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1682196

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Theatre: Corporation Tax
	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 Government’s draft legislative changes to part 15C of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 on (a) jobs and (b) new productions in the theatre sector; and if he will meet UK Theatre and the Society of London Theatre to discuss those changes.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	9669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has published two information notes on Administrative changes to the creative industry tax reliefs and, Clarifications of the rules for cultural tax reliefs. These notes include impacts of the changes and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-administrative-changes/administrative-changes-to-the-creative-industry-tax-reliefs" target="_blank">Administrative changes to the creative industry tax reliefs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clarifications-of-the-rules-for-cultural-tax-reliefs" target="_blank">Clarifications of the rules for cultural tax reliefs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Officials held a meeting with Society of London Theatre to discuss the theatre tax relief draft legislative changes on 23 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/01/2024 16:48:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1681909

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Government Departments will contribute towards the recently announced £2.5 billion assistance package for Ukraine; how much each Department will (a) provide towards that total, (b) receive in extra sums granted by the Treasury to offset that contribution and (c) donate in terms of resources towards that total without reimbursement from the Treasury.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
	uin	9368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>This is new funding. No department is being asked to contribute to this package.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 18/01/2024 16:33:03 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1681868

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Lenders: Victims
	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 help support victims of illegal money lenders.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	9550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the dangers of unauthorised money lenders - more commonly known as loan sharks - and the negative impact that they can have on communities. That is why HM Treasury funds Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) across the UK via an industry levy collected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p>The IMLTs investigate and prosecute illegal money lenders as well as provide support to victims, with over 30,000 people having been helped in the process. The teams also undertake community work, warning of the risks of loan sharks, and support people in accessing legal, affordable credit.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury took over responsibility for funding the IMLTs in 2017. Since then, the Government has increased funding for the teams by over 50%. In the 2023/24 financial year, the Government is providing over £7.3 million to the teams, equipping them to investigate and prosecute illegal lenders while working to support their victims.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/01/2024 10:30:08 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1682146

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Payment Systems Regulator on ATM interchange fees.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	9689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/01/2024 12:32:36 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1681930

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Trader Support Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the technology used in HMRC's trader support service system; and if he will require the implementation of an urgent independent assessment of the performance of that technology since it was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	9440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) is operating smoothly and consistently. To date, over 54.5K businesses have registered for the TSS and more than 40.5K of those businesses regularly use it. The service has processed over 1.25m goods movements, involving more than 4.6m consignments, playing an important role in ensuring the free flow of goods within the UK’s internal market.</p><p> </p><p>Governance structures are in place to review the TSS’ performance and IT functionality to ensure it continues to meet its intended purpose. HMRC also monitors customer satisfaction scores, customer feedback and management information to continuously improve the service. The customer satisfaction score in 2023 was 85%.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/01/2024 16:45:54 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681906

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 17 October 2023 to Question 200203 on Financial Services: Environment Protection, when he plans to publish the next stage of the UK Green Taxonomy process.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	9438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering a UK Green Taxonomy to support an increase in financing for activities supporting the transition to net zero and delivering on UK environmental objectives. We expect to consult shortly. Following the consultation, we will analyse responses and provide a government response in accordance with Cabinet Office consultation principles, with a view to finalising the Taxonomy.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/01/2024 12:35:25 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1682269

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Cambridge Econometrics London's Economy After Brexit: Impacts and Implications, published on 11 January, which estimated that economic growth was "2–3 per cent lower in 2023 than had Brexit not occurred ... and is expected to gradually increase to 5–6 per cent by 2035", what steps they are taking to support the resilience and growth of industries affected by any economic challenges that have arisen as a result of the UK's departure from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which came into force at the beginning of 2021, is the world’s biggest zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal. It is the first time the EU has ever agreed such access in a Free Trade Agreement.</p><p>The Government has implemented a number of measures to support businesses trading with the EU, and with the rest of the world. This includes through an ambitious programme of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, further support to SMEs and the intermediary sector, and direct financial support to businesses.</p><p>More broadly, this government remains focussed on the biggest opportunities to drive growth and productivity. At Autumn Statement, the government built on its comprehensive £7 billion employment package from Spring Budget 2023 by announcing a new £2.5 billion Back to Work Plan. This means that the combined impacts of the Spring and Autumn policy measures will increase the number of people in employment by around 200,000 by the end of the forecast, permanently increasing the size of the economy. In addition, the government announced an ambitious package which could boost business investment by around £20 billion per year in a decade's time. This includes making full expensing permanent - a tax cut to companies of over £10bn a year; providing £4.5bn of funding for the UK’s strategic manufacturing sectors; and reforming our inefficient planning system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/01/2024 17:41:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682246

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider that the Financial Ombudsman Service and Financial Services Compensation Scheme protections enacted under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which underpin retail investor confidence in the UK financial industry, remain "an expression of UK national policy".
	tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
	uin	HL1585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The government believes that it is important that consumers of financial services have appropriate routes to seek redress without having to go through the court system. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 established both the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The FOS provides consumers and small businesses with a free, independent service that enables the proportionate, prompt and informal resolution of disputes with financial services firms. It is designed as an alternative to resolution of cases through the courts, which can be expensive for both firms and consumers and delay redress.</p><p> </p><p>The courts also continue to play an important role alongside the FOS in ensuring consumers have access to redress and in some cases may be a more appropriate route to ensuring effective resolution of disputes.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS is the UK’s compensation scheme of last resort and pays compensation to consumers when authorised financial services firms fail. However, the FSCS does not cover losses that arise purely from investment performance. The UK does not operate a zero-failure regime in financial services and individuals have responsibility for choosing investments that are suitable for their risk profile.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/01/2024 11:40:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1682047

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many games studios have benefited from Video Games Tax Relief since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	9510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes information on the number of companies that claim Video Games Tax Relief on an annual basis. The latest figures include data up to the 2021-2022 tax year.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/01/2024 11:40:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

1682048

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	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 impact of Video Games Tax Relief on inward investment into the UK video games industry.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	9511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text HMRC commissioned an independent evaluation of Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) which included an assessment of the impact on inward investment. The findings can be found here:<p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation</em></a><em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/01/2024 11:34:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson