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1713830

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of (a) cigars, (b) snuff and (c) other tobacco products exported from the UK in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023; and what were the principal countries of destination for those exports.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	23671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data on these exports and for other tobacco products can be obtained from <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need help or support in constructing a table from the data on uktradeinfo, please contact <a href="mailto:uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 14:17:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1713831

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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, what the value of imports of (a) vapes and (b) vaping equipment was in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023; and what proportion of the total value of those imports came from China.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	23672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the import for these items, including country of export can be obtained from <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need help or support in constructing a table from the data on uktradeinfo, please contact <a href="mailto:uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 14:13:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1713876

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Warwick and Leamington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost of a mortgage was in Warwick and Leamington constituency in January (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There is a wide variety of data and statistics about the mortgage market in the UK available from the Bank of England (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofengland.co.uk%2Fstatistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958912548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LFgJncnPLdaY95kBPxVILhhFsfABzKebfNxvPMaRgk4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics</a>), the Financial Conduct Authority (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fca.org.uk%2Fdata&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958919458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qsDoxHE5i6Qr%2F%2F%2B2ugdp5JfrKnEnCqoZ6RTFeBfdjVo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/data</a>) and UK Finance (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfinance.org.uk%2Fdata-and-research%2Fdata&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958926351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZE6FOaosgwidvKTwi5wr4%2FTDyQY1GNeT%2BbWVTiKr7a4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/data-and-research/data</a>).</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 30/04/2024 13:22:54 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1713902

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to correspondence from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee dated 21 February 2024, regarding the Northern Ireland Executive Restoration Package Settlement.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	23734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>A response has been issued to the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee’s letter on the Northern Ireland Executive’s restoration financial package.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/04/2024 15:43:23 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1713995

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the amount of income tax lost to fraud each year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC does not publish a stand-alone estimate of the Income tax gap arising from fraud.</p><p> </p><p>However, ‘Measuring tax gaps 2023 edition’, published in June 2023, shows a reduction in the Income Tax, National Insurance contributions and Capital Gains Tax gap as a percentage of the theoretical tax liability from 4.5% in 2005-2006 to 3.0% in 2021-2022. The publication also provides illustrative estimates for fraud that are included in the criminal attacks and evasion components, plus a proportion of hidden economy and non-payment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/05/2024 12:31:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1714009

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate identity tracing agencies in relation to the recovery of debt.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL4116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants to see fair treatment of individuals in problem debt, and there is a range of work underway across government and regulators to promote responsible practices for debt recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates the collection of debt by lenders and certain debt collection agencies arising under credit agreements, consumer hire agreements and peer-to-peer loans. The FCA sets clear expectations for firms undertaking the collection of these debts, including the expectation for firms to establish the correct identity, where this is disputed.</p><p> </p><p>On 18 March 2024 the UK Regulators Network (UKRN), including the FCA, Ofgem, Ofwat and Ofcom, published joint guidance which sets out their expectations for firms’ debt collection practices across their respective sectors. This is to ensure that firms support customers in debt and that firms’ collection practices are not causing harm to customers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/05/2024 15:27:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1714013

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent data released by S&P Global showing that April had the fastest rise in business activity since last May, what steps they are taking to sustain this momentum and ensure continued economic growth.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The government is continuing to pursue an ambitious policy agenda to increase sustainable economic growth and productivity across the economy. This includes making full expensing permanent, announcing measures to boost labour supply, backing the UK’s priority growth sectors, and addressing long-term barriers to investment through planning and grid connection reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The IMF forecasts that the UK will have the third fastest cumulative growth in the G7 over the 2024-2029 period and the OBR expects that policies announced in the previous three fiscal events will increase the size of the economy by 0.7% by 2028-29.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL4056 question first answered 01/05/2024 16:19:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1713712

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Goldman Sachs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the consequences for the UK economy of Goldman Sachs moving its head of financial institutions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa from London to Paris.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL4062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text Financial and related professional services employ more than 2 million people in the UK and the Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains the location of choice for leading talent from across the world. This is part of the Government’s mission to ensure the UK retains its position as one of the most innovative and competitive financial centres in the world. Most recently, at Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor updated on the ambitious package of reforms which will help to deliver the Government’s vision for a financial sector that is open, sustainable, technologically innovative, and globally competitive. answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/05/2024 11:29:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1713736

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce public sector debt from its current level of 98.3 per cent of GDP.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to sustainable public finances and reducing debt, while cutting taxes and boosting economic growth. This will involve managing public spending responsibly and increasing productivity through the Public Sector Productivity Programme, while maintaining high-quality public services.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s fiscal mandate is for Public Sector Net Debt excluding the Bank of England to fall as a percentage of GDP by the fifth year of the rolling forecast. In March, the independent Office for Budget Responsibility confirmed the government is on track to meet this rule, with debt falling from 93.2% (2027-28) to 92.9% (2028-29). Public sector net debt (“headline debt”) is also forecast to fall from 98.3% of GDP this year, to 94.3% in 2028-29.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/05/2024 15:27:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1713737

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the extension of long-term fixed-rate mortgage options to borrowers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene.</p><p> </p><p>However, lenders in the UK already do offer this type of mortgage product, and those looking to take out a long-term fixed rate mortgage are encouraged to shop around and speak to a broker to find the best possible product for them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/05/2024 15:26:45 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick