@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . rdfs:label "Biography information for Pat McFadden" . parl:answerText "

At Spring Statement 2022, in response to high fuel prices, the Government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre. This represents a tax cut worth £2.4 billion in 2022-23, benefiting anyone who consumes fuel across the UK – including hauliers, coach operators and other essential road users.

All taxes remain under review.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-14"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-14T14:56:36.867Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Jon Trickett" . parl:answerText "

At Spring Statement 2022 in response to fuel prices reaching record levels, the government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.

This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This cut represents savings for households and businesses worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.

The Government has been clear that it expects those in the supply chain to pass the fuel duty cut through to consumers as promptly as possible. Following a request from the Business Secretary, the Competition and Markets Authority will undertake a short and focused review of the fuel market and will provide advice to the Government on steps that could be taken to improve outcomes for consumers.

All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-13"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-13T16:25:38.437Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Treasury: Legal Costs" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Hemsworth" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Jon Trickett" ; parl:uin "31734" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-06"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

As of 31/03/2022, the total number of full-time employees in HM Treasury earning below the London Living Wage rate of £11.05 per hour was 17. This number is comprised mainly of apprentices. The Living Wage rate is a suggested rate of pay by the Living Wage Foundation, rather than a legislated minimum wage.

All HM Treasury employees are paid above the statutory minimum wage. Since 31/03/2022 we have been conducting a review of all pay ranges across the department in line with this year’s Cabinet Office remit guidance.

As pay and conditions are set between employee and employer, the rate of pay for agency workers and contractors will be determined by the company for which they work and not HM Treasury.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-11T17:06:43.867Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against his Department's budget as of 31 March 2022." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Islington South and Finsbury" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Emily Thornberry" ; parl:uin "31799" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-06"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

As of 31 March 2022, 100 procurement cards were held by individuals to make purchases against HMT's departmental budget.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-14"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-14T14:52:53.273Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

HMT receives its legal services from the Government Legal Department (GLD) and external contractors. We do not disaggregate the costs of disputes as opposed to other legal advice. The amount we pay for the GLD is shown in the table below, and legal expenses for external consultants can be found here as part of HMT’s transparency reporting with links shown below.

Contract finder - Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Over £25k transparency reporting - HM Treasury spend over £25,000 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Calendar Year

Total GLD Expenditure

2020

£9,244,162

2021

£10,073,235

2022 (Jan-May)

£2,531,686

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-15"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-15T11:05:56.527Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for John McNally" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Treasury: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors, and (c) agency workers who work in their Department and relevant agencies and public bodies, receive a wage below that of either (i) the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London, or (ii) the London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Wolverhampton South East" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Pat McFadden" ; parl:uin "29982" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-04"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Mileage Allowances" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 17079 on Car Allowances, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of employers who reimburse the actual mileage cost incurred rather than using Approved Mileage Allowance Payments; and if he will adjust the 45p per mile allowance." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Falkirk" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "John McNally" ; parl:uin "31863" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-06"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Fuels: Excise Duties" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a rebate on fuel duty of 15 pence per litre for (a) hauliers, (b) coach operators and (c) other essential road users." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "North Durham" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Kevan Jones" ; parl:uin "31752" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-06"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answerText "

The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2017-05-02"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2017-05-02T10:00:00.00Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Steve Baker" . parl:answerText "

The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAP) rates to minimise administrative burdens. As set out in the answer to Question 17079, the AMAP rates are advisory and therefore employers are not required to use them.

AMAPs are reimbursed free from Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions. This is also the case when an employer chooses to reimburse the actual mileage cost or pay another rate where there is no profit element for the employee. These payments are not declared to HMRC. The Government does not have an estimate of the number of employers reimbursing the actual cost.

As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rates under review and any changes are considered by the Chancellor." ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-14"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-14T14:54:55.943Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Commuters: Fuels" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to assist commuters with the rising cost of petrol." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Wycombe" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Steve Baker" ; parl:uin "31086" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-05"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell" . parl:answerText "

The Government recognises that millions of households across the UK have been impacted by rising energy bills and the wider cost of living. That is why the Government is providing over £15 billion in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over £22 billion announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37 billion this year. The package includes:

  • £400 off GB energy bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS);
  • A £650 Cost of Living Payment for over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits;
  • A £150 one-off disability Cost of Living Payment for 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits;
  • An extra one-off £300 this year for over eight million pensioner households to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter;
  • An extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund, for households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support.

The Government has also expanded and increased the Warm Home Discount. Three million vulnerable households will now receive £150 each year. The Government’s objective for the Warm Home Discount is to focus the support towards those on the lowest incomes and in, or at greatest risk of, fuel poverty.

The Government has robust plans in place to improve the efficiency of peoples’ homes. The Heat and Buildings Strategy, published in October, detailed the £3.9 billion committed over the Spending Review period to improve the energy efficiency of our building stock and help to reduce bills.

We are also expanding the Energy Company Obligation, which places an obligation on larger energy suppliers to provide energy efficiency and heating measures for fuel poor households across Great Britain, to £1 billion per year from 2022-2026. This will help 133,000 low-income households annually to improve their energy efficiency.

The Government will continue to monitor how global events affect energy bills and the cost of living into the winter.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-13"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-13T16:23:55.447Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Emily Thornberry" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Alan Mak" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "HM Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "CaTreasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Whisky: Excise Duties" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 69989, on whisky: excise duties, for what reasons his Answer does not refer to representations received from the Scottish whisky industry on excise duties on spirits." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Romford" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Andrew Rosindell" ; parl:uin "71998" ; dcterms:date "2017-04-26"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government is committed to maintaining transparency about its procurement activity and publishes information about its contracts with a value of over £10,000 on the “Contracts Finder” website.

Contracts that are due to be agreed can be found on the HMT Commercial Pipeline. The next version of this is due be published at the end of July 2022.

The amount spent on monitoring each contract and the number of officials working on that monitoring each year since 2010 is information that is not held centrally and can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-12T12:59:09.917Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Treasury: Contracts" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million their (i) Department and (ii) Department’s agencies and non-departmental public bodies (A) have agreed since 2010 and (B) are due to agree within the next 12 months; how much their Department has spent on monitoring each contract in each year since 2010; and how many officials have been working on that monitoring in each year since 2010." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Hemsworth" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Jon Trickett" ; parl:uin "29888" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-04"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Fuel Poverty" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to support households at risk of fuel poverty." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Wycombe" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Steve Baker" ; parl:uin "31088" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-05"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

HM Treasury is committed to maintaining transparency about its procurement activity and publishes information about its contracts with a value of over £10,000 on the “Contracts Finder” website.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Havant" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alan Mak" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-07-13"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-07-13T16:28:27.56Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Treasury: Contracts" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Hemsworth" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Jon Trickett" ; parl:uin "31013" ; dcterms:date "2022-07-05"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "31014"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .