John Glen MP: written questions 2024
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Government Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 October 2024 to Question 4696 on Government Department: Cost Effectiveness, if she will list each efficiency saving and its value for the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial years.
Answer: In July the Government published a list of immediate savings for both 2024-25 and 2025-26 within the Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25. These savings included reducing spending on consultancy, administration budgets, communications, an...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: ForecastsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the published correspondence from the Office for Budget Responsibility of 27 October 2024 to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the advice provide
Answer: It is a longstanding principle, maintained across multiple administrations, that official advice remains confidential. As such I do not intend to publish any official advice in relation to this matter.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Social ServicesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12848, on Employers’ Contributions: GP’s, what (a) assessment she has made of the impact of changes to National Insurance contributions on social care providers
Answer: The government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care and wider local government spending as part of the Spending Review process. The government is providing a real-terms uplift to core local government spending power of around 3.2% which ...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12457 on Music Venues: Business Rates, what the cost of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rate relief was in 2024-25.
Answer: Discretionary relief is given to Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) properties at 75% for 2024-25, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business. Based on local authorities’ Non-Domestic Rates form (NNDR1) returns, RHL relief is forecast to cost £2.4bn in ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: DevolutionTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14624More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12552 on Employers’ Contributions: Hospices, what definition of the public sector her Department plans to use to decide whether to allocate funding for the cost
Answer: The UK Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional employer National Insurance contributions costs. This funding will be allocated to UK Government departments, with the Barnett formula applying in the ...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: RefugesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14601More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reimburse women’s domestic violence refuges from the higher cost of employers national insurance contributions.
Answer: To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance.The Government recognises the need to protect the smallest b...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14600More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of estates that will be eligible to pay inheritance tax for each year till 2028.
Answer: The OBR has published Table 3.13 as a part of the detailed forecast tables from the October 2024 Economic and fiscal outlook at https://obr.uk/download/october-2024-economic-and-fiscal-outlook-detailed-forecast-tables-receipts/?tmstv=1732014425. Table 3.1...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic FinanceTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14302More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish her Department's contingent liability database.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of monitoring and managing contingent liabilities, as these are fiscal obligations we need to ensure are consistent with the sustainability of the public finances. The government has taken steps to ensure this by p...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14301More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to replace the business rates system.
Answer: Over this Parliament, we will create a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century.Fulfilling all our manifesto objectives on business rates is a multi-year process. The 2024 Autumn Budg...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14300More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC295, whether an (a) equality impact assessment, (b) family test assessment, (c) regulatory impact assessment, (d) rural impact assessment, and (e) enviro
Answer: The government publishes tax information and impact notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes when the policy design is final or near final.TIINS for tax measures with legislation published at Autumn Budget 2024 have been published and can be found here: Tax i...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14299More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, whether the application of inheritance tax to unused pension funds and death benefits will apply to the (a) BBC and (b) Channel 4 defined benefit p
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, from 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposesThis change will apply to all UK registered pension schemesThe impact thi...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, whether the application of inheritance tax to unused pension funds and death benefits will apply to the pension scheme established under The Pensio
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, from 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposesThis change will apply to all UK registered pension schemesThe impact thi...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax YieldsTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14297More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the latest estimate by HM Treasury of the total revenue from business rates in England in each year from 2023-24 for which projections are available.
Answer: The Office for Budget’s Responsibility’s (OBR) October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook includes forecasts for UK business rates receipts. This is available online: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_Oct_2024.pdf.Additionally,...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax YieldsTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14296More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the total revenue from (a) central government and (b) local government taxation in each year from 2023-24 for which projections are available.
Answer: The Treasury does not publish forecasts of the economy or public finances; the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the UK’s official forecaster and provides independent analysis of the UK’s public finances.The forecast breakdown of current receipts ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServantsTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14295More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 10443 on Civil Servants, what data her Department holds on the estimated financial impact of previously planned reductions in the size of the civil service in (a
Answer: In a public statement on 2 October 2023, the previous Chancellor announced a cap on civil service numbers. This statement includes data on the estimated financial impacts of this policy for the remainder of the SR21 Spending Review period, ending in March...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBudget October 2024TreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14294More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for publishing tax information and impact notes for tax measures announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: The government publishes tax information and impact notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes when the policy design is final or near final.TIINS for tax measures with legislation published at Autumn Budget 2024 have been published and can be found here: Tax i...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14293More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on (a) the level of the pension annual allowance and (b) the application of a lifetime allowance to pensions.
Answer: The Government wishes to encourage pension saving, to help ensure that people have an income, or funds on which they can draw, throughout retirement. There is no limit to the total amount you can build up in your lifetime pension savings without incurring...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBudget October 2024TreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14126More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of the equality impact assessments for each of the tax measures in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: The Treasury carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics in line with both legal obligations and with our strong commitment to promoting fairness.In the interests of transparency HM Treasury and HMRC already ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: AnactaTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14089More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether special advisers in her Department have met representatives of Anacta since the general election.
Answer: All relevant meetings attended by special advisers are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 1 November 2024 to Question 10988 on Treasury: recruitment, of 14 October 2024 to Question 6117 on Department for Transport: Civil Servants and of 4 October 2024 to Question 2937 on Depart
Answer: As is the case here, where the number of individuals is fewer than 5, we consider that to provide an exact figure would constitute the disclosure of personal data.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Item 26 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether the funding includes monies to devolved administrations under the Barnett formula.
Answer: The allowance for the impact on public sector organisations in item 26 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2024 does include funding for the devolved governments, which will be provided via the Barnett formula.The UK Government will provide support for depa...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14055More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to allocate additional funding to social care organisations outside the NHS to cover proposed increases in employers national insurance contributions.
Answer: The Budget will provide support for government departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer NICs costs. Private sector firms or charities, including social care providers, that are contracted by central or local Government will no...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Income Child Benefit Tax ChargeTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14054More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.146 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what estimate her Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse for changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge in each of
Answer: It is estimated that reforming the High Income Child Benefit Charge to be charged on a household income basis, with thresholds set to £120,000-£160,000 so that no families lose out, would cost £1.4 billion in 2029-30. This is an internal HM Treasury estim...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14053More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to publish an impact assessment which has been assessed by the Regulatory Policy Committee on the potential impact of the changes to National Insurance contributions announced in the A
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note that covers the employer NICs changes was published by HMRC on 13 November.It has not been successive Government’s policy since 2010 for tax policy changes to be assessed by the Regulatory Policy Committee.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14052More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to publish an impact assessment which has been assessed by the Regulatory Policy Committee on the potential impact of the changes to agricultural and business property relief announced
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms, and further explanatory informatio...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
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