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1134500

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether the Check Employment Status for Tax tool is fit-for-purpose ahead of the roll-out of the off-payroll rules to the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	269111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) is an online guidance service, published on Gov.UK alongside HMRC’s more detailed guidance on employment status. HMRC developed CEST to help all engagers and individuals to determine employment status and decide whether the off-payroll rules apply.<p> </p>HMRC’s CEST service has been rigorously tested against known case law and settled cases, and HMRC stand by the result if it is used in accordance with their guidance.<p> </p>HMRC continue to enhance CEST in response to stakeholders’ concerns. Improvements will be made to language and presentation and include guidance to ensure questions are clearly understood. Changes are being tested with tax specialists and users of the service to ensure they meet individuals’ and businesses’ needs. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2019 14:42:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1147246

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on the housing sector of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	292372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>We would prefer to leave with a deal, and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal.</p><p> </p><p>The fundamentals of the British economy are strong – wages are growing at the fastest rate in over a decade, employment is at a joint record high and the unemployment rate is at its lowest in over 40 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is turbocharging preparations to ensure we are ready to leave with or without a deal on 31 October, and all necessary funds will be made available. HM Treasury routinely monitors economic conditions and risks.</p><p> </p><p>Short-term forecasting is undertaken by the Office for Budget Responsibility in line with its statutory duty. In line with its remit, the OBR’s forecasts include the economic and fiscal impact of government policy on EU exit where the effects can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England also provided analysis of the EU exit impacts on the UK economy consistent with its responsibilities on monetary policy.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 03/10/2019 16:35:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1147412

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 30 September 2019, Official Report, column 981, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the housing sector of short positions against the pound in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	292970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We are focused on getting a deal and we are working in a determined way to get that deal.</p><p> </p><p>The fundamentals of our economy are strong: wages are growing, employment is at a record high and the unemployment rate is at a historic low. Further, since 2010, the Government has increased housing supply by over 1.3m, including 430,000 affordable homes. Over 222,000 additional homes were delivered in 2017/18 – the highest level in all but one of the last 31 years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and the independent Bank of England have the policy tools available to them, and we’ll work closely with the Bank of England to ensure fiscal and monetary remain well co-ordinated.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 06:57:24 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1150430

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance and support his Department provides to people experiencing problem debt.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>To simplify the existing public financial guidance landscape and offer more holistic support to consumers, the Government established the Money and Pensions Service in January 2019.</p><p>The Government has increased public funding for free professional debt advice to almost £56m this year, enough to provide support to 560,000 people in England.</p><p>To support people in problem debt, the Government is introducing a Breathing Space scheme that will provide them with a 60-day period where interest and charges on their debts are frozen and enforcement action from creditors is paused.</p><p>Breathing Space will encourage people to access debt advice and will allow them the time and space to fully engage with professional support, helping them identify a sustainable solution to their debts.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/10/2019 11:11:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1359427

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roads: 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 commit to new funding for local authorities to repair damaged roads and potholes.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	56484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises that maintaining local roads is a key priority for local communities and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>At the last Spending Review, the Chancellor committed £1.125 billion in 2021/22 for local roads maintenance including the £500 million Potholes Fund committed in the manifesto. This represents a £125 million increase on typical annual funding from Spending Review 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Maintenance in London, including repairing potholes, is a matter for Transport for London and the London Boroughs. This Government has supported TfL with c£4bn in emergency Covid support since the start of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out future highways maintenance funding at Spending Review 2021.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 07:59:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1196189

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide additional support for furloughed workers due to the covid-19 outbreak who are paid partially through tronc.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	47506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The objective of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to enable employers to keep people in employment. To achieve this, the grants compensate employers for the payments that they are contractually obliged to make, in order to avoid the need for redundancies. Covering discretionary payments, for example tips, including those distributed through troncs, would go beyond the objectives of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that for some employees, the pay in scope for this emergency grant package will be less than the overall sum they usually receive. The Government is also supporting people on low incomes who need to rely on the welfare system through a significant package of temporary measures. These include a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1bn increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants. These changes will benefit new and existing claimants. Anyone can check their eligibility and apply for Universal Credit by visiting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/05/2020 15:08:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1222694

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Night-time Economy: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he is offering the night time economy.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	71841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The night-time economy is an essential part of the UK economy, bringing in an estimated £60 billion every year. Businesses in this sector have access to a range of support measures including, but not limited to, the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund, government-backed loan schemes, VAT deferral, and a 12-month business rates holiday for eligible retail, leisure and hospitality businesses in England.</p><p> </p><p>Many businesses involved in the night-time economy, such as live music venues and theatres, will benefit from the Government’s world-leading £1.57 billion support package for the arts, culture and heritage industries announced on 5 July. The sector will also benefit from the further support announced by the Chancellor on 8 July including a temporary reduction in the VAT rate to 5% for accommodation, attractions and the hospitality sector and the Eat Out to Help scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As we cautiously reopen the economy, the government will continue to engage with businesses and representative groups with the aim of ensuring that support provided is right for businesses involved in the night-time economy and for the economy as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 14/07/2020 11:31:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1166690

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: Forecasts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when updated growth forecasts will next be published.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	6479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The government’s medium-term economic and fiscal forecasting is undertaken by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility in line with its statutory duty.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent growth forecast was published in March 2019 in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook. They will produce a new economic and fiscal forecast at the next fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/11/2019 08:43:39 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1136661

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	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 an exemption for low-paid workers as part of the Government's plan to restrict exit payments in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	272905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 272902 272903 272904 272906 272907 272908 272909 question first answered 08/07/2019 10:07:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1136709

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment the Government has undertaken on the restriction of exit payments on public sector staff in (a) local authorities, (b) the Civil Service (c) the NHS, (d) the armed forces and (e) police forces.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	272909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has previously consulted and legislated on the policy for a cap of £95,000 on exit payments in the public sector. The consultation published on 10 April 2019 sought views on the draft regulations to implement this policy. An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. Following the current consultation, a further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes it is right to include all payments related to exit within the cap. The cap does not affect any pension that a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights. Instead the cap ensures that any additional contribution to that pension made by the employer to fund early access to a pension is limited to no more than £95,000, on account these costs are ultimately funded by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We accept that there will be some circumstances where it will be necessary or desirable to relax the cap. As such, a waiver system will be in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), HM Treasury officials met with the TUC and their members during the consultation period. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap. The government will respond to the consultation and finalised regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 272902 272903 272904 272905 272906 272907 272908 question first answered 08/07/2019 10:07:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West