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1697852

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to publish a report on the impact of Consumer Duty on consumer contact with financial services firms in the 12 months since it's establishment.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	19809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to publish a report on the impact of the Consumer Duty.</p><p> </p><p>The Consumer Duty was introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government and is directly accountable to Parliament for how it carries out its functions. The FCA has committed to monitoring the outcomes experienced by different consumer groups, including those in vulnerable circumstances, to check they are not being disadvantaged as a result of the Duty. It also publishes information about the implementation of the Consumer Duty by firms, including examples of good practice and areas for improvement, on its website: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/consumer-duty</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 introduced a new requirement on the financial services regulators to keep their rules under review, and to publish a statement of policy for how they conduct rule reviews. The FCA’s rule review framework can be found at: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/corporate-documents/our-rule-review-framework" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/corporate-documents/our-rule-review-framework</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/03/2024 15:42:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1697856

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Payment Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the National Payments Vision.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	19835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Payments are essential to the UK’s economy, both for individuals and for businesses, and are a cornerstone of growth and competitiveness. The government is committed to maintaining the UK’s reputation for a world-leading payments ecosystem and will publish the National Payments Vision as soon as possible later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 19836 19837 question first answered 28/03/2024 09:06:13 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1697898

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff are dedicated to the work of the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce; how often will the taskforce meet; has the taskforce met to date; whether illicit vaping products will be included as part of its remit; and what recent estimate has he made of losses in tax revenue from the illicit trade in (a) tobacco and (b) vaping products in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	19921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We plan to establish the taskforce during 2024/25. We are not yet able to give details on meeting frequency or staff numbers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 26/03/2024 17:10:05 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1697944

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions has he had with businesses on tax-free shopping for international visitors.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	19823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>As the UK’s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury has regular discussions with representatives from a wide range of industries including travel and retail as well as business representative organisations covering many sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 27/03/2024 15:47:43 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1697997

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to question 1 of his Department's consultation on business rates avoidance and evasion, published in July 2023, and to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, whether his Department made an estimate of the Exchequer impact of extending the reset period for empty property relief to six months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Responses to the Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion consultation made clear that avoidance of business rates through abuse of Empty Property Relief (EPR) is an area we need to take action on. Most respondents, and all those from local government, agreed that extending the EPR ‘reset period’ is an effective means of reducing rates avoidance. Extending the reset period to 13 weeks will help ensure a level playing field between ratepayers while maintaining support for landlords while they seek new tenants for vacant properties.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19973 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:31:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697998

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to question 1 of his Department's consultation on business rates avoidance and evasion, published in July 2023, and to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the reset period for empty property relief to six months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Responses to the Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion consultation made clear that avoidance of business rates through abuse of Empty Property Relief (EPR) is an area we need to take action on. Most respondents, and all those from local government, agreed that extending the EPR ‘reset period’ is an effective means of reducing rates avoidance. Extending the reset period to 13 weeks will help ensure a level playing field between ratepayers while maintaining support for landlords while they seek new tenants for vacant properties.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19972 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:31:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697999

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, if he will publish the figures used by his Department for the size of the tax base in calculating those costings.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The policy costing was based on data reflecting business rates receipts and reliefs as reported by local authorities in the National Non-Domestic Rates forms, which are publicly available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2024 14:54:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1697420

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	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the decision to close the HMRC helpline between April and September each year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	19655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC conducted a full Equalities Impact Assessment regarding the planned closure of the Self Assessment helpline between 8 April and 30 September 2024. However, HMRC has halted this plan while it engages with stakeholders about how to ensure all taxpayers’ needs are met as the Department shifts more people to online self-service.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2024 15:07:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

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

1697510

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	Credit: Regulation
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 consultation entitled Regulation of Buy-Now Pay-Later: consultation on draft legislation, how many responses were received; and of those received, how many and what proportion were from (a) buy-now-pay-later providers, (b) charities and advocacy groups, (c) other financial service providers who do not offer buy-now-pay-later products and (d) members of the public.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>A list of respondents will be included in the Government’s response to the consultation, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 25/03/2024 13:48:47 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy