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1626258

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Ministerial Boxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have (a) been reported missing or lost or (b) had their security features removed in order that they can be purchased for personal use by former ministers from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	184021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The following table includes the reported number of missing or lost ministerial red boxes and the number of red boxes which have had their security features removed from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2023:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>1 May 2018-30 Apr 23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reported missing or lost</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Had security features removed for personal use</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 17/05/2023 15:52:54 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1623312

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April to Question 177724 on Treasury: Staff, when staff in his Department's 1 Horseguards Road building last completed a Leesman office survey; and how many and what proportion of respondents to that survey (a) agreed and (b) disagreed with the statements about their main workplace that (i) it enabled them to work productively, (ii) it supported them sharing ideas and knowledge among colleagues, (iii) it created an enjoyable environment to work in, (iv) it contributed to a sense of community at work and (v) it's a place they were proud to bring visitors to.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	182253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury is yet to undertake a GPA Leesman Survey for 1 Horse Guards Road. The management of the building was onboarded successfully to the GPA in October 2021. HM Treasury will consider any future need for a Leesman survey and liaise with the GPA in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 27/04/2023 15:22:54 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609141

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion of respondents to the most recent Leesman office survey undertaken by his Department (a) agreed and (b) disagreed with the statements about their main workplace that (i) it enables me to work productively, (ii) it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues, (iii) it creates an enjoyable environment to work in, (iv) it contributes to a sense of community at work, and (v) it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency is committed to delivering great places to work and to ensure we are delivering on this commitment it is critical that civil servants have a voice that shapes their workplaces so that the spaces we deliver can best support them to be effective in delivering and serving the UK public. GPA has engaged with Leesman, a world leader in measuring workplace experience, using their independent, objective and transparent office surveys that allow us to benchmark ourselves globally.</p><p> </p><p>GPA is leading the way in analysing and gaining value from the Leesman data to ensure our workplace decisions and conversations are informed and led by insights and data. Leesman is a world leader in measuring workplace and employee experience via an online survey tool. The Leesman global average score for workplace experience is 64.6 (out of 100).</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury participated in a GPA Leesman survey carried out on our Darlington Office (Feethams House) in November 2022. The survey had a total of 83 HM Treasury respondents. The proportional breakdown of responses against the requested questions from the survey can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>(Please note that respondents can provide a neutral response to the question which will explain the difference in the overall response rate against each question listed)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Question</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Respondent Agree</strong> <strong>(figures are aggregated by response of Strongly Agree, Agree or Slightly Agree) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Respondent Disagree</strong> <strong>(figures are aggregated by response of Strongly Disagree, Disagree or Slightly Disagree)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it enables me to work productively</p></td><td><p>70 (84.33%)</p></td><td><p>9 (10.84%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues</p></td><td><p>60 (72.2%)</p></td><td><p>13 (15.66%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it creates an enjoyable environment to work in</p></td><td><p>74 (89.15%)</p></td><td><p>3 (3.61%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it contributes to a sense of community at work</p></td><td><p>75 (90.36%)</p></td><td><p>5 (6.02%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to</p></td><td><p>69 (83.13%)</p></td><td><p>2 (2.41%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/04/2023 11:16:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1608396

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 169229 on Treasury: Aviation, on how many occasions he or his predecessors have travelled overseas on non-scheduled flights with members of (a) the media and (b) business delegations in the travelling party in the period since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	175529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>There has not been an occasion since 1<sup>st</sup> January 2021 in which the Chancellor travelled overseas on a non-scheduled flight with members of either the media and/or business delegations. Comprehensive details of Senior Officials’ Business Expenses, encompassing overseas and domestic flights are available on<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?keywords=travel&amp;organisations%5B%5D=cabinet-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/04/2023 14:20:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1607070

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March to Question 167062 on Charities: Foreign Companies, what other tax reliefs besides Gift Aid are claimed by the 25 EU-EEA charities, that give rise to the forecast revenue yield of (a) £5 million in 2024-25 and (b) £10 million per year from 2025-26 onwards, resulting from his proposed withdrawal of those reliefs from April 2024 onwards.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	173001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Additional tax reliefs, besides Gift Aid, that may be claimed can be found in the Finance Act 2010 at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/13/schedule/6/paragraph/7" target="_blank">Finance Act 2010 (legislation.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/03/2023 11:46:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1605568

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many such flights were members of (a) the media and (b) business delegations included in the travelling party.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	169229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/03/2023 14:06:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1605602

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s announcement entitled New efficiency drive to cut £5.5 billion of government waste published on 21 March 2022, how many meetings of the Efficiency and Value for Money Committee took place from 1 April 2022 to 20 March 2023; which ministers attended those meetings; and if he will make an estimate of the total amount of savings that have been delivered by that committee up to 20 March 2023, broken down by the department responsible.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	169230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>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 Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/03/2023 16:13:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1604865

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) charities and (b) community amateur sports clubs based outside the UK claimed Gift Aid on donations received from UK taxpayers in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20, (iii) 2020-21 and (iv) 2021-22; and what was the total value of the Gift Aid claimed on those donations in each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	167061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>From Spring Budget government restricted UK charitable tax reliefs to UK charities and CASCs. This means that EU/EEA charities will no longer be able access reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>There were around 5 charities and CASCs that submitted claims in each of the years from 2018/19 to 2021/22. Due to the low numbers, we have combined charities and CASCs. The total value of Gift Aid paid to EU/EEA charities and CASCs across that period from 2018/19 until 2021/22 was £1.3m. This can be broken down as; £0.5m in 2019, £0.4m in 2020, £0.1m in 2021, and £0.2m in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>There are approximately 25 EU/EEA charities that applied for recognition and were accepted as charities by HMRC since 2013 (due to data retention policies, we do not have complete data on applications before 2013). During that same period approximately 35 charity applications for recognition were rejected which included 30 EU/EEA charities and 5 from charities located outside the UK and EU/EEA.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers have not been divided by nationality due to the low numbers of charities applying as releasing the detail requested would pose a reasonable risk of disclosing information relating to one or more &quot;charities&quot; who could be identified from it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 167062 question first answered 23/03/2023 16:49:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1604867

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities based outside the UK applied for recognition as charities under the provisions of the Finance Act 2010 from 1 April 2010 to 1 March 2023; how many of those charities were successful in their applications; and if he will provide a breakdown of successful applicants during that period by nationality.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	167062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>From Spring Budget government restricted UK charitable tax reliefs to UK charities and CASCs. This means that EU/EEA charities will no longer be able access reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>There were around 5 charities and CASCs that submitted claims in each of the years from 2018/19 to 2021/22. Due to the low numbers, we have combined charities and CASCs. The total value of Gift Aid paid to EU/EEA charities and CASCs across that period from 2018/19 until 2021/22 was £1.3m. This can be broken down as; £0.5m in 2019, £0.4m in 2020, £0.1m in 2021, and £0.2m in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>There are approximately 25 EU/EEA charities that applied for recognition and were accepted as charities by HMRC since 2013 (due to data retention policies, we do not have complete data on applications before 2013). During that same period approximately 35 charity applications for recognition were rejected which included 30 EU/EEA charities and 5 from charities located outside the UK and EU/EEA.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers have not been divided by nationality due to the low numbers of charities applying as releasing the detail requested would pose a reasonable risk of disclosing information relating to one or more &quot;charities&quot; who could be identified from it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 167061 question first answered 23/03/2023 16:49:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1601413

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) HMRC, (b) the National Infrastructure Commission and (b) the UK Debt Management Office in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022; and whether any of that spending related to the preparation of funding bids to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>In line with the Cabinet Office’s control framework for consultancy, external advisers provide HMRC, the National Infrastructure Commission and the UK Debt Management Office with specialist expertise to help with delivering strategic objectives and major programmes through consultancy contracting frameworks where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>a) HMRC</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is published in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts on GOV.UK at the links below:</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/933121/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2019_to_2020__Web_.pdf" target="_blank">HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020</a></li><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1035552/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020_to_2021_Web.pdf" target="_blank">HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022--2" target="_blank">HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>b) The National Infrastructure Commission</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is published within the ‘Other expenditure’ line within the Statements of Comprehensive Net Expenditure at the links below:</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://nic.org.uk/app/uploads/NIC-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2019-2020-Final.pdf" target="_blank">NIC Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020</a></li><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1031268/NIC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020_to_2021_Final_4_November.pdf" target="_blank">NIC Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1115814/NIC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021_to_2022_For_Publication.pdf" target="_blank">NIC Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>c) The UK Debt Management Office</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is published in the Debt Management Office Annual Report and Accounts on GOV.UK at the links below:</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.dmo.gov.uk/media/f0qc4gct/dmodmarep2020.pdf" target="_blank">DMO Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020</a></li><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1000411/DMO_DMA_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020-2021__print_.pdf" target="_blank">DMO Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090611/DMO_DMA_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-2022__accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">DMO Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022</a></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>None of the spending on consultancy by HMRC, the National Infrastructure Commission or the UK Debt Management Office related to the preparation of funding bids to HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/03/2023 13:40:13 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry