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1700946

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debt Respite Scheme
	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 extending the Breathing Space (Debt Respite Scheme) to 180 days.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	21658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The government launched the Breathing Space scheme on 4 May 2021, and as of February 2024, over 216,000 people in problem debt have benefited from Breathing Space protections.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the scheme, the government took the decision that sixty days is an appropriate period for breathing space to last to give individuals the time to engage with debt advice, whilst maintaining fairness and certainty for creditors.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/04/2024 13:21:26 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1691654

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roads: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of the recommendation of the Road Haulage Association to extend full expensing to the cost of leased vehicles, published on 26 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	15626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement 2023, the government confirmed it will keep this proposal under consideration and will be publishing draft legislation for a period of technical consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to work with industry on this important issue, through the established working group.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/02/2024 15:17:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1685303

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of alcohol duty on levels of public health.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	11608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials regularly engage with the Department of Health and Social Care on a variety of issues, including alcohol policy. The Treasury also engaged extensively with external stakeholders and other Government departments, including the Department of Health and Social Care, as part of the policy development and delivery process for the new alcohol reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has delivered on its commitment to review the outdated and complex alcohol duty system and introduced the biggest reform of alcohol duties for over 140 years. From 1 August 2023, all alcoholic products are now taxed by strength, putting public health at the heart of alcohol duty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market and public health, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data to evaluate the reform's effects.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 31/01/2024 12:24:43 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1682410

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to establish a new compensation scheme for Equitable Life policyholders.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	9810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016 and there are no plans to reopen any previous decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 19/01/2024 11:35:51 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1679330

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total annual rates of decommissioning tax relief from corporation tax were in each financial year between 2013-14 and 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Estimates of the cost of tax reliefs used by oil and gas companies under the Ring Fence Corporation Tax (RFCT) and Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT) regimes, including the costs of RFCT and PRT decommissioning tax reliefs, are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">tax relief statistics gov.uk (www.gov.uk).</a> This publication contains non-disclosive estimates of number of claimants for each relief, where relevant data are available.</p><p> </p><p>A succinct summary of the UK’s ring fence oil and gas tax regime, including the relief available for decommissioning-related losses, is available on the <a href="https://www.ukeiti.org/oil-gas" target="_blank">relevant EITI website</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies grouped question UIN 7913 7914 question first answered 10/01/2024 11:24:37 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1679332

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants of decommissioning tax relief from corporation tax there were in each financial year between 2013-14 and 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Estimates of the cost of tax reliefs used by oil and gas companies under the Ring Fence Corporation Tax (RFCT) and Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT) regimes, including the costs of RFCT and PRT decommissioning tax reliefs, are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">tax relief statistics gov.uk (www.gov.uk).</a> This publication contains non-disclosive estimates of number of claimants for each relief, where relevant data are available.</p><p> </p><p>A succinct summary of the UK’s ring fence oil and gas tax regime, including the relief available for decommissioning-related losses, is available on the <a href="https://www.ukeiti.org/oil-gas" target="_blank">relevant EITI website</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies grouped question UIN 7911 7914 question first answered 10/01/2024 11:24:37 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1679333

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the number of claimants of decommissioning expenditure tax relief from the Petroleum Revenue Tax in each financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Estimates of the cost of tax reliefs used by oil and gas companies under the Ring Fence Corporation Tax (RFCT) and Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT) regimes, including the costs of RFCT and PRT decommissioning tax reliefs, are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">tax relief statistics gov.uk (www.gov.uk).</a> This publication contains non-disclosive estimates of number of claimants for each relief, where relevant data are available.</p><p> </p><p>A succinct summary of the UK’s ring fence oil and gas tax regime, including the relief available for decommissioning-related losses, is available on the <a href="https://www.ukeiti.org/oil-gas" target="_blank">relevant EITI website</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies grouped question UIN 7911 7913 question first answered 10/01/2024 11:24:37 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham