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1541803

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK Research and Development Roadmap, published in July 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a plan for funding research and development spending up to 2027.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	86488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The government publishes plans for funding research and development in multi-year spending reviews. The 2021 Spending Review published plans for the period 2022/23 to 24/25. Future Spending Reviews will cover years beyond that.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/11/2022 13:56:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1541806

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Horizon Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ringfence funding allocated to Horizon Europe for alternative programmes in the event of the UK no longer being a participant in that programme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	86490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Consistent with the sector’s preference to associate to EU R&amp;D programmes, the Government and set aside funding for association at Spending Review 2021 and has continued negotiations with the EU, while ensuring the sector is supported by funding the Horizon Guarantee. If the EU does not formalise the UK’s association soon, we will ensure that the UK’s science superpower and innovation nation ambitions are supported by putting in place an ambitious alternative, funded from the budget we set aside for our association to these programmes.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/11/2022 14:04:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540793

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the formula used to calculate standard mileage and fuel rates.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	82306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The government sets the AMAP rates to minimise administrative burdens. The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse a different amount that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. If an employee is paid less than the AMAP rate, they can claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) on the shortfall. However, where payments exceed the relevant AMAP rate, there will be a tax and National Insurance charge on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also sets out Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) for company car users. These rates reflect average miles per gallon (MPG) for vehicle types from manufacturers’ information, taking into account annual sales to businesses, combined with petrol and diesel prices.</p><p> </p><p>AFRs are not mandatory, and employers and employees can agree to use different rates to reflect scenarios in which a car is more fuel efficient or where the fuel cost per mile of business travel is higher. Where an employer pays a rate higher than the published AFRs, no tax charge will arise if the employee is able to demonstrate there is no profit element.</p><p> </p><p>The AFRs are reviewed by HMRC on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 82307 question first answered 14/11/2022 16:15:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540794

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of increasing the standard mileage and fuel rates in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	82307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The government sets the AMAP rates to minimise administrative burdens. The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse a different amount that better reflects their employees’ circumstances. If an employee is paid less than the AMAP rate, they can claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) on the shortfall. However, where payments exceed the relevant AMAP rate, there will be a tax and National Insurance charge on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also sets out Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) for company car users. These rates reflect average miles per gallon (MPG) for vehicle types from manufacturers’ information, taking into account annual sales to businesses, combined with petrol and diesel prices.</p><p> </p><p>AFRs are not mandatory, and employers and employees can agree to use different rates to reflect scenarios in which a car is more fuel efficient or where the fuel cost per mile of business travel is higher. Where an employer pays a rate higher than the published AFRs, no tax charge will arise if the employee is able to demonstrate there is no profit element.</p><p> </p><p>The AFRs are reviewed by HMRC on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 82306 question first answered 14/11/2022 16:15:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1524717

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many PAYE taxpayers were subject to enforcement action due to non-payment of (a) income tax and (b) national insurance by their employers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	67906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC only ever considers enforcement action as a last resort. Many customers that they take enforcement action against will have multiple debts and they apply their powers consistently across all debts and customers, regardless of how the tax arose.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not treat PAYE debts any differently and so do not collect or hold data on the number of cases in which enforcement action was taken against employers or employees, where an employer refuses to pay their liabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 67907 question first answered 25/10/2022 16:01:42 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1524718

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many registered employers of PAYE taxpayers were subject to enforcement action due to non-payment of (a) income tax and (b) national insurance in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	67907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC only ever considers enforcement action as a last resort. Many customers that they take enforcement action against will have multiple debts and they apply their powers consistently across all debts and customers, regardless of how the tax arose.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not treat PAYE debts any differently and so do not collect or hold data on the number of cases in which enforcement action was taken against employers or employees, where an employer refuses to pay their liabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 67906 question first answered 25/10/2022 16:01:42 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1473109

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 25 May 2022, Official Report, column 168WH, what recent discussions he has had with his officials on waiving car parking charges for NHS workers; and when his Department plans to respond to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central in writing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, our NHS workers have gone above and beyond to protect public health and this Government has supported NHS workers in any way it can.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s manifesto commitment to introduce free hospital car parking for in-need groups, NHS staff working overnight are able to access free hospital car parking and 97% of Trusts that charge for parking have implemented this commitment.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/06/2022 16:12:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1471379

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Mileage Allowances
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 potential merits of increasing the standard mileage and fuel rates for NHS workers in line with the increased cost of petrol.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	20252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) rates to minimise administrative burdens. AMAPs aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAPs.</p><p> </p><p>Employers, including the NHS, are not required to use the AMAPs. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, they can choose to pay a different mileage rate that is higher or lower than AMAPs. However, if the payment exceeds the amount due under AMAPs, and this results in a profit for the individual, they will be liable to pay Income Tax and National Insurance contributions on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/06/2022 13:42:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1467745

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to increase financial support for patients using large volumes of electricity for medical equipment to treat health conditions at home.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	13137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Living with a long-term illness or disability can impact significantly on the cost of living. This is why the Government invests heavily in supporting disabled people who are both in and out of work through the welfare system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is helping people with the rising cost of energy bills by providing financial support worth £550 to most households. Households with a domestic electricity meter will receive a universal rebate of £400 through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. In addition to this, English households living in Council Tax Bands A-D are receiving a £150 rebate. None of this has to be repaid.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing further support for vulnerable households, through the Warm Home Discount of £150 for up to 3m people, and the continuation of Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also offering an automatic one-off £150 disability cost of living payment to individuals in receipt of non-means tested disability benefits, paid by September.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support vulnerable groups through NHS services. The additional funding announced at the Spending Review, made possible by the new Health and Social Care Levy, means that the NHS resource budget will increase to over £160 billion in 2024-25. These investments will allow the NHS to continue providing the services people need.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/06/2022 07:09:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1461661

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department is providing to people who paid money to the Safe Hands Funeral Plan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This means that by 29 July 2022 all funeral plan providers must be authorised by the FCA.</p><p> </p><p>Safe Hands Plans has recently gone into administration. The government understands that this development will be concerning for customers of Safe Hands and continues to monitor the implementation of regulation in this sector closely.</p><p> </p><p>I was very pleased to see Dignity’s recent commitment to provide ongoing support to Safe Hands’ customers for the next six months. This will ensure that any planholders who die during this time will receive a funeral without any additional charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is unfortunate but unavoidable that bringing a previously unregulated sector into regulation – whatever form that may take – creates a possibility that some providers are not able to meet the threshold for authorisation. However, a well-regulated market should promote effective competition and drive better outcomes for consumers in the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>Where a provider is unable to obtain FCA authorisation because of underlying issues, it is important to understand that this is not an issue created by bringing the sector into regulation. Rather, bringing the sector into regulation exposes these unsustainable business models and prevents these problems from getting worse.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2022 13:24:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis