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1541860

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	German Property Group: Compensation
	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 bringing forward legislative proposals to establish a compensation package for people affected by the Dolphin Trust scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	86564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK regulatory agencies are aware of the bankruptcy of German Property Group (GPG), formerly known as Dolphin Trust, and the effect on UK-based investors.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a joint statement with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The statement sets out what UK consumers should do if they invested in GPG via an FCA authorised firm – either a financial adviser firm or a Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP) operator – and they believe they were mis-sold. This includes how to complain to the FOS or submit a claim to the FSCS. The statement can be accessed on the FCA’s website: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/gpg-companies-preliminary-bankruptcy-proceedings" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/gpg-companies-preliminary-bankruptcy-proceedings</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some consumers will not have invested in GPG via a regulated financial adviser or a SIPP operator. GPG is incorporated in Germany and is not, nor has ever been an FCA-authorised firm. Unfortunately, in these cases, customers will not have recourse to the FOS or the FSCS.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 17/11/2022 13:50:06 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

885140

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of its planned investment in infrastructure on the environment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	904791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to being the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited, as set out in our 25 year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>On infrastructure, we will spend over £1bn per year by 2020 through the Renewable Heat Incentive to support renewable and low-carbon heating.</p><p> </p><p>And, on transport, we are investing £1bn in supporting the take up of low emission vehicles and £48bn on rail infrastructure between 2019 and 2024 to take polluting cars and lorries off our roads.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/04/2018 15:45:09 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1051329

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	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 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential costs to the public purse of implementing changes to universal credit's automated systems in response to the High Court decision in R (Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart) v SSWP CO/1552/2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	214622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>I understand that the Department for Work and Pensions is carefully considering the High Court’s Judgment and it is therefore not appropriate to comment on this case, which is a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/02/2019 09:22:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1248768

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debt Rescheduling: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the level of use of debt management plans as a result of financial difficulties due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	111596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage closely with the debt advice sector, the Money and Pensions Service, the Financial Conduct Authority and other stakeholders to monitor and understand the ongoing and future impact of COVID19 on people’s finances, including on the demand for debt advice and debt solutions, such as debt management plans.</p><p>The Government recognises that some people are struggling with their finances at this challenging time. To help people in problem debt get their finances back on track, an extra £37.8 million support package has been made available to debt advice providers this financial year, bringing this year’s budget for free debt advice in England to over £100 million.</p><p>From May 2021 the Breathing Space scheme will offer people in problem debt a pause of up to 60 days on most enforcement action, interest, fees and charges, and will encourage them to seek professional debt advice.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/11/2020 13:27:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

895344

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing a green supporting factor to address prudential rules on capital weighting.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	140209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering the potential merits of introducing a green supporting factor into the UK bank capital framework.</p><p> </p><p>Prudential rules on capital weighting ensures the banking sector’s resilience against financial stability risks and are derived from agreed international standards for internationally active banks. Any changes to the framework must not undermine financial stability by creating unnecessary risks.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/05/2018 10:25:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193257

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Government Assistance
	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 ensure environmental charities are financially supported during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Environmental charities make a valuable contribution to the Government’s environmental agenda, through conservation of the natural environment; engaging people in the natural world; and providing access to our beautiful landscapes and coastlines. The Government will continue to work with these organisations on shared objectives during and after the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>There is no specific financial support available solely to environmental charities. However, environmental charities may benefit from a number of the business support schemes the Government has launched. These include VAT deferrals, Small Business Grant Funding, business rates holidays for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, and the Job Retention Scheme. Full details of the unprecedented support the Government has made available are available at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 43748 43749 question first answered 11/05/2020 17:17:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193258

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government plans to take to support environmental charities that have experienced reduced income and capacity to deliver on the Government’s environmental objectives as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Environmental charities make a valuable contribution to the Government’s environmental agenda, through conservation of the natural environment; engaging people in the natural world; and providing access to our beautiful landscapes and coastlines. The Government will continue to work with these organisations on shared objectives during and after the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>There is no specific financial support available solely to environmental charities. However, environmental charities may benefit from a number of the business support schemes the Government has launched. These include VAT deferrals, Small Business Grant Funding, business rates holidays for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, and the Job Retention Scheme. Full details of the unprecedented support the Government has made available are available at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 43747 43749 question first answered 11/05/2020 17:17:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193259

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether emergency Government funding will be made available to environmental charities during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Environmental charities make a valuable contribution to the Government’s environmental agenda, through conservation of the natural environment; engaging people in the natural world; and providing access to our beautiful landscapes and coastlines. The Government will continue to work with these organisations on shared objectives during and after the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>There is no specific financial support available solely to environmental charities. However, environmental charities may benefit from a number of the business support schemes the Government has launched. These include VAT deferrals, Small Business Grant Funding, business rates holidays for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, and the Job Retention Scheme. Full details of the unprecedented support the Government has made available are available at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 43747 43748 question first answered 11/05/2020 17:17:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1216257

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tourism: Employment
	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 protect jobs in the (a) travel and (b) tourism industries, which operate domestic and overseas school trips, beyond the current scheduled end date of the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme and to allow companies to plan for the future in the event restrictions on (i) domestic and (ii) overseas school trips remain in place.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	62560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency including almost £300 billion of guarantees – equivalent to 15% of UK GDP. Travel and tourism businesses continue to have access to a range of support measures including, but not limited to:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A 12-month business rates holiday for all eligible retail, leisure and hospitality businesses in England</li><li>Small business grant funding (SBGF) of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief</li><li>The retail, hospitality and leisure grant fund (RHLGF)</li><li>A Discretionary Grant Fund for Local Authorities in England</li><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)</li><li>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)</li><li>The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBL) for small and micro enterprises</li><li>VAT deferral for up to 12 months</li><li>The Time To Pay scheme, through which businesses in financial distress, and with outstanding tax liabilities, can receive support with their tax affairs</li><li>Protection for commercial leaseholders against automatic forfeiture for non-payment until June 30, 2020 – with an option for the Government to extend if needed.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Business Support website provides further information about how businesses can access the support that has been made available, who is eligible and how to apply - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 May the Government published its COVID-19 recovery strategy which sets out our plan for moving to the next phase of our response. The strategy sets out a cautious roadmap for easing existing measures in a safe and measured way. On 23 June the Government announced that elements of the tourism industry in England, such as hotels and guesthouses – that meet the required social distancing and public health measures – can reopen from 4 July. Options for overseas travel are currently being reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 25/06/2020 14:17:03 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1311809

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Intellectual Property Office: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on agreeing the pay settlement for staff at the Intellectual Property Office.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	186206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Following a successful pilot, the Intellectual Property Office has been granted approval to agree their annual pay remit through a system called paybill control. They are removed from the Civil Service pay remit guidance process and instead submit their requested paybill control total to HMT each year for approval.</p><p>The Intellectual Property Office are finalising their pay award for 2020/21 and will communicate the settlement to staff.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/04/2021 12:30:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin