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1663204

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett Consequential for Northern Ireland will be as a result of the 6.5% pay increase for teachers in England.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	201058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body’s pay recommendations for the 2023/24 teacher pay award in England in full. We are reprioritising from within the Department for Education’s existing budget to deliver the additional funding to schools in England for the costs of the pay award over 3.5%.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) receives funding through the Barnett formula when UK Government departmental DEL budgets change. As there is no change to the Department for Education’s DEL budget associated with this announcement, there are no associated Barnett consequentials. Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland would already have resulted from the Department for Education’s initial budget settlement at Spending Review 2021 (SR21).</p><p /><p>The devolved administrations are well funded to deliver all their devolved responsibilities. SR21 set the largest annual block grants for the devolved administrations, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the Devolution Acts. This provided on average £15 billion per year for the NIE. The NIE continues to receive at least 20% more funding per head than the UK Government spends on the same things in the rest of the UK.</p><p /><p>A full breakdown of changes to devolved administrations’ block grants, including Barnett consequentials, is set out in the published Block Grant Transparency document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/10/2023 08:34:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1648254

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help support businesses which are coming to the end of fixed-term loans with increases in interest rates in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	191456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>I would encourage businesses coming to the end of fixed term rates to explore UK Finance’s Business Current Account Finder tool, which was designed to help businesses compare the full range of accounts available to find products that best suit their needs – including business loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken unprecedented steps to protect millions of businesses across the UK both following the outbreak of Covid-19, and more recently high energy prices. Latest measures include:</p><ul><li>Extending the Recovery Loan Scheme until June 2024, providing businesses with up to £2 million of government guaranteed finance.</li><li>Increasing the Employment Allowance from £4,000 to £5,000, which means that businesses and charities who had employer NICs bills of £100,000 or less in the previous tax year will be able to claim up to £5,000 off their employer NICs bills.</li><li>Businesses will also benefit from the cut to the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre until March 2024 and the cancelling of the planned inflation increase this year.</li></ul> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/07/2023 15:37:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1643761

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 9 of his Department's Guidance on decision-making for Northern Ireland Departments until an Executive is formed or for the six month period beginning with the day on which the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 is passed (6 December), published on 19 December 2022, CP 766, for what reason an increase in Housing Benefit Annually Managed Expenditure was granted to the Department for Communities in February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	189089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government funds Northern Ireland Executive Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) programmes if they offer broadly similar terms to the equivalent UK Government programme.</p><p> </p><p>As AME programmes are usually demand led, AME forecasts are periodically updated to ensure necessary funding is provided.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/06/2023 12:04:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1601199

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Government Assistance
	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 removing or raising the maximum monthly limit for childcare support through Universal Credit and Tax-Free Childcare in the context of his upcoming Spring Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	157717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The maximum monthly limit for childcare support through Universal Credit and the similar offer in Tax-Free Childcare is in place to provide fairness in the welfare system between those receiving out of work benefits and those in work.</p><p>It is therefore right that there should be a reasonable cap on the childcare costs that a household can have reimbursed through Universal Credit in each of their monthly assessment period, as well as in Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>As with all tax and welfare policy, we keep these amounts under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/03/2023 12:38:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1471424

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Zambia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to (a) support proposals to and (b) help ensure that lenders comply with a decision to cancel Zambia's debt.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	20333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Zambia is one of three countries – along with Chad and Ethiopia - to have so far requested the Common Framework. The Common Framework was agreed in November 2020 by the UK, along with the G20 and Paris Club, to help deliver a long-term, sustainable approach for supporting low-income countries to tackle their debt vulnerabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Debt treatments under the Common Framework can include both the reprofiling of debt or, depending on need, a full restructuring where debt is also cancelled.</p><p> </p><p>Comparability of treatment is also a fundamental principle under the Common Framework. This means that a debt treatment with other official bilateral creditors and private creditors must be agreed on at least as favourable terms as the one agreed by G20 creditors.</p><p> </p><p>It is a UK priority to work with our G20 partners to ensure swift progress on Zambia’s debt treatment so that the country can get back to debt sustainability and support its economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/06/2022 14:48:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1422702

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Rented Housing: Deposits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will explore initiatives with mortgage lenders to enable the removal of the requirement for substantial deposits for people and families that are renting.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	125578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the aspiration of home ownership a reality for as many households as possible. Hence, in April 2021, the Government launched the mortgage guarantee scheme to help to increase the supply of 95% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages, meaning that credit-worthy borrowers only require a 5% deposit. There are now over 300 95% LTV mortgage products on the market, making it easier for those who can afford mortgage repayments, but are unable to save a large deposit to get on the property ladder.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, the Government believes that a history of paying rent should be recognised in tenants’ credit scores and affordability assessments. In 2017, the Government announced the Rent Recognition Challenge: a £2 million competition challenging the UK’s world-leading tech firms to develop applications that enable tenants to record and share their rental payment data with lenders and credit reference agencies. The three winners of the challenge (CreditLadder, Bud and RentalStep) are now all using technology to verify and record tenants’ rental payments.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/02/2022 15:11:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1360635

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
	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 the proposal to establish a Global Centre for Secure and Intelligent Regulatory Technologies in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	58552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to maintaining the UK’s position a world-leading destination for fintech.</p><p> </p><p>In line with this ambition, the Government is taking forward key recommendations of the independent Kalifa Review of UK Fintech as part of ensuring the UK remains at the global cutting edge of technology and innovation in financial services.</p><p> </p><p>Government funding for future years will be confirmed as part of the Spending Review which will be announced on 27th October.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/10/2021 13:59:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1251468

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	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 implications for his policies of the proposals made by the London School of Economics on mortgage prisoners, published 11 November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	115040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We are grateful to London School of Economics (LSE) and Martin Lewis for their contribution to this conversation.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to supporting these borrowers and are pleased that active lenders have started offering switching options specifically for mortgage prisoners taking advantage of the new flexibilities given to them by the FCA. We will monitor the impact of this in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/11/2020 11:16:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1190994

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Insurance
	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 help ensure that businesses can claim on their insurance for business interruption due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	41193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>For those businesses which have an appropriate policy that covers government ordered closure and unspecified notifiable diseases, the Government’s social distancing instructions are sufficient to allow businesses to make a claim against their insurance, provided the other terms and conditions in their policy are met.</p><p>However, it is important to note that most businesses have not purchased insurance that covers losses from unspecified notifiable diseases, such as COVID-19. Insurance policies differ significantly, so businesses are encouraged to check the terms and conditions of their specific policy and contact their providers. Some policies cover losses arising from any disease classed as notifiable by the Government, however, most policies only cover a specific list of notifiable diseases. The terms of a policy cannot be changed retrospectively.</p><p>The Government recognises that businesses who do not have appropriate insurance cover will require support from elsewhere. The Government encourages businesses to seek assistance through the wider support package if they are in financial difficulty. Businesses should explore the full package of support set out by the Chancellor in recent weeks, which includes measures such as business rates holidays, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and wage support.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/05/2020 10:22:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1188258

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to protect businesses from high interest rate loans offered to them by banks that wish to avoid using the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	37748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The government has set out an unprecedented package of support for all businesses affected by this crisis, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>On 3 April, the Chancellor extended the eligibility of the scheme so that all viable small businesses affected by Covid-19, and not just those viable businesses unable to secure regular commercial financing, are now eligible if the lender believes they will need finance to see them through these unprecedented times. This exceptional support is designed to enable all long-term viable businesses experiencing difficulties as a result of the coronavirus outbreak to access finance, if external finance is the right answer.</p><p> </p><p>All individual lending decisions, whether under CBILS or outside of this, remain at the discretion of lenders.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/04/2020 12:52:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna