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1736286

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to ring-fence Business Asset Disposal Relief in the upcoming Budget.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Anna Dixon
uin	10639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget, the government announced that it would maintain Business Asset Disposal Relief, with its £1 million lifetime limit. The Chancellor also announced that the Capital Gains Tax rate for Business Asset Disposal Relief will increase from 10% to 14% from 6 April 2025, and will increase again to match the lower main rate at 18% from 6 April 2026.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 30/10/2024 16:42:47 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5281

1731394

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Property Development: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax on unbuilt developments where planning permission has lapsed; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such a tax on the construction of new homes.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Anna Dixon
uin	7207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Introducing new taxes requires a comprehensive evaluation of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, complexity, fairness, and simplicity for the taxpayer. The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the usual tax policy making process and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy. Any changes are generally announced at fiscal events, where decisions are taken in the round.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to delivering 1.5 million new homes and has consulted on reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework to deliver key steps to get Britain building, including the reintroduction of mandatory housing targets.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 14/10/2024 15:39:43 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5281

1731417

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussion with the Financial Conduct Authority on the racial disparity in motor insurance premiums identified in the Citizens Advice report, Discriminatory pricing: exploring the ethnicity penalty in the insurance market, published in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Anna Dixon
uin	7217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010 insurers cannot use race as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance. The Government is also determined that insurers should treat their customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules requires firms to ensure their products offer fair value (i.e. the price a consumer pays for an insurance product or service to be reasonable compared to the overall benefits they can expect to receive). The FCA has powers to act against firms that fail to comply.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 14/10/2024 13:12:25 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	5281

1727391

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banking Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that new banking hubs will be opened in communities affected by bank branch closures.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Anna Dixon
uin	4306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority.</p><p> </p><p>This is why the Government is working closely with industry to ensure that at least 350 banking hubs are delivered across the UK, which will provide individuals and businesses up and down the country with critical cash and banking services.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60 banking hubs are already open and Cash Access UK, who oversee banking hub rollout, expect 100 hubs to be open by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 10/09/2024 06:46:44 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	5281

1697488

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Sales
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 impact of banning the sale of tobacco products to people born after 1 January 2009 on tobacco duties.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	19577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text The Government published an Impact Assessment to support the ‘Tobacco and Vapes Bill’ on 20 March, which includes estimate of the reduction in tobacco duty over the period 2027 and 2056:<p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-04/0189/Tobacco_and_vapes_bill_IA.pdf" target="_blank">Tobacco_and_vapes_bill_IA.pdf (parliament.uk)</a></p>The impact of final decisions on tobacco duties will be assessed and reflected in the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast. . answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 14:09:18 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693578

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	Treasury: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>HM Treasury’s approach to employ those with a criminal record is assessed at national security level and all decisions are made in line with Cabinet Office’s Security Vetting Guidance.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 12/03/2024 14:32:57 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1688979

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	Banks: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Prudential Regulation Authority on when it will publish its response to Consultation Paper 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	13939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published its near-final policies on market risk, credit valuation adjustment risk, counterparty credit risk and operational risk in December 2023. The PRA has committed to publishing its final rules for the remaining elements from CP16/22 (credit risk, the output floor, and reporting and disclosure requirements) in Q2 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/02/2024 10:36:23 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1688980

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	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation Paper 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards on SME lending.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	13940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The PRA is implementing Basel 3.1 as part of the UK’s Smarter Regulatory Framework. As part of this, the government has legislated for an accountability framework to ensure the PRA consider the impact of its implementation of Basel 3.1 on the wider impact on UK economic growth, of which SME lending is a vital part. HM Treasury continues to engage with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to assess the impact of its Basel 3.1 package on SME lending. The PRA has been clear that its final requirements will be guided by the evidence and that it would ‘particularly welcome’ evidence on the impact on SME lending so it can get its final proposals right. The PRA has said that it intends to publish its second policy statement in Q2 this year which will finalise the requirements in relation to SME lending</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 13941 question first answered 26/02/2024 10:38:15 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1688981

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	Small Businesses: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation Paper 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards published on 30 November 2022, what recent conversations he has had with the Prudential Authority on SME funding.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	13941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The PRA is implementing Basel 3.1 as part of the UK’s Smarter Regulatory Framework. As part of this, the government has legislated for an accountability framework to ensure the PRA consider the impact of its implementation of Basel 3.1 on the wider impact on UK economic growth, of which SME lending is a vital part. HM Treasury continues to engage with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to assess the impact of its Basel 3.1 package on SME lending. The PRA has been clear that its final requirements will be guided by the evidence and that it would ‘particularly welcome’ evidence on the impact on SME lending so it can get its final proposals right. The PRA has said that it intends to publish its second policy statement in Q2 this year which will finalise the requirements in relation to SME lending</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 13940 question first answered 26/02/2024 10:38:15 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1671972

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential revenue lost from illegal gambling.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	2836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics are published annually and are available at: Measuring tax gaps - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps 2023 edition: tax gap estimates for 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>HMRC does not separately estimate a betting and gaming duty tax gap; it forms part of the ‘other excise duties’ tax gap, namely betting and gaming, cider and perry, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages and wine duties gaps.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/11/2023 14:57:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies