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Written Question
Air Passenger Duty
Monday 25th April 2016

Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Government's review of English regional airports potentially affected by the devolution of Air Passenger Duty to be completed.

Answered by Damian Hinds

At Summer Budget 2015, HM Treasury published a discussion paper exploring three options to support English regional airports from the potential impacts of APD devolution. We are carefully considering the responses received to the discussion paper and will respond in due course.

Any final announcements will be informed by the decision on APD devolution to Wales and the decisions of the Scottish Government on the implementation of an APD replacement.

Written Question
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Public Expenditure
Wednesday 27th January 2016

Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2015 to Question 7618, what was factored into the budget of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the 2015 Spending Review as a result of the decision to end student maintenance grants in England.

Answered by Greg Hands

Replacing maintenance grants with higher maintenance loans is putting additional cash in the hands of students to enable them to go to university. Building up from 2017-18, this is estimated to save £2.5bn a year from public sector net borrowing in steady state given expected student number growth. This change was accounted for in the Spending Review settlement for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Barnett formula was applied in the usual way.

Written Question
Apprentices: Wales
Thursday 10th December 2015

Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that is likely to accrue from Welsh employers as a result of the apprenticeship levy in each of the next five years.

Answered by Greg Hands

The apprenticeship levy will apply across the UK and will be collected from employers on a UK wide basis. An allowance of £15,000 means only those with a paybill exceeding £3million will have to pay it.


We are already working with the Welsh Government and the other devolved administrations to ensure they can get their fair share of the revenue and, as far as possible, to develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations.


We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"The Secretary of State makes great play of the importance of long-term planning. We all understand its importance for business, so what would he say to the company near Chepstow that used to make wind turbines but is now facing closure because of the sudden change in policy by his …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Does the hon. Gentleman accept that the Chancellor has tried to imitate one of our policies by trying to raise the minimum wage? He mistakenly calls it a living wage, but it is not at that rate. However, he has not offered any incentives to employers to introduce it, as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Does my hon. Friend suspect that the Chancellor has deliberately renamed this “the living wage” so that he can break the promise of taking everybody on the national minimum wage out of tax?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Did you say 10 minutes?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"In that case, let me very briefly congratulate those who have made their maiden speeches today, before turning to the subject of the steel industry.

Let me begin by thanking the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise for being so helpful last week by voting to retain anti-dumping measures …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"I am sorry, Mr Speaker, are you suggesting that I should finish? I thought I was allowed eight minutes...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"In conclusion, then—..."
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