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1588128

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date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the average cost of installing an electric vehicle chargepoint.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	150399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>There are a variety of factors which affect the cost of installing an electric vehicle chargepoint. These include but are not limited to:</p><ul><li>the type of chargepoint installed,</li><li>the requirement of upgrades to the electricity system,</li><li>labor costs in the area.</li></ul><p>Given these factors, an average cost of installation may not be representative of an individual cost of installation.</p><p>In May 2022, Ricardo Energy &amp; Environment published a report, commissioned by the Climate Change Committee, looking at costs and impacts of on-street charging. This report provides an overview of the costs associated with installing several different chargepoint types, ranging from a total of £1,025 for a home charger to £138,250 for a 150kW rapid charger.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2023 17:43:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1348112

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	SME Brexit Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) total number of applications made by businesses to the SME Brexit Support Fund, (b) number of grants that have been approved, and (c) total amount of funding in grants provided to date for each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	35505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2021, 5,414 businesses completed applications for grants of up to £2,000. Of this number, 4,<del class="ministerial">7</del>3<ins class="ministerial">7</ins>6 have been offered a grant.</p><p> </p><p>A regional breakdown of the figures shows that businesses in England have been offered £5,862,213, in Scotland £387,387, in Wales £196,546 and in Northern Ireland £360,174.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:54:02 question first ministerially corrected 26/07/2021 08:10:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 16360 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1341234

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inland Border Facilities: Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned capacity of the White Cliffs inland border facility is in Dover; and when that facility will become operational.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	23060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>HMRC are planning to be able to process up to 1,000 vehicles per day through their facility at Dover White Cliffs.</p><p>HMRC are currently working with their partners to build an end-to-end timeline and will confirm a date for the facility being operational in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/06/2021 15:15:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1293374

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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 plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Leeds Central on complaint appeal 4720546844/244/CAD relating to the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	160533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The correspondence regarding appeal case 4720546844/244/CAD was transferred to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) for reply on 15 January 2021. The VOA responded directly to the Honourable Member on 3 February, and a copy of the VOA’s response was resent on 2 March.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/03/2021 16:51:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1282905

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Disability: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide an emergency support package to protect (a) disabled people’s health and finances and (b) disabled children and their families during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	147738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>Like others, individuals with disabilities will benefit from the substantial level of financial support provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes an injection of £7bn into the welfare system, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The CJRS has been extended until the end of April 2021. It is up to the employer to make the best decision for their organisation and their employees about whether to furlough staff. Standard discrimination law applies; an employer cannot decide who should be furloughed based on any protected characteristic.</p><p>However, if people with a protected characteristic disproportionately request furlough, it can be acceptable under the law for the use of furlough to be disproportionately higher in that group. Employers are encouraged to consult on the process with employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the challenges presented by COVID-19 for all those who are living with a disability and are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable. Individuals who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable may have access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Clinically Extremely Vulnerable individuals also have priority access to vaccination against COVID-19 before the general population and in line with the priority ordering set by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s support package during the current pandemic sits alongside a substantial set of existing welfare support for individuals with disabilities. The Government will spend over £55 billion in 2020/21 on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. The Government has implemented a range of measures to make access to disability benefits easier and to protect existing claimants during the current situation. This includes temporarily suspending face to face assessments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2021 13:10:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1282965

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fraud: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle scam calls claiming to be from HMRC alleging an unpaid tax bill and threatening arrest.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	147739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>HMRC take protecting taxpayers seriously; as a result of recent work they have dropped from the third to 146th most phished brand in the world in the five years to 2019. This resulted in an increase in reports of fraudulent HMRC branded telephone calls. HMRC operate a suspicious telephone contact referral service on GOV.UK, provide a suspicious e-mail referral service at <a href="mailto:phishing@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">phishing@hmrc.gov.uk</a>, and a suspicious SMS referral service using the ‘60599’ SMS short code.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC operates a dedicated Customer Protection team to prevent, detect and respond to frauds abusing the HMRC brand. HMRC work closely with the telecoms industry and Ofcom to block malicious phone numbers, and in the last 12 months, HMRC reported 2,687 phone numbers being used in tax-related phone scams to telecommunication companies to be taken down, and responded to more than 278,000 reports of telephone scams from the public.</p><p> </p><p>Intelligence indicates these frauds are organised and conducted mainly outside of the UK jurisdiction, and HMRC are working with law enforcement and partner tax authorities nationally and internationally to reduce the harm from tax-branded voice scams.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC support and lead UK investigations as appropriate. In July 2020, four individuals were arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected multi-million-pound phone scam targeting UK taxpayers. HM Revenue and Customs officers carried out searches at five addresses in East and West London on Tuesday 28 July. £10,000 in cash was seized along with a quantity of laptop and desktop computers, mobile phones and SIM cards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2021 16:43:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1279168

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 availability of transit guarantees; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	141395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Businesses using transit regularly (more than three times a year) need to apply to HMRC for authorisation to use a Customs Comprehensive Guarantee (CCG). Most businesses authorised by HMRC to use a CCG for transit will need to provide a guarantee undertaking from an approved financial institution.</p><p>Most businesses applying for CCG authorisation are currently being approved by HMRC within 30 days. However, businesses need to allow additional time to obtain a guarantee from a financial institution and return this to HMRC. HMRC and HMT have been engaging regularly with banks about the provision of guarantees for transit users. Banks have not reported any problems or delays with the issuance of transit guarantees.</p><p>HMRC are monitoring the use of guarantees by all transit users in the UK and will be contacting any traders who are identified as having insufficient guarantees directly to support them in either managing or increasing their transit guarantee. CCG holders who wish to increase the value of their guarantee should request this by contacting the CCG Team at HMRC: <a href="mailto:customs-comprehensive-guarantee-team.ccto@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">customs-comprehensive-guarantee-team.ccto@hmrc.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2021 17:06:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1277522

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including English language schools in the covid-19 Business Rates Relief scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	138875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Business rates are administered by local government and it is for local authorities to determine eligibility for reliefs, having regard to guidance issued by the Government.</p><p>The Government understands the many areas of difficulty for businesses caused by the COVID-19 disruption and has introduced a number of measures to support businesses through this challenging period.</p><p>If any business is in a difficult position with regard to business rates bills, they are encouraged to contact their local authority to discuss whether other support may be available. A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, has also been made available. Further information can be found at: www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p><p>As set out at the Spending Review, in order to ensure that any decisions best meet the evolving challenges presented by COVID-19, the Government will outline plans for 2021-22 reliefs in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 138876 question first answered 21/01/2021 13:54:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1277523

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend eligibility for the support available to the retail and leisure sectors to the English language school sector.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	138876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Business rates are administered by local government and it is for local authorities to determine eligibility for reliefs, having regard to guidance issued by the Government.</p><p>The Government understands the many areas of difficulty for businesses caused by the COVID-19 disruption and has introduced a number of measures to support businesses through this challenging period.</p><p>If any business is in a difficult position with regard to business rates bills, they are encouraged to contact their local authority to discuss whether other support may be available. A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, has also been made available. Further information can be found at: www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p><p>As set out at the Spending Review, in order to ensure that any decisions best meet the evolving challenges presented by COVID-19, the Government will outline plans for 2021-22 reliefs in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 138875 question first answered 21/01/2021 13:54:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1231828

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Goods Vehicle Movement Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any trials have taken place of the proposed Goods Vehicle Movement Service IT system.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	85943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are co-developing delivery plans with carriers and operators. A virtualised test service has been in place since 31 August allowing carriers and operators to test their software against the HMRC specification. Service guides are available on the Developer Hub on GOV.UK, allowing hauliers, carriers and operators to access the specifications and understand the technical requirement ahead of physical testing. Technical discussions with carriers and operators to supplement this testing have started and will continue to 31 December.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 86021 question first answered 10/09/2020 11:05:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn