Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has held with European Commission officials on the Aggregate Credit Levy scheme.

Officials have been in regular discussions with the European Commission in regards to their decision on the Aggregates Credit Levy Scheme. Further to this on 7^th August 2014, the European Commission released a short summary of their decision on the investigation in to the compatibility of the scheme with State Aid guidelines. Their decision finds that the aid met the Environmental Aid Guidelines. The full, detailed, decision will be published once commercially sensitive information has been redacted.