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1701819

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Technology: New Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what incentives are available to encourage growth strategies among UK tech firms; and whether he plans to take steps to help increase the number of high-value tech companies based in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	22367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government is backing British business to drive long-term economic growth by tackling barriers to investment, cutting taxes and rewarding work, and by supporting the priority growth sectors, including digital technology, which are helping to turn the UK into the world’s next Silicon Valley. The UK has Europe’s leading tech ecosystem, valued at over $1trillion, and the government is acting to create the best environment for our most innovative tech companies to start, scale and stay in the UK. This includes making over £3.5 billion of public investment in the AI ecosystem since 2014, extending the sunset clause for the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Venture Capital Trust scheme to 6 April 2035, making changes to simplify and improve R&amp;D tax reliefs, extending the British Business Bank’s Future Fund: Breakthrough investment programme, and implementing the measures the Chancellor announced at last year’s Mansion House speech to reform the pensions market to unlock investment into high growth sectors and generate increased returns for savers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 24/04/2024 14:26:40 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1701314

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 February 2024, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the risks of red-rated legacy IT systems.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	22005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given on 29 November 23 to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-24/3658" target="_blank">PQ UIN 3658</a>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/04/2024 08:43:08 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1701575

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to use revenue raised through the increase in car tax from 1 April 2024 to support (a) public transport and (b) environmental initiatives.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	22111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Consolidated Fund receives the proceeds of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and most other tax revenues. VED is being reinvested into the English road network between 2020-2025 to fund road enhancement projects. The Government uses the tax system to encourage the uptake of cars with low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 24/04/2024 14:20:15 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1701017

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Marketing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national newspapers in print and online, (iii) social media, (iv) search engines, (v) broadcast and on-demand television and (vi) other channels in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	21752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>HMT’s expenditure on these related areas are all published in the public domain and can be found across the below links</p><p> </p><p>a) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gpc-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gpc-spend</a></p><p>b) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a></p><p>c) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 23/04/2024 10:36:05 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1700313

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff left his Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of staff who left HMT each year since 2015 is available via <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics#annual-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 22/04/2024 16:17:53 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700474

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of potential trends in the level of inward investment due to British companies re-shoring their manufacturing in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	21361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK maintains its strong position on attracting greenfield FDI, leading in Europe and third only to the US and China globally. EY’s 2023 FDI survey reported 65% of respondents planning to invest in the UK in the following 12 months, a record high.</p><p> </p><p>A specific assessment around re-shoring cannot be made. The available data concerning inward investment does not distinguish reshoring from other forms of domestic investment.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 22/04/2024 12:41:40 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1700606

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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, whether the temporary easement for wine products will end on 1 February 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	21491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the new alcohol duty system, the Government introduced the temporary wine easement. During this period, all wine between 11.5-14.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) will pay duty as if it were 12.5% ABV. The temporary wine easement will last until 1 February 2025, giving the wine industry over two years to adapt to the new system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate the effects of the reform.</p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 17/04/2024 15:05:03 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1698871

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department received in Emissions Trading Scheme fees from (a) Belfast International, (b) Belfast City and (c) Londonderry airport in the financial year 2022/23.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	20551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Belfast International, Belfast City and Londonderry airports are not covered by the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and therefore do not contribute to Emission Trading Scheme revenue.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 15/04/2024 08:33:34 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1698380

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Weather
	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 assessment of the (a) short and (b) long term impact of (i) extreme weather and (ii) storms on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	20160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) was published in July 2023. It set out policies and actions to respond to the 61 climate risks and opportunities identified in the independent Third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), including risks arising from changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events. As part of CCRA3, the Climate Change Committee produced an analysis of the monetary valuation of risks and opportunities, as well as an analysis of the indicative costs and benefits of adaptation.</p><p>The Treasury continues to work to determine what additional research and analysis, including economic analysis, is required to ensure robust adaptation.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 15/04/2024 08:53:40 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1698504

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2024 to Question 19040 on Climate Change: Investment, what steps he is taking to help support the national coordination of funding for climate adaptation.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	20259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text The Government has set out the steps it is taking to respond to climate risks and opportunities in the Third National Adaptation Programme, which has taken an integrated approach through governance, engagement and coordinated policymaking. These steps, including those relating to the 2023 Green Finance Strategy, will inform future collective investment prioritisation through the usual government planning processes, including Spending Reviews. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 15/04/2024 08:55:05 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas