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1241748

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Test and Trace Support Payment
	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 ensure that information on the eligibility of self-isolation payment claimants is being shared with the (a) Department of Health and Social Care and (b) Department for Work and Pensions in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	101060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Operation of the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England does not require HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information to be disclosed to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are administering the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England. All central government departments directly involved in the scheme (DHSC, MHCLG, DWP and HMRC) are collaborating to make sure Local Authorities have access to information necessary to administer this scheme and provide a clear view of its use.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC have been working closely with DWP to make use of HMRC information to support the scheme. HMRC already disclose earnings and tax credit information to DWP under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. HMRC have agreed for DWP to extend its disclosure of taxpayer information to support Local Authorities in England which are administering the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme. This will provide information on claimants to Local Authorities in a legal, secure, proportionate and efficient way to enable Local Authorities to determine who is eligible for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, HMRC have a duty of confidentiality for information they hold. HMRC may only disclose taxpayer information under a limited number of circumstances, such as where legislation provides an information sharing gateway with another department for a specific purpose. Consent is generally required from HMRC for onward disclosure to organisations beyond those directly receiving taxpayer information</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/10/2020 16:41:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1247092

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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 effect on the financial security of businesses during the covid-19 outbreak of extending the zero VAT rate on the supply of personal protective equipment beyond 31 October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	109597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate of VAT on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was an extraordinary measure to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and when the global supply of PPE did not meet demand.</p><p> </p><p>This measure came to an end on 31 October (as legislated), as alternative measures introduced by the Government will ensure the supply of COVID-19 related PPE to affected sectors from November. This means the VAT relief is no longer required to ensure the supply of PPE is maintained and businesses that make VATable supplies can also recover any VAT they incur on the purchase of PPE as a business expense.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 109447 109598 question first answered 04/11/2020 16:16:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1247093

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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 the evidential basis was for the decision to choose 31 October 2020 as the expiry date for the zero VAT rate on personal protective equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	109598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate of VAT on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was an extraordinary measure to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and when the global supply of PPE did not meet demand.</p><p> </p><p>This measure came to an end on 31 October (as legislated), as alternative measures introduced by the Government will ensure the supply of COVID-19 related PPE to affected sectors from November. This means the VAT relief is no longer required to ensure the supply of PPE is maintained and businesses that make VATable supplies can also recover any VAT they incur on the purchase of PPE as a business expense.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 109447 109597 question first answered 04/11/2020 16:16:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1250448

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pension Funds: Government Securities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of switching from RPI to CPIH in 2025 on pension funds’ holdings of index-linked government bonds.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	113629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is a measure of inflation with a number of shortcomings. To address these shortcomings, the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has made a proposal to reform RPI by bringing the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) into RPI. Owing to the use of RPI in specific index-linked gilts, prior to 2030 the Chancellor’s consent to this proposal is required before it can be implemented.</p><p> </p><p>At the Budget in March, the government and UKSA launched a consultation to consider whether UKSA’s proposal should be implemented at a date other than 2030, and, if so, when between 2025 and 2030. The consultation closed for responses on 21 August. As part of the consultation, the government invited views on matters including how the holders of the government’s issues of index-linked gilts, all of which use RPI as their reference rate, will be affected by the implementation of reform.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 9 November, the government and UKSA will respond to the consultation alongside the Spending Review on 25 November.</p><p> </p><p>The 9 November announcement can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2020 12:44:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1250450

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pension Funds: Government Securities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of switching from RPI to CPIH in 2030 on pension funds’ holdings of index-linked government bonds.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	113630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is a measure of inflation with a number of shortcomings. To address these shortcomings, the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has made a proposal to reform RPI by bringing the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) into RPI. Owing to the use of RPI in specific index-linked gilts, prior to 2030 the Chancellor’s consent to this proposal is required before it can be implemented.</p><p> </p><p>At the Budget in March, the government and UKSA launched a consultation to consider whether UKSA’s proposal should be implemented at a date other than 2030, and, if so, when between 2025 and 2030. The consultation closed for responses on 21 August. As part of the consultation, the government invited views on matters including how the holders of the government’s issues of index-linked gilts, all of which use RPI as their reference rate, will be affected by the implementation of reform.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 9 November, the government and UKSA will respond to the consultation alongside the Spending Review on 25 November.</p><p> </p><p>The 9 November announcement can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2020 12:46:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1250451

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pension Funds: Government Securities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the potential cost of compensating pension funds for losses arising from index-linked government bonds as the result of switching from RPI to CPIH.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	113631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is a measure of inflation with a number of shortcomings. To address these shortcomings, the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has made a proposal to reform RPI by bringing the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) into RPI. Owing to the use of RPI in specific index-linked gilts, prior to 2030 the Chancellor’s consent to this proposal is required before it can be implemented.</p><p> </p><p>At the Budget in March, the government and UKSA launched a consultation to consider whether UKSA’s proposal should be implemented at a date other than 2030, and, if so, when between 2025 and 2030. The consultation closed for responses on 21 August. As part of the consultation, the government invited views on matters including how the holders of the government’s issues of index-linked gilts, all of which use RPI as their reference rate, will be affected by the implementation of reform.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 9 November, the government and UKSA will respond to the consultation alongside the Spending Review on 25 November.</p><p> </p><p>The 9 November announcement can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2020 12:40:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1250452

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Securities: Index Linking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of continuing with an RPI-like measure until such time as index-linked Government bonds based on RPI have matured.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	113632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is a measure of inflation with a number of shortcomings. To address these shortcomings, the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has made a proposal to reform RPI by bringing the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) into RPI. Owing to the use of RPI in specific index-linked gilts, prior to 2030 the Chancellor’s consent to this proposal is required before it can be implemented.</p><p> </p><p>At the Budget in March, the government and UKSA launched a consultation to consider whether UKSA’s proposal should be implemented at a date other than 2030, and, if so, when between 2025 and 2030. The consultation closed for responses on 21 August. As part of the consultation, the government invited views on matters including how the holders of the government’s issues of index-linked gilts, all of which use RPI as their reference rate, will be affected by the implementation of reform.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 9 November, the government and UKSA will respond to the consultation alongside the Spending Review on 25 November.</p><p> </p><p>The 9 November announcement can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-letter-from-rishi-sunak-to-sir-david-norgrove-on-the-date-of-the-government-and-uk-statistics-authoritys-response-to-their-joint-consultation-on-re</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2020 12:47:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1252092

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	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 (a) men, (b) women and (c) other gender identities who have made claims under the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	115807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC have published statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). These include information on the employments supported by the CJRS broken down by the employees’ gender. The statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics</a>. The statistics do not show other gender identities because HMRC do not hold that information.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will publish statistics on the CJRS extension in due course. The date of publication will be pre-announced on GOV.UK. HMRC continue to monitor the use of these statistics and make improvements as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2020 17:30:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176018

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase the Lower Earning Limit in line with the primary national insurance contribution threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	12375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Primary Threshold will increase above inflation from £166 to £183 per week. This does not affect State Pension entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced that the Lower Earnings Limit, the point at which employees start to build State Pension entitlement, will be increased in line with inflation from £118 to £120 per week from April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/02/2020 11:25:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1258792

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Job Retention Bonus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to (a) publish and (b) introduce the retention incentive replacement for the Job Retention Bonus announced on 5 November 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	126118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Job Retention Bonus (JRB) will not be paid in February 2021 and the Government will redeploy a retention incentive at the appropriate time. The purpose of the JRB was to encourage employers to keep people in work until the end of January 2021. However, as the CJRS is being extended to the end of March 2021, the policy rationale of the JRB has fallen away.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/12/2020 14:54:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds