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1256681

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pension Wise: Clacton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in Clacton have had a Pension Wise guidance appointment by telephone or in person in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	122878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Money and Pensions Service published annual data on pension wise appointments for 2019-2020 here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pension-Wise-Service-Evaluation-report-2019-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pension-Wise-Service-Evaluation-report-2019-2020.pdf(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This records that there were over 97k face to face and around 62k telephone appointments in 2019-20. This is the latest available annual published data.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 15:12:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1293502

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local housing allowance for under 35 year olds to access available accommodation options.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	160794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>For those under 35, the shared accommodation rate (SAR) of Local Housing Allowance applies to those living on their own and renting privately. However, there are certain exemptions which allow claimants to receive the higher one-bedroom rate instead of the SAR. These include those in receipt of the severe disability premium, care leavers up to the age of 22 and those over 25 who have spent at least three months in a homeless hostel.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 3 March, we will be extending the exemption for care leavers and former residents of homeless hostels to all qualifying under 25 year olds from June 2021. This will bring forward the planned implementation of these previously announced changed by over 2 years.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, in April 2020 LHA rates were raised, including all SARs, to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents and are being maintained in cash terms for 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/03/2021 17:36:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1420051

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support young people who are out of work or unable to work with the increase in the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	905467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has consistently said that the best way to support people’s living standards is through good work, better skills, and higher wages. That is why we have put in place the DWP Youth Offer to support young people claiming Universal Credit and searching for work, through intensive Work Coach support, Youth Employability coaches for those with additional barriers, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible young claimants who need financial support for initial up-front childcare costs, or for costs relating to starting work, can also apply for help from the Flexible Support Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Vulnerable households, including young people, are now able to access a £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The Household Support Fund provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials. The Barnett Formula will apply in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million.</p><p /> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 905469 question first answered 07/02/2022 17:38:23 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1063982

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support domestic film production companies to raise funding.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	223175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK film industry is a great success story, contributing an estimated £4 billion a year to the economy and supporting nearly 70,000 jobs. Last year the government provided £469 million worth of support through the film tax relief and almost £70 million in grant in aid and national lottery funding through the British Film Institute.</p><p> </p><p>The film tax relief supports the production of culturally British films. 2,420 films have benefitted from the film tax relief since it was introduced in 2007.</p><p> </p><p>The British Film Institute supports UK film production companies through the BFI Film Fund, investing in the production of films from adventurous storytellers, the BFI Locked Box initiative, enabling production companies to benefit from the success of their films, and the BFI Vision Awards, supporting new film producers to build their companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2019 10:12:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1083542

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.16 of Budget 2018, what proportion of the £410 million for adult and children's social care will be allocated to children’s social care.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	229732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Autumn Budget 2018 provided a further £410 million in 2019-20 for adults and children’s social care. Where necessary, local councils should use this funding to ensure that adult social care pressures do not create additional demand on the NHS. Local councils can also use it to improve their social care offer for older people, people with disabilities and children.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/03/2019 14:08:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1086661

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film: Finance
	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 adequacy of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in helping domestic film production companies raise funding.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	230892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme was introduced in 2012 to support investment in very early-stage companies, which often struggle to access growth capital.</p><p> </p><p>As a non-sectoral scheme, no assessment has been made of the application of the SEIS to specific industries or sectors. Since its introduction, the scheme has helped over 8,000 companies from a range of industries to raise around £800 million in investment.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the importance of the film industry to the UK economy, which is why it offers specific support for the production of culturally British films. Last year alone the film tax relief provided support worth £469 million, in addition to nearly £70 million in direct funding.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2019 16:54:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1146857

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	912456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text This government has taken significant action, including introducing 100 new measures tackling tax avoidance, evasion and other forms of non-compliance, since 2010, securing and protecting £200bn that would have otherwise gone unpaid and helping to bring the UK’s tax gap to a near record low of 5.6%. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/10/2019 15:57:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1167092

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support the UK's transition to a low-carbon economy; and what his policy is on the future of carbon pricing in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	7228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK is the G20 leader in reducing the carbon intensity of its economy, and is using a range of policy levers – including spending and taxes – to support the UK’s transition to a low-carbon economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy set out significant investment by the Government in decarbonisation including £2.5 billion to support low carbon innovation from 2015-2021, £4.5bn to support development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive and £1 billion to support the uptake of ultra-low emissions vehicles. In addition, government has supported the deployment of renewable electricity projects, with annual consumer support now reaching over £10bn.</p><p> </p><p>HMT has accepted the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) recommendation to conduct a review into the costs and benefits of transitioning to a net zero economy. The Review will consider how to achieve this transition in a way that works for households, businesses and public finances.</p><p> </p><p>Carbon pricing has helped to drive down UK emissions, in particular from the power sector, and will continue to play an important role to help meet the UK’s legally binding carbon reduction commitments, which are unaffected by leaving the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The government is considering long-term options for carbon pricing including the possibility of linking a UK greenhouse gas emissions trading system with the EU ETS. As announced at Budget 2018, in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Carbon Emissions Tax would be introduced.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/11/2019 13:36:05 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1172030

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to differentiate the rate of duty on beer between supermarkets and pubs after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	5549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Fiscal changes to alcohol, and tax rates are kept under review, and further announcements to duty changes will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p>To date, since 2010, government has scrapped the beer duty escalator, making the price of a typical pint 14p cheaper than it otherwise would have been. Pubs are also able to benefit from wider reforms including the Pubs Code and reductions to business rates.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/01/2020 11:50:05 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1181545

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
	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 maintain the carbon price in the next 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the effect of carbon pricing on the decarbonisation of the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	22429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to carbon pricing as a decarbonisation tool following the transition period. In line with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will remain in the EU Emissions Trading System until 31 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the EU ETS, the UK also applies the Carbon Price Support rate. Together, these have helped to reduce the importance of coal in the UK’s energy generation mix: electricity generation from coal usage has fallen from 40% in 2012 to 5% in 2018. Further detail on carbon pricing will be set out at the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in November 2019, HM Treasury published Terms of Reference for its review into how the transition to a net zero economy will be funded, and where the costs will fall. The review will ensure contributions are fair between households, businesses and the taxpayer, and will allow us to maximise economic growth opportunities from the transition. The review will publish its findings in Autumn 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 09/03/2020 11:01:12 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling