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1724258

	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	Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to reform the tax status of people with non-domiciled residency.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The government has published a policy note setting out its plan to remove the concept of domicile status from the tax system, and to implement a new residence-based regime which is internationally competitive and focused on attracting the best talent and investment to the UK. The details of this plan can be found on gov.uk at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2024-non-uk-domiciled-individuals-policy-summary/changes-to-the-taxation-of-non-uk-domiciled-individuals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2024-non-uk-domiciled-individuals-policy-summary/changes-to-the-taxation-of-non-uk-domiciled-individuals</a></p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 05/09/2024 10:41:55 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724049

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing Barnett consequentials for dental services in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Funding for dental services in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. Barnett consequentials provided as a result of changes to UK Government department budgets are not ringfenced and it is for the Northern Ireland Executive to allocate their funding in devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Interim Fiscal Framework for Northern Ireland, a 24% needs-based factor has been included in the Barnett formula for the Northern Ireland Executive to account for Northern Ireland’s greater level of relative need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 06/09/2024 12:58:09 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1722420

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from the sale of defibrillators; and if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential impact of doing so on access to defibrillators.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. For example, when an AED is purchased with funds provided by a charity and then donated to an eligible body no VAT is charged.</p><p><br>VAT is the UK’s second largest tax forecast to raise £176 billion in 2024/25. Taxation is a vital source of revenue which helps to fund public services.</p><p><br>The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 30/07/2024 12:52:43 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1715157

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on small businesses of trends in the number of bank closures in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Decisions to open or close a branch or mobile banking service are commercial decisions for firms and the Government does not intervene. However, it is imperative that banks and building societies recognise the needs of all their customers, including those who need to use in-person services. Banks and building societies occupy a privileged position in society and are essential to enabling businesses to manage their money on a day-to-day basis.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the FCA sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs, and put in place alternatives, where this is reasonable.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative options to access everyday banking services for small businesses can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and via the Post Office or Banking Hubs.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 09/05/2024 11:53:22 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1715160

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Disposable Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made on the levels of household disposable income as a result of the potential impact of the OBR's forecasts on household income.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Since 2022, the government has demonstrated its commitment to households by providing one of the largest support packages in Europe. Support for households with the cost-of-living, from 2022-23 to 2023-24, totalled £96 billion – an average of £3400 per UK household.</p><p> </p><p>Real Household Disposable Income (RHDI) per capita has outperformed OBR expectations. RHDI per capita grew by 1.3% in 2023, rather than falling by 3.2% as predicted in the OBR’s March 2023 forecast. This means that, in 2023, RHDI per capita was over £1,200 higher than the OBR expected in their March 2023 forecast, when using 2019 prices.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2024 Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced a further 2 pence cut to the main rates of National Insurance Contributions. This adds to a boost of similar size from the National Insurance Contributions cut announced in the Autumn Statement 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 09/05/2024 12:00:10 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1715284

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of increasing funding through the Barnett formula to assist schools in Northern Ireland with the cost of heating and electricity.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In the 2024 Northern Ireland Executive restoration financial package worth over £3.3 billion, the UK Government has committed to implement a 24% needs-based factor into the Barnett formula for the Northern Ireland Executive from 2024-25 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Funding provided to the Northern Ireland Executive through the Barnett formula is not ringfenced. This provides the Executive with the flexibility to allocate resources in devolved areas as they see fit and assign funding in response to their priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has no plans to replace the Barnett Formula</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 24477 question first answered 13/05/2024 16:30:14 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1715292

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Education
	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 potential merits of restructuring the Barnett Formula for education.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In the 2024 Northern Ireland Executive restoration financial package worth over £3.3 billion, the UK Government has committed to implement a 24% needs-based factor into the Barnett formula for the Northern Ireland Executive from 2024-25 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Funding provided to the Northern Ireland Executive through the Barnett formula is not ringfenced. This provides the Executive with the flexibility to allocate resources in devolved areas as they see fit and assign funding in response to their priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has no plans to replace the Barnett Formula</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 24476 question first answered 13/05/2024 16:30:14 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1713401

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Bank of England on bank rates.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	23479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. This includes decisions on the Bank Rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury meet with the Bank of England regularly to discuss their assessment of the economy and financial services. This includes regular meetings between the Chancellor and the Governor of the Bank of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 29/04/2024 14:37:35 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1695226

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Northern Ireland
	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 public sector workers in Northern Ireland are able to receive a pay award that is equal to levels in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	18166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing the Northern Ireland Executive with a comprehensive £3.3 billion spending settlement to stabilise public services, better manage public finances and pave the way for transformation of public services.</p><p>Within this package, the UK Government provided £846 million to support the Northern Ireland Executive’s budget pressures in 2023-24, including public sector pay pressures</p><p><br>It is the Executive’s responsibility to decide on the level of public sector pay awards for devolved areas in Northern Ireland and to balance these costs against other priorities.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 19/03/2024 12:13:05 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1691083

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with major banks on the accessibility of mortgages for first time buyers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	15279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their business, including the provision of finance to first time buyers.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 28/02/2024 10:22:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon