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1713902

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to correspondence from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee dated 21 February 2024, regarding the Northern Ireland Executive Restoration Package Settlement.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
	uin	23734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>A response has been issued to the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee’s letter on the Northern Ireland Executive’s restoration financial package.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/04/2024 15:43:23 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1713830

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of (a) cigars, (b) snuff and (c) other tobacco products exported from the UK in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023; and what were the principal countries of destination for those exports.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	23671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data on these exports and for other tobacco products can be obtained from <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need help or support in constructing a table from the data on uktradeinfo, please contact <a href="mailto:uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 14:17:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1713831

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of imports of (a) vapes and (b) vaping equipment was in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023; and what proportion of the total value of those imports came from China.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	23672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the import for these items, including country of export can be obtained from <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need help or support in constructing a table from the data on uktradeinfo, please contact <a href="mailto:uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 14:13:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1713876

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Warwick and Leamington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost of a mortgage was in Warwick and Leamington constituency in January (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	23779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There is a wide variety of data and statistics about the mortgage market in the UK available from the Bank of England (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofengland.co.uk%2Fstatistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958912548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LFgJncnPLdaY95kBPxVILhhFsfABzKebfNxvPMaRgk4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics</a>), the Financial Conduct Authority (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fca.org.uk%2Fdata&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958919458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qsDoxHE5i6Qr%2F%2F%2B2ugdp5JfrKnEnCqoZ6RTFeBfdjVo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/data</a>) and UK Finance (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfinance.org.uk%2Fdata-and-research%2Fdata&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958926351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZE6FOaosgwidvKTwi5wr4%2FTDyQY1GNeT%2BbWVTiKr7a4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/data-and-research/data</a>).</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 30/04/2024 13:22:54 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1713494

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	23377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>HMRC spend on consultancy is reported in HMRC Annual Report and Accounts published on GOV.UK. Consultancy spend for the last 5 five years can be accessed from these links:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cchloe.kelly%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C39eb2719bd154c3d7a4308dc684536ab%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638499893686673577%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UwOJY4Wo1RdDmYcMWE8%2FRMKes5T5qDRSSfWcCv3Oqno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC annual report and accounts: 2018 to 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019 (Print). Page 128.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cchloe.kelly%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C39eb2719bd154c3d7a4308dc684536ab%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638499893686689912%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Hv4Tj3a1NodpIDC5QmvQhsU4eSjV44bzMQO92S0uE3Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC annual report and accounts: 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020 (Print). Page 140.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cchloe.kelly%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C39eb2719bd154c3d7a4308dc684536ab%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638499893686699144%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ckOXxh4qDaHqYus5jJoY3XldfhHpMsBr6Kv4iV3nS64%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC annual report and accounts: 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021 (Print). Page 171.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cchloe.kelly%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C39eb2719bd154c3d7a4308dc684536ab%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638499893686705720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Banbj8hJA4uq%2BgG7zE%2Fpjmfytgk9n%2BWbtsYQAso47LA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022 (Print). Page 139.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cchloe.kelly%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C39eb2719bd154c3d7a4308dc684536ab%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638499893686711657%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=n9LtLbNiaptZ2Ng%2FDo0X7EMZaK%2FyS1Yiu3Gz6DDjNP0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HMRC annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019 (Print). Page 140.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 13:21:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713882

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment HMRC has made of the prevalence of underpayment of the National Living Wage for domiciliary care workers as a result of unpaid travel time.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	23815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This involves a wide-ranging programme of education and risk led enforcement activity across the whole of the UK labour market and the associated risks including travel time. All businesses, irrespective of their size or business sector are responsible for paying the correct NMW rates to their staff.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:57 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1713836

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23810 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713835

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department commenced negotiations with the Northern Ireland Minister of Finance on a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23811 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713921

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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 24 April 2024 to Question 22821 on Oil: Imports, how many investigations have resulted in (a) criminal actions and (b) other sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	23805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer provided on 24 April 2024 to Question 22821, HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for enforcing and investigating export controls on strategic goods and sanctions and investigating potential breaches of those controls.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs’ enforcement outcomes will be published in the UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2023. This will be available on the gov.uk website. This will include collated Compound Settlement details and Prosecutions for this period.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs does not comment on operational enforcement matters pertaining to specific import or export scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 12:53:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1713825

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 and 24 April 2024 to Question 22418 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make a (a) comparative assessment of the average cost of childcare (i) when the tax-free childcare cap was set and (ii) at 24 April 2024 and (b) impact of that change on the effectiveness of tax-free childcare in supporting parents with costs.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>For Tax-Free Childcare, the £2 Government top-up for every £8 parents pay in, and the £2,000 cap on Government support which can be claimed per year and per child, were set at these levels because the Government believes they strike the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of childcare policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/04/2024 12:51:46 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713881

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC has taken enforcement action against employers for the underpayment of national living wage for domiciliary care workers as a result of unpaid travel time in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	23814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade. This involves a wide-ranging programme of education and risk led enforcement activity across the whole of UK labour market including social care</p><p>HMRC consider all of the risks that might be relevant, when carrying out a review and record whether an employer is compliant or non-compliant.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information on how many times HMRC has taken enforcement action against employers for the underpayment of national living wage for domiciliary care workers as a result of unpaid travel time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 12:46:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1713845

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with insurance companies on trends in the level of car insurance premia.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	23697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, including financial services firms, on an ongoing basis. <br>    <br>The Government does not prescribe the terms, conditions or price that insurance companies set when offering insurance. Insurers make commercial decisions about the pricing of insurance following their assessment of the relevant risks. The Government does not intervene in these decisions as this could damage competition in the market.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the independent regulator responsible for supervising the insurance industry. The FCA requires firms to ensure their products offer fair value (i.e. if the price a consumer pays for a product or service is reasonable compared to the overall benefits they can expect to receive). The FCA has been clear that it will be monitoring firms to ensure they are providing products that are fair value, and, where necessary, it will take action.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 30/04/2024 12:44:07 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713415

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sharing Economy: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received recent projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility on the potential impact of the model rules for reporting by platform operators with respect to sellers in the sharing and gig economy on (a) costs to HMRC and (b) tax revenues.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Dame Harriett Baldwin
	uin	23476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>(a)</p><p>Please see:</p><p><a href="https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database-6/?tmstv=1714126499" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database-6/?tmstv=1714126499</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p>Please see:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 11:29:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1713414

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sharing Economy: Taxation
	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 impact of the model rules for reporting by platform operators with respect to sellers in the sharing and gig economy on (a) costs to HMRC and (b) tax revenues.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Dame Harriett Baldwin
	uin	23475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>(a)</p><p>Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms</a></p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p>Please see:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 11:27:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1702003

	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	New Businesses: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a decline in venture capital investment in UK start-ups in the first quarter of 2024; and what steps they are taking to support the growth of the UK's innovation ecosystem.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The government notes that while there have been reports of a decline in venture capital (VC) investment in UK start-ups, this has been broad based and global in nature. We also note that because of the nature of private markets, there is a lag in data reporting for VC deals, meaning that final data on investments made in Q1 2024 will not be available until later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB’s Small Business Finance Monitor 2024, which covers data up to the end of Q3 2023, found that there has been a “slowdown in activity that has occurred in the market since Q2 2022” and that the market decline over the past 18 months is not unique to the UK and can be seen across other global regions.</p><p> </p><p>However, we also note that VC funding in the UK has reduced from record levels in 2021/2022, and that despite this slowdown, early stage/seed funding has remained robust, indicating that there is a pipeline of future investment opportunities still being created.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises that VC funding is an important source of finance for innovative companies and is proud of the fact that the UK has the third largest VC market in the world, behind only the US and China. The government is backing British business 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.</p><p> </p><p>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 printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/04/2024 10:37:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1713231

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the revenue that will be raised by the Energy Profits Levy by March 2029.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	23331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text Forecasts for government revenues from oil and gas production, including for Energy Profits Levy, are provided by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Their most recent published forecast, provided for Spring Budget 2024 on 6 March, is available on the OBR website at the following link <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/</a>.<p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 09:41:09 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1712895

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Hybrid Vehicles: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to introduce a specific advisory fuel rate for hybrid vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Andy Carter
	uin	23054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Advisory Fuel Rates apply when an employer reimburses an employee for business travel in a company car, or when an employee reimburses an employer for the cost of fuel used for private travel. Rates vary by engine size and fuel type and are reviewed quarterly. There are no current plans to introduce a specific advisory rate for hybrid vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Fuel Rates are not mandatory. Employers and employees can instead agree to reimburse different amounts, subject to certain tax conditions.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 08:28:44 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1713401

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Interest Rates
	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 Bank of England on bank rates.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	23479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. This includes decisions on the Bank Rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury meet with the Bank of England regularly to discuss their assessment of the economy and financial services. This includes regular meetings between the Chancellor and the Governor of the Bank of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 29/04/2024 14:37:35 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1713692

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2024 to Question 20114 on Mortgages, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Financial Conduct Authority's report entitled, Mortgage Charter uptake data, published on 22 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 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> </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 lower compared to their peak in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mortgage Charter - in addition to the significant safeguards already in place - is providing support to vulnerable households; and mortgage arrears and repossessions remain low.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 23654 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:35:48 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713691

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of interest rate rises on the affordability of mortgages for low-income mortgage holders.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 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> </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 lower compared to their peak in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mortgage Charter - in addition to the significant safeguards already in place - is providing support to vulnerable households; and mortgage arrears and repossessions remain low.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 23655 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:35:48 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713404

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Tax Allowances
	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 increasing the personal allowance threshold for pensioners to £15,000.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	23388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government keeps the Personal Allowance under review and any decisions on future changes will be taken by the Chancellor in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 14:33:33 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1700718

	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	Premium Bonds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate for each of the past three years of their returns from retaining the proceeds of cashed-in Premium Bonds for up to six days before they are transferred to the holder’s bank account.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>NS&amp;I raises cost effective finance for government from the retail savings market. It does this through offering savings products to consumers, including Premium Bonds. Funds raised by NS&amp;I from these products, including Premium Bonds, flow to the National Loans Fund (NLF). The NLF is the government’s main borrowing and lending account, and to this end, it undertakes borrowing (primarily by issuing gilts via the Debt Management Office) and uses proceeds and other central government surplus balances, including funds from NS&amp;I’s Premium Bonds, to manage its cash needs day-to-day.</p><p> </p><p>The Exchequer’s cash needs are managed on an aggregate basis, meaning funds raised from Premium Bonds are not held in a separate account and do not receive a separate rate of return (which in any case is determined by the market as the government is ultimately a price taker). Therefore, there is not a single rate of return on NS&amp;I proceeds and it would not be possible to provide an estimate of returns from retaining the proceeds of Premium Bonds.</p><p> </p><p>When a customer divests their holdings of Premium Bonds, these repayments are also funded via the NLF’s activities and are typically processed within three working days. However, in exceptional circumstances, such as Bank Holidays, this may take longer. This process allows HM Treasury to manage Exchequer cashflows in a cost effective manner.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/04/2024 14:32:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1713072

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is to decide on the model for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing supervisory reform.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	23087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Treasury’s consultation on reforming the UK’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing supervisory regime closed in September 2023. The Department is continuing to analyse responses with the intention to announce a decision in due course as part of our commitment to reform the current supervision system and reduce economic crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 29/04/2024 14:31:59 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1713116

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Trusts: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to calculate and publish a new standalone offshore tax gap.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	23089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>An estimate of the annual offshore tax gap for individuals in Self Assessment will be published alongside HMRC’s measuring tax gaps statistics ‘Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition’ scheduled for 20 June 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 14:30:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1713247

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total value of receipts from Class 4 National Insurance contributions in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	23347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The breakdown of National Insurance contributions (NICs) by class for Great Britain and Northern Ireland is provided by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in “National Insurance Fund (NIF) Accounts”, available here (in the Notes to the Account):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts</a></p><p> </p><p>The figures for tax year 2023 to 2024 will be published later this year. Note that the breakdown in the NIF accounts does not include the NHS allocation, paid over by HMRC to the NHS, though information on this allocation is included in the NIF Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Information on NICs can also be found in the “HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK” statistical bulletin, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>These include figures for NICs received through Self Assessment (including both Class 2 and Class 4). Receipts for 2023-24 are now available, but are provisional and will be updated later this year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 14:28:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby