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1666878

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the tax-free childcare allowance, in the the context of increases in the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	204026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they are 17.</p><p> </p><p>The £2,000 Tax-Free Childcare top up has been set at this level because the Government believes it strikes the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting parents with their childcare costs. At Spring Budget 2023, the Government announced that it will expand the free childcare hours offer, so that eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from when their child is 9 months old, to when they start school. Through this expansion, the government will be more than doubling its spend on free hours.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/10/2023 10:19:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1462078

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there have been for fraudulent covid-19 business support claims in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text At the Spring Budget 2021 the Government announced a £100m investment into a Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to significantly extend Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) work to tackle fraud and error in the COVID-19 support schemes that HMRC administered (Self Employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Eat Out to Help Out).<p> </p>HMRC designed these schemes to prevent fraud, both in the eligibility criteria and the claim process itself. HMRC also put in place a series of checks on claims before they were paid, so they blocked those that were highly indicative of criminal activity.<p> </p>The Government and HMRC always knew they could be attractive to fraudsters and are taking tough action to tackle fraudulent behaviour. Anyone who keeps grant money despite knowing they were not entitled to it, faces having to repay up to double the amount they received, plus interest and potentially criminal prosecution.<p> </p>To date there have been no prosecutions on the HMRC administered COVID-19 support schemes. However, HMRC has 21 active criminal investigations and the final decision on whether to prosecute in these cases will be made by independent prosecution partners. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2022 13:45:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1458293

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 113140 on Cash Dispensing: Public Consultation, whether the timetable has been finalised for responding to the Access to Cash Consultation which closed on 1 July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	155794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, and remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 July to 23 September last year, the government held the Access to Cash Consultation on proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The government received responses to the consultation from a broad range of respondents, including individuals, businesses, and charities. The government has carefully considered responses to the consultation and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/04/2022 14:46:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1420236

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the names and businesses of all claims to coronavirus support schemes which have proven to be fraudulent.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	119643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has consistently stated that fraud is totally unacceptable. We are taking action on multiple fronts to recover money lost to error and fraud and, where necessary, taking legal action on those who have sought to exploit our schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Where individuals are subject to prosecution as a result of fraudulently accessing the COVID-19 support schemes, the verdicts and sentencing in criminal cases are a matter of public record.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on ongoing investigations.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/02/2022 10:02:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1420237

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a breakdown of the £4.3 billion in fraudulent claims to coronavirus support schemes, by type of support scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	119644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>No amount of error and fraud is acceptable, however, not all money lost to error and fraud will be recoverable. HMRC have said from the outset of the schemes that we would not be actively seeking out people who have made an honest mistake. Although of course if an error is identified, then HMRC will work with the claimant to put it right.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are also taking tough action to tackle fraudulent behaviour. Anyone who keeps grant money despite knowing they were not entitled to it, faces having to repay up to double the amount they received, plus interest and potentially criminal prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC did not produce and do not recognise the figure of £4.3bn. HMRC’s latest estimate for the amount lost to both error and fraud in the schemes during 2020 to 2021 is 8.7% in CJRS, 2.5% in SEISS phases 1-3 and 8.5% in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. These estimates do not represent actual amounts lost.</p><p> </p><p>This is HMRC’s current estimate of amounts potentially lost due to error or fraud during 2020/21 only, and these estimates will be updated as more data becomes available with the 2021/22 figures being finalised and released with the Annual Report and Accounts in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC intend to publish updated E&amp;F estimates for CJRS and SEISS in HMRC’s 2022 Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC established the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce and is estimated to recover approximately £800m to £1bn in the two years to 2022/23, on top of the c.£500m recovered in 2020/21. HMRC will continue to address fraud and error in the schemes beyond the duration of the taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/02/2022 10:07:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1417464

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his timetable is for responding to the Access to Cash Consultation which closed on 1 July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	113140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, which is why it has committed to legislate to protect access to cash.</p><p>From 1 July to 23 September last year, the Government held the Access to Cash Consultation on proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government received responses to the consultation from a broad range of respondents, including individuals, businesses, and charities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is carefully considering responses to the consultation as it develops legislation. The Government will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s commitment to legislate, firms are working together through the Cash Action Group to develop new initiatives to provide shared services. The Government welcomes the direction set by industry’s commitments at the end of last year and looks forward to seeing what results they deliver in protecting cash facilities for local communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/02/2022 09:26:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1385511

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for assessing the success of the Community Access to Cash Pilots.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	87704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The Community Access to Cash Pilots was an industry-led initiative that took place in eight locations across the UK between December 2020 to October 2021. These pilots were conducted to trial and test sustainable solutions for ensuring that communities can conveniently withdraw and deposit cash and identify ways basic banking services can be better delivered. The Bank Hub pilots in Cambuslang and Rochford will continue until April 2023 and, following changes to the law and a successful pilot, industry plans to roll out cashback without a purchase to 2,000 shops by end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes industry efforts to develop solutions to support continued access to cash into the future and looks forward to the findings of these pilots. The Community Access to Cash Pilots Board aims to publish its full findings by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside industry initiatives, the Government remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash for those who need it. The Government has recently undertaken an Access to Cash Consultation on further legislative proposals for ensuring the UK's cash system is sustainable for the long term. This included proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel reasonable distances to pay in or take out cash. The consultation closed on 23 of September, and the Government will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/12/2021 16:09:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1316394

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Blackmore Bond: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with people who lost their life savings as a result of the collapse of Blackmore Bond Plc prior to making the decision not to establish a compensation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>I am acutely aware of the situation at Blackmore Bond plc, and I am mindful that many individuals have lost money after investing in minibonds with the firm, which must be extremely distressing.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the compensation scheme of last resort for financial services. The FSCS is an independent non-governmental body that carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), who are also independent of Government. Its scope is strictly limited and it can only pay compensation when a relevant regulated activity has been undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>It is an important point of principle that the government does not step in to pay compensation in respect of failed financial services firms that fall outside of the FSCS. Doing so would create the wrong set of incentives for individuals and an unnecessary burden on the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>However, as you will be aware, the government has taken the extraordinary step of establishing a compensation scheme for another failed minibond firm, London Capital &amp; Finance (LCF). The government has considered the issues carefully, and the situation at LCF is unique and exceptional. While other minibond firms have failed, LCF is the only minibond firm which was authorised by the FCA and sold bonds in order to ‘on-lend’ to other companies. In particular, Blackmore Bond plc was not authorised by the FCA, and was not undertaking a regulated activity.</p><p> </p><p>While I have not seen evidence that would indicate that the regulatory failings at the FCA were the primary cause of the losses incurred by LCF bondholders, they are a significant factor that the government has taken into account when deciding to establish this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/05/2021 11:50:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1301449

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of Business interruption insurance claims that have been paid out since the Supreme Court ruling.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	166469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has set out its expectation that insurers should move quickly to resolve claims as determined by the Supreme Court judgment, making interim payments wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with the FCA to ensure that the rules are being upheld during this crisis and fully supports the regulator in its role.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/03/2021 11:52:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1301452

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Cards and Mortgages: Coronavirus
	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 merits of extending (a) mortgage and (b) credit card payment holidays during the covid-19 outbreak until September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	166471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>Mortgage and consumer credit payment holidays have helped support borrowers to manage their finances through a period of uncertainty.</p><p> </p><p>Borrowers who have not yet taken a payment holiday are still able to apply for one. Borrowers who have taken an initial payment holiday will be able to top this up to six months. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) guidance released on 17 November sets out that this will remain an option for borrowers until 31 March 2021. However, the FCA guidance also notes that all payment holidays will need to end by 31 July.</p><p> </p><p>For borrowers that have already taken a full six months payment holiday, the FCA’s guidance sets out that firms should continue to provide support through tailored forbearance options. This could include granting new mortgage payment holidays. As borrowers still requiring assistance after that point could be in serious financial distress the FCA believe it is right that lenders are able to understand their financial position in order to lend responsibly.</p><p> </p><p>Over 2.75 million mortgage payment holidays and over 2.5 million consumer credit payment holidays have been provided since the start of the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/03/2021 11:50:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders