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Written Question
Treasury: Land
Monday 12th February 2018

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England, and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

The UK Government is a significant landowner. The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's vision to create an efficient, fit-for-purpose and sustainable estate whose performance matches the best of the private sector. As a Government we are delivering this vision, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose, is frequently reviewed and aligned to the Estate Strategy, and is managed in an efficient and effective way.

The current landholdings of HM Treasury are shown in the table below. This does not include land previously identified as surplus that has now been disposed. The information is correct at time of publication.

Land in square metres*

England

South West

Department

24,540.33

0

Agencies

0

0

Non-departmental public bodies

0

0

Total

24,540.33

0

The core department owns property that it both occupies and sublets to agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other government departments.

Of the total land HM Treasury holds in England, zero hectares are currently declared as surplus. These figures include agencies and non-departmental public bodies.

* We have interpreted this PQ to require information regarding freehold property only. No information quantifying hectares is available as HM Treasury’s property comprises only buildings.


Written Question
First Time Buyers: Stamp Duties
Tuesday 30th January 2018

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of first-time buyers who purchased properties between 22 November 2017 and 1 January 2018 who paid no Stamp Duty in (a) England and Wales, (b) the South West, (c) South Gloucestershire local authority area and (d) Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency.

Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The number of purchases benefitting from the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers between 22 November 2017 and 1 January 2018 was estimated to be 16,000. This relief means that over 80% of first-time buyer purchases do not pay SDLT. Estimates for regional, local authority and constituency level are not yet available.

Statistics on the number of first-time buyers claiming the relief are due to be published in the Quarterly Stamp Duty Statistics on 26 April 2018.


Written Question
First Time Buyers: Stamp Duty Land Tax
Tuesday 30th January 2018

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of first-time buyers who purchased properties between 22 November 2017 and 1 January 2018 who paid no Stamp Duty in (a) England and Wales, (b) the South West, (c) South Gloucestershire local authority area and (d) Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency.

Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The number of purchases benefitting from the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers between 22 November 2017 and 1 January 2018 was estimated to be 16,000. This relief means that over 80% of first-time buyer purchases do not pay SDLT. Estimates for regional, local authority and constituency level are not yet available.

Statistics on the number of first-time buyers claiming the relief are due to be published in the Quarterly Stamp Duty Statistics on 26 April 2018.


Written Question
EU Budget
Thursday 28th April 2016

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the UK's (a) payments to the EU, (b) receipts through EU schemes and (c) receipts through the UK rebate in each year between 2020 and 2030.

Answered by David Gauke

HM Treasury’s approach to estimating the net cost of the EU budget to the UK over the long term is set out in Annex B of HM Treasury Analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives, publicly available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517415/treasury_analysis_economic_impact_of_eu_membership_web.pdf


Written Question
Treasury: Staff
Thursday 28th April 2016

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials work in his Department's Referendum Unit; and what the estimated cost of that unit is.

Answered by David Gauke

The Treasury does not have a Referendum Unit. The Treasury is appropriately resourced to support the Government’s priorities in Europe.


Written Question
EU Grants and Loans
Thursday 28th April 2016

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK public finances of fluctuations in the Pound Sterling-Euro exchange rate causing a decrease in funding received by the UK from EU funding schemes; and what contingencies he has arranged for such circumstances.

Answered by David Gauke

HM Treasury receives no funds from the EU budget. A portion of the overall EU funding received by the UK is paid through government bodies. Managing the impact of exchange rate fluctuations is part of the normal responsibilities of the relevant managing authorities, following standard practice laid out by HM Treasury in Managing Public Money. Further detail on managing risk relating to foreign exchange is available on page 173 of that document, available online: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/454191/Managing_Public_Money_AA_v2_-jan15.pdf.”


Written Question
EU Budget: Contributions
Monday 25th April 2016

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK public finances of fluctuations in the Pound Sterling-Euro exchange rate causing an increase in the amount of the UK's contribution to the EU budget; and what contingencies he has arranged for such circumstances.

Answered by David Gauke

Member States’ contributions to the EU Budget are made in national currency based on an exchange rate fixed on the last working day before the start of the EU Budget year. There are no subsequent fluctuations to that exchange rate.


Written Question
Personal Income
Tuesday 19th April 2016

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people keep more of their earnings.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin

At Budget 2016 the Government increased the personal allowance to £11,500 and raised the higher rate threshold to £45,000 in 2017-18.

31 million people will pay less tax after these changes, with a typical basic rate taxpayer paying over £1,000 less income tax in 2017-18 than in 2010-11.