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Written Question
Care Workers: Car Allowances
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Fay Jones (Conservative - Brecon and Radnorshire)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the level of the mileage allowance relief granted to care workers.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Approved Mileage Allowance Payment (AMAP) rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation.

Most domiciliary care staff are employed by private providers who decide their mileage reimbursement rate. Employers, including those of care staff, are not required to use AMAPs. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.

If an employee is paid less than the approved amount, they are entitled to claim tax relief (Mileage Allowance Relief) on the shortfall. The maximum MAR claim is set to the same level as the AMAP rates.

As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps AMAP rates under review and any changes are considered by the Chancellor.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jun 2022
UK Gross Domestic Product

"I am grateful to the Treasury for the £77 billion package of support that will stand alongside hard-pressed families and drive the growth that we need to see. But as I drove into central London this morning I saw fuel prices cheaper than where I live in Brecon. Rural fuel …..."
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Written Question
Cost of Living: Rural Areas
Wednesday 16th March 2022

Asked by: Fay Jones (Conservative - Brecon and Radnorshire)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support rural residents with the expected increase in cost of living.

Answered by Simon Clarke

The Government is providing support worth over £20 billion across this financial year and next that will help families with the cost of living. This includes cutting the Universal Credit taper rate and increasing work allowances to make sure work pays, freezing alcohol and fuel duties to keep costs down, and the £9.1 billion package announced in February 2022 to help households with rising energy bills.

The Government’s Plan for Jobs is also helping people into work and giving them the skills they need to progress – the best approach to managing the cost of living in the long term. We are building on the success of the Plan for Jobs, investing more than £6 billion on labour market support over three years. In addition to this, we are increasing the National Living Wage (NLW) by 6.6% to £9.50 in April 2022 for those aged 23 and over, which will mean a full-time worker on the NLW will see an increase in their earnings of over £1,000 a year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The cost of living is biting hard in Brecon and Radnorshire. Heating oil is eye-wateringly expensive and extremely hard to come by, while a local haulage firm in Llandrindod Wells is coughing up an extra £60,000 per month on diesel. It is wrong to assume that those who live in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Jan 2022
Household Energy Bills: VAT

"It is a pleasure to be called in this debate on household energy. I have a number of problems with today’s motion, which is not a rational debate on how to manage the spiralling cost of living while recovering from the pandemic and meeting our climate change goals. This motion …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Jan 2022
Household Energy Bills: VAT

"I agree with my hon. Friend, and I find it somewhat ironic that the last time the Opposition tried to take control of the Order Paper was during the Brexit debate. They had no mandate for that, and they have no mandate for this.

This also means that we in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Chancellor and the Treasury team for the significant levelling-up funds awarded to my constituency in the Budget last week. Hydrogen will be key to net zero, and one project that will be able to benefit from that investment is Riversimple, a hydrogen fuel cell car manufacturer in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Rural Banking Services

"I beg to move,

That his House has considered rural banking services.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Gray. I am grateful to other Members for attending the debate. It is hot outside but there is no reason it should be hot in here. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Rural Banking Services

"I agree with the hon. Member. I hope the Minister will cover that in his summing up. As a beautiful constituency, we have one of the lowest broadband availability rates in the entire country, so those are twin-track problems that we need to fix at the same time...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Rural Banking Services

"I completely agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Aberconwy (Robin Millar), too. I will cover later in my speech the issues that have been raised. They are common issues, and that is why we all need to work together. This involves not just the UK Government, but the …..."
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