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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for his Department's tweet of 6 January 2024 that the UK had the lowest effective average personal tax rate in the G7; and what the effective average personal tax rate is in each G7 country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697944/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As the UK\u2019s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury has regular discussions with representatives from a wide range of industries including travel and retail as well as business representative organisations covering many sectors.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions has he had with businesses on tax-free shopping for international visitors.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697671", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697671/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The quality of HMRC's customer service is regularly assessed by various bodies, including the Treasury Select Committee, National Audit Office, independent Adjudicator's Office, and Public Accounts Committee. HMRC also has internal customer surveys and key performance metrics to monitor its customer service objectives as outlined in the HMRC Charter.<\/p><p>HMRC Performance is published on a monthly and quarterly basis on GOV.UK:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates<\/a><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of customer services provided by His Majesty's Revenue and Customers to taxpayers; and whether they will undertake a review or ask an independent third party to do so.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4988", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Kempsell"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Kempsell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697014", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697014/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Information on Compound Settlements issued by HMRC are available here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2022\" target=\"_blank\">UK strategic export controls annual report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section 8.2 of the UK strategic export controls annual report 2022, published on 19 July 2023, HC1681, what the (a) value and (b) destination country of each compound settlement issued by HMRC was.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1171", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liam Byrne"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liam Byrne"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697015", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697015/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Information on voluntary disclosures relating to trade sanctions and strategic export controls is available here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2022\" target=\"_blank\">UK strategic export controls annual report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Export Controls"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 8.4 of the UK strategic export controls annual report 2022, published on 19 July 2023, HC1681, of the voluntary disclosures received, how many and what proportion related to (a) export controls and (b) sanctions violations; and what the destination country for each case was.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1171", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liam Byrne"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Hodge Hill"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liam Byrne"}
      ], "uin" : "19291"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697016", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697016/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Information on seizures of goods subject to sanctions and strategic export controls is available here: <br> <a href=\"http://UK%20strategic%20export%20controls%20annual%20report%202022%20-%20GOV.UK%20(www.gov.uk)\" target=\"_blank\">UK strategic export controls annual report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nigel Huddleston"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-03-27T15:44:43.56Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Export Controls"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 8.5 in the UK strategic export controls annual report 2022, published on 19 July 2023, HC1681, of the strategic exports and sanctions seizures in each year, how many and what proportion related to (a) strategic exports controls seizures and (b) goods subject to trade sanctions; what the destination countries were for each seizure; and in each case, (i) what and (ii) how many items were seized.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1171", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liam Byrne"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liam Byrne"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697069/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The government has made available up to £8.6bn in additional funding over this financial year and next to support adult social care and discharge. This includes £500m announced in January which has specifically been made available to support local authorities with the cost of social care in 2024-25 in response to representations from local government stakeholders. This funding will enable local authorities to buy more care packages, help people leave hospital on time, improve workforce recruitment and retention, and reduce waiting times for care.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>At Spring Budget, the government announced it is investing £165 million over the next 4 years to significantly expand the capacity of the children\u2019s home estate in England, improving outcomes for looked after children and unlocking productivity savings by reducing local government reliance on emergency provision. The government is also exploring further ways to combat profiteering and bring down costs in the children\u2019s care market. This is in addition to the £200 million the government has already committed in response to the Independent Review of Children\u2019s Social Care.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4780", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Laura Trott"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of funding for social care.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Vicky Foxcroft"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697190", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697190/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The government\u2019s aspiration over the longer-term is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of when defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP; whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising defence spending to 3% of GDP; and if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on finding time to debate the Early Day Motion in the name of the hon. Member for Clacton, number 455, on Future defence spending.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4677", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Giles Watling"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Giles Watling"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697258", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697258/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to ensuring smooth trade flows within the UK internal market.<\/p><p>The UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) replaced the previous UK Trader Scheme on 30 September 2023, allowing a much wider range of businesses to move goods into Northern Ireland under the existing \u2018not at risk\u2019 arrangements, with over 3,000 new businesses now authorised.<\/p><p>From 30 September 2024, UKIMS traders will also be able to benefit from the new simplified processes for UK internal market movements which will scrap burdensome supplementary declarations and allow for the use of a simpler dataset based on standard commercial information as opposed to full customs declarations as is required currently.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is also tailored support available for businesses trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland via the free-to-use Trader Support Service (TSS).<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in March in simplifying trade procedures between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to minimise disruption for businesses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3801", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont"}
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