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date	28/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2022 to Question 101719 on Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency, whether the Government plans to provide financial support to people who lost money as a result of the collapse of the Safe Hand Funeral plan group.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	175714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that 1.6 million funeral plan customers are, for the first time, protected by compulsory and robust regulation as they seek to put their affairs in order.</p><p> </p><p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this will be very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for the Government to set the precedent or expectation that it will use taxpayer money to compensate consumers for the misconduct of unregulated firms or products which were not sold as FCA regulated at the time. The Government’s role is instead to ensure that the appropriate regulation is in place to guard against such failures happening.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 17/04/2023 11:23:30 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1608290

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reduce the level of VAT applying to the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	175482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The previous VAT relief for tourism and hospitality cost over £8 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that this was a temporary measure designed to support the cash flow and viability of sectors that have been severely affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to support and encourage the hospitality sector through other measures since then. At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a package of changes and cuts to business rates worth £13.6 billion over the next five years, including an increased 75 per cent relief for retail, hospitality and leisure properties, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2023-2024. This is a tax cut worth over £2 billion for around 230,000 RHL businesses, to support the high street and protect small shops.</p><p>The introduction of a small profits rate of Corporation Tax, from April, keeps the rate at 19 per cent for companies with profits of £50,000 or less. This means around 70 per cent of actively trading companies will not see an increase in their Corporation Tax rate. The availability of marginal relief for companies with profits of between £50,000 and £250,000 means only around 10 per cent of actively trading companies will pay the full 25 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT paid by hospitality businesses, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/04/2023 16:27:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1608428

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be able to (1) zero rate, and (2) exempt, additional goods and services from VAT in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
uin	HL6934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework establishes new freedoms for the UK to set VAT rates and thresholds in Northern Ireland that go far beyond those available before EU Exit. That includes the ability to zero rate additional goods for VAT.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6935 HL6936 question first answered 13/04/2023 15:49:49 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1608429

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be able to raise the VAT registration threshold in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
uin	HL6935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework establishes new freedoms for the UK to set VAT rates and thresholds in Northern Ireland that go far beyond those available before EU Exit. That includes the ability to zero rate additional goods for VAT.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6934 HL6936 question first answered 13/04/2023 15:49:50 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1608430

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be able to (1) zero rate, and (2) exempt, new goods and services from VAT under the terms of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
uin	HL6936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework establishes new freedoms for the UK to set VAT rates and thresholds in Northern Ireland that go far beyond those available before EU Exit. That includes the ability to zero rate additional goods for VAT.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6934 HL6935 question first answered 13/04/2023 15:49:50 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley