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1713401

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Interest Rates
	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 the Bank of England on bank rates.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	23479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. This includes decisions on the Bank Rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury meet with the Bank of England regularly to discuss their assessment of the economy and financial services. This includes regular meetings between the Chancellor and the Governor of the Bank of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 29/04/2024 14:37:35 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1713404

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Tax Allowances
	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 increasing the personal allowance threshold for pensioners to £15,000.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	23388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government keeps the Personal Allowance under review and any decisions on future changes will be taken by the Chancellor in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 14:33:33 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1713414

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sharing Economy: Taxation
	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 impact of the model rules for reporting by platform operators with respect to sellers in the sharing and gig economy on (a) costs to HMRC and (b) tax revenues.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Dame Harriett Baldwin
	uin	23475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>(a)</p><p>Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms</a></p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p>Please see:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 11:27:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1713415

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sharing Economy: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received recent projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility on the potential impact of the model rules for reporting by platform operators with respect to sellers in the sharing and gig economy on (a) costs to HMRC and (b) tax revenues.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Dame Harriett Baldwin
	uin	23476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>(a)</p><p>Please see:</p><p><a href="https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database-6/?tmstv=1714126499" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database-6/?tmstv=1714126499</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p>Please see:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2023/autumn-statement-2023-html#policy-decisions</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 11:29:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1713459

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people paying basic rate income tax in the financial years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	23410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>This data is published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/number-of-individual-income-taxpayers-by-marginal-rate-gender-and-age" target="_blank">Table 2.1 Number of individual Income Tax payers</a> in the Income Tax statistics and distributions publication.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 11:04:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713691

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
	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 impact of interest rate rises on the affordability of mortgages for low-income mortgage holders.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The path to lower interest rates is through low inflation, and the Government is fully committed to supporting the Bank of England get inflation back down to the 2% target, including by keeping borrowing under control.</p><p> </p><p>While the pricing of mortgages is ultimately a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene, our plan is working, and the average offered mortgage rates on 2-year and 5-year fixed rates are lower compared to their peak in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mortgage Charter - in addition to the significant safeguards already in place - is providing support to vulnerable households; and mortgage arrears and repossessions remain low.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 23655 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:35:48 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713692

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2024 to Question 20114 on Mortgages, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Financial Conduct Authority's report entitled, Mortgage Charter uptake data, published on 22 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The path to lower interest rates is through low inflation, and the Government is fully committed to supporting the Bank of England get inflation back down to the 2% target, including by keeping borrowing under control.</p><p> </p><p>While the pricing of mortgages is ultimately a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene, our plan is working, and the average offered mortgage rates on 2-year and 5-year fixed rates are lower compared to their peak in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mortgage Charter - in addition to the significant safeguards already in place - is providing support to vulnerable households; and mortgage arrears and repossessions remain low.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 23654 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:35:48 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713072

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is to decide on the model for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing supervisory reform.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	23087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Treasury’s consultation on reforming the UK’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing supervisory regime closed in September 2023. The Department is continuing to analyse responses with the intention to announce a decision in due course as part of our commitment to reform the current supervision system and reduce economic crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 29/04/2024 14:31:59 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1713077

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the HMRC registration is for the Trust or company service provider that provides a company registered address for 149 live UK companies at Office 1 16 Beck Road, Leeds, United Kingdom LS8 4EJ.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	23088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>HMRC’s register of Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSPs) does not show any TSCPs with that registered office address; and none of the TCSPs supervised by HMRC lists the address as business premises. HMRC supervises only those TCSPs which are not supervised by a professional body supervisor or the Financial Conduct Authority</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 14:26:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1713116

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Trusts: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to calculate and publish a new standalone offshore tax gap.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	23089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>An estimate of the annual offshore tax gap for individuals in Self Assessment will be published alongside HMRC’s measuring tax gaps statistics ‘Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition’ scheduled for 20 June 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/04/2024 14:30:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge