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1739375

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compensation provided to Equitable Life investors via the Equitable Life payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016 and there are no plans to reopen any decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 08/11/2024 13:53:14 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1738658

registered interest
date	01/11/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Oral Statement of 30 October 2024 on Financial Statement and Budget Report, Official Report, column 819, what the evidential basis is for the estimate that 75% of family farms will not be affected by the changes to agricultural property relief.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	12247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published information about reforms to agricultural property relief at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Almost three-quarters of estates claiming agricultural property relief (or those claiming agricultural property relief and business property relief together) in 2026-27 are expected to be unaffected by these reforms.</p><p> </p><p>Historic data published by HMRC shows that in 2021-22, 73% of estates making agricultural property relief claims did so on total amounts worth less than £1m.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is commissioned by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) at each fiscal event to produce Inheritance Tax receipts forecasts. More information behind this process is published on the OBR website: <a href="https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-by-tax-spend-by-spend/inheritance-tax/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-by-tax-spend-by-spend/inheritance-tax/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC analysis suggests that in 2026-27, 500 estates claiming agricultural property relief will receive a lower financial benefit as a result of the Government’s reforms, out of a projected total of 1,800 estates making agricultural property relief claims in that year. This means that around three-quarters of estates making agricultural property relief claims will be unaffected by this measure.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 06/11/2024 17:01:29 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1738697

registered interest
date	01/11/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the alcohol duty freeze on pubs in South Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	12290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system.</p><p> </p><p>At the Budget, the Chancellor cut alcohol duty on qualifying draught products – approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This represents an overall reduction in duty bills of over £85m a year and is equivalent to a 1p duty reduction on a typical pint. This reduction increased the relief available on draught products to 13.9%.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 07/11/2024 14:52:05 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1738707

registered interest
date	01/11/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employers' Contributions: Ministry of Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of the increase to employer's national insurance contributions on the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	12294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government will be supporting departments with the cost of additional employer national insurance contributions. This is in line with the Government’s usual approach to supporting the public sector, as was the case with the previous government’s Health and Social Care Levy. The allocation for the Ministry of Defence, along with all other departments, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 06/11/2024 15:50:21 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1738375

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Internet and Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of (a) online and (b) telephone services for voluntary National Insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	12151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>To support customers, an enhanced online State Pension forecast service was launched on 29 April 2024. New functionality enables the majority of working age customers to view their payable gaps and make payments online. This service has successfully allowed a large number of people to self-serve, with a satisfaction rate of over 80%.</p><p> </p><p>The National Insurance helpline remains in place for customers who are unable to use the online service or who need additional assistance. In October 2024, performance on this helpline was in line with service standards.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 07/11/2024 14:50:43 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1738387

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, whether the funding for growth-driving sectors will be allocated to the Department for Business and Trade.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	12054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>This government is committed to delivering a modern Industrial Strategy. The Budget took a first step towards supporting our growth driving sectors, by providing funding in 2025-26 for life sciences manufacturing, allocated to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and to automotive and aerospace manufacturing, allocated to the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget also confirmed long-term funding for these sectors - £975m for aerospace, over £2bn for automotive, and up to £520m for life sciences supporting the development of new technology, further details of this funding will be set out through the Spending Review and publication of the full Industrial Strategy in Spring 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 08/11/2024 10:03:02 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1738407

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.51 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief on food security.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	12165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief#:~:text=From%206%20April%202026%2C%20the,rather%20than%20the%20standard%2040%25" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief#:~:text=From%206%20April%202026%2C%20the,rather%20than%20the%20standard%2040%25</a>. Almost three-quarters of estates claiming agricultural property relief in 2026-27 are expected to be unaffected by these reforms.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with standard practice, a tax information and impact note will be published alongside the draft legislation before the relevant Finance Bill.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has high food security and Autumn Budget 2024 continued to support and improve food security. The Government has provided £5 billion across this year and next to support the ongoing transition towards a more productive and environmentally sustainable agricultural sector in England. This will strengthen the domestic sector, and improve food security.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 08/11/2024 11:34:51 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5350

1738420

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, if she will publish detail of the analysis that produced an estimate of 37,000 fewer pupils in independent schools and 35,000 more pupils in the state sector.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	12037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The government published its response to the <em>VAT on private school fees</em> technical note at the Autumn Budget.</p><p> </p><p>This can be found online here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672222983aa14203d06ef4f7/Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf" target="_blank">Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Annexed to the consultation response is a detailed explanation of the costing methodology used, including the estimation of pupil movements. Where movement occurs, the government expects many of these moves to take place over a number of years at natural transition points, such as when a child moves from primary to secondary school, or at the beginning of their GCSE or A-Level years. Furthermore, some of this movement will result from parents opting not to send their child to private school when they otherwise might have done, rather than removing their child from a private school.</p><p> </p><p>In the same document the government has set out its estimate of the effect of the Capital Goods Scheme on input tax recovery. This adjusts input tax recovery on certain (mainly property) assets acquired over the previous 10 years over the remainder of the 10-year period since their acquisition, aligning it with the business’s current input tax recovery status. This adds £60 million to input tax recovery in the first year, reducing to around £30 million by 2029/30.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 12039 question first answered 07/11/2024 14:47:12 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1738422

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10422 on Private Education: VAT, if she make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of VAT reclaimed by independent schools for capital spending for items under ten years old.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	12039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The government published its response to the <em>VAT on private school fees</em> technical note at the Autumn Budget.</p><p> </p><p>This can be found online here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672222983aa14203d06ef4f7/Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf" target="_blank">Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Annexed to the consultation response is a detailed explanation of the costing methodology used, including the estimation of pupil movements. Where movement occurs, the government expects many of these moves to take place over a number of years at natural transition points, such as when a child moves from primary to secondary school, or at the beginning of their GCSE or A-Level years. Furthermore, some of this movement will result from parents opting not to send their child to private school when they otherwise might have done, rather than removing their child from a private school.</p><p> </p><p>In the same document the government has set out its estimate of the effect of the Capital Goods Scheme on input tax recovery. This adjusts input tax recovery on certain (mainly property) assets acquired over the previous 10 years over the remainder of the 10-year period since their acquisition, aligning it with the business’s current input tax recovery status. This adds £60 million to input tax recovery in the first year, reducing to around £30 million by 2029/30.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 12037 question first answered 07/11/2024 14:47:12 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1738431

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lifelong Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what the fiscal effect is of revised launch date of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	12065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, which will transform the post-18 student finance system to create a single funding system, to a revised launch date of September 2026 for courses starting in January 2027. The launch has been postponed by a year to ensure that policy and design fully align with this government’s ambitious vision for the future of our skills landscape, as well as to give providers the necessary time to prepare.</p><p> </p><p>The student finance impacts of the revised launch date were scored by the OBR at the Autumn Budget. The Public Sector Net Borrowing impacts of the delay can be found in the policy costings document on page 81:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6721d2c54da1c0d41942a8d2/Policy_Costing_Document_-_Autumn_Budget_2024.pdf" target="_blank">Policy_Costing_Document_-_Autumn_Budget_2024.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The delay will have a negligible fiscal impact in 2025-26 and 2026-27 and will generate savings of around £10m a year, measured by Public Sector Net Borrowing, for the rest of the scorecard period. This includes the impact of the previous government’s decision to postpone the launch from February to September 2025.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 08/11/2024 11:53:41 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds