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1719102

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2024 to Question 25195 on Inheritance Tax, for what reason he has not provided the requested data for the number of people waiting for (a) one to two, (b) two to three, (c) three to four, (d) four to five, (e) five to six and (e) more than six months since submitting their IHT400 form to receive the unique code from HMRC as of 8 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC's service level agreement is to process 80% of Inheritance Tax forms within 15 working days. From January to April 2024, their data shows they met or exceeded this target, with most people receiving their codes within the 15-day timeframe. However, HMRC does not provide specifics on longer wait times beyond 15 working days, such as how many people waited 1-2 months or more after submitting forms. While most individuals received codes on time during this period, the exact breakdown for longer waits is not publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/05/2024 13:51:10 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1718765

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to publicise the online system for (a) checking the completeness of National Insurance records and (b) paying voluntary National Insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	26709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has been actively promoting the enhanced Check your State Pension forecast service on GOV.UK for customers since it launched on 29 April 2024. This included:</p><ul><li>Briefing to Money Saving Expert and This is Money, which resulted in focused content in a Martin Lewis newsletter with a reach of over 7 million subscribers.</li><li>We have produced and published a short video on X <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHMRCgovuk&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjohn.gargett%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Ceeed5e128db64ec8eb7b08dc76754988%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638515493325277796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rdtdZ%2BAabLt%2BQfBdTYWWqil0Z4h33SoNZu5PH6NSbzg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">(1) HM Revenue &amp; Customs (@HMRCgovuk) / X (twitter.com)</a></li><li>A Personal Tax Account tile was introduced linking to the CYSP service, and a link to the service is also provided in the HMRC App</li><li>Between 13 – 20 May Local radio interviews have/will include voluntary NICs information to promote the enhanced service.</li><li>Check your State Pension Forecast enhanced service is a joint project with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). DWP also posted social media to promote the enhanced service on X, there has also been posts by ministers on other social media platforms.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/05/2024 15:17:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1718411

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iran: Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during the debate on Countering Iran’s Hostile Activities of 8 May 2024, Official Report, column 353WH, whether his Department has written to the Financial Conduct Authority on the operations of (a) Bank Melli and (b) Saderat Bank in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	26304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) maintains a close working relationship with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). OFSI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the FCA in November 2023, for the purpose of sharing information and intelligence.</p><p>The two banks referenced in this question, Bank Melli and Saderat Bank, are not currently designated under UK sanctions regulations.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/05/2024 15:55:31 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1718425

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent members of staff were employed by HMRC to process applications for A1 forms in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	26396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has a dedicated team of trained staff members available to process A1 certificate applications. The staffing numbers are regularly reviewed and adjusted based on demand throughout the year. The Department has the capability to train existing colleagues from outside the A1 certificate team as needed to address priority areas.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2024 14:19:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1716946

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of increasing the purchase price limits on ISAs to exceed £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	25600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps all aspects of savings policy under review, and any changes of this kind would be made at a relevant fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 14/05/2024 13:01:10 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1716390

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: 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 20 November 2023 to Question 1823 on Business: Insolvency, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the trend in the number of companies declaring insolvency in that period.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	25177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government was pleased to see that the latest statistics reported by the Insolvency Service showed the number of corporate insolvencies in March 2024 had fallen by 28% compared to March 2023.</p><p>The Government continues to help businesses, including through a swathe of policy measures in the Autumn explicitly aimed at ‘Backing British business’. Recent and current policies supporting businesses include:</p><p>• Energy Bills Discount Scheme that provided discounts on high energy bills to eligible businesses and other non-domestic energy users from April 2023 to April 2024.</p><p>• Continued frozen small business rates multiplier and business rates relief for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sector, the latter policy supporting around 230,000 properties up to £110,000 per business.</p><p>• Payment and cashflow review outlining measures to combat late payments that can jeopardise stable cashflows.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the UK corporate sector, using official data and engaging with firms and business groups to inform policy decisions.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 12:46:45 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1716549

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of freezing of income tax thresholds on pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	25174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve. The Personal Allowance has nearly doubled since 2010 and is currently set at a level high enough to ensure that those pensioners whose sole income is the full rate of the new State Pension or basic State Pension do not pay any income tax.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/05/2024 12:45:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1715758

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is to amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 to differentiate between (a) domestic and (b) foreign politically exposed persons.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	24739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has already amended the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 to distinguish between domestic and non-domestic politically exposed persons (PEPs).</p><p> </p><p>The amendment came into force on 10 January 2024 and makes clear that regulated firms must apply a lower level of enhanced due diligence to domestic PEPs and family members or close associates of domestic PEPs, compared to non-domestic PEPs, unless other risk factors are present.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 09/05/2024 15:27:24 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1715845

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for processing a new application for Child Benefit in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	24831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>In May 2023 HMRC launched a new digital service for child benefit claims.</p><p> </p><p>The details requested by the Hon. Member are published by HMRC at: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42980/documents/213810/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42980/documents/213810/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/05/2024 15:49:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1714781

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Agriculture
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 impact of deferring eligibility for Agricultural Property Relief for all environmental land management schemes on the estates of (a) landowners and (b) farmers who will die prior to 6 April 2025.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	24166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Spring Budget 2024 announced that the government will introduce legislation to extend the existing scope of agricultural property relief from 6 April 2025 to land managed under an environmental agreement with, or on behalf of, the UK government, Devolved Administrations, public bodies, local authorities, or approved responsible bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The date of implementation is consistent with the normal tax-policy making process and with previous changes to the inheritance tax system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/05/2024 11:39:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan