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1546770

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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 provide guidance to small businesses looking to respond to changes in Small Business Tax Credits without reducing research activity.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	99832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2021 and Tax Administration &amp; Maintenance Day 2021 the Government announced a series of changes to the Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) tax credits. These included allowing Data and Cloud costs to qualify for relief, introducing restrictions on overseas spend and measures to target abuse and improve compliance.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022 the Government announced that it would rebalance the rates of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and R&amp;D expenditure credit (RDEC) reliefs to ensure taxpayers’ money is spent as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will publish draft guidance on these changes before the end of the year and will invite comments on the guidance. HMRC will also engage with business representative bodies to ensure they are aware of the changes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also consult on the design of a single scheme, and ahead of Budget work with industry to understand whether further support is necessary for R&amp;D intensive SMEs, without significant change to the overall cost for supporting R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/12/2022 17:51:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546816

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that Departmental funding for preventing violence against women and girls is protected from potential real-terms spending reductions.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a Government priority. We have made significant progress since publishing the cross-Government Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan in 2021 and 2022 respectively, which committed £230 million across-Government to tackling this heinous crime.</p><p> </p><p>In future years, it will be for those departments that lead on Violence Against Women and Girls to determine funding allocations for this work within their wider budgets.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/12/2022 14:32:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546837

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Child Tax Credit in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Information on the total expenditure on benefit claimants receiving Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit by Local Authority and Westminster Parliamentary Constituency would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises the total expenditure on benefit claimants receiving any Personal Tax Credits for each year from 2017-2018 to 2021-2022.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total expenditure on benefit claimants receiving Personal Tax Credits, 2017-18 to 2021-22</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England <sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>22,101</p></td><td><p>18,751</p></td><td><p>15,432</p></td><td><p>12,676</p></td><td><p>9,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>999</p></td><td><p>715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,132</p></td><td><p>922</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>973</p></td><td><p>849</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>637</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: Country and </strong><strong>regional analysis: 2022</strong></p><p>(1) England is calculated as the sum of its 9 Government Office Regions</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of benefit claimants receiving Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit in each of the last 5 years in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, each Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and each Local Authority can be collated from published official statistics on Child and Working Tax Credit Awards between 2016-2017 and 2020-2021. Statistics for 2021-2022 will be published in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Links to published statistics for 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 can be found below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2016 to 2017 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2017 to 2018 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2018 to 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: Finalised Annual Awards – 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100008 question first answered 08/12/2022 14:36:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546838

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Working Tax Credit in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Information on the total expenditure on benefit claimants receiving Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit by Local Authority and Westminster Parliamentary Constituency would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises the total expenditure on benefit claimants receiving any Personal Tax Credits for each year from 2017-2018 to 2021-2022.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total expenditure on benefit claimants receiving Personal Tax Credits, 2017-18 to 2021-22</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England <sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>22,101</p></td><td><p>18,751</p></td><td><p>15,432</p></td><td><p>12,676</p></td><td><p>9,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>999</p></td><td><p>715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,132</p></td><td><p>922</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>973</p></td><td><p>849</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>637</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: Country and </strong><strong>regional analysis: 2022</strong></p><p>(1) England is calculated as the sum of its 9 Government Office Regions</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of benefit claimants receiving Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit in each of the last 5 years in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, each Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and each Local Authority can be collated from published official statistics on Child and Working Tax Credit Awards between 2016-2017 and 2020-2021. Statistics for 2021-2022 will be published in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Links to published statistics for 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 can be found below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2016 to 2017 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2017 to 2018 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2018 to 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: Finalised Annual Awards – 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100007 question first answered 08/12/2022 14:36:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546910

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Low Incomes: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support low-income households which do not receive means tested benefits.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	99888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>In 2022-23, the government is helping all domestic electricity customers with the impact of rising energy prices, with £400 off their bills through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will cap the unit price households pay for electricity and gas saving the typical household around £900 this winter.</p><p> </p><p>The government is providing a £150 non-repayable Council Tax Rebate for around 80 per cent of households in England, delivered as a payment to households in Council Tax Bands A-D, as announced in February.</p><p> </p><p>The 12-month cut in fuel duty from March 2022 will support businesses and families with the cost of transport – worth savings for consumers of almost £2.4 billion.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023-24, the £3,000 Energy Price Guarantee will save the average household £500. The government is also providing another £1 billion funding to enable an extension to the Household Support Fund over 2023-24, which will continue to support English Local Authorities in delivering local welfare to vulnerable households.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage will increase by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase worth over £1,600 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on National Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/12/2022 14:02:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1546911

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Females: Taxation
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 his proposals for tax in the Autumn Statement 2022 on women.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	99889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>In line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, the Government carefully considers the equality impacts of policies on those sharing protected characteristics, including sex, in line with both its legal obligations and its strong commitment to fairness.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury and HMRC publishes equality impacts in summary form for tax measures in Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) alongside Finance Bills.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/12/2022 14:29:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1546921

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Vegetable Oils: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on introducing tax relief for hydrogenated vegetable oil for industries that lost access to red diesel in April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	99775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is eligible for Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), and is eligible to receive twice the reward in certificates under this scheme where it is produced from waste.</p><p> </p><p>The Government uses the RTFO to incentivise the use of low carbon fuels and reduce emissions from fuel supplied for use in transport and non-road mobile machinery. The RTFO has been highly successful in supporting a market for renewable fuel since its introduction in 2008. Renewable fuels supplied under the RTFO currently contribute a third of the savings required for the UK’s transport carbon budget.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Government will keep the tax treatment of HVO under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/12/2022 14:26:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1546970

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the retail banking sector on improving customer service standards and reducing social and banking exclusion for customers with learning disabilities and special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	99787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving access to financial services, especially for those with a characteristic of vulnerability, and regularly engages with the retail banking sector on this important agenda.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, the Government recognises that access to a transactional bank account is key to enabling people to manage their money on a day-to-day basis effectively, securely and confidently. That is why the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are not eligible for a bank's standard current account. Basic bank accounts must be fee-free and do not have an overdraft facility or cheque book, but otherwise offer the same services as a standard personal current account.</p><p> </p><p>UK banks’ and building societies’ treatment of their customers is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. This includes a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s Vulnerability Guidance outlines the expectations for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers, such as those with learning disabilities and special educational needs, setting out a number of best practices. The FCA expects that firms treat these customers fairly and support them to continue to interact with financial services in a way that best works for them.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, like all service providers, banks and building societies are bound under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments, where necessary, in the way they deliver their services.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 05/12/2022 13:30:07 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1547006

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his department has made in the design and implementation of a UK Green Taxonomy.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	99940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The value of a sustainable investment framework rests on its credibility as a practical and useful tool for corporates and investors. It is important that we learn from the approach taken in other jurisdictions and take the time to get this right for the UK and the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to consider the recently published recommendations from the independent Green Technical Advisory Group and engage with the market later this year on the design of policies to help steer capital to where it is needed to support the UK’s net zero transition.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to get this policy right for the UK. The UK Green Taxonomy Consultation is under review and the Government will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 99941 question first answered 05/12/2022 13:24:30 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1547007

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of a UK Green Taxonomy.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	99941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The value of a sustainable investment framework rests on its credibility as a practical and useful tool for corporates and investors. It is important that we learn from the approach taken in other jurisdictions and take the time to get this right for the UK and the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to consider the recently published recommendations from the independent Green Technical Advisory Group and engage with the market later this year on the design of policies to help steer capital to where it is needed to support the UK’s net zero transition.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to get this policy right for the UK. The UK Green Taxonomy Consultation is under review and the Government will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 99940 question first answered 05/12/2022 13:24:30 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney