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	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	First Time Buyers
	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 adequacy of the support available for people saving to buy a house; and if he will reconsider the limits placed on help to buy ISAs.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	67256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Help to Buy: ISA scheme aims to help those who are struggling to save enough to get onto the housing ladder. As first-time buyers tend to buy smaller (and therefore cheaper) first properties, the scheme’s property price cap of £250,000 for properties outside London (£450,000 within London) allows the Government to target support more precisely at the people the scheme is intended to help. Since its launch in 2015, the scheme has supported 497,940 property completions across the UK, with a mean property value of £176,125 compared with an average first-time buyer house price of £231,704.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government keeps all aspects of savings policy under review, Help to Buy: ISA account holders can transfer their funds to a Lifetime ISA without incurring any penalties. The Lifetime ISA allows first-time buyers to benefit from the Government bonus when purchasing properties up to £450,000 anywhere in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the Lifetime ISA together with a comprehensive list other forms of home purchase support schemes can be found on the Government’s website below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ownyourhome.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.ownyourhome.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/10/2022 13:36:45 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1664623

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
	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 impact of the VAT charged on alcohol supplied by (a) pubs and (b) supermarkets on the level of competition between those sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	202476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services, including alcohol sold at both pubs and supermarkets. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the vital role the hospitality industry plays in the UK economy. We have implemented a new alcohol duty system on 1 August, which also has many benefits for pubs. The new Draught Relief provides a significant duty discount on alcohol sold in containers of 20 litres or more, in pubs and other on-trade venues. As well as this, the Government’s ‘Brexit Pubs Guarantee,’ confirms that the duty on a draught pint will always be lower than its equivalent in a supermarket.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2023 13:55:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1465091

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of eligible parents take up tax free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	6944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>As a proportion of all families who were eligible for tax-free childcare (TFC) and had qualifying childcare, the estimated take-up rate in the UK in March 2022 was 30%, corresponding to 384,280 families. Across the 2021-22 year, 40% of eligible families (512,415) used TFC.</p><p> </p><p>Take-up of TFC varies by region, as shown below. Use of TFC tends to be greater in regions with higher populations, such as London and South East England. However, over 2021-22 the estimated take-up rate is highest in the South West of England at 49% and lowest in Scotland at 26%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region/Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated no. families eligible for TFC in 2021-22</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in March 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in 2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,270,000</p></td><td><p>384,280 (30%)</p></td><td><p>512,415 (40%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,070,000</p></td><td><p>336,150 (31%)</p></td><td><p>450,395 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>13,040 (33%)</p></td><td><p>17,425 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>50,095 (36%)</p></td><td><p>65,620 (47%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,605 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,010 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>30,915 (34%)</p></td><td><p>40,530 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,695 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,575 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>37,755 (27%)</p></td><td><p>51,460 (37%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td><td><p>39,220 (23%)</p></td><td><p>54,285 (32%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td><td><p>61,265 (31%)</p></td><td><p>83,305 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>36,555 (37%)</p></td><td><p>49,185 (49%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>13,575 (23%)</p></td><td><p>17,825 (30%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>22,710 (21%)</p></td><td><p>29,110 (26%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>9,070 (30%)</p></td><td><p>11,050 (37%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 6945 question first answered 26/05/2022 13:42:55 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1465092

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of the proportion of eligible households that take up tax free childcare in each (a) region and (b) nation of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	6945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>As a proportion of all families who were eligible for tax-free childcare (TFC) and had qualifying childcare, the estimated take-up rate in the UK in March 2022 was 30%, corresponding to 384,280 families. Across the 2021-22 year, 40% of eligible families (512,415) used TFC.</p><p> </p><p>Take-up of TFC varies by region, as shown below. Use of TFC tends to be greater in regions with higher populations, such as London and South East England. However, over 2021-22 the estimated take-up rate is highest in the South West of England at 49% and lowest in Scotland at 26%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region/Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated no. families eligible for TFC in 2021-22</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in March 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No users (and estimated % take up) in 2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,270,000</p></td><td><p>384,280 (30%)</p></td><td><p>512,415 (40%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,070,000</p></td><td><p>336,150 (31%)</p></td><td><p>450,395 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>13,040 (33%)</p></td><td><p>17,425 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>50,095 (36%)</p></td><td><p>65,620 (47%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,605 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,010 (44%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>30,915 (34%)</p></td><td><p>40,530 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>33,695 (34%)</p></td><td><p>44,575 (45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>37,755 (27%)</p></td><td><p>51,460 (37%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td><td><p>39,220 (23%)</p></td><td><p>54,285 (32%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td><td><p>61,265 (31%)</p></td><td><p>83,305 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>36,555 (37%)</p></td><td><p>49,185 (49%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>13,575 (23%)</p></td><td><p>17,825 (30%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>22,710 (21%)</p></td><td><p>29,110 (26%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>9,070 (30%)</p></td><td><p>11,050 (37%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 6944 question first answered 26/05/2022 13:42:55 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1489419

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which date the Innovation Challenge will open to civil servants to submit ideas.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	36925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The launch of the innovation challenge will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 19/07/2022 13:50:56 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1489421

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK residents with registered non-domiciled tax status.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	36927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC’s latest published estimate of the number of non-domiciled UK resident taxpayers in tax year ending 2020 was 62,200. This figure does not include formerly non-domiciled UK residents who are now deemed as UK domiciled for UK tax purposes. HMRC plans to publish updated figures on 28 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/07/2022 12:59:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1489425

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered as non-domicile for tax purposes in 2021-22; and how much (a) income tax, (b) capital gains tax and (c) national insurance contributions was paid by those people for tax purposes in 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	36929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the numbers of non-domiciled taxpayers including their tax and National Insurance liabilities. These statistics are normally published in July. Figures for tax year ending 2020 are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For tax year ending 2020, HMRC estimates that 75,700 non-domiciled taxpayers were liable for £5,593 million in Income Tax, £244 million in Capital Gains Tax, and £2,016 million in National Insurance Contributions. These figures include all non-domiciled taxpayers providing tax returns regardless of their tax residence. These figures do not include formerly non-domiciled UK residents who are now deemed as UK domiciled for UK tax purposes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC intends to publish updated figures including tax year ending 2021 on 28 July 2022. Figures for tax year ending 2022 are not available until next summer.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/07/2022 13:01:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1609204

	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: Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on building macroeconomic modelling capability.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	177893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Net Zero Review final report, HM Treasury is building its governance, capabilities and processes to support our transition to Net Zero. This includes developing a range of analytical approaches in order to develop our understanding of the many complexities of the economics of net zero and associated policy choices. Integrating the climate into macroeconomic models is an ongoing global effort and much of the international work is preliminary. HM Treasury is leading these discussions and will endeavour to use the best available evidence and analytical tools to carry out its economic assessment of net zero. Significant progress has already been made on building this analytical capacity.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/04/2023 13:42:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1609205

	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: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on developing the green book in line with environmental evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	177894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Net Zero Review final report, HM Treasury is building its governance, capabilities and processes to support our transition to Net Zero. The Green Book mandates the consideration of climate and environmental impacts in appraisal and provides detailed guidance on how to do so. There have been a range of recent updates to the Green Book and particularly on environmental appraisal to support best practice. This includes both net zero and appraising wider impacts on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2023, supplementary guidance to the Green Book on the appraisal and evaluation of energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was revised to improve its use for policymaking when applied to climate and environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury requires all departments to adhere to the Green Book guidance when providing a business case for a policy, programme or project.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/04/2023 13:34:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1609207

	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: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made with HMRC on strengthen the analytical approach to monitoring, evaluating and quantifying the environmental impacts of tax measures.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	177895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Net Zero Review final report, HM Treasury is building its governance, capabilities and processes to support our transition to Net Zero.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is committed to ensuring fiscal decision making is aligned with achieving net zero. To support this, climate assessments are included in advice to Ministers at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>HMT and HMRC consider climate change and environmental implications of relevant tax measures. Climate assessments are included in all relevant Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs). HMT and HMRC continue to work together to improve our approach to assessing the environmental impacts of tax measures.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/04/2023 13:31:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare