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1696536

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Low Incomes: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support low-income renters.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	902041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>We spend around £30bn annually on housing support for low-income renters in the private and social rented sectors.</p><p> </p><p>From April we are investing £1.2bn increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of market rents, ensuring 1.6m private renters gain on average almost £800 in 2024/25 in additional support towards rental costs. This significant investment will cost £7bn over five years.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary Housing Payments are available for those who need additional support. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7bn for DHPs to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/03/2024 17:02:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1697348

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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	Castes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to exclude caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	902137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The government’s position remains as stated by the then Minister for Women and Equalities, the member for Portsmouth North, in her statement to Parliament on 23 July 2018.</p><p>We do not intend to make an order determining caste to be an aspect of ‘race’ for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We will repeal the statutory duty to make such an order once a suitable legislative vehicle becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/03/2024 14:04:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1355641

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the total funding provided by the Government to Wales to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	903369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The funding provided to Wales by the UK Government demonstrates the value of the Union to Wales and reflects Wales’ value to the Union.</p><p>The UK Government has provided over <strong>£3.4 billion</strong><strong> </strong>in direct support to businesses across Wales, an additional <strong>£8.6 billion</strong><strong> </strong>to the Welsh Government to tackle the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/09/2021 14:06:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1379218

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing energy generation through nuclear power in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	904171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s recently published Net Zero Strategy is clear that nuclear is an important part of our plans to achieve net zero. Wylfa is one of the best sites for large and small-scale projects in the world and we will continue to work with industry to exploit the opportunities for nuclear power in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 17/11/2021 13:56:31 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1365510

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Boats: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business rate reduction for the (a) retail, (b) leisure and (c) hospitality sectors announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 will apply to the leisure marine industry.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	68229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Guidance setting out eligibility for the 2022-23 retail, hospitality and leisure relief will be published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 68372 68373 68425 question first answered 10/11/2021 15:59:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1366155

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Boats: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business rate cut for retail, leisure and hospitality sectors announced in the Budget applies to the leisure marine industry.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	69614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Guidance setting out eligibility for the 2022-23 retail, hospitality and leisure relief will be published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/11/2021 16:17:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1381798

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Property Development: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether BTR developments will be affected by the Residential Property Developer Tax in the event that such developments are transferred or sold within a group for accounting purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	80974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Residential Property Developer Tax will apply to companies that make trading profits from residential property development activities and are part of a group that is generating relevant profits in excess of £25 million.</p><p> </p><p>This means the tax will not apply to companies that construct properties to hold as investments.</p><p> </p><p>It will, however, apply to companies that make trading profits from selling residential property, including where the purchaser is a member of the same group or is acquiring the property for investment purposes.</p><p> </p><p>As with all other taxes, the Government will keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/12/2021 10:56:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1418521

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that Equitable Life policyholders who invested in regulated products will be entitled to similar levels of compensation to those who invested in unregulated mini-bonds marketed by London Capital and Finance.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	905384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The schemes are not comparable as there are important differences between the situations at Equitable Life and London Capital Finance. The Government compensation schemes in each case sought to achieve a fair outcome for investors and taxpayers based on the particular circumstances surrounding each firm.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/02/2022 17:53:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1454904

	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	Cars: Insurance
	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 ensure that (a) car insurance firms are abiding by the Equality Act 2010 and (b) no one is paying more for car insurance due to protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	148147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Insurers are required to abide by the Equality Act (2010) and are not allowed to use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Citizens Advice report highlights an important point that there is the risk of discrimination in pricing in the insurance market and this matter should be looked into further.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers must treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules. The FCA is an independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry, including insurers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to ensure that all consumers have access to a range of financial products that suits their needs and is keeping this situation under review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 148148 question first answered 04/04/2022 13:17:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1454905

	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	Artificial Intelligence: Insurance
	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 ensure that algorithms used in the insurance markets do not lead to racial discrimination in pricing.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	148148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Insurers are required to abide by the Equality Act (2010) and are not allowed to use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Citizens Advice report highlights an important point that there is the risk of discrimination in pricing in the insurance market and this matter should be looked into further.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers must treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules. The FCA is an independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry, including insurers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to ensure that all consumers have access to a range of financial products that suits their needs and is keeping this situation under review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 148147 question first answered 04/04/2022 13:17:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman