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1584849

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in the price of broadband packages on the ability of people to access essential online services.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	141465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that this is clearly a difficult time for families up and down the country who are struggling to pay their bills as a result of the global rise in the cost of living.</p><p>On 23 January, the former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport met with Chief Executives from major broadband providers at which she asked them to consider carefully the need, at this time, for above inflation price increases and highlighted the impact they may have on those already struggling to pay their bills.</p><p>My department has also negotiated a range of high-quality, low-cost broadband social tariffs for households in receipt of Universal Credit and other means tested benefits from as little as £12 per month. These are available in 99% of the UK and may represent a 50% saving from the average-priced broadband package.</p><p>Ofcom, the independent regulator, has a statutory duty to assess the affordability in the telecoms market. My department engages regularly with them on matters relating to the affordability of broadband and other telecoms services.</p><p>We encourage anyone who is struggling to afford their broadband service to contact their supplier and see what support is available.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/02/2023 16:54:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1585000

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will use the Spring Budget to announce an increase in Approved Mileage Allowance Payments.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	141517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers, including public sector organisations, to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140074 140273 140274 140281 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:11:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1584315

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase Approved Mileage Allowance Payments levels, in the context of rising costs for drivers.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	140074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers, including public sector organisations, to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140273 140274 140281 141517 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:11:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1584318

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Energy Intensive Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason trade intensity was determined as one of the two key criteria for eligibility for enhanced energy support; and when that decision was communicated to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	140271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme, eligibility for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETIIs) support is based on energy and trade intensity. These firms, predominately in manufacturing industries, are often less able to pass through cost to their customers due to international competition.</p><p> </p><p>The firms eligible for ETIIs scheme are those operating within sectors that fall above the 80th percentile for energy intensity and 60th percentile for trade intensity, and those within sectors eligible for the existing Energy Intensive Industries compensations and exemption schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments are in regular contact on a range of issues, including energy, and were engaged throughout the Energy Bill Relief Scheme review process.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/02/2023 17:17:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1584331

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to update mileage rates for public sector workers in line with real costs.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	140273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers, including public sector organisations, to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140074 140274 140281 141517 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:11:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1584332

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances: Public Sector
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 adequacy of the rate of reimbursement for public sector workers who have to drive personal vehicles to work, in the context of rising costs of running a car.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	140274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers, including public sector organisations, to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140074 140273 140281 141517 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:11:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1584333

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Community Care and NHS: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increasing cost of running a car on the community care sector; and if he will make an assessment of the financial impact of those increasing costs on NHS staff who travel by car to treat patients.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	140275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The current mileage rate for staff who use their vehicles to make journeys in the performance of their duties is 59p per mile, above the HM Revenue and Customs approved mileage rate of 45p per mile. This rate is reviewed every six months and increased from 56p on 1 January 2023 to recognise the increased cost of motoring.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/02/2023 16:56:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1584334

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Members' Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Oral Answer to the Hon. Member for Rhondda of 2 February 2023, Official Report column 453, what steps is he taking to move to more rapid declarations of ministerial interests so that they align more closely with the declarations of Members of Parliament; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	140150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>My right honourable friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, responded to a question from the honourable member for Rhondda during Cabinet Office Oral Questions on 2 February 2023 regarding transparency in ministerial interests. A correction to this was identified and a formal request has been sent to the Hansard Editors. I would therefore refer the Rt Hon Lady to the Official Record in due course for the updated wording.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/02/2023 19:37:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1584337

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds any record of a complaint made by a civil servant about the conduct of a Minister in March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	140151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>HR processes are confidential and therefore we do not comment on complaints, including whether they are received or not received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/02/2023 17:32:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1584348

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 131311 and the Answer of 3 February 2023 to Question 136734 on Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of his Department's freedom of information process with (a) his Department's Publication Scheme and (b) the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Code of Practice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	140279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department has an established programme of publication and publishes a large amount of data per year. The department currently releases around 40 Official and National statistics series each year, as well as collaborating to support a number of cross-government publications.</p><p> </p><p>The Department complies with the overall intent of FOI Act and the Cabinet Office Code of Practice and keeps under consideration its approach to process and publication of information.</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned in response to Question 131311, many Freedom of Information responses are automatically put in the public domain by the WhatDoTheyKnow website making them freely available to everyone.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/02/2023 17:21:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden