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1717040

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the bank loan application success rates of small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital importance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and is committed to supporting SMEs grow and create jobs by providing an environment in which they can thrive.</p><p> </p><p>Access to finance for small businesses is important to drive growth. The government supports that access through the Recovery Loan Scheme, which offers a 70% government guarantee on loans to SMEs</p><p>of up to £2 million. The scheme has supported over £5.3 billion of finance to SMEs since its introduction in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2024 Spring Budget, the Government announced that the Recovery Loan Scheme would be extended to the end of March 2026, and renamed as the Growth Guarantee Scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/05/2024 16:00:39 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1715448

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) retain, and (2) attract, foreign financial firms and jobs in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Financial and related professional services employ more than 2 million people in the UK and the Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains the location of choice for top talent from across the world. This is part of the Government’s mission to ensure the UK retains its position as one of the most innovative and competitive financial centres in the world. Most recently, at Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor updated on the ambitious package of reforms which will help to deliver the Government’s vision for a financial sector that is open, sustainable, technologically innovative, and globally competitive.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/05/2024 16:00:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1716925

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment: Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24560 on Self-assessment: Maladministration, how many self assessment forms for the tax year 2023-24 were sent in April 2024; and what the cost was for (a) printing and (b) postage.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	25577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is not available in the public domain. HMRC are aware that some customers who normally file their Self Assessment (SA) tax returns online have received a paper SA. These were sent in error, and customers who were expecting to file online should continue to do so. HMRC have written to everyone affected to apologise for the confusion and to reassure them that they do not need to take any action other than to file their return, which they can still do online, by the 31<sup>st</sup> January 2025.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/05/2024 16:42:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1716361

	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	Money Laundering: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals have been convicted for breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	25131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The majority of businesses supervised by HMRC are compliant and play an important role in our financial system.</p><p> </p><p>Those who fail to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations leave themselves, and the UK economy, open to attacks by criminals. HMRC takes a robust approach to non-compliance and uses a wide range of measures to tackle those who breach the regulations, including civil penalties as well as criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not publish the data of the number of prosecutions under the Money Laundering Regulations but details of other supervisory sanctions applied can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/businesses-not-complying-with-money-laundering-regulations-in-2018-to-2019/businesses-that-have-not-complied-with-the-regulations-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/businesses-not-complying-with-money-laundering-regulations-in-2018-to-2019/businesses-that-have-not-complied-with-the-regulations-2023-to-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/05/2024 15:11:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716096

	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	Banking Hubs: Rural Areas
	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 effectiveness of banking hubs in helping to ensure access to banking facilities in rural communities.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	24892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>It is important that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking and cash services and the government monitors this situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>Following recent discussions with the UK high street banks, UK Finance confirmed 225 Hubs will be announced by the end of 2024. Participating high street banks 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 both a ‘customer liaison service’ and Saturday openings. The banks have agreed to keep services under review to ensure their effectiveness for all customers.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Hubs are recommended by LINK and delivered by Cash Access UK, according to criteria set by industry. The Government does not intervene in these decisions. If a Hub is not available, rural communities can bank via the Post Office, which allows personal and business customers to carry out everyday banking services at 11,500 branches across the UK. The Post Office is also required to ensure that 95% of the total rural population across the UK is within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/05/2024 13:13:32 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1715936

	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	National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expected processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what are the "normal" target processing times.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL4386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC processing timescales for A1 forms are to clear 75% of online applications within 15 working-days, for postal applications it is to clear 75% within 40 working-days.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:57:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1715696

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expects processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what assessment they have made of progress so far, and what steps they are taking to improve processing times.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL4324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has taken steps to address the backlog of A1 applications, have achieved their recovery strategy ahead of time and they are now achieving service levels. Since September 2023 the processing times for online applications have decreased to 6 days from 15 weeks previously, and for post applications, it is now also 6 days, down from 33 weeks. The Standard Level of Service Agreement targets for both are 15 days and 40 days respectively. As of 3rd May, HMRC has reduced the number of cases on hand to approximately 2500.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:57:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1715464

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 25 April (HL3770), how they intend to assess entitlement for contributory working age benefits and pensions, should they abolish national insurance contributions in line with their stated ambition.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL4295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Cutting NICs rates does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:56:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1715062

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Sales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 12 per cent increase in house sales during April; and what steps they are taking to support first-time buyers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The most comprehensive measure of UK property transactions is published by HMRC. According to this measure, residential property transactions rose by 1% in March 2024 compared to February, the third consecutive monthly increase.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor developments in the housing market closely and consider the implications.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 14:39:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1715053

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive, since the restoration of devolved institutions in Northern Ireland on 3 February, about financial allocations from the Treasury.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL4234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government has regular discussions with its devolved administration counterparts, including the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has met with the Northern Ireland Finance Minister on three occasions.</p><p> </p><p>UK Government officials continue to engage regularly with the Northern Ireland Executive on the implementation of all aspects of the UK Government’s £3.3 billion restoration financial package which will stabilise and transform Northern Ireland’s public finances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 14:06:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick