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1363020

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which elements of freeport customs benefits might trigger the application of the OECD Code of Conduct for Clean Free Trade Zones and for what reason in UK freeports and freeport-based businesses.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	62830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text As part of the Freeport customs model, customs site operators are required to have Authorised Economic Operator (Safety and Security) (AEO(S)) (a well-recognised international standard) or equivalent authorisation. Freeport businesses must also be authorised by HMRC before being permitted to operate and benefit from the customs facilitations. These authorisations support our robust commitment to the OECD Code of Conduct for Clean Free Trade Zones and ensure Freeports play their role in combating illicit trade, attract reputable businesses and protect consumers. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/10/2021 13:09:33 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1312153

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Red Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including all grassroots sports clubs in the list of exemptions in relation to the use of Red Diesel.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	187322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Following last year’s consultation on reforms to the tax treatment of red diesel announced at Budget 2020, the Government accepted the arguments made by representatives from the sports sector that removing the entitlement to use red diesel would increase costs on amateur sports clubs, which would be passed down to members, and that this could affect people’s ability to participate in sport and impact on health and well-being. The Government therefore announced at Budget 2021 that amateur sports clubs will qualify for continued use of red diesel beyond April 2022 if they are registered as community amateur sports clubs (CASCs), which are non-profit organisations that can benefit from a range or tax reliefs. There are over 7,300 clubs registered with HMRC as CASCs, and relying on this definition of an amateur sports club will aid HMRC to ensure compliance.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/04/2021 12:54:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1274351

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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 he plans to further extend the cut off date for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, in response to the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown measures, to allow people who have changed jobs between October and January to be eligible for support from that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	134113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>For all eligibility decisions under CJRS, the Government must balance the need to support as many jobs as possible with the need to protect the scheme from fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Under the CJRS extension, an employer can claim for employees who were employed and on their PAYE payroll on 30 October 2020. The employer must have made a PAYE Real Time Information (RTI) submission to HMRC between 20 March 2020 and 30 October 2020, notifying a payment of earnings for that employee. The use of RTI allows HMRC to verify claims in the most efficient and timely way, ensuring payments can be made quickly while reducing the risk of fraud. Without the use of RTI returns it would be difficult to verify claims without significant additional checks, which would delay payment for genuine claims.</p><p> </p><p>The 30 October 2020 cut-off date allowed as many people as possible to be included by going right up to the day before the announcement, while balancing the risk of fraud that existed as soon as the scheme became public. Extending the cut-off date further would have significantly increased the risk of abuse because claims could not be confidently verified against the risk of fraud by using the data after this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 133935 133985 134176 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:11:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1247391

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Retention Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether businesses that are closed as a result of Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level restrictions will be eligible for the Job Retention Bonus in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	109617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has always been clear that the Government would keep the situation under review, adapting its approach as the context evolved. The purpose of the Job Retention Bonus (JRB) was to encourage employers to keep previously furloughed staff in work until the end of January. However, as the CJRS is being extended to the end of March 2021, the policy intent of the JRB falls away. As such, the JRB will not be paid in February. The Government will instead redeploy a retention incentive at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:04:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1217588

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Local Enterprise Partnership for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire on the potential for an East Midlands Freeport based around East Midlands Airport.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	64314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>As part of the consultation process, the Government has been engaging widely with ports, businesses and local communities – including events attended by the LEP for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire - to hear stakeholders’ views on our Freeports proposals. The Freeport consultation is currently open, and I would encourage anyone with an interest in Freeports to submit a response through the gov.uk portal before it closes on 13 July.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 03/07/2020 11:24:15 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1149915

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Older People
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 cost to the public purse of making personal social care free at the point of use for all people aged over 65.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	1099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an estimate of the cost of making personal social care free at the point of use for people aged over 65.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/10/2019 14:42:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

967815

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of Lloyds Bank on its closures of local bank branches.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	170445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, including Lloyds Bank, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel.</p><p>Decisions on the branch network are a commercial matter for the management team of a firm, and the Government does not intervene in those decisions. However, the impact of closures on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated, where possible.</p><p>Government supports the industry’s Access to Banking Standard, launched in May 2017, which commits banks to ensure personal and business customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services. The Access to Banking Standard is monitored and enforced by the independent Lending Standards Board.</p><p>Government also supports the Post Office’s banking framework agreement which enables 99% of personal and 95% of banks’ small business customers to conduct their everyday banking services at a Post Office counter via its network of 11,500 branches. In March, in response to my request, the Post Office and UK Finance committed to joint work to raise public awareness of these important services so that more consumers can benefit from them.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/09/2018 11:20:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

928795

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of (a) fuel duty and (b) road tax on the affordability of motoring.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	156489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p><em>To support British households and businesses, at Autumn Budget 2017, the government froze fuel duty for the eighth successive year. Since public finances are based on the assumption that fuel duty will increase with RPI at every Budget, any increase below this represents a cost to the Exchequer. Successive freezes since 2011 have saved the average driver £620 compared to what it would have been with RPI increases. </em></p><p><em>Since 2011, the announced freezes to fuel duty have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19. For the purposes of comparison, this is around twice as much as we spend on all NHS nurses and doctors each year.</em></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/06/2018 09:48:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

914837

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the development of regional infrastructure in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	149074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring that every part of the country has a modern and efficient infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Superfast Broadband in Nottinghamshire has risen from 65% to 98% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The current East Midlands rail ‎franchise has delivered over £13 million of investment, including additional services between Newark and Nottingham.</p><p> </p><p>£1.8 billion is being spent on road schemes across the Midlands network, including an upgrade to the M1 with vital junction improvements to increase capacity and reduce congestion for Nottingham. £5 million has also been awarded for the extensive repairs to the A38 and A617 Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 16:06:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

882559

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the Apprenticeship Levy on businesses in (a) England (b) the East Midlands (c) Mansfield constituency, since the levy was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	135621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>During 2016/17 academic year, provisional data shows the following apprenticeship starts for Mansfield, the East Midlands and England:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mansfield</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>47,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>485,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Annual investment in apprenticeships in England will be £2.45bn in 19/20; double what was spent in 2010-11. Treasury ministers engage with the Secretary of State for Education on a regular basis to monitor the Government’s public investment in skills, and the impact it has had on businesses. Since the introduction of the Levy, 86% of employers said apprenticeships developed skills relevant to their organisation and 78% reported improved productivity (Apprenticeships evaluation 2017, November 2017).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/04/2018 14:14:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley