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1363120

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Ombudsman Service
	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 the Financial Ombudsman Service on streamlining their complaints procedure to reduce the time taken for customer cases to be resolved.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	62879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury regularly meets with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to discuss a variety of matters. For example, I meet regularly with the Chief Executive and the Chair of the FOS.</p><p> </p><p>Improving timeliness and customer service is central to the FOS’ plans for the future. The FOS’ Board has recently commissioned an independent review of the FOS, to ensure that the FOS can continue to effectively meet the needs of its customers. The results of the review will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The FOS is an independent, non-governmental body. In view of this independence, it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment further on the detail of operational matters at the FOS.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2021 08:44:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1363038

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Stonewall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects that funding was allocated.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	62564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury has not allocated any project funding to Stonewall over the past five years.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/11/2021 17:20:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1363026

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Exchange: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to enforce cross border payments price transparency in line with the Cross Border Payments Regulation 2; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	62566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of transparency of fees and charges in ensuring effective competition between payment service providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Services Regulations 2017 make several requirements on UK payment service providers regarding disclosure of fees and charges to the payer, for example, the exchange rate used for a currency conversion transaction. Provisions under the Cross Border Payments Regulation, which continue to apply in the UK as part of retained EU law, also contribute to price transparency, with further requirements regarding how foreign exchange costs are communicated before a payment is made.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations, amongst other things, are intended to enable consumers to make informed decisions when making use of payment services including where currency conversion is offered. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the relevant regulatory authority with responsibility for monitoring and enforcing these requirements. Should the FCA have concerns regarding firms’ compliance with the requirements, it will take appropriate action as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 62565 question first answered 28/10/2021 11:38:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1363025

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure all payment service providers publish the total costs they charge, including sending and receiving fees, costs charged by any intermediaries, foreign exchange rate and currency conversion charges; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	62565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of transparency of fees and charges in ensuring effective competition between payment service providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Services Regulations 2017 make several requirements on UK payment service providers regarding disclosure of fees and charges to the payer, for example, the exchange rate used for a currency conversion transaction. Provisions under the Cross Border Payments Regulation, which continue to apply in the UK as part of retained EU law, also contribute to price transparency, with further requirements regarding how foreign exchange costs are communicated before a payment is made.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations, amongst other things, are intended to enable consumers to make informed decisions when making use of payment services including where currency conversion is offered. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the relevant regulatory authority with responsibility for monitoring and enforcing these requirements. Should the FCA have concerns regarding firms’ compliance with the requirements, it will take appropriate action as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 62566 question first answered 28/10/2021 11:38:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1363301

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Families: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support families through winter 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	62703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting families this winter, helping them to meet the cost of living, and ensuring that work continues to pay.</p><p> </p><p>Over the winter, the £500 million Household Support Fund will help vulnerable households with the cost of essentials such as food, clothing and utilities. £421 million of the fund will be distributed through local authorities in England, who are best placed to ensure it reaches those who need it most. This fund builds on the Warm Home Discount, which provides a £140 rebate to help 2.2 million low income households with their energy bills, and the government energy price cap, which has protected around 15 million households on default tariffs, saving them up to £100 a year since 2019.</p><p> </p><p>To further support low income families, we have provided £670m for local authorities to support households struggling with their council tax bills, £140m for Discretionary Housing Payments, and over £200m a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. We have also maintained the increase in cash terms to the Local Housing Allowance rates for UC and Housing Benefit claimants in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside these measures we are maintaining our focus on helping people back into work. Work is the best route out of poverty. As a child growing up in a home where all the adults work is around five times less likely to be in poverty than a child growing up in a home where nobody works (before housing costs). As part of the comprehensive Plan for Jobs, the Government announced the Kickstart scheme which has so far created nearly 95,000 jobs for young people at risk of becoming long-term unemployed, and the three year Restart scheme, which provides intensive and tailored support to long-term unemployed Universal Credit claimants across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 02/11/2021 14:07:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1363300

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the financial effect of Income Tax reductions on the average person in work since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	62702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Personal Allowance has increased by nearly 50 per cent in real terms in the last decade, ensuring some of the lowest earners do not pay income tax. Compared to 2010-11, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay over £800 less income tax in 2021-22 in real terms. The Personal Allowance is the highest basic personal tax allowance of all countries in the G20, and it remains one of the most generous internationally.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/10/2021 15:00:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1363293

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Older People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the elderly can afford to heat their homes during this winter; and what plans they have to cut VAT on energy bills for six months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL3394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text In recognition of the fact that families should not have to bear all the VAT costs they incur to meet their energy needs, the Government already maintains a reduced rate of 5 per cent VAT on the supply of domestic energy, at a cost of £5 billion per year.<p> </p>Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, going further would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution. VAT raised around £130 billion in the year 2019/20, and helps to fund key spending priorities, including on health, education, and defence.<p> </p><p>Additional support is provided through the Winter Fuel Payment, which is designed to ensure that households where older people are living can be heated and kept warm during winter months.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2021 17:28:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

1363286

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had about the future of the Asia Infrastructure Bank.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	uin	HL3372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK continues to engage closely with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and its members in line with the UK Government’s priorities. The AIIB’s 2030 Corporate Strategy sets out an ambitious approach to climate change, including a target that 50% of its investments will be climate finance by 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2021 17:25:19 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1363281

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department are having with their counterparts in G7 countries on expanding the scope of the G20's Common Framework to enable debt relief for climate-vulnerable middle income countries.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	62828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Support for vulnerable countries is a key priority for the UK as G7 and COP26 Presidents this year. This includes supporting those countries with challenging debt situations and climate-vulnerable countries.</p><p>The G20 and Paris Club’s Common Framework brings together G20 and Paris Club creditors to coordinate and cooperate on debt treatments on a case-by-case basis on the request of a debtor country. There are 73 eligible countries, primarily low-income countries but this also includes some climate-vulnerable, middle-income countries. For those countries that are ineligible, there are existing mechanisms for debt treatment under the Paris Club.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2021 08:43:21 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1363273

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: 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 take steps to remove the holiday let tax exemption that allows landlords to lower their mortgage interest payments by using properties for holiday lets rather than longer-term tenancies.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	62797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Tax relief on mortgage interest is available for landlords renting properties both as longer-term tenancies and as furnished holiday lets. Tax relief on mortgage interest on properties rented as longer-term tenancies is available at the basic rate of income tax; we estimate that only 1 in 10 landlords are affected by this restriction introduced in 2017 and phased in over four years. The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/11/2021 13:44:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor