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1420429

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is making an assessment of the potential merits of equalising the duty between spirits and other alcohol categories.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	119887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>As part of our alcohol duty review, the Government intends to move to a system where all products are taxed in reference to the litres of pure alcohol they contain. Above 8.5% ABV there is to be no differentiation between product categories, providing a more level playing field between spirits and other products. This will end the position where higher strength wines and beers pay less duty per unit than spirits.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/02/2022 11:43:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1352964

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much financial support the Government has made available to local authorities for supporting refugees arriving from (a) Afghanistan and (b) other countries as a result of the security situation in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	43693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The government has announced the Afghanistan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable Afghans in its first year, potentially rising to 20,000 over the long term. The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) for those who worked with the UK in Afghanistan also remains open. More detail on funding for local authorities to support those eligible for both schemes will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the Afghan schemes, the Home Office also delivers the UK Resettlement Scheme which resettles vulnerable refugees from a range of regions of conflict and instability.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 09/09/2021 13:58:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1337280

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons it is not a requirement to monitor contracts that have ended due to a supplier termination event.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	16974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Due to the high number of contracts awarded by HMRC and the rarity of supplier termination events, it would be a disproportionate requirement to monitor these. HMRC acts in accordance to the Government Commercial Operating Standards, and there is no necessity to monitor supplier termination events.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/06/2021 14:17:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1306572

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what systems HMRC has in place to monitor the regularity of supplier termination events.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	176085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>HMRC records are not held in such a way as to identify contracts that have ended due to a supplier termination event.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/04/2021 14:36:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1306573

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to (a) monitor and (b) minimise supplier termination events in respect of contracts.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	176086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>HMRC records are not held in such a way as to identify contracts that have ended due to a supplier termination event.</p><p>HMRC adopts Government Commercial Organisation standards and best practice methodologies for contract management and supplier relationship management.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/04/2021 14:40:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1305630

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances: Regional Airports
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 introduction of duty-free arrival stores on (a) employment at Manchester Airport and other regional airports and (b) the economy local to those airports.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	174988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Following a consultation, the Government announced on 11 September 2020 that duty-free sales would be extended to EU-bound passengers for the first time in over 20 years from 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>This is a significant boost to all airports and international rail terminals in England, Scotland and Wales, including Manchester, and smaller regional airports and rail hubs, which have not been able to offer duty-free to the EU before.</p><p> </p><p>Duty-free on arrival did not form part of the Government's consultation on the potential approach to duty- and tax-free goods arising from the UK’s new relationship with the EU, which took place in the Spring of 2020. The Government nonetheless acknowledged in the summary of responses to the consultation that some stakeholders had requested the introduction of duty-free on arrival. This also set out that duty-free on arrival was not a scheme that the Government previously offered and was therefore not considering implementing the scheme at that time.</p><p> </p><p>Duty-free on arrival conflicts with international principles of taxation which suggest that goods should be taxed in the country where they are consumed. The introduction of such a scheme could also undermine the UK high street and public health objectives. As with all policy areas, the Government will keep its position under review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/04/2021 07:24:55 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1300396

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings and Investments: Interest Rates
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 on savers of NS&I’s reduction in interest rates for savings.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	164665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>NS&amp;I must balance the interests of savers, taxpayers and the broader financial services sector. And decisions on interest rates will heavily depend on how NS&amp;I is fairing against its Net Financing target for that financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2020, NS&amp;I’s Net Financing target for 2020-21 was revised from £6 billion (+/- £3 billion) to £35 billion (+/- £5 billion) to reflect the Government’s funding requirements during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first six months of 2020-21, NS&amp;I had raised a total of £38.3 billion of Net Financing for the Government, so it was necessary to revise the interest rates offered on its products to reduce inflows.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that HM Treasury takes into account taxpayer value considerations when making financing decisions. With gilt yields currently at low levels, government financing raised through NS&amp;I is more expensive than that raised through gilt issuance.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2021 11:12:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1300397

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings and Investments: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to investigate the level of customer complaints received by the NS&I in respect of attempting to withdraw funds in the financial year 2020-2021.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	164666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>NS&amp;I has seen exceptionally high customer demand since the Covid-19 outbreak, and this was amplified by a requirement for NS&amp;I to raise additional funding from savers to support the Government’s response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In order to return customer service levels to the high standards NS&amp;I is accustomed to, they have put a number of measures in place to improve its operational performance. These include expanding its UK contact centres by opening additional sites and recruiting additional staff to process customer enquiries. NS&amp;I is working hard to return to delivering its usual high standard of customer service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January 2021, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (EST), as the Minister responsible for NS&amp;I, met with NS&amp;I senior managers and its outsourced provider, to discuss their operational recovery plans and progress against their targets. The Treasury continues to support NS&amp;I’s recovery programme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2021 11:11:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1300398

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings and Investments: Standards
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 average time taken by NS&I to facilitate customer requests to transfer funds away from the NS&I; and what proportion of those requests fell outside NS&I’s policy.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	164667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Approximately 90% of customer withdrawals from NS&amp;I are made online or by telephone. The payments normally reach the customer’s nominated bank account within two banking days after the day that NS&amp;I has received the customer’s instruction. This service performance is within NS&amp;I’s usual service level of two working days. Approximately 10% of customer withdrawals from NS&amp;I are made by post. The payments normally reach the customer’s nominated bank account within three banking days after the day that NS&amp;I has received the customer’s instruction.</p><p> </p><p>Postal withdrawals from NS&amp;I are currently taking longer to process than their normal timescale due to operational constraints caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. As of 9 March 2021, the proportion of customer withdrawals that fell outside NS&amp;I’s usual service level of two working days was approximately 10%. However, NS&amp;I has prioritised these withdrawals and is currently processing straightforward cases by the fourth working day from receipt.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2021 11:14:04 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1296776

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	Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts
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 number of local councils using the Public Works Loan Board for housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	161881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>In the financial year 2019-20, 65 local authorities in England borrowed £657 million to finance Housing Revenue Accounts (HRAs). As local authorities borrow from the PWLB to fund their capital programmes as a whole, it is difficult to know for certain how much of this borrowing was from the PWLB.</p><p> </p><p>Between 12 March and 25 November 2020, the PWLB offered a separate HRA rate, which was 100 basis points lower than the Certainty rate at which local authorities could borrow for all other capital expenditure. During this time 50 local authorities borrowed £1.146 billion from the PWLB at the HRA rate.</p><p> </p><p>The HRA rate was discontinued after the Certainty rate was reduced by 100 basis points, which equalised the costs of borrowing for all types of capital expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:58:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra