Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what type of heating system is the primary source of heating in each building occupied by his Department and its agencies; and what fuel is used by those heating systems.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government Property Agency (GPA) acts as a landlord to government department clients, including HM Treasury for its three offices.
The Treasury does not hold information on the heating systems used by its agencies. This information will be sought by the Department and deposited in the Libraries of the he House.
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Rossendale and Darwen, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West have (i) applied to and (ii) been successful in their application to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
As of 30 April, £4.1 billion worth of loans to over 25,000 businesses have been issued across the UK under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Lenders have received over 52,000 completed applications.
At this time we cannot provide a breakdown of funding by region, as we have given lenders a temporary dispensation from uploading their data to the British Business Bank’s (BBB) system in order to let them focus on issuing new loans. This is a pragmatic step that reflects the urgency of getting loans issued. We are working with the BBB, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and lenders on regular and transparent data publication going forward.
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to include worker representation on its departmental board.
Answered by Simon Kirby
I refer the Hon. Member to the oral statement on the Corporate Governance Green Paper of 29 November 2016, Official Report, Column 1408.
The green paper can be found as follows: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-review-of-corporate-governance
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in his Department.
Answered by Simon Kirby
The Treasury does not publish the percentage pay gap in earnings.
However, information about current HM Treasury pay multiples is on page 67 in the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-2016 which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/533615/annual_report_and_accounts_2016_-_web.pdf
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the pay of full-time staff in the highest pay grade in his Department and average full-time pay in that Department.
Answered by Simon Kirby
The Treasury does not publish the percentage pay gap in earnings.
However, information about current HM Treasury pay multiples is on page 67 in the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-2016 which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/533615/annual_report_and_accounts_2016_-_web.pdf
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2016 to Question 56592, on LIBOR: fines, how much the Government has collected in fines in each year since 2012; and how much of those fines has been provided to charities and related good causes in each year since 2012.
Answered by David Gauke
1. The following table outlines the LIBOR receipts and commitments to Armed Forces and Emergency Services Charities and other related good causes since 2012:
Financial Year | Receipts (£m) | Commitments (£m)1 |
12/13 | 307 | 462 |
13/14 | 119 | |
14/15 | 36 | |
15/16 | 511 | 145 |
16/17 | - | 3162 |
Total | 973 | 923 |
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
Answered by Simon Kirby
The Treasury is committed to promoting greater transparency on gender pay gap reporting. The Treasury will publish data in accordance with the final mandatory public sector pay gap reporting requirements and their timescales.
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's announcement in 2012 on the proceeds from LIBOR fines to be used to support charities and related good causes, how much the Government has collected in such fines since 2012; and how much of that money has been provided to charities and related good causes.
Answered by Simon Kirby
Since 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has transferred £973 million of LIBOR fines to the Treasury, of which £723 million has been committed to Armed Forces and Emergency Service charities and other related good causes. A further £200 million has been committed towards supporting Apprenticeships.
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of child benefit fraud his Department is investigating.
Answered by Baroness Morgan of Cotes
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) approach to Child Benefit error and fraud is to verify all new claims and, on a risk basis, to check existing claims for incorrect information against data from other systems. Where HMRC consider that a claim may not be correct, they open an enquiry. Where the enquiry determines that the claim is incorrect, the claim or part of the claim is terminated.
Child Benefit compliance enquires are carried out continually throughout the year and as at 31 March 2014, HMRC had 3565 ongoing cases.