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1698554

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education: Overseas Students
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 potential impact of the decline in international postgraduate student numbers on the UK’s economy.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	20406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>International students make a significant positive contribution to the British economy. According to a study by HEPI and Kaplan, the lifetime net economic benefit of the 21/22 cohort of international students was £37bn with each student making a net contribution of nearly £100,000 on average.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) make a net migration forecast to underpin their economic and fiscal forecasts, which reflects the latest data and migration policy. At Spring Budget, the OBR assessed migration to fall more sharply than the ONS net migration projections in the short-term before it reaches 315,000 at the end of the forecast period. Rising emigration and effect of policy explain their adjustment.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 12:59:36 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1610196

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to enforce sanctions on businesses trading with Russia; and whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle the shipment of goods by Mykines Corporation LLP to Russia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	180329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for enforcing export controls on strategic goods and sanctions and investigating potential breaches of those controls; a role it takes very seriously.</p><p>HMRC considers all credible information it receives and takes action accordingly. However, HMRC is unable to comment on specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 16:36:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1605541

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	Revenue and Customs: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase the speed of responses to HMRC complaints.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	169413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text HMRC is committed to delivering performance improvements to complaints handling and response times for customers. HMRC are working hard to address backlogs across post receipts from customers across various channels as well as customer complaints.<p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/03/2023 08:19:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1601094

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the customs easement on humanitarian aid for Ukraine after June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	157688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>On 27 May 2022 the UK Government extended the temporary customs easement introduced in March 2022 to make it easier to move aid and donations out of the UK to support the people of Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The easement, which excludes all controlled goods and dual use goods, remains under review ahead of its scheduled end date on 19 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Government advice remains that organisations and people who would like to help should donate cash through trusted charities and aid organisations, rather than donating goods. Cash can be transferred quickly to the areas of greatest need, where it can be used to buy what is most needed.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/03/2023 08:15:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1579519

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Homes: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making care home expenses tax deductible.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	129984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>This Government believes we need to have a social care system to give every person the dignity and security that they deserve. This is why we committed to improving social care in our manifesto.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn statement, in November, the Government made available up to £2.8 billion in 2023-2024 and £4.7 billion in 2024-2025 to support adult social care and get people out of hospital on time and into appropriate care settings.</p><p> </p><p>This includes £1 billion of new grant funding in 2023-2024 and £1.7 billion in 2024-2025, £1.3 billion in 2023-2024 and £1.9 billion in 2024-2025 savings from delaying the rollout of charging reform and further flexibility for local authorities on council tax.</p><p> </p><p>Successive Governments have held the longstanding principle that personal expenditure is not deductible against income tax.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2023 15:24:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1523589

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to confer eligibility for temporary importation vehicle relief under the HMRC form C110 on people who have arrived under the Homes for Ukraine scheme for the full duration of their visas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	66000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Ukrainian refugees entering the UK temporarily under the Homes for Ukraine scheme do not need to declare their personal vehicles to customs, pay any customs duty, or import VAT on their vehicle, provided the vehicle is taxed and registered in its home country.</p><p> </p><p>This is provided for under the Temporary Admission (TA) procedure which allows certain goods to be imported into the UK temporarily, with total relief from customs duty and import VAT. Under TA, imported goods or belongings must not be altered (but can be repaired to maintain their condition) and must be re-exported within a set time period (normally 6 months).</p><p> </p><p>Ukrainian refugees staying in the UK longer than 6 months under the terms of their visas can apply for an extension of the TA set-period by contacting HMRC’s National Temporary Admission Section (NTAS) at: ntis@hmrc.gov.uk. If they provide NTAS with a copy of their Biometric Residence Permit, or any other evidence of their permission to remain in the UK, HMRC will grant an extension up to 3 years.</p><p> </p><p>The C110 is an optional form which provides evidence that the vehicle is under temporary importation status if stopped on public roads by the police or a customs official.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 26/10/2022 13:06:01 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521966

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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, whether his Department plans to streamline the process of making voluntary contributions to the Government.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	62965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Individuals can make a voluntary contribution to the Government for the purposes of public spending or reducing the National Debt. Individuals can arrange a direct bank transfer to HM Treasury for donations in general towards public expenditure or can make a contribution to the Donations and Bequests account in the form of cash or UK government securities for reducing the National Debt. There are no plans to change the process for making a voluntary contribution, as it is clearly set out in guidelines published by the Debt Management Office.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/10/2022 13:54:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521980

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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, if he will publish the amount the Government received in voluntary contributions via direct bank transfer to the Treasury in the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	62966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text The total amount received from voluntary contributions specifically for the reduction of the national debt is published annually in the annual Report and Accounts of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt receipts and payments, which can be found on the Debt Management Office’s website. The web link to the publicly available information is provided as follow:<p> </p>https://www.dmo.gov.uk/media/hf5l1t1t/crndrep2022.pdf answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/10/2022 13:58:05 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1520713

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department has plans to help support people selling their homes following a number of banks withdrawing mortgages.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	61323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>There remains a broad range of mortgage products on the market, and those looking to take out a mortgage are encouraged to shop around and speak to a mortgage broker.</p><p> </p><p>The pricing and availability of loans is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene. Likewise, it would not be appropriate for the Government to intervene in individual house sales.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/10/2022 16:23:26 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1504815

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Infrastructure Bank: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK Infrastructure Bank staff have been appointed to be based in (a) Leeds and (b) rest of the UK as of 5 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	47639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>At 5 September 2022, the UK Infrastructure Bank has a total workforce of 160, including interim contractors and government secondees. More than 40% of this total workforce are based in Leeds.</p><p> </p><p>Of these, 15 are permanent employees of which 10 are contracted to Leeds and 5 are contracted to London. All those contracted to London transferred on their existing terms from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. The Bank’s Chief Executive and the permanent Executive Directors are all contracted to Leeds.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank is now recruiting its permanent workforce. By late 2023, it is intended that 90% of the Bank’s staff will be based outside of London, with the majority of those in Leeds.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 14/09/2022 09:30:03 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel