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1587158

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential merits of providing payments through the Energy Bills Support Scheme (a) after and (b) before the application of VAT.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	148779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text Whether VAT applies to the payment made under the Energy Bills Support Scheme is determined by VAT legislation. Under the Scheme, the government is paying £400 of the domestic customer’s energy bills. Payments made under the scheme into the customers energy account are regarded as third-party payments from the government. Energy suppliers are required to account for VAT at the reduced rate of five percent under the normal rules, as the payment is made for a taxable supply of energy. There are no plans to review the VAT legislation. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/02/2023 16:29:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1201422

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Net Zero Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to include a cost-benefit analysis of a green covid-19 economic recovery plan in his review of funding for the transition to a net zero greenhouse gas economy; and what the timescale is for that review.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	56122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text The Coronavirus is the biggest threat this country has faced in decades. We will assess the impacts of potential interventions against their contribution to our environmental goals, including our climate change and air quality targets.<p> </p>The Government remains committed to tackling climate change, and meeting our Net Zero target. Information on the Net Zero Review can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-review-terms-of-reference</a>. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 16/06/2020 13:55:47 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346469

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Heat Pumps: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT revenue has been raised through the sale of heat pumps in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	32485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text HMRC do not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level on their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:05:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1258499

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: East Midlands
	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 benefits for the East Midlands of the Spending Review 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to levelling up opportunities across the UK, including in the East Midlands. At the Spending Review, we announced that the East Midlands would benefit from; £90m for flood defences in Skegness, Tattershall and Boston to better protect over 17,000 properties; Over £500m investment to upgrade the A46 Newark Bypass and A38 at Derby, and over £75m in Leicester, Derby and Nottingham in 21/22 to improve public transport, boost connectivity and reduce congestion through the Transforming Cities Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/12/2020 10:26:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346468

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances low carbon investments pay (a) 20 per cent and (b) five per cent VAT.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	32484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>One such exception is the reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent for the installation in residential accommodation of certain energy-saving materials such as ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps and solar panels that help to reduce carbon emissions. Detail about the circumstances in which such reliefs apply can be found in Energy-saving materials (VAT Notice 708/6).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:43:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1230584

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2020 to Question 73946 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Travel, what businesses and representatives groups from the leisure coach industry Ministers from his Department have met with since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	84335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 15:21:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1255539

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that employers are aware that clinically extremely vulnerable people are eligible for the extended furlough scheme if they are unable to work from home and their workplace is not covid-secure.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	120982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, or at the highest risk of severe illness from coronavirus and following public health guidance, are eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, if the employer making the claim and the relevant employee meet the eligibility criteria. Furloughed employees must have been employed on 30 October and HMRC must have received an RTI submission between 20 March and 30 October notifying payment in respect of that employee. An employer does not need to be facing a wider reduction in demand or be closed in order to be eligible to claim for these employees. It is for the employer to decide whether to offer to furlough an employee.</p><p> </p><p>Full eligibility criteria for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>, and guidance on protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19, including at work, is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2020 16:10:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1339038

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Leisure: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether visitor attractions which include gym elements, such as adventure climbing centres, are eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT of 5% on admissions.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	20489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and tourism was introduced on 15 July 2020 in order to support the cash flow and viability of businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors which have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>For the purposes of this relief, attractions include admission to shows, theatres, circuses, fairs, amusement parks, concerts, museums, zoos, cinemas, exhibitions and similar events. While HMRC would need to assess the facts of each case individually, admissions to attractions which include gym elements, such as adventure climbing centres, included as a part of the entry fee to the whole attraction would be eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2021 12:02:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1689372

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Timesharing: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure compensation payments to consumers who were missold timeshares are delivered in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	14271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The regulations surrounding the sale of timeshares and credit agreements relating to timeshares provide routes of redress where consumers have been misled.</p><p> </p><p>Firstly, it is an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 for traders to mislead consumers, and it is punishable by a fine up to the statutory maximum enforced by local authority Trading Standards. The regulations provide for the consumer to seek redress through the courts where they have been misled.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the timeshare market specifically, the Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Regulations 2010 provide protections for consumers buying and selling timeshares and other long-term “holiday club” memberships, including provision for consumers to withdraw from their contract.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where a consumer took out a regulated financial product to purchase the timeshare, they may be able to make a compensation claim to the loan provider and may have recourse to Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Handbook, which sets out the rules on how the FOS should handle complaints, states that ‘the ombudsman will attempt to resolve complaints at the earliest possible stage’. Ensuring timely outcomes is one of the FOS’s main priorities for 2024-25 and it has set itself the target of resolving 90 per cent of cases within 5 months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/02/2024 10:54:30 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1465085

	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	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
	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 reintroducing the cost control mechanism for public service pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	6887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The cost control mechanism was introduced following the recommendations of the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission in 2011. Whilst the Commission recommended a mechanism to protect the Exchequer from increased costs, the Government went a step further and introduced a mechanism that is symmetrical and so also maintains the value of pensions to members when costs fall.</p><p> </p><p>The mechanism still operates with respect to the main public service pension schemes and so is not in need of reintroduction. It was tested for the first time at the 2016 valuations, but the process was paused before results were finalised due to uncertainty regarding the value of pension schemes following the McCloud judgment. The Government subsequently published amending Directions in October 2021 which enable schemes to complete the cost control element of the 2016 valuations. Most schemes have now finalised their results and those that haven’t will do so shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The mechanism will be tested again at the next scheme valuations (“the 2020 valuations”). The Government previously announced that, following a review by the Government Actuary and a full public consultation, it will implement three reforms to the cost control mechanism for the 2020 valuations onwards to ensure it is operating more in line with its objectives. All three changes are expected to make the mechanism more stable, meaning changes to member benefits or contributions become less likely. The reforms thus help provide greater certainty regarding members’ projected retirement incomes and level of contributions.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 30/05/2022 10:59:41 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris