Treasury<p>HM Treasury explored the option of offering a credit union to staff, however due to lack of staff interest and other reward and benefit priorities it hasn’t been implemented.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-23false2019-07-23T14:20:42.987Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-19Treasury: Credit Unions1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 271336, for what reasons his Department does not offer a payroll deduction service to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.falseHarrow WestGareth Thomas279369Treasury<p>The data for HM Treasury is based on Paid Staff as of 30th June 2019, and those who have chosen to declare their ethnicity.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>BAME</td></tr><tr><td>Range E (Grade 7)</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>Range SCS 1 (Grade 5)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Range SCS 2 (Grade 3)</td><td>Fewer than 5</td></tr></tbody></table>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-23false2019-07-23T14:53:23.257Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-18Treasury: Ethnic Groups1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra279059Treasury<p>A number of respondents to last year’s call for evidence on single use plastic waste suggested that an incineration tax could discourage incineration and promote more environmentally beneficial forms of waste management.</p><p>At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced that he would not at this point be taking forward a tax on the incineration of waste. However, should wider policies not deliver the government’s waste ambitions, government will consider the introduction of such a tax, in conjunction with landfill tax, taking account of the possible impacts on local authorities.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-22false2019-07-22T15:22:16.48Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-17Incinerators: Taxation1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) environmental merits of an incineration tax for household waste.falseIpswichSandy Martin278608Treasury<p>At Budget 2018, the government announced its intention to tackle the scourge of single-use plastic waste through the introduction of a new tax on plastic packaging which does not contain a sufficient amount of recycled content, taking effect from April 2022. This world-leading new tax will provide a clear economic incentive for businesses to use more recycled material in the production of packaging, instead of using virgin plastic. It will achieve similar objectives to a tax on virgin plastics, but in a more targeted and effective way.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, the government launched a consultation seeking views on the initial proposed design for the tax. This closed in May and the government intends to publish a summary of responses in due course.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-22false2019-07-22T15:20:36.957Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-17Raw Materials: Taxation1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on revenue of a tax on virgin materials including on plastics.falseIpswichSandy Martin278609Treasury<p>Since 2010 the Government has successively reduced the UK Corporation Tax rate to support businesses, both large and small. Now at 19%, the UK Corporation Tax rate is currently the lowest in the G20, and in April 2020 it will be lowered further from 19% to 17%.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-22false2019-07-22T16:00:13.57Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-17Small Businesses: Corporation Tax1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to lower the corporation tax rate for small businesses.falseCoventry SouthMr Jim Cunningham278356Treasury<p>The information requested is not centrally available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. It is the responsibility of line managers to ensure employees are not working excessive hours.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury operates a flexible working hours scheme which allows staff to take time off in lieu at a later date if they work over agreed working hours, within agreed limits, and ensuring compliance with the Working Time Regulations 1998. Where it is not appropriate or possible to take time off in lieu of hours worked, staff may be paid for these additional hours at plain time rate, in line with our overtime policy.</p><p> </p><p>It is in the interests of the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff that work in excess of the normal hours of duty in a week should not be consistently required. We are keen to ensure that all staff enjoy a good work life balance and are currently upskilling our Senior Civil Service in managing staff wellbeing – as of December 2018 we had already achieved 78% attendance. It is with this in mind that we strongly recommend that time off in lieu be taken in the event of working excess hours. However, it is recognised that from time to time, this may be unavoidable.</p><p> </p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-22false2019-07-22T15:24:34.727Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-17Treasury: Working Hours1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.falseHemsworthJon Trickett278377Treasury<p>The Government is committed to tackling air pollution. We have invested over £3.5 billion since 2010 to improve air quality and deliver cleaner transport.</p><p> </p><p>From 2020, all funds raised through Vehicle Excise Duty in England will be ring-fenced to form a National Roads Fund, which will be reinvested into the road network. We expect some of this investment to support environmental outcomes across the road network, which includes improving air quality.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-19false2019-07-19T11:19:49.267Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-16Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence a proportion of the revenue from Vehicle Excise Duty for projects to improve air quality.falseGreenwich and WoolwichMatthew Pennycook277795Treasury<p>The Government recognises the vital role that manufacturing plays in the UK economy. Therefore, we support the sector in a number of ways, including through the provision of several credit guarantee schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Please see below for an indication of the support made available to the manufacturing industry over the last 10 financial years through credit guarantee schemes. This includes data on the flow of credit guarantees from UK Export Finance, and the British Business Bank (since its establishment in 2014/15).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Manufacturing £m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>1,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>1,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>1,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>1,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>1,297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>3,734</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data has been identified from credit guarantees to the manufacturing sector using the standard industrial classification (SIC) as used by the Office for National Statistics, where possible. This does not include other forms of credit support, such as the Repayable Launch Investments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to manufacturing-specific support, the Government also supports various programmes to help businesses access the finance they need through the British Business Bank.</p><p> </p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-22false2019-07-22T15:17:42.107Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-16Manufacturing Industries: Government Guaranteed Credit1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of credit guarantees provided by the Government to the manufacturing industry in each of the last 10 years.falseBirkenheadFrank Field277654Treasury<p>MOT emissions tests are mainly used to check for dangerous levels of air quality pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.</p><p> </p><p>To help meet our legally binding climate change targets, Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is based on carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions which is not tested during MOTs.</p><p> </p><p>A vehicle’s CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are tested under laboratory conditions at the point of manufacture. This provides an accurate figure which determines the rate of VED paid, allows comparisons to be made between models and encourages motorists to choose low CO<sub>2</sub> emitting options.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-23false2019-07-23T07:55:12.22Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-16Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of amending vehicle excise duty so that the duty applicable is based on the emissions recorded at MOT tests.falseFarehamSuella Braverman277783Treasury<p>Milk substitute drinks derived from plants are currently exempt from the soft drinks industry levy. At the time of the introduction of SDIL the Government committed to review this in 2020.</p><p>The government has no plans to extend SDIL at the present time.</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-07-18false2019-07-18T16:59:26.65Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-07-15Soft Drinks: Taxation1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the soft drinks industry levy to milk replacement drinks containing sugar; and if he will make a statement.falseWest Bromwich EastTom Watson2771301001682