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Liam Byrne
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I thank the hon. Gentleman and my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for the consistent way in which they have championed the need for a new hospital in their area. The hon. Gentleman knows that I am in close discussion with the Secretary of State for Health, and we hope to make an announcement on that matter shortly.
I thank the hon. Gentleman and my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for the consistent way in which they have championed the need for a new hospital in their area. The hon. Gentleman knows that I am in close discussion with the Secretary of State for Health, and we hope to make an announcement on that matter shortly.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
Last week Sutton council granted planning permission for a new patient wing to be built at St. Helier hospital, removing the last obstacle to Treasury approval for the necessary investment. Will the Minister today give my constituents and NHS workers the good news that Treasury approval is coming and coming very soon?
Subjects
Banks; Finance
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
507 c726
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We have the highest budget deficit, pretty much, in the G7, but the reason why we have a high budget deficit is that we chose to act to protect jobs, to protect homes and to protect businesses over the course of the past year. As the International Monetary Fund has recognised, the reason why we had that flexibility to act was that we went into the recession with the lowest debt of any country in the G7 apart from Canada.
We have the highest budget deficit, pretty much, in the G7, but the reason why we have a high budget deficit is that we chose to act to protect jobs, to protect homes and to protect businesses over the course of the past year. As the International Monetary Fund has recognised, the reason why we had that flexibility to act was that we went into the recession with the lowest debt of any country in the G7 apart from Canada.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury referred to the budget deficit. Is the UK's budget deficit as a proportion of GDP higher or lower than that of Greece?
Subjects
Banks; Finance
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
507 c726
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Government fully recognise the benefits of early intervention and the value for money that it brings. That is why I announced in the Command Paper that I laid before the House before Christmas a new programme of work designed to test innovative forms of finance aimed at boosting investment in early intervention.
The Government fully recognise the benefits of early intervention and the value for money that it brings. That is why I announced in the Command Paper that I laid before the House before Christmas a new programme of work designed to test innovative forms of finance aimed at boosting investment in early intervention.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Graham Allen
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of implementation of policies for early intervention; and if he will make a statement.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Finance
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c160
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am always happy to meet groups of right hon. and hon. Members. In particular, I would like to put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for her tireless campaigning on behalf of the project. We are proud of the number of hospitals that the Government have built. We said that we would build 100 new hospitals by 2010; in fact, the Department of Health is on course to build 126 by the end of this year. The scheme to which the hon. Gentleman referred is yet to come to me for approval. The House would expect me to look at the business case thoroughly when it arrives, but as I said to him a moment ago, I also understand the need for speed.
I am always happy to meet groups of right hon. and hon. Members. In particular, I would like to put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for her tireless campaigning on behalf of the project. We are proud of the number of hospitals that the Government have built. We said that we would build 100 new hospitals by 2010; in fact, the Department of Health is on course to build 126 by the end of this year. The scheme to which the hon. Gentleman referred is yet to come to me for approval. The House would expect me to look at the business case thoroughly when it arrives, but as I said to him a moment ago, I also understand the need for speed.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
I would like to thank the Health Minister, the right hon. and learned Member for North Warwickshire (Mr. O'Brien), for his support for the project. Would the Chief Secretary be willing to meet concerned local Members of Parliament over the next couple of weeks, so that we can ensure that the pressure is maintained on the different partners involved in the project and ensure that Better Healthcare Closer to Home is delivered for the residents of Sutton and Merton? The next four weeks are critical.
Subjects
Finance; NHS
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c158
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend can rest assured on that point. I met the Secretary of State for Health last week to begin our preparations together for considering that particular project. I hope that she will be able to join me and any other hon. Members who would like to get together to discuss that important new development.
My hon. Friend can rest assured on that point. I met the Secretary of State for Health last week to begin our preparations together for considering that particular project. I hope that she will be able to join me and any other hon. Members who would like to get together to discuss that important new development.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Siobhain McDonagh
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer? Can he make a commitment to ensure that the health services received by my constituents will continue to be a top priority for this Government?
Subjects
Finance; NHS
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c158-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I would like to put on record my personal thanks to my hon. Friend for the pioneering work that he has overseen in Nottingham, where there is a great deal for policy makers and for politicians to learn. Like him, I am keen that we explore new ways of drawing money into innovative projects focused on early intervention, and I hope the measures that we have announced to create in this country a social investment wholesale bank, together with social impact bonds that will be brought forward by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and, I hope, the Secretary of State for Justice will be a substantial step in testing some of the ideas that are being pioneered now in Nottingham.
I would like to put on record my personal thanks to my hon. Friend for the pioneering work that he has overseen in Nottingham, where there is a great deal for policy makers and for politicians to learn. Like him, I am keen that we explore new ways of drawing money into innovative projects focused on early intervention, and I hope the measures that we have announced to create in this country a social investment wholesale bank, together with social impact bonds that will be brought forward by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and, I hope, the Secretary of State for Justice will be a substantial step in testing some of the ideas that are being pioneered now in Nottingham.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Graham Allen
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
We all seem to be agreed that we need to reduce the deficit by half over four years, but there are two ways to do that—either by reducing public expenditure, or by reducing the need for that public expenditure by intervening early in the problems that much public expenditure is spent on, so that that expenditure is not necessary. Will my right hon. Friend and the Treasury exercise due diligence in looking at the financial instruments that are being developed on the capital markets, which could raise money in the first instance to make sure that early intervention programmes can be sustained?
Subjects
Crime prevention; Finance
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c160-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Moving health care closer to home is a policy objective of this Government. I think that the hon. Gentleman has in mind a scheme that has been submitted by his local NHS to the Department of Health. That scheme is currently under consideration by that Department and when it comes to me, I can assure him that I will review it thoroughly, but also promptly.
Moving health care closer to home is a policy objective of this Government. I think that the hon. Gentleman has in mind a scheme that has been submitted by his local NHS to the Department of Health. That scheme is currently under consideration by that Department and when it comes to me, I can assure him that I will review it thoroughly, but also promptly.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
When he will give final approval for expenditure on the Better Healthcare Closer to Home project.
Subjects
Finance; NHS
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c158
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of implementation of policies for early intervention; and if he will make a statement.
What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of implementation of policies for early intervention; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Graham Allen
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2010
For answer on
2 February 2010
Answered on
2 February 2010
The Government fully recognise the benefits of early intervention and the value for money that it brings. That is why I announced in the Command Paper that I laid before the House before Christmas a new programme of work designed to test innovative forms of finance aimed at boosting investment in early intervention.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Finance
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c160; 314440
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
When he will give final approval for expenditure on the Better Healthcare Closer to Home project.
When he will give final approval for expenditure on the Better Healthcare Closer to Home project.
Asked by
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2010
For answer on
2 February 2010
Answered on
2 February 2010
Moving health care closer to home is a policy objective of this Government. I think that the hon. Gentleman has in mind a scheme that has been submitted by his local NHS to the Department of Health. That scheme is currently under consideration by that Department and when it comes to me, I can assure him that I will review it thoroughly, but also promptly.
Subjects
Finance; NHS
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c158; 314437
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on the contribution of that Department towards the housing expenditure in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on the contribution of that Department towards the housing expenditure in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10.
Asked by
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
25 January 2010
The Government announced via Building Britain's Future on 29 June 2009 that they would invest a further £1.5 billion over the next two years to build an extra 20,000 new energy efficient, good quality, social and affordable homes, and a further 10,000 additional homes for private sale. The funding of the measure included a contribution from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) of £100 million, with a possible further contribution as part of the £340 million anticipated capital underspends in the Department of Health, DCSF, and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Subjects
Housing; Finance
Date
25 January 2010
Reference
504 c597W; 308705
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, page 49, what his most recent estimate is of the projected levels of spending on transport to 2018-19.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, page 49, what his most recent estimate is of the projected levels of spending on transport to 2018-19.
Asked by
Theresa Villiers
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2009
For answer on
12 October 2009
Answered on
16 October 2009
Departmental budgets for the next spending review period will be set in due course.
Subjects
Finance; Transport
Date
16 October 2009
Reference
497 c1205W; 290159
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 29 June 2009 on provision of social housing, whether funds from underspends in his Department's budget will be re-allocated to social housing initiatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 29 June 2009 on provision of social housing, whether funds from underspends in his Department's budget will be re-allocated to social housing initiatives.
Asked by
Lord Lansley
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 October 2009
For answer on
12 October 2009
Answered on
12 October 2009
I have been asked to reply.I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 1352W.
Subjects
Finance; Public expenditure; Social rented housing; Department for Communities and Local Government
Date
12 October 2009
Reference
497 c700W; 291877
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the planned budget is for the new Infrastructure UK advisory body.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the planned budget is for the new Infrastructure UK advisory body.
Asked by
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 July 2009
For answer on
20 July 2009
Answered on
21 July 2009
Building Britain's Future announced that Lord Davies of Abersoch would lead the development of Infrastructure UK. He will consider the appropriate terms of reference for Infrastructure UK and will report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor and the First Secretary of State at the pre-Budget report. The resource required for Infrastructure UK will be decided once these details have been considered fully.
Subjects
Finance; Infrastructure UK
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
496 c1349-50W; 288301
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reduction in spending he is making to accommodate the £1,500 million increase in housing expenditure announced in the Prime Minister's Statement on Building Britain's Future on 29 June 2009.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reduction in spending he is making to accommodate the £1,500 million increase in housing expenditure announced in the Prime Minister's Statement on Building Britain's Future on 29 June 2009.
Asked by
Lord Redwood
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 June 2009
For answer on
1 July 2009
Answered on
7 July 2009
There is no additional borrowing as a result of the affordable housing announcement in Building Britain's Future.In 2009-10 and 2010-11 the additional resources for housing will all come from within existing budgets. This has been achieved by reprioritisation within the Department for Communities and Local Government's budget and the reallocation of anticipated underspends from the Home Office, the Department for Transport, the Department of Health and the Department of Children Schools and Families.
Subjects
Housing; Finance
Date
7 July 2009
Reference
495 c776W; 283542
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend will be delighted to hear that I have no plans to provide a running commentary on growth forecasts. The Budget clearly set out our current expectations, and the next update will be provided to the House in the pre-Budget report. I merely note that several City economists and independent forecasters have revised up their forecasts for growth next year and adjusted their forecasts for the extent of the downturn this year. As I said in response to earlier questions, independent forecasters' average for contraction this year is 3.8 per cent., which is much closer to the forecast that we published in the Budget.
My hon. Friend will be delighted to hear that I have no plans to provide a running commentary on growth forecasts. The Budget clearly set out our current expectations, and the next update will be provided to the House in the pre-Budget report. I merely note that several City economists and independent forecasters have revised up their forecasts for growth next year and adjusted their forecasts for the extent of the downturn this year. As I said in response to earlier questions, independent forecasters' average for contraction this year is 3.8 per cent., which is much closer to the forecast that we published in the Budget.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Andrew Love
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
I wonder whether my hon. Friend saw the survey in the Financial Times yesterday of City economists. It showed that a majority thought the recession would end in June. The minority who did not thought it would end sooner rather than later this year. Does that not show that the City is coming round to the Budget forecasts for the economy? Is that not a clear endorsement of the Government's programme for a fiscal stimulus?
Subjects
Banks; Finance
Date
9 June 2009
Reference
493 c651
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The scheme that my hon. Friend mentions is very much the kind of scheme that will be more possible in the future because of the £100 million of investment provided last year in the youth crime action plan. As I say, ensuring that money and resources go into equipping people with the skills that they need to succeed in today's labour market is one of the best investments that we can make in crime prevention. From my experience in my constituency, I think that that must go alongside well-organised, well-structured and well-delivered programmes to keep people away from drugs, too, but where there is innovation such as that pioneered by National Grid, we will, of course, seek to learn from it and build on it.
The scheme that my hon. Friend mentions is very much the kind of scheme that will be more possible in the future because of the £100 million of investment provided last year in the youth crime action plan. As I say, ensuring that money and resources go into equipping people with the skills that they need to succeed in today's labour market is one of the best investments that we can make in crime prevention. From my experience in my constituency, I think that that must go alongside well-organised, well-structured and well-delivered programmes to keep people away from drugs, too, but where there is innovation such as that pioneered by National Grid, we will, of course, seek to learn from it and build on it.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Andy Reed
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
One of the most effective approaches with young offenders in particular is finding paid employment. I have seen a scheme sponsored by National Grid that reduces the reoffending rates from 70 per cent. to just 7 per cent. through supported employment, taking young people into the workplace and ensuring that they have all the support they need. As has been said, this is all about prevention and ensuring that we invest in the long term by investing these moneys up front. Will he commit to ensuring that such schemes are replicated across the country so that we learn from the best practice that is already happening up and down our Prison Service?
Subjects
Finance; Reoffenders
Date
9 June 2009
Reference
493 c640-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I have to agree with the hon. Gentleman. Moving our attention and our resources into the business of prevention will, overall, be much cheaper for the country and will save a lot of human pain in the medium and long term. I must agree with him that the third sector provides extraordinary new potential, as do charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises. They can help on this agenda in two fields in particular. First, they can ensure that those who are convicted of offences are given much greater skills, education and literacy training so that they are better able to succeed in the labour market. Secondly, they can do a better job of helping people to kick the poison of drugs. As we know, that is the root cause of so much reoffending in this country.
I have to agree with the hon. Gentleman. Moving our attention and our resources into the business of prevention will, overall, be much cheaper for the country and will save a lot of human pain in the medium and long term. I must agree with him that the third sector provides extraordinary new potential, as do charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises. They can help on this agenda in two fields in particular. First, they can ensure that those who are convicted of offences are given much greater skills, education and literacy training so that they are better able to succeed in the labour market. Secondly, they can do a better job of helping people to kick the poison of drugs. As we know, that is the root cause of so much reoffending in this country.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Gary Streeter
(Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is this not an area where the Minister can bring to bear experience from his previous office? Is it not something that Governments of all colours are rather bad at—namely, spending on prevention rather than cure and spending upstream to avoid a problem rather than spending money on the consequences of that problem? Could not the excellent third sector organisations be deployed far more efficiently by the Government, with the right kind of backing, to stop people reoffending as frequently as they do?
Subjects
Finance; Reoffenders
Date
9 June 2009
Reference
493 c640
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the persistence and tenacity with which he has raised this issue with Treasury Ministers. I would be pleased to learn a little more about the work in Cardiff that he has talked about. It is a clear example of the way in which front-line public servants, when they are given greater freedom, can work together more effectively to deliver better outcomes on such an important agenda, very often for less money. I know that he will be keen to know more about the work of Sir Michael Bichard, who is working in 13 different areas around the country to consider how, within different local authority areas, we can bring together the work of public services engaged in similar endeavours.
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the persistence and tenacity with which he has raised this issue with Treasury Ministers. I would be pleased to learn a little more about the work in Cardiff that he has talked about. It is a clear example of the way in which front-line public servants, when they are given greater freedom, can work together more effectively to deliver better outcomes on such an important agenda, very often for less money. I know that he will be keen to know more about the work of Sir Michael Bichard, who is working in 13 different areas around the country to consider how, within different local authority areas, we can bring together the work of public services engaged in similar endeavours.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
I welcome my right hon. Friend to answering these questions.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that spending on aspects such as drug treatment and public health can have an implication for reoffending? For instance, the engagement of young people in school and in having a future through education is also relevant to reducing reoffending. Will he come with me to look at the success of the violence reduction strategy in Cardiff, which has prevented violent crime and also reduced the need for expensive surgery? Will he also ensure that officials in his Department make the connection between these different sorts of budgets?
Subjects
Finance; Reoffenders
Date
9 June 2009
Reference
493 c639-40
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Treasury sits alongside 13 other Departments, including the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health, in our work focused on reducing reoffending. My right hon. Friend will be glad to know that adult reoffending fell by 23 per cent. between 2000 and 2006, while juvenile reoffending fell by nearly 19 per cent. over the same period.
The Treasury sits alongside 13 other Departments, including the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health, in our work focused on reducing reoffending. My right hon. Friend will be glad to know that adult reoffending fell by 23 per cent. between 2000 and 2006, while juvenile reoffending fell by nearly 19 per cent. over the same period.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues to ensure that methods of budgeting for health, education and skills enable quick and effective access to services required to reduce levels of reoffending.
Subjects
Finance; Reoffenders
Date
9 June 2009
Reference
493 c639
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues to ensure that methods of budgeting for health, education and skills enable quick and effective access to services required to reduce levels of reoffending.
What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues to ensure that methods of budgeting for health, education and skills enable quick and effective access to services required to reduce levels of reoffending.
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 June 2009
For answer on
9 June 2009
Answered on
9 June 2009
The Treasury sits alongside 13 other Departments, including the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health, in our work focused on reducing reoffending. My right hon. Friend will be glad to know that adult reoffending fell by 23 per cent. between 2000 and 2006, while juvenile reoffending fell by nearly 19 per cent. over the same period.
Subjects
Finance; Reoffenders
Date
9 June 2009
Reference
493 c639; 278508
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons