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Written Question
Monetary Policy
Monday 31st October 2016

Asked by: Tristram Hunt (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he, (b) his advisers and (c) officials of his Department have had with representatives from the Bank of England to discuss the effect of quantitative easing on inequality since his appointment.

Answered by Simon Kirby

It is a matter of public record that the Chancellor of the Exchequer meets the Governor of the Bank of England to discuss a wide range of economic and financial issues consistent with their roles. Treasury officials and representatives of the Bank of England also meet routinely in order to carry out their responsibilities.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Concentrix

"My hon. Friend is making a forensic case. Behind these facts and figures are very real human cases of people, particularly women and single mothers, who are being absolutely hammered by Concentrix. I have constituents who are going hungry, and whose children are going hungry, because of the incompetence of …..."
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Written Question
Treasury: Cheshire
Monday 25th April 2016

Asked by: Tristram Hunt (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority by 2020.

Answered by David Gauke

No jobs in the Treasury or non-Departmental public bodies, executive agencies, advisory bodies falling under its remit have been abolished or relocated in the regions or time frames stated in the question.

In April 2011, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) – a non-ministerial Department falling under the remit of the Chancellor – closed Crewe House, an Enquiry Centre (EC), and relocated to Hornbeam House in Crewe. In 2014, following HMRC’s decision to close all ECs, the EC in Crewe was closed.

In May 2011, Craven House, Macclesfield was closed and the EC relocated to Macclesfield Town Hall. In 2014, following HMRC’s decision to close all ECs, the EC in Macclesfield was closed.

Written Question
Budget March 2016
Wednesday 20th April 2016

Asked by: Tristram Hunt (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) staff and (b) other costs to his Department were for the production of chart 1.5 on page 21 of the 2016 Budget Book.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

A number of Treasury officials were involved in preparing the Chancellor’s Budget Report. The government does not calculate the costs of producing individual charts at fiscal events.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"I think we can all agree that this has been a pretty disastrous Budget, and that was the case even before the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith) revealed the Government’s extraordinary mendacity in their pursuit of policies for political purposes rather than for the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Will the Secretary of State give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Mar 2016
Local Government: Ethical Procurement

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Mar 2016
Local Government: Ethical Procurement

"Does that principle extend to banning city councils, for example, from giving the freedom of their cities to notable figures from abroad? Would that fall within her ban on a foreign policy for local government?..."
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