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1694981

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.81 of the Autumn Statement 2023, published in November 2023, what his planned timetable is to open the consultation on the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at Spring Budget, the Government will launch the consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC in April.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1677828

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a track and trace system for imported vaping products.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	6867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>Track and Trace requirements for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco have been in place, in the UK, since 20 May 2019. These requirements are due to be extended to other tobacco products, such as cigars, cigarillos and pipe tobacco from 20 May 2024. This does not include vaping products.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/12/2023 09:25:49 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1567515

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ghana: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he supports Ghana's request for an expedited process for debt relief through the G20 Common Framework.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	125439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK welcomes Ghana’s request for a debt treatment under the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative. We stand ready to deliver a debt treatment for Ghana under the Common Framework in a timely and efficient manner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/01/2023 11:54:00 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1548797

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the (a) £1 billion in 2022-23 and (b) £1.5 billion in 2023-24 allocated from Treasury reserves to fund asylum processing and refugee hosting costs will be reported as Official Development Assistance as a (i) gross figure, (ii) proportion of the £2.5 billion allocation and (c) proportion of eligible Official Development Assistance costs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	104342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Over the past 12 months the government has acted decisively and compassionately to support the people of Ukraine and Afghanistan to escape oppression and conflict and find refuge in the UK. The government is providing additional resources of £1 billion in 2022-24 and £1.5 billion in 2023-24 to help meet the significant and unanticipated costs which have been incurred. These additional resources are all Official Development Assistance (ODA).</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be provided through the Reserve and has not yet been allocated to departments; final allocations will be made through the Estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s ODA spending will be reported in the annual Statistics on International Development publication.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/12/2022 10:58:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1545459

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the cost of asylum processing backlogs to the official development assistance budget; and what recent estimate he has made of the level of other Departmental expenditure allocated to the official development assistance budget in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	95903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The government is delivering the most comprehensive reform in decades to improve the asylum system, through the New Plan for Immigration. These reforms aim to make the system fair but firm, enabling us to offer support to those most in need while returning those without a genuine right to remain in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out its ODA allocations by department at the 2021 spending review.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s ODA spending is reported in the annual Statistics on International Development publication. The final publication for 2021 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/11/2022 10:22:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1545465

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his written ministerial statement entitled FCDO Update, published on 22 November 2022, HCWS379, how much and what proportion of the additional resources will be allocated to help clear the asylum processing backlog; and how many and what proportion of the asylum applicants that have been waiting for between one and three years will be supported by this funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	95904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Over the past 12 months the government has acted decisively and compassionately to support the people of Ukraine and Afghanistan to escape oppression and conflict and find refuge in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement, the government committed to providing additional resources of £1 billion in 2022-23 and £1.5 billion in 2023-24 to help meet the significant and unanticipated costs which have been incurred.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be provided through the Reserve and has not yet been allocated to departments; final allocations will be made through the Estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s ODA spending will be reported in the annual Statistics on International Development publication.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 95905 question first answered 30/11/2022 08:18:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1545466

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his written ministerial statement entitled FCDO Update, published on 22 November 2022, HCWS379, how the additional £2.5 billion of resources will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	95905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Over the past 12 months the government has acted decisively and compassionately to support the people of Ukraine and Afghanistan to escape oppression and conflict and find refuge in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement, the government committed to providing additional resources of £1 billion in 2022-23 and £1.5 billion in 2023-24 to help meet the significant and unanticipated costs which have been incurred.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be provided through the Reserve and has not yet been allocated to departments; final allocations will be made through the Estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s ODA spending will be reported in the annual Statistics on International Development publication.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 95904 question first answered 30/11/2022 08:18:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1523089

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Foreign Loans: Interest Rates
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 impact on LICs of rising interest rates on foreign loans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	64259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The recent IMF World Economic Outlook underlined the difficulties that tightening financial conditions pose for low-income countries. In this environment, it is essential that countries take on new debt responsibly and that lenders provide credit on terms that promote sustainability. The UK is a signatory to the OECD Sustainable Lending Principles, which help ensure this.</p><p> </p><p>We monitor the risks posed by global interest rates and are fully committed to working with our international partners to help the most vulnerable countries address the challenges they face.</p><p> </p><p>For example, it is a UK priority to ensure the swift implementation of the Common Framework, which was agreed to help deliver a long-term, sustainable approach for supporting low-income countries to tackle their debt vulnerabilities.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/10/2022 13:29:19 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1523185

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet Colleagues on reducing the number of bank branch closures.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	64265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text The Chancellor meets with his Cabinet colleagues on a regular basis, to discuss a variety of issues. The way people bank in the UK continues to develop at pace, with more consumers and businesses than ever enjoying the convenience, security, and speed of digital banking. In 2021, 86% of UK adults used a form of remote banking, such as an app, online or on the phone. Banking customers have never had more choice in how they fit their banking into their everyday lives.<p> </p><p>The Government believes that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking services. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies. The Government does not intervene in these decisions or make direct assessments of these branch networks.</p><p /><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches or free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.  The guidance has recently been strengthened to enhance protections for consumers that rely on branch services.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022, the Government has introduced legislation to protect access to cash. The Bill protects access to cash by establishing the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator and providing it with appropriate powers to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 64266 question first answered 25/10/2022 13:31:14 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1490693

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
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 impact of anti-money laundering regulations on insurance brokering firms that hold client monies in undesignated client accounts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	39947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury recently published a review of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) 2017 in June 2022 which assessed the effectiveness of the UK’s anti-money laundering regime. The review noted the challenges faced by businesses that use undesignated client accounts, commonly referred to as pooled client accounts (PCAs), such as estate agents and insurance brokers. The Government has concluded that broadening the circumstances in which simplified due diligence (SDD) can be considered would be beneficial in improving access to PCAs, while still maintaining that SDD can only be done in low-risk situations.</p><p>The Government plans to consult on options aiming to address the difficulties in accessing PCAs, including the option of broadening the range of low-risk circumstances in which PCAs may be provided without checks being required on the clients whose funds are held in the account.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 39948 question first answered 25/07/2022 15:25:27 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill