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1565138

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2022 to Question 110631 on Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, how much of the expenditure incurred on 2 July 2021 was subsequently recovered by the Financial Services Group following the postponement of the planned event.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	119038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text £3277.20 was recovered. answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2023 14:29:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565081

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for August 2021, for which team were Kent University paid £1,392.30 on 18 August 2021 for the facilitation and accommodation of an away day; how many individuals took part in that away day, and for what purpose that away day was required.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	118907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>£1,392.30 was paid to Kent University on 18<sup>th</sup> August 2021 for facilitation and accommodation fees for the residential part of a degree course for economics apprentices.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2023 14:18:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565041

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Imports: Norfolk Island
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) rough wood, (b) sowing seeds, (c) instructional models, (d) cheese and (e) scrap aluminium the UK has imported from Norfolk Island in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	118850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We have no record of any of the goods in question being imported into the UK from Norfolk Island in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/?id=fe2418fe-ac77-4e16-9cbd-e7fa8a8500a2" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk%2Ffind_commodity&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csatvinder.juttla%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Cf85b0affff7d4eb4d24d08da66647d43%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C637934879020297580%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vtKkPxaYiHQ1KzPfEdV3WT%2BRO72MerTilg9zbPIH6eY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/01/2023 14:47:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1564764

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to amend the Vehicle Excise Duty rules so that it is based on the fuel type and level of CO2 emissions of a motorcycle rather than its engine size.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	118933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>VED for motorcycles is currently based on engine size. The current rates range from £20 to £101 for those with the largest engines, which in part aims to reflect the environmental benefits of using smaller engines.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in his 2022 Autumn Statement that electric motorcycles will begin to pay VED from April 2025.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no current plans to further reform the VED system for motorcycles, as with all taxes, VED remains under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2023 14:20:40 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1564923

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing Improvement: VAT
	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 abolishing VAT on household refurbishments.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	119162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change the VAT treatment of household refurbishments.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/01/2023 14:16:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1565135

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of Government procurement card spending over £500 in November 2020, what items did his Department purchased from Barrow Hepburn & Gale on 25 November 2020; and for what purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	119035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>This cost relates to work equipment required for government business.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2023 14:32:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1564880

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the value of the (a) financial assets and investments managed in the UK and (b) revenue brought in by his Department through taxation on capital in financial year 2021-22; and what proportion of those financial assets and investments were domiciled in the UK in that financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	118967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>There is no statutory requirement for asset managers or financial institutions to report to Government on valuations of assets of investments under management in the UK, so the requested information is not held.</p><p> </p><p>Further information of different types of capital assets has been compiled by the Office for Budget Responsibility for their Economic and Fiscal Outlook publication which is available here: <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2022/" target="_blank"><em>https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2022/</em></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/01/2023 14:18:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1565000

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Plastics: 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 merits of reinvesting a proportion of the revenues of the Plastics Packaging Tax into plastics recycling infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	118998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The government introduced a Plastic Packaging Tax with the aim of encouraging the use of recycled plastic in plastic packaging and in-turn stimulating increased levels of recycling and collection of plastic waste. As set out at Budget 2018, when the tax was first announced, future revenues raised from the Plastic Packaging Tax and the Packaging Producer Responsibility reforms will enable investment to address single-use plastics, waste and litter.</p><p> </p><p>The above reforms will collectively drive higher rates of recycling and demand for recycled plastics, creating a positive environment for private investment in additional plastics recycling infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2023 14:13:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1564945

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Ghana
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken steps to provide assurances to the government of Ghana on UK support for a rapid and fair conclusion to any sovereign debt restructuring process for that country through the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	118982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK welcomes Ghana’s request for a debt treatment under the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative. We stand ready to deliver a debt treatment for Ghana under the Common Framework in a timely and efficient manner. Our support has been conveyed to the government of Ghana through the UK’s representation at the Paris Club.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 17/01/2023 11:12:49 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1566305

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Veterans Mobility Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide funding to veterans charities to ensure continued support is made available to veterans who were in receipt of support under the Veterans Mobility Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	122037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all our veterans, and to ensuring that they continue to thrive after leaving the services.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the Government has committed £773m of LIBOR fines to support Armed Forces and Emergency Service charities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this package, the Chancellor awarded the Royal British Legion £3m to develop a Veterans Mobility Fund, designed to meet the wellbeing needs of veterans discharged with service-attributable serious physical injury. At the same time, the Chancellor also awarded £10m to develop a Veterans Hearing Fund, providing support to veterans who suffered hearing loss during service.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, at the Royal British Legion’s request, the Treasury authorised the transfer of almost £1.5m from the Veterans Mobility Fund to the Veterans Hearing Fund, following dramatic increases in the rate of applications for the Hearing Fund and a comparatively static application rate for the Mobility Fund. Both the Veterans Hearing and Veterans Mobility Funds have now closed.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2020, we have announced a further £10m funding to support veterans’ mental health, £475k to support the development of a digital and data strategy for the sector, £5m to enable charities to address the impact of events in Afghanistan on veterans, a £5m Veterans’ Health Innovation Fund, and £8.55m in December last year to end veteran homelessness in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>More than 100 service charities, including those who support veterans, also benefitted from £6m of the £750m to support the charity sector announced by the Chancellor in April 21 in support of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Governments Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan sets out the steps we will take in the next two years towards our ambition of making the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on additional funding on Veterans’ issue are routinely considered at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/01/2023 14:54:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts