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1361792

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been allocated by his Department to public relations for the October 2021 Budget, including promotion on social media.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	59927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>All communications products related to the October 2021 Budget are produced in house by the Treasury’s Communications Team at no additional cost.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 07:17:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1361826

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2021 to Question 45954, on Carbon Emissions: Costs, when his Department will publish the expected cost of achieving the Government's net zero emissions target.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	59797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>HM Treasury has published the Net Zero Review (NZR), which is an analytical report that uses existing data to explore the key issues and trade-offs as the UK decarbonises. This is against a backdrop of uncertainty on technology and costs, as well as changes to the economy over the next thirty years. It focuses on the potential exposure of households and businesses to the transition, and highlights factors to be taken into account in designing policy that will allocate costs over this time horizon.</p><p> </p><p>As highlighted in the NZR, the overall impact is uncertain and challenging to estimate. Existing estimates suggest that the impact on GDP by the end of the transition is likely to be relatively small, and dwarfed by the costs of global inaction. The economic impact will be uneven across the economy. The scale of the change for some businesses, sectors and regions is likely to be substantial.</p><p>As the transition will be dynamic and take place over thirty years, it is not possible to forecast impacts on households and assessments of abatement costs in the future are highly speculative. The net zero transition will also entail a number of technology transitions, and there is significant uncertainty in relation to their costs, although technology costs for some green technologies have shown that projected costs have been far higher than actual costs. The eventual impact will therefore depend on policy choices and the way the economy adjusts over time.</p><p>The NZR has not sought to duplicate existing analysis and uses the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) analysis on costs and benefits in line with Carbon Budget 6 and the Net Zero Strategy (NZS). In the NZS, BEIS estimate that the net cost, excluding air quality and emissions savings benefits, will be equivalent to 1-2% of GDP in 2050.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 07:21:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1361896

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is planning to take to ensure access to cash for elderly and vulnerable people in response to bank closures.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	59903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash is important to the daily lives of millions of individuals and businesses across the UK, particularly to those who may be in vulnerable groups. That is why the Government has committed to protecting access to cash for those who need it and ensuring that the UK's cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term.</p><p> </p><p>The Government made legislative changes via the Financial Services Act 2021 to support the widespread offering of cashback without a purchase, which will allow shops and other businesses to offer a new form of cash withdrawal service to local communities. The Government also recently closed an Access to Cash Consultation on 23 September, setting out further proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2020, the FCA published guidance for regulated firms setting out its expectations for banks, building societies and credit unions when they are considering closing branches or ATMs. It requires them to notify customers and the FCA of upcoming branch closures and consider the provision of alternatives for customers.</p><p> </p><p>Banks themselves are best placed to make the commercial decisions required to operate their businesses for their customers. However, the Government believes that the impact of branch closures should be understood, considered, and mitigated where possible so that all customers, wherever they live and especially the most vulnerable, continue to have access to face-to-face banking services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/10/2021 13:51:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361960

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis has been undertaken on the impact on Scottish retail shops and tourism businesses of the decision to end tax free shopping for international visitors.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	59773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>On 11 September 2020, the Government announced the VAT and excise duty treatment of goods purchased by individuals for personal use and carried in their luggage arriving from or going overseas (passengers) following the transition period. The following rules were implemented on 1 January 2021:</p><p>- Passengers travelling from Great Britain to any destination outside the United Kingdom (UK) can purchase duty-free excise goods once they have passed security controls at ports, airports, and international rail stations.</p><p>- Personal allowances apply to passengers entering Great Britain from any destination outside of the UK, with alcohol allowances significantly increased.</p><p>- The VAT Retail Export Scheme (RES) in Great Britain has not been extended to EU residents and has been withdrawn for all passengers.</p><p>- The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales for non-excise goods has been removed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation which ran from 11 March to 20 May 2020. During this time the Government held a number of virtual meetings with industry stakeholders to hear their views and received 73 responses to the consultation. The Government has also met and discussed these changes with many stakeholders following the announcement of these policies.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed rationale for these changes was provided in the written ministerial statement and the published summary of responses to the consultation and a detailed technical note has also been made available to stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>On 25 November 2020 the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) set out their assessment of the fiscal impact of the withdrawal of the VAT RES.</p><p> </p><p>Factoring in a higher-than-usual elasticity of 1.9 to account for spending on luxury goods, the OBR estimate that the withdrawal of the VAT RES will result in a significant direct Exchequer saving of around £400 million per year, once passenger numbers recover from the impacts of Covid-19. Based on the 1.2 million users of the scheme who received a refund in 2019, this includes an assumption that approximately 20,000 – 30,000 fewer tourists visit Great Britain a year. That is 0.07% of the 40 million visitors to the UK in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR also looked at this package in the round when assessing the indirect impact on the economy – including the effects of extending duty-free sales – alongside the substantial support provided to the economy and retail industry.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 07:19:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1361101

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment
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 impact of the implementation of IR35 on the number of drivers in the haulage industry.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	58833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Tax Information and Impact Note published in March 2021 sets out expected impacts of the April 2021 reform of the off-payroll working rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to commission independent research into the short-term impacts of the reform by October 2021 during the debate on the Finance Bill 2020. That research has now been commissioned, and the findings will be published once complete.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/10/2021 11:19:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361124

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the level of funding available to build the HS2 eastern leg to Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Spending Review will set out Government’s plans for public spending. The Integrated Rail Plan will set out how rail connectivity will be improved in the North and the Midlands. Details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/10/2021 12:47:33 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1361151

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Ynys Môn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) financial and (b) tax incentives he has put in place to enable the conversion of the 23 per cent of homes in Ynys Môn constituency which are heated by oil to the renewable liquid fuel HVO.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	59124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Biofuels such as liquid fuel hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) may play a role in future off-gas-grid decarbonisation. However, further evidence is needed to consider the extent of this. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will publish a new Biomass Strategy in 2022, which will review the amount of sustainable biomass the UK will have access to, including liquid biofuels, and how this could be best used across the economy to achieve our net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Net Zero Strategy, the Government announced the new £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme to support the uptake of heat pumps</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, and any changes are made in the round at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/10/2021 10:22:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1361231

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the finding of Scope and the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s report entitled The Gap Widens, published in October 2021, that there is a £2.1 billion funding gap in disabled children’s health and social care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education, ahead of the upcoming Spending Review, on tackling unmet need in disabled children’s health and care services.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	59054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>HM Treasury Ministers and officials regularly meet with other government departments and a range of stakeholders, which includes discussions around support for children.</p><p> </p><p>The government has to date provided the NHS with over £32 billion to support its response to and recovery from COVID-19, which includes the provision of healthcare services to disabled children. This is part of the overall £97 billion support for health services since the start of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also given over £6 billion in un-ringfenced funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 spending pressures, including children’s services. At last year’s Spending Review, the government provided councils with access to over £1 billion of spending for social care through £300 million of new social care grant and the ability to introduce a 3% adult social care precept. This funding was additional to the £1 billion social care grant announced in 2019 which was maintained in line with the government's manifesto.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury will continue to work with other government departments, including the Department for Health and Social Care, Department for Education and Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to ensure the Spending Review reflects the requirements of children’s health and care services in the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/10/2021 11:56:11 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1361309

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to use the comprehensive spending review on 27 October 2021 to announce a new, lower rate of duty for draught beer.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	58812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury is considering the merits of potential reforms to alcohol duties as part of its alcohol duty review. We are currently analysing responses provided by stakeholders to our call for evidence and will provide further updates in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/10/2021 10:24:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1361366

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Maternity Allowance and Parental Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new claims for (a) statutory paternity pay, (b) statutory maternity pay and (c) maternity allowance were approved in each quarter of financial year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	58920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does hold information on claimants of statutory maternity pay and statutory paternity pay, but this is not limited to new claims. Quarterly counts of claims would include claimants in each quarter in which they received the statutory payment. HMRC does not hold any information on payments of Maternity Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes statistics about benefits, including average caseloads for Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/10/2021 11:21:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald