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1689441

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date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of weekly payments to asylum seekers in catered accommodation being under £10 on their ability to access cash.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	14340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has a legal obligation to meet the essential living needs of destitute asylum seekers. Support is usually provided in the form of accommodation and a weekly allowance loaded onto a payment card called an Aspen card, which can be used to make purchases from retail outlets.</p><p>Individuals living in catered accommodation are issued a reduced weekly payment to cover essential living items that are not met by their accommodation provider, such as clothing and travel.</p><p>The level of allowance is reviewed each year to ensure it covers an individual's essential living needs. Following the 2023 review, allowances have increased for many supported individuals including pregnant women and young children.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:14:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1686705

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Care Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disguised employment enforcement actions have been taken by HMRC against hairdressing salons in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	12557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not available as HMRC systems do not segment data in away that would allow the required analysis. As such this information would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p>In addition, HMRC does not disclose data that could prejudice the assessment or collection of tax.</p><p>More generally, HMRC does however publish some customer compliance related information as part of the annually published report and accounts, which also includes data around Compliance activity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/02/2024 11:15:40 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1686707

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Personal Care Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) hairdressing and (b) barber salons there are.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	12558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>ONS data[1] shows that the number of business premises in the hairdressing and beauty sector totalled 50,485 in 2023. This is an increase of 1.8% compared with 2022 and 17.4% above 2017 levels.</p><p> </p><p>Additional data from the Local Data Company[2] shows that the number of hairdressers fell by 425 in September 2023 compared with a year earlier, while the number of barbers increased by 815.</p><p> </p><p>[1] ONS – UK business activity, size and location – 2023. Data relates to SIC 9602.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://britishbeautycouncil.com/british-beauty-council-ldc-new-report/" target="_blank">https://britishbeautycouncil.com/british-beauty-council-ldc-new-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2024 13:55:30 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1686709

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help support small employers with increases in the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	12560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government will be undertaking an extensive communications campaign to ensure businesses are informed and ready for the April 2024 upratings.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government has regular engagement with key stakeholders at ministerial and official level including with the Federation of Small Business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides extensive business support measures, with over 40 offers to help all types of businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a business rates package worth £4.3 billion, and a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme, to help businesses with their bills.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses can also access support via the Business Support Helpline, Gov.uk, and through our network of local Growth Hubs across England.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/02/2024 14:38:53 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1686710

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Personal Care Services: Organised Crime and Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of barber shops as fronts for (a) organised crime and (b) illegal immigration.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	12561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) and immigration related criminality. It has recently published a new SOC strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.</p><p>The National Crime Agency (NCA), Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) network, Border Force and law enforcement partners have specialised intelligence and investigative teams that are deployed across the full range of SOC threats, including illicit finance, fraud, money laundering, and immigration crime, to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>National, regional and local operational activity is always prioritised by law enforcement according to the threat, risk and harm posed.</p><p>This Government has increased NCA funding by more than 40% since 2019 to support the development of essential capabilities needed to tackle the full range of SOC threats.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/02/2024 15:37:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1685865

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing reduced fee tiers of visa payments for individuals with contributory ties with the UK.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	12088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to introduce fee tiers. It is the Home Office’s policy that fees should generally be charged consistently across customer groups in order to support the overall funding of the migration and borders system.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/02/2024 10:06:09 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally