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1537719

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which accredited medical, counselling or psychological organisations support the Government’s plan to exclude transgender people from a ban on conversion practices.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	74837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Equality Hub Ministers and officials have met with healthcare professionals in developing the policy approach to protecting all individuals from conversion practices. Many such organisations responded to the public consultation that closed in February 2022.</p><p>We will continue to meet with healthcare professionals to inform our approach and will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 74836 78903 question first answered 08/11/2022 09:19:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1537720

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with her counterparts and legislators in (a) Malta, (b) France, (c) Canada, (d) New Zealand, (e) Greece and the relevant regional or state governments of the (i) US, (ii) Spain and (iii) Australia on their legislation on banning conversion practices and their protection of transgender people.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	74838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has engaged with a wide range of international counterparts including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, and Malta, to understand the approaches they have taken to ban conversion therapy. We will continue to engage with counterparts around the world that are committed to protecting everyone from conversion practices to share insight and develop our approach.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 78905 question first answered 08/11/2022 09:21:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1537721

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations made by the Ending Conversion Practices Expert Advisory Group in Scotland on 4 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	74839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been liaising with territorial offices and the devolved administrations including the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on this important issue.</p><p>Officials will continue to work with their counterparts across the devolved administrations to discuss the UK Government’s approach to protecting everyone in England and Wales from conversion therapy practices.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 78906 question first answered 08/11/2022 09:23:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1702246

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including ethnic breakdowns in all national statistics.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	22603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Government departments are responsible for the production of different national statistics. I have asked my officials to liaise with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to ascertain the feasibility of including ethnic breakdowns in all national statistics.</p><p>A large amount of ethnicity data is already published on the Equality Hub’s Ethnicity Facts and Figures website. It was the first of its kind in terms of scale, scope and transparency and has been welcomed as best practice internationally. It contains statistics covering topics such as health, education, employment and the criminal justice system.</p><p>Publishing more ethnicity data for some topic areas may not always be possible. Ethnicity data may not be collected in some surveys or data collections. Where it is collected, data for some ethnic groups with smaller populations may not be published for reasons of disclosure or statistical reliability.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/04/2024 13:30:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1718173

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Working Hours: Gender
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of a four-day working week on gender equality.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	902872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The government routinely considers the implications of evidence from a range of sources when assessing policies on working practices. The government has no plans to implement a four-day week but has recently introduced the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023.</p><p>The Act makes changes to the right to request flexible working to better support employers and employees to agree flexible working arrangements that work for everyone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/05/2024 14:59:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1543926

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Disability
	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 equity of Tax Allowance provisions for (a) blind and (b) deaf people in comparison to other tax taxpayers.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	92309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Blind Person's Allowance provides an extra amount of tax-free allowance for individuals who are registered as blind. The Government announced at Autumn statement 2022 that the Blind Person’s Allowance will be uprated by September CPI figure in 2023-24 to £2,870.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides support to help disabled people with the additional costs associated with living with a disability via non-means-tested extra-costs disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The Government provides specific support for those with disabilities who are unable to work in the form of incapacity benefits such as new style Employment and Support Allowance (for those who have paid 2-3 years of National Insurance contributions) and through the health component of Universal Credit (which is means-tested).</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/11/2022 09:15:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1550306

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Disabilty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2022 to Question 92309 on Tax Allowances: Disability, will he consider the potential merits of introducing a Deaf Person’s Tax Allowance that is equivalent to the Blind Person’s Tax Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	107150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the rising cost of living has presented additional financial challenges to many people, and especially to the most vulnerable members of society, including those who are deaf. That is why the Government is taking decisive action to support households while ensuring we act in a fiscally responsible way. This support includes a further Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 in 2023-24 to people in receipt of extra-costs disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living Allowance. This is additional to the £150 payment for recipients of disability benefits in 2022 already announced as part of the Cost of Living package in May.</p><p> </p><p>These payments can be received in addition to the other Cost of Living Payments for households on means-tested benefits, namely the £650 payment announced in May and the additional £900 payment announced at Autumn Statement. Individuals who have limited or no ability to work because of their disability or long-term health condition, and are in receipt of means-tested benefits such as income-related Employment and Support Allowance or the Universal Credit Health top up, are eligible for this support.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting households with rising energy costs through the Energy Price Guarantee, the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme, and the £150 Council Tax rebate.</p><p> </p><p>Any new income tax relief would only benefit those who pay income tax, whereas Government support payments can be targeted and include those who earn below the Personal Allowance. The Government will continue to keep all income tax reliefs and allowances under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/12/2022 14:42:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1602957

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Travel: Insurance
	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 prevent travel insurance companies from discriminating against elderly travellers based on their medical history, including (a) requiring complete details of a potentially extensive medical history and (b) charging higher premiums for medical conditions that are no longer relevant.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	162259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with insurers and the independent regulator to ensure that everyone has access to suitable and affordable insurance.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers must treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules, although a well-functioning insurance market requires clear information from customers too. Since April 2021, the FCA requires firms offering retail travel insurance to signpost consumers to a directory of specialist providers if they are declined cover, offered cover with an exclusion, or charged a significantly higher premium for the medical coverage element.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 16/03/2023 09:01:56 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1606756

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Travel: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 162259 on Travel: Insurance, whether his Department has taken recent steps with (a) insurers and (b) the regulator to help increase access to (i) suitable and (ii) affordable insurance for all people.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	172480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Ensuring that everyone has access to suitable and affordable financial products and services is a priority for this Government. Last year, the Government published its Financial Inclusion Report 2021-22 which sets out the steps Government has taken to widen access to useful and affordable financial services for all, including insurance.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in addition to the FCA signposting rules mentioned in my previous response, the Government has also worked with industry on wider issues around improving access to insurance, including other signposting initiatives. For instance, the Age Agreement, which we will review this year, offers support for older consumers struggling to access motor and travel insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also taken steps to ensure fairer outcomes for all motor and home insurance customers. As of 1 January 2022, insurers cannot charge renewing customers a higher price than they would pay if they were a new customer purchasing via the same channel.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 28/03/2023 14:42:40 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1651550

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on (a) customers and (b) helpline call levels of closing the self assessment help lines between 12 June and 4 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	193171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text This quarter is the quietest for Self-Assessment (SA) queries. HMRC is piloting the temporary and time-limited closure of the SA helpline so that c.350 advisers can be moved to other helplines which experience heavier demand at this time of year.<p> </p><p>The SA helpline will reopen on 4 September, five months prior to the SA filing deadline of 31 January.</p><p>Around two-thirds of all Self-Assessment calls can be resolved online by customers; piloting a seasonal Self-Assessment helpline is about positively encouraging people to use these services when they can.</p><p> </p><p>This will free up HMRC advisors to help those with more urgent queries or who cannot access digital services, and to work on correspondence.</p><p>It is very early in the trial, but already more people are using HMRCs digital services while HMRCs advisors are doing more work elsewhere. HMRC have increased the number of advisors on webchat, where the wait time is about a third of what it was on the Self-Assessment Helpline.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/07/2023 14:14:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle