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1665477

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to fund pay increases for public sector workers at the rate of inflation or greater in the Autumn Statement 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	203134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set through an independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people; the financial circumstances of Government; the Government's policies for improving public services; and the Government's inflation target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government values the expert advice of the PRBs and accepted their headline recommendations in full for the 2023-24 pay round, leading to some of the highest public sector pay uplifts in three decades. We will be remitting the PRBs for the 2024-25 pay round in due course</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 203136 question first answered 25/10/2023 07:41:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1665480

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to increase public sector pay in 2024-25 by at least the September 2023 growth in average earnings.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	203136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set through an independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people; the financial circumstances of Government; the Government's policies for improving public services; and the Government's inflation target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government values the expert advice of the PRBs and accepted their headline recommendations in full for the 2023-24 pay round, leading to some of the highest public sector pay uplifts in three decades. We will be remitting the PRBs for the 2024-25 pay round in due course</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 203134 question first answered 25/10/2023 07:41:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1657259

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	Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Treasury is taking to implement the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	197251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text HM Treasury will make provisions for implementing the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 when it comes into effect in April 2025. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 07/09/2023 14:27:08 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1654455

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to set public sector pay at the real terms value of that pay in January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	195277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. These independent bodies consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people; the financial circumstances of government; the Government’s policies for improving public services; and the government’s inflation target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that public sector workers play a vital role in the running of our economy and in delivering world-class public services. That’s why, the Government accepted the headline 2023/24 pay recommendations of the independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) in full. For most workforces, accepting these recommendations has delivered the highest pay uplifts for their respective workforce in three decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 195278 195279 question first answered 04/09/2023 11:53:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1654456

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to peg future public sector pay growth to at least the rate of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	195278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. These independent bodies consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people; the financial circumstances of government; the Government’s policies for improving public services; and the government’s inflation target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that public sector workers play a vital role in the running of our economy and in delivering world-class public services. That’s why, the Government accepted the headline 2023/24 pay recommendations of the independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) in full. For most workforces, accepting these recommendations has delivered the highest pay uplifts for their respective workforce in three decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 195277 195279 question first answered 04/09/2023 11:53:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1654457

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to return public sector pay to the real terms level of 2009-10 over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	195279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. These independent bodies consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people; the financial circumstances of government; the Government’s policies for improving public services; and the government’s inflation target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that public sector workers play a vital role in the running of our economy and in delivering world-class public services. That’s why, the Government accepted the headline 2023/24 pay recommendations of the independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) in full. For most workforces, accepting these recommendations has delivered the highest pay uplifts for their respective workforce in three decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 195277 195278 question first answered 04/09/2023 11:53:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1650082

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with which providers he has held recent discussions on uprating of savings rates; and when these discussions took place.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	192449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>On the 28 of June the Chancellor met with regulators including the Financial Conduct Authority. An agreement was secured to ensure that regulators act urgently in areas where consumers need most support and to ensure they are treated fairly. The Chancellor also regularly meets with senior bank representatives, and discusses a range of issues; as reported in the press he raised savings rates with bank chief executives at his mortgages roundtable on 23 of June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 10/07/2023 13:14:13 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1650084

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Interest Rates
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 requiring savings account providers to pass on interest rate rises in full to savings customers.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	192450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The pricing of products, including savings accounts, is a commercial matter for firms in which the Government does not intervene. However, the Chancellor has made clear his expectation that savers benefit from rising interest rates. He has tasked the Financial Conduct Authority to report later this month on how the savings market is supporting savers to benefit from higher interest rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 10/07/2023 13:16:03 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1649338

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of removing VAT from energy suppliers standing charges.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	191970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that families should not have to bear all of the VAT costs they incur to meet their needs, with domestic fuels such as gas, electricity and heating oil already subject to the reduced rate of VAT at 5 per cent of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's package of support to help households with their energy bills is more generous than an additional VAT cut on the standing charges for domestic fuel and power, and there would be no guarantee that suppliers would pass on the discounts from this relief to all customers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/07/2023 08:03:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1648200

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	Companies: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the finding in the Bank for International Settlements' Annual Economic Report, published in June 2023, that firms are now more reluctant to accept profit squeezes and will pass on cost pressures to prices more readily, if he will take steps to reduce the potential impact of corporate profit on levels of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	191402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>UK inflation has been affected by global factors, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affecting energy and food prices. The UK is not alone in facing these challenges, advanced economies across the world are feeling the impact of inflation.</p><p> </p><p>That is why halving inflation is one of the Prime Minister’s top priorities. Evidence that corporate profits play a role is inconclusive. The independent Competition and Markets Authority have authority to intervene if they find evidence of anti-competitive conduct or competition law is breached.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 191242 191243 191403 191404 191405 question first answered 04/07/2023 11:05:42 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter