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Written Question
Treasury: Correspondence
Tuesday 30th April 2024

Asked by: Robert Buckland (Conservative - South Swindon)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to correspondence from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee dated 21 February 2024, regarding the Northern Ireland Executive Restoration Package Settlement.

Answered by Laura Trott - Shadow Secretary of State for Education

A response has been issued to the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee’s letter on the Northern Ireland Executive’s restoration financial package.

Written Question
Car Allowances
Wednesday 5th July 2023

Asked by: Robert Buckland (Conservative - South Swindon)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered the potential merits of increasing the approved mileage allowance payments rates.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review. In considering changes to the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) rate, the Government has to balance the responsible management of public finances, which fund our essential public services with support for individuals.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Feb 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]

"Will my right hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Feb 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]

"On a point of technical detail, I do not wish to put my right hon. Friend on the spot, but can he assure me that early commencement provisions will be brought into effect with regard to the judicial retirement age matters? It is a matter of real public importance that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Economic Update

"Thousands of families in Swindon and millions of households across the country will welcome the immediate help on council tax that the Chancellor has announced today in his welcome statement. Does he agree that the cod analysis we heard from the hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) about the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me first in the debate. I am delighted to make a contribution to the Second Reading of a Bill that was very much part of the work that I undertook as Lord Chancellor. I was keen to make sure that we made progress …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]

"My hon. Friend makes a really powerful point. There is no doubt that the district bench is under huge pressure at the moment. We are not getting the recruits and the applications that we need in order to have a full district bench. The work is some of the most …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]

"No, but I am happy to intervene. I do not want to make this too oleaginous, but the point my hon. Friend makes about capacity is a huge one. We do not have enough recorders or judges, no matter how many the Lord Chancellor signs back in after retirement. That, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2014
Childcare Payments Bill

"My hon. Friend is making a powerful point about the need for flexibility. Does she agree that for parents with disabled children, the need to extend that provision through to late teens is very important? The provision to extend the scheme up to 17 is particularly relevant for those families...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Feb 2014
Currency in Scotland after 2014

"Does my hon. Friend agree that the phrase “sterling area” used in the Scottish Government White Paper is wholly misleading? The sterling area that used to exist with the Commonwealth and Ireland was all about pegging exchange rates; the SNP actually wants full currency union, with all the concomitant controls …..."
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