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1696970

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason kinship carers can only claim the lower rate of Child Benefit if they already have children for whom they claim Child Benefit; and if he will take steps to review this policy.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	19306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The higher rate of Child Benefit can only be paid for the eldest child. It is intended to help all families with children, acknowledging the impact on a family’s finances of the arrival of a child/children in the family. The arrival of a child for the first time may mean for instance that many parents have to give up work altogether or work reduced hours. When Child Benefit ends for the eldest child, the higher rate becomes payable for the next eldest child. The government keeps all policies under review in the usual way.</p><p>Financial support for kinship carers is paid at the discretion of the local authority and in accordance with their model for assessing support needs. There is no limit on the level of support, including financial support, that local authorities can provide. The local authority should have in place clear eligibility criteria in relation to the provision of support services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2024 14:52:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1697053

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that investors in pension funds have the right (a) for complaints to be determined by the Financial Ombudsman Service and (b) to receive redress from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	19425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) can consider complaints about businesses regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which includes firms that provide self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). The jurisdiction of the FOS, including which complaints it can deal with, is determined by the FCA and set out in the FCA Handbook. Whether a complaint is eligible or not is a matter for the FOS to consider.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/03/2024 11:22:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1697066

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to provide financial support for disabled people with the rise in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	19404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the most vulnerable. Over the last two years, the government has provided support to help households with the cost of living totalling £96 billion – an average of £3400 per UK household.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who incur extra cost due to a long-term health conditions or disability may be eligible for Personal Independence Payment, which can be worth over £8,900 per year. This has been complemented in recent years with two £150 Disability Cost of Living Payments, to help the most vulnerable through the period of high inflation.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/03/2024 17:12:58 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1697067

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Learning Disability
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 increase the financial inclusion of people with a learning disability.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	19405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government aims to ensure that all people have access to useful and affordable financial products and services. To promote financial inclusion, the Government works closely with the regulators and stakeholders from the public, private and third sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s vulnerability guidance requires firms to identify vulnerable customers, which can include those with a learning disability, and to consider the needs of these customers appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>The Consumer Duty builds on this work by raising the standard expected from firms for all customers with a focus on delivering good outcomes and preventing harm.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/03/2024 17:11:38 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1697069

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of funding for social care.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	19406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has made available up to £8.6bn in additional funding over this financial year and next to support adult social care and discharge. This includes £500m announced in January which has specifically been made available to support local authorities with the cost of social care in 2024-25 in response to representations from local government stakeholders. This funding will enable local authorities to buy more care packages, help people leave hospital on time, improve workforce recruitment and retention, and reduce waiting times for care.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget, the government announced it is investing £165 million over the next 4 years to significantly expand the capacity of the children’s home estate in England, improving outcomes for looked after children and unlocking productivity savings by reducing local government reliance on emergency provision. The government is also exploring further ways to combat profiteering and bring down costs in the children’s care market. This is in addition to the £200 million the government has already committed in response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 27/03/2024 09:22:16 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1697110

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2024, to Question 13272 on Tobacco: Smuggling, how many referrals have been made by Trading Standards to HMRC in the last 12 months; and how many penalties have been issued as a result.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	19303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>In July 2023 new powers were given to Trading Standards to make referrals to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) where they find evidence of tobacco products that don’t comply with the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System. The referral process which practically implements these powers started in October 2023. HMRC periodically publishes outputs of its tobacco strategy, and will publish the outputs of its work with Trading Standards as part of future publications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/03/2024 12:46:50 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1697118

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the end destination of vehicle exports to ensure compliance with international sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for the civil and criminal enforcement of export controls and trade sanctions which fall within its customs remit. In addition, for certain trade sanctions outside its customs, HMRC enforces under criminal law on referral from a civil enforcement body.</p><p>At UK ports and airports, HMRC in partnership with Border Force carries out targeted risk and intelligence-based checks to ensure traders are compliant with sanction measures and identify breaches.</p><p>HMRC takes breaches of sanctions seriously and undertakes a preliminary investigation into all credible allegations of Trade Sanctions offences.</p><p>Options for tackling breaches of export controls or sanctions range from the issuing of written warnings, through to compound settlements and, in the most serious cases, referral to the UK Prosecution Authorities for consideration of criminal prosecution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2024 14:56:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697181

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 16860 on Housing: Valuation, which already available data from third parties was used for the model development.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	19499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Welsh Government has commissioned the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to carry out a revaluation of all domestic property in Wales. To facilitate this, the VOA has built an Automated Valuation Model which has produced values for 1.46 million properties.</p><p> </p><p>The following external datasets were used:</p><ul><li>Land Registry Price Paid data to supplement VOA sales data</li><li>Land Registry Title Polygons and Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database for plot sizes for houses</li><li>Ordnance Survey Master Map for building footprints for houses</li><li>House Price Index to adjust sales in time</li><li>National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) to incorporate Census Geography</li><li>Ordnance Survey AddressBase Premium for latest property coordinate data</li><li>Energy Performance Certificates</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, as part of model development, sales verification was undertaken. VOA staff used a range of available data, such as aerial and street view photography, sales particulars, EPC certificates and Local Authority Planning websites to verify the usefulness of the sale.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA has not collected additional codes over and above those already used within England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I would observe that this is a policy proposed by the Labour Welsh Government, and does not represent the policy position of the UK Government in England.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19500 19501 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:00:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1697182

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 16860,on Housing: Valuation, whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to collect additional (a) dwelling house codes and (b) value significant codes in addition to those used in England for the model.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	19500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Welsh Government has commissioned the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to carry out a revaluation of all domestic property in Wales. To facilitate this, the VOA has built an Automated Valuation Model which has produced values for 1.46 million properties.</p><p> </p><p>The following external datasets were used:</p><ul><li>Land Registry Price Paid data to supplement VOA sales data</li><li>Land Registry Title Polygons and Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database for plot sizes for houses</li><li>Ordnance Survey Master Map for building footprints for houses</li><li>House Price Index to adjust sales in time</li><li>National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) to incorporate Census Geography</li><li>Ordnance Survey AddressBase Premium for latest property coordinate data</li><li>Energy Performance Certificates</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, as part of model development, sales verification was undertaken. VOA staff used a range of available data, such as aerial and street view photography, sales particulars, EPC certificates and Local Authority Planning websites to verify the usefulness of the sale.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA has not collected additional codes over and above those already used within England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I would observe that this is a policy proposed by the Labour Welsh Government, and does not represent the policy position of the UK Government in England.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19499 19501 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:00:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1697183

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 16860 on Housing: Valuation, how many value estimates have been produced using the Valuation Office Agency's automated valuation model.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	19501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Welsh Government has commissioned the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to carry out a revaluation of all domestic property in Wales. To facilitate this, the VOA has built an Automated Valuation Model which has produced values for 1.46 million properties.</p><p> </p><p>The following external datasets were used:</p><ul><li>Land Registry Price Paid data to supplement VOA sales data</li><li>Land Registry Title Polygons and Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database for plot sizes for houses</li><li>Ordnance Survey Master Map for building footprints for houses</li><li>House Price Index to adjust sales in time</li><li>National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) to incorporate Census Geography</li><li>Ordnance Survey AddressBase Premium for latest property coordinate data</li><li>Energy Performance Certificates</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, as part of model development, sales verification was undertaken. VOA staff used a range of available data, such as aerial and street view photography, sales particulars, EPC certificates and Local Authority Planning websites to verify the usefulness of the sale.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA has not collected additional codes over and above those already used within England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I would observe that this is a policy proposed by the Labour Welsh Government, and does not represent the policy position of the UK Government in England.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 19499 19500 question first answered 26/03/2024 15:00:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell