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1640094

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to (a) equality, (b) diversity and (c) inclusivity in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	186613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text Where the number of individuals is fewer than five, as is the case here, we consider that to provide an exact figure and the additional details requested would constitute the disclosure of personal data.<p> </p>The first data protection principle requires the disclosure of third-party personal data to be lawful, fair and transparent. We believe that releasing the information would breach the first data protection principle. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 15:19:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1640095

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions
	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 a carbon border adjustment mechanism on the domestic steel industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	186635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The government is currently consulting on potential future measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks, including the potential for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The consultation is currently open, and the government is seeking a wide range of stakeholder views before taking any decisions. The government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 14:11:52 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1641275

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	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 freeze the duty band for wine of 11.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The duty band for wine between 11.5 and 14.5 per cent is a temporary provision to help the wine industry transition to the new alcohol duty system. From February 2025, the wine easement will come to an end and wine will be taxed according to its strength to ensure consistency of treatment across all categories of alcohol.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All decisions on alcohol duty rates are reserved for the Chancellor as part of his Budget process and will be taken during the fiscal event cycle in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 14:14:21 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1640170

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by the Government to investigate tax evasion of people with assets worth over £10 million.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	186796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance, evasion, and all other forms of tax non-compliance. HMRC has considerable resources to tackle non-compliance in the tax system, including tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p>Within HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG), HMRC have dedicated Wealthy Teams with responsibility for tax compliance in this customer segment. As part of their role, they are key to delivering HMRC’s compliance response to evasion.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the work of the Wealthy teams, the most serious non-compliance in the Wealthy customer segment is dealt with by specialist Offshore Corporate and Wealthy (OCW) colleagues in HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service.</p><p> </p><p>For data on the full time equivalent (FTE) employees working in HMRC's Wealthy Teams, I refer the hon member to my answer of 30 January 2023 to PQ UIN 131454 : <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-01-24%2F131454&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPQ.PQMAIL%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7C7b4ed846c1014863cd1c08db5205fae0%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638193957984991859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YJepMUjejQt%2FH%2FExG%2FMNKf%2Bb%2Fg%2B5q08JVmfTUHvzC24%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</em></a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/06/2023 07:55:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1639991

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Social Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent meetings with SCOPE on their social tariff on energy campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	186720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Officials from HM Treasury and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero met with SCOPE in January 2023 to discuss energy-related needs and support for disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>In March, the Government set out its intention to consult in Summer 2023 on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy markets from April 2024 onwards. The government continues to engage with a range of stakeholders as part of its wider retail market reforms.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 15:21:55 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1640566

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) IT and communications equipment, (b) chairs, desks and other furniture and (c) electronic fans, heaters and other equipment used for temperature control, to enable staff in his core Department to work from home during the financial years (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	186856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Data regarding how much the department has spent on a) IT and communications equipment, (b) chairs, desks and other furniture and (c) electronic fans, heaters and other equipment used for temperature control, to enable staff in his core Department to work from home during the financial years (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23 is not centrally held in the requested format and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 15:24:27 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry