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1484093

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy and Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the economic effect of the rise in (a) fuel and (b) energy costs on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	900770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Businesses are experiencing increased costs driven by global events. One of these extra costs is fuel. At Spring Statement, we announced a 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre, for the benefit of businesses as well as individuals. More broadly, we are helping SMEs through tax cuts to national insurance and business rates.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/06/2022 15:42:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1484094

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on the potential merits of a windfall tax on electricity generators.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	900773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>On 26<sup>th</sup> May, the Chancellor announced that the Government was urgently evaluating the scale of extraordinary profits in the energy generation sector and the appropriate next steps.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, officials have been engaging with industry stakeholders to gather evidence on energy generators’ level of profitability and the operation of their business models.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:02:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1484095

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Plan for Jobs in supporting people into work.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	900775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The success of our Plan for Jobs is playing a key role in spreading opportunity across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Government protected 11.7 million jobs through the pandemic, as well as moving millions of job seekers into work and supporting young people through programmes like kickstart and our apprenticeships offer.</p><p> </p><p>It’s clear our plan is working. 2 million fewer people are out of work than originally feared, and the unemployment rate remains close to a near 50 year low.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to build on this success with our Way to Work campaign, which aims to support 500,000 jobseekers into work by the end of June.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/06/2022 14:08:54 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1484096

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to implement the findings of the fundamental review of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	900777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the review of business rates the government announced measures worth £7 billion for businesses over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>We have already started implementing the findings from the review, by freezing the multiplier in 2022/23, introducing a 50 per cent retail relief, and introducing new plant and machinery and heat networks reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>Other reforms, including the new improvement relief, will be implemented from April 2023.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:00:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1484097

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the energy profits levy on investor confidence in the North Sea energy sector.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	900779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Profits Levy is a temporary measure, the revenues from which will help to provide vital support for households facing cost of living pressures.</p><p>The government expects the combination of the Levy and its investment allowance to lead to an overall increase in investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:06:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1484098

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the application of the tax system.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	900781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement, we equalised the National Insurance and income tax starting thresholds.</p><p> </p><p>Our work towards OECD Pillar 1 &amp; 2 reforms will help to ensure multinational businesses pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to tackling avoidance and evasion to ensure that everyone pays the right amount of tax at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:04:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1473063

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of off road bike use in incidents of anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	24579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that misuse of off-road bikes can cause nuisance and distress to communities. The Minister for Safeguarding set out the Government’s approach to dealing with this problem in an adjournment debate on 20 June 2022. Data on the number of incidents is not held centrally.</p><p>Between May and September 2021, the Government held a consultation seeking views on new levels of fees applied to the removal and storage of vehicles under the Police Reform Act 2002 in England and Wales. The consultation also sought views on whether aspects of the regulations and legislation are adequate to provide a sustainable service for vehicle recovery. However, the consultation did not include plans to amend the Section 59 powers. We will shortly announce the next steps following our consultation.</p><p>The Government does not believe that the introduction of a mandatory registration scheme for off-road quad bikes would be the most effective way to tackle dangerous and anti-social use. It would also place a burden and cost on law abiding citizens who would be most impacted by the requirements.</p><p>We will continue to support the police to enforce road traffic legislation and will use every available measure to confront the scourge of antisocial behaviour.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 24580 24581 24582 24583 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:35:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1473064

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Seized Articles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to raise the cost to recover an off road bike after it has been seized by the police.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	24580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that misuse of off-road bikes can cause nuisance and distress to communities. The Minister for Safeguarding set out the Government’s approach to dealing with this problem in an adjournment debate on 20 June 2022. Data on the number of incidents is not held centrally.</p><p>Between May and September 2021, the Government held a consultation seeking views on new levels of fees applied to the removal and storage of vehicles under the Police Reform Act 2002 in England and Wales. The consultation also sought views on whether aspects of the regulations and legislation are adequate to provide a sustainable service for vehicle recovery. However, the consultation did not include plans to amend the Section 59 powers. We will shortly announce the next steps following our consultation.</p><p>The Government does not believe that the introduction of a mandatory registration scheme for off-road quad bikes would be the most effective way to tackle dangerous and anti-social use. It would also place a burden and cost on law abiding citizens who would be most impacted by the requirements.</p><p>We will continue to support the police to enforce road traffic legislation and will use every available measure to confront the scourge of antisocial behaviour.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 24579 24581 24582 24583 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:35:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1473068

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans and UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what comparative assessment he has made of the amount of funding allocated to communities under the Shared Prosperity Fund and the preceding EU structural funds.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	24560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a successor to some EU Structural Funds. Our allocations ensure a real-terms match of EU structural funds in every nation and region of the UK.</p><p>The allocation methodology for the UKSPF was developed in accordance with the following core principles, in line with commitments made at the last Spending Review.</p><p>We have set out a methodology note which provides more detail on this: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-allocations-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-allocations-methodology</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 04/07/2022 15:17:19 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1473069

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has discussed with relevant stakeholders the potential merits of proposals to hold a referendum in Ukraine's separate regions on joining the Russian state.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	24608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK is steadfast in our commitment to upholding Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. Any referendum that takes place on sovereign Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Government of Ukraine would be a further violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and we would not recognise it. Our position remains clear: Russia must withdraw its forces and military equipment from the entirety of Ukraine and cease its illegal war.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 30/06/2022 15:47:59 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally