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1486486

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 23221 on Military Aid: Ukraine, how many meetings of the National Security Council he has personally attended since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	30991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 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 11/07/2022 12:43:37 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1486522

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Commuters: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to assist commuters with the rising cost of petrol.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	31086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022 in response to fuel prices reaching record levels, the government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.</p><p> </p><p>This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This cut represents savings for households and businesses worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that it expects those in the supply chain to pass the fuel duty cut through to consumers as promptly as possible. Following a request from the Business Secretary, the Competition and Markets Authority will undertake a short and focused review of the fuel market and will provide advice to the Government on steps that could be taken to improve outcomes for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:25:38 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1486563

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	31013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury is committed to maintaining transparency about its procurement activity and publishes information about its contracts with a value of over £10,000 on the “<a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>” website.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:28:27 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486571

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his policy to ban British companies insuring ships carrying Russian oil cargo will be made retrospective to prevent contracts being signed that last beyond the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	31237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>As announced in the G7 leaders’ statement on 28 June we have collectively committed to explore a price cap on globally shipped Russian oil and petroleum products, given the G7’s dominant position in the provision of maritime services that enables the transportation of Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products globally.</p><p> </p><p>The G7 will now consult with other countries and key stakeholders in the private sector.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 13/07/2022 13:09:52 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1486574

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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, what steps HMRC has taken to use Common Reporting Standard data to assess the extent of offshore tax evasion by UK residents.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	30972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) provides HMRC with critical information, which is playing a major role in tackling offshore tax non-compliance, including evasion.</p><p>When CRS data is received, HMRC systematically compare it to customer information and tax records, to establish whether UK taxpayers have properly reported their overseas income and determine the appropriate response.</p><p>HMRC plans to calculate and publish a new stand-alone offshore tax gap, which estimates the amount of offshore tax not being correctly reported by UK taxpayers next year, for the ‘Measuring tax gaps 2023 edition’.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/07/2022 10:58:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1486575

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC made Common Reporting Standard data available to analysts within HMRC’s Knowledge Analysis and Intelligence division.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	30973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text Common Reporting Standard data has been made available to analysts in Knowledge Analysis and Intelligence. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/07/2022 11:07:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1486576

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require HMRC to make Common Reporting Standard data available to independent academic researchers in a suitably anonymised format.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	30974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Common Reporting Standard data is available to HMRC in an aggregated, anonymised format. However, there is a limit to what can be shared beyond HMRC as the data is provided by other countries under international legal agreements which contain strict rules about onward disclosure of information and must be respected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/07/2022 11:08:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1486579

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to support households at risk of fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	31088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that millions of households across the UK have been impacted by rising energy bills and the wider cost of living. That is why the Government is providing over £15 billion in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over £22 billion announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37 billion this year. The package includes:</p><ul><li>£400 off GB energy bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS);</li><li>A £650 Cost of Living Payment for over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits;</li><li>A £150 one-off disability Cost of Living Payment for 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits;</li><li>An extra one-off £300 this year for over eight million pensioner households to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter;</li><li>An extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund, for households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government has also expanded and increased the Warm Home Discount. Three million vulnerable households will now receive £150 each year. The Government’s objective for the Warm Home Discount is to focus the support towards those on the lowest incomes and in, or at greatest risk of, fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has robust plans in place to improve the efficiency of peoples’ homes. The Heat and Buildings Strategy, published in October, detailed the £3.9 billion committed over the Spending Review period to improve the energy efficiency of our building stock and help to reduce bills.</p><p> </p><p>We are also expanding the Energy Company Obligation, which places an obligation on larger energy suppliers to provide energy efficiency and heating measures for fuel poor households across Great Britain, to £1 billion per year from 2022-2026. This will help 133,000 low-income households annually to improve their energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor how global events affect energy bills and the cost of living into the winter.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:23:55 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1486635

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	No-interest Loans Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to participate in the implementation of no interest loan schemes.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	31057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided £3.8 million to Fair4All Finance to pilot a No-Interest Loans Scheme. The scheme will enable consumers in vulnerable circumstances to access affordable rather than high-cost credit to meet unexpected costs.</p><p>Good progress is being made and, starting in January 2022, dozens of loans have now been issued at the proof-of-concept site in South Manchester. Loans issued to date are already providing tangible real-life impacts for recipients. For example, credit has been provided to cover costs of new white goods to keep a family running, to pay for funerals for loved ones, and to support consolidation personal debts so that they are more manageable.</p><p>Fair4All Finance are now finalising contracts with the lenders chosen to take part in the wider pilot and we expect that loans will start being issued more widely by September.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 11/07/2022 13:27:47 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1486651

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Coronavirus
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 rate of economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak across each of the regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	31094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>Encouraging regional growth is a key part of our ambition to level up opportunities right across the UK, which is why at Spending Review 2021 we announced a comprehensive spending package to boost investment in places in need and improve people’s everyday lives. This included launching the new £1.4bn Global Britain Investment Fund to ensure that economic opportunities are spread more evenly across the UK and ensuring SMEs across the UK can access the finance they need including through British Business Bank programme.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we announced the first 105 places to receive support for regeneration from the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund, alongside unprecedented investment of £5.7bn in five-year consolidated transport settlements for eight city regions.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 11/07/2022 15:13:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy