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	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing landfill tax on the prevalence of waste crime.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	17803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, the government announced that Landfill Tax rates in England and Northern Ireland will be adjusted from 1 April 2025. This will restore their value following a period of high inflation which was not foreseen by the OBR when rates were pre-announced.</p><p>The government remains committed to tackling waste crime which is a blight on local communities, harms the environment and undermines legitimate businesses operating in the sector.</p><p>The government agreed with the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation that the current ongoing review of Landfill Tax takes account of incentives to commit waste crime. Alongside this, DEFRA has announced the introduction of digital waste tracking from 2025 and reform of the licensing system, whilst multi-agency enforcement action through the Joint Unit for Waste Crime continues to disrupt criminal activity in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 14/03/2024 12:39:06 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1698117

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on compensation for infected blood scandal victims in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	20029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>This was an appalling tragedy, and my thoughts remain with all those affected. The Government has accepted the moral case for compensation and justice must be delivered for the victims.</p><p> </p><p>As such, the Government intends to respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations for wider compensation following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report in May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/04/2024 08:28:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones