Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the statistical information on active National Insurance numbers issued to EEA citizens requested by Jonathan Portes under the Freedom of Information Act on 2 December 2015.
Answered by David Gauke
I refer the honourable members to the recent HMRC release.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-credit-statistics-on-eea-nationals
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the commitments contained in the Decision of the Heads of State or Government, meeting within the European Council, on 18 and 19 February 2016 not to create obstacles to, but facilitate such deepening of the Eurozone and to sincere cooperation with the Eurozone, create any additional legal obligations to those already contained in Article 4 (3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Answered by David Gauke
No new legal obligations on the UK have been created in this regard. The Eurozone is a key trading partner for the UK and a stable, successful Eurozone economy is of vital importance to the UK’s own economic security. While the UK Government supports the Eurozone taking the steps it needs to succeed, the Prime Minister has secured a legally-binding agreement which recognises that the UK should not be forced to participate nor have its interests undermined.
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2016 to Question 20697, on national insurance: EEA Nationals, when HM Revenue and Customs will publish the information referred to in that Answer.
Answered by David Gauke
I refer the honourable members to the recent HMRC release.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-credit-statistics-on-eea-nationals
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to create a fiscal surplus by the end of this Parliament.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The government has made significant progress on deficit reduction to date – the deficit has more than halved as a share of GDP from the post-war peak we inherited in 2009-10. The government will reduce public sector net borrowing at the same average rate as the previous Parliament. But with warnings of a weaker outlook for the economy, we cannot be complacent in thinking the job is done and we must continue with the plan to return the public finances to a more sustainable position.