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1722961

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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, what steps she plans to take to consult stakeholders on her Department's proposed policy to implement VAT on private school fees.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including investing in the state education system.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on this policy will be set out in due course. The Government engaged with a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in Government policy as a matter of course, and this will include engagement with stakeholders with an interest in VAT being applied to private school fees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 26/07/2024 07:05:01 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1722997

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information was provided to the Prime Minister on the public finances prior to taking office; whether he has received any additional information since taking office; and what his policy is on the provision of information to prospective future governments prior to elections.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The process for access talks is set out in the Cabinet Manual. Access talks are initiated with permission from the Prime Minister of the day and are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place between Cabinet ministers and officials is not shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones grouped question UIN 1382 question first answered 26/07/2024 14:23:18 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722998

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information was provided to her on the public finances prior to taking office; whether she has received any additional information since taking office; and what her policy is on the provision of information to prospective future governments prior to elections.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The process for access talks is set out in the Cabinet Manual. Access talks are initiated with permission from the Prime Minister of the day and are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place between Cabinet ministers and officials is not shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones grouped question UIN 1381 question first answered 26/07/2024 14:23:18 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722424

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to repeal the Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The 2013 regulations were introduced to ensure the Director of Public Prosecutions’ pension scheme is uprated in line with other public service pension schemes. There are no plans to repeal the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 26/07/2024 14:25:12 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722508

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fishguard: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the volume of trade was between Fishguard and the Republic of Ireland in the (a) latest period for which data is available and (b) corresponding period in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The volume of trade between Fishguard and the Republic of Ireland from May 2021 and May 2024 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Republic of Ireland trade with Fishguard port, imports and exports trade value and net mass (1)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Exports to Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Imports from Ireland </strong><strong>(2)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Statistical Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Mass (kg)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Statistical Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Mass (kg)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fishguard</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>14,187,755</p></td><td><p>3,870,278</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>19,796,270</p></td><td><p>8,577,563</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15,984,165</p></td><td><p>13,047,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><em>Data Source: Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics HMRC</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>(1) </em><em>The data is based on customs declarations which have listed “Fishguard” as the port of departure/arrival. Where it has been left blank the movement is not assigned to a port. </em> <em>(2) </em><em>HMRC trade data does not contain port data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for businesses to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC sourced intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations which do not collect port/location information.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 25/07/2024 14:52:09 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1722517

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of income tax exemption under the workplace nursery scheme in each year from (a) 2018-19 to (b) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost to the Exchequer and number of claimants of various tax reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions relief for “<em>Employer Supported Childcare including workplace nurseries</em>” can be found in the “Multiple_tax_types” worksheet of <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a65b3f96a5ec00137319e8/non_structural_cost_estimates_december_2023.ods" target="_blank">Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs (December 2023)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The figures include three forms of employer-supported childcare (ESC): workplace nurseries, childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare. Use of these reliefs is not reportable to HMRC and so administrative data on their use is not available, nor is a detailed breakdown between the three forms of ESC. The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and closure of childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare to new entrants leads to the continuing reduction in the cost of ESC.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 946 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:45:54 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722518

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of national insurance contributions that were exempted under workplace nursery schemes in each financial year between 2018-19 and 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost to the Exchequer and number of claimants of various tax reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions relief for “<em>Employer Supported Childcare including workplace nurseries</em>” can be found in the “Multiple_tax_types” worksheet of <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a65b3f96a5ec00137319e8/non_structural_cost_estimates_december_2023.ods" target="_blank">Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs (December 2023)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The figures include three forms of employer-supported childcare (ESC): workplace nurseries, childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare. Use of these reliefs is not reportable to HMRC and so administrative data on their use is not available, nor is a detailed breakdown between the three forms of ESC. The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and closure of childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare to new entrants leads to the continuing reduction in the cost of ESC.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 945 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:45:54 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722596

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission an independent review into the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor and I know that the loan charge is a very important matter for many members and their constituents. We have been considering this matter since taking office and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 25/07/2024 14:47:53 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1722281

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to enforce the UK’s sanctions regime.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is responsible for civil enforcement of the UK’s financial sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI is committed to ensuring that the UK has the strongest possible capability to implement and enforce the UK’s financial sanctions. OFSI has scaled up its enforcement capabilities through legislative changes and expanded its team, allowing it to progress a higher number of complex investigations. For example, in the financial year 2022 – 2023 OFSI increased resource in its enforcement team by 175%.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI expects to see the first monetary penalties resulting from breaches related to the 2022 Russia designations in 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 24/07/2024 16:08:44 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	5199

1722288

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
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, if her Department will take steps to restore the level of funding allocated to international development and aid projects to 0.7% of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to restoring ODA spending at the level of 0.7 per cent of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow. The Government will set out its approach to the House in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 26/07/2024 14:20:48 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine