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1274796

	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	UK Research and Innovation: 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, when the £350 million of funding announced for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will be made available; and how that funding will be allocated among the seven research groups.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	134415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The £350 million of funding for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced at the Spending Review will be made available from the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The allocation of this funding between the Research Councils will be determined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/01/2021 14:32:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170478

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	2497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>This government is committed to paying people a proper living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2020, the National Living Wage increases to £8.72 per hour. By 2024 the National Living Wage will rise to £10.50 per hour, reaching 66% of median UK earnings. The scope will be expanded to everyone aged 21 and over and is expected to benefit over 4 million low paid workers.</p><p> </p><p>All civil servants are paid at least the current statutory National Minimum or National Living Wage rates of £7.70 and £8.21 per hour respectively. The total number of civil servants in HM Treasury paid below £8.72 and £9.30 per hour was 0 (0% of all staff) as at 31<sup>st</sup> December 2019. The total number of civil servants in HM Treasury paid below £10 per hour was less than 5 (&gt;1% of all staff) as at 31st December 2019. For the statutory NLW rate of £8.72 that applies from April 2020, the numbers are based on the total population regardless of whether they have reached the eligible age of 25 to receive the NLW.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/01/2020 15:33:21 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170488

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his Department to ensure that the cost of wage increases for their employees are not passed on to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	2507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Facilities and building management services are provided to the Treasury under a 35-year PFI Agreement with Exchequer Partnerships. The cost of these services, which are delivered by Exchequer Partnership’s subcontractors, is included in the Unitary Payment.</p><p>The Unitary Payment is uplifted annually by indexation. There is no mechanism under the PFI Agreement to allow Exchequer Partnerships to increase the Unitary Payment as a result of an increase to the National Living Wage, therefore no such discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/01/2020 15:35:46 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

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

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

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

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

1216864

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Beer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will he bring forward proposals to extend the business rates relief and grant support for pubs and the hospitality sector to include British-owned small independent breweries.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	63310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The business rates holiday means that an estimated additional 350,000 properties used for retail, hospitality or leisure will pay no business rates in 2020-21, saving these businesses almost £10 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities can also choose to make discretionary grants through the Government’s central discretionary fund, worth £617million, to businesses such as breweries if they feel there is a particular local economic need. To support pubs and breweries during this time, HMRC have made it easier to claim back the duty on any beer thrown away as a result of pub closures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2020 15:05:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1252242

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 pandemic on income tax reliefs granted under the Seafarers Earnings Deduction in tax year 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	115605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) entitles seafarers to a 100% deduction from income tax for their foreign earnings in certain circumstances. The deduction is available for an eligible period of at least 365 days provided that a minimum of half of the period is spent outside the UK, and that no more than 183 consecutive days are spent in the UK during that period.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible periods for SED are not bound to the tax year, and seafarers are able to add periods of work abroad to previous, or future, eligible periods. Seafarers that claim SED each year are likely to be able to add work done before COVID-19 restrictions to their previous eligible period, and so are unlikely to lose their SED entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made support available for seafarers through many other measures. It has ensured that people who need it have received help with their utility bills, had access to mortgage and consumer credit holidays and could benefit from temporary welfare measures, including an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken recent steps to ensure that seafarers receive pay protection through the National Minimum Wage, ensuring that more than 10,000 seafarers across the UK will no longer be undercut. This builds on the Government’s work to help British maritime workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of its annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115606 question first answered 19/11/2020 17:19:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1252243

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward measures in the Comprehensive Spending Review to ensure that merchant seafarers who no longer meet the qualifying criteria for the Seafarers Earnings Deduction as a result of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the shipping industry are compensated for losses in annual income; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	115606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) entitles seafarers to a 100% deduction from income tax for their foreign earnings in certain circumstances. The deduction is available for an eligible period of at least 365 days provided that a minimum of half of the period is spent outside the UK, and that no more than 183 consecutive days are spent in the UK during that period.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible periods for SED are not bound to the tax year, and seafarers are able to add periods of work abroad to previous, or future, eligible periods. Seafarers that claim SED each year are likely to be able to add work done before COVID-19 restrictions to their previous eligible period, and so are unlikely to lose their SED entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made support available for seafarers through many other measures. It has ensured that people who need it have received help with their utility bills, had access to mortgage and consumer credit holidays and could benefit from temporary welfare measures, including an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken recent steps to ensure that seafarers receive pay protection through the National Minimum Wage, ensuring that more than 10,000 seafarers across the UK will no longer be undercut. This builds on the Government’s work to help British maritime workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of its annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115605 question first answered 19/11/2020 17:19:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris