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1484093

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy and Fuels: Prices
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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the economic effect of the rise in (a) fuel and (b) energy costs on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	900770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Businesses are experiencing increased costs driven by global events. One of these extra costs is fuel. At Spring Statement, we announced a 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre, for the benefit of businesses as well as individuals. More broadly, we are helping SMEs through tax cuts to national insurance and business rates.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/06/2022 15:42:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1484094

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on the potential merits of a windfall tax on electricity generators.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	900773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>On 26<sup>th</sup> May, the Chancellor announced that the Government was urgently evaluating the scale of extraordinary profits in the energy generation sector and the appropriate next steps.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, officials have been engaging with industry stakeholders to gather evidence on energy generators’ level of profitability and the operation of their business models.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:02:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1484095

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Schemes
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 effectiveness of the Plan for Jobs in supporting people into work.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	900775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The success of our Plan for Jobs is playing a key role in spreading opportunity across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Government protected 11.7 million jobs through the pandemic, as well as moving millions of job seekers into work and supporting young people through programmes like kickstart and our apprenticeships offer.</p><p> </p><p>It’s clear our plan is working. 2 million fewer people are out of work than originally feared, and the unemployment rate remains close to a near 50 year low.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to build on this success with our Way to Work campaign, which aims to support 500,000 jobseekers into work by the end of June.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/06/2022 14:08:54 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1484096

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to implement the findings of the fundamental review of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	900777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the review of business rates the government announced measures worth £7 billion for businesses over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>We have already started implementing the findings from the review, by freezing the multiplier in 2022/23, introducing a 50 per cent retail relief, and introducing new plant and machinery and heat networks reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>Other reforms, including the new improvement relief, will be implemented from April 2023.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:00:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1484097

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: 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 impact of the energy profits levy on investor confidence in the North Sea energy sector.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	900779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Profits Levy is a temporary measure, the revenues from which will help to provide vital support for households facing cost of living pressures.</p><p>The government expects the combination of the Levy and its investment allowance to lead to an overall increase in investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:06:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1484098

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
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 ensure fairness in the application of the tax system.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	900781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement, we equalised the National Insurance and income tax starting thresholds.</p><p> </p><p>Our work towards OECD Pillar 1 &amp; 2 reforms will help to ensure multinational businesses pay their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to tackling avoidance and evasion to ensure that everyone pays the right amount of tax at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/06/2022 15:04:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1484192

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to help reduce the amount of forms that producers and distributers of alcohol products need to compete for HMRC when exporting goods overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has produced a range of resources to help exporters, including alcohol exporters. This includes guidance, videos, webinars, and the Export Support Service.</p><p> </p><p>The 2025 UK Border strategy sets out the Government’s vision for the UK border to be the most effective in the world. It aims to make it as straightforward as possible for businesses to comply with customs requirements, including export processes, whilst keeping the UK safe and protecting our fiscal interests.</p><p> </p><p>We are embracing innovation and technology. This includes investing £180 million to build a UK Single Trade Window which will streamline how traders share information with Government.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/07/2022 16:25:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1484200

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken is for HMRC to process refunds in the latest period for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	26810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>There are many different routes that customers can take to ask HMRC for a refund, and many different types of refunds that can be asked for. It is therefore not possible to provide an answer to this question.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/07/2022 16:26:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1484210

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the standard of service that customers are receiving from HMRC; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	26811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>As Financial Secretary to the Treasury, I meet with HMRC officials on a regular basis to discuss progress.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly performance details are published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports#reporting-year-2021-to-2022. Quarterly performance updates are published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates#reporting-year-2021-to-2022.</p><p> </p><p>Final performance figures for the financial year 2021-22 will be published in the department’s Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) in July 2022. The Quarter 4 2021-22 performance publication and March 2022 monthly publication will be published at the same time as the ARA.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/07/2022 15:28:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1484255

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Security Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the National Security Council he has attended since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	26693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Security Council is a committee of the Cabinet. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/07/2022 15:13:00 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey