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1724666

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the impact of removing the entitlement to the Winter Fuel Allowance from people over State Pension age who pay tax at (a) the higher rate of 40% and (b) the additional rate of 45% on the public purse in the next financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	2695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not publish estimates of the impacts on the public purse of removing the entitlement to the Winter Fuel Payment from people over State Pension age who pay income tax at the higher rate or additional rate.</p><p>In face of the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the government has had to make hard choices to bring the public finances back under control, including targeting Winter Fuel Payments.</p><p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. This means that the Winter Fuel Payment will be better targeted to low income pensioners who need it.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 06/09/2024 13:01:18 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	5359

1272301

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Location: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much has the relocation allowance been updated in line with inflation since its introduction in 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The tax exempt relocation allowance has remained at £8,000 since it was introduced in 1994. The Government keeps all reliefs and allowances under review to ensure that they continue to meet policy objectives.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2021 14:01:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1724665

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
	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 people over State Pension age paid income tax at (a) the basic rate of 20%, (b) the higher rate of 40% and (c) the additional rate of 45% in the last financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	2694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The estimated number of people who paid Income Tax by marginal rate in the 2023 to 2024 tax year can be seen in Table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: number of Income Tax payers over the State Pension age by marginal rate of Income Tax for 2023-24</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Savers Rate taxpayer aged 66 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Basic Rate taxpayer </strong><strong>aged 66 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Rate taxpayer </strong><strong>aged 66 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Additional Rate taxpayer </strong><strong>aged 66 and over</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Population of SP aged Income Tax Payers</strong></p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td><td><p>7,020,000</p></td><td><p>744,000</p></td><td><p>91,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A Scottish Income Tax payer with any taxable non-savings non-dividends income within the Scottish starter and intermediate bands is classified as a basic rate Income Tax payer, as this is the top rate they are paying. A Scottish Income Tax payer with only savings and/or dividend income within this band is also classified as a basic rate Income Tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>The proportions can be calculated using the 12.4 million estimate of individuals over the State Pension age in the UK. This estimate is based on the latest <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2021basedinterim" target="_blank">National population projections: 2021-based interim</a> publication from the Office for National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates are based upon the 2021 to 2022 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected in line with economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 05/09/2024 13:43:39 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5359

1219318

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local authority staff are furloughed in each local authority; and what the cost to the public purse is of furloughed staff in each local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	66809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20th April. By midnight 28 June 2020, 1.1m employers had submitted claims to HMRC representing 9.3m employees furloughed and £25.5bn.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 June HMRC released analysis of employer take up, which can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC do not require employers to provide addresses of their employees as part of their CJRS claim and so is unable to provide an accurate picture of employee take up by location.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:29:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1272305

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax revenue was generated from people holding a work visa in the category of skilled work visa in the 2018-19 financial year; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	131171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold information on the visa status of workers paying income tax.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2021 12:10:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1726401

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to exempt the children of military families from the proposal to apply VAT to private school fees.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	3666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including investing in the education system.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the enormous sacrifices our military families make, the Ministry of Defence provide the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) to eligible Service Personnel. The government will monitor closely the impact of these policy changes on affected military families and the upcoming Spending Review is the right time to consider any changes to this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a technical Note and draft VAT legislation outlining the changes; a technical consultation will be open until 15 September.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 3017 question first answered 09/09/2024 11:52:27 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5359

1536843

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Longfleet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the implications for its policies on the proper use of Church moneis of the case in the ecclesiastical Parish of Longfleet, St Mary's, Poole; what episcopal oversight was there of that case and when the Commisioners were informed of the details; and if the Commissioners will take steps to share lessons learned for best practice with other diocese.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	72919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The parochial church council is a charitable body subject to the oversight of the Charity Commission. I understand that the Charity Commission is aware of the case following a referral by the Diocese of Salisbury and the office of the Bishop of Salisbury. The National Church Institutions cannot provide guidance to trustees on particular cases, but the Legal Advisory Commission regularly provides updates for PCCs and other trustee bodies on their general duties and obligations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/11/2022 17:15:04 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 33334 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1726820

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to negotiate a youth mobility scheme with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	3936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>We will work to reset the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties, secure a broad-based security pact and tackle barriers to trade.</p><p>We have no plans for an EU-wide youth mobility scheme and there will be no return to freedom of movement.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 10/09/2024 16:49:50 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds
	tabling member	5359

1273883

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with multinational companies based in the UK on relocation regulations for employees being relocated into the UK by firms in the EU after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	133633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Employees of EU firms who are not UK nationals being relocated into the UK can apply under the intra-company transfer route that our immigration system provides for. Under the UK’s domestic immigration rules, intra-company transferees may be admitted for up to 5 years (and for up to 9 years in the case of high earners) to all successful applications, regardless of where they come from, including from the EU. The UK-EU Trade &amp; Cooperation Agreement commits to 90-day processing times for intra-corporate transfer applications. In addition, both parties have agreed to provisions for accompanying family members of such intra-company transferees.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions for intra-company transferees were informed through detailed conversations with hundreds of stakeholders across UK business sectors, including multinational companies who benefit from the intra-company transfer route.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/01/2021 14:19:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

485490

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Public Houses: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of public houses which have gone out of business since 1 July 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
	uin	32265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not compile statistics on pub closures and has made no estimate of the number of pubs that have closed.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/04/2016 14:08:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms