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1524610

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
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 bank branches which have closed in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	67933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The way people bank in the UK continues to develop at pace, with more consumers and businesses than ever enjoying the convenience, security, and speed of digital banking. In 2021, 86% of UK adults used a form of remote banking, such as an app, online or on the phone. Banking customers have never had more choice in how they fit their banking into their everyday lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking services. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies. The Government does not intervene in these decisions or make direct assessments of these branch networks.</p><p /><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches or free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on the everyday banking and cash access needs of their customers and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK. New shared bank hubs are also being piloted, providing basic banking services and dedicated space where community bankers from major banks can meet customers of that bank.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022, the Government has introduced legislation to protect access to cash. The Bill protects access to cash by establishing the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator and providing it with appropriate powers to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/10/2022 13:35:17 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1524717

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many PAYE taxpayers were subject to enforcement action due to non-payment of (a) income tax and (b) national insurance by their employers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	67906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC only ever considers enforcement action as a last resort. Many customers that they take enforcement action against will have multiple debts and they apply their powers consistently across all debts and customers, regardless of how the tax arose.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not treat PAYE debts any differently and so do not collect or hold data on the number of cases in which enforcement action was taken against employers or employees, where an employer refuses to pay their liabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 67907 question first answered 25/10/2022 16:01:42 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1524718

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many registered employers of PAYE taxpayers were subject to enforcement action due to non-payment of (a) income tax and (b) national insurance in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	67907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC only ever considers enforcement action as a last resort. Many customers that they take enforcement action against will have multiple debts and they apply their powers consistently across all debts and customers, regardless of how the tax arose.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not treat PAYE debts any differently and so do not collect or hold data on the number of cases in which enforcement action was taken against employers or employees, where an employer refuses to pay their liabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 67906 question first answered 25/10/2022 16:01:42 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1524763

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a breakdown of the total payments made to civil servants in his Department for relocation costs to government offices outside London in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	68032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The total payment made to HM Treasury employees for relocation costs to government offices outside London in 2021, was £47,501.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 25/10/2022 15:05:31 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1524787

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department will publish its conclusions on the consultation on reforming the UK's Anti-Money Laundering Supervision system.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	67913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The government published a review of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regulatory and supervisory regime in June 2022. The review recognised that despite significant progress from the UK’s AML/CFT supervisors, there is still room for further improvement to strengthen the UK’s defences against economic crime.</p><p>The review also set out possible options for future reform. The Treasury will publish its conclusions following a formal consultation on the options under consideration, to ensure the risks and implications are fully understood.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/10/2022 07:04:11 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1524172

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Incentives: Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he can provide a monthly breakdown of average weekly earnings of bonus pay across businesses in SIC 2007 section K, L, M, and N in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	67159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>This information is not available in the form requested. This is due to bonus payments not being separately identified in Pay As You Earn Real Time Information data. Therefore, HMRC is not able to provide figures for bonus pay.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 24/10/2022 13:07:20 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1524210

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Diabetes
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 impact of the cost of living crisis on the financial wellbeing of people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	67243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that people across the UK and especially the most vulnerable members of society, such as those suffering from long-term health conditions and disabilities, are worried about the rising cost of living. That is why the Government is taking decisive action to get households through this winter, while ensuring we act in a fiscally responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>If individuals have extra-costs arising from their diabetes, then they may qualify for disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payments (PIP). People in receipt of extra-costs disability benefits such as PIP or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20th September, to help with the extra costs disabled people are facing. The DWP has already processed around 6 million such payments.</p><p> </p><p>A one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment is also being delivered for those on means-tested benefits. Individuals who have limited ability to work because of their health condition, and are in receipt of means-tested benefits such as income-related Employment and Support Allowance or the Universal Credit Health top up, are eligible for this support.</p><p> </p><p>Those living with a long-term health condition, such as diabetes, can also benefit from other forms of non-means-tested support which the Government is providing to assist with UK households’ energy bills. We have taken decisive action to support millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs this winter through the Energy Price Guarantee. In addition to the Energy Price Guarantee, millions of the most vulnerable households will receive further support this year through the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme. The £150 Council Tax rebate will also mean that all households in Council Tax bands A-D will receive a rebate, which will be delivered by Local Authorities. Lastly, to support households who need further help or who are not eligible for elements of the wider package of support, the Government is also providing an extra £500 million of local support to help with the cost of essentials, via the Household Support Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to keep the situation under review and are focusing support on the most vulnerable whilst ensuring we act in a fiscally responsible way.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/10/2022 10:37:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1524315

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	First Time Buyers
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 adequacy of the support available for people saving to buy a house; and if he will reconsider the limits placed on help to buy ISAs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	67256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Help to Buy: ISA scheme aims to help those who are struggling to save enough to get onto the housing ladder. As first-time buyers tend to buy smaller (and therefore cheaper) first properties, the scheme’s property price cap of £250,000 for properties outside London (£450,000 within London) allows the Government to target support more precisely at the people the scheme is intended to help. Since its launch in 2015, the scheme has supported 497,940 property completions across the UK, with a mean property value of £176,125 compared with an average first-time buyer house price of £231,704.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government keeps all aspects of savings policy under review, Help to Buy: ISA account holders can transfer their funds to a Lifetime ISA without incurring any penalties. The Lifetime ISA allows first-time buyers to benefit from the Government bonus when purchasing properties up to £450,000 anywhere in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the Lifetime ISA together with a comprehensive list other forms of home purchase support schemes can be found on the Government’s website below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ownyourhome.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.ownyourhome.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/10/2022 13:36:45 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1524366

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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, whether he could place a copy of expected annual spend on the following projects (a) GSS HMRC Led Cluster Programme, (b) Single Customer Account, (c) Debt Transformation, (d) Data Protection Remediation Programme, (e) Making Tax Digital, (f) Trader Support Service, (g) Infrastructure Programme, (h) Debt Respite Programme, (i) Single Trade Window Programme, (j) Payments, (k) Building Our Future Locations Programme, (l) Enterprise Security Programme ESP, (m) Borders & Trade Programme, (n) Protect Connect, (o) Critical Platform Transformation CPT, (p) Unique Customer Record, (q) Contact Engagement Programme, (r) Technology Sourcing Programme, and (s) Securing our Technical Future in each of the financial years from the current year until the end year of each project, and divided into resource and capital spending, in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	67231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide reliable data for expected future spend on an annual basis as all future spend remains subject to HMRC internal business planning rounds, which are currently in progress. Costs for some programmes beyond this year at least may change as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Data is available on each of the projects listed, which are part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP). This is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-government-major-projects-portfolio-data-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-government-major-projects-portfolio-data-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 24/10/2022 16:26:04 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1524418

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had discussions with the Prime Minister on the pensions triple lock prior to 19 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	67064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor meets regularly with the Prime Minister. The Government remains committed to the Triple Lock for this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/10/2022 13:15:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain