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1684343

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Victims of Terrorism Unit (a) completed its review into the support package provided to victims of terrorism and (b) made a draft of its findings available to Ministers; and what plans his Department has to publish the outcomes of that review.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	11087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>In recognition of the complexities and importance of the Victims of Terrorism Review, Home Office Ministers are considering how to progress recommendations.</p><p>Once this phase is complete, the Home Office will consider how to communicate the findings and next steps.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 30/01/2024 17:09:18 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1684344

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2024 to Question 7553 on Apprentices: Taxation, what the process is for the reallocation of funds in apprenticeship accounts that have expired; and what the destination of those funds were in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	11088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The funds in levy-paying employers’ apprenticeship service accounts are distinct from, and operate on a different basis to, the department’s apprenticeships budget. The former represents funding for apprenticeships notionally available for use by individual levy-paying employers over a two-year period. The latter represents the total amount of funding available annually to support apprenticeships in England for all employers, including those who do not pay the apprenticeship levy.</p><p>The funds available to levy-paying employers through their apprenticeship service accounts are notionally hypothecated based on their levy contributions over a two-year period. These funds do not constitute a ‘physical’ pot of money; they should be considered more as credit that is available for each levy-paying employer to use if they wish.</p><p>When a levy-paying employer has an employee on an apprenticeship, their account will show their available funds being debited each month to reflect the cost of this training and assessment. In parallel but entirely separately, the training provider receives an equivalent value monthly payment directly from the department’s apprenticeships budget. These payments do not actually come from levy-paying employers’ accounts.</p><p>Since available funds in each levy-paying employer’s account are notionally hypothecated, there are no monies to ‘reallocate’ when unused funds expire after 24 months. The credit is either drawn down, and equivalent payments separately made to training providers from the department’s annual budget, or expires when not used and the department’s annual budget remains the same). The government expires funds after 24 months because otherwise levy-paying employers would accrue unreasonably large balances, with the potential to create financial commitments that the government has not planned to meet.</p><p>On average, 98% of the English apprenticeships budget has been spent over the last two financial years. If the department’s apprenticeships budget is not fully spent by the end of the financial year, funds are returned to HM Treasury in line with standard practice set out in the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 30/01/2024 16:24:44 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1684346

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	River Rom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support Havering Council in efforts to enhance the River Rom's (a) environmental health, (b) maintenance of river-based infrastructure and (c) development of projects aimed at increasing the vibrancy of the River Rom as a community resource.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 28 November 2023 to PQ <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-11-14%2F1841&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C1365a2208f2a4639ebee08dc1e711a5f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638418718314775865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nIXCvQbPDScrMNCshZ9nRK5mAJGoCxRimxRtPV1q%2FKI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">1841</a> which outlines the work being carried out by the Environment Agency in liaison with the Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne Catchment Partnership, working with local partners including Havering and neighbouring local authorities. In addition, I refer to the answer given on 07 February 2024 to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-23/11011" target="_blank">11011</a> outlining Environment Agency funding for maintenance on the river Rom in the past three years.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 07/02/2024 17:18:25 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684347

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in car insurance prices in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance and trends in the market.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11145 11146 11147 question first answered 30/01/2024 17:03:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1684348

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with car insurance providers on the potential impact of insurance premiums on the number of new drivers on the roads.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance and trends in the market.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11144 11146 11147 question first answered 30/01/2024 17:03:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1684349

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of increased insurance premiums for young drivers on (a) affordability and (b) the increased risk of uninsured drivers.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance and trends in the market.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11144 11145 11147 question first answered 30/01/2024 17:03:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1684350

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that insurance premiums for 17 to 20-year-olds have risen by more than £1,000 since last year.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance and trends in the market.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11144 11145 11146 question first answered 30/01/2024 17:03:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1684351

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Insurance Premium Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of decreasing insurance premium tax for car insurance.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>IPT is a tax on general insurance premiums charged at two rates: a standard rate at 12%, including car insurance, and a higher rate at 20%. Insurance pricing is a decision which is affected by a wide range of factors, and the taxes that insurers pay are just one part of this. It is hard to predict the impact of an IPT reduction on motor insurance pricing because this depends on how insurers react. Furthermore, revenue raised from IPT helps the Government to fund vital public services, including the NHS, education and defence. The Government currently has no plans to reduce Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on car insurance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 31/01/2024 11:56:12 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1684352

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Insurance Premium Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much insurance premium tax was collected from car insurance in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>Insurance Premium Tax returns do not include a breakdown of the tax due on specific products, as this may impose an excessive administrative burden on customers.</p><p> </p><p>Information on monthly Insurance Premium Tax receipts is published in the document, “HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK”, found at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 31/01/2024 12:00:43 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1684362

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Hong Kong: Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the autonomy of Hong Kong’s (a) economic, (b) monetary and (c) financial systems.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	11017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest Six-Monthly report on Hong Kong, published on 19 September, notes that Hong Kong's economic, monetary, and financial systems remain distinct and robust from mainland China. The Hong Kong SAR Government has maintained a free market economic and trade system, retaining autonomy in deciding their economic and trade policies. Hong Kong continues to be recognised as an international financial centre with sole discretion over its monetary and financial policies.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 31/01/2024 15:16:05 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous