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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

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

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

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

1540793

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the formula used to calculate standard mileage and fuel rates.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	82306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The government sets the AMAP rates to minimise administrative burdens. The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse a different amount that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. If an employee is paid less than the AMAP rate, they can claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) on the shortfall. However, where payments exceed the relevant AMAP rate, there will be a tax and National Insurance charge on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also sets out Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) for company car users. These rates reflect average miles per gallon (MPG) for vehicle types from manufacturers’ information, taking into account annual sales to businesses, combined with petrol and diesel prices.</p><p> </p><p>AFRs are not mandatory, and employers and employees can agree to use different rates to reflect scenarios in which a car is more fuel efficient or where the fuel cost per mile of business travel is higher. Where an employer pays a rate higher than the published AFRs, no tax charge will arise if the employee is able to demonstrate there is no profit element.</p><p> </p><p>The AFRs are reviewed by HMRC on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 82307 question first answered 14/11/2022 16:15:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540794

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
	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 feasibility of increasing the standard mileage and fuel rates in line with inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	82307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The government sets the AMAP rates to minimise administrative burdens. The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse a different amount that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. If an employee is paid less than the AMAP rate, they can claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) on the shortfall. However, where payments exceed the relevant AMAP rate, there will be a tax and National Insurance charge on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also sets out Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) for company car users. These rates reflect average miles per gallon (MPG) for vehicle types from manufacturers’ information, taking into account annual sales to businesses, combined with petrol and diesel prices.</p><p> </p><p>AFRs are not mandatory, and employers and employees can agree to use different rates to reflect scenarios in which a car is more fuel efficient or where the fuel cost per mile of business travel is higher. Where an employer pays a rate higher than the published AFRs, no tax charge will arise if the employee is able to demonstrate there is no profit element.</p><p> </p><p>The AFRs are reviewed by HMRC on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 82306 question first answered 14/11/2022 16:15:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1584576

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Driving: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) formula and (b) sources of data used to calculate motoring costs.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	140229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle. The government sets the AMAP rates to minimise administrative burdens.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p>There is no formula or calculation which delivers the AMAPs rates for cars of 45 pence per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25 pence per mile thereafter. The decision on what rates to adopt is a policy decision taken by the Chancellor after considering a range of factors. These factors include:</p><p>• the costs of motoring per business mile for a range of cars and mileages;</p><p>• the transport needs of business;</p><p>• the cost to the Exchequer of changing the rate;</p><p>• the overall fiscal position.”</p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse a different amount that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. If an employee is paid less than the AMAP rate, they can claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) on the shortfall. However, where payments exceed the relevant AMAP rate, there will be a tax and National Insurance charge on the difference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/02/2023 17:18:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1461661

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department is providing to people who paid money to the Safe Hands Funeral Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This means that by 29 July 2022 all funeral plan providers must be authorised by the FCA.</p><p> </p><p>Safe Hands Plans has recently gone into administration. The government understands that this development will be concerning for customers of Safe Hands and continues to monitor the implementation of regulation in this sector closely.</p><p> </p><p>I was very pleased to see Dignity’s recent commitment to provide ongoing support to Safe Hands’ customers for the next six months. This will ensure that any planholders who die during this time will receive a funeral without any additional charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is unfortunate but unavoidable that bringing a previously unregulated sector into regulation – whatever form that may take – creates a possibility that some providers are not able to meet the threshold for authorisation. However, a well-regulated market should promote effective competition and drive better outcomes for consumers in the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>Where a provider is unable to obtain FCA authorisation because of underlying issues, it is important to understand that this is not an issue created by bringing the sector into regulation. Rather, bringing the sector into regulation exposes these unsustainable business models and prevents these problems from getting worse.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2022 13:24:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1541803

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK Research and Development Roadmap, published in July 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a plan for funding research and development spending up to 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	86488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The government publishes plans for funding research and development in multi-year spending reviews. The 2021 Spending Review published plans for the period 2022/23 to 24/25. Future Spending Reviews will cover years beyond that.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/11/2022 13:56:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis