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1640094

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to (a) equality, (b) diversity and (c) inclusivity in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	186613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text Where the number of individuals is fewer than five, as is the case here, we consider that to provide an exact figure and the additional details requested would constitute the disclosure of personal data.<p> </p>The first data protection principle requires the disclosure of third-party personal data to be lawful, fair and transparent. We believe that releasing the information would breach the first data protection principle. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 06/06/2023 15:19:01 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1453629

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Repayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made by the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	145810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>This question is answered on the basis that your question is about HMRC’s Disguised Remuneration (DR) Repayment Scheme 2020.</p><p>Following Lord Morse’s Independent Loan Charge Review in 2019, the Government introduced legislation requiring HMRC to establish a scheme to repay relevant Voluntary Restitution elements of DR settlements.</p><p>These amounts were voluntary payments that taxpayers had agreed to make as part of settlements concluded before changes were made to the scope of the Loan Charge. Individuals and employers had until 30 September 2021 to apply to HMRC for a refund or waiver.</p><p>HMRC repays amounts that were paid in DR scheme settlements, and/or waives amounts of instalments due that have not yet been paid if certain conditions are met.</p><p>As of 18 March 2022, HMRC had processed approximately 1800 applications, of which approximately 1100 had received either a repayment, a waiver, or both. Approximately 700 of the applications processed at that date were either invalid or ineligible.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/04/2022 13:36:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1283503

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: VAT
	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 potential merits of reinstating the VAT exemption on personal protective equipment for funeral sector workers for the duration of the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	148684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate was an extraordinary measure introduced to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial acute period of the COVID-19 crisis, when global supply of PPE did not meet demand and PPE was procured directly from the open market.</p><p> </p><p>The funeral sector source their own PPE through their normal supply routes. In extreme circumstances, there is provision for them to approach their Local Resilience Forum (LRF) or local authority, where the LRF has stood down, to discuss access to an emergency supply. Given this, there are no plans to review the VAT treatment of PPE.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/02/2021 13:58:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1579758

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department provides (a) mandatory or (b) voluntary (i) lectures, (ii) reading lists and (iii) other training on Critical Race Theory for employees in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	129731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p><p> </p><p>However, Ministers believe that the application of critical race theory threatens to undermine integration and community cohesion, by exaggerating differences within local communities. Instead, we should be seeking to build and strengthen a shared local and national identity across class, colour and creed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a plan for an Inclusive Britain which will address the causes for racial disparity, which are complex and are not always caused by discrimination or prejudice. The central mission of our approach is to improve people’s lives, and to do that we need to address the root causes of the disparities that they face.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/02/2023 14:28:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1658201

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Machines: Rural Areas
	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 closures of cashpoints in rural areas on the rural economy.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	197665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that while the transition towards digital payments brings many opportunities, cash continues to be used by many people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash. This establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash and provides it with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Following this, the government recently published a Cash Access Policy Statement, which sets out the government’s policies on access to cash. The FCA is required by law to have regard to these policies when determining its regulatory approach. The FCA will publicly consult on its regulatory approach in due course. The government’s policy statement is available on gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cash-access-policy-statement/cash-access-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cash-access-policy-statement/cash-access-policy-statement</a></p><p> </p><p>Regarding the ATM network specifically, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. LINK has committed to protect free-to-use ATMs more than one kilometre away from the next nearest free ATM or Post Office, and free access to cash on high streets (where there is a cluster of five or more retailers) that do not have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within one kilometre.</p><p> </p><p>LINK reports that as of June 2023 there are over 38,000 free-to-use ATMs in the UK. LINK’s Monthly ATM Footprint Report also publishes information on the break down by constituency, which is available online: <a href="https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/" target="_blank">https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 12/09/2023 10:13:30 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1677087

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect free-to-use ATMs.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	6077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash. This establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash and provides it with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. Importantly, in relation to personal current accounts the FCA is required to seek to ensure reasonable provision of free cash access services.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is currently holding a consultation on its proposed regulatory approach ahead of this coming into effect by Q3 2024: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/consultation-papers/cp23-29-access-cash" target="_blank">FCA Access to Cash Consultation</a></p><p> </p><p>LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. LINK has committed to protect free-to-use ATMs more than one kilometre away from the next nearest free ATM or Post Office, and free access to cash on high streets (where there is a cluster of five or more retailers) that do not have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within one kilometre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 19/12/2023 14:32:49 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1696473

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Lincolnshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of cash withdrawal facilities in Lincolnshire.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	18841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash. This establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash and provides it with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities, on both a national and local basis. The FCA expects to finalise its regulatory rules in the third quarter of this year.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent analysis undertaken by the FCA is available on the FCA website: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/data/access-cash-coverage-uk-2023-q1#:~:text=97.4%25%20of%20the%20UK%20urban,cash%20access%20point%20offering%20deposits" target="_blank">Access to cash coverage in the UK 2023 Q1</a></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 25/03/2024 13:48:05 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1239433

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Ombudsman Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to ensure that appointed financial ombudsmen operate with (a) fairness, (b) due diligence and (c) impartiality.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	97454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The freedom of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to operate is strictly governed by the framework of duties set out in legislation by Parliament. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 required the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to establish the FOS as an independent body which can resolve disputes quickly and with minimum formality. The FOS must make determinations on complaints by reference to what is (in the opinion of the ombudsman) fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of the case. The FOS and the FCA maintain arrangements for the investigation of complaints, and their decisions can also be subject to judicial review.</p><p>The Government believes that it is vitally important that the FOS should be accountable for its performance and the quality of its work. The FCA’s appointment of the Chair of the FOS is subject to approval by the Treasury, on behalf of the Government. The FOS is also required to send a copy of its annual accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General, whose report must then be laid before Parliament by the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure transparency, the FOS must also publish reports of determinations (unless, in the ombudsman’s opinion it would be inappropriate). This ensures that the public, including Parliament, have a full and balanced picture of the decisions the FOS reaches.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 97453 question first answered 08/10/2020 08:20:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1239432

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Ombudsman Service: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps democratically elected representatives are able to take to hold the financial ombudsmen to account.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	97453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The freedom of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to operate is strictly governed by the framework of duties set out in legislation by Parliament. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 required the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to establish the FOS as an independent body which can resolve disputes quickly and with minimum formality. The FOS must make determinations on complaints by reference to what is (in the opinion of the ombudsman) fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of the case. The FOS and the FCA maintain arrangements for the investigation of complaints, and their decisions can also be subject to judicial review.</p><p>The Government believes that it is vitally important that the FOS should be accountable for its performance and the quality of its work. The FCA’s appointment of the Chair of the FOS is subject to approval by the Treasury, on behalf of the Government. The FOS is also required to send a copy of its annual accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General, whose report must then be laid before Parliament by the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure transparency, the FOS must also publish reports of determinations (unless, in the ombudsman’s opinion it would be inappropriate). This ensures that the public, including Parliament, have a full and balanced picture of the decisions the FOS reaches.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 97454 question first answered 08/10/2020 08:20:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1304896

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to invest in UK infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	172871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK has historically underinvested in infrastructure and this government is committed to addressing that. Spending Review 2020 committed £100 billion of capital investment in 2021-22, a £30 billion cash increase compared to 2019-20. It also set out long-term settlements for key infrastructure programmes, with record levels of investment in strategic roads, broadband and flood defences.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the government announced further details of the UK Infrastructure Bank. The Bank, which will partner with the private sector and local authorities to increase infrastructure investment, will begin operating later in the spring. It will have an initial £12 billion of debt and equity capital and be able to deploy £10bn of government guarantees.  We expect it to use this to crowd in private investment to support more than £40bn of infrastructure investment overall.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the government’s infrastructure investment plans can be found under the infrastructure chapter of the Plan for Growth and in the National Infrastructure Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 29/03/2021 09:56:55 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes