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1715936

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expected processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what are the "normal" target processing times.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL4386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC processing timescales for A1 forms are to clear 75% of online applications within 15 working-days, for postal applications it is to clear 75% within 40 working-days.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:57:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1716001

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many referrals have been received by HMRC from trading standards since the commencement of the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2023; and how many penalties have been issued following such referrals.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	24870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In July 2023 new powers were given to Trading Standards to make referrals to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) where they find evidence of tobacco products that don’t comply with the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System. The referral process which practically implements these powers started in October 2023. HMRC periodically publishes outputs of its tobacco strategy, and will publish the outputs of its work with Trading Standards as part of future publications</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 13:17:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1716096

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banking Hubs: Rural Areas
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 effectiveness of banking hubs in helping to ensure access to banking facilities in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	24892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>It is important that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking and cash services and the government monitors this situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>Following recent discussions with the UK high street banks, UK Finance confirmed 225 Hubs will be announced by the end of 2024. Participating high street banks have also committed to improving Hubs by standardising the services available between firms, ensuring that customers do not require their own digital device to bank, trialling both a ‘customer liaison service’ and Saturday openings. The banks have agreed to keep services under review to ensure their effectiveness for all customers.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Hubs are recommended by LINK and delivered by Cash Access UK, according to criteria set by industry. The Government does not intervene in these decisions. If a Hub is not available, rural communities can bank via the Post Office, which allows personal and business customers to carry out everyday banking services at 11,500 branches across the UK. The Post Office is also required to ensure that 95% of the total rural population across the UK is within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/05/2024 13:13:32 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1716101

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: 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 potential impact of changes to vehicle tax for electric and low emissions vehicles from 1 April 2025 on the number of purchases of those vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	24858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>From April 2025, electric and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay VED in the same way as petrol and diesel vehicles. The anticipated impact is summarised in the Policy Costings document that was published alongside Autumn Statement 2022, and can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6375caf8e90e072848403c47/Autumn_Statement_2022_Policy_Costings_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6375caf8e90e072848403c47/Autumn_Statement_2022_Policy_Costings_.pdf</a> (p. 24).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 13:21:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1716107

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) insurance sector, (b) Financial Conduct Authority, (c) Financial Ombudsman and (d) Equality and Human Rights Commission on the ability of people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to obtain (i) buildings and (ii) contents insurance.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	24894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly and insurers must comply with the relevant legislative and regulatory rules.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules require insurers to treat their customers fairly and the FCA has robust powers to act against firms that do not comply. The UK Government is also committed to tackling discrimination and the Equality Act 2010 providers legal protections from discrimination due to protected characteristics. This means insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.</p><p>Customers who feel they have not been treated fairly by their insurer are able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the independent body established to provide arbitration in such cases.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 24895 question first answered 13/05/2024 14:20:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1716108

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to obtain (a) buildings and (b) contents insurance.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	24895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly and insurers must comply with the relevant legislative and regulatory rules.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules require insurers to treat their customers fairly and the FCA has robust powers to act against firms that do not comply. The UK Government is also committed to tackling discrimination and the Equality Act 2010 providers legal protections from discrimination due to protected characteristics. This means insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.</p><p>Customers who feel they have not been treated fairly by their insurer are able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the independent body established to provide arbitration in such cases.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 24894 question first answered 13/05/2024 14:20:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1716191

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Misrepresentation
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 efficiency and effectiveness of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in its assessment of mortgage mis-selling complaints.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	25123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme may be able to pay compensation to customers who have lost money as a result of bad mortgage advice or been mis-sold mortgage endowments. The FSCS can only pay compensation if the firm, broker, or advisor that the customer dealt with was regulated and has failed. Any complaints about live regulated firms should be addressed to the Financial Ombudsman Service. For mortgage claims, the FSCS carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but is operationally independent of them. The FSCS publishes an annual report and levy class statements, including for the home finance intermediation levy class. The FSCS’s certified accounts and audit report are provided to HM Treasury each year, and copies are laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:23:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1716192

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of appeals to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme have resulted in an over-turned decision.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	25124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the UK’s compensation scheme of last resort and pays compensation to consumers when authorised financial firms fail. If a claimant is unhappy with the FSCS’s decision on their claim, they can launch an appeal which will be reviewed by someone independent of the original decision. The FSCS operates a 2-stage internal appeal process. In the financial year 2022-2023, the FSCS made just under 97,000 claims decisions, and 1,695 customers asked the FSCS to review its decisions. The FSCS does not publish data on the proportion of appeals that are upheld or rejected at each stage. Customers who are unhappy at the end of the FSCS’s internal appeal process have the option of seeking a Judicial Review of the FSCS’s decision on their claim.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/05/2024 14:22:08 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan