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date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
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 increasing Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	45939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate – it is therefore ultimately up to employers to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 45937 45938 question first answered 07/09/2022 08:55:31 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1504151

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date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide backdated support for businesses struggling with high energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	45940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that many businesses are exposed to increased energy costs, driven by global factors.</p><p>On 8 September the Government announced a new six-month scheme for businesses and other non-domestic energy users (including charities and public sector organisations like schools). This is a temporary, time-limited measure that will protect them from soaring energy costs and provide them with the certainty they need to plan through the acute crisis this winter. It will provide them with the time they need to transition and adjust their business models accordingly.</p><p>More specific details will be announced shortly and we expect the scheme to be up and running this Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 14/09/2022 09:25:52 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1504487

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will carry out regular assessments of (a) the adequacy of how the ATM network is funded and (b) the impact of the levels of funding of the ATM network on free access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	45945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash will remain an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK for many more years.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions regarding the operation and funding arrangements of the ATM network are taken by LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network). LINK has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. LINK has committed to protect free-to-use ATMs more than one kilometre away from the next nearest free ATM or Post Office, and free access to cash on high streets (where there is a cluster of five or more retailers) that do not have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within one kilometre.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced legislation to protect access to cash as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. The Bill will establish the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator for cash access and provide it with appropriate powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities. The powers provided to the FCA will allow it to determine standards to ensure reasonable access, reflecting factors such as cost for end users.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 20/09/2022 14:00:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson