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1285893

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Select Committees: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will take steps to help ensure that Ministers make themselves available for select committee evidence sessions.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	912214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely committed to Parliamentary scrutiny, and recognises the important role played by Select Committees.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 11/02/2021 17:49:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1691310

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Government Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to monitor the effectiveness of the work undertaken by each department on helping to achieve the Government's net zero targets.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	901721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Delivering net zero is a cross-government effort as evidenced by publication of strategies such as the Carbon Budgets Delivery Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials in the Department for Energy Security &amp; Net Zero regularly meet with counterparts across Government to coordinate action and manage risks. The Domestic and Economic Affairs (Energy, Climate and Net Zero) Committee ensures a coordinated approach to delivering net zero across Government. The sector specific commitments in the Net Zero Growth Plan also help to drive accountability for achieving net zero.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/02/2024 07:20:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

776208

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much each local authority has paid in landfill tax in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	108957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Landfill Tax is chargeable on material deposited at a permitted landfill site in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The operator of a permitted landfill site is liable to pay the Landfill Tax directly to HMRC. Landfill Tax devolved to Scotland in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of local authorities outsource their waste disposal services, and their disposal contracts will include an amount for Landfill Tax. HMRC therefore does not hold details of how much Landfill Tax each local authority has indirectly paid in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>A small number of local authorities pay some Landfill Tax directly to HMRC. As these Local authorities may also outsource some of their waste disposal services, HMRC is unable to confirm if the amount paid directly is the full amount they have paid.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/10/2017 14:27:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

837929

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will incorporate consumers who hold digital currencies into the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	126959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>As with all policies, the Government keeps its policy towards digital currencies under review. The Government recognises the significant benefits that digital currencies and the related technology could bring, as well as potential challenges. The Government is monitoring the situation, and believes any regulation should be proportionate and risk-based.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/02/2018 15:21:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

693661

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to protect small businesses and low-income professionals against any negative fiscal impacts of the proposed revised threshold for Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	65317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>As announced on 31 January 2017, a decision on the level of the initial threshold for the income exemption will be made before legislation is introduced. The Government has committed to ensuring that free software is available for businesses with straightforward affairs. It will also continue to consider options on financial assistance and support for small business in the context of the overall fiscal framework.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2017 15:11:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

786334

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Landfill Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount accrued to the public purse in landfill tax in each of the last five years by region.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	112140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold information on Landfill Tax (LFT) receipts by region, but total receipts from LFT are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The ONS have published experimental statistics on estimates of LFT receipts by region, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinances/2015to2016#revenue" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinances/2015to2016#revenue</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/11/2017 11:02:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

801160

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding the Government provides to support refugees to learn English.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	117719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government provides funding to support refugees to learn English in a number of ways:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Adults with refugee status are eligible for funding for English courses from the Adult Education Budget, and the Government covers full costs if they are unemployed and looking for work.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The Home Office and the Department for Education have created a joint fund that will allocate up to £10 million across five years for additional English language training and support for people resettled under the Vulnerable Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme. English language tuition also forms part of the support package provided to refugees arriving in the UK under the Gateway Protection Programme.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Refugees may access the English Language Programme funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and money from the Controlling Migration Fund can be used to support refugees to learn English.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>For schools, local authorities currently have discretion to allocate funding within local formulas based on the number of pupils who have English as an additional language (EAL), and have recently entered the school system.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/12/2017 16:43:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

756919

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Managers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to regulate pay rises for managers of large companies.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	8149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The government’s role should be to ensure the legal and institutional framework supports shareholders in holding executives to account. To further this goal, the government recently unveiled a series of measures to increase accountability and transparency in the setting of corporate pay. Including a register of firms where shareholders have significantly dissented against the level of corporate pay. Also, the government recently announced its plan to modernise the corporate governance framework, which will include requiring public companies to publish ratios of the difference in pay between the CEO and the average worker.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/09/2017 15:08:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

693650

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Tax Rates and Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that small businesses are not disproportionately affected by the proposed increase in flat rate VAT to 16.5 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	65364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The new 16.5% VAT Flat Rate will only apply to businesses with limited costs and will help to level the playing field, while maintaining the administrative simplification for small businesses. Existing rates within the scheme remain unchanged.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has consulted widely with businesses and their representatives affected by the measure, and has provided online guidance and a specific calculator to ensure all affected businesses are aware as to whether the new rate will apply to them.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2017 15:15:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

765851

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Divorced People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the equitable distribution of child benefits and tax credits between divorced parents.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	105992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>For both Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (CTC), the law provides for one person – the person mainly responsible for the child – to receive the payments.</p><p> </p><p>Where parents separate, it is possible for them to jointly agree for Child Benefit to be paid to one parent and CTC to the other, or for one of them to claim both payments and then pay an agreed proportion to the other parent.</p><p> </p><p>Where parents cannot agree who should receive Child Benefit and CTC and make rival claims, the decision about who is entitled to such support is taken by HM Revenue &amp; Customs who consider all the facts in relation to each parent’s circumstances, based on the information provided by both parents. Entitlement will be awarded to the parent who appears to bear the greater responsibility of care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 14:55:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman