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1610448

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals to the Valuation Office Agency were successful in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Enfield in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text There are two forms of formal challenge (appeal) for Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating disputes. A formal challenge submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and appeals to the independent Valuation Tribunal (VT). Legislation permits a taxpayer to appeal to VT when they disagree with the VOA’s decision on the Council Tax band of their domestic property, or Rateable Value of their non-domestic (business) property.<p> </p><p>The VOA publish annual statistics on the number of challenges received, for both domestic and non-domestic properties, including the outcomes, broken down by region. You can view them here:</p><p> </p><p>Domestic properties, ‘Challenges and changes: financial year summaries March 2022’, Table_CTCAC1.3: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>Non-domestic properties, see ‘Non-domestic Rating: Checks, Challenges and Changes, England’ spreadsheets for each year, refer to tables citing Challenges: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 180579 question first answered 19/04/2023 13:56:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1610446

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average appeals to the Valuation Office Agency have taken from date of application to final result, in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text There are two forms of formal challenge (appeal) for Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating disputes. A formal challenge submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and appeals to the independent Valuation Tribunal (VT). Legislation permits a taxpayer to appeal to VT when they disagree with the VOA’s decision on the Council Tax band of their domestic property, or Rateable Value of their non-domestic (business) property.<p> </p><p>The VOA publish annual statistics on the number of challenges received, for both domestic and non-domestic properties, including the outcomes, broken down by region. You can view them here:</p><p> </p><p>Domestic properties, ‘Challenges and changes: financial year summaries March 2022’, Table_CTCAC1.3: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>Non-domestic properties, see ‘Non-domestic Rating: Checks, Challenges and Changes, England’ spreadsheets for each year, refer to tables citing Challenges: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 180581 question first answered 19/04/2023 13:56:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1610420

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of calls to the HMRC MP hotline (a) were made in total, (b) were not answered, (c) involved the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes and (d) were terminated following the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text HMRC publishes monthly and quarterly performance data on GOV.UK<p> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhmrc-monthly-performance-reports&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.g.piper%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C0f72c1ec121d420a957408db4178b59c%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638175758910750247%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wJMIGfkIFClOg3KtFAIjwYa8yYORS2f8nKWhltR0Sdc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhmrc-quarterly-performance-updates&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.g.piper%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C0f72c1ec121d420a957408db4178b59c%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638175758910750247%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RUhDuMuJybYahjgWXcgzEmK8C7VY5OV56IFwNizDkXs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 15:35:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1667614

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of closures of (a) bank branches and (b) free-to-use ATMs in (i) Enfield North constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Enfield and (iii) London in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>While the government does not make direct assessments of branch or ATM networks, it believes that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking and cash services. According to LINK there are 76 LINK cash access points, including 55 free-to-use ATMs, in Enfield North constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The government legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash. This establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash and provides it with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities across the UK, including free withdrawal and deposit facilities in relation to personal current accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on opening and closing branches and ATMs are a commercial issue, and the government does not intervene in these. However, under FCA guidance, firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on the everyday banking and cash access needs of their customers and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This seeks to ensure that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative options for access to banking can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/11/2023 16:11:39 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1658309

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many gaming companies in (a) the UK and (b) Enfield North constituency have benefited from Video Games Tax Relief in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	197922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>While HMRC does not hold information at a constituency level, the number of companies benefiting from the Video Games Tax Relief can be found in Table 4.1 of:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/09/2023 14:58:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

968258

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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 the Government’s policy is on financial support for UK Fintech companies in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	170663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>UK FinTech companies can have confidence that the government is committed to leaving the EU in a way that underpins prosperity and avoids unnecessary disruption and costly cliff edges for businesses. We and the UK regulators are taking the necessary steps to ensure that Financial Services firms are prepared for the unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. While there are no plans to provide financial support for UK Fintech companies in this instance, they will continue to benefit from existing government programmes, including a 10-year action plan intended to unlock over £20 billion of investment to finance growth in innovative firms that was announced at Autumn Budget in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/09/2018 09:30:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1661871

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in mortgage interest rates on homeowners in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	200408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene. However, we recognise this is a concerning time for mortgage borrowers.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear, the best and most important way that we can keep costs and interest rates down for people is to halve inflation, and then return it to the 2% target.</p><p> </p><p>On Friday 23 June the Chancellor met with mortgage lenders, UK Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to discuss how lenders will provide support for those who encounter problems keeping up with their mortgage payments. At this meeting, lenders agreed to a new Mortgage Charter to support borrowers struggling with their mortgage payments that was published on 26 June. The Charter sets out the standards signatory lenders will adopt when helping their customers, including new flexibilities to help customers manage their mortgage payments over a short period.</p><p> </p><p>The Charter is in addition to the significant safeguards already in place for consumers in the mortgage market. Financial Conduct Authority rules require lenders to engage individually with their customers who are struggling or who are worried about their payments in order to provide tailored support. The Government has also taken measures aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans, protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, and the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 16/10/2023 09:19:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1642713

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cost of Living and Mental Health Services: Greater London
	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 trends in the levels of demand for financial and mental health support from families in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	188401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the challenges facing households due to elevated costs of living, so took action at Spring Budget 2023 to go further to protect struggling families. This included interventions such as extending energy support by keeping the Energy Price Guarantee at £2,500 for three months from April, saving households an additional £160, ending the premium paid by over 4 million households using prepayment meters across the UK, introducing 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents with children aged 9 months up to 3 years in England, cancelling the planned increase in fuel duty and keeping rates at current levels for the next 12 months, and increasing Draught Relief.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the benefits uprating and support for vulnerable households announced at the Autumn Statement. Taken together, support to households to help with higher bills is worth £94 billion, or £3,300 per household on average, across 2022-23 and 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>It is for Integrated Care Systems to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people who live and work in their area, including assessments of demand for mental health support, based on the specifics needs of the local population. However, the government remains dedicated to ensuring commissioners continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard, with investment in NHS mental health services having increased each year from almost £11 billion in 2015/16 to £15 billion in 2021/22. Furthermore, the recently published Plan for Patients set out the Government’s intention to continue to drive progress on the NHS Long Term Plan commitments to expand and transform NHS mental health services. The NHS Long Term Plan having seen at least £2.3 billion extra funding a year for mental health services by 2023/24 – supporting an additional two million people in England to access NHS-funded mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/06/2023 11:01:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1645146

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Enfield North
	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 secure free access to cash (a) withdrawals and (b) deposit facilities in Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	189902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that while the transition towards digital payments brings many opportunities, cash continues to be used by many people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently legislating to protect access to cash across the UK as part of the Financial Services and Markets (FSM) Bill 2022. The Bill establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>As amended, the FSM Bill protects free access to cash by requiring the FCA to seek to ensure that, in the United Kingdom, there is reasonable provision of free withdrawal and deposit facilities for personal current accounts with relevant providers. It also requires the Treasury to publish a policy statement that includes policies on free access.</p><p> </p><p>According to LINK data for April 2023, there are around 39,000 free-to-use ATMs across the UK, including 57 in the constituency of Enfield North.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 20/06/2023 16:26:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1610449

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates: Valuation
	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 impact of incorrect valuations by the Valuation Office Agency on the ability of businesses to claim small business rate relief.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing the Rateable Value (RV) of non-domestic properties for business rates purposes. They are not responsible for administering small business rates relief and therefore do not record such information.</p><p> </p><p>Local councils are responsible for calculating business rates bills, which they do so by considering a property’s RV, the ‘non-domestic rating multiplier’ set by parliament, and any appropriate reliefs (including small business rates relief).</p><p> </p><p>If a ratepayer is concerned the information the VOA hold about their property or the valuation is incorrect, they can check, and challenge the RV using the Check Challenge, Appeal service. Further details can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-check-your-rateable-value-is-correct" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-check-your-rateable-value-is-correct</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA has a statutory duty to maintain an accurate Rating List. If they become aware of inaccuracies, they will investigate and take action to amend valuations where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 15:51:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark