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1519981

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on processing applications under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy for former employees of Crown Agents and their families who remained in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	59835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021 we have relocated over 11,000 ARAP eligible individuals and their families to safety in the UK. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 14:59:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1519982

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress the Government has made on applications under all four categories of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Programme.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	59836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Of the estimated 16,500 ARAP eligible individuals to which we owe debt of grattitude, we have relocated 11,437 individuals. This figure includes principals and dependants. Data fidelity does not allow for this figure to be broken down by ARAP categories or professions.</p><p>We continue to receive a high number of applications, however the majority of these are duplicates or are ineligible. We are now actively processing and issuing decisions on more applications per month than we are receiving, allowing us to make progress on clearing the backlog.</p><p>Our primary focus is on identifying and relocating the estimated remaining 5,300 eligible individuals, using HMG employment records to target our efforts. Significant progress has been made to accelerate the process in recent months, including additional Defence resource being made available and an enhanced casework system.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 15:02:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1520288

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance and Taxation
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 potential effect of the Government's Growth Plan 2022 on the rate of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	901560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee will limit average household energy bills to £2,500. External forecasts expect this intervention to reduce inflation by around 5 percentage points this winter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Growth Plan will enhance UK competitiveness and lead to greater opportunities. By targeting 2.5% trend growth, the Growth Plan will ensure sustainable improvements in living standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility is the government’s official forecaster and will publish its next forecast on the economy, including for inflation, on the 31<sup>st</sup> October.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 11/10/2022 16:40:43 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1520289

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Cost of Living
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 potential impact of his recent fiscal policies on the cost of living for households.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	901561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>On 8 September, government announced an ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years. This measure will save the average household around £1000 a year from October 2022.</p><p>In addition to this, the government has already announced £37 billion support for the cost of living this financial year – including a £400 discount for all households through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Chancellor has been clear that unleashing investment and growth is the only sustainable means of increasing living standards for all households.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 901568 question first answered 11/10/2022 15:22:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1520290

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Finance
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 Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on financial support for historical and heritage assets.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	901563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to support the heritage and cultural sector. There are several sources of funding from Government Arm’s Length Bodies, such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England’s repair grants. I would encourage the Honourable Gentleman to look into those.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 11/10/2022 15:24:32 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1520291

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support homeowners with rising mortgage rates.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	901564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Around 75% of mortgage holders are on a fixed-rate mortgage, and will therefore be shielded from rate rises in the short term.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking steps to help everyone with cost-of-living pressures through the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme, in addition to £37 billion of targeted cost-of-living support this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 901566 question first answered 11/10/2022 16:27:17 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1520292

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Credit: Uprating
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 Work and Pensions on the potential merits of uprating the eligibility threshold for pension credit in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	901565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>I meet regularly with other Ministers to discuss cross-Government issues.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has an annual statutory duty to review benefits and pensions. Her decisions will be announced to Parliament in due course.</p><p>We understand that higher prices are affecting pensioners, including those receiving Pension Credit. Most households on Pension Credit will receive £1,500 as part of the Government’s £37 billion cost of living package. They will also benefit from the recently announced ‘Energy Price Guarantee’.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/10/2022 15:19:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1520293

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support homeowners with rising mortgage rates.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	901566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Around 75% of mortgage holders are on a fixed-rate mortgage, and will therefore be shielded from rate rises in the short term.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking steps to help everyone with cost-of-living pressures through the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme, in addition to £37 billion of targeted cost-of-living support this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 901564 question first answered 11/10/2022 16:27:17 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1520294

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
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 trends in the level of push payment fraud.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	901567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the growing threat to consumers by Push Payment fraud, with increasingly sophisticated scams that can be detrimental to people’s lives.</p><p> </p><p>Specific data on the levels of APP fraud is collected by the Payment Systems Regulator and by UK Finance. The latter regularly issues this data in publicly available documents.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 11/10/2022 16:23:29 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1520295

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support families with energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Sara Britcliffe
uin	901568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>On 8 September, government announced an ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years. This measure will save the average household around £1000 a year from October 2022.</p><p>In addition to this, the government has already announced £37 billion support for the cost of living this financial year – including a £400 discount for all households through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Chancellor has been clear that unleashing investment and growth is the only sustainable means of increasing living standards for all households.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 901561 question first answered 11/10/2022 15:22:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4838 label Biography information for Sara Britcliffe