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1661020

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 196959 on High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge, if he will undertake a review of the income thresholds for the payment of the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	199755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a disciplined and responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>The Adjusted Net Income threshold of £50,000 for the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) means that the Government continues to support the majority of Child Benefit claimants, whilst ensuring that the fiscal position remains sustainable. The Government therefore considers that the current threshold remains appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2023 07:59:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1661021

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 196959 on High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge, if he will list all tax charges that his Department has reviewed since January 2013.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	199756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review unless otherwise stated.</p><p> </p><p>Since 9 December 2010, HMRC have published Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) alongside tax legislation. A full list of TIINs can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-information-and-impact-notes-tiins" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-information-and-impact-notes-tiins</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also publishes a list of open and closed tax consultations since 2020. This list can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-policy-consultations#closed-consultations-" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-policy-consultations#closed-consultations-</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, a list of completed and ongoing HMRC research can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?parent=hm-revenue-customs&amp;content_store_document_type=research&amp;organisations%5B%5D=hm-revenue-customs&amp;order=updated-newest" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?parent=hm-revenue-customs&amp;content_store_document_type=research&amp;organisations%5B%5D=hm-revenue-customs&amp;order=updated-newest</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2023 08:02:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1661091

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press statement issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, published on 30 March 2022, if he will list the targeted enforcement activities that HMRC NMW Enforcement have carried out for seafarers employed in the (a) ferries and (b) wider shipping industry as of 15 September 2023; and what the outcomes of those investigations were.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	199718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>HMRC enforces the UK NMW and national living wage in line with the legislative framework owned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC don’t hesitate to use their powers if they suspect a business isn’t paying their workers at least the correct rate of National Minimum Wage. HMRC deploy resource across all sectors proportionate to the level of risk.</p><p> </p><p>Since the UK NMW changes for the maritime sector in October 2020, HMRC have worked with the domestic maritime sector and unions to ensure obligations and worker rights are understood and are being complied with. HMRC wrote to employers in the Maritime sector asking them to check that they are paying all their workers the correct minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have produced multi-lingual leaflets for seafarers regarding their entitlement and routes of redress and these have been distributed via the RMT and Nautilus International unions. HMRC also provided an article on seafarer minimum wage entitlement published on Nautilus International website encouraging seafarers to make a complaint if they are not receiving National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who thinks they are not being paid what they are entitled to can complain online at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fminimum-wage-complaint&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cann.elbeck%40hmrc.gov.uk%7C96891566c2a14897bf3f08dbb8e70239%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638307074532312360%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aGR3DITH5trPZ2bkQTXF0PMDBddW3r2oih9De8NcK20%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/minimum-wage-complaint</a> or can contact ACAS, on 0300 123 1100. HMRC won’t tell an employer who complained without the person’s consent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2023 08:00:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1660725

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the Financial Conduct Authority entitled Financial Lives 2022 survey, published on 26 July 2023, if he will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the findings of that survey on the number of people who unsuccessfully attempted to contact their financial services providers in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that everyone can access useful support from their financial service providers and understands that for many customers, getting through to their provider is often the starting point for receiving help.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Financial Lives Survey provides a nationally representative view of UK adults’ financial behavior and experience of the UK financial services industry. While in the 12 months to May 2022, the Survey shows that 84% of those who used customer support services in the last 12 months agreed that it helped them achieve what they wanted to, in the same period, 14% of adults who held one or more financial products unsuccessfully attempted to contact one or more of their financial services providers.</p><p> </p><p>Already, Ministers and officials regularly engage with the FCA on the key issues affecting customers, including access to support.</p><p> </p><p>The Consumer Duty, introduced on 31 July this year, builds on the FCAs work to ensure that firms act to deliver good outcomes and seeks to set a higher and clearer standard of care that firms owe their customers. Under the duty, firms will have to provide helpful and responsive customer service and equip their customers to make good decisions through communications people can understand, provided at the right time. This means it should be as easy to complain about or switch and cancel products or services as it is to buy them.</p><p> </p><p>To improve access to digital services, the government is continuing to invest in digital infrastructure as well as essential skills. For example, the Digital Entitlement allows for adults with no or low digital skills to study for a new Essential Digital Skills Qualification for free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/09/2023 12:36:19 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1660729

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alternative Fuels: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a zero-rate tax for renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil for domestic heating.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	199548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a relatively new fuel, and has limited availability in the UK. When used for domestic heating, HVO benefits from the rebated duty rate of 10.18p per litre, in contrast to the full duty rate of 52.95p per litre.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Biomass Strategy, which was published on 10 August, reviews the amount of sustainable biomass available to the UK, including liquid biofuels such as HVO. It is important to ensure that biomass is prioritised within the economy where it offers the greatest opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ‘hard to abate’ sectors where there are fewer options to decarbonise through alternative low carbon technologies. Biomass has a role in decarbonising certain properties, such as off gas grid homes that are not readily suitable for heat pumps. Further evidence is needed to consider what role biofuels could play.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps the taxation of HVO under review, and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/09/2023 12:26:46 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1660741

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of quantitative easing on the rate of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mark Logan
uin	199664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Monetary policy, including quantitative easing, is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England. The Government fully supports the Bank in their mission to drive down inflation and is working closely with the Bank to ensure that fiscal and monetary policy are well coordinated.</p><p>The Government remains committed to monetary policy independence, and rightly does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 20/09/2023 09:32:26 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4815 label Biography information for Mark Logan

1660750

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public appointments are sponsored by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>During 2021-22 HM Treasury had 6 bodies regulated by the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA).</p><p> </p><p>Details of public appointments made by HM Treasury is reported in the Cabinet Office Public Appointments Data report the latest of these is for 2021-2022 year and this is published on Gov.uk. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-appointments-data-report-202122/public-appointments-data-report-202122-html" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-appointments-data-report-202122/public-appointments-data-report-202122-html</a></p><p>Data for the appointments made in 2022-23 are not yet available in this format.</p><p>All public appointments are made in line with the process and principles set out in the Governance Code on Public Appointments and regulated by an independent Commissioner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/09/2023 12:24:34 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660756

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long-term strategic challenges; and how many officials in their Department (a) undertake horizon scanning work and (b) focus on delivering long-term priorities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer holds overall responsibility for the work of the Treasury, supported by five Treasury Ministers with clearly defined portfolios. The department leads on three of the Prime Minister's five priorities: reducing inflation, growing the economy, and reducing debt. Delivering on these priorities is vital during a period of short-term economic challenge for both the UK and the global economy, and essential to improving the UK’s long term economic outlook and delivering for the people of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMT takes a flexible and dynamic approach to resourcing in order to meet Government priorities. Many staff working on long-term strategic issues or horizon scanning do so alongside the department’s other policy priorities. We do not routinely record the number of full time equivalent civil servants who work on individual policy initiatives or issues.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/09/2023 13:17:20 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660791

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2023 to Question 197911 on Prison Officers: Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the pension age of prison officers to 60.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	199626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government values hardworking prison officers and has recently accepted the recommendations of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) for 2023/24 in full. Normal Pension Age in the civil service alpha scheme is set at a member’s State Pension age, and the Government notes the concerns raised in this regard by workforce representatives.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/09/2023 09:34:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1660811

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the total income his Department expects to receive from VAT payable on (a) cladding and (b) other building safety remediation projects carried out between June 2017 to June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	199680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text The Government does not hold information on the amount of revenue raised through VAT paid on cladding and other building safety remediation projects carried out between June 2017 and June 2023. This is because this type of work is likely to be completed by businesses that undertake a variety of construction-related projects, and HMRC do not require businesses to provide a breakdown on their VAT returns of exactly what projects the VAT was charged on. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2023 11:43:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury