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1314767

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions officials in his Department has had with (a) officials in the Department for Work and Pensions and (b) the Welsh Government on the distribution of the Investment Reserve arising from the Miners’ Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>No such discussions have been held. Following the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee Report publication, the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth has arranged to meet the Scheme Trustees with a view to agreeing a way forward. The Government will then respond to the Committee’s report.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/05/2021 12:48:29 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1314768

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
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 efficacy of Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme for its members.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>Members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme receive pensions around 33% higher in real terms as a result of the current arrangements. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee have made a number of recommendations which the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth will discuss with the Scheme Trustees before responding to the report.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/05/2021 07:39:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1314787

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of proposals to mandate the provision of spending blocks for gambling activity for current accounts.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	1337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the potential merits in mandating the provision of spending blocks which allow gamblers to self-exclude themselves from making payments to gambling operators.</p><p> </p><p>However, in recent years there has been considerable voluntary progress in this area by the industry. Almost all of the largest UK banks, as well as the larger digital banks, now have voluntary gambling block features on their debit cards. This gives consumers a considerable market choice in this area to choose a current account that has the right features for them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government acknowledges that despite the enormous amount that has been achieved by the industry on a voluntary basis, it can go even further. That is why the Government will shortly write to industry to organise a new Ministerial roundtable with the sector to discuss what action has taken place to date and look for opportunities to further support UK consumers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/05/2021 09:49:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1314808

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide immediate financial relief to all 250,000 families in closed mortgage books.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	1354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken significant work to understand the circumstances of borrowers whose mortgages are held by inactive firms, and it has worked with the FCA to create additional options for these borrowers, including through the introduction of a Modified Affordability Assessment which allows mortgage lenders to waive the normal affordability checks for borrowers with inactive firms who meet certain criteria, such as not wishing to borrow more. It is also worth reiterating that not all of the 250,000 borrowers whose mortgages are held by inactive firms are mortgage prisoners, as the FCA estimate that around half of these borrowers already meet the normal risk appetite of lenders and so could switch to an active lender.</p><p> </p><p>During the recent passage of the Financial Services Act, I announced that the Treasury will work with the FCA on a review of their existing data to provide further detail on the characteristics of borrowers who have mortgages with inactive firms and are unable to switch, despite being up to date with payments. The FCA will also review the effect of its recent interventions to remove regulatory barriers to switching for mortgage prisoners and will report on this by the end of November. The Treasury will use the results of this review to establish whether there are any further possible solutions that can be found for these borrowers that are practical and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/05/2021 07:43:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1314829

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect on the wholesale sector of the length of time taken to start the new business rates relief fund.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	1291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.5 billion pot of additional business rates relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that have not otherwise been eligible for existing reliefs. The statement by the Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government of 25 March 2021 explained the relief will be allocated to local authorities based on the stock of properties in the area and the sector-specific economic impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Formal guidance will follow in due course, setting out the specific considerations that Local Authorities (LAs) should have regard for when providing relief. Relief will be for LAs to award on a discretionary basis. Funding will be available once the legislation relating to material change in circumstance provisions has passed and LAs have established their own local relief schemes. The Government will support LAs to do this as quickly as possible, including through new burdens funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 1292 1293 1294 1295 question first answered 21/05/2021 13:20:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1314830

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable the provision of business rates support to businesses affected by covid-19 outside the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	1292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.5 billion pot of additional business rates relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that have not otherwise been eligible for existing reliefs. The statement by the Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government of 25 March 2021 explained the relief will be allocated to local authorities based on the stock of properties in the area and the sector-specific economic impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Formal guidance will follow in due course, setting out the specific considerations that Local Authorities (LAs) should have regard for when providing relief. Relief will be for LAs to award on a discretionary basis. Funding will be available once the legislation relating to material change in circumstance provisions has passed and LAs have established their own local relief schemes. The Government will support LAs to do this as quickly as possible, including through new burdens funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 1291 1293 1294 1295 question first answered 21/05/2021 13:20:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1314831

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors to discuss the practicalities involved in developing a business rates support system for businesses affected by covid-19 outside the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	1293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.5 billion pot of additional business rates relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that have not otherwise been eligible for existing reliefs. The statement by the Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government of 25 March 2021 explained the relief will be allocated to local authorities based on the stock of properties in the area and the sector-specific economic impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Formal guidance will follow in due course, setting out the specific considerations that Local Authorities (LAs) should have regard for when providing relief. Relief will be for LAs to award on a discretionary basis. Funding will be available once the legislation relating to material change in circumstance provisions has passed and LAs have established their own local relief schemes. The Government will support LAs to do this as quickly as possible, including through new burdens funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 1291 1292 1294 1295 question first answered 21/05/2021 13:20:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1314840

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect on the wholesale sector of the time taken to start the new business rates relief fund.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	1324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.5 billion pot of additional business rates relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that have not otherwise been eligible for existing reliefs. The statement by the Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government of 25 March 2021 explained the relief will be allocated to local authorities based on the stock of properties in the area and the sector-specific economic impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Formal guidance will follow in due course, setting out the specific considerations that Local Authorities (LAs) should have regard for when providing relief. Relief will be for LAs to award on a discretionary basis. Funding will be available once the legislation relating to material change in circumstance provisions has passed and LAs have established their own local relief schemes. The Government will support LAs to do this as quickly as possible, including through new burdens funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 1325 1326 1328 1329 question first answered 21/05/2021 13:16:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1314841

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals for business rates support to be granted to businesses affected by covid-19 outside the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	1325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.5 billion pot of additional business rates relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that have not otherwise been eligible for existing reliefs. The statement by the Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government of 25 March 2021 explained the relief will be allocated to local authorities based on the stock of properties in the area and the sector-specific economic impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Formal guidance will follow in due course, setting out the specific considerations that Local Authorities (LAs) should have regard for when providing relief. Relief will be for LAs to award on a discretionary basis. Funding will be available once the legislation relating to material change in circumstance provisions has passed and LAs have established their own local relief schemes. The Government will support LAs to do this as quickly as possible, including through new burdens funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 1324 1326 1328 1329 question first answered 21/05/2021 13:16:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1314842

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he we will meet with the Federation of Wholesale Distributors to discuss practicalities involved with developing a business rates support system for businesses affected by the covid-19 outside the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	1326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.5 billion pot of additional business rates relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that have not otherwise been eligible for existing reliefs. The statement by the Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government of 25 March 2021 explained the relief will be allocated to local authorities based on the stock of properties in the area and the sector-specific economic impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Formal guidance will follow in due course, setting out the specific considerations that Local Authorities (LAs) should have regard for when providing relief. Relief will be for LAs to award on a discretionary basis. Funding will be available once the legislation relating to material change in circumstance provisions has passed and LAs have established their own local relief schemes. The Government will support LAs to do this as quickly as possible, including through new burdens funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 1324 1325 1328 1329 question first answered 21/05/2021 13:16:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double