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1216028

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Public Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will publish the (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiries being undertaken by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	62604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office is not currently undertaking any statutory or non-statutory public inquiries.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 30/06/2020 14:50:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1281659

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	145155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme is a vital safeguard in our criminal justice system. It permits the Law Officers to intervene personally in a case where a sentencing judge has fallen into gross error and imposed a sentence which is outside the reasonable range.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing judges get it right in the vast majority of cases. In those rare cases where they get it wrong, the scheme ensures that justice is served.</p><p> </p><p>I recently argued in person before the Court of Appeal that the dangerous and depraved serial rapists Joseph McCann and Reynhard Sinaga should have received whole life sentences. The Court of Appeal did not impose whole life sentences, but it did increase their minimum terms from 30 to 40 years to properly reflect the truly heinous nature of their offending and protect the public from them.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/02/2021 09:26:54 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1355462

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Nations: Treaties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK no longer being bound by common EU positions on British delegates' positions on domestic policy at Conferences of Parties within the UN treaty system.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	49277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>Leaving the EU and the agreement of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means that the UK has full political and economic independence. The Government is using this opportunity to show what Global Britain means to the rest of the world and play our part as a global leader. We shall do so by advancing UK policies internationally, including through Conferences of Parties within the UN treaty system.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/10/2021 12:39:43 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1216045

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Public Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiries being undertaken by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	62618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no (a) statutory or (b) non-statutory public inquiries being undertaken with HMT as the sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 30/06/2020 13:52:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1437049

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to reduce the administrative steps involved in assessing child benefit by household income to ensure that families in (a) Ashfield and (b) the UK receive the support they need.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	132373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was introduced in January 2013 to target support at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an income over £50,000 who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it. The charge is tapered for taxpayers with incomes between £50,000 and £60,000. Where income is over £60,000, the amount of the charge is equal to the Child Benefit payments. Families where at least one taxpayer has an income over £50,000 can opt out of getting Child Benefit payments, which means they do not have to pay the charge.</p><p> </p><p>The HICBC is calculated on an individual rather than a household basis, in line with other Income Tax policy. Basing HICBC on household income would mean finding out the incomes of every person in the 7.8 million households currently registered for Child Benefit. This would effectively introduce a new means test, which would be costly to administer and create burdens on most families who receive Child Benefit.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/03/2022 15:03:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1439832

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Diesel and Petrol: VAT
	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 merits of reducing VAT on (a) petrol and (b) diesel.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	138161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services, including petrol and diesel. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under reivew, but there are no plans to cut VAT on petrol and diesel. Cutting VAT on road fuel from 20% to 5% would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer and such a relief would not be targeted as it would also benefit high income households that do not need support.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/03/2022 10:33:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1401987

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: VAT
	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 merits of reducing VAT on domestic energy in response to rising fuel costs.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	101840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text In recognition of the fact that families should not have to bear all the VAT costs they incur to meet their energy needs, the Government already maintains a reduced rate of 5 per cent VAT on the supply of domestic energy, at a cost of £5 billion per year.<p> </p>Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, going further would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution. VAT raised around £130 billion in the year 2019-20, and helps to fund key spending priorities, including on health, education, and defence. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/01/2022 15:57:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1274874

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to encourage consumer spending in (a) non-essential retail and (b) the hospitality sector once covid-19 restrictions on those sectors are lifted.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	134579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government understands that this is a very challenging time for the UK’s retail and hospitality sector and recognises that these sectors have been significantly impacted by the pandemic.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor developments, engage with the sector and keep under review the case for further interventions, to support business growth and employment in the retail and hospitality sectors. The best way we can support consumers and businesses is by reopening businesses when it is safe to do so.</p><p>The Government has already acted to deliver support to these sectors through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which has been extended until April; and is protecting businesses with cash grants, Government backed finance through loan schemes, ‘Pay as You Grow’ long-term repayments options, a VAT cut, a VAT deferral for up to 12 months, a 12-month business rates holiday; and a moratorium on evictions to protect commercial tenants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 18/01/2021 14:33:39 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1245421

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Medicine: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on sectoral support for charity-funded medical research during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	107108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Medical research charities are an integral part of the United Kingdom’s world-leading life sciences sector and we welcome the interest of honourable members in this area. The government is monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on the work of medical research charities. To this effect, the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy and the Department of Health and Social Care is closely liaising with the Association of Medical Research Charities, as well as individual charities, to understand the impact of the pandemic on this sector and identify how best the Government and charities can work together to ensure that patients continue benefiting from charity funded research.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/10/2020 16:25:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1401985

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to reduce energy prices.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	101839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the recent increase in wholesale global gas prices will be a cause of concern for consumers, businesses, and energy suppliers across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers have been shielded from price volatility this winter by the Energy Price Cap. The Government is also supporting low income and fuel poor households with their energy bills in a number of ways, including:</p><ul><li>Consulting on expanding The Warm Home Discount, which currently provides eligible households with a £140 discount.</li><li>Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments, which help ensure those most vulnerable are better able to heat their homes over the colder months.</li><li>The £500m Household Support Fund, which helps those in greatest need with the cost of essentials over the coming months.</li><li>The Government has allocated over £500 million to help households improve energy efficiency this year through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and the Sustainable Warmth programmes.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The increase in the price of wholesale gas is a global issue. We will continue to keep options to further support households under review. In the longer term, Government will look to reduce our reliance on global gas prices by moving to a cleaner, more resilient energy system and improve energy efficiency to help keep bills down.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/01/2022 14:32:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson