Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Department for Education on ensuring the review of post-18 education does not lead to an overall reduction in university funding.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts at DfE on a wide range of issues. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.
Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of minimum alcohol and cigarette pricing on the ability of small and medium-sized retailers to compete with large national retailers.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The government keeps all excise duties and structures under review. HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations, including representatives of small and medium-sized retailers, to understand industry developments and the impact of policy changes.
Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2016 to Question 55287, on Housing Infrastructure Fund, when further details will be sent out regarding that fund including when local authorities will be able to apply for funding; and when funding will be received by those authorities that apply to that fund successfully.
Answered by David Gauke
The £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund, announced at Autumn Statement, will be used to deliver infrastructure, such as new roads and utility networks, to unlock up to 100,000 homes in high demand areas.
The fund will open to bids from local authorities in the areas of greatest housing need later this year, and will be competitively allocated to ensure that we fund the right infrastructure in the right places. Further detail will be set out by the Department for Communities and Local Government in due course.