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1714985

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many minimum wage investigations HMRC concluded in each financial year since 2019 in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) receives it.</p><p>HMRC continues to crack down on employers who ignore the law, ensuring that workers receive the wages they are entitled to.</p><p>Data on the number of closed investigations in Wales is published routinely by financial years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/627cbe7ed3bf7f0536700ed2/nlw-nmw-enforcement-compliance-statistics.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/627cbe7ed3bf7f0536700ed2/nlw-nmw-enforcement-compliance-statistics.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643566dc89f19f000c3cfb1c/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643566dc89f19f000c3cfb1c/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/05/2024 08:18:14 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1701735

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	House Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the Association of British Insurers on reducing insurance premiums for households.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	22374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers make decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. The Government does not intend to intervene in these commercial decisions as this could damage competition in the market.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly. The Financial Conduct Authority requires firms to ensure their products offer fair value (i.e. if the price a consumer pays for a product or service is reasonable compared to the overall benefits they can expect to receive). The FCA has been clear that it will be monitoring firms to ensure they are providing products that are fair value, and, where necessary, it will take action.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/04/2024 13:11:22 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1699996

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an (a) assessment of the impact on the economy and (b) estimate of the number of recipients of (i) audio-visual (A) tax relief and (B) expenditure credit, (ii) museums and gallery exhibition tax relief and (iii) theatres and orchestras tax relief since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	20980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>a)<strong> </strong>An evaluation of the creative industry tax reliefs covering Film Tax Relief, High-end Television Tax Relief, Animation Tax Relief and Children’s Television Tax Relief was published in 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the video games tax relief was published in 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>A qualitative evaluation capturing the wider impacts of the Museums and Galleries relief was conducted in 2020: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>b) The number of recipients of the creative industry tax reliefs is published in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:02:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1696611

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on the potential merits of including the voice as one of the eligible instruments for Orchestral Tax Relief.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	19027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The government is not currently considering expanding the scope of eligible instruments to include the voice, however the government keeps the tax system under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/03/2024 13:59:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1696844

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the impact of the introduction of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on the cost of child benefit to the public purse in each year since 2013; and how many and what proportion of households are affected by the High Income Child Benefit Charge in each constituency in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Data on the cost of Child Benefit in each financial year can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p>HMRC publish breakdowns of families who have opted out of receiving Child Benefit payments in their annual statistical release.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 21/03/2024 13:53:20 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1696314

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iran: Financial Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to investigate (a) Bank Saderat PLC, (b) Melli Bank PLC and (c) other Iranian financial institutions based in the UK with links to the Iranian Government.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	18629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is the authority responsible for implementing and enforcing the UK’s financial sanctions on behalf of HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 December 2023, the UK announced a new sanctions regime that gives the UK extensive new powers to disrupt and deter Iran’s hostile activities in the UK and around the world. This has been developed to respond to unprecedented threats from the Iranian regime, including efforts to undermine peace and security across the Middle East and plots to kill individuals on UK soil. Overall, the UK has designated over 400 Iranian individuals and entities including in relation to Iran’s destabilising regional activity, human rights abuses, and nuclear proliferation.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI assesses every instance of reported non-compliance and will act in all cases where we conclude a breach has occurred. OFSI does not comment on specific cases.</p><p> </p><p>Non-compliance with UK sanctions is a serious offence and punishable through disclosures, large financial penalties, or criminal prosecution. Departments from across HMG including FCDO, HMT, OFSI, HMRC, HO, and the NCA, are working together, and with UK companies, to ensure that sanctions are enforced.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 18630 18631 question first answered 22/03/2024 11:18:14 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1696316

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iran: Financial Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK financial institutions comply with UK sanctions against Iran.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	18630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is the authority responsible for implementing and enforcing the UK’s financial sanctions on behalf of HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 December 2023, the UK announced a new sanctions regime that gives the UK extensive new powers to disrupt and deter Iran’s hostile activities in the UK and around the world. This has been developed to respond to unprecedented threats from the Iranian regime, including efforts to undermine peace and security across the Middle East and plots to kill individuals on UK soil. Overall, the UK has designated over 400 Iranian individuals and entities including in relation to Iran’s destabilising regional activity, human rights abuses, and nuclear proliferation.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI assesses every instance of reported non-compliance and will act in all cases where we conclude a breach has occurred. OFSI does not comment on specific cases.</p><p> </p><p>Non-compliance with UK sanctions is a serious offence and punishable through disclosures, large financial penalties, or criminal prosecution. Departments from across HMG including FCDO, HMT, OFSI, HMRC, HO, and the NCA, are working together, and with UK companies, to ensure that sanctions are enforced.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 18629 18631 question first answered 22/03/2024 11:18:15 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1696317

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iran: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to hold to account UK-based (a) entities and (b) people continuing to deal with the (i) Iranian Government and (ii) IRGC in breach of UK sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	18631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is the authority responsible for implementing and enforcing the UK’s financial sanctions on behalf of HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 December 2023, the UK announced a new sanctions regime that gives the UK extensive new powers to disrupt and deter Iran’s hostile activities in the UK and around the world. This has been developed to respond to unprecedented threats from the Iranian regime, including efforts to undermine peace and security across the Middle East and plots to kill individuals on UK soil. Overall, the UK has designated over 400 Iranian individuals and entities including in relation to Iran’s destabilising regional activity, human rights abuses, and nuclear proliferation.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI assesses every instance of reported non-compliance and will act in all cases where we conclude a breach has occurred. OFSI does not comment on specific cases.</p><p> </p><p>Non-compliance with UK sanctions is a serious offence and punishable through disclosures, large financial penalties, or criminal prosecution. Departments from across HMG including FCDO, HMT, OFSI, HMRC, HO, and the NCA, are working together, and with UK companies, to ensure that sanctions are enforced.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 18629 18630 question first answered 22/03/2024 11:18:15 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1694623

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Financial Statement from 6 March 2024, Official Report, column 851, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential alternative funding mechanisms for the State Pension.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	17581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes the double taxation of work is unfair. That is why we’ve cut 4p from employee NICs in the last six months which will mean the average worker receives a tax cut worth £900 this coming year and why we are committed to ending this unfairness.</p><p>Cutting NICs rates does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17582 17583 17584 question first answered 14/03/2024 13:01:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

1694624

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing national insurance contributions on state pension entitlements.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	17582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes the double taxation of work is unfair. That is why we’ve cut 4p from employee NICs in the last six months which will mean the average worker receives a tax cut worth £900 this coming year and why we are committed to ending this unfairness.</p><p>Cutting NICs rates does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17581 17583 17584 question first answered 14/03/2024 13:01:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall