easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></li><li><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) figures are part of the Cabinet Office and would form part of their remit.</p></li><li><p>The National Infrastructure Commission spend and quantity for electricity and natural gas are not easily available and could not extract them without incurring disproportionate cost</p></li><li><p>The Royal Mint Ltd uses large amounts of electricity and gas in the manufacturing of coinage and has recently invested in a renewable energy source with the purchase of a wind turbine.</p></li><li><p>The Financial Conduct Authority figures are including the Payment Systems Regulator as they do not split them out. The figures exclude 1 Canada Square and Edinburgh as utilities are included in the service charge. This information is provided in our report and accounts on page 146 <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/annual-reports/annual-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p></li></ol> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189706 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003692

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/11/2018 13:45:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett