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1698117

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on compensation for infected blood scandal victims in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	20029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>This was an appalling tragedy, and my thoughts remain with all those affected. The Government has accepted the moral case for compensation and justice must be delivered for the victims.</p><p> </p><p>As such, the Government intends to respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations for wider compensation following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report in May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/04/2024 08:28:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1694946

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
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 impact of increasing landfill tax on the prevalence of waste crime.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, the government announced that Landfill Tax rates in England and Northern Ireland will be adjusted from 1 April 2025. This will restore their value following a period of high inflation which was not foreseen by the OBR when rates were pre-announced.</p><p>The government remains committed to tackling waste crime which is a blight on local communities, harms the environment and undermines legitimate businesses operating in the sector.</p><p>The government agreed with the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation that the current ongoing review of Landfill Tax takes account of incentives to commit waste crime. Alongside this, DEFRA has announced the introduction of digital waste tracking from 2025 and reform of the licensing system, whilst multi-agency enforcement action through the Joint Unit for Waste Crime continues to disrupt criminal activity in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 14/03/2024 12:39:06 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1693352

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Philips Trust Corporation
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 providing support to people who held policies with the Philips Trust Corporation Limited.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Philips Trust Corporation was not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and was not carrying out any regulated activities. As such, any losses are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.</p><p>Consumers who have concerns about the role played by their bank or building society in relation to Philips Trust Corporation may be eligible to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Whether a particular complaint is eligible or not is a matter for the FOS.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 07/03/2024 14:04:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1685854

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take legislative steps to exempt members of the Local Government Pension Scheme from the proposed increase to the national minimum pension age in April 2028.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The normal minimum pension age is the lowest age at which the majority of members can take benefits from a registered pension scheme without incurring tax charges, except in cases of ill-health. It will increase from age 55 to age 57 in April 2028.</p><p> </p><p>This change will not apply to members of the police, firefighters or armed forces public service schemes, nor to those whose scheme rules provide an unqualified right to take benefits before age 57. Members with these rights will have a protected pension age. Whether an individual has a protected pension age will depend on their pension scheme rules.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Government keeps all tax rules under review, there are no plans to make any changes to this increase in the normal minimum pension age.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 02/02/2024 11:32:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1670696

registered interest
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