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1505280

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the apprenticeships levy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy is paid by large employers with an annual pay bill of over £3 million.</p><p> </p><p>As apprenticeship and skills policy is devolved, Apprenticeship Levy funds remain available for employers to spend on apprenticeship training and assessment in England for 24 months before beginning to expire. Unspent Apprenticeship Levy funds are used to fund apprenticeships for non-Levy paying employers, who are often SMEs. As a result, the government pays for 95% of the apprentice training costs for non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>There is no formal review of the Apprenticeship Levy or system at this time.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2022 15:57:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505537

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Finance: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that financial support provided to (a) the Ukrainian Government and (b) NGOs involved in Ukraine is being used for its intended purposes; and whether he plans to make that information available publicly.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	48482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest aid donors to Ukraine, committing over £3.8 billion in assistance. This comprises approximately £2.3 billion in military assistance, and £400 million in economic and humanitarian grant support, including a £220 million package of humanitarian aid. The £3.8 billion package also includes a commitment of approximately £1.3 billion in loan guarantees to support Multilateral Development Banks, particularly the World Bank, to scale up their lending to support the Government of Ukraine’s delivery of essential services. The World Bank has robust financial and risk management systems that ensure support is well-targeted and effectively delivered.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government pledges to support Ukraine are published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-further-1-billion-in-military-support-to-ukraine" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also the largest donor to the United Nation’s (UN) Ukraine Humanitarian Fund which grants funding to Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). Our support through this fund will help reach over 2.1m people in need in Ukraine. Inside Ukraine, we are providing support directly to the Government of Ukraine and through the UN, Red Cross and NGOs, including with in-kind assistance. This support is delivered in accordance with the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-programme-operating-framework" target="_blank">FCDO’s programme management standards</a> to minimise risk and ensure compliance of partners. The UK funds trusted international partners like Mercy Corps and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, through whom we can identify suitable local responders and organisations to provide assistance to communities most in need of support. These organisations have processes to ensure that local responders meet FCDO standards on financial management and preventing exploitation, as well as ensuring they have sufficient capacity to deliver the project to ensure good value for money. We are also conducting independent monitoring to provide assurance that funds are well spent</p><p> </p><p>The UK government remains determined to continue to work with international partners, multilateral institutions, and civil society organisations to support Ukraine and its government, by ensuring pledged economic support reaches the country and those affected by the conflict as rapidly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2022 15:46:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1504880

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will take steps to provide funding to places of worship to support with rising energy costs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role played by places of worship in our communities. Today the PM announced that the Government will introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations including places of worship that are registered charities. This will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p>The Government has also continued to fund the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which gives grants that cover the VAT incurred in making repairs to listed buildings in use as places of worship, and recently renewed the Churches Conservation Trust funding order up to 2025. Places of worship that are registered charities were also able to benefit from the unprecedented multi-billion-pound package of support for Britain's charities that the Government provided during the pandemic, including £750 million of dedicated funding that helped more than 15,000 organizations across the country respond to the impact of Covid-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/09/2022 16:50:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1503855

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Inflation
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 effect of higher levels of inflation on spending on public services.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	45447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The plans announced at Spending Review 2021 mean that total departmental spending is set to rise to £566 billion in 2024-25 – a cash increase of £150bn per annum over the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It is standard practice for the government to set cash budgets, and for departments to manage the risk of inflation. However, the government is also driving a renewed focus on efficiency, to ensure that departments can continue to deliver on their commitments and make their resources go further.</p><p> </p><p>The government is taking important steps to get inflation under control through strong, independent monetary policy, responsible tax and spending decisions, and reforms to boost our productivity and growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be announcing measures shortly to address energy price costs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/09/2022 14:40:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1503923

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Hitchin and Harpenden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency with rises in the cost of living in the period between August 2021 and August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	45547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, which will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the previously announced support. Eight million of the most vulnerable households, including those in Hitchin and Harpenden, will see £1,200 extra support in Cost of Living Payments, provided in instalments across the year, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits. This includes the £400 support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme – available to all households.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor a range of cost of living pressures and their impacts, and later this month the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 45691 45692 question first answered 16/09/2022 12:16:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1504008

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Hitchin and Harpenden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of rises in the cost of living on people in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	45691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, which will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the previously announced support. Eight million of the most vulnerable households, including those in Hitchin and Harpenden, will see £1,200 extra support in Cost of Living Payments, provided in instalments across the year, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits. This includes the £400 support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme – available to all households.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor a range of cost of living pressures and their impacts, and later this month the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 45547 45692 question first answered 16/09/2022 12:16:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1504009

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Hitchin and Harpenden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency with rises in the cost of living in the period after August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	45692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, which will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the previously announced support. Eight million of the most vulnerable households, including those in Hitchin and Harpenden, will see £1,200 extra support in Cost of Living Payments, provided in instalments across the year, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits. This includes the £400 support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme – available to all households.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor a range of cost of living pressures and their impacts, and later this month the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 45547 45691 question first answered 16/09/2022 12:16:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1504361

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
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 representatives from the Welsh Government on the state of the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>HMT Ministers meet regularly with representatives from the Welsh Government to discuss the state of the UK economy. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the Minister with responsibility for devolved administration funding.</p><p> </p><p>The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury attended a Finance Interministerial Standing Committee meeting on 15 June and a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee on 29 June, together with Welsh Government Ministers, where discussions covered the latest economic outlook. The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury also held a bilateral meeting with the Welsh Government Minister for Finance and Local Government ahead of the F:ISC meeting on 15 June where economic and fiscal matters were raised.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/09/2022 12:08:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504363

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>HMT Ministers regularly meet with representatives from the Welsh Government and recent meetings have focussed on the cost of living. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the Minister with responsibility for devolved administration funding.</p><p> </p><p>The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury discussed the UK and devolved governments’ approaches to cost of living on a number of recent occasions, including at the Finance Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) meeting on 15 June and at the Interministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) meeting on 29 June.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/09/2022 12:13:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504458

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and Social Care, (b) Education and (c) Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the levels of funding required to ensure that (i) schools, (ii) nurseries, (iii) colleges, (iv) hospitals, (v) providers of social care and (vi) other providers of essential public services are able to afford the increased cost of energy; if he will make it his policy to provide additional funding to help those public services meet their energy costs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	45771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that many private and public sector organisations are exposed to high energy costs driven by global factors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations, comparable to the scheme being provided for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>This will protect them from soaring energy costs through the acute crisis this winter and provide them with the certainty they need to plan.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/09/2022 12:11:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas