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1673899

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had made a recent assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies on pay increases for public sector workers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>For the 2023/24 pay round, the Government accepted the headline pay recommendations of the PRBs in full for the armed forces, teachers, prison officers, police, the judiciary, medical workforces, and senior civil servants, which has resulted in the highest pay uplifts in three decades.</p><p> </p><p>We have ensured that these PRB awards will not be paid for through borrowing.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 07/12/2023 10:18:04 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1673903

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the level of job vacancies; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that on economic activity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Information on the level of job vacancies was provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 14<sup>th</sup> November 2023. A link to that report is provided below.</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/jobsandvacanciesintheuk/november2023" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/jobsandvacanciesintheuk/november2023</a></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 06/12/2023 13:15:19 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1673932

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apostle Accounting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with HMRC on payment requests issued to Apostle Accounting Ltd customers following HMRC compliance checks.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	4451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>HMRC cannot comment on any individual or identifiable businesses and their tax affairs due to strict confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/12/2023 14:48:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1673933

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apostle Accounting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to conduct an investigation with HMRC into the practices of Apostle Accounting Ltd following its liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	4452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>HMRC cannot comment on any individual or identifiable businesses and their tax affairs due to strict confidentiality rules, and can neither confirm or deny investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/12/2023 13:13:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1673967

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: International Cooperation
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 implications for his Department's policies of the proposed UN framework on international tax cooperation.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports developing countries' efforts to scale-up domestic resource mobilisation to finance sustainable development.</p><p> </p><p>The UK engaged constructively in the negotiations on the UN tax resolution. However, the UK, alongside many other countries, is concerned that proceeding with a UN convention on international tax at this time would not be the most effective way to achieve these goals. An Explanation of Vote was published on GOV.UK on 22nd November. [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-uk-is-committed-to-building-a-fairer-international-tax-system-for-all-uk-statement-at-the-un-second-committee" target="_blank">LINK</a>]</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 4561 question first answered 06/12/2023 13:11:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674027

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: International Cooperation
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 potential merits supporting the new UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	4561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports developing countries' efforts to scale-up domestic resource mobilisation to finance sustainable development.</p><p> </p><p>The UK engaged constructively in the negotiations on the UN tax resolution. However, the UK, alongside many other countries, is concerned that proceeding with a UN convention on international tax at this time would not be the most effective way to achieve these goals. An Explanation of Vote was published on GOV.UK on 22nd November. [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-uk-is-committed-to-building-a-fairer-international-tax-system-for-all-uk-statement-at-the-un-second-committee" target="_blank">LINK</a>]</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 4487 question first answered 06/12/2023 13:11:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1674091

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
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 relevant stakeholders on (a) the role of face-to-face banking services and (b) steps being taken to ensure that such services remain available.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	4519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on opening and closing branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, the Government believes that the impact of branch closures should be mitigated where possible so that all customers, wherever they live, continue to have access to appropriate banking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports industry working together to provide alternative banking and cash services, such as Banking Hubs. To date, industry has committed to delivering new shared Banking Hubs in over 90 communities. Further alternative options to access everyday banking services can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking and via the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority also sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of a planned closure on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs, particularly for customers in vulnerable circumstances, and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This seeks to ensure the implementation of closure decisions is done in a way that treats customers fairly. The Consumer Duty also requires that firms deliver “good outcomes” for customers.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 4520 question first answered 06/12/2023 09:06:58 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1674115

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
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 potential impact of bank branch closures on (a) local economies and (b) levels of inequality.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	4520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on opening and closing branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, the Government believes that the impact of branch closures should be mitigated where possible so that all customers, wherever they live, continue to have access to appropriate banking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports industry working together to provide alternative banking and cash services, such as Banking Hubs. To date, industry has committed to delivering new shared Banking Hubs in over 90 communities. Further alternative options to access everyday banking services can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking and via the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority also sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of a planned closure on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs, particularly for customers in vulnerable circumstances, and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This seeks to ensure the implementation of closure decisions is done in a way that treats customers fairly. The Consumer Duty also requires that firms deliver “good outcomes” for customers.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 4519 question first answered 06/12/2023 09:06:58 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1674182

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 4 July 2023 to Question 191405 on Pay, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on tackling the cost of living of the findings in the Competition and Markets Authority report entitled Price inflation and competition in food and grocery manufacturing and supply, published on 29 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	4586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>Bringing down inflation remains a government priority. UK food price inflation has been driven largely by global factors including a spike in energy prices and international agricultural prices.</p><p> </p><p>However, UK food price inflation has already fallen from 19.6% in April 2023 to 10.1% in October 2023 and external forecasts expect it to continue to fall. Across the economy we have halved inflation from 10.7% in late 2022 down to 4.6% in October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/12/2023 09:05:23 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1674228

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts
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 risk of an increase in unaffordable consumer debt, including credit-card debt, in the new year.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text The Government regularly engages with the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to monitor personal finances.<p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to helping people in problem debt access the support they need to get their finances back on track. This is why the Government continues to maintain record levels of debt advice funding for MaPS to provide debt advice in England, bringing their debt advice budget to £92.7 million in 2023/24.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/12/2023 17:47:47 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick