Asked by: James Berry (Conservative - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support the development of long-term infrastructure.
Answered by David Gauke
We recognise the need to increase public spending on infrastructure. That’s why, at Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor committed additional capital to fund new high-value economic infrastructure through the National Productivity Investment Fund. Coupled with the commitments made at Spending Review 2015, this means annual central government investment in economic infrastructure will now rise by almost 60% between 2016/17 and 2020/21, from £14bn to £22bn.
Asked by: James Berry (Conservative - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to widen access to financial advice.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
Last year the Government and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) jointly launched the Financial Advice Market Review. The Review is exploring how the UK’s financial advice market is operating for consumers, and what more can be done to ensure they have the access they need to high-quality, affordable advice so they can make informed decisions with their hard earned money. The Review will report ahead of Budget 2016.