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1167657

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on introducing a statutory duty of care for banks and financial institutions to better support people living with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the independent conduct regulator for the financial services industry in the UK, is best placed to evaluate the merits of a duty of care for financial services providers.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, the FCA published a Feedback Statement on its Discussion Paper on Duty of Care and announced that it will undertake further work on consumer protection, in particular by looking at its Principles for Businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to engage with the FCA as it progresses this work.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/11/2019 08:13:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167668

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Brighton and Hove
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 effect of business rates on small and independent businesses in Brighton and Hove; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government has taken repeated action to reduce business rates for all ratepayers including small businesses. Reforms and reliefs announced since Budget 2016 are saving businesses more than £13 billion over the next five years. This includes making 100 per cent Small Business Rate Relief permanent, doubling the rateable value (RV) threshold for 100% relief to £12,000, and raising the taper for properties with a RV up to £15,000. This means more than 675,000 of the smallest businesses do not pay business rates at all, which is over one-third of non-domestic properties in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 8231 question first answered 05/11/2019 08:13:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167669

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the (a) small business rates relief threshold and (b) taper thresholds for that relief; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government has taken repeated action to reduce business rates for all ratepayers including small businesses. Reforms and reliefs announced since Budget 2016 are saving businesses more than £13 billion over the next five years. This includes making 100 per cent Small Business Rate Relief permanent, doubling the rateable value (RV) threshold for 100% relief to £12,000, and raising the taper for properties with a RV up to £15,000. This means more than 675,000 of the smallest businesses do not pay business rates at all, which is over one-third of non-domestic properties in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 8230 question first answered 05/11/2019 08:13:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1166884

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his letter of 21 October 2019 to the Interim Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, what recent assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	6335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>On Monday 21st October, the government published an Impact Assessment in support of the WAB. It is a standard assessment of the direct costs and benefits to businesses of the elements of the Bill. This can be found on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-withdrawal-agreement-bill" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The specifics of our future trading relationship with the EU will be the subject of the next phase of the negotiations.</p><p>We will keep Parliament updated throughout the next phase of the negotiations and provide analysis at appropriate points.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR will, of course, continue to take Government policy – including the UK’s future relationship with the EU – as the basis for its economic and fiscal forecasts, and will provide its usual comprehensive analysis as part of these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 31/10/2019 13:57:44 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1146509

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the NHS has contributed to the Apprenticeship Levy since its introduction in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	291359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2016, the then Chancellor set out in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee an estimate of the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service in England. This was estimated to be around £190m in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine accurately the total annual value of levy payments made by all NHS trusts. This is because HMRC administrative data does not enable NHS trusts and their associated PAYE schemes to be readily identified.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 12:31:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1144863

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the spending round statement on 4 September 2019, what the value is of the planned additional capital investments in decarbonisation in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	286690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>This Spending Round provides significant additional resource (£30m) for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to accelerate progress on developing decarbonisation schemes that will help the UK toward its Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS decarbonisation programmes already have capital budgets set for 2020/2021. Further detail on how the UK will make progress towards this ambitious target will be set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 10:08:16 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1144864

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Finance
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 amount of funding allocated to (a) decarbonisation and (b) protecting and enhancing biodiversity and the natural environment in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	286691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The government uses a range of policy levers – including spending – to achieve its environmental objectives while growing the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy set out significant investment by the Government in clean growth including £2.5 billion to support low carbon innovation from 2015-2021, £1 billion to support the uptake of ultra-low emissions vehicles and £4.5bn to support development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive. At Spring Statement there were a number of environmental announcements, including a new Review on the Economics of Biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Spending Round provides additional funding for decarbonisation, air quality, and biodiversity including £30m for BEIS to accelerate progress on decarbonisation schemes and £30m for DEFRA to protect and enhance biodiversity. Most programmes already have capital budgets set for 2020/2021. We will set out further details of our plans for decarbonisation in the infrastructure strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 10:10:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1138116

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Lords Economic Affairs Sub-Committee report, The Powers of HMRC: Treating Taxpayers Fairly, HL Paper 242, published on 4 December 2018, for what reason the Government’s response did not answer paragraph 70 on the Loan Charge; when he plans respond to the points raised in that paragraph on the culpability of employers who directed people to use Disguised Remuneration schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	275726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have not seen evidence of individuals being forced to use a DR scheme. HMRC will consider the details of each case, but individuals are responsible for their own tax affairs, for disclosing their tax affairs to HMRC, and for paying the right tax. Employers cannot dictate what someone puts on their tax return.</p><p> </p><p>The Government responded in detail to each of the individual recommendations made by the Lords Economic Affairs Sub-Committee. The response is online at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/economic-affairs/Govt%20HMRC%20Powers%20report%2022%20Jan%202019%20.pdf" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/economic-affairs/Govt%20HMRC%20Powers%20report%2022%20Jan%202019%20.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/07/2019 13:12:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1136525

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Ombudsman Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been submitted to the Financial Ombudsman Service in each of the last three years; what the average wait was for a final decision in each of those years; how many complaints are currently outstanding; and what the current average waiting time is for a final decision.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	272805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FOS. The FOS will reply directly to Caroline Lucas MP by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2019 16:01:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1129352

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Audiobooks and Electronic Publishing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons consumers pay 20 per cent VAT on (a) e-publications, (b) audio-books and (c) online newspapers; if he will make it his policy to implement a zero rating on such e-publications; what assessment he has made of the effect of that 20 per cent VAT rate on access to knowledge for (i) young people and (ii) other groups; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	259170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Until December 2018, a zero rate has only been available under agreed EU law for physical publications. The Government keeps all taxes under review, including Value Added Tax (VAT).</p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and publications by other means must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2019 14:34:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas