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1404827

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
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 his Department has made on the impact of the proposed alcohol duty system on (a) health inequalities and (b) wider inequality.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	108520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>To better support public health, the Government intends to move to a new system that taxes all products in reference to their alcohol content for the first time. This will help to target problem drinking by taxing higher-strength products associated with alcohol-related harm a higher rate of duty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to engage with interested stakeholders, including public health professionals, on these reforms. A consultation was launched in October and stakeholders are encouraged to respond before the deadline of 30 January 2022. A tax information and impact note will be published following the consultation 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 question first answered 25/01/2022 08:00:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1404828

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England who do not have a bank account.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	108535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the continued importance of access to banking.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority conducts a biennial Financial Lives Survey of 16,000 adults which provides a comprehensive insight into the finances of the UK population. The latest findings from the survey were published in February 2021. They showed that in February 2020 1.2 million adults were considered ‘unbanked’, defined as adults without a current account or an alternative e-money account. The Government does not have data broken down by area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to improving access to financial services and recognises that access to a transactional bank account is key to enabling people to manage their money on a day-to-day basis effectively, securely and confidently. The nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are not eligible for a bank’s standard current account.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/01/2022 12:49:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1404860

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his plans are for the future of Government-guaranteed loan schemes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	108545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is currently open UK-wide to SMEs and is due to close to new loan applications on 30 June 2022. Lenders can offer loans, overdrafts, and invoice and asset finance up to £2 million, with a minimum loan size of £25,001 for term loans and overdrafts, and £1,000 for invoice and asset finance. The Government provides a 70% guarantee to lenders on each loan.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all schemes under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/01/2022 07:59:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1404867

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bus Services: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the Bus Recovery Grant beyond March 2022 to help support the recovery of bus transport in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	108608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital importance of bus services to local economies and communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided over £1.5bn to maintain essential local bus services outside London since March 2020, ensuring that people can continue to get to work, school, and shops safely and easily.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Chancellor also confirmed a further £1.2bn to deliver London-style services, fares and infrastructure improvements. This will help to deliver the PM’s ‘Bus Back Better’ strategy for transforming bus services across England, and means that dedicated spending on buses will more than double over this Parliament taking into account wider investment in thousands of new zero emission buses.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/01/2022 07:58:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1404285

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2021 to Question 87844 on Child Benefit: Taxation, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of eligible claimants who have opted out of High Income Child Benefit in each year from 2013 to 2020; and what assessment he has made of the effect of maintaining the adjusted net income threshold for that benefit at £50,000 on tax revenues in (a) 2013 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	107639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was introduced in January 2013 to target support at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an income over £50,000 who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it. The charge is tapered for taxpayers with incomes between £50,000 and £60,000. Where income is over £60,000, the amount of the charge is equal to the Child Benefit payments.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of eligible claimants who have opted out of Child Benefit in each year from 2013 to 2020. These are the latest figures available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total number of families claiming Child Benefit payment + Total number of families that have opted out of receiving Child Benefit payment (United Kingdom)</p></td><td><p>Total number of families that have opted out of receiving Child Benefit payment (United Kingdom)</p></td><td><p>Total number of families that have opted out of receiving Child Benefit payment as a proportion of the total number of families claiming Child Benefit payment + total number of families that have opted out of receiving Child Benefit payment (United Kingdom)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>7,947,000</p></td><td><p>397,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>7,937,000</p></td><td><p>476,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>7,908,000</p></td><td><p>492,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>7,900,000</p></td><td><p>504,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>7,893,000</p></td><td><p>516,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>7,871,000</p></td><td><p>545,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>7,863,000</p></td><td><p>582,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>7,834,000</p></td><td><p>624,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a disciplined and responsible way by targeting support where it is most needed. The Government considers the adjusted net income threshold of £50,000 used in the administration of the HICBC to be set at the right level. Only a small minority of taxpayers, with comparatively high incomes are affected. As with all elements of tax policy, the Government keeps this under review as part of the annual Budget process. The tax revenue from the HICBC in the 2013/14 tax year was £431m and in 2019/20, it was £416m.</p><p> </p><p>Details on the numbers of Child Benefit opt-outs and tax raised are published annually on GOV.UK at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-income-child-benefit-charge-data/high-income-child-benefit-charge (opens in a new tab).</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/01/2022 17:57:02 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1404392

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Barnsley Central
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 impact of business rates on small and medium businesses in Barnsley Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	107581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The review of the business rates system concluded at Autumn Budget 2021 with the publication of the Final Report.</p><p>The Final Report reaffirmed the importance of business rates for raising revenue for essential local services, introduced substantive interventions to the business rates system, and announced a package of measures worth £7 billion over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The review set out new measures to reduce the burden of business rates on firms, including further relief for high street businesses, including extending Transitional Relief for an additional year, restricting bill increases to 15 per cent for small properties (up to £20,000 Rateable Value), and 25 per cent for medium properties (up to £100,000 Rateable Value), subject to subsidy control limits.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have discretion to determine how much funding they provide to businesses and have the flexibility to target local businesses that are important to their local economies.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/01/2022 14:37:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1404409

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the revenue raised from the soft drinks industry levy is ringfenced for use by the Department for Education.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	107730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is not formally linked to any individual spending programme.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government will continue to invest in supporting public health and tackling obesity. This includes over £200m a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food programme, announced at Spending Review 2021, and the £320 million per year Physical Education (PE) and Sport Premium.</p><p> </p><p>The money allocated to these causes exceeds the revenue raised by the SDIL.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/01/2022 10:57:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1403821

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) review his policy on payments made under the Self Employment Income Support Scheme in order to discount average trading profits in the preceding three full tax years that were reduced as a result a self-employed woman having taken maternity leave and (b) make retrospective payments to affected women based on that revised calculation.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), the Government has been able to support millions of self-employed people at scale and pace, making it one of the most generous self-employment income COVID support schemes in the world. The SEISS grant was based on data HMRC already held and could quickly and easily calculate at scale. Without this mechanism, the schemes might have run into unacceptable delay, created unmanageable manual demand, or exposed the support to fraud.</p><p> </p><p>There is no way for HMRC to know the reasons why an individual’s profits may have dropped in earlier years from income tax self-assessment returns. However, by calculating the grant on average trading profits over several tax years, the SEISS supported people who saw a dip in profits for any reason.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s approach made the scheme as accessible and fair as possible, while ensuring it remained deliverable and achieved its objectives.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/01/2022 15:53:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1403823

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy: Females
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 its policies do not discriminate against (a) new mothers and (b) pregnant women.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Treasury carefully considers the equalities impacts of policies on individuals with protected characteristics, in line with both its legal obligations and its commitment to fairness and equality of opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010, pregnancy and maternity is one of a number of protected characteristics covered by the Public Sector Equality Duty which requires ministers and others to pay due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Our policies support the Government’s ambition of creating a fairer and more equal society. For example, at the Autumn Budget, the Government announced £500m funding to transform start for life and family help services for parents and babies, and carers and children, including mothers during pregnancy and maternity, in half of the council areas across England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/01/2022 17:37:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1403848

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Diaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full his Ministerial diary for 20 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	106879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with departmental officials and external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/01/2022 10:36:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain