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1203793

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2020
	date	15/06/2020
	date tabled	15/06/2020
	ddp created	16/06/2020 01:03:33
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	ddp modified	16/06/2020 01:06:31 23/06/2020 11:59:06
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	identifier	59483
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/06/2020 11:27:39
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will publish the reasons for the higher number of deaths from covid-19 among BAME people; and what steps she plans to take to reduce that higher number of deaths.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 59483
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	59483
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>On 4 June the Government announced the next steps to address the disparities identified in the Public Health England (PHE) Report. As Minister for Equalities, I will be working with the Race Disparity Unit (RDU) and the Department for Health and Social Care to further understand the drivers of disparities. This includes commissioning further data, research and analytical work by the Equality Hub to clarify the scale, and drivers, of the gaps in evidence highlighted by the Report. This vital work will help the government take appropriate evidence-based action to address the disparities.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1126178

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:32:20
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 13:45:06 14/06/2019 11:28:01
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	253589
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/06/2019 10:56:36
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 10 to reduce inequality within and among countries in respect of inequality within the UK.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253589
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253589
	version	4
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK will present a Voluntary National Review (VNR) to the United Nations in July 2019, setting out the UK’s contribution to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at home and abroad. The report will include the Government’s progress in supporting delivery of Goal 10 to reduce inequality within and among countries and will include an assessment of the UK’s efforts to empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all and reduce inequalities of outcome and discriminatory laws, policies and practices.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1281045

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/02/2021
	date	27/01/2021
	date tabled	27/01/2021
	ddp created	27/01/2021 20:39:16
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	27/01/2021 20:47:38 01/02/2021 13:05:10
	hansard heading	Working Hours
	house id	1
	identifier	144697
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/02/2021 12:34:40
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a four-day working week.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 144697
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	144697
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Enforcing a four-day working week would likely increase business costs at a time where we should be supporting businesses. We need to help businesses by creating and protecting jobs, not adding to their costs. This is why the Government has extended a number of Covid support schemes, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, through the winter.</p><p>The UK’s flexible labour market allows employers to independently agree working arrangements with their workers. Enforcing a four-day working week would take that choice away from both workers and employers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274702

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2021
	date	08/01/2021
	date tabled	08/01/2021
	ddp created	08/01/2021 15:23:59
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	08/01/2021 15:27:09 14/01/2021 17:12:16
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	identifier	134452
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/01/2021 16:41:33
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on responding to its consultation on pensions tax relief administration; and what the timeframe is for publishing a response to that consultation.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 134452
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134452
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274703

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2021
	date	08/01/2021
	date tabled	08/01/2021
	ddp created	08/01/2021 15:24:02
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	08/01/2021 15:27:13 14/01/2021 17:12:15
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	identifier	134453
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/01/2021 16:41:33
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the administration of pensions tax relief on low-income workers; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 134453
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134453
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274704

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2021
	date	08/01/2021
	date tabled	08/01/2021
	ddp created	08/01/2021 15:24:05
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	08/01/2021 15:27:16 14/01/2021 17:15:16
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	identifier	134454
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/01/2021 16:44:12
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of low-income workers with reduced take-home pay following application of pensions tax relief by pension scheme operators.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 134454
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134454
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HMRC has estimated the number of individuals earning below the personal allowance and making workplace pension contributions via Real Time Information (RTI) using net pay arrangements.</p><p>For 2017-18, when the personal allowance was £11,500, HMRC estimate the number of individuals to be 1.5 million.</p><p>HMRC’s Survey of Personal Income (SPI) and administrative data was used to produce the estimates. The 2017-18 SPI data (published in March 2020) is the latest year available.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274705

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2021
	date	08/01/2021
	date tabled	08/01/2021
	ddp created	08/01/2021 15:24:07
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	08/01/2021 15:27:20 14/01/2021 17:12:13
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	identifier	134455
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/01/2021 16:41:33
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend net pay pension schemes to ensure that people earning below the personal tax threshold can access their full tax relief entitlement.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 134455
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134455
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1274706

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2021
	date	08/01/2021
	date tabled	08/01/2021
	ddp created	08/01/2021 15:24:10
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	12/01/2021 15:15:14 14/01/2021 17:12:11
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	identifier	134456
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/01/2021 16:41:33
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Chancellor of the Exchequer to resolve net pay tax issues for low-income workers; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 134456
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134456
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government recognises the different impacts of the two systems of paying pension tax relief on pension contributions for workers earning below the personal allowance. At Budget 2020, the Government announced it would launch a Call for Evidence on pensions tax relief administration, in line with its manifesto commitment to undertake a comprehensive review of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>This Call for Evidence set out the Government’s views on proposals already put forward by stakeholders, invited further proposals, and sought views on the operation of the RAS method.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is now closed. The Government is analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1260275

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/12/2020
	date	10/12/2020
	date tabled	10/12/2020
	ddp created	10/12/2020 18:06:38
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	10/12/2020 18:20:19 15/12/2020 11:26:06
	hansard heading	Employee Ownership
	house id	1
	identifier	128176
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	15/12/2020 10:54:53
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include tax exemptions relating to employee share schemes in the consultation on the Finance Bill 2021.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128176
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128176
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government offers four tax-advantaged employee share schemes: Share Incentive Plans (SIPs), the Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme, Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI), and the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP).</p><p> </p><p>The schemes enable employers to share financial rewards with staff, with both receiving tax benefits. This is ultimately intended to support recruitment and retention and help encourage employee productivity.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to change these schemes at the 2021 Finance Bill. The Government keeps all of the employee share schemes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1260276

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/12/2020
	date	10/12/2020
	date tabled	10/12/2020
	ddp created	10/12/2020 18:06:44
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	10/12/2020 18:20:21 15/12/2020 11:16:06
	hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	identifier	128177
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	15/12/2020 10:44:35
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the potential merits of introducing legislation to resolve the dispute between HMRC and the trustee and beneficiaries of the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128177
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128177
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs and it would not be appropriate for Treasury ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p><p>The Chancellor has received representations from some Members of Parliament on introducing legislation to resolve the Roadchef dispute.</p><p>The Government keeps all tax legislation under regular review and any changes are considered in line with Government priorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire
	creator	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray