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1607732

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date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
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 number of people who will benefit from the removal of the pensions lifetime allowance in 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the abolition of the lifetime allowance can be found in the Pension Tax Limits Policy paper <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abolition-of-lifetime-allowance-and-increases-to-pension-tax-limits/pension-tax-limits" target="_blank">Pension Tax Limits - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 30/03/2023 09:49:19 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607733

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to ensure that banks pass on interest rate rises to savers, as well as to debtors.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The pricing of financial products, including savings accounts and mortgages, is a commercial decision for firms and the Government does not seek to intervene in such decisions. The Bank of England’s independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets the base rate of interest, which is known as the Bank Rate, to achieve its primary objective of maintaining price stability. MPC decisions over Bank Rate guide commercial banks’ decisions over the retail interest rates they charge on loans and pay on deposits.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government is committed to ensuring people are supported to save, and that they can access a wide range of competitive savings products. The retail savings market currently offers a range of competitive options to savers, who can now access the highest rates in recent years on a variety of instant access and fixed-term products. I would encourage savers to explore the full range of products available in the market to find the best rates.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 30/03/2023 09:46:58 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607734

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks
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 the Governor of the Bank of England on (a) the provision of liquidity to the UK banking sector and (b) swap lines between central banks.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Governor of the Bank of England meet regularly to discuss a range of issues including conditions in the UK and global financial markets.</p><p> </p><p>Swap lines are a routine lending facility amongst central banks and form a part of the global financial architecture. Changes to bilateral swap line operations are a matter for the Bank of England.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 31/03/2023 13:40:46 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607735

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services and Markets Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will pause the passage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill in response to the instability in the global financial system.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The government has no plans to pause the passage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. The Bill will establish a coherent, agile and internationally-respected approach to financial services regulation that maintains high regulatory standards and can adapt to the specifics of UK markets.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 31/03/2023 13:33:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607736

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of consultants and other NHS workers who will return to work as a result of the removal of the pensions lifetime allowance.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The decision to retire is a personal one and it is not possible to assess the impact of a specific factor. Estimates based on projected pension scheme data indicate that around 22,000 senior National Health Service clinicians could exceed the previous £40,000 annual allowance in 2023/24, and that around 31,000 clinicians had reached at least 75% of the £1.073 million lifetime allowance.</p><p>Around 3,000 general practitioners (GPs) and hospital doctors retire each year and around 40% of GPs and 17% of hospital doctors take voluntary early retirement. In 2020/21, there were 1,615 lifetime allowance charges paid over to HM Revenue &amp; Customs in respect of NHS pensions claimed. It is not possible to break down this data by occupation.</p><p>The chair of the British Medical Association’s Pension Committee said that removing the lifetime allowance will be potentially transformative for the NHS. The changes announced at Budget will ensure that the vast majority of doctors in the NHS are not disincentivised from remaining in roles and taking on extra hours, as pension tax is no longer a trigger event for retirement.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, NHS Pension Scheme members who have put their 1995 Section benefits into payment can re-join the scheme and build further pension if they return to work.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/04/2023 11:02:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607737

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Council Tax: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what impact assessment his Department (a) undertook or (b) asked local councils to provide before waiving the cap on council tax increases for Slough, Thurrock and Croydon.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>All decisions were made in line with normal processes, and appropriate impact assessment in line with duties.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 04/04/2023 15:59:10 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607738

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Supermarkets: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment. Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with supermarkets on profit levels and food pricing in response to increased food price inflation.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Defra has regular discussions with food retailers about a range of issues, including the impact of food price inflation. We are closely monitoring the situation and taking action to maintain an efficient food supply chain by mitigating against any potential burdens or friction which could otherwise drive up consumer food prices. In addition, Defra continues to work with supermarkets and producers to explore the range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food. However, it is not for HM Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies. We do not actively monitor the profits of food retailers.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 03/04/2023 13:34:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607739

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has commissioned on the effectiveness of benefit sanctions; and if he will place copies of that research in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department has conducted internal analysis on some elements of benefits sanctions and intend to release this report by the 10th April.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/04/2023 14:25:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1607740

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England have been built using Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC); and what steps she is taking to test the structural integrity of those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	174185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of gathering information from responsible bodies of all schools, asking them to complete a questionnaire on the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their premises.</p><p>The Department published updated guidance on RAAC in December 2022 and has appointed three leading structural surveying firms to investigate all cases of suspected RAAC. The Department is supporting responsible bodies to undertake this and their consultant structural engineers with assessing and managing RAAC in their estates. Where RAAC is confirmed, the Department helps access appropriate support through existing departmental programmes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/04/2023 13:14:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell