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1692538

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate funds to compensate victims of the infected blood scandal in the forthcoming Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	16113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor will set out his Budget on 6 March.</p><p>The Government has accepted the moral case for compensation and acknowledged that justice needs to be delivered for the victims. The Government will respond to the Inquiry's recommendations following the publication of the final report in May.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 05/03/2024 10:12:44 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1627023

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has held meetings with the devolved Administrations on the infected blood (a) inquiry and (b) compensation framework since 1 January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	184604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>As the Minister for the Cabinet Office set out in his answers of 24 April and 10 May, the Government is committed to liaising with the Devolved Administrations on this issue, and this has continued at official level by the Cabinet Office following the close joint working that supported the delivery of interim compensation in October last year.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2023 16:35:04 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1626565

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study and Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list (a) dates and (b) attendees of his Department's meetings on the infected blood (i) inquiry and (ii) compensation framework since January 1st 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	184322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>As the Minister for the Cabinet Office set out in his statement of 19 April, the Government welcome the publication of the infected blood inquiry’s second interim report, and is considering its recommendations carefully.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials are working closely with colleagues in the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health and Social Care, among others, who are leading on the consideration and analysis of the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister for the Cabinet Office set out in his answer to your question of 20 April, Ministers and officials at all levels meet regularly to discuss this issue. My officials and I are involved in those discussions, and will continue to be so.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 184323 question first answered 15/05/2023 16:30:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1626566

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates his department has made of the cost to the public purse of the compensation scheme for victims of the infected blood scandal.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	184323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>As the Minister for the Cabinet Office set out in his statement of 19 April, the Government welcome the publication of the infected blood inquiry’s second interim report, and is considering its recommendations carefully.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials are working closely with colleagues in the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health and Social Care, among others, who are leading on the consideration and analysis of the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister for the Cabinet Office set out in his answer to your question of 20 April, Ministers and officials at all levels meet regularly to discuss this issue. My officials and I are involved in those discussions, and will continue to be so.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 184322 question first answered 15/05/2023 16:30:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1472182

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inflation: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of inflation on households' cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	22373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Millions of households across the UK are struggling to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living. The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.</p><p> </p><p>The government is helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain to cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). This is a doubling of the £200 of support announced in February, and there will no longer be any repayments. The government will deliver equivalent support to people in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supporting over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits with a one-off Cost of Living Payment of £650, paid in two instalments.</p><p> </p><p>The government is giving additional UK-wide support to help disabled people with the particular extra costs they will face, with 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits receiving a one-off disability Cost of Living Payment of £150.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also providing extra support to help all pensioners across the UK stay warm this winter. Over eight million pensioner households will receive an extra one-off £300 this year to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter.</p><p> </p><p>For households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support; the government is providing an extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund. The Fund will be extended from this October to March 2023, bringing total funding for the scheme to £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of one-off support in total this year to help with the cost of living.</p><p>The government is also committed to tackling the underlying, long-term factors driving cost of living challenges. This includes: helping people into work and supporting them to keep more of what they earn; solidifying our supply chains and boosting our energy security; and driving economic growth through a lower tax, dynamic market economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 22592 question first answered 28/06/2022 14:42:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1472183

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	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, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure value for money in public spending.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	22374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 placed a renewed emphasis on ensuring that every pound of taxpayers’ money is spent well and focused on the areas that make the most difference to people’s daily lives. The government set clear outcomes for what spending will buy; ensured that all decisions are informed by the best quality evidence; encouraged joint working between departments; and took further action to drive out low value or inefficient spend.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spring Statement, the government also set out plans to tackle waste and inefficiency across the public sector through a comprehensive efficiency agenda. This includes a new Public Sector Fraud Authority that will tackle fraud and a further £12 million investment in HMRC to help prevent error and fraud in tax credits. Work on ensuring value for money is being driven by the Chancellor-chaired Committee on Efficiency and Value for Money.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/06/2022 14:45:08 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1468120

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pay: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that working people’s pay aligns with the rising cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	13652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living because of high inflation. The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, building on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totaling over £37bn this year. Support includes helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has also increased the National Living Wage (NLW) by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour for workers aged 23 and over, which will benefit more than 2 million workers. This means an increase of over £1,000 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW. In the long term, the best approach to managing the cost of living is to help people into work, supporting them to increase their incomes, helping them keep more of what they earn and growing the economy sustainably.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 13/06/2022 12:57:31 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1457361

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2022 to Question 147039, on Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, whether there are customs restrictions on volunteer aid organisations taking battery packs and other power packs to (a) Ukraine and (b) surrounding countries.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	153821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Dual-use, prohibited and restricted goods are excluded from the Humanitarian Aid easement to Ukraine. Exporters will need to ascertain the control status of the battery or power packs they wish to export to see if an export licence is required. Enquiries can be made with the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) within the Department for International Trade. The contact details for ECJU can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/04/2022 13:15:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1419565

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of implementing a one-off energy support grant.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	117748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises many households will need support to help deal with the rising cost of energy prices and is providing support worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 including:</p><p>o A £200 reduction in households’ energy bills this autumn, paid back automatically over the next 5 years, spreading the increased costs of global prices over time in a way that is more manageable for households.</p><p>o A £150 non-repayable cash rebate to 80% of households to help with rising costs now, delivered as a payment from government to Local Authorities, for implementation from this April via a payment to all households in Council Tax Bands A-D.</p><p>o £144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households who need support but are not eligible for the Council Tax reduction.</p><p> </p><p>We have consulted on expanding the Warm Home Discount by almost a third from 2.2m to 3m vulnerable households and increasing the rebate value to £150 each year.</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><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing £3bn over this Parliament to help more than half a million lower income homes become more energy efficient, saving them £290 per year on average, including through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/02/2022 15:20:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1419566

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of how much money a windfall tax on the profits of the North Sea Oil and Gas companies would raise.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	117749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are currently more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid more than £375 billion in production taxes.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/02/2022 13:47:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson