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registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that staff who work (a) directly or (b) indirectly in his Department and its relevant agencies and public bodies are paid at least (i) the UK real living wage outside Greater London or (ii) the London living wage inside Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	33025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Living Wage Foundation provides a suggested rate of pay, rather than a legislated minimum wage. All HM Treasury employees are paid above the statutory minimum wage. HM Treasury are currently reviewing their 2022-23 London and National rates of pay in conjunction with this year’s Cabinet Office remit guidance. We are planning to implement new pay ranges across the department in August this year.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does indirectly employ a number of agency workers and contractors. The rate of pay for agency workers and contractors will be determined by the company for which they work and not HM Treasury in line with The Crown Commercial Service’s minimum pay requirements which all suppliers must adhere to when negotiating contracts with Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:27:08 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1487632

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity: Prices
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 changing the Advisory Electric Rate each quarter in order to reflect changes in energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	32977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Advisory Electric Rate (AER) in 2018. It applies to employees who use a fully electric vehicle as a company car.</p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Electric Rate (AER) was changed in December 2021 from 4 pence per mile (ppm) to 5ppm. This was calculated using published consumption rates, adjusted to reflect real driving conditions, and the average cost of electricity.</p><p> </p><p>However, employers are not required to use the AER. Instead, they can use different rates to reflect their employee’s circumstances. Provided they show that the bespoke rates do not result in a profit for the employee, there will be no tax to pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:19:50 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1487633

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
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 adopting equal tax treatment for beer and cider.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	32978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking a review of alcohol duties in order to simplify the system and make it fairer overall, including ensuring beer and cider both pay duty according to their alcoholic strength.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:58:18 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1487640

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the approved mileage rates.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	33035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAP) rates to minimise administrative burdens. 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 AMAP rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, they can choose to pay a different mileage rate that is higher or lower than the AMAP rates. If an employee is paid less than the approved amount, they are allowed to claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) from HMRC. However, if the payment exceeds the relevant AMAP rate, and this results in a profit for the individual, they will be liable to pay Income Tax and National Insurance contributions on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rates under review and any changes are considered by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:21:28 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1487642

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits: Remarriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on setting a timetable for amending the rules on entitlement to a Widow’s or Widower’s Pension for people who remarry.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	32982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to amend existing rules regarding the treatment of survivor pensions upon remarriage in public service pension schemes (PSPS). While some PSPS include provisions for ceasing the payment of survivor pensions upon remarriage, these have been removed in reformed PSPS introduced from 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 14/07/2022 13:36:27 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1487643

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sports: Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many community amateur sports clubs registered with HMRC in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	33010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Community Amateur Sports Club scheme contains over 7,000 registered clubs. The breakdown of clubs that registered with HMRC in each year since 2019 is:</p><p> </p><p>235 clubs in 2019</p><p>227 clubs in 2020</p><p>155 clubs in 2021</p><p>70 clubs in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:29:05 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1487644

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Guaranteed Minimum Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances the (a) Department for Work and Pensions or (b) HMRC may change an individual’s Guaranteed Minimum Payment information.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	33004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>An individual’s National Insurance record is a living entity that can be updated at any time through routine ‘business as usual’ reviews or if additional information is received from Pension Scheme Administrators and/or employers. Any of these updates to the National Insurance record could result in a change to the Guaranteed Minimum Pension value held on HMRC records.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/07/2022 11:10:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1487651

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to reduce corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	33027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Any future changes to the rate of Corporation Tax that is currently legislated for will be set out to Parliament in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/07/2022 11:28:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1487655

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: VAT Zero Rating
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 introduce zero-rating VAT on domestic fuel.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	32946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>A zero rating of VAT on domestic fuel is not targeted. To support households with the rising cost of living, the Government is providing over £15 billion of additional support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22 billion announced previously, with Government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37 billion this year. This support is more generous than a VAT cut on domestic fuel and power and it provides targeted support to those who need it.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/07/2022 11:26:03 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487688

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Disposable Wipes: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase VAT on wet wipes.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Wet wipes are subject to the 20 per cent standard rate of VAT. As with all elements of tax policy, the Government keeps this under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 21/07/2022 15:39:57 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton