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1648564

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Capita: Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Capita on the potential impact of the cyber attack on their systems on members of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	191583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has not held discussions with Capita on the potential impact to members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme from the recent cyber incident.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has worked closely with the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, and the National Cyber Security Centre to monitor any impacts in the finance sector of the cyber incident. The financial regulators have engaged directly with Capita.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 03/07/2023 12:46:53 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1002080

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Ambulance Services: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference paragraph 5.11 of Budget 2018 Red Book, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for air ambulance services will be allocated to South Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	188173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care are developing and launching an application process and will be in touch with air ambulance charities and the Association of Air Ambulances to confirm details and timings in due course. The amount of funding awarded will depend on the amount requested in bids from air ambulance charity trusts, subject to approval from the Department of Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/11/2018 17:44:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997251

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s announcement, Package of measures unveiled to boost apprenticeships, published in October 2018, how much and what proportion of the £90 million of additional funding will be allocated to (a) South Yorkshire and (b) Barnsley.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	185011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The apprenticeship programme is based on employer demand. Therefore, HMT do not hold information on how funding is distributed regionally.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/11/2018 16:10:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1471379

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Mileage Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the standard mileage and fuel rates for NHS workers in line with the increased cost of petrol.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	20252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) rates to minimise administrative burdens. AMAPs aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAPs.</p><p> </p><p>Employers, including the NHS, are not required to use the AMAPs. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, they can choose to pay a different mileage rate that is higher or lower than AMAPs. However, if the payment exceeds the amount due under AMAPs, and this results in a profit for the individual, they will be liable to pay Income Tax and National Insurance contributions on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/06/2022 13:42:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1467745

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to increase financial support for patients using large volumes of electricity for medical equipment to treat health conditions at home.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	13137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Living with a long-term illness or disability can impact significantly on the cost of living. This is why the Government invests heavily in supporting disabled people who are both in and out of work through the welfare system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is helping people with the rising cost of energy bills by providing financial support worth £550 to most households. Households with a domestic electricity meter will receive a universal rebate of £400 through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. In addition to this, English households living in Council Tax Bands A-D are receiving a £150 rebate. None of this has to be repaid.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing further support for vulnerable households, through the Warm Home Discount of £150 for up to 3m people, and the continuation of Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also offering an automatic one-off £150 disability cost of living payment to individuals in receipt of non-means tested disability benefits, paid by September.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support vulnerable groups through NHS services. The additional funding announced at the Spending Review, made possible by the new Health and Social Care Levy, means that the NHS resource budget will increase to over £160 billion in 2024-25. These investments will allow the NHS to continue providing the services people need.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/06/2022 07:09:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1436952

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Red Diesel
	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 viability of changing the entitlement for farmers’ use of red diesel for a single day of ploughing competition.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	132256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor confirmed at Spring Budget 2021 that the Government will remove the entitlement to use red diesel for most uses from April 2022, other than for defined agricultural purposes and a limited number of other uses. This will help to ensure fairness between the different users of diesel fuels and that the tax system incentivises the development and adoption of greener alternative technologies.</p><p> </p><p>Agricultural vehicles will be entitled to run on rebated fuel after April 2022 for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fish farming. They will also be able to use rebated fuel when cutting verges and hedges that border a road, clearing snow, gritting, and clearing or otherwise dealing with flooding.</p><p> </p><p>The activities accepted as purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture and forestry are defined in HMRC Excise Notice 75. As agricultural shows and ploughing matches provide information and education that benefits agricultural purposes, the Government considers that running or participating in these activities are purposes relating to agriculture, for which rebated fuel may be used in qualifying vehicles and machines, and will be updating Excise Notice 75 accordingly. Rebated fuel can also be used to travel to and from where the vehicles or machines are to be used for these activities.c</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 132257 question first answered 07/03/2022 08:21:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1436954

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Red Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with farmers on the impact of the current entitlement for farmers’ use of red diesel during ploughing competitions.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	132257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor confirmed at Spring Budget 2021 that the Government will remove the entitlement to use red diesel for most uses from April 2022, other than for defined agricultural purposes and a limited number of other uses. This will help to ensure fairness between the different users of diesel fuels and that the tax system incentivises the development and adoption of greener alternative technologies.</p><p> </p><p>Agricultural vehicles will be entitled to run on rebated fuel after April 2022 for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fish farming. They will also be able to use rebated fuel when cutting verges and hedges that border a road, clearing snow, gritting, and clearing or otherwise dealing with flooding.</p><p> </p><p>The activities accepted as purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture and forestry are defined in HMRC Excise Notice 75. As agricultural shows and ploughing matches provide information and education that benefits agricultural purposes, the Government considers that running or participating in these activities are purposes relating to agriculture, for which rebated fuel may be used in qualifying vehicles and machines, and will be updating Excise Notice 75 accordingly. Rebated fuel can also be used to travel to and from where the vehicles or machines are to be used for these activities.c</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 132256 question first answered 07/03/2022 08:21:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1435495

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
	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 potential effect on consumer (a) rights and (b) choice of the introduction of the energy bills rebate.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	129811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>All domestic electricity customers in Great Britain will receive a £200 reduction in their electricity costs from this October. This will be delivered via energy suppliers and will be clearly identifiable as a line item on electricity bills.</p><p> </p><p>The reduction in costs will help people with the increase in energy bills by spreading the increased costs over a few years, so they are more manageable for households.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/03/2022 10:30:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1434886

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cost of Living: Medical Treatments
	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 raising funds through a windfall tax on oil and gas companies for allocation to (a) kidney patients receiving dialysis treatment at home and (b) other patients using large volumes of electricity in their homes for medical treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	128265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The NHS is the Government's key spending priority and that is why it has committed to a historic settlement that provides a cash increase of £33.9 billion a year by 2023-24. This takes the NHS budget from £114.6 billion in 2018-19 to over £160 billion in 2024-25. These investments will allow the NHS to continue providing the services people need.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing significant financial support – up to £350 – to the majority of households, which will cover more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support is worth £9.1bn in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are currently more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid more than £375 billion in production taxes.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/02/2022 17:02:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1434887

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of the energy bills rebate on customers with pre-payment energy meters.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	128266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Domestic electricity customers will receive the reduction regardless of their type of payment method.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will work closely with industry and consumer groups to ensure pre-payment customers receive the £200 reduction from October in a way that is convenient for them. BEIS will consult in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/02/2022 17:00:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis