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1717440

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Labour Market: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of unreliable labour market data on the accuracy of inflation forecasts and other economic indicators used for policy formulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Falling response rates have caused concern over the quality of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data and led to its suspension in October 2023. Following the return of the LFS in February, these figures are still volatile and, although the Office for National Statistics (ONS) expects to see improvements to survey quality following planned improvements, the estimates will continue to be badged as ‘official statistics in development’ until further review. The ONS recommends using a suite of labour market indicators alongside the LFS estimates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 09:12:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1717441

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stock Market
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the recent performance of the UK stock market on (1) investor confidence, and (2) economic recovery.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on the day to day performance of the UK’s public markets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 09:11:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1717442

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to leverage the positive growth momentum reported in the first quarter of 2024, particularly in sectors such as housing and recreation, to stimulate further economic expansion and job creation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The government continues to pursue an ambitious policy agenda to increase growth and productivity across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside wider pro-growth measures announced at recent fiscal events, the Government is taking action in relation to housing and recreation. To ensure that people can live where they want to and meet the needs of the UK’s growing, cutting-edge industries, the Spring Budget allocated over £260 million to build more homes now. The Government also set out further detail on plans to support growth in Cambridge with long-term funding at the next Spending Review, to build on the success of the UK’s third most productive city.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also taking action to leverage growth in recreation. We have committed to the Creative Industries Sector Vision which sets out our vision for the sector to become an even greater growth engine, with a goal to support 1 million more creative jobs by 2030. At Spring Budget 2024, the Government announced a package that will provide over £1 billion in additional tax relief over the next five years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/05/2024 13:56:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1717502

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMT does not hold this information as it contracts the use of cars and vehicles from the Government Car Service operated by the Department of Transport.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 15:35:19 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717504

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensioners: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of those receiving State Pension paid tax in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, and (c) 2023-24 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	25886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/number-of-individual-income-taxpayers-by-marginal-rate-gender-and-age" target="_blank">Table 2.1 Number of individual Income Tax payers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 09:59:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1717529

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 21018 on Holiday Accommodation: Taxation, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on business resilience and diversification of farms.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	25839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs), including those located on farms, have in the visitor economy. This measure does not penalise or prohibit the provision of FHLs and brings their tax treatment in line with other rentals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish draft legislation, explanatory notes, and a tax information and impacts note in due course. These will set out how the announced changes will apply in practice.</p><p> </p><p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government keeps the taxation of property under review and any decision on future changes will be taken by the Chancellor in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 10:03:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1717586

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people employed at his Department's office in Darlington have previously held posts in Whitehall.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	25849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury continues to drive forward the government’s levelling up agenda by establishing roles in the Darlington Economic Campus and the 2022-23 Annual Reports and Accounts celebrates our achievement in building sustainable careers outside of London.</p><p> </p><p>The department is unable to answer this question in full due to the use of the term ‘Whitehall’. It is unclear whether this means those based in Whitehall or a term used to describe all Civil Service departments.</p><p> </p><p>However, information on HM Treasury colleagues based in Darlington is available in the Annual Report and Accounts, here: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 14:46:03 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1717587

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people employed by the civil service in Darlington have previously held posts in Whitehall.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	25850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 14:43:35 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1717588

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Private Rented Housing
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 impact of the abolition of multiple dwellings relief within stamp duty land tax on new housing supply in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	25922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief follows an external evaluation which found no strong evidence that the relief is meeting its original objectives of supporting investment in residential property in the private rented sector. The evaluation can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stamp-duty-land-tax-relief-for-multiple-dwellings-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stamp-duty-land-tax-relief-for-multiple-dwellings-evaluation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 10:01:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1717664

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics' report entitled GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: January to March 2024, published on 10 May 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the growth figures in that report on towns and cities in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	25942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The economy has performed better than expected in the face of unprecedented shocks, and the plan is working. The economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2024, the fastest quarterly growth rate in over two years, and growth is forecast to pick up both this year and next.</p><p> </p><p>Subnational GDP figures over the same period are not yet available therefore no assessment has been made of the latest UK GDP growth figure on towns and cities in the North West.</p><p> </p><p>The North West continues to benefit from over £15bn of local growth funding announced since 2019, including over £52m going to the Liverpool City Region through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 15:36:56 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore