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1645331

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to reply to the emails from the Rt Hon Member for Leeds Central of 12 April and 9 May about his constituent Mr MW and his pension contributions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	189939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>HMRC aims to provide a full response to the honourable member within the next 10 working days. They will liaise directly with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Customer.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/06/2023 15:03:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1645332

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to take steps to update taxpayers' personal HMRC pages to reflect the decision to extend the deadline to 2025 for voluntary pension contributions in the period between 2006 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	189940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Individuals can access their National Insurance record through their Personal Tax Account and the ‘Check your National Insurance record’ and ‘Check your State Pension forecast’ services on the GOV.UK webiste. HMRC has updated all of these products with a statement to explain the deadline for making voluntary National Insurance contributions has been extended to 5 April 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The payment date for years 2006 to 2018 will be updated to 5 April 2025 before the end of July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/06/2023 14:56:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1645336

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation CP 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards on the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to raise funds against their commercial premises, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	189941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)’s, and HM Treasury’s, consultations on the Basel 3.1 standards closed on 30 March. This included the government’s proposals for deleting retained EU law including which relates to the prudential rules on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) raising funds against their commercial premises. The detailed implementation of the Basel 3.1 package is being delegated to the UK’s expert regulator, the PRA, and its consultation requested information from firms on specific measures, including those relating to SME lending. The government and PRA are currently considering the responses.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to work with the PRA and businesses closely to understand the impact of the proposed changes, including the impact on SME lending.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/06/2023 12:31:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1645357

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that the British National (Overseas) holders residing in the UK are aware of their right to have their tax information data withheld from being sent to Hong Kong authorities.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	189929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text Where individuals are only tax resident in the UK, their financial account information is not shared with any foreign authority. Under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) information on UK financial accounts held by tax residents of Hong Kong is shared with the tax authority of Hong Kong for taxation purposes. Any financial institution or account holder can apply to HMRC to have CRS information redacted if they consider that their human rights are at risk. The Government has reminded financial institutions about the process and information for individual account holders available on GOV.UK has recently been updated and made more prominent. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/06/2023 15:31:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1645366

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HSBC on access to pension savings for people on British National (Overseas) visas.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	189933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>We are aware of the difficulties British National (Overseas) (BN(O))s are experiencing in seeking early withdrawal of their pension held by the Mandatory Provident Fund in Hong Kong. The root of the problem is the Chinese Government's decision not to recognise the BN(O) passport as a valid identity document in Hong Kong. The UK firmly opposes the discrimination of BN(O)s in this way. We have urged the Hong Kong authorities to facilitate the early drawdown of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 26/06/2023 12:20:41 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1645043

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to inform people that are eligible to add to their voluntary National Insurance contributions from April 2006 up to April 2017 that HMRC has extended the deadline to 31 July 2025.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government on 12 June 2023 announced through a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) an extension to the deadline for eligible individuals to retrospectively fill gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record to 5 April 2025. A link to the WMS can be found at <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-12/hcws843" target="_blank"><em>https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-12/hcws843</em></a><em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>HMRC have worked with HMT and DWP to raise awareness of this extension by issuing a press release, through content on HMRC’s own social media channels signposting to guidance on GOV.UK, through local radio interviews, and via HMRC’s regular bulletins, and newsletters through June and July.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the extension will provide HMRC and DWP with the opportunity to make improvements to the digital service, with the intention that ultimately the majority of individuals should be able to complete the process of paying voluntary NICs online.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, individuals are encouraged to take responsibility for ensuring their NI record is correct and up to date. There are resources available to individuals to help them achieve this, including their Personal Tax Account and the ‘Check your National Insurance record’ and ‘Check your State Pension forecast’ services on GOV.UK. This extension will allow men born after 1951 and women born after 1953 with more time to review their NI records. Those men born before 1951 and women born before 1953 are unaffected by this extension.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 189753 189754 question first answered 20/06/2023 16:00:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1645044

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Contributions
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 extending deadlines for additional voluntary National Insurance contributions from April 2006 to April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government on 12 June 2023 announced through a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) an extension to the deadline for eligible individuals to retrospectively fill gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record to 5 April 2025. A link to the WMS can be found at <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-12/hcws843" target="_blank"><em>https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-12/hcws843</em></a><em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>HMRC have worked with HMT and DWP to raise awareness of this extension by issuing a press release, through content on HMRC’s own social media channels signposting to guidance on GOV.UK, through local radio interviews, and via HMRC’s regular bulletins, and newsletters through June and July.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the extension will provide HMRC and DWP with the opportunity to make improvements to the digital service, with the intention that ultimately the majority of individuals should be able to complete the process of paying voluntary NICs online.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, individuals are encouraged to take responsibility for ensuring their NI record is correct and up to date. There are resources available to individuals to help them achieve this, including their Personal Tax Account and the ‘Check your National Insurance record’ and ‘Check your State Pension forecast’ services on GOV.UK. This extension will allow men born after 1951 and women born after 1953 with more time to review their NI records. Those men born before 1951 and women born before 1953 are unaffected by this extension.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 189752 189754 question first answered 20/06/2023 16:00:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1645045

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Contributions: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the provision by HM Revenue and Customs of information about deadlines for voluntary National Insurance Contributions for men born (a) before and (b) after 5 April 1951.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government on 12 June 2023 announced through a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) an extension to the deadline for eligible individuals to retrospectively fill gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record to 5 April 2025. A link to the WMS can be found at <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-12/hcws843" target="_blank"><em>https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-12/hcws843</em></a><em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>HMRC have worked with HMT and DWP to raise awareness of this extension by issuing a press release, through content on HMRC’s own social media channels signposting to guidance on GOV.UK, through local radio interviews, and via HMRC’s regular bulletins, and newsletters through June and July.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the extension will provide HMRC and DWP with the opportunity to make improvements to the digital service, with the intention that ultimately the majority of individuals should be able to complete the process of paying voluntary NICs online.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, individuals are encouraged to take responsibility for ensuring their NI record is correct and up to date. There are resources available to individuals to help them achieve this, including their Personal Tax Account and the ‘Check your National Insurance record’ and ‘Check your State Pension forecast’ services on GOV.UK. This extension will allow men born after 1951 and women born after 1953 with more time to review their NI records. Those men born before 1951 and women born before 1953 are unaffected by this extension.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 189752 189753 question first answered 20/06/2023 16:00:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1645063

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in VAT receipts from the hospitality sector in each quarter since the temporary reduced VAT rate which applied to tourism and hospitality ended on 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	189808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text The ‘hospitality’ sector broadly equates to the Sector Industrial Classification of ‘Accommodation and Food Service Activities’ which is divided between two subsectors:<ul><li>Accommodation</li><li>Food and beverage service activities</li></ul><p> </p><p>A sector and sub-sector breakdown of VAT declarations data is published in HMRC’s on the GOV.UK website here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/value-added-tax-vat-annual-statistics" target="_blank">Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics</a>, which reflects the net liabilities from VAT returns.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, the available data covers the period up to and including the financial year 2021-2022. The VAT annual statistics are usually published in the Winter and covers the period up to the last complete financial year. A sector breakdown of VAT data for the 2022-2023 financial year will be included in the next publication. In line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, releases of these statistics are pre-announced on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/06/2023 15:06:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1645146

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Enfield North
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 help secure free access to cash (a) withdrawals and (b) deposit facilities in Enfield North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	189902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 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 (FSM) 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.</p><p> </p><p>As amended, the FSM Bill protects free access to cash by requiring the FCA to seek to ensure that, in the United Kingdom, there is reasonable provision of free withdrawal and deposit facilities for personal current accounts with relevant providers. It also requires the Treasury to publish a policy statement that includes policies on free access.</p><p> </p><p>According to LINK data for April 2023, there are around 39,000 free-to-use ATMs across the UK, including 57 in the constituency of Enfield North.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 20/06/2023 16:26:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark