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1580204

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to investigate allegations that his Department assisted Yevgeny Prigozhin to pursue libel action against Eliot Higgins.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	131193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 131140 132290 132415 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:21:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1486108

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors, and (c) agency workers who work in their Department and relevant agencies and public bodies, receive a wage below that of either (i) the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London, or (ii) the London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	29982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 31/03/2022, the total number of full-time employees in HM Treasury earning below the London Living Wage rate of £11.05 per hour was 17. This number is comprised mainly of apprentices. The Living Wage rate is a suggested rate of pay by the Living Wage Foundation, rather than a legislated minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>All HM Treasury employees are paid above the statutory minimum wage. Since 31/03/2022 we have been conducting a review of all pay ranges across the department in line with this year’s Cabinet Office remit guidance.</p><p> </p><p>As pay and conditions are set between employee and employer, the rate of pay for agency workers and contractors will be determined by the company for which they work and not HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 11/07/2022 17:06:43 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1642198

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Economic Analysis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the policies announced by His Majesty’s Opposition since 4 April 2020 in respect of which officials in his Department have produced formal analysis of the potential fiscal and economic impact, and if he will set out for each item (a) who was responsible for commissioning that analysis, (b) to whom that analysis was distributed, and (c) the date on which it was produced.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	187929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>There is a formal process for HM Treasury Ministers to commission officials to produce analysis of the potential fiscal and economic impacts of opposition policies. No formal analysis of opposition policies has been produced through this process in the period referenced.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/06/2023 07:38:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1488479

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether ministerial responsibilities in his Department have changed following the recent appointment of new ministers.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	34875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>All ministerial responsibilities are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 19/07/2022 07:08:42 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1488472

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxpayer Protection Taskforce: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce employed as of 12 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	34872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2021 the Government announced a £100 million investment into the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce. The taskforce was established to extend HMRC’s work to tackle fraud and error in the COVID support schemes that they administered (Self Employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and Eat Out to Help Out). The taskforce does not deliver compliance across schemes administered outside HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who keeps grant money despite knowing they were not entitled to it, faces having to repay up to double the amount they received, plus interest and potentially criminal prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC identifies claims for compliance checks where the amount of the claim is out of step with other information. The risk that the claim is incorrect may be due to either an honest mistake or fraud, therefore, the value of recovered grants does not distinguish between error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>As of July 2022, the taskforce was made up of 1,155 full-time equivalent staff (FTE). The FTE will vary across the year. The resource commitment is proportionate to the number of high-risk claims made and the risks posed by error and fraud in the HMRC administered schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The taskforce commenced activity from April 2021 and will build on the £536 million already recovered in 2020-21. Taskforce performance for 2021-22 is covered in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2021-22, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022</a>. This is in addition to the amounts that HMRC prevented from being paid out on incorrect claims.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 34874 question first answered 19/07/2022 07:18:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1488478

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxpayer Protection Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of fraudulent loans and grants recovered by the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce is since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	34874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2021 the Government announced a £100 million investment into the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce. The taskforce was established to extend HMRC’s work to tackle fraud and error in the COVID support schemes that they administered (Self Employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and Eat Out to Help Out). The taskforce does not deliver compliance across schemes administered outside HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who keeps grant money despite knowing they were not entitled to it, faces having to repay up to double the amount they received, plus interest and potentially criminal prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC identifies claims for compliance checks where the amount of the claim is out of step with other information. The risk that the claim is incorrect may be due to either an honest mistake or fraud, therefore, the value of recovered grants does not distinguish between error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>As of July 2022, the taskforce was made up of 1,155 full-time equivalent staff (FTE). The FTE will vary across the year. The resource commitment is proportionate to the number of high-risk claims made and the risks posed by error and fraud in the HMRC administered schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The taskforce commenced activity from April 2021 and will build on the £536 million already recovered in 2020-21. Taskforce performance for 2021-22 is covered in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2021-22, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022</a>. This is in addition to the amounts that HMRC prevented from being paid out on incorrect claims.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 34872 question first answered 19/07/2022 07:18:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1580194

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has granted licenses to (a) any members of the Wagner Group or (b) any individuals who are subject to sanctions because of their association with the Kremlin to pursue legal actions in UK courts.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	131138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>OFSI publishes the number of financial sanctions licences issued in its Annual Review which is publicly available from OFSI’s website. OFSI will publish the latest figures in the next Annual Review in due course.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI does not publish the names of designated persons or applicants who have been granted specific licences. Licensing conditions are decided on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 132409 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:03:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1585422

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times Ministers in his Department were (a) consulted on and (b) asked to authorise, waivers or exemptions for designations under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 sanctions regime and subsequent amendments.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	142647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) does not disclose data from specific licences it has granted under UK sanctions regimes. Information about numbers of licences granted can be found in OFSI’s Annual Review which is publicly available on OFSI’s website.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 142648 question first answered 20/02/2023 14:13:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1600451

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) total number and (b) combined value of all specific licences granted by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation for purposes of legal services under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 since 24 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	156105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publishes the number of financial sanctions licences issued in its Annual Review. Information about the total number of licences and the total number of legal fees licences that OFSI has granted for the last five financial years can be found in OFSI’s Annual Review documents, which are publicly available on OFSI’s website. OFSI will publish the latest figures in the next Annual Review in due course. OFSI does not publish details about individual licences granted, including source and quantum of funds licensed.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 156106 question first answered 08/03/2023 07:23:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1600452

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) total number and (b) combined value of all specific licences granted by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation for purposes of legal services under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 since the Legal Fees General Licence came into effect on 28 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	156106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publishes the number of financial sanctions licences issued in its Annual Review. Information about the total number of licences and the total number of legal fees licences that OFSI has granted for the last five financial years can be found in OFSI’s Annual Review documents, which are publicly available on OFSI’s website. OFSI will publish the latest figures in the next Annual Review in due course. OFSI does not publish details about individual licences granted, including source and quantum of funds licensed.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 156105 question first answered 08/03/2023 07:23:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden