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1696219

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the impact that changes in the national (a) living and (b) minimum wage commencing on 1 April 2024 will have on staffing costs in his Department; and how many staff in his Department will receive a pay uplift as a result of those changes.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	18698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>All HM Treasury staff are paid above the National Living Wage. The changes that take effect on 1 April 2024 will therefore have no impact on staffing costs to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 20/03/2024 17:54:41 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1693039

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sterling: Exchange Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the relative value of the Sterling to ease cost of living pressures.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	16477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The government does not have a preferred level for sterling, or other financial market variables, and has not intervened for the purposes of influencing the sterling exchange rate since 1992.</p><p>Over the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years, the Government has provided £96bn of cost of living support to households – that’s an average of £3400 per household. The Government remains committed to improving living standards and building a more prosperous future.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 06/03/2024 15:01:26 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1661091

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press statement issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, published on 30 March 2022, if he will list the targeted enforcement activities that HMRC NMW Enforcement have carried out for seafarers employed in the (a) ferries and (b) wider shipping industry as of 15 September 2023; and what the outcomes of those investigations were.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	199718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC enforces the UK NMW and national living wage in line with the legislative framework owned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC don’t hesitate to use their powers if they suspect a business isn’t paying their workers at least the correct rate of National Minimum Wage. HMRC deploy resource across all sectors proportionate to the level of risk.</p><p> </p><p>Since the UK NMW changes for the maritime sector in October 2020, HMRC have worked with the domestic maritime sector and unions to ensure obligations and worker rights are understood and are being complied with. HMRC wrote to employers in the Maritime sector asking them to check that they are paying all their workers the correct minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have produced multi-lingual leaflets for seafarers regarding their entitlement and routes of redress and these have been distributed via the RMT and Nautilus International unions. HMRC also provided an article on seafarer minimum wage entitlement published on Nautilus International website encouraging seafarers to make a complaint if they are not receiving National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who thinks they are not being paid what they are entitled to can complain online at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fminimum-wage-complaint&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cann.elbeck%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C96891566c2a14897bf3f08dbb8e70239%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638307074532312360%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aGR3DITH5trPZ2bkQTXF0PMDBddW3r2oih9De8NcK20%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/minimum-wage-complaint</a> or can contact ACAS, on 0300 123 1100. HMRC won’t tell an employer who complained without the person’s consent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2023 08:00:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652386

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Profits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to tackle excess profits in the energy sector.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to respond the exceptional profits being made by the oil and gas sector driven by global circumstances. The EPL is a temporary 35 per cent surcharge on the exceptional profits being made by the sector and comes on top of the default 40 per cent headline tax rate applied to profits from UK oil and gas production, bringing the overall combined tax rate to 75 per cent. The EPL will end in 2028 if the Energy Security Investment Mechanism (ESIM) is not triggered.</p><p>Additionally, the Government introduced the Electricity Generator Levy (EGL), a temporary 45% tax on extraordinary returns made by some UK electricity generators from 1 January 2023. The levy will end in 2028. EGL is applied to extraordinary returns defined as selling electricity for a period at an average price of more than £75/MWh, which is approximately 1.5 times the average price of electricity over the last decade and well beyond pre-crisis expectations.</p><p>At its most recent forecast, the OBR forecasted that together, the EPL and EGL would raise approximately £40 billion while in force. This significant source of tax revenue has helped fund vital cost of living support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 193800 question first answered 17/07/2023 11:40:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1647529

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 11 May 2023 to Question 183809 on Prisons: Education and of 10 May 2023 to Question 183703 on Prisons: Education, what steps his Department is taking to clarify the application of the New Fair Deal pensions policy on Prison Education Service contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	190926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Following the ONS reclassification of FE colleges as public sector bodies, HM Treasury is reviewing the New Fair Deal policy in relation to Further Education colleges, including those involved in the Prison Education Service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/06/2023 12:14:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461146

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Red Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses financially impacted by the tax reforms to red diesel that took effect on 1 April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>At Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced that he would remove the entitlement to use red diesel from most sectors from April 2022. These tax changes mean that most businesses in the UK which used red diesel prior to April 2022 no longer get a significant tax break compared with ordinary motorists; they instead now need to use diesel fuel taxed at the standard rate for diesel, which more fairly reflects the harmful impact of the emissions produced. These reforms are also designed to ensure that the tax system incentivises users of polluting fuels like diesel to improve the energy efficiency of their vehicles and machinery, invest in cleaner alternatives or use less fuel.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognised that this would be a significant change for some businesses and ran a consultation to gather information from affected users on the expected impact of these tax changes and make sure it had not overlooked any exceptional reasons why affected sectors should be allowed to continue to use red diesel beyond April 2022. During the consultation period, the Government engaged directly with a wide variety of organisations from all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Following the consultation, the Chancellor announced at Spring Budget 2021 that the Government will grant further entitlements to use red diesel after April 2022 for a limited number of users. However, the Government did not believe that the case made by sectors that have not retained their red diesel entitlement outweighed the need to ensure fairness between the different users of diesel fuels and the Government’s environmental objectives.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the impact of the reforms has been published as part of the Tax Impact and Information Note: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-rebated-diesel-and-biofuels-from-1-april-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-rebated-diesel-and-biofuels-from-1-april-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/05/2022 07:48:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461267

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ferries: Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many operators of international ferry routes qualify for the Tonnage Tax concession from Corporation Tax as of 10 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>The latest data on the total number of Tonnage Tax regime participants since tax year 2016-17 can be found on GOV.UK. The data is available within the “Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs (December 2021)” publication.[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039626/non_structural_cost_estimates_tables_december_2021.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039626/non_structural_cost_estimates_tables_december_2021.ods</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/05/2022 11:21:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461268

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review P&O Ferries' eligibility for Tonnage Tax concession from Corporation Tax.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>HMRC oversees the tonnage tax regime. HMRC has a statutory duty of taxpayer confidentiality and cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/05/2022 11:17:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1455025

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Red Diesel
	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 impact of the Government's proposed reforms to the tax treatment of red diesel on (a) business costs, (b) business closures and (c) jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	148146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>At Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced that the Government would remove the entitlement to use red diesel from most sectors from April 2022. This more fairly reflects the negative environmental impact of the emissions produced and helps to ensure that the tax system incentivises the development and adoption of greener alternative technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognised that this would be a significant change for some businesses and ran a consultation to gather information from affected users on the expected impact of these tax changes and make sure it had not overlooked any exceptional reasons why affected sectors should be allowed to continue to use red diesel. During the consultation period, the Government engaged directly with a wide variety of organisations from all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Following the consultation, the Chancellor announced at Spring Budget 2021 that the Government would grant further entitlements to use red diesel after April 2022 for a limited number of users. However, the Government did not believe that the case made by sectors that will not retain their red diesel entitlement outweighed the need to ensure fairness between the different users of diesel fuels and the Government’s environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/03/2022 11:45:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1421939

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) qualifying company groups and (b) merchant ships there were in the Tonnage Tax scheme in each year from 2000-01 to 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	122638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The latest data on the total number of Tonnage Tax regime participants since tax year 2016-17 can be found on GOV.UK. The data is available within the “Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs (December 2021)” publication. [1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039626/non_structural_cost_estimates_tables_december_2021.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039626/non_structural_cost_estimates_tables_december_2021.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/02/2022 10:49:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1421238

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: First Time Buyers
	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 exempt first-time buyers from energy loan repayments, where they buy their property after the £200 loan is applied to bills in October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	121718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text The policy will provide a significant reduction to bills this year whilst gas prices are at historic highs. All domestic electricity customers in Great Britain will receive a £200 reduction in their electricity costs from this October. This will be delivered via energy suppliers and will be clearly identifiable as a line item on electricity bills. All domestic energy consumers will pay a charge in future years.<p> </p><p>We expect households will pay this back from 2023 – when energy prices are expected to be lower - through an increase to standing charges on their bills of around £40 per annum over five years.</p><p> </p><p>There will be cases where changes in people’s personal circumstances mean they may not directly be the recipient of the reduction, but still pay charges in future bills, or vice versa. This is not a loan to either suppliers or households.</p><p> </p><p>This approach is fiscally responsible while also helping customers manage the unprecedented increase in energy bills by spreading the increased costs of global prices over time.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/02/2022 14:39:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1421239

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
	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 introduce an opt-out for people who do not want to receive his proposed £200 energy bill rebate.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	121719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>All domestic electricity customers in Great Britain will receive a £200 reduction in their electricity costs from this October. This will be delivered via energy suppliers and will be clearly identifiable as a line item on electricity bills.</p><p> </p><p>The reduction in costs will help people with the increase in energy bills by spreading the increased costs over a few years, so they are more manageable for households.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 121915 121932 question first answered 21/02/2022 14:36:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1421240

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reconsider the decision to suspend the pension triple lock in the context of rising costs of living.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	121720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the rates for State Pensions are made each Autumn as part of the Up-rating review by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021 temporarily suspended the earnings limb of the Triple Lock, as reported wage growth was statistically affected due to the effects of the pandemic in the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23 State Pensions will be up-rated by 3.1%, using the consistent mechanism used each year to determine the rate of price increases for pensions and benefits. The Government remains committed to implementing the Triple Lock in the usual way in 2023/24 and for the remainder of the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last two years, the basic and new State Pension have increased by more than 5.6%. From April, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be around £720 more in 2022/23 than if it had been up-rated by prices since 2010. This is a rise of over £2,300 in cash terms.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that many households, including pensioners, will need support to deal with rising living costs.</p><p> </p><p>Pension Credit tops up retirement income and is a passport to support with housing costs, council tax, heating bills, and a free TV licence for those over 75. The Warm Home Discount Scheme provides those in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit a discount on energy bills. Other support available to pensioners includes Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we have set out a generous package of support, with a non-repayable £150 council tax rebate from April and a further reduction of £200 on energy bills in October. The £200 reduction in households’ energy bills from October will help people manage the increase in energy bills by spreading the increased costs over a few years, so they are more manageable for households.</p><p> </p><p>Our package builds on the £12 billion of support over this financial year and next to ease cost of living pressures, with help targeted at working families, low-income households, and the most vulnerable, including pensioners.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/02/2022 11:45:51 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1402413

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2021 to Question 81168, Treasury: Working Hours, what policies are in place to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff working from home comply with the Working Time Regulations 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	102590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>There are a range of policies which cover how working time operates in HMRC. These policies also apply to homeworkers.</p><p> </p><ul><li>HR28000 Working Time Regulations policy: applies to all employees, including contractual homeworkers, and includes:</li></ul><p> </p><p>‘what counts as working time: work performed away from the normal place of work, for example drafting a document at home.’</p><p> </p><ul><li>HR25005 Contractual homeworking policy: includes the ‘how to make contractual homeworking work well’ toolkit which states:</li></ul><p> </p><p>‘What does HMRC expect of homeworkers? …Basically HMRC expects the same standards from homeworkers as all other employees. You'll still be bound by Our Commitments and the HMRC values, and all the HR policies will still apply to you. You'll be expected to agree your working hours with your manager as normal…’</p><p> </p><p>‘Working hours: The same flexibility exists for contractual homeworkers to ask for help to achieve a better work life balance, or deal with life changing events. It's important to discuss and explore with your manager if you need to consider more flexibility in when and how long you work for…’</p><p> </p><ul><li>HR25601 When we work policy: provides an overview of working time in HMRC and applies to all employees, including contractual homeworkers. This includes these fundamental principles:</li></ul><p> </p><p>‘HMRC ‘standard operating hours’ are 07:00 to 20:00 from Monday to Saturday. Working time is time when you are undertaking the work required to deliver your role. You will only be paid, or receive a flexi credit, for times when you are performing the duties that are required to carry out your role. Working time is therefore any period of time in which you are:</p><ol><li>working; and</li><li>carrying out your duties; and</li><li>at HMRC’s disposal (that is, required to be in a specific place and to be ready to work at a specified time for HMRC’s benefit); or</li><li>receiving ‘relevant training’ (agreed for the purposes of HMRC employment); or</li><li>any additional period which is agreed in a relevant agreement to be working time (for example, undertaking trade union duties).</li></ol><ul><li>HMRC sets the hours you are required to work and how those hours are to be worked. This will be set out within contracts of employment and/or as part of Directorate Working Arrangements. These may require you to work shifts or variable or unsocial hours, including weekends and public and privilege holidays.</li><li>Working Time Regulations mean you should normally work no more than an average of 48 hours per week within each reference period of 17 weeks.</li><li>Break times do not contribute toward working time and as such are not paid. There may be local arrangements on the approach to breaks, which if relevant, will be set out as part of any applicable Directorate Working Arrangements.</li><li>Most of us will carry out the duties required of our roles within Standard Operating Hours, but some roles may require you, either on a temporary or permanent basis, to work outside of these times. Where this is the case, HMRC will be clear about the requirement and the agreed arrangements. HMRC expects you to apply the same consideration offered on flexibility to reasonable management requests.’</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>HR25200 Balancing home and office working: this policy applies to all employees, including contractual homeworkers, and includes these relevant statements:</li></ul><p> </p><p>‘As part of your usual performance development conversation, you and your manager should discuss your homeworking arrangements to make sure they are working for you, to address any concerns that may arise and to ensure the arrangements are meeting the needs of our customers, those of the wider team and your personal needs.’ And ‘You should agree with your manager any times you will not be available, or if something occurs which means you cannot work, whilst working at home (as you would when in an office). If you are unwell on a working from home day you should take the time off if you are unfit for work. You should follow the Supporting your attendance policy in the usual way.’</p><p> </p><ul><li>HR35001 Working your hours flexibly in HMRC: Flexible working hours (flexi) approach: applies to all employees, including contractual homeworkers, and describes how the flexible working hours scheme works. It includes this statement:</li></ul><p> </p><p>‘Working Hours: In general, colleagues will work in line with their contracted daily and weekly hours and in line with any Directorate Working Arrangements. You are not expected to work longer than a 10-hour day, excluding breaks. However, there may be occasions when a longer day is required, for instance if you are travelling to a location other than your usual place of work.’</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/01/2022 12:31:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1353770

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of private pension tax relief for (a) high rate and (b) additional rate taxpayers.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	45101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue &amp; Customs’ most recently published figures estimate Income Tax relief on contributions to private pensions totalled £30.5 billion in 2017-18 and it is estimated around 60% of this is relieved to Higher and Additional Rate taxpayers. HM Revenue &amp; Customs’ Personal Pensions: Contributions and Tax Relief Statistics are next due to be published on 30 September 2021.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/09/2021 12:47:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1308180

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will identify the 20 constituencies most in need of levelling up; and if he will make it his policy to deliver investment to strengthen local economies and increase the employment rate and average wage in those areas.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	179025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s levelling up agenda aims to spread opportunity and investment across every region and nation of the UK. We will deliver this pledge by boosting jobs, wages and prospects for all communities. In light of Covid-19, the government has introduced unprecedented support for businesses, households and workers, and local economies across the UK to protect them against the current economic crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, at the Budget, the government announced policies that will benefit places most in need, including additional funding for skills and job support, launching the prospectus for the Community Renewal Fund and the first round of the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund, to invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities and support economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/04/2021 15:59:54 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300885

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freeports: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimates that his Department uses for the number of new jobs that will be created in each year to 2025 at each of the freeport locations announced in Budget 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	165497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Our focus has been on getting places to send us their bids and proposals, rather than second-guessing what they will do. The modelling we have done to support that process remains sensitive at this point and liable to change significantly now the locations have been announced.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/03/2021 14:48:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1281593

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Cards: 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 proposals to cap credit card transaction fees to the level introduced by the EU in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	144991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has legislated to ensure that interchange fees remain capped for UK domestic card transactions, where both the card issuer and acquirer are located in the UK, through the Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The UK domestic interchange fee caps are at the same levels as before the end of the Transition Period.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/02/2021 15:23:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1280234

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 138922 on Charities: Finance, what the deadline is by which charities must have used grant funding.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	142896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The latest that grants must be spent is 31 March 2021. The £750m funding package was made available to address the immediate impacts of the pandemic, so that charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all sector support packages under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/01/2021 10:38:09 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1279703

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Supply Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to provide financial support to supply teachers who are ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme during the 2021 covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	141961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given on 25 January 2021 to PQ UIN 140813.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 27/01/2021 13:19:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1277669

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will remove the 31 March 2021 deadline by which charities and the voluntary sector must spend any grant funding received from the £750 million fund for frontline charities.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	138922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £750 million support package for charities to enable vital work during the pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes up to £200m for hospices and £360 million direct from Government departments, supporting organisations like St John Ambulance and the Citizens Advice Bureau as well as charities supporting children, victims of domestic abuse, or disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>£200 million is being distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund. More than 98% of this funding has been disbursed to recipient charities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has matched public donations to the BBC’s “Big Night In” charity appeal, with over £37 million being distributed by Comic Relief, Children In Need and the National Emergencies Trust to charities on the frontline.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced 19 philanthropists, foundations and grant-making organisations to receive a share of match funding from the £85 million Community Match Challenge, generating £170 million for charities’ vital work.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all sector support packages under review</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/01/2021 14:33:43 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1275213

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2020 Spending Review and the £800 million allocated to the high-risk, high-reward programme, when the remaining £750 million will become available, and whether this will be in phases or in one instalment.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	135897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>In the Spending Review the Government announced an annual profile for high-risk, high-reward research rounded to the nearest £0.1bn. This profile is £0.1bn in 2021-22, £0.3bn in 2022-23, £0.3bn in 2023-24 and £0.3bn in 2024-2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 135898 question first answered 14/01/2021 09:23:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1275214

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2020 Spending Review and the £800 million allocated to the high-risk, high-reward programme, which body will be responsible for allocating those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	135898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>In the Spending Review the Government announced an annual profile for high-risk, high-reward research rounded to the nearest £0.1bn. This profile is £0.1bn in 2021-22, £0.3bn in 2022-23, £0.3bn in 2023-24 and £0.3bn in 2024-2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 135897 question first answered 14/01/2021 09:23:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1275239

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to announce (a) the value of and (b) the eligibility criteria for Grant 4 of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	135899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 11 January to UIN 130691.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2021 12:49:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1275240

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed workers not currently eligible for support under the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	135900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>By 31 October 2020, 1,648,000 individuals have been assessed as ineligible for the second SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>This figure was taken from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics published on 25 November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2021 12:46:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris