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1690733

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13692 on National Insurance, for what reason he was unable to provide the information requested.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	15038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to my answer to PQ 13692, HMRC has seen a significant rise in the number of A1 applications and in other National Insurance work which has impacted processing times. The current processing time for A1 certificates is 10 weeks for applications received online. This is an improvement against September 2023 where the processing time was 15 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/02/2024 16:12:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1690740

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2024 to Question 12498 on Public Sector: Redundancy Pay, and having regard to the fact that the Whole of Government accounts for the financial years ending 2022 and 2023 will not be published until July 2024 and July 2025, if he will provide the information requested for those years.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	15007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Whole of Government Accounts provide the most complete overview of exit payments in any given year. In advance of them, reference can be made to individual departments’ Annual Report and Accounts, where information on the usage of exit payments for the financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23 is available. These can be found online using the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-reports-and-accounts-for-central-government-departments" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts for Central Government Departments</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on exit payments made by Local Authorities between 2014 and 2023 is available under the heading ‘exit payments’ using the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-local-government-finance" target="_blank">Statistical Data Sets Local Government Finance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/02/2024 12:28:06 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1690743

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the cost of motor insurance.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	15045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, including the financial services regulators, on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers make commercial decisions about the pricing of insurance based on their assessment on the likelihood and expected cost of a claim. The Government does not intervene in these commercial decisions by insurers as this could damage competition in the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the independent regulator and responsible for supervising the insurance industry. The FCA have introduced several reforms, including the Consumer Duty rules, to ensure consumers are treated fairly in regard to pricing.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/02/2024 10:28:19 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1690759

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what component costs were used to calculate the HMRC mileage rate in 2010; and if he will make the equivalent calculation based on today's costs.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	15129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 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; and by self-employed drivers to claim tax relief on business mileage. The rates for cars are 45 pence per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25 pence per mile thereafter.</p><p> </p><p>The rates are arrived at after considering a range of factors including:</p><p>• the costs of motoring per business mile for a range of cars and</p><p>mileages;</p><p>• the transport needs of business;</p><p>• the cost to the Exchequer of changing the rate; and</p><p>• the overall fiscal position.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rates are not mandatory, and employers can choose to pay more or less than the AMAP rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review as part of the annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/02/2024 13:37:07 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1690771

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Domicil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any non-executive directors employed in his Department are non-domiciled.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	15074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Non-executives’ personal data, including those relating to personal taxation or status, are protected by the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Collection of personal data on non-dom status is not routinely collected and is generally not required for making public appointments. If any such data was held it could only be published if doing so was in compliance with data protection law. Non executive board members are not employees of HM Treasury and act in an advisory capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to public appointments are covered by the Public Appointments Privacy Statement found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPatrick.Williamson%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cf16e3d3639f145df6b4208dc352cee31%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638443714298596126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xdEti2S3aS5t96IAKHi0iAJHZR%2FuUQRLAdxlMg%2F0%2BA0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 26/02/2024 09:45:26 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1690794

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	15113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Regulation 4 paras 29 and 30(d) and the corresponding Schedule 1 (d) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 does not fully relate to the work of HM Treasury as it is an office-based department that is focused on policy delivery. HM Treasury do not use personal protective equipment to do their work..</p><p> </p><p>However, HM Treasury do carry out principles of prevention including office design and ergonomically compliant workstations. Where risks are identified, work activity risk assessment are in place. Risks are evaluated and controlled if they cannot be fully removed.</p><p> </p><p>All staff are provided with relevant workstation equipment. Where required, specific reasonable adjustments are in place to carry out their work. Office environment and workstation assessments are in place and compliant with Display Screen Equipment Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/02/2024 13:32:20 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1690911

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has made with the Financial Ombudsman Service on support for people who have been missold a shared appreciation mortgage.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	15211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has received a number of complaints from people who purchased shared appreciation mortgages and are alert to the issues involved.</p><p> </p><p>Any borrower that feels they have been mis-sold a shared appreciation mortgage should bring their complaint to the FOS, which can provide arbitration in such cases.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 28/02/2024 10:08:05 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1690968

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify the primary factors contributing to the recent decline in mortgage lending to borrowers aged over 55 in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their mortgage business to understand their position and current lending conditions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/02/2024 11:40:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1690972

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Executive: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the warning from the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council that Stormont will face a financial "cliff-edge" in 2026 when money from the Government support package runs out.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL2694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing the Northern Ireland Executive with a significant funding settlement of over £3.3 billion. This will support the Executive to stabilise public finances and public services in Northern Ireland.</p><p>In the longer term, the UK Government has committed to open discussions on a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland and to introduce a new needs-based factor which will provide a 24% uplift on future Barnett consequentials for the Northern Ireland Executive from 2024-25.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/03/2024 12:18:45 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1690976

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth and Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote economic growth and productivity whilst supporting monetary policy objectives.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has pursued an ambitious policy agenda to boost growth and productivity whilst maintaining fiscal discipline to avoid adding to inflation. High inflation is not conducive to growth, so the government is continuing to support the independent Monetary Policy Committee as it acts to return inflation to the 2% target.</p><p>The Government is promoting growth and productivity through:</p><ul><li>The new £2.5bn Back to Work Plan will expand employment support for the long-term sick and disabled, and the long-term unemployed.</li><li>Making Full Expensing permanent ensuring we have one of the most generous capital allowances regimes in the world;</li><li>Removing barriers to investment in critical infrastructure by reforming our inefficient planning system; and</li></ul><ul><li>Making £4.5bn available for strategic manufacturing sectors over the five years to 2030.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/03/2024 11:54:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick