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1639968

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	VAT: Registration
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 VAT registration threshold on incentives for small businesses to increase their turnover above that threshold.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	186707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that accounting for VAT can be a burden on small businesses. This is why, at £85,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD. This keeps the majority of UK businesses out of VAT altogether. Nearly half of businesses that are VAT registered are voluntarily registered under the threshold.</p><p>Views on the threshold are divided and the case for change has been regularly reviewed over the years. While some businesses have argued that a higher threshold would reduce administrative and financial burdens, others contend that a lower threshold would provide a fairer competitive environment.</p><p>Following the Office of Tax Simplification report published on 7 November 2017, the Government published a call for evidence on 13 March 2018 inviting views on the effect of the current threshold and what policy options could better incentivise growth. A summary of responses was published at Budget 2018. The responses did not provide a clear option for reform.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government continues to keep all taxes under review, it was announced at Autumn Budget 2022 that the VAT threshold will be maintained at its current level of £85,000 until 31 March 2026.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/06/2023 13:41:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

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

1640017

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	Cost of Living: Young People and Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to provide targeted fiscal support to disabled young people and their families, in the context of rises in cost-of-living.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	186746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government provides support to young disabled people primarily through Disability Living Allowance (DLA), as well as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for those aged 16 and over. These benefits provide significant financial support to cover extra costs incurred as a result of a disability and were uprated in line with inflation in April.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also provided further targeted support to those in receipt of disability benefits like DLA and PIP through the Disability Cost of Living Payments. The Government will begin to deliver the second Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from June 20th. This is in addition to the previous Disability Cost of Living Payment, also worth £150, delivered from September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Some family members who provided care to a disabled young person may also be eligible for Carer’s Allowance if they meet the eligibility criteria. This is worth £76.75 per week.</p><p> </p><p>Young disabled people and their families have also benefited from other forms of Cost of Living support. This includes the Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bills Support Scheme and the Council Tax rebate.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/06/2023 11:01:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1640062

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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC has not provided a substantive response to the letter from the Hon. Member for Christchurch dated 18th April, HMRC Ref 0013913 PSA.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	186587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The correspondence of 18 April 2023 was redirected by HM Treasury to HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) on 19 April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC replied to the Hon Member on 12 May and 19 May 2023 to provide updates and to advise that they are unable to provide a substantive response until their investigations into the complaint have been completed.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will contact the member again when these investigations have been completed.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/06/2023 13:29:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

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

1640170

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	Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by the Government to investigate tax evasion of people with assets worth over £10 million.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	186796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance, evasion, and all other forms of tax non-compliance. HMRC has considerable resources to tackle non-compliance in the tax system, including tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p>Within HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG), HMRC have dedicated Wealthy Teams with responsibility for tax compliance in this customer segment. As part of their role, they are key to delivering HMRC’s compliance response to evasion.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the work of the Wealthy teams, the most serious non-compliance in the Wealthy customer segment is dealt with by specialist Offshore Corporate and Wealthy (OCW) colleagues in HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service.</p><p> </p><p>For data on the full time equivalent (FTE) employees working in HMRC's Wealthy Teams, I refer the hon member to my answer of 30 January 2023 to PQ UIN 131454 : <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-01-24%2F131454&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPQ.PQMAIL%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7C7b4ed846c1014863cd1c08db5205fae0%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638193957984991859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YJepMUjejQt%2FH%2FExG%2FMNKf%2Bb%2Fg%2B5q08JVmfTUHvzC24%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</em></a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/06/2023 07:55:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1639576

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	Personal Savings: Inflation
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 trends in the level of inflation on the assets of long-term savers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of getting inflation down, and there are three key things the government is doing to deliver on the plan to halve inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Firstly, remaining steadfast in our support for the independent MPC at the Bank of England, as they take action to return inflation to target. Secondly, making difficult but responsible decisions on tax and spending so we are not adding fuel to the fire. Third, tackling high energy prices by holding down energy bills for households and businesses, alongside investing in long-term energy security.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Bank of England and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast that inflation will fall notably this year. The government recognises the challenges faced by households due to elevated cost of living and has provided support worth £3,300 per household on average, across 2022-23 and 2023-24.</p><p>In addition, the Government has a number of savings tax reliefs to support to support savers.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals can save up to £20,000 into their ISA each year and coupled with the Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers, around 95% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income. ISAs have been a well-regarded and highly utilised investment and savings vehicle for many. Around £72 billion was subscribed to Adult ISAs in 2020 to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps ISA policy under review to ensure it remains and appropriate vehicle for savers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 01/06/2023 11:00:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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

1639774

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	Cash Dispensing: Nottingham East
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 adequacy of the availability of cash withdrawal facilities throughout the Nottingham East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	186566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that while the transition towards digital payments brings many opportunities, cash continues to be used by many people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently legislating to protect access to cash across the UK as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022. The Bill establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities. In recognition of the important role of cash for individuals, the government has tabled an amendment to the Bill that will require the FCA to seek to ensure that there is reasonable provision of free withdrawal and deposit facilities for holders of personal accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The ATM network also plays a critical role in the availability of cash withdrawal facilities. LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has made commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. According to LINK data for March 2023, there were around 39,000 free-to-use ATMs across the UK, including 53 free-to-use ATMs in the constituency of Nottingham East. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/" target="_blank">https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 05/06/2023 11:05:58 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome