Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1702399

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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 18 April 2024 to Question 21846 on Oil: Imports, in how many cases action has (a) been and (b) not been taken where investigations have concluded.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	22820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer provided on 18 April 2024 to Question 21846, HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for enforcing and investigating export controls on strategic goods and sanctions and investigating potential breaches of those controls. HM Revenue and Customs does not comment on operational enforcement matters pertaining to specific import or export scenarios.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22821 question first answered 24/04/2024 14:24:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1702400

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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 18 April 2024 to Question 21846 on Oil: Imports, what volume of oil has been identified as being from Russia in cases where investigations have been concluded.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	22821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer provided on 18 April 2024 to Question 21846, HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for enforcing and investigating export controls on strategic goods and sanctions and investigating potential breaches of those controls. HM Revenue and Customs does not comment on operational enforcement matters pertaining to specific import or export scenarios.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22820 question first answered 24/04/2024 14:24:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1702404

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on the UK Green Taxonomy financial proposals.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	22703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering a UK Green Taxonomy to support an increase in financing for activities supporting the transition to net zero and delivering on UK environmental objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects to publish the consultation on the UK Green Taxonomy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 24/04/2024 15:19:34 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1702482

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film and Television: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme for attracting investment in the screen sector.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of the film and TV sector to the UK and is committed to making the UK the best place to invest through our generous and reliable fiscal support, as well as wider business support through our funded bodies like the British Film Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government keeps all tax-advantaged venture capital schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet their policy objectives in a way that is fair and effective. Information on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is published annually by HM Revenue and Customs. The data published relates to overall scheme statistics and not sector specific performance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 22708 22709 question first answered 24/04/2024 15:12:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702484

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film and Television: Investment
	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 of the impact of changes made to the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme on levels of investment in the UK screen sector since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of the film and TV sector to the UK and is committed to making the UK the best place to invest through our generous and reliable fiscal support, as well as wider business support through our funded bodies like the British Film Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government keeps all tax-advantaged venture capital schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet their policy objectives in a way that is fair and effective. Information on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is published annually by HM Revenue and Customs. The data published relates to overall scheme statistics and not sector specific performance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 22707 22709 question first answered 24/04/2024 15:12:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702485

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film: Investment
	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 levels of private investment in independent UK film production companies through the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme between (i) 2012 and 2017 and (ii) 2018 and 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of the film and TV sector to the UK and is committed to making the UK the best place to invest through our generous and reliable fiscal support, as well as wider business support through our funded bodies like the British Film Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government keeps all tax-advantaged venture capital schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet their policy objectives in a way that is fair and effective. Information on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is published annually by HM Revenue and Customs. The data published relates to overall scheme statistics and not sector specific performance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 22707 22708 question first answered 24/04/2024 15:12:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702544

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding the Welsh Government received based on updated calculations to the Barnett Formula at the end of the 2023-24 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	22782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The 2021 Spending Review set the largest annual block grant for the Welsh Government, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. On top of this the Welsh Government received over £1 billion through the Barnett formula in 2023-24, including £200 million at Supplementary Estimates 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is well-funded to deliver all its devolved responsibilities, receiving around 20% more per person compared to equivalent funding in England. This is around £1 billion more each year than the Holtham Commission indicated – and the Welsh Government agreed - was fair for Wales relative to England.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/04/2024 15:18:04 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1702111

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to hold discussions with representatives of the main banks on the potential merits of agreeing a new banking framework with the Post Office for the period after 2025.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	22517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of industry initiatives that assist access to in-person banking. These include the Post Office Banking Framework, which allows personal and business customers to carry out everyday banking services at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p>Negotiations between the banking industry and the Post Office regarding any future Banking Framework are commercial discussions and the Government has no role.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 23/04/2024 10:43:36 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1702168

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Allowances
	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 impact of freezing the level of the tax-free Personal Allowance on the economy; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing this level.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	22481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to keeping taxes low to support people to keep more of what they earn. The Personal Allowance has nearly doubled since 2010 and is over 20% higher in real terms.</p><p> </p><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 made 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 24/04/2024 08:51:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1702169

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: 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 merits of exempting state pension from tax; and if he will make an assessment of whether state pension should be classified as income.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	22482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Allowance is currently set at a level high enough to ensure that those pensioners whose sole income is the full rate of the new State Pension or basic State Pension do not pay any income tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review and any decision on future changes will be made 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 24/04/2024 08:49:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick