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1716390

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1823 on Business: Insolvency, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the trend in the number of companies declaring insolvency in that period.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	25177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government was pleased to see that the latest statistics reported by the Insolvency Service showed the number of corporate insolvencies in March 2024 had fallen by 28% compared to March 2023.</p><p>The Government continues to help businesses, including through a swathe of policy measures in the Autumn explicitly aimed at ‘Backing British business’. Recent and current policies supporting businesses include:</p><p>• Energy Bills Discount Scheme that provided discounts on high energy bills to eligible businesses and other non-domestic energy users from April 2023 to April 2024.</p><p>• Continued frozen small business rates multiplier and business rates relief for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sector, the latter policy supporting around 230,000 properties up to £110,000 per business.</p><p>• Payment and cashflow review outlining measures to combat late payments that can jeopardise stable cashflows.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the UK corporate sector, using official data and engaging with firms and business groups to inform policy decisions.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 12:46:45 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1716426

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the total tax revenue lost due to the smuggling of (a) alcohol and (b) tobacco since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	25223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC does not estimate the tax gap due to the smuggling of alcohol and tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/05/2024 13:19:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1716549

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of freezing of income tax thresholds on pensioners.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	25174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve. The Personal Allowance has nearly doubled since 2010 and 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> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/05/2024 12:45:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1716608

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Farmers: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support agricultural businesses to access finance from banks.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	25390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role of agricultural businesses across the UK, and it is important they can access the finance they need.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s Growth Guarantee Scheme supports smaller businesses, including agricultural businesses, to access the finance they need to invest and grow. The scheme extends the support previously offered under the Recovery Loan Scheme and provides a 70% government guarantee on lending to UK small and medium-sized enterprises. The scheme supports a wide range of products provided by different lenders such as loan terms, overdrafts, asset finance, invoice finance and asset-based lending.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also supported farmers to adapt to the agricultural transition by providing them with free business advice. Advisers offered one to one consultations, farm visits and free workshops that helped support farming businesses to improve their financial viability, which will have made it easier for them to access finance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:26:55 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1716609

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help preserve access to banking on high streets.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	25391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>It is important that all customers have appropriate access to banking and cash services and the Government is monitoring this situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the FCA expects firms to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs, and put in place alternatives, where reasonable. Alternative options to access everyday banking services on the high street include via the Post Office or Banking Hubs. Banking Hubs are an industry initiative to enable customers of participating banks to access cash and banking services in shared facilities.</p><p> </p><p>UK Finance confirmed 225 Banking Hubs will be announced by the end of 2024. Furthermore, following my recent discussions with the UK high street banks, participating firms have also committed to improving Hubs by standardising the services available between firms, ensuring that customers do not require their own digital device to bank, trialling a ‘customer liaison service’ and trialling Saturday openings. The banks have agreed to keep services under review to ensure their effectiveness for all customers.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:25:17 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1716001

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many referrals have been received by HMRC from trading standards since the commencement of the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2023; and how many penalties have been issued following such referrals.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	24870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In July 2023 new powers were given to Trading Standards to make referrals to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) where they find evidence of tobacco products that don’t comply with the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System. The referral process which practically implements these powers started in October 2023. HMRC periodically publishes outputs of its tobacco strategy, and will publish the outputs of its work with Trading Standards as part of future publications</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 13:17:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1716101

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: VAT
	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 changes to vehicle tax for electric and low emissions vehicles from 1 April 2025 on the number of purchases of those vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	24858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>From April 2025, electric and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay VED in the same way as petrol and diesel vehicles. The anticipated impact is summarised in the Policy Costings document that was published alongside Autumn Statement 2022, and can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6375caf8e90e072848403c47/Autumn_Statement_2022_Policy_Costings_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6375caf8e90e072848403c47/Autumn_Statement_2022_Policy_Costings_.pdf</a> (p. 24).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 13:21:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1716107

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) insurance sector, (b) Financial Conduct Authority, (c) Financial Ombudsman and (d) Equality and Human Rights Commission on the ability of people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to obtain (i) buildings and (ii) contents insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	24894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly and insurers must comply with the relevant legislative and regulatory rules.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules require insurers to treat their customers fairly and the FCA has robust powers to act against firms that do not comply. The UK Government is also committed to tackling discrimination and the Equality Act 2010 providers legal protections from discrimination due to protected characteristics. This means insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.</p><p>Customers who feel they have not been treated fairly by their insurer are able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the independent body established to provide arbitration in such cases.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 24895 question first answered 13/05/2024 14:20:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1716108

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to obtain (a) buildings and (b) contents insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	24895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly and insurers must comply with the relevant legislative and regulatory rules.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules require insurers to treat their customers fairly and the FCA has robust powers to act against firms that do not comply. The UK Government is also committed to tackling discrimination and the Equality Act 2010 providers legal protections from discrimination due to protected characteristics. This means insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.</p><p>Customers who feel they have not been treated fairly by their insurer are able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the independent body established to provide arbitration in such cases.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 24894 question first answered 13/05/2024 14:20:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1716191

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Misrepresentation
	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 efficiency and effectiveness of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in its assessment of mortgage mis-selling complaints.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	25123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme may be able to pay compensation to customers who have lost money as a result of bad mortgage advice or been mis-sold mortgage endowments. The FSCS can only pay compensation if the firm, broker, or advisor that the customer dealt with was regulated and has failed. Any complaints about live regulated firms should be addressed to the Financial Ombudsman Service. For mortgage claims, the FSCS carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but is operationally independent of them. The FSCS publishes an annual report and levy class statements, including for the home finance intermediation levy class. The FSCS’s certified accounts and audit report are provided to HM Treasury each year, and copies are laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:23:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan