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1729060

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ian Corfield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which Ministers (1) requested, and (2) approved, the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July 2024; and which Minister and/or senior official authorised the Recruitment Principles exception application to the Civil Service Commission.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment.</p><p>The Treasury does not comment on the individual contractual arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL977 question first answered 19/09/2024 15:32:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1729061

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ian Corfield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will confirm if Ian Corfield received any payments in relation to his initial appointment as a civil servant in July 2024, prior to his subsequent conversion to a direct Ministerial appointment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment.</p><p>The Treasury does not comment on the individual contractual arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL976 question first answered 19/09/2024 15:32:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1728419

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of terminating the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on local (a) economies and (b) employment in tourist destinations.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will abolish the Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) tax regime from April 2025, which will equalise the tax treatment of landlords’ property income and gains.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants to support visitor accommodation alongside housing for long term-residents to rent or buy. Achieving this balance is crucial in supporting the tourism sector, and many of the people who work in the sector need access to local housing.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 16:22:15 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5362

1728420

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rising transaction fees for non-European Economic Area cards on small businesses in (a) the Highlands and (b) other tourist areas; and whether her Department has plans to take steps to reduce those transaction fees.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting competition in the payments sector and recognises the importance of ensuring the fees charged for card payments are fair for all parties, including merchants.</p><p> </p><p>Card transaction fees are made up of different components. These include interchange fees paid to card issuers, and scheme and processing fees paid to the card scheme operators. Domestic interchange fees are capped under law and the Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for enforcing these caps.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR also has a broader programme of work to review aspects of card fees and assess whether the markets are working well, including for merchants. For example, earlier this year, the PSR published the interim findings of its investigation review into recent increases in scheme and processing fees, which can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psr.org.uk%2Four-work%2Fmarket-reviews%2Fmarket-review-into-card-scheme-and-processing-fees%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjamie.slater%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Ca71be03d9b4b4f8833c308dcd26ce366%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638616612338031072%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mg0VGri%2FK0wKEgXtmNlmZWtBgSNSOX8fBx8TyttFNL0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 17/09/2024 08:40:35 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5362

1728452

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Agriculture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of agricultural relief for Inheritance Tax in supporting farming businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	5066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes data regularly about the number of claims and the cost of non-structural tax reliefs, such as agricultural property relief and business property relief. The information can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5067 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:01:16 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1728453

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of business relief for Inheritance Tax in supporting family owned businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	5067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes data regularly about the number of claims and the cost of non-structural tax reliefs, such as agricultural property relief and business property relief. The information can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5066 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:01:16 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1728466

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to (a) promote public sector reform and (b) increase public sector productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	4984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor has launched a multi-year Spending Review to conclude in Spring 2025 that will establish a new approach to public service reform to drive greater productivity in the public sector.</p><p>The Government will use the Spending Review to change the way public services are delivered by embedding a mission-led approach, driving forward public service reform and making the best use of technology to better deliver services. The Spending Review will set spending plans for a minimum of three years of the five-year forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 18/09/2024 15:51:17 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728481

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the burden of business rates on small and medium-sized businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	5108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief" target="_blank">GOV.Uk</a>. This includes the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) which provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible properties with rateable values between £12,000 and £15,000. SBRR means that over a third of the smallest non-domestic properties in England pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on the Welsh business rates system, as business rates is a devolved policy area which means this is a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5109 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:32:42 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728482

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the rate of the business rates multiplier in (a) England and (b) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	5109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief" target="_blank">GOV.Uk</a>. This includes the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) which provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible properties with rateable values between £12,000 and £15,000. SBRR means that over a third of the smallest non-domestic properties in England pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on the Welsh business rates system, as business rates is a devolved policy area which means this is a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5108 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:32:42 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728483

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to publish a business tax roadmap.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	5110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will outline a tax roadmap for business at the Budget to offer the certainty that encourages investment and gives business the confidence to grow, including our commitment to cap corporation tax at 25% for the duration of this Parliament and to retain full expensing.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 10:59:47 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew