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1691262

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Friendly Societies Act 1992
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Commissioners have been appointed for the Law Commission Review of the Friendly Societies Act 1992; and what the planned timetable is for that review .
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	15214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text The Government is working with the Law Commission and will release further information on the Review of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 and its timeline once the project timetable is confirmed. answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 28/02/2024 08:41:17 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1649598

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cooperatives and Friendly Societies: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Law Commission reviews of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Friendly Societies Act 1992, published on 19 June 2023, whether Commissioners have been appointed to conduct the reviews; what estimate he has made of when the review will be concluded; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	191994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>As set out in my Written Ministerial Statement, the Government has invited the Law Commission to conduct reviews of the Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Friendly Societies Act 1992. The Treasury is now working with the Law Commission to formally agree a terms of reference and a timetable for each review once the projects are formally agreed.</p><p>The Law Commission’s statement on the reviews can be found here: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/law-commission-invited-to-review-legislation-on-cooperatives-and-friendly-societies/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/law-commission-invited-to-review-legislation-on-cooperatives-and-friendly-societies/</a></p><p>The Government expects that the reviews will start in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 06/07/2023 15:04:46 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1608647

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of the Single Trade Window; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	176528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The 2025 Border Strategy, published in December 2020, committed to deliver a world-leading Single Trade Window (STW). This will provide a gateway between businesses and UK border processes and systems, allowing users to meet their import, export and transit obligations by submitting information once, and in one place.</p><p> </p><p>The goal is to create a seamless new “digital” border, where technologies and real-time data will save time and cost and improve customer experience at the border. This will help UK businesses of all sizes take advantage of new trading relationships and enhance the UK’s position as a global trading partner</p><p> </p><p>There are frequent discussions among colleagues across Government, at both official and ministerial levels, as well as engagement with businesses, to ensure the effective delivery of the Single Trade Window.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will update the House in due course as the work develops.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/04/2023 12:03:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1608648

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
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 assessment of the potential merits of increasing the de minimis customs threshold to £1000; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	176529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The customs duty de minimis threshold allows for ease of trade when importing low value consignments, benefiting businesses and consumers. This threshold remains under continuous review as part of ongoing work to develop and enhance our independent customs regime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 177819 question first answered 17/04/2023 16:29:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1549994

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the past five years and (b) the next two years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	106301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury is the government’s economic and finance ministry, maintaining control over public spending, setting the direction of the UK’s economic policy, and working to achieve strong and sustainable economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Free and fair trade is fundamental to the prosperity of the United Kingdom and the world economy, and HMT takes a flexible and dynamic approach to resourcing in order to meet this objective. As a result, there are a number of HMT officials, across groups, working on issues related to international trade matters, and total numbers of staff fluctuate within and across years.</p><p> </p><p>The number of paid full time equivalent staff in the Treasury was as follows over the past 5 years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of HMT staff employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>2,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>1,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>1,599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/12/2022 10:24:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1487066

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on whether any benefits payments the Government has made in the last 12 months into a UK bank account have then been transferred into a Russian bank account.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	31714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC does not have jurisdiction over any onwards transfer of a benefit payment made to a UK bank account into a Russian bank account.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information on whether any benefits payments the Government has made in the last 12 months into a UK bank account have then been transferred into a Russian bank account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 31715 question first answered 14/07/2022 13:22:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1487068

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs is taking steps to prevent benefits payments made to a UK bank account from transfer into a Russian bank account.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	31715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>HMRC does not have jurisdiction over any onwards transfer of a benefit payment made to a UK bank account into a Russian bank account.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information on whether any benefits payments the Government has made in the last 12 months into a UK bank account have then been transferred into a Russian bank account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 31714 question first answered 14/07/2022 13:22:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1467349

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
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 merits of (a) a VAT exemption for materials purchased for mandatory fire safety repairs for residential buildings and (b) making VAT recoverable on materials purchased in the last three years for mandatory fire safety repairs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	11540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text The supply of fire safety equipment under qualifying circumstances is already eligible for VAT relief when provided alongside the construction and renovation of residential or charitable buildings. The cost of replacing cladding can also be zero rated if it is tied to the initial construction of the building and the cladding is shown to be defective.<p><strong> </strong></p>There are no plans to extend the reliefs already available, however, the Government keeps all taxes under constant review. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/06/2022 08:40:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1420714

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Liverpool Victoria: Royal London Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct the Financial Conduct Authority to require Liverpool Victoria to inform its owners of any benefit the (a) LV Chief Executive and (b) Board will attract from a merger; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	120608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from the Government. These questions have therefore been passed to the FCA who will respond directly to the Honourable Member by letter. Copies of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the costs relating to Liverpool Victoria’s (LV’s) proposed demutualisation and sale to Bain Capital, these will be disclosed as part of LV’s 2021 annual report.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of a potential merger between LV and Royal London, these parties have announced that their talks have ceased, and consequently there is nothing further for the Government to add on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 120609 120610 120611 120612 120613 question first answered 16/02/2022 13:47:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1420715

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Liverpool Victoria: Royal London Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require the Financial Conduct Authority to advise Liverpool Victoria not to use any non-disclosure agreements during negotiations with Royal London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	120609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from the Government. These questions have therefore been passed to the FCA who will respond directly to the Honourable Member by letter. Copies of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the costs relating to Liverpool Victoria’s (LV’s) proposed demutualisation and sale to Bain Capital, these will be disclosed as part of LV’s 2021 annual report.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of a potential merger between LV and Royal London, these parties have announced that their talks have ceased, and consequently there is nothing further for the Government to add on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 120608 120610 120611 120612 120613 question first answered 16/02/2022 13:47:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas