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1718053

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of people who will financially benefit from the National Insurance reduction announced in the Spring Budget 2024 and (b) average (i) financial gain from that reduction and (ii) cumulative financial gain from reductions to National Insurance announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024, by region.
	tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
	tabling member printed	Paul Howell
	uin	26293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The estimated number of people who financially benefited from the National insurance reduction in the Autumn Statement and Spring Budget and the associated financial gain for an average employee on £35,404 can be seen in Table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: gain for an average employee on £35,404 from reductions to National Insurance announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2024 to 2025 tax year impacts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Autumn Statement only </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spring Budget only </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cumulative Spring Budget and Autumn Statement</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of people who financially benefitted from the NICs reduction, 1000s</strong></p></td><td><p>29,300</p></td><td><p>29,500</p></td><td><p>29,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gain for average employee with mean employee salary of £35,404</strong></p></td><td><p>£457</p></td><td><p>£457</p></td><td><p>£913</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The estimated average financial gain among those benefitting from both the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024 National insurance reduction, by region, can be seen in the Table 2 below:</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: average financial gain and cumulative gain from reductions to National Insurance announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024, by region</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2024 to 2025 tax year impacts</strong><strong> by region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of gainers, 1000s</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average gain, Spring Budget only </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average cumulative gain, Autumn Statement and Spring Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>£316</p></td><td><p>£632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West and Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,140</p></td><td><p>£321</p></td><td><p>£644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>£313</p></td><td><p>£628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>£322</p></td><td><p>£645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>£322</p></td><td><p>£645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p>£360</p></td><td><p>£720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,350</p></td><td><p>£381</p></td><td><p>£763</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,120</p></td><td><p>£369</p></td><td><p>£738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,420</p></td><td><p>£327</p></td><td><p>£655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>£308</p></td><td><p>£618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>£338</p></td><td><p>£677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>£320</p></td><td><p>£642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£341</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£683</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These are the modelled average impacts rather than the impacts for an average full time employee (on a given salary), for example the £900 gain previously published for the cumulative impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2023 National insurance reduction estimates are based upon the 2019 to 2020 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected in line with economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibilities November 2023 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>The Spring Budget 2024 National insurance reduction estimates and cumulative estimates of both policies are based upon the 2019 to 2020 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected in line with economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibilities March 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26294 question first answered 17/05/2024 14:08:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1718054

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of people who financially benefited from the National Insurance reduction announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 and (b) average financial gain from that reduction.
	tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
	tabling member printed	Paul Howell
	uin	26294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The estimated number of people who financially benefited from the National insurance reduction in the Autumn Statement and Spring Budget and the associated financial gain for an average employee on £35,404 can be seen in Table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: gain for an average employee on £35,404 from reductions to National Insurance announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2024 to 2025 tax year impacts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Autumn Statement only </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spring Budget only </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cumulative Spring Budget and Autumn Statement</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of people who financially benefitted from the NICs reduction, 1000s</strong></p></td><td><p>29,300</p></td><td><p>29,500</p></td><td><p>29,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gain for average employee with mean employee salary of £35,404</strong></p></td><td><p>£457</p></td><td><p>£457</p></td><td><p>£913</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The estimated average financial gain among those benefitting from both the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024 National insurance reduction, by region, can be seen in the Table 2 below:</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: average financial gain and cumulative gain from reductions to National Insurance announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024, by region</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2024 to 2025 tax year impacts</strong><strong> by region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of gainers, 1000s</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average gain, Spring Budget only </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average cumulative gain, Autumn Statement and Spring Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>£316</p></td><td><p>£632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West and Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,140</p></td><td><p>£321</p></td><td><p>£644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>£313</p></td><td><p>£628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>£322</p></td><td><p>£645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>£322</p></td><td><p>£645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p>£360</p></td><td><p>£720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,350</p></td><td><p>£381</p></td><td><p>£763</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,120</p></td><td><p>£369</p></td><td><p>£738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,420</p></td><td><p>£327</p></td><td><p>£655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>£308</p></td><td><p>£618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>£338</p></td><td><p>£677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>£320</p></td><td><p>£642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£341</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£683</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These are the modelled average impacts rather than the impacts for an average full time employee (on a given salary), for example the £900 gain previously published for the cumulative impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2023 National insurance reduction estimates are based upon the 2019 to 2020 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected in line with economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibilities November 2023 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p><p>The Spring Budget 2024 National insurance reduction estimates and cumulative estimates of both policies are based upon the 2019 to 2020 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected in line with economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibilities March 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 26293 question first answered 17/05/2024 14:08:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1717675

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of a removing Value Added Tax on automatic external defibrillators.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	26006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text The Government provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) through VAT refunds on purchases made by local authorities including parish councils, and VAT reliefs for purchases made through voluntary contributions where the AED is donated to eligible charities or the NHS.<p> </p><p>The cost of relieving VAT on AEDs is uncertain owing to the lack of data on purchases of these devices. Businesses are not required to provide information at a product level in their VAT returns, as this may impose an excessive administrative burden.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently inviting community organisations to bid for funding as part of a £1 million grant scheme that expands public access to AEDs, particularly in public places where they are most needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/05/2024 13:06:04 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1717687

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
	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 ensure the adequacy of response times for ministerial correspondence.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
	uin	26024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence. Ministers and officials are committed to providing the highest level of service. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers" target="_blank">Cabinet Office</a> publishes correspondence performance data on GOV.UK on a regular basis, detailing departmental performance in handling correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 13:58:59 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1716925

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment: Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24560 on Self-assessment: Maladministration, how many self assessment forms for the tax year 2023-24 were sent in April 2024; and what the cost was for (a) printing and (b) postage.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	25577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is not available in the public domain. HMRC are aware that some customers who normally file their Self Assessment (SA) tax returns online have received a paper SA. These were sent in error, and customers who were expecting to file online should continue to do so. HMRC have written to everyone affected to apologise for the confusion and to reassure them that they do not need to take any action other than to file their return, which they can still do online, by the 31<sup>st</sup> January 2025.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/05/2024 16:42:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1716935

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Nurseries
	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 level of usage of the workplace nursery scheme since it was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	25587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Workplace Nurseries formed part of Employer Supported Childcare (ESC), which closed for new applicants from 4 October 2018.</p><p>Employees already registered before 4th October 2018 are able to continue using the scheme for as long as the employer offers it, or as long as they stay with the employer.</p><p>ESC was replaced by Tax-Free Childcare in October 2018.</p><p>The Government continues to support parents with childcare, including through Tax-Free Childcare, the free hours childcare offer, and Universal Credit Childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 25588 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:25:16 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1716937

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to promote the workplace nursery scheme; and how much has been spent promoting that scheme in each financial year since it was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	25588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Workplace Nurseries formed part of Employer Supported Childcare (ESC), which closed for new applicants from 4 October 2018.</p><p>Employees already registered before 4th October 2018 are able to continue using the scheme for as long as the employer offers it, or as long as they stay with the employer.</p><p>ESC was replaced by Tax-Free Childcare in October 2018.</p><p>The Government continues to support parents with childcare, including through Tax-Free Childcare, the free hours childcare offer, and Universal Credit Childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 25587 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:25:16 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1716944

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tourism and Service Industries: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent fiscal steps his Department has taken to help support small and local businesses in the (a) seasonal tourism and (b) service industries.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	25556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting small and local businesses in the hospitality, tourism, and services sectors, which provide a significant contribution to the UK economy and society.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2023, the Government announced an extension to the 75% business rate relief for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties for 2024-25, a tax cut worth £2.4 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Spring Budget 2024 goes further to support SMEs by increasing the VAT registration threshold from £85,000 to £90,000 which means the UK now has the joint highest VAT registration threshold in the OECD. This keeps the majority of UK businesses out.</p><p> </p><p>Our Small Business Rates Relief means one-third of business properties in England already pay no Business Rates. We provide other tax reliefs benefiting SMEs such as the Annual Investment Allowance and Employment Allowance, and support investment in SMEs through British Business Bank programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, over this Spending Review period – the Government has allocated over £100m to the British Tourist Authority to support VisitBritain and VisitEngland with marketing activity to promote Britain as a destination.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 14:02:00 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1716946

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of increasing the purchase price limits on ISAs to exceed £250,000.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	25600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps all aspects of savings policy under review, and any changes of this kind would be made at a relevant fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 14/05/2024 13:01:10 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1716957

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in the UK for use in its canteens and restaurants.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	25414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Our buildings are managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA), and they are responsible for the provision of catering services across our sites.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 14:11:36 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes