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1599876

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Remote Working: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide financial support for capital investment in infrastructure projects to make regions more accessible for remote working.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	155192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is already taking steps to support, including through capital investment, the sort of digital connectivity that facilitates remote working. Project Gigabit is the government’s landmark infrastructure capital programme that has committed £5bn to supporting the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband across the hardest to reach areas of the UK. We’ve made great progress through industry efforts to date, with gigabit coverage now at 74%, up from 18% in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/03/2023 12:02:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1600000

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research and Development Expenditure Credit: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review changes to the Research and Development Expenditure Credit scheme to help incentivise small and medium sized enterprises to invest in research and development in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	155197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>As part of the ongoing research and development (R&amp;D) tax reliefs review, the Government is reforming the R&amp;D tax reliefs to ensure taxpayer’s money is spent as effectively as possible, to improve the competitiveness of the Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) scheme, and as a step towards a simplified, single RDEC-like scheme for all.</p><p> </p><p>Generous spending support will continue: direct funding for R&amp;D will reach £20 billion a year by 2024-2025 as planned. This is a cash increase of around a third compared to 2021-2022, and the largest-ever increase over a Spending Review (SR) period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also remains committed to the increasing focus on innovation set out at SR 2021 and the £2.6 billion allocation to Innovate UK over the SR period. From 2021-2022 to 2024-2025, this represents a 54 per cent cash increase in Innovate UK’s budgets and 70 per cent of Innovate UK’s grants to businesses go to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/03/2023 08:07:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1600022

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Apprentices and National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC treats the head office and subsidiary branches of all political parties and similar organisations as connected organisations for the purposes of applying the Employment Allowance and Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	155191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>HMRC cannot comment on the tax affairs of any of its customers, including political parties, due to taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>The rules governing whether HMRC treats entities as connected for the Employment Allowance and Apprenticeship Levy are set out in HMRC guidance. All entities that meet the criteria provided in the guidance will be treated as connected for Employment Allowance and Apprenticeship Levy purposes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC work within the law to make sure everyone pays the right amount of tax and that they treat customers fairly, in line with the HMRC Customer Charter.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/03/2023 11:58:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1600029

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations into criminal breaches of financial sanctions have been initiated since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	155041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Details of reports of potential financial sanctions breaches considered in 2021-2022 are included in OFSI’s latest annual review which is available on GOV.UK. Updated figures will be provided in the next annual review.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of financial sanctions are a criminal offence and OFSI continues to assess every reported suspected breach of UK sanctions regulations. OFSI does not initiate criminal investigations into suspected breaches. Where criminal investigation is appropriate, referrals are made to relevant law enforcement partners.</p><p> </p><p>Companies and individuals looking to circumvent sanctions may have a specific interest in the number of law enforcement referrals arising from reports of suspected sanctions breaches. The disclosure of any information which could prejudice OFSI’s enforcement responsibilities would not be in the public interest and may aid crimes such as the circumvention of financial sanctions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 155043 155047 155048 question first answered 07/03/2023 12:06:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1600034

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations have been initiated by the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation into civil breaches of financial sanctions since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	155043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Details of reports of potential financial sanctions breaches considered in 2021-2022 are included in OFSI’s latest annual review which is available on GOV.UK. Updated figures will be provided in the next annual review.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of financial sanctions are a criminal offence and OFSI continues to assess every reported suspected breach of UK sanctions regulations. OFSI does not initiate criminal investigations into suspected breaches. Where criminal investigation is appropriate, referrals are made to relevant law enforcement partners.</p><p> </p><p>Companies and individuals looking to circumvent sanctions may have a specific interest in the number of law enforcement referrals arising from reports of suspected sanctions breaches. The disclosure of any information which could prejudice OFSI’s enforcement responsibilities would not be in the public interest and may aid crimes such as the circumvention of financial sanctions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 155041 155047 155048 question first answered 07/03/2023 12:06:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1600040

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports of possible sanctions breaches the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation has received since August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	155047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Details of reports of potential financial sanctions breaches considered in 2021-2022 are included in OFSI’s latest annual review which is available on GOV.UK. Updated figures will be provided in the next annual review.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of financial sanctions are a criminal offence and OFSI continues to assess every reported suspected breach of UK sanctions regulations. OFSI does not initiate criminal investigations into suspected breaches. Where criminal investigation is appropriate, referrals are made to relevant law enforcement partners.</p><p> </p><p>Companies and individuals looking to circumvent sanctions may have a specific interest in the number of law enforcement referrals arising from reports of suspected sanctions breaches. The disclosure of any information which could prejudice OFSI’s enforcement responsibilities would not be in the public interest and may aid crimes such as the circumvention of financial sanctions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 155041 155043 155048 question first answered 07/03/2023 12:06:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly

1600041

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many referrals have been made by the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation to law enforcement for criminal investigations into financial sanctions breaches since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	155048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Details of reports of potential financial sanctions breaches considered in 2021-2022 are included in OFSI’s latest annual review which is available on GOV.UK. Updated figures will be provided in the next annual review.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of financial sanctions are a criminal offence and OFSI continues to assess every reported suspected breach of UK sanctions regulations. OFSI does not initiate criminal investigations into suspected breaches. Where criminal investigation is appropriate, referrals are made to relevant law enforcement partners.</p><p> </p><p>Companies and individuals looking to circumvent sanctions may have a specific interest in the number of law enforcement referrals arising from reports of suspected sanctions breaches. The disclosure of any information which could prejudice OFSI’s enforcement responsibilities would not be in the public interest and may aid crimes such as the circumvention of financial sanctions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 155041 155043 155047 question first answered 07/03/2023 12:06:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly

1600042

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with (a) HMRC and (b) HM Treasury on funding for the Scottish Government to help support an increase in mileage rates for care workers who provide support to disabled people in their own homes.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	155135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is well-funded to deliver all its devolved responsibilities, receiving around 25% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Scottish Government to allocate its funding in devolved areas as it sees fit, including support for care workers, and it is accountable to the Scottish Parliament for these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/03/2023 12:09:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1600044

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Mileage Allowances
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 impact of HMRC-approved mileage rates remaining fixed since 2011 on women.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	155137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The government sets the AMAP rates to minimise administrative burdens. The AMAP rates applies equally to all employees, irrespective of their gender, who use their own car or van for business mileage.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse a different amount that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. If an employee is paid less than the AMAP rate, they can claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) on the shortfall. However, where payments exceed the relevant AMAP rate, there may be a tax and National Insurance charge on the difference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/03/2023 12:14:34 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1600087

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Euratom and Horizon Europe: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the surrender of unused funding for Horizon and Euratom association set out on page 295 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23, HC 1133, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of carrying over that funding under the Budget Exchange Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	155115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>At Spending Review 2021, the Government set aside funding for the cost of associating to EU R&amp;D programmes as agreed in the December 2020 Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). To mitigate the impact of delays to the UK’s association, we introduced the Horizon Guarantee as well as £684m of additional support for the R&amp;D, fusion and Earth observation sectors.</p><p> </p><p>As is usual practice, departmental underspends are returned to the Exchequer at Supplementary Estimates to ensure spending plans are taut and realistic. We welcome the Windsor Framework agreed by the UK and the EU on 27 February, which delivers for the people and businesses of Northern Ireland. We look forward to working constructively with the EU on a range of issues. We will now take stock of our future cooperation under the TCA and the financial implications of any such cooperation. If we are not able to associate, we will ensure that UK researchers receive at least as much funding as they would have received if the UK were associated to Horizon.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/03/2023 12:43:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah