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1701259

	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	Departmental Expenditure Limits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much (a) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limits and (b) Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits will be reduced following the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2 in each affected Department; and if he will publish in which Departments these savings will be made.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
	uin	21946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The government has committed to re-invest every penny that is saved from the cancelled phases of HS2 into alternative transport projects through Network North.</p><p>This means that every penny of the £19.8 billion committed to the Northern leg of HS2 will be reinvested in the North; every penny of the £9.6 billion committed to the Midlands leg will be reinvested in the Midlands; and the full £6.5 billion saved through our rescoped approach at Euston will be spread across every other region in the country.</p><p>Departmental Expenditure Limits in 2024-25 are published at the relevant Estimates in the usual way. Departmental budgets beyond 2024-25 will be set as part of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 19/04/2024 10:17:56 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

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

1700946

	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	Debt Respite Scheme
	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 potential merits of extending the Breathing Space (Debt Respite Scheme) to 180 days.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	21658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The government launched the Breathing Space scheme on 4 May 2021, and as of February 2024, over 216,000 people in problem debt have benefited from Breathing Space protections.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the scheme, the government took the decision that sixty days is an appropriate period for breathing space to last to give individuals the time to engage with debt advice, whilst maintaining fairness and certainty for creditors.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/04/2024 13:21:26 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1701030

	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	Oil: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2024 to Question 20431, whether HMRC has taken enforcement action on oil originating in Russia and imported from a refinery in India since 21 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	21845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text HM Revenue and Customs does not comment on operational enforcement matters pertaining to specific import or export scenarios. answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/04/2024 13:19:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1701032

	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	Oil: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2024 to Question 20433, (a) how many such consignments have been declared and (b) whether HMRC has taken such enforcement action since 21 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	21846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The indirect supply prohibition, concerning Russian Origin imports of Oil and Oil products came into force on 05 December 2022.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes UK trade data on the <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a> website.</p><p> </p>HM Revenue and Customs does not comment on operational enforcement matters pertaining to specific import or export scenarios. answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/04/2024 13:17:49 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1699996

	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	Arts: Tax Allowances
	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 (a) assessment of the impact on the economy and (b) estimate of the number of recipients of (i) audio-visual (A) tax relief and (B) expenditure credit, (ii) museums and gallery exhibition tax relief and (iii) theatres and orchestras tax relief since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
	tabling member printed	Damian Collins
	uin	20980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>a)<strong> </strong>An evaluation of the creative industry tax reliefs covering Film Tax Relief, High-end Television Tax Relief, Animation Tax Relief and Children’s Television Tax Relief was published in 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the video games tax relief was published in 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>A qualitative evaluation capturing the wider impacts of the Museums and Galleries relief was conducted in 2020: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>b) The number of recipients of the creative industry tax reliefs is published in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics: <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 17/04/2024 14:02:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1700074

	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	Shares: Stamp Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Approximately, how much stamp duty was paid on the purchase of UK-based shares in each of the last two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	20906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not hold the information on the amount of stamp duty paid on the purchase of shares solely based in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:04:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1700274

	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	Defence: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) economic conditions have to be met for defence spending to be raised to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	21171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government’s aspiration is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Prime Minister has been clear that the target and path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 10:54:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1700413

	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	Money Laundering: Regulation
	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 Financial Conduct Authority on improving the effectiveness of money laundering regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	21300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Officials and Ministers regularly meet the Financial Conduct Authority in its capacity as the supervisor of financial institutions for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing purposes.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 March 2024 HM Treasury launched a consultation on improving the effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-effectiveness-of-the-money-laundering-regulations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-effectiveness-of-the-money-laundering-regulations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials will be engaging with key stakeholders, including among others the FCA, throughout the consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 17/04/2024 10:43:36 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1700472

	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	Police: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received representations from (a) the Scottish Government, (b) local authorities in Scotland, (c) Police Scotland and (d) the Scottish Police Authority on the potential impact of tax rules in relation to employer-provided accommodation on police officers working in (i) rural and (ii) remote areas in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	21359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Accommodation can be exempted from tax, providing it meets certain conditions which are set out in HMRC guidance. These rules apply to the whole of the UK and are consistent across different employers. This ensures the UK tax system is simple, easy to understand, and limits the risk of abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to make changes to the tax rules or guidance in this area, but does keep all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the critical role police officers play in our communities. However, policing and housing are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and the provision of broader support in these areas, beyond tax relief, is therefore a matter for the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:00:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1700539

	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	Childcare: Taxation
	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 merits of increasing the childcare tax free cap.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	21426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and continues to support families with a range of other childcare offers, including the free hours offer, and support through Universal Credit childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:07:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

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

1699276

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any work is underway to prepare for a fiscal event outside of the usual Treasury timetable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL3659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The Treasury develops policy throughout the year, in line with the Chancellor’s priorities and regardless of whether a date for a fiscal event has been announced.</p><p>The government is required by law to commission the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to produce two forecasts per year and to hold a Budget each fiscal year.</p><p>The Chancellor has not announced the date of the next fiscal event.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/04/2024 14:17:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1699288

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many companies were registered on the UK Trader Scheme at the highest point of its operation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
	uin	HL3685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>As of 30 September 2023, when the UK Trader Scheme was replaced by the UK Internal Market Scheme, 5,700 businesses were authorised on the UK Trader Scheme. Around 3,800 businesses were actively using their authorisation in 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Roborough question first answered 12/04/2024 11:03:54 answering member 4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough
	tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1699289

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many companies are registered on the UK Internal Market Scheme which are based in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
	uin	HL3686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>As of April 2024, over 7,800 businesses are authorised under the UK Internal Market Scheme, including over 4,100 which are established in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Roborough question first answered 12/04/2024 10:59:18 answering member 4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough
	tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1699290

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the commencement of section 45B of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, what export procedures will apply to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain when placed under a procedure listed in Article 210 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; what is a practical example of what a business moving a good in this context will encounter in terms of paperwork and checks; when the export procedure will be commenced; and how they plan to apply the procedure if there is no Border Control Post at Cairnryan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
	uin	HL3687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures that existed under the original Protocol and the subsequent 2020 agreement on the need for &quot;equivalent information&quot;, with such controls only applying to a niche set of goods. Consistent with this, we have now laid domestic legislation under the Safeguarding the Union package that expressly prohibits export procedures applying to goods moving Northern Ireland to Great Britain, restoring our unfettered access safeguards. Detailed guidance on the treatment of relevant goods where exceptions apply is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3665 HL3666 HL3667 HL3688 question first answered 08/04/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1699291

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the commencement of section 45B of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, what export procedures will apply to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain to goods that are in temporary storage in accordance with Article 144 of Regulations (EU) No 952/2013; what is a practical example of what a business moving a good in this context will encounter in terms of paperwork and checks; when the export procedure will be commenced; and how they plan to apply the procedure if there is no Border Control Post at Cairnryan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
	uin	HL3688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures that existed under the original Protocol and the subsequent 2020 agreement on the need for &quot;equivalent information&quot;, with such controls only applying to a niche set of goods. Consistent with this, we have now laid domestic legislation under the Safeguarding the Union package that expressly prohibits export procedures applying to goods moving Northern Ireland to Great Britain, restoring our unfettered access safeguards. Detailed guidance on the treatment of relevant goods where exceptions apply is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3665 HL3666 HL3667 HL3687 question first answered 08/04/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1699292

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 27 March (HL3259), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money the United Kingdom pays to the European Union annually; on what that money is spent; and what plans they have, and to what timescale, for its reduction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL3689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget 2020 following withdrawal from the EU the OBR estimated that there was £42.3bn more to spend on public services between 2020-21 and 2024-25 than would have been the case had we stayed in the EU. This additional spending has been included in the overall spending plans set out at Spending Reviews since we left the EU.</p><p>The financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement ensures the UK only pays its past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any continuing or future arrangements. As set out in the European Union Finances Statement 2023 (available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk), the UK is estimated to have paid £6.1bn in net liabilities in 2023 as part of this settlement.</p><p>Where the UK has decided it is in its interests to cooperate with the EU further, for instance on Horizon Europe, details of payments are set out in the relevant departments’ annual account.</p> answering member printed Lord Roborough question first answered 12/04/2024 12:54:29 answering member 4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1699301

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Prices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the easing grocery price inflation on (1) consumer spending habits, and (2) household budgets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>Inflation reduces real incomes, creates uncertainty, and threatens our growth outlook so it’s essential that the government continues with its efforts to keep inflation down. The government remains steadfast in our support for the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.</p><p>Food inflation has fallen from a peak of 19.6% in March 2023 to 5.0% in February 2024.</p><p>The latest data suggests real household disposable income per capita was 1.4% higher in Q4 2023 than in Q4 2022.</p><p>ONS retail sales remained unchanged on the month in February. This followed an increase in retail sales volumes of 3.6% on the month in January, fully offsetting the decline in December. Food store sales were 2.8% higher in February than in December.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/04/2024 14:20:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1699302

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing Market
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) ensure that stabilising mortgage rates contribute to sustained growth in the housing market, and (2) address challenges faced by homebuyers concerning the increased cost of living.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The path to lower interest rates is through low inflation, and the Government is fully committed to supporting the Bank of England get inflation back down to the 2% target, including by keeping borrowing under control.</p><p>While the pricing of mortgages is ultimately a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene, our plan is working, and the average offered mortgage rates on 2-year and 5-year fixed rates are now lower compared to their peak in Summer 2023.</p><p>The Government is committed to making the aspiration of homeownership a reality for as many households as possible and consequently operates a range of schemes that aim to increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for credit-worthy households, including first-time buyers, increase the availability of new housing, and stimulate economic growth. These include the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which is open until the end of June 2025. We also help first-time buyers to save for a deposit through the Lifetime ISA and Help to Buy: ISA.</p><p>Over 876,000 households have been helped to purchase a home since spring 2010 through government-backed schemes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/04/2024 14:20:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1699319

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why no Minister attended the meeting on 21 March of the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum with members of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL3655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the devolved legislature finance committees’ roles in providing rigorous scrutiny to devolved administration budgets and holding devolved administration ministers to account for their policy and budgetary decisions. As the previous Chief Secretary to the Treasury set out in his letters to the Senedd Finance Committee and the Finance and Public Administration Committee last year, we are mindful of parliamentary accountabilities where UK Government is accountable to the UK Parliament for its tax and spending decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Roborough question first answered 12/04/2024 13:10:02 answering member 4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1699322

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the commencement of section 45B of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, what export procedures will apply to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain that are subject to provisions of Union law falling within the second sentence of Article 6(1) of the Windsor Framework, which prohibit or restrict the exportation of goods; what is a practical example of what a business moving a good in this context will encounter in terms of paperwork and checks; when the export procedure will be commenced; and how they plan to apply the procedure if there is no Border Control Post at Cairnryan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL3665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures that existed under the original Protocol and the subsequent 2020 agreement on the need for &quot;equivalent information&quot;, with such controls only applying to a niche set of goods. Consistent with this, we have now laid domestic legislation under the Safeguarding the Union package that expressly prohibits export procedures applying to goods moving Northern Ireland to Great Britain, restoring our unfettered access safeguards. Detailed guidance on the treatment of relevant goods where exceptions apply is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3666 HL3667 HL3687 HL3688 question first answered 08/04/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1699323

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the commencement of section 45B of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, what export procedures will apply to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain that are placed under the export procedure within the Union in accordance with Title V and Title VIII of Regulation (EU) 952/2013, what is a practical example of what a business moving a good in this context will encounter in terms of paperwork and checks; when the export procedure will be commenced; and how they plan to apply the procedure if there is no Border Control Post at Cairnryan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL3666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures that existed under the original Protocol and the subsequent 2020 agreement on the need for &quot;equivalent information&quot;, with such controls only applying to a niche set of goods. Consistent with this, we have now laid domestic legislation under the Safeguarding the Union package that expressly prohibits export procedures applying to goods moving Northern Ireland to Great Britain, restoring our unfettered access safeguards. Detailed guidance on the treatment of relevant goods where exceptions apply is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3665 HL3667 HL3687 HL3688 question first answered 08/04/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1699324

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the commencement of section 45B of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, what export procedures will apply to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain that do not exceed 3,000 euros in value and are packed or loaded for export shipment within the Union, in accordance with Article 221 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, what is a practical example of what a business moving a good in this context will encounter in terms of paperwork and checks; when the export procedure will be commenced; and how they plan to apply the procedure if there is no Border Control Post at Cairnryan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL3667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures that existed under the original Protocol and the subsequent 2020 agreement on the need for &quot;equivalent information&quot;, with such controls only applying to a niche set of goods. Consistent with this, we have now laid domestic legislation under the Safeguarding the Union package that expressly prohibits export procedures applying to goods moving Northern Ireland to Great Britain, restoring our unfettered access safeguards. Detailed guidance on the treatment of relevant goods where exceptions apply is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3665 HL3666 HL3687 HL3688 question first answered 08/04/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1699335

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they gave to the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee Digital exclusion (3rd Report, Session 2022–23, HL Paper 219) when removing the postal address for HMRC from tax code notices.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	uin	HL3684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>HMRC could not have considered the 2022-23 Communications and Digital Committee Report on Digital Exclusion when removing the postal address from tax code notices, as this change occurred over 5 years ago. In keeping with the HMRC Charter principles, the Department aims to balance digital initiatives with accessibility for those facing digital exclusion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/04/2024 14:17:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey