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1133874

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the (a) administrative and (b) programme budget is for the Government Equalities Office in (a) 2019-20 and (b) any subsequent financial years for which a budget has been allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	267766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>For the 2019-20 financial year, GEO has an administrative budget of £5.8m and a programme budget of £12.2m.</p><p>GEO's budgets in future financial years are subject to the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/09/2019 16:44:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1469037

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to reduce disparity in pay by gender.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The national gender pay gap has fallen significantly under this government - and by approximately a quarter in the last decade.</p><p>In 2017, we introduced regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. The regulations have helped to motivate employers, and focus attention on improving equality in the workplace.</p><p>However, in order to continue making progress we need to understand the real barriers people face in the workplace, and ensure everyone is empowered to fulfil their potential.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/06/2022 16:06:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1173897

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Help to Buy ISAs were opened in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Yorkshire and Humber and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not collect regional data for Help to Buy ISA account openings, therefore cannot confirm the amount of accounts opened specifically in those areas. However, as of June 2019, 1.6 million Help to Buy ISAs have been opened. 339,747 bonuses have been claimed throughout the UK, including (a) 645 in Barnsley East, (b) 34,192 in Yorkshire and Humber, and (c) 259,506 in England.</p><p> </p><p>Further regional data about bonuses claimed under the Help to Buy ISA scheme, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-statistics-on-the-help-to-buy-isa-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-statistics-on-the-help-to-buy-isa-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/02/2020 12:26:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1179386

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide support to mortgage prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with many organisations in the public and private sectors on a variety of issues. The Treasury is discussing the issue of mortgage prisoners with consumer groups, mortgage lenders, the Financial Conduct Authority and UK Finance.</p><p> </p><p>A mortgage prisoner is defined by the FCA as an existing customer that may be experiencing harm because they are unable to switch to a better deal. The Government is aware that these borrowers have been in a difficult and stressful situation. That is why we have worked closely with the FCA to implement their rule change to remove the regulatory barrier that has prevented some customers from switching.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders are currently making the necessary adjustments and system changes to enable them to use the modified affordability assessment for borrowers looking to re-mortgage. We expect lenders to start offering these borrowers products using the new rules in Q2 2020.</p><p> </p><p>I have written to Stephen Jones, Chief Executive Officer of UK Finance, to outline my expectation that as many of its members as possible should move quickly to offer new deals to borrowers that are eligible to switch under the new FCA rules.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 19005 question first answered 26/02/2020 14:38:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1179390

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) UK Finance on mortgage prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with many organisations in the public and private sectors on a variety of issues. The Treasury is discussing the issue of mortgage prisoners with consumer groups, mortgage lenders, the Financial Conduct Authority and UK Finance.</p><p> </p><p>A mortgage prisoner is defined by the FCA as an existing customer that may be experiencing harm because they are unable to switch to a better deal. The Government is aware that these borrowers have been in a difficult and stressful situation. That is why we have worked closely with the FCA to implement their rule change to remove the regulatory barrier that has prevented some customers from switching.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders are currently making the necessary adjustments and system changes to enable them to use the modified affordability assessment for borrowers looking to re-mortgage. We expect lenders to start offering these borrowers products using the new rules in Q2 2020.</p><p> </p><p>I have written to Stephen Jones, Chief Executive Officer of UK Finance, to outline my expectation that as many of its members as possible should move quickly to offer new deals to borrowers that are eligible to switch under the new FCA rules.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 19004 question first answered 26/02/2020 14:38:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1191134

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications have been made to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	41138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p><p>This is a new scheme and HMRC are currently working through the analysis they will be able to provide based on the data available. HMRC will make the timescales for publication and the types of data available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 41139 question first answered 04/05/2020 13:57:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1191135

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department holds data on the number of applications by region made to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme after the eligibility date was extended to 19 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	41139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p><p>This is a new scheme and HMRC are currently working through the analysis they will be able to provide based on the data available. HMRC will make the timescales for publication and the types of data available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 41138 question first answered 04/05/2020 13:57:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1195729

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an agency worker that was not a live assignment but was on the payroll of an agency on 19 March 2020 qualifies for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>An agency worker that was not on a live assignment but was on the payroll may qualify for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, provided other eligibility criteria are met; in particular, that the employee was included on an RTI submission on or before 19 March 2020 which relates to a payment of earnings in the 2019/20 tax year. It is for the agency to decide whether to offer to furlough a worker.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2020 15:42:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1282007

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that base rate cuts are passed on by lenders to mortgage prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	145841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority have written to all closed-book firms following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging them to pass on base rate reductions in accordance with their fair treatment guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Data released in July 2020 stated that customers with inactive lenders pay on average just 0.4% more than borrowers with the same lending characteristics with active lenders. The Government is committed to helping mortgage prisoners where they will see genuine benefit and will continue to work with the Financial Conduct Authority and industry to provide switching options for borrowers with an inactive lender.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/02/2021 08:45:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1358013

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance: Barnsley East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are making National Insurance Contributions in Barnsley East constituency as at 23 September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>HMRC has not made an estimate of the administrative cost to people in the Barnsley East constituency. However, at the UK level, some estimates were presented in the tax information and impact note (TIIN): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-social-care-levy/health-and-social-care-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-social-care-levy/health-and-social-care-levy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimates (from the Survey of Personal Incomes) that around 40,900 people were liable to pay employee class 1 and/or class 4 NICs in the 2018 to 2019 tax year (latest available outturn) in the constituency of Barnsley East. HMRC does not publish this information at constituency level for projection years.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 53993 question first answered 18/10/2021 12:47:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock