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1639991

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent meetings with SCOPE on their social tariff on energy campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	186720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Officials from HM Treasury and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero met with SCOPE in January 2023 to discuss energy-related needs and support for disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>In March, the Government set out its intention to consult in Summer 2023 on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy markets from April 2024 onwards. The government continues to engage with a range of stakeholders as part of its wider retail market reforms.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 15:21:55 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1640094

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to (a) equality, (b) diversity and (c) inclusivity in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	186613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text Where the number of individuals is fewer than five, as is the case here, we consider that to provide an exact figure and the additional details requested would constitute the disclosure of personal data.<p> </p>The first data protection principle requires the disclosure of third-party personal data to be lawful, fair and transparent. We believe that releasing the information would breach the first data protection principle. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 15:19:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1640095

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions
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 impact of a carbon border adjustment mechanism on the domestic steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	186635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The government is currently consulting on potential future measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks, including the potential for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The consultation is currently open, and the government is seeking a wide range of stakeholder views before taking any decisions. The government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 14:11:52 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1639723

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sewage: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sewage leaks have been recorded within their Department's estate in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	186479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s offices are managed by government property services providers, either the Government Property Agency, HM Revenue and Customs or the Cabinet Office. This includes wastewater management and therefore HM Treasury does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 26/05/2023 07:49:19 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1639850

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Higher Education: Finance
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 impact of the decision not to provide Higher Education Institutions with additional funding support from 2024 on the financial sustainability of (a) individual Institutions and( b) the sector; if he will make it his policy to fully fund the costs to such Institutions of the Superannuation Contributions Adjusted for Past Experience discount rate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	186400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>In recognition of the cost pressure a potential increase to employer contribution rates would bring to existing departmental budgets, the Government announced on 30 March its commitment to providing funding for employers whose employment costs are centrally funded. Higher education (HE) providers are not covered by this commitment. To not provide financial support is consistent with the decision to not fund a similar Teachers' Pension Scheme cost increase in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, I do recognise that while the Office for Students’ (OfS) annual report on financial sustainability finds that university finances generally remain in good shape, there remains a wide spread of financial performance across the sector. The Department for Education and HMT recognise the importance of this issue and will continue discussions about the implications for HE providers. The Government will confirm its position on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies grouped question UIN 186401 question first answered 01/06/2023 12:47:09 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1639851

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Higher Education: Workplace Pensions
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 Education on the costs to the higher education sector of participation in the Teachers' Pension Scheme; if he will make it his policy to work with the sector to develop financial mechanisms to help higher education institutions manage those costs in the long-term; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	186401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>In recognition of the cost pressure a potential increase to employer contribution rates would bring to existing departmental budgets, the Government announced on 30 March its commitment to providing funding for employers whose employment costs are centrally funded. Higher education (HE) providers are not covered by this commitment. To not provide financial support is consistent with the decision to not fund a similar Teachers' Pension Scheme cost increase in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, I do recognise that while the Office for Students’ (OfS) annual report on financial sustainability finds that university finances generally remain in good shape, there remains a wide spread of financial performance across the sector. The Department for Education and HMT recognise the importance of this issue and will continue discussions about the implications for HE providers. The Government will confirm its position on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies grouped question UIN 186400 question first answered 01/06/2023 12:47:09 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1639317

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Water Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to impose additional taxes on the profits of water companies.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	186192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>From April 2023, the Corporate Tax (CT) rate increased from 19% to 25% for the most profitable companies with more than £50,000 of profits per annum. This ensures a greater contribution from the most profitable companies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the UK tax system under constant review to ensure fairness for all taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 26/05/2023 07:47:12 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1639428

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183926 on Shipping: Fuels, how many marine voyages relief claims were submitted in each of the last 12 months; and how many and what proportion of those claims (a) required additional security checks and (b) were processed within 30 days.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	186229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text The information requested is provided in the table below:-<table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Claim Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month/Yr</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total no of claims processed for payment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claims verified</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of claims verified</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of claims processed within 30 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of claims processed within 30 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Marine Voyages (HO50)</strong></p></td><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC aims to pay Oils Relief Repayment claims within 30 days of receipt or as soon as possible with interest accrued outside of the 30-day period. In November 2022, an internal restructure was put in place, moving the work to a different business stream to enhance HMRC’s capacity to deal with these claims efficiently. However, the new team inherited a significant backlog of claims and, to deliver the best customer service in these circumstances, worked the oldest claims on hand first. Additional resources have now been deployed and are being trained to action claims, with a view to clearing the remaining backlog and processing all new claims received from 1<sup>st</sup> June 2023 within agreed timeframes. Customers who are concerned they have not heard from HMRC regarding their claims can contact them via their email address <a href="mailto:MorcExciseEast@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">MorcExciseEast@hmrc.gov.uk</a> which is monitored daily. They will receive a response to their queries within 5 working days.</p><p> </p><p>All claims are checked against supporting documentation required. No records have been kept on the number of claims which require further information or security checking.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 25/05/2023 16:53:12 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1628935

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage changes in alcohol revenue were broken down by alcohol category for each financial year between 2013-14 to 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	185860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Alcohol <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin" target="_blank">Bulletin</a> tables show receipts by alcohol category between the financial years 2013-14 and 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to the 2022-23 financial year has yet to be published, but will be released at the end of May 2023, in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin" target="_blank">Alcohol Bulletin</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Alcohol Bulletin can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 24/05/2023 11:26:07 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1628563

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if their Department will publish an Ethnicity Pay Gap Report for financial year 2023-24 in line with the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance for employers published on 17 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	185669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>We are currently considering the best way to approach Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Although Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting is voluntary, HM Treasury is keen to publish a report.</p><p> </p><p>In conjunction with the HR expert services team for the Civil Service and other government departments, we are working through the details of the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance that was published on 17 April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Gender Pay Gap Reporting, departments are looking to develop a consistent methodology to be used to produce the data.</p><p> </p><p>The outcomes of this development work will inform whether we are able to publish a report for 2023/2024.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 22/05/2023 14:28:22 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain