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1583556

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will publish the findings of his Department's review of the issuing of a special licence to Yevgeny Prigozhin by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	139159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on specific licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. However, OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that HM Treasury are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy. We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140148 question first answered 13/02/2023 16:34:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1583623

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 135480 on Taxation: Fines, for what reason not all penalties charged by HMRC are required to be recorded on the National Penalty Processing System.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	139292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <blockquote><p>The National Penalty Processing System (NPPS) is used by HMRC to record certain types of information.</p><p> </p><p>The NPPS is not used to record all penalties charged by HMRC across all of its compliance or wider activities.</p></blockquote> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 139294 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:08:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1583624

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 135480 on Taxation: Fines, what proportion of penalties charged by HMRC have not been recorded on the National Penalty Processing System in each the last five tax years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	139293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The National Penalty Processing System (NPPS) is used by HMRC to record certain types of information, in particular penalties for:</p><ul><li>Inaccuracies within returns and documents</li><li>Failure to Notify</li><li>Deliberate Withholding of Information</li></ul><p>NPPS is a standalone system for these purposes only. It is not used to record all penalties charged by HMRC across all of its compliance or wider activities.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold centrally information on penalties recorded outside the National Penalty Processing System. The requested information is therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2023 16:32:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1583625

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 135480 on Taxation: Fines, how many penalties issued by HMRC and recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for unpaid tax amounted to (a) less than £1,000, (b) £1,000 to £9,999, (c) £10,000 to £99,999, (d) £100,000 to £999,999 and (e) £1,000,000 or above in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	139294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <blockquote><p>The National Penalty Processing System (NPPS) is used by HMRC to record certain types of information.</p><p> </p><p>The NPPS is not used to record all penalties charged by HMRC across all of its compliance or wider activities.</p></blockquote> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 139292 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:08:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1583641

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing (a) business rates and (b) issuing VAT refunds for (i) nurseries and (ii) childcare providers to help with increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	139305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a package of changes and tax cuts worth £13.6 billion to businesses over the next five years. This includes a freeze to the business rates multiplier for 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion over the next 5 years, meaning all bills are 6% lower than without the freeze. The Government also announced a generous Exchequer funded Transitional Relief scheme worth £1.6 billion, which will protect an estimated 700,000 ratepayers facing bill increases at the revaluation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to re-introduce a nurseries relief at this time.</p><p> </p><p>While we keep all taxes under review, we have no plans to make changes to the VAT exemption which private nurseries and childcare providers currently enjoy.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/02/2023 12:34:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1583669

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to support people over the age of 50 to re-enter the employment market.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	139175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>There does not appear to be one single cause driving older worker inactivity, and an ONS survey of recently inactive people aged over-50 highlighted retirement, redundancy, changes in lifestyle, caring responsibilities, and illness as some of the most common reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already announced a £1.3 billion support package to help those with health conditions or disabilities get into and thrive in work. This is alongside DWP’s 50PLUS: Choices offer, which provides support to help older workers remain in, or return to, work.</p><p> </p><p>To understand what further action should be taken as a result of the rise in economic inactivity, the Department for Work and Pensions is thoroughly reviewing workforce participation. The Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/02/2023 17:26:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1583683

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) fossil fuel-, (b) electric- and (c) hybrid-powered road-legal vehicles their Department purchased in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>No vehicles have been purchased by HM Treasury in the last 24 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2023 15:13:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1583708

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department will publish the updated Green Finance Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	139337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government will publish an updated Green Finance Strategy setting out how the UK will go further on sustainable finance in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to an ambitious programme of work on Green Finance as set out in its Greening Finance Roadmap in 2021.</p><p>To ensure that the Government’s approach is effective, a call for evidence for an update to the Green Finance Strategy was launched on 12 May and concluded on 22 June 2022. The Government is currently reviewing the responses it received.</p><p> </p><p>We will also take into consideration the findings of the recently published Net Zero review conducted by Chris Skidmore when publishing the Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 08/02/2023 17:22:42 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1583709

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department will publish the UK's Green Taxonomy.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	139338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing a green taxonomy as part of its sustainable finance agenda.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is clear that the value of a taxonomy rests on its credibility as a practical and useful tool for investors, companies, consumers, and regulators in supporting access to sustainable finance.</p><p> </p><p>These are long term matters, and it is important to proceed carefully. Having received advice from the Green Technical Advisory Group, and following stakeholder engagement, the Government believes that there is benefit in reviewing its approach to taxonomy development to maximise the effectiveness of our sustainable finance agenda.</p><p> </p><p>We’ll be setting out next steps in the Green Finance Strategy in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 09/02/2023 12:14:11 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1583711

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
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 ensure that (a) financial regulators and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority are equipped to protect people against authorised push payment fraud.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	139232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the growing threat posed to consumers by Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, with increasingly sophisticated scams that can be detrimental to people’s lives.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the payments industry have worked together to both prevent payments fraud, and to develop better mechanisms for reimbursing victims. This has included the voluntary Contingent Reimbursement Model (CRM) Code, introduced in 2019, under which signatory payment service providers voluntarily reimburse APP victims. The government recognised and welcomed these developments.</p><p> </p><p>However, reimbursement to victims of APP scams remains inconsistent. That is why the Government has introduced legislation as part of the Financial Services &amp; Markets Bill to enable the Payment Systems Regulator to require payment service providers (including banks) to reimburse APP scam victims, and placed a duty on the PSR to act in relation to the Faster Payments system (over which vast majority of APP scams currently occur) within 6 months of the legislation coming into force. Following Royal Assent, the PSR will have the powers to deliver an effective reimbursement requirement, and the Government believes this will ensure more consistent and comprehensive reimbursement for APP scam victims.</p><p> </p><p>In its recent consultation on mandatory APP scam reimbursement, the PSR proposed requiring all banks and other payment service providers sending payments over the Faster Payments system to fully reimburse APP scam victims, with very limited exceptions. The Government looks forward to hearing the outcomes of this consultation, and meanwhile continues to progress the enabling legislation within the Financial Services &amp; Markets Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, the Government is clear that fraud prevention is preferable to cure. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) already requires banks to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective systems and controls for countering the risk that they might be used to further financial crime, and it already has the appropriate powers to monitor and enforce compliance with such regulations. The Government and financial regulators are also engaged on what more can be done to improve APP fraud prevention, including considering what legislative change is necessary to support the payments sector in taking a risk-based approach to payments processing.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding Departmental meetings with the banking sector, I would note that Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that customers can experience inconsistent outcomes under the existing Authorised Push Payment (APP) scam reimbursement Code, which is adjudicated by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS publishes annual complaints data and insights on its website, which can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/data-insight/annual-complaints-data" target="_blank">https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/data-insight/annual-complaints-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 139233 139234 139235 139236 question first answered 09/02/2023 13:21:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald