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1661506

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the total amount of tax relief on all pensions was for the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL10229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>Information on estimates of Income Tax relief on pension contributions and investment income of pension funds can be found online in Table 6 of the Private pension statistics publication. Estimates for the tax years 2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021 have been reproduced in Table 1 below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Total pension Income Tax relief for tax years 2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total pension Income Tax relief, £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 to 2021</p></td><td><p>44,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>41,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019*</p></td><td><p>38,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Improvements in the estimation methodology for the tax years 2019 to 2020 onwards mean that estimates for the tax year 2018 to 2019 are not directly comparable to those in later years.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the 2021 to 2022 tax year will be published on 27<sup>th</sup> September 2023. Estimates for the 2022 to 2023 tax year will be published in Summer 2024.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold complete information on whether contributions have been made to personal or occupational pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the National Employment Savings Trust is exempt from release by HMRC under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA).</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL10230 question first answered 02/10/2023 15:00:48 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1661507

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much tax revenue is foregone each year in supporting (1) company, (2) private, and (3) National Employment Savings Trust pensions.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL10230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>Information on estimates of Income Tax relief on pension contributions and investment income of pension funds can be found online in Table 6 of the Private pension statistics publication. Estimates for the tax years 2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021 have been reproduced in Table 1 below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Total pension Income Tax relief for tax years 2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total pension Income Tax relief, £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 to 2021</p></td><td><p>44,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>41,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019*</p></td><td><p>38,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Improvements in the estimation methodology for the tax years 2019 to 2020 onwards mean that estimates for the tax year 2018 to 2019 are not directly comparable to those in later years.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the 2021 to 2022 tax year will be published on 27<sup>th</sup> September 2023. Estimates for the 2022 to 2023 tax year will be published in Summer 2024.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold complete information on whether contributions have been made to personal or occupational pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the National Employment Savings Trust is exempt from release by HMRC under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA).</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL10229 question first answered 02/10/2023 15:00:48 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1656511

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of tax relief on pension contributions for (a) all, (b) higher rate and (c) basic rate tax payers in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland was for the 2022-23 financial year; and if he will provide a breakdown of figures by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	196340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Estimates of income tax relief provided at the Basic, Higher and Additional rates on pension contributions for the 2020- 2021 tax year can be found in Table 6.1 of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-and-stakeholder-pensions-statistics" target="_blank">The Private pension statistics</a> publication.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the 2021-2022 tax year will be published on 27<sup>th</sup> September 2023. Data for the 2022-2023 tax year is not yet available. Regional breakdowns on pensions tax relief are not published by HMRC and could only be provided reliably at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 16:15:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1648319

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much (1) gross tax relief, and (2) National Insurance relief, was given to (a) Defined Benefit or hybrid pension scheme employers, (b) Defined Benefit or hybrid pension scheme members, (c) Defined Contribution workplace scheme employers, (d) Defined Contribution pension scheme auto-enrolment members, and (e) other Defined Contribution pension scheme members, in each of the past three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL8804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>Estimates of the cost of Income Tax and National Insurance Contribution relief on total pension contributions made in 2020 to 2021 can be found in Tables 1 and 2 below. Figures are provided in millions and rounded to the nearest hundred million pounds. Hybrid defined contribution and defined benefit schemes are counted as defined benefit schemes for the purpose of this analysis.</p><p>HMRC do not publish estimates of total pension contributions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1: Income Tax relief on pension contributions in 2020 to 2021 by type of contribution, £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Income Tax relief in 2020 to 2021 [provisional] on:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defined benefit scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defined contribution scheme</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Individual contributions to net pay arrangements</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Individual contributions to relief at source schemes</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salary sacrificed contributions</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employer contributions to net pay arrangements</p></td><td><p>16,800*</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employer contributions to relief at source schemes</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5,900*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 2: National Insurance Contribution (NIC) relief on pension contributions in 2020 to 2021 by type of contribution, £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>NIC relief in 2020 to 2021 [provisional] on:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defined benefit scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defined contribution scheme</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 Primary (employee) NIC relief on employer contributions to net pay arrangements</p></td><td><p>4,900*</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 Primary (employee) NIC relief on employer contributions to relief at source schemes</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,500*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 Primary (employee) NIC relief on salary sacrificed contributions</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 Secondary (employer) NIC relief on employer contributions to net pay arrangements</p></td><td><p>8,200*</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 Secondary (employer) NIC relief on employer contributions to relief at source schemes</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2,700*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Class 1 Secondary (employer) NIC relief on salary sacrificed contributions</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*These figures contain forecasts rather than being entirely based on outturn data sources.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the figures provided are estimates only.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL8803 question first answered 07/07/2023 10:06:56 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1609899

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many people in each nation and region of the UK will benefit from the (a) new annual allowance for pension contributions and (b) the removal of the limit on pension saving.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	180032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>Information on the increase to the annual allowance and abolition of the lifetime allowance can be found in the Pension Tax Limits Policy paper <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abolition-of-lifetime-allowance-and-increases-to-pension-tax-limits/pension-tax-limits" target="_blank">Pension Tax Limits - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/04/2023 15:01:25 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1607732

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from the removal of the pensions lifetime allowance in 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the abolition of the lifetime allowance can be found in the Pension Tax Limits Policy paper <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abolition-of-lifetime-allowance-and-increases-to-pension-tax-limits/pension-tax-limits" target="_blank">Pension Tax Limits - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 30/03/2023 09:49:19 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1606766

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of proposals to abolish the lifetime allowance cap per worker who is incentivised not to retire early.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	172519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the abolition of the lifetime allowance can be found in the Pension Tax Limits Policy paper <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abolition-of-lifetime-allowance-and-increases-to-pension-tax-limits/pension-tax-limits" target="_blank">Pension Tax Limits - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 29/03/2023 10:40:39 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1605000

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the House of Commons Library a breakdown of the estimated costs of increasing the Pension Annual Allowance from £40,000 to £60,000 and the charge removal and abolishing of the Pension Lifetime Allowance, as announced in the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, in each year of the forecast period broken down by individual tax and by different tax heads including (a) Income Tax, (b) National Insurance, (c) Inheritance Tax and (d) Capital Gains Tax.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	167246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the estimated cost breakdown of increasing the Pension Annual Allowance and the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance will be published in the supplementary fiscal tables of the <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2023/" target="_blank">Economic and fiscal outlook</a> by the Office for Budget Responsibility at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/03/2023 17:36:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1604641

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many people will benefit from the abolition of the lifetime allowance cap in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25, (c) 2025-26, (d) 2026-27 and (e) 2027-28.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	166270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the abolition of the lifetime allowance can be found in the Pension Tax Limits Policy paper <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abolition-of-lifetime-allowance-and-increases-to-pension-tax-limits/pension-tax-limits" target="_blank">Pension Tax Limits - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Abolition of the Lifetime Allowance cap also provides certainty that money saved into a pension will not be subject to a cap on lifetime tax-relieved pension savings, even for those who may not currently be modelled as hitting it.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 20/03/2023 17:12:06 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1584694

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to further review the annual allowance tax charge for those in receipt of a pension in (a) the aviation sector and (b) other sectors experiencing skill shortages in order to ensure that highly skilled workers are retained in those sectors.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	140260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Pensions tax relief is one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2020/21 Income Tax and employer National Insurance Contributions relief cost £67.3 billion. The annual and lifetime allowances help to ensure that the highest earning pension savers do not receive a disproportionate benefit. 99 per cent of pension savers make annual contributions below £40,000, the level of standard annual allowance.</p><p> </p><p>All aspects of the tax system are kept under review as part of the annual Budget process, and in the context of the wider public finances.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to supporting the aviation industry as it is vital to our future as a global trading nation as well as playing an important role in local economies. In May 2022, the Government published Flightpath to the Future - our strategic framework for the sector to build back better, make UK aviation cleaner, greener and more competitive than ever before. It also explores key issues including workforce and skills, recovery, global impact, innovation and decarbonisation.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 09/02/2023 12:11:02 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson