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1507189

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the correspondence of 13 April and 13 May from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of constituent David Blackhurst on Vehicle Exercise Duty.
	tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
	tabling member printed	John Penrose
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>A response to the Honourable Member for Weston-super-Mare’s letters of 13 April and 13 May regarding his constituent David Blackhurst was sent on 17 June a further copy has been sent by email.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 29/09/2022 16:01:39 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1507275

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will remove VAT on (a) suntan lotion and (b) other similar products in the context of the rising cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, however, there are currently no plans to reduce or remove VAT on sunscreen products.</p><p> </p><p>Although sun protection products are subject to the standard rate of VAT, high-factor sunscreen is provided VAT free when dispensed by a pharmacist.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 29/09/2022 11:06:18 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1507314

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the underspend in each financial year in the total budget of Departments was as a percentage of the total Government budget; and what the equivalent figures are for the Scottish DEL for each year for which figures are available since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Analysis of DEL underspends since 2010 are provided below for total central government (departments and devolved administrations) and for the Scottish government only. Note that these underspends represent the funding that departments return to the Exchequer after accounting for carry forward under Budget Exchange rules (as departmental Budget Exchange carry forward is processed at Supplementary Estimates based on forecasts), whereas the figures for the Scottish Government are before carry forward as this is processed for the devolved administrations using outturn information. The figures are not therefore directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p>Data for this analysis are taken from recent editions of the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) command paper using tables in chapter three.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>*RDEL</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>CDEL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Government Underspend as % final provision</p></td><td><p>Scottish Government underspend as % final provision</p></td><td><p>Total Government Underspend as % final provision</p></td><td><p>Scottish Government underspend as % final provision</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>-1.1%</p></td><td><p>-0.4%</p></td><td><p>-2.4%</p></td><td><p>-0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>-1.7%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.8%</p></td><td><p>-1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>-1.6%</p></td><td><p>-0.6%</p></td><td><p>-4.4%</p></td><td><p>-1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>-0.7%</p></td><td><p>-0.6%</p></td><td><p>-2.5%</p></td><td><p>-1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>-0.6%</p></td><td><p>-0.6%</p></td><td><p>-5.5%</p></td><td><p>-10.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>-0.3%</p></td><td><p>-0.3%</p></td><td><p>-3.2%</p></td><td><p>-2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>-0.8%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.8%</p></td><td><p>-2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>-0.8%</p></td><td><p>-2.1%</p></td><td><p>-4.6%</p></td><td><p>-0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>-0.9%</p></td><td><p>-2.1%</p></td><td><p>-4.3%</p></td><td><p>-3.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>-1.3%</p></td><td><p>-3.2%</p></td><td><p>-2.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>-5.1%</p></td><td><p>-0.9%</p></td><td><p>-6.4%</p></td><td><p>-4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>-2.9%</p></td><td><p>-1.9%</p></td><td><p>-5.6%</p></td><td><p>-7.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>*For 2010-11 and 2011-12 figures presented are RDEL. From 2012-13 onwards</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>presented as RDEL excluding depreciation.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/09/2022 13:36:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507358

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether British National (Overseas) visa holders will be eligible for Government cost of living support in winter 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility for the one-off Cost of Living Payments to support the most vulnerable households is based solely on entitlement to a qualifying benefit (e.g. means-tested or disability benefit) in respect of the qualifying period.</p><p> </p>Support for energy costs through the Energy Price Guarantee and the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme will be applied automatically to UK household energy bills.<p> </p>The Council Tax Rebate is delivered as a payment to households in England In properties in Council Tax bands A-D. answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/09/2022 13:15:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1507403

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuel Oil: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will include any provision in the forthcoming fiscal statement for support for households with the rising cost of domestic heating oil.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Households who are connected to the electricity network but who use fuels other than gas, such as heating oil, to heat their homes will still receive support through the Energy Price Guarantee for their electricity costs, as well as the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Where households are not able to receive support for their heating costs through the Energy Price Guarantee, the Government will provide an additional payment of £100 to compensate for the rising costs of other fuels such as heating oil, where despite significant increases, prices have risen at a lower rate than wholesale natural gas.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 29/09/2022 16:03:32 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1507425

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
	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 adequacy of HMRC's (a) average telephone response time targets and (b) operating phone hours; and what information his Department holds on average response times from first contact to query resolution for those contacting HMRC across all communication methods.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC targets are agreed with HM Treasury and are then used by HMRC to allocate resources appropriately across the department.</p><p> </p><p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained, compiled, and collated at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC publish monthly and quarterly performance data on GOV.UK, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports</a> and here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 29/09/2022 11:04:36 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1507443

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Rent a Room Scheme
	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 potential effect on consumers of raising the £7500 threshold on the Rent a Room scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The most recent assessment on the impacts of raising the threshold for Rent a Room relief was carried out in 2015, when the threshold was increased from £4,250 up to its current level of £7,500 per year. The summary of impacts can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rent-a-room-relief-increase/increasing-rent-a-room-relief" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rent-a-room-relief-increase/increasing-rent-a-room-relief</a>.</p><p> </p><p>No further changes to the threshold have been assessed since then.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing cost estimates of the relief are published annually as part of the Non-Structural Tax Relief statistics release. The most recent release containing information on the Rent a Room scheme was published in December 2021, and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1046800%2Fnon_structural_cost_estimates_tables_december_2021.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBethany.Douce%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb0d66f1247c84d2c8c8908daa206fd43%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638000448136797493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aa13Z3k5iI4IwG89vj3OPhayfR5Nl%2BqN2wEARKkMlhg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1046800/non_structural_cost_estimates_tables_december_2021.ods</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 29/09/2022 11:01:24 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1507496

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Price Caps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure it can fund a freeze on the cost of energy if the level of future economic growth is lower than predicted levels.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text The government has set out decisive action to support people and businesses with their energy bills this winter and next. The scale of the global energy crisis means higher borrowing will be necessary to pay for the temporary support. It is right that we use the tools available to support households through this crisis and spread the costs over time.<p> </p><p>It is right to use our borrowing powers in the short-term in order to prevent long-term economic damage as we support families and businesses with rising costs.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s plan is to increase the trend rate of growth over the long run. The Medium-Term Fiscal Plan, which will be published on 23 November, is a key pillar of the governments growth plan and will set out further details on the fiscal rules, including ensuring that debt falls as a share of GDP in the medium term.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/09/2022 10:31:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506954

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) financial value of assets linked to Teodoro Obiang Mangue that have been frozen in the UK since his Department’s announcement of sanctions against that individual and (b) the number of (i) fines imposed for breaches and (ii) other enforcement actions taken in relation to that asset freeze.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	51561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, undertakes an annual review of frozen assets in the UK, requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen assets in the UK to report to OFSI. Details of assets reported to OFSI in 2021 are not yet available and will be published in OFSI’s 2021-2022 Annual Review later this autumn. This figure will be provided on an aggregate basis so as not to disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals, consistent with data protection obligations.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI’s website holds details of all monetary penalties it has imposed. OFSI does not comment further on enforcement activity so as not to compromise its operational effectiveness. The relevant page can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/enforcement-of-financial-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/enforcement-of-financial-sanctions</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 29/09/2022 09:28:21 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown