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1693195

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date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Council Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely effect on economic growth and productivity of (1) revaluing council tax bands by reference to current market rates, and (2) abolishing stamp duty in favour of a reformed housing taxation arrangement.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to revalue council tax bands by reference to current market rates or to abolish Stamp Duty Land Tax in favour of a reformed housing taxation arrangement. The government continues to keep all tax policy under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2024 15:16:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1693204

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards: Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support consumers facing financial difficulty due to high credit card interest rates and increasing levels of debt.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping people in problem debt. This is why the Government continues to maintain record levels of debt advice funding for the provision of debt advice in England through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), with a budget of £92.7 million for 2023-24. Government also launched the Breathing Space scheme in May 2021, providing individuals in problem debt who seek debt advice, with a period of protection from creditor enforcement action.</p><p>At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced changes to make it easier to access a Debt Relief Order (DRO) in England and Wales. This included removing the administration fee and widening the eligibility criteria.</p><p>The Government also aims to ensure that people, regardless of their background or income, have access to useful and affordable financial products and services. Since 2019, the Government has allocated £145 million of dormant assets funding to Fair4All Finance to support the financially excluded.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2024 15:17:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1693270

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England: Government Securities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the losses by the Bank of England on holding its bond portfolio that the Treasury has had to reimburse so far in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Data on these quarterly cash transfers between HM Treasury and the Bank of England are made publicly available by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in their monthly Public Sector Finances publication. The data is available at the following link under the ONS series ID MF7A in worksheet PSA9B:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/publicsectorfinancesappendixatables110" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/publicsectorfinancesappendixatables110</a></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 08/03/2024 13:07:22 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693271

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Interest Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's forecast is for the cost of indexation of the index linked debt on the debt interest charge for the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility is the UK’s official forecaster, a breakdown of debt interest costs including the interest payable on index-linked gilts is available in the OBR’s detailed aggregates table 6.16 which is published alongside their March 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 07/03/2024 14:26:27 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693282

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions for money laundering offences HM Revenue and Customs have brought against individuals in each year since 2013; and how many of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	16576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC takes a flexible and dynamic resourcing approach to criminally investigating suspected tax crimes and associated money laundering. While HMRC is not a prosecuting authority, we prepare the cases to the highest evidential standard and pass the case to the relevant independent prosecuting authority to decide if the case satisfies the two-stage test for prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>The following is aggregate data for HMRC’s investigations, since 2013 that resulted in a prosecution and conviction for either money laundering offences as set out in Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, or prosecutable breaches of supervisory requirement in various versions of the Money Laundering Regulations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of positive charging decisions[2]</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of convictions[3]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To note, criminal investigations can take considerable time to progress and can conclude in a year other than the one in which they are opened. As such there is no direct correlation between yearly figures presented in the table.</p><p> </p><p>[2]cases where the prosecuting authority has agreed to a money laundering or money laundering regulations charge against defendants.</p><p>[3] successfully concluded criminal investigations.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 11/03/2024 15:14:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1693285

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who attended HMRC's stakeholder conference this year.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	16578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>We are unable to provide specific details of the individuals who attended as this would be in breach of GDPR rules.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 12/03/2024 09:54:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1693291

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase public sector productivity.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has a relentless focus on getting the most out of every pound spent by boosting public sector productivity and by focusing spending on the government’s priorities.</p><p>The Chancellor provided an update on the Public Sector Productivity Programme at the Spring Budget on 6 March where he announced £4.2 billion of total funding to drive productivity in the public sector.</p><p>As part of this, the government is backing the NHS with £3.4 billion to double investment in technological and digital transformation. This investment means the NHS can commit to deliver 2% annual productivity growth in the final two years of the next Parliament, which will help unlock £35 billion of savings.</p><p>The government is investing a further £800 million in wider public services which will deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits over the forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 12/03/2024 17:38:25 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693316

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hearing Aids: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to zero rate hearing aids.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	16593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Most hearing aids are dispensed free of charge to NHS patients. Specialised hearing devices designed for people with severely defective hearing are relieved of VAT, when purchased by disabled people. However, generic hearing aids that are not designed specifically for disabled persons are not relieved of VAT.</p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 12/03/2024 09:56:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1693322

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Small Producer Relief to include English and Welsh wine producers.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	16582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Small Producer Relief (SPR) was introduced as part of the new alcohol duty system on 1 August 2023. SPR provides a duty discount for all producers who produce less than 4,500 hectolitres of pure alcohol on their products below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV).</p><p>Retaining a strength limit for SPR is important to ensure the relief is aligned with the new alcohol duty system's public health objectives. Wine producers are able to claim the relief on any goods they make below this level.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 07/03/2024 15:34:34 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1693352

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Philips Trust Corporation
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 providing support to people who held policies with the Philips Trust Corporation Limited.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Philips Trust Corporation was not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and was not carrying out any regulated activities. As such, any losses are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.</p><p>Consumers who have concerns about the role played by their bank or building society in relation to Philips Trust Corporation may be eligible to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Whether a particular complaint is eligible or not is a matter for the FOS.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 07/03/2024 14:04:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones