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1670696

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date	16/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shareholders
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 implications for his policies of the recommendations on shareholder rights in the interim report of the Digitisation Taskforce, published on 11 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Digitisation Taskforce, chaired by Sir Douglas Flint, was launched by the Chancellor on 19 July 2022 to drive forward the modernisation of the UK’s shareholding framework. The Taskforce published its interim report in July 2023, setting out a number of potential recommendations and questions for industry to consider. Sir Douglas is engaging industry ahead of delivering the final report to Government. Once the final report is produced, the Government will make an assessment of the recommendations and set out its plans for actions it intends to take in response.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 21/11/2023 16:01:47 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1611727

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Collection: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the effectiveness of existing regulations relating to debt collection agencies for (a) vulnerable people and (b) financially insecure people.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	181271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The independent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the regulation of debt collection activity. Where debt collection firms take steps to recover debts that have arisen under consumer credit agreements, they are required to do so according to the FCA’s principles, rules and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, firms are required to treat customers fairly and to have policies in place for the fair and appropriate treatment of vulnerable customers. Additional requirements apply in relation to the recovery of debt from customers with mental capacity limitations.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has published guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. In 2023-24, the FCA plans to evaluate the action firms have taken and whether we see improvements in the outcomes experienced by vulnerable consumers. The guidance can be found in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fca.org.uk%2Fpublications%2Ffinalised-guidance%2Fguidance-firms-fair-treatment-vulnerable-customers&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crajesh.kapoor%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb860737e8fba4436348108db40fd10d3%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638175228146403015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8Kx5gz%2BRHm0bzF5xgLrDbFEYkAiYIFii%2BVYTyAC7MP4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/finalised-guidance/guidance-firms-fair-treatment-vulnerable-customers</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, earlier this year the FCA wrote to all firms operating in this sector to set out their expectations of how firms should provide a higher standard of care to customers in the context of the Consumer Duty. The letter can be found in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fca.org.uk%2Fpublication%2Fcorrespondence%2Fconsumer-duty-portfolio-letter-dpca.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crajesh.kapoor%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb860737e8fba4436348108db40fd10d3%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638175228146559233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ru4KlKrKIx5fUwOi6lBHsrnc7tvPGjdhs5kjBm5sq%2B0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/consumer-duty-portfolio-letter-dpca.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Consumer Duty builds on the FCA’s guidance on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers – that sets out what firms should do to ensure that customers in vulnerable circumstances experience outcomes as good as those for other customers.  Falling below the standard set out in that guidance is likely to be a breach of the Consumer Duty.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans either by the Government or the FCA to review legislation or existing FCA requirements in this area. But the FCA will continue to monitor the activities of debt collection firms, including the steps they have taken to ensure they are compliant with the Consumer Duty, in accordance with their usual supervisory processes.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/04/2023 13:03:47 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1563538

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter to his Department from the Rt hon. Member for North Durham of 17 November.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	114551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Your letter of 17 November 2022 was transferred to HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) on 28 November 2022 as it did not fall within the remit of HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC issued a request for further business information on 29 November 2022, under reference XST/3134/2022, to enable the original correspondence to be investigated and replied to.</p><p> </p><p>This request for further information was re-issued on 23 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/01/2023 15:37:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544849

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance to pension providers on whether changes to the Protected Pension Age will allow an unqualified right to access tax-privileged pension savings at a younger age than the increase to NMPA from 2028.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	94701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text Members of pension schemes which gave an unqualified right to access their pension benefits before age 57 will receive a protected pension age when the normal minimum pension age increases from 55 to 57 in April 2028. HMRC has published guidance on this protection regime in The Pensions Tax Manual. answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 28/11/2022 13:40:15 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544512

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will raise the basic VAT taxable turnover threshold.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>To give businesses certainty, it was announced at Autumn Statement that the VAT registration threshold will remain at £85,000 for a further period of two years from 1 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD at £85,000. This keeps the majority of businesses out of VAT altogether.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/11/2022 13:58:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1519354

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking to steps to provide further cost of living support to those suffering from complex regional pain syndrome.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	59482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that people across the UK and especially the most vulnerable members of society, such as those suffering from complex regional pain syndrome, are worried about the rising cost of living. That is why the Government is taking decisive action to get households through this winter and the next, while ensuring we act in a fiscally responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on their specific circumstances, it is possible that people with complex regional pain syndrome will qualify for disability benefits. People in receipt of extra-costs disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20th September, to help with the extra costs disabled people are facing. The DWP has already processed around 6 million such payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing a £650 Cost of Living Payment to recipients of means-tested benefits, to support people with low incomes with the rising cost of living. Individuals in receipt of means-tested disability benefits, such as income-related Employment and Support Allowance, or the Universal Credit Health top up are eligible for this support.</p><p> </p><p>Those suffering from complex regional pain syndrome can also benefit from other forms of non-means tested support which the Government is providing to assist with UK households’ energy bills.</p><p>The Energy Price Guarantee is a scheme that will cap the unit price households pay for electricity and gas, which means that a typical household in Great Britain will have to pay bills equivalent to no more than £2500 a year on their energy bills this winter.</p><p>- This will support people with a disability who may need to use more energy due to their condition or treatment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Secondly, the Energy Bills Support Scheme, which will provide £400 to help with domestic energy bills. All households in Council Tax bands A-D will also receive the Government-funded £150 Council Tax Rebate, which will be delivered by Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, to support households who need further help or who are not eligible for elements of the wider package of support, the Government is also providing an extra £500 million of local support to help with the cost of essentials, via the Household Support Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/10/2022 16:59:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1506567

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: VAT
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 making costs associated with the organisation of remembrance services exempt from VAT.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	51458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>It would be administratively challenging for suppliers to identify and apply a different VAT treatment to supplies based on the type of event and for HMRC to ensure that the VAT treatment and VAT accounting is applied correctly throughout the supply chain. Businesses and organisations in the supply chain are normally able to recover VAT on costs. However, they are unable to recover the VAT on costs used in making exempt or out of scope supplies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 23/09/2022 13:26:09 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1486889

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
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 introducing a rebate on fuel duty of 15 pence per litre for (a) hauliers, (b) coach operators and (c) other essential road users.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022, in response to high fuel prices, the Government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre. This represents a tax cut worth £2.4 billion in 2022-23, benefiting anyone who consumes fuel across the UK – including hauliers, coach operators and other essential road users.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:56:36 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones