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1653869

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	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 private jet flights paid the higher rate of Air Passenger Duty in the last ten years; if he will make it his policy to levy the higher rate of Air Passenger Duty on all private jet flights; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	194737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the UK's principal tax on the aviation sector. There are different rates according to a passenger's class of travel and the distance of their journey. The tax raised £3.18 billion in 2022/23 and its primary objective is to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances.</p><p> </p><p>The APD Higher rate applies to larger and more luxurious private and business jets, which are 20 tonnes or more and equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers. Data on the number of passengers liable for different rates of APD can be found in the APD bulletin on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/air-passenger-duty-bulletin" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/air-passenger-duty-bulletin</a></p><p> </p><p>Since APD applies on a per-passenger basis, HMRC does not collect information on the number of flights by private and business jets.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the government keeps APD under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/07/2023 10:32:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1651695

	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	Public Expenditure: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Whole of Government Accounts for the financial years (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22 have not been published; and when he plans to publish those accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	193097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>As set out to the Public Accounts Committee in December 2022, delays to the publication of the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) have been caused by IT system performance issues and delays to the timeliness of data returns.</p><p> </p><p>The letter to PAC also set out a future delivery timetable for WGA that was formed in collaboration with the National Audit Office (NAO). This set out the plan to publish the 2020-21 WGA in quarter 3 of 2023 and the 2021-22 WGA published in spring 2024.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2023 12:02:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1611427

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Community Housing: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons no funding was included in the Spring Budget for the community housing sector; if he will define Community Housing Fund funding as capital funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	181055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the benefits of community-led housing. The sector receives support through the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) 2021-26, through which groups - or their partner organisations - registered as providers of social housing may apply for capital grants to support affordable housing. This is the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the £227 million which was made available through the Community Housing Fund, which was launched in 2016 and comprised capital and revenue grants.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/04/2023 17:21:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1538085

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an equalities impact of the Autumn Spending Review along with the other official documents published on the day of the review.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	75855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>In developing proposals at fiscal events, including previous and forthcoming events, such as the Autumn Budget planned for 17 November, the Treasury takes care to ensure compliance with legal requirements under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010 to consider the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>This is in line with both our legal obligations to pay “due regard” to equality impacts and with our strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of transparency and going beyond legal requirements, HMRC publishes a summary of equality impacts for tax measures within the Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) alongside the associated legislation.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/11/2022 16:43:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1538205

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to (a) bring forward the local government finance settlement to the same date as the Autumn Statement and (b) to increase the local government settlement in line with inflation or above; whether he has had discussions with the (i) the Prime Minister and (ii) Secretary of State for Communities and Levelling Up about the ability of local authority leaders to (A) plan for and (B) provide public services without this information and funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	75857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The timing of the Local Government Finance Settlement is a matter for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the pressures that local authorities are facing and continues to work with the sector to understand the impacts on service delivery and budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will confirm the approach to funding allocations for 2023-24 in the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/11/2022 16:46:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1460182

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
	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 merits of incorporating and implementing just transition principles into plans for Sustainable Disclosure Requirements as part of the Green Finance Roadmap.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	158923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The document ‘Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing’ sets out the Government’s plan to introduce coordinated Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Roadmap, the Government intends to green the financial system in phases. The first is informing investors and consumers – addressing the information gaps in the market and ensuring a flow of decision-useful information on sustainability factors from corporates to financial market participants. This is the main aim of SDR: to increase transparency for market participants to ensure they have the information they need to factor sustainability into their investment decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Phase two in the Roadmap is about acting on that information. The government set out its expectation that, as this information becomes available and develops over time, the UK’s investment sector – investors, asset managers, asset owners, and the service providers that support them – will have the data to act as effective and responsible stewards of capital.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/04/2022 07:10:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1454198

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals protect access to free to use cash machines; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	146596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, and remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 July to 23 September last year, the Government held the Access to Cash Consultation on proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals included making the FCA the lead regulator for retail cash access. As part of this the FCA would be expected to set out reasonable access requirements for cash facilities in regulatory rules, such as the appropriateness of facilities for vulnerable users, including</p><p>considerations such as cost for end users.</p><p> </p><p>The Government received responses to the consultation from a broad range of respondents, including individuals, businesses, and charities. The Government has carefully considered responses to the consultation and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/03/2022 14:45:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1438889

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with G7 finance ministers on debt cancellation for Ukraine with specific reference to (a) International Monetary Fund debt, (b) domestic debts, (c) Eurobonds debt and (d) other debts; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor continues to engage with G7 partners and International Financial Institutions on progressing current and future support to Ukraine. This includes a G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held on 1 March with the Ukrainian Finance Minister.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside our allies, we’ve hit Russia with the most severe package of sanctions it has ever seen and our economic and humanitarian support to Ukraine now totals around £400 million. This includes USD$100 million of funding to Ukraine through the World Bank Multi-Donor Trust Fund and that we stand ready to provide USD$500 million in loan guarantees to support Multilateral Development Bank lending. This support has also enabled a package to be agreed on 8 March of over $700m for direct fiscal support to Ukraine via the World Bank, to help mitigate direct economic impacts.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/03/2022 14:52:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1420437

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
	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 need for legislation to make holders of lower-income country sovereign debt governed by English law participate in debt restructurings, including those agreed through the G20 Common Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	119476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>To deliver a long-term, sustainable approach to dealing with debt vulnerabilities, the UK, along with the G20 and the Paris Club, has agreed a new Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI. Private sector participation on at least as favourable terms as bilateral creditors is a fundamental principle of the Common Framework. We are fully focussed on implementing the Common Framework for those who have requested it and ensuring that the private sector plays its part in any debt treatments under the Framework.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage, the government is not pursuing a legislative approach that would force private creditors to participate in debt restructurings. Any legislative approach would need to address a number of challenges, such as ensuring legislation does not reduce access to and the cost of finance for low-income countries to meet wider development goals.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/02/2022 09:56:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1367376

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Advisory 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 effect of the proposed (a) increase in digital and (b) reduction in community face-to-face debt advice provision under the Money and Pension Services proposed recommissioning model on the adequacy of the levels of face-to-face provision of debt advice for people who (i) are digitally excluded and (ii) have difficulty accessing advice over the telephone as a result of (A) complex mental health issues, (B) disability and (C) language barriers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	72394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) assesses debt advice demand and makes decisions about advice provision. MaPS’s statutory responsibilities include the need to consider the most vulnerable in its decision-making.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the bids received as part of MaPS’ procurement process is commercially sensitive while that process is still ongoing, with it being set to conclude early in 2022. However, the procurement exercise is expected to materially increase the amount of debt advice available to people in England, and ensure services – including face-to-face provision – are built around customers’ needs. The exercise is an important step towards a more resilient debt advice sector and will drive better quality of advice and customer outcomes over the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 72395 question first answered 15/11/2021 15:02:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas