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1437389

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Russia
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 ensure that cryptocurrency cannot be used to make purchases in the UK by (a) individuals sanctioned due to the war between Russia and Ukraine and (b) the Russian state to buy war materials within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	133214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Money Laundering Regulations, cryptoasset exchanges and custodian wallet providers operating in the UK must conduct customer due diligence checks to verify a customer’s identity and, where applicable, the beneficial owner of the customer, and ascertain the nature of the business relationship or transaction. This includes checking that the prospective customer is not subject to sanctions, and does not intend to use the business relationship or transaction for criminal purposes, such as unlicensed arms dealing. Where the customer is a Politically Exposed Person or is deemed otherwise high-risk of being involved in money-laundering or sanctions evasion, the firm must conduct Enhanced Due Diligence.</p><p> </p><p>These requirements are in line with the globally agreed recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The Financial Conduct Authority has contacted cryptoasset firms to make clear their obligations in relation to preventing sanctions evasion, and the government will continue to consider what more can be done to further reduce the risk of sanctioned individuals or entities using cryptoassets.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 133215 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:08:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1437390

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating additional identification requirements for people making purchases from UK-based businesses using cryptocurrencies to help prevent (a) individuals and (b) the Russian state avoid sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	133215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Money Laundering Regulations, cryptoasset exchanges and custodian wallet providers operating in the UK must conduct customer due diligence checks to verify a customer’s identity and, where applicable, the beneficial owner of the customer, and ascertain the nature of the business relationship or transaction. This includes checking that the prospective customer is not subject to sanctions, and does not intend to use the business relationship or transaction for criminal purposes, such as unlicensed arms dealing. Where the customer is a Politically Exposed Person or is deemed otherwise high-risk of being involved in money-laundering or sanctions evasion, the firm must conduct Enhanced Due Diligence.</p><p> </p><p>These requirements are in line with the globally agreed recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The Financial Conduct Authority has contacted cryptoasset firms to make clear their obligations in relation to preventing sanctions evasion, and the government will continue to consider what more can be done to further reduce the risk of sanctioned individuals or entities using cryptoassets.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 133214 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:08:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1437421

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VTB Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason a 30 day licence has been granted giving permission for any individual or entity to wind down any transactions with Russian bank VTB until 27 March.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	133125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text The general licence INT/2022/1272278 (Wind Down Positions Involving VTB) was issued on 25 February to allow for an orderly wind down of contracts with the bank, which was designated on 24 February. The general licence permits only the wind down of existing activity for third parties and expires on 27 March 2022. The general licence has been granted to reduce disruption in the UK financial system, not to permit VTB to proactively exit positions. It ensures that VTB will not benefit from a situation where UK persons cannot close out their positions or wind down transactions involving the bank. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/03/2022 18:29:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1437467

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2022 to Question 127250 on Energy Bills Rebate, what mechanism his Department will introduce to recoup the £200 energy bill reduction for people with pre-payment meters.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will work closely with industry and consumer groups to ensure pre-payment customers receive the £200 reduction from October in a way that is convenient for them. BEIS will consider how best to recoup the reduction from customer bills, including for pre-payment meter customers.</p><p> </p><p>This will be done through a public consultation in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 133119 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:05:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1437469

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2022 to Question 126560 on Energy Bills Rebate, whether his Department plans to (a) put a lump sum of £200 on the meters of people that use pre-payment meters or (b) use the tariffs set by energy companies to do that.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will work closely with industry and consumer groups to ensure pre-payment customers receive the £200 reduction from October in a way that is convenient for them. BEIS will consider how best to recoup the reduction from customer bills, including for pre-payment meter customers.</p><p> </p><p>This will be done through a public consultation in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 133118 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:05:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1437475

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of still wine sold in the UK that will be subject to a potential increase in duty under the Alcohol Duty Review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	133208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Costings for this policy were announced at Autumn Budget 2021 and can be accessed via the following link on page 12: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029980/Policy_Costings_Document_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029980/Policy_Costings_Document_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is continuing to engage with the UK wine industry on these reforms and is interested in understanding the administrative and economic impacts on businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail about the impact of alcohol duty reforms on industry will be included in a tax information and impact note when the policy is final, or near final, in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 133209 133210 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:11:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1437476

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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 assessment he has made of the impact of the Government’s proposed changes to alcohol excise duty on duty receipts from (a) beer, (b) cider, (c) spirits and (d) wine and sparkling wine made from fresh grapes; if he will place a copy of this assessment in the Library; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	133209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Costings for this policy were announced at Autumn Budget 2021 and can be accessed via the following link on page 12: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029980/Policy_Costings_Document_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029980/Policy_Costings_Document_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is continuing to engage with the UK wine industry on these reforms and is interested in understanding the administrative and economic impacts on businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail about the impact of alcohol duty reforms on industry will be included in a tax information and impact note when the policy is final, or near final, in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 133208 133210 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:11:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1437477

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Low Alcohol Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had discussions with the UK wine industry's (a) domestic producers and (b) importers on the potential scope to reduce the alcoholic content of wine made from fresh grapes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	133210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Costings for this policy were announced at Autumn Budget 2021 and can be accessed via the following link on page 12: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029980/Policy_Costings_Document_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029980/Policy_Costings_Document_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is continuing to engage with the UK wine industry on these reforms and is interested in understanding the administrative and economic impacts on businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail about the impact of alcohol duty reforms on industry will be included in a tax information and impact note when the policy is final, or near final, in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 133208 133209 question first answered 07/03/2022 15:11:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1437514

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2022 to Question 126706 on Treasury: Coronavirus, if he will make it his policy to require individual risk assessments for all employees at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before they return to the workplace following the easing of covid-19 restrictions; and how many individual risk assessments for people returning to work have been conducted by HMRC as of 2 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	133212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic HMRC have, in line with UK and Devolved Administration Guidance, made the Health &amp; Safety (H&amp;S) of employees their top priority, and put in place robust control measures to deliver on that. Measures include facilitating working at home where possible and providing a range of mental health and wellbeing services for employees wherever they are based. HMRC ensured suitable ventilation and additional cleaning in their workplaces, as well as the mandation of the wearing of face coverings in their Scottish offices. For offices in the other UK nations, there was an expectation that face coverings would be worn from Summer 2021 to January 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The HMRC Chief Executive gave notice on 31 January 2022 that from 28 February colleagues in England and Scotland will move to new ‘hybrid’ ways of working. As greater numbers of HMRC employees return to the workplace, the Department has put in place a ‘Return to Office Discussion Toolkit’. This gives managers and employees an opportunity to consider health, safety, and wellbeing in the context of the employees’ personal circumstances, to identify any concerns, and the right next steps and solutions. The Toolkit includes an Individual Risk Assessment, which can be used to help employees and managers understand the cumulative risk, to consider what additional controls can be put in place, and to make an informed decision about next steps. If any concerns are identified after working through the individual risk assessment, professional Occupational Health advice and welfare support is available. Completing the Individual Risk Assessment is not mandated in HMRC, which reflects the Scottish Government Guidance position that employers “should continue to conduct individual risk assessments … where necessary”. This remains the position going forward, subject to any changes in UK or Devolved Administration Government Guidance.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Toolkit and risk assessment process, HMRC have recognised that there may be some colleagues who need additional flexibility and support as part of their return to the office. Therefore, HMRC managers have the flexibility and discretion to support employees with plans that might run to a slightly longer timeframe. The ‘Supported Returns Plan Toolkit’ allows additional time to enable solutions to be put in place for the employee’s return to the office, as well as the continuation of support for them, such as additional utilities, travel expenses, and London pay easement, where applicable.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst HMRC requires each manager and employee to have a Toolkit-led conversation as part of return to office planning, they do not retain records of how many individual risk assessments for people returning to work have been conducted.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/03/2022 16:10:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1437565

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
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 increasing the tax free mileage allowance in the context of rising fuel prices.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	133159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) rates to minimise administrative burdens.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, they can choose to use a different mileage rate that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. However, tax is charged on any payment received by employees which exceed the AMAPs rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/03/2022 16:12:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards