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1472111

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that workers are adequately remunerated in the context of the recent increase in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	22587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>On 1 April 2022, the Government increased the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour for workers aged 23+. This helps keeps us on track to meet our target to end low pay by 2024-25.</p><p> </p><p>The April 2022 increase in the National Living Wage represents an increase of over £1,000 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage and is expected to benefit over 2 million workers.</p><p> </p><p>We are also delivering a significant tax cut for low-income families by reducing the Universal Credit taper rate from 63p to 55p, and increasing Universal Credit work allowances by £500 p.a. This is essentially a tax cut for the lowest paid in society worth £2.2bn next year and means that around 2m families will save an extra £1,000 a year on average.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/06/2022 14:47:13 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1472116

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to (a) mitigate and (b) tackle the impact on people's personal finances of the recent increase in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	22592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Millions of households across the UK are struggling to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living. The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.</p><p> </p><p>The government is helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain to cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). This is a doubling of the £200 of support announced in February, and there will no longer be any repayments. The government will deliver equivalent support to people in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supporting over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits with a one-off Cost of Living Payment of £650, paid in two instalments.</p><p> </p><p>The government is giving additional UK-wide support to help disabled people with the particular extra costs they will face, with 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits receiving a one-off disability Cost of Living Payment of £150.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also providing extra support to help all pensioners across the UK stay warm this winter. Over eight million pensioner households will receive an extra one-off £300 this year to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter.</p><p> </p><p>For households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support; the government is providing an extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund. The Fund will be extended from this October to March 2023, bringing total funding for the scheme to £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of one-off support in total this year to help with the cost of living.</p><p>The government is also committed to tackling the underlying, long-term factors driving cost of living challenges. This includes: helping people into work and supporting them to keep more of what they earn; solidifying our supply chains and boosting our energy security; and driving economic growth through a lower tax, dynamic market economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 22373 question first answered 28/06/2022 14:42:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1472182

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inflation: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of inflation on households' cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	22373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Millions of households across the UK are struggling to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living. The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.</p><p> </p><p>The government is helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain to cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). This is a doubling of the £200 of support announced in February, and there will no longer be any repayments. The government will deliver equivalent support to people in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supporting over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits with a one-off Cost of Living Payment of £650, paid in two instalments.</p><p> </p><p>The government is giving additional UK-wide support to help disabled people with the particular extra costs they will face, with 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits receiving a one-off disability Cost of Living Payment of £150.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also providing extra support to help all pensioners across the UK stay warm this winter. Over eight million pensioner households will receive an extra one-off £300 this year to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter.</p><p> </p><p>For households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support; the government is providing an extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund. The Fund will be extended from this October to March 2023, bringing total funding for the scheme to £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of one-off support in total this year to help with the cost of living.</p><p>The government is also committed to tackling the underlying, long-term factors driving cost of living challenges. This includes: helping people into work and supporting them to keep more of what they earn; solidifying our supply chains and boosting our energy security; and driving economic growth through a lower tax, dynamic market economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 22592 question first answered 28/06/2022 14:42:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1472183

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure value for money in public spending.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	22374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 placed a renewed emphasis on ensuring that every pound of taxpayers’ money is spent well and focused on the areas that make the most difference to people’s daily lives. The government set clear outcomes for what spending will buy; ensured that all decisions are informed by the best quality evidence; encouraged joint working between departments; and took further action to drive out low value or inefficient spend.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spring Statement, the government also set out plans to tackle waste and inefficiency across the public sector through a comprehensive efficiency agenda. This includes a new Public Sector Fraud Authority that will tackle fraud and a further £12 million investment in HMRC to help prevent error and fraud in tax credits. Work on ensuring value for money is being driven by the Chancellor-chaired Committee on Efficiency and Value for Money.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/06/2022 14:45:08 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1472327

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much tax is forgone annually by HM Treasury as a result of the tax exemptions for charities’ (1) donations, (2) investment income, and (3) gains on capital investments.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL1178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Tax relief is available on donations to charity by individuals and organisations, and to charities for their activities, including investment income.</p><p>Estimates for tax reliefs on charitable donations by individuals are published in “UK charity tax relief statistics”. The table below is an extract from the latest edition, showing these estimates for the previous 5 tax years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Extract from Table 1 and 2:</strong> Estimates for UK charities tax reliefs. Updated November 2021</p><p>Restricted to those reliefs for which accurate figures can be estimated</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Reliefs paid to charities</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Reliefs paid to individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Gift Aid</p></td><td><p>Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme</p></td><td><p>Interest, royalties, trust donations etc</p></td><td><p>Inheritance Tax</p></td><td><p>Payroll Giving</p></td><td><p>Gifts of shares and property</p></td><td><p>Higher Rate Relief on Gift Aid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Information about tax relief on charities’ investment income, and on charitable donations by organisations is not readily available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:26:13 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1471558

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duke of Sussex: Charter Flights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they funded the return charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text No public money was used for the charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK.<p><strong> </strong></p>The Government provides financial support to the Queen known as the Sovereign Grant, to fund The Queen's official duties and maintain the Occupied Royal Palaces. Funding from the Sovereign Grant only covers expenses incurred by other Members of the Royal Family when they undertake official duties on behalf of Her Majesty. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:18:49 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1471559

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bureaux de Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require currency exchange services for consumers to display both (1) the live interbank exchange rate, and (2) the commission charged, following the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text Where currency conversion is provided as part of a payment transaction, the Payment Services Regulations 2017 make requirements on UK payment service providers regarding disclosure of fees and charges to the payer, for example, the exchange rate used for a currency conversion transaction. Provisions under the Cross Border Payments Regulation, which continue to apply in the UK as part of retained EU law, also contribute to price transparency, with further requirements regarding how foreign exchange costs are communicated before a payment is made. The Government has no plans at this time to amend the requirements on firms, but keeps all policy under review.<p><strong> </strong></p>The Government recognises the importance of transparency of fees and charges in ensuring effective competition between payment service providers. These regulations, amongst other things, are intended to enable consumers to make informed decisions when making use of payment services including where currency conversion is offered as part of a payment transaction. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:28:52 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1471575

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Truphone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the sale of Truphone to ensure that it does not undermine (1) the UK's sanctions relating to Russia, or (2) the UK's national security.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pidding
uin	HL1097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Truphone Limited are not currently subject to financial sanctions.</p><p> </p><p>Financial sanctions restrictions apply to any entity that is itself designated, or is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by a designated person. This includes where that person holds (directly or indirectly) more than 50% of the shares or voting rights in an entity, has the right (directly or indirectly) to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the entity, or it is reasonable to expect that the person would be able to ensure the affairs of the entity are conducted in accordance with the person’s wishes.</p><p> </p><p>If any sanctioned individuals are due to receive funds as a result of the sale of a company which is not subject to financial sanctions restrictions, any funds they receive from a UK company or into a UK bank account will need to be frozen. A licence from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in HM Treasury would then be needed for any onward movement of such funds, otherwise breaches of financial sanctions restrictions may occur. Any suspected breach of financial sanctions should be reported to OFSI.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI is the competent authority for implementing and enforcing the UK’s financial sanctions. The maintenance of national security is a cross-departmental effort and any activity to monitor and intervene in matters of national security may be undertaken by departments other than HMT.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:22:55 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4552 label Biography information for Baroness Pidding