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date	24/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Bath
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families with children have received the £20 per week uplift in working tax credit basic element payments in Bath in each month since that uplift was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>The latest available information on the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit at the parliamentary constituency level is for April 2020. In April 2020, the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit in Bath was 500.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on following months is not readily available. The next update to this publication will provide statistics relating to December 2020 and will be available in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Final annual information on families with children receiving Working Tax Credits is published once a year and updated each July.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/10/2020 12:10:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1229718

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT on sunscreen and other sun safety products.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	82255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government's approach is to support safety campaigns that place sunscreen within its proper context; as a precaution that people can take against the sun, but that does not provide 100 per cent protection. While sun protection products have a role to play in skin safety, it is important that people do not rely on sunscreen alone.</p><p> </p><p>VAT raises a significant amount of revenue and plays an important part in funding the Government's public spending priorities. Any application of a reduced rate would have to be balanced against this. The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/09/2020 15:55:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1225619

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
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 merits of a reduction in beer duty for the independent brewery sector for the rest of the 2020-21 financial year, in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	75414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury froze beer duty at the recent Budget. This means that the beer duty rate is the same in 2020-21 as in 2019-20. Thanks to decisions by this Government, the beer duty rate has been unchanged since 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury keeps all taxes, including beer duty, under review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/07/2020 10:51:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1220644

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
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, for what reason a bank is not required to give an explanation before closing a customer's account.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	68763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>In most circumstances the provision of a bank’s services are a commercial decision for the bank. The terms and conditions of the contract between the two parties govern the termination of that contract, and the Government does not intervene in these decisions. Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services it does not have investigative or prosecuting powers of its own.</p><p> </p><p>In line with international standards on money laundering and counter terrorist financing set by the Financial Action Taskforce, banks are expected to apply risk-sensitive customer due diligence measures when considering the services they provide to current or potential customers. Banks should then make a decision on whether and how to provide banking services on the basis of an assessment of each customer’s circumstances. The decision of whether to provide banking services</p><p>may, of course, be informed by more than just the bank’s risk appetite and may include an assessment of profitability or other commercial factors.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by UK firms which are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is governed by its Principles of Business. This includes a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all their customers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/07/2020 13:00:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1196120

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make available financial support for Barristers' chambers carrying out publicly-funded work where barristers are not eligible to apply for support through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	47406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is available for those with trading profits of no more than £50,000, with the requirement to have submitted a Self-Assessment tax return for the 2018/2019 tax year. Recipients of the SEISS have must submitted a tax return for 2018/19 to allow HMRC to mitigate the risk of fraudulent applications.</p><p> </p><p>Chambers and individual barristers may be eligible for other Government support, such as the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, and income tax and VAT deferrals. Chambers can also use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to reduce staffing costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to listen to feedback on the support available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/05/2020 15:09:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse