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1716191

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Misrepresentation
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 efficiency and effectiveness of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in its assessment of mortgage mis-selling complaints.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	25123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme may be able to pay compensation to customers who have lost money as a result of bad mortgage advice or been mis-sold mortgage endowments. The FSCS can only pay compensation if the firm, broker, or advisor that the customer dealt with was regulated and has failed. Any complaints about live regulated firms should be addressed to the Financial Ombudsman Service. For mortgage claims, the FSCS carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but is operationally independent of them. The FSCS publishes an annual report and levy class statements, including for the home finance intermediation levy class. The FSCS’s certified accounts and audit report are provided to HM Treasury each year, and copies are laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:23:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1716192

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme: Appeals
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 appeals to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme have resulted in an over-turned decision.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	25124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the UK’s compensation scheme of last resort and pays compensation to consumers when authorised financial firms fail. If a claimant is unhappy with the FSCS’s decision on their claim, they can launch an appeal which will be reviewed by someone independent of the original decision. The FSCS operates a 2-stage internal appeal process. In the financial year 2022-2023, the FSCS made just under 97,000 claims decisions, and 1,695 customers asked the FSCS to review its decisions. The FSCS does not publish data on the proportion of appeals that are upheld or rejected at each stage. Customers who are unhappy at the end of the FSCS’s internal appeal process have the option of seeking a Judicial Review of the FSCS’s decision on their claim.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:22:08 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1714781

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Agriculture
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 deferring eligibility for Agricultural Property Relief for all environmental land management schemes on the estates of (a) landowners and (b) farmers who will die prior to 6 April 2025.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	24166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Spring Budget 2024 announced that the government will introduce legislation to extend the existing scope of agricultural property relief from 6 April 2025 to land managed under an environmental agreement with, or on behalf of, the UK government, Devolved Administrations, public bodies, local authorities, or approved responsible bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The date of implementation is consistent with the normal tax-policy making process and with previous changes to the inheritance tax system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/05/2024 11:39:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1714782

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
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 Basis Period Reform on the availability of accounting resources for (a) sole traders and (b) partnerships.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	24167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Basis period reform is an important simplification to the tax system. The government introduced this reform in Finance Act 2022 to create a simpler, fairer, and more transparent set of rules for the allocation of self-employment and partnership income to tax years.</p><p> </p><p>The reform simplifies tax computations for businesses, making it easier to complete self assessment tax returns and reducing administrative burdens. Basis period reform has no effect on the availability of accounting resources for the self-employed or partnerships.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/05/2024 11:37:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1695514

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
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 increasing the value attributed to a prevented fatality in his Department's Green Book.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	18334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government uses a common value for the Value of a Prevented Fatality (VPF). The monetary valuation of VPF can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tag-data-book.</p><p>It is uprated annually in line with inflation and real income growth. It is reviewed by HM Treasury on an ongoing basis and updated when new evidence becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 20/03/2024 17:03:01 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1679764

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Household Support Fund
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 the planned cessation of the Household Support Fund on the financial status of councils.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	8278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>No decisions have been taken on the Household Support Fund (HSF)</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided £842m to Local Authorities in England to deliver the HSF in England over 2023-24, and provided over £2 billion for the HSF since October 2021. This is additional funding given to Local Authorities which has been ringfenced to support households in need with the cost of essentials, such as food or energy and water bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep all of its existing programmes under review in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/01/2024 17:59:20 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1603688

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend social investment tax relief beyond 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	164008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced in his Spring Budget, the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) will be allowed to expire in April 2023. New investments made on or after 6 April 2023 will no longer qualify for income and capital gains tax relief.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/03/2023 16:33:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1540330

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Visual Impairment: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claim the Blind Person’s Allowance as of 7 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	80985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Latest published projections estimate that there were 36,900 claimants of Blind Person’s Allowance in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>For more information, please refer to the annual ‘Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs’ publication, last published in December 2021. The most relevant information has been extracted into the table below.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2018-19 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2021 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Tax Type</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>2021-22 cost</p></td><td><p>2021-22 no. of claimants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blind Person’s Allowance</p></td><td><p>Income tax</p></td><td><p>For income tax purposes, people certified blind and on a local authority register of blind persons (where different rules apply for England &amp; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) can claim an additional personal allowance.</p></td><td><p>£20 million</p></td><td><p>36,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/11/2022 10:14:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1463601

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure individuals with dyslexia and other disabilities are not disqualified from obtaining insurance.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	3803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>It is a priority for the Government that everyone has access to suitable and affordable financial products and services.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers must abide by the Equality Act 2010 and are also required by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to treat customers fairly. The FCA is responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry, including insurers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, from April 2021, the FCA requires all firms offering retail travel insurance to signpost consumers to a directory of specialist providers if they are declined cover, offered cover with an exclusion, or charged a significantly higher premium based on their serious pre-existing medical condition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/05/2022 13:31:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1441548

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Rural Areas
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 rising inflation on people who are unable to access large supermarkets and shops based in towns.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	140614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>We understand the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, and that a range of factors mean individuals may experience cost rises differently, such as those who are unable to access large supermarkets and shops. We are providing support worth over £20 billion across this financial year and next that will help families with the cost of living. This includes the £9.1 billion package announced in February 2022 to help households with rising energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/03/2022 16:16:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan