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1490116

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unemployment: Mortality Rates
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 unemployment on the mortality rate in England.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	38636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The government remains focussed on maintaining near record-low unemployment, whilst providing the necessary support to help the most vulnerable to find work.</p><p> </p><p>The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8% in the three months to May and is close to historic lows. We are building on the success of the Plan for Jobs, investing a total of £6 billion for the three years from 2022-23 to 2024-25: providing targeted additional support to help at risk groups find work, including younger and older age groups, the long-term unemployed and people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/07/2022 09:06:44 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1539073

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: G7
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 tax rates in other G7 countries on economic growth in the UK since June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	78680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is an open economy and so its economic growth will be affected by developments in its trading partners, including any impact from their fiscal policy. Despite global headwinds, the UK economy was the fasting growing economy in the G7 last year according to the IMF Global Outlook released in October. It suggested the annual Real GDP Growth Rate in the UK reached 7.4% last year, while France (the second fastest growing G7 economy in 2021) reached 6.8%.</p><p> </p><p>In the March 2022 Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO), the OBR projected the tax-to-GDP ratio to rise to 36.3% in 2026/27. Internationally, tax-to-GDP ratio in the UK is lower than in Germany (38.3%), France (45.4%) and Italy (42.9%) and higher than in the USA (24.5%), Japan (32.0%) and Canada (34.4%)</p><p><strong> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 10/11/2022 15:09:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1539076

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: G7
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of debt as a proportion of GDP in the (a) UK and (b) other G7 countries.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	78681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicspending/bulletins/ukgovernmentdebtanddeficitforeurostatmaast/june2022" target="_blank">published</a> estimates of the UK’s debt as a percentage of GDP which can be compared to G7 countries.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of December 2021, this estimates that the UK’s general government gross debt was 105.6% of GDP. The UK has the second lowest level of debt in the G7, 29.1 percentage points lower than the G7 average at the end of December 2021.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 09/11/2022 14:39:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1649600

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent financial institutions ending financial contracts on the basis of their clients' beliefs.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	192069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government consulted in January-April 2023 specifically on the issue of contract termination and freedom of expression for payment service providers as part of its review of the relevant regulations – the Payment Services Regulations 2017 – and is currently reviewing the responses. The Government is committed to bringing a Written Ministerial Statement before the House to report on the Government’s findings on this matter, and to set out if any changes to regulation are necessary, ahead of its formal response to the Review.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 10/07/2023 15:36:30 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1655957

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Debt Management Office
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 impact of the abolition of the Debt Management Office on the independent oversight of the UK debt market.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	196017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) is an Executive Agency of HM Treasury and therefore not independent.</p><p> </p><p>The DMO is the government’s actor in wholesale debt and cash markets, with the operational responsibility for implementing and delivering the government’s debt and cash management remits. More details on the main aims of the DMO are available in its Executive Agency Framework Document (available at: <a href="https://www.dmo.gov.uk/media/dtkpands/fwork040405.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.dmo.gov.uk/media/dtkpands/fwork040405.pdf</a>)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to abolish the DMO.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/09/2023 13:21:26 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1656225

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, if he will publish guidance to encourage mortgage lenders to consider an applicant’s ability to service a loan on the basis of rental monies paid rather than a multiple of salary.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	196213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping as many first-time buyers as possible get onto the housing ladder and agrees that a history of paying rent should be able to help with this.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the Government launched the Rent Recognition Challenge: a £2 million competition challenging the UK’s world-leading tech firms to develop innovative applications to enable tenants to record and share their rental payment data with lenders and credit reference agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages all renters to consider what options are available to them with regards to rent recognition.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 07/09/2023 12:53:32 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1662878

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: 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 it his policy to increase the personal savings allowance.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	200732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s savings tax policy rewards savers by incentivising greater saving and investment. On top of the normal Personal Allowance, the Personal Savings Allowance allows up to £1,000 of tax-free savings for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers. Over and above that, individuals can also save up to £20,000 into an Individual Savings Account (ISA) each year, and any savings income received on cash within an ISA is tax free. Combined, this means that around 90% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, we keep the level of the Personal Savings Allowance under review, and any changes would be made at a fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 18/10/2023 14:10:13 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670304

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of people who are in arrears on their residential mortgages.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>There is a wide variety of data and statistics about the mortgage market in the UK available from the Bank of England (https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics), the Financial Conduct Authority (https://www.fca.org.uk/data) and UK Finance (https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/data-and-research/data). These sources indicate that the level of arrears in residential mortgages remain low.</p><p> </p><p>In June, the Chancellor working with lenders representing over 90% of the market agreed to our new Mortgage Charter, which includes new flexibilities to help customers manage their repayments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 21/11/2023 14:24:50 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695371

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions that have been made against the promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	18111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Hendon to the answer given on 8 February 2024 to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-31/12466" target="_blank">12466</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/03/2024 15:47:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695372

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the tax HMRC identified through disguised remuneration schemes was paid by those who (a) recommended, (b) promoted and (c) operated these schemes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	18112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has taken action to tackle the promoters of avoidance schemes, implementing a wide range of actions to disrupt their activities and supply chains, including publishing the details of promoters.</p><p>However, liability for the tax is always that of the individual and there is no legal mechanism to transfer disguised remuneration liabilities from the scheme users to the promoters.</p><p>As of 29 February 2024, HMRC has published the details of 70 tax avoidance schemes, 65 promoters and 29 connected persons, such as company directors and those individuals in control of the promoting entity.</p><p>HMRC has also issued over 20 stop notices to promoters and published details of 16 of these arrangements. Publishing this information supports taxpayers in identifying tax avoidance schemes so they can steer clear of or exit them.</p><p>The list of details of tax avoidance schemes, promoters, connected persons and stop notices currently published online can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/named-tax-avoidance-schemes-promoters-enablers-and-suppliers</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 19/03/2024 16:42:57 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord