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1679346

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Autumn Statement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Impact on households: distributional analysis to accompany Autumn Statement 2023, published in November 2023, if he will publish a distributional analysis by region of the Autumn Statement 2023.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	7925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The analysis contained in the <em>Impact on households</em> document is intended to set out the estimated impact of tax, welfare and public service spending decisions on households across the income distribution. This analysis is consistent with the Government’s official forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility which is done on a UK-wide basis.</p><p>The relevant document can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6565cb0c888c060013fa7dff/FINAL_Impact_on_households_-_AS23_-_271123.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6565cb0c888c060013fa7dff/FINAL_Impact_on_households_-_AS23_-_271123.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2024 16:55:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465821

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish his assessment of how groups with protected characteristics will be affected by the Council Tax Rebate in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	9012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced a package of support on 3 February 2022 to help households with rising energy bills. This included a £150 non-repayable council tax rebate from April this year for households in England in council tax bands A-D and £144 million of discretionary funding to support households who need help with their energy bills but are not eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers carefully considered the equalities impacts of the Council Tax Rebate and had due regard to these impacts when making decisions, in line with the legal obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/06/2022 09:13:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1437911

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has carried out an equality impact assessment of the measures he has introduced to support energy consumers.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	134011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is providing significant financial support worth up to £350 to the majority of households. This covers more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support is worth £9.1bn in 2022-23, delivered through a new Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS), a targeted Council Tax rebate, and discretionary funds for Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers consider a range of evidence and analysis as part of policy development, including assessments of how options under consideration would affect members of groups with protected characteristics, as part of the Government's aims and duties.</p><p> </p><p>The EBSS is still under development. The Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy will publish a consultation on the detailed implementation of the policy in due course. Ministers will consider a full assessment of the impact of the EBSS as they make final decision on the detailed policy design.</p><p> </p><p>The policy development for the Council Tax Rebate included an assessment of how groups with protected characteristics might be affected, in line with the Public Sector Equalities Duty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/03/2022 17:33:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1437912

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
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 impact of (a) the repayable £200 discount and (b) other measures introduced to support energy consumers on disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	134012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is providing significant financial support worth up to £350 to the majority of households. This covers more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support – worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 – is composed of:</p><ul><li>A £200 reduction in households’ energy bills this autumn, paid back automatically over the next 5 years (known as the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS));</li><li>A £150 non-repayable council tax rebate from April, paid to all households in council tax bands A-D; and</li><li>£144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households who may need support but are not eligible for the Council Tax reduction.</li></ul><p>The Chancellor has also confirmed plans to go ahead with existing proposals to expand eligibility for the Warm Home Discount by almost a third - so that three million vulnerable households will now benefit.</p><p>Ministers consider a range of evidence and analysis as part of policy development and when making decisions, including assessments of how options under consideration would affect members of groups with protected characteristics, in line with the Government's aims and statutory duties.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/03/2022 14:05:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1384400

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed changes to the research and development tax reliefs on the amount of private investment in research and development in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	86101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The report published at Tax Administration and Maintenance Day sets out further detail on the reforms announced at Autumn Budget 2021 and the next steps for the review. The Government has invited written responses and will be consulting with stakeholders on the final policy details. Any effects on the public finances will be scored once final policy decisions have been reached.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 86103 question first answered 08/12/2021 17:08:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1384401

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Departments R&D Tax Reliefs report published in November 2021, how much and what proportion of the £47.5 billion of research and development expenditure that UK companies claimed tax relief on was for activities taking place outside of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	86102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>HMRC previously produced an estimate of £4 billion to £7 billion for overseas expenditure in the year ending March 2018 out of £36.8 billion of the total Research and Development expenditure used to claim tax credits.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/12/2021 17:11:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1384403

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what discussions he has had with relevant sector stakeholders on the potential effect of the proposed changes to the research and development tax reliefs on (a) the economy, (b) jobs in that sector and (c) levels of research and development investment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	86103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The report published at Tax Administration and Maintenance Day sets out further detail on the reforms announced at Autumn Budget 2021 and the next steps for the review. The Government has invited written responses and will be consulting with stakeholders on the final policy details. Any effects on the public finances will be scored once final policy decisions have been reached.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 86101 question first answered 08/12/2021 17:08:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299635

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme by local authority to date.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC publish statistics on the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-february-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5a provides a breakdown of claims by local authority.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2021 14:15:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1296911

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Construction: VAT
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 effect of the construction industry VAT reverse charge on cashflow for small businesses in the context of the economic effect of the (a) covid-19 pandemic and (b) end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	161764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognised that the introduction of the reverse charge will have an impact on cashflow for some affected businesses in the construction sector, and provided a long lead in time. The measure has also been delayed twice previously in order to allow businesses more time to prepare and also in recognition of the impact of COVID-19. HMRC have published guidance on reducing cash flow impacts and have written to affected businesses on three occasions signposting where to obtain information and outlining the steps they need to take to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2021 12:29:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1204332

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were estimated to be paid employees according to HMRC's PAYE and RTI data in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Oldham local authority and (d) Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency in each month from April 2019 to May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	59772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below sets out the quarterly numbers for paid employees in England and the North West, from April 2019 to March 2020, from HMRC PAYE RTI data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>April 2019 - June 2019</p></td><td><p>July 2019 - September 2019</p></td><td><p>October 2019 - December 2019</p></td><td><p>January 2020 - March 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>25,578,000</p></td><td><p>25,873,000</p></td><td><p>25,800,000</p></td><td><p>25,737,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>3,272,000</p></td><td><p>3,306,000</p></td><td><p>3,305,000</p></td><td><p>3,291,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Paid Employees in England and the North West</p><p><em>Figures rounded to the nearest thousand</em></p><p> </p><p>It is not possible for HMRC to provide answers to the other aspects of this question due to the time taken to calculate these figures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/06/2020 07:03:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams