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1579492

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Services: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on devolved assemblies' budgets for health services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	129782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The devolved administrations are well-funded to deliver all their devolved responsibilities, including health services.</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 Spending Review set the largest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. Those settlements are still growing in real terms this year, and over the three-year spending review period, despite inflation being higher than expected.</p><p> </p><p>This provides the devolved administrations with over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK. This is around 25% more for the Scottish Government and around 20% more for the Welsh Government and NI Executive. It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their funding in devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>Like many countries, the UK faces the twin challenge of a recession and high inflation as global energy price rises have been exacerbated by Putin’s war in Ukraine. The Government has set out its plan to halve inflation over the course of this year by remaining steadfast in support for the independent Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England, making difficult but responsible decisions on tax and spending to not add fuel to the fire, and by tackling high energy prices by holding down energy bills for households and businesses this year and next and investing in long-term energy security.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/01/2023 15:27:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1579494

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
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 merits of increasing the threshold at which single-income families begin to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	129784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is charged on an individual rather than a household basis, in line with other tax policy. It applies to Child Benefit recipients who have, or whose partner has, an adjusted net income (ANI) of £50,000 regardless of family makeup.</p><p>It would not be practical for HMRC to increase the threshold for single-income families only, as it would require HMRC to operate two parallel income thresholds. This would further complicate the tax system for families, would not ensure consistency between claimants, and would entail a significant operational burden for HMRC. Tax simplification is a priority for this Government.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2023 15:15:35 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1579514

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much steel produced in the UK was exported to other countries in (a) 1997, (b) 2010 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	129750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics, which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria</p><p><br> Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</em></a>.</p>Data relating to 1997 is no longer available.<p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/01/2023 16:41:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1579519

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Homes: Tax Allowances
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 merits of making care home expenses tax deductible.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	129984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>This Government believes we need to have a social care system to give every person the dignity and security that they deserve. This is why we committed to improving social care in our manifesto.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn statement, in November, the Government made available up to £2.8 billion in 2023-2024 and £4.7 billion in 2024-2025 to support adult social care and get people out of hospital on time and into appropriate care settings.</p><p> </p><p>This includes £1 billion of new grant funding in 2023-2024 and £1.7 billion in 2024-2025, £1.3 billion in 2023-2024 and £1.9 billion in 2024-2025 savings from delaying the rollout of charging reform and further flexibility for local authorities on council tax.</p><p> </p><p>Successive Governments have held the longstanding principle that personal expenditure is not deductible against income tax.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2023 15:24:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1579528

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Actuaries: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to (a) bring forward and (b) consult on legislative proposals on the oversight and regulation of the actuarial profession during this parliamentary session.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	129847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s response to its White Paper consultation on its reform proposals was published on 31 May 2022. The Government has committed to legislating when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Prior to issuing its response to the White Paper consultation, the Government consulted extensively on its proposals to reform the oversight and regulation of the actuarial profession, including holding discussions with a range of actuarial stakeholders. The Government will continue to engage with actuarial stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 26/01/2023 15:57:58 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

1579569

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Football League and (b) non-league football clubs have received winding up petitions from HMRC in the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the financial sustainability of those clubs.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	129998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>HMRC take a supportive approach to dealing with customers who have tax debts and only file winding-up petitions after exhausting all other options, in order to protect taxpayers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how assessments of financial sustainability of customers are used to assess Time to Pay offers and consequences of non-payment can be found at GOV.UK</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-will-happen-if-you-do-not-pay-your-tax-bill" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-will-happen-if-you-do-not-pay-your-tax-bill</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffind-out-how-to-pay-a-debt-to-hmrc-with-a-time-to-pay-arrangement&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.g.piper%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C419d6ce799d54550124808dafec11504%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638102402473881012%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=t2McUG7dB9d8JjrE9zpqXGfhynX6cpsf%2F1vzCaQxVj8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">How to pay a debt to HMRC with a Time to Pay arrangement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2023 15:22:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1579637

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2022, the Government increased the National Living Wage to £9.50 per hour. This will rise to £10.42 an hour from 1 April 2023, an increase of 9.7%.</p><p> </p><p>By 2024, the Government has committed that the National Living Wage will reach 66% of median UK earnings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will always award contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Departments must ensure that they apply the legislative increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of civil servants in HM Treasury paid at the National Minimum Wage rate per hour was 0 (0% of all staff) and the National Living Wage rate per hour was 0 (0% of all staff) as at December 2022. All current HM Treasury employees are paid above the rate of the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 31/01/2023 15:35:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1579682

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of Brexit on the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	130038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>It is for the Office for Budget Responsibility to provide economic and fiscal forecasts. Global external factors, including Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, continue to put pressures on the UK economy. It is not possible to definitively disentangle the effect of these global factors from the longer-term impacts of EU exit on the UK economy and households.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 26/01/2023 15:54:31 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1579703

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Complaints
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 banks on ensuring that there is provision to address unresolved banking complaints following the planned closure of the Business Banking Resolution Service in December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	130050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) is an independent non-governmental body that does not receive any public funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always been clear that the independence of the BBRS is vital, and as such it is not appropriate for the Government to comment on its future. According to the timelines agreed by the BBRS when it was set up, the scheme for historical complaints will close on 14 February 2023, while the contemporary scheme for cases from large SMEs is due to close at the end of 2023 unless an extension is granted by participating banks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 26/01/2023 15:56:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1579708

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Save as You Earn: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the review of the Save As You Earn Bonus Rate Mechanism Review will be concluded; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	129744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Following the announcement of a review of the Save As You Earn (SAYE) Bonus Rate Mechanism, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are consulting with administrators of SAYE schemes and their representatives to identify options to introduce a new, simpler and more transparent mechanism. HMRC is working closely with those groups to ensure any new mechanism will be appropriate for both current and future market conditions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will provide a further update on the review for interested groups in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2023 15:19:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly