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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 18th May 2022

Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will respond to the correspondence of 8 March and 6 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of constituent Matthew Thompson on the matter of new HMRC tax guidance.

Answered by Lucy Frazer

A response was sent to the hon. Member on 11 May 2022.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What assessment he has made of the effects of high marginal deduction rates on work incentives for people who are (a) key workers, (b) on below average incomes and (c) on above average incomes. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for her kind comments. The changes that she has just re-announced are extremely welcome. With energy and food prices continuing to spiral, does the Treasury team accept that they will soon have to go even further? Do they agree that compared with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. In his last Budget, the Chancellor slashed universal credit withdrawal rates, delivering an 8% tax cut for the least well off, but as I explained in “Poverty Trapped”, the combined deductions from income tax and benefits withdrawals often still top 70% for the lowest-paid. If tax rates above 45% …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Economic Update

"I thank the Chancellor for an extremely welcome package, which is the latest step in a series of strong reactions to different crises throughout the pandemic and today. He also mentioned improving investment in North sea gas fields, which is very welcome. It is only a temporary set of solutions, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Brexit: Opportunities

"I welcome the scale, scope and ambition of the impressive list of intentions that began the Minister’s statement. May I press him on one point, which he mentioned later on? It is a shared point between my report on competition policy, which he kindly mentioned, and the TIGRR report, which …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ Interests

"I welcome the appointment of Lord Geidt and also the modest increase in the terms of reference to increase his independence. Do my right hon. Friends accept that it is possible still for us to go a little further to increase the degree of independence of Lord Geidt and his …..."
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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 13th January 2021

Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letters of 11 April 2020, 22 May 2020 and 23 June 2020 and telephone calls of 13 August 2020 and 7 November 2020 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on the self employed grant, raised on behalf of his constituent Sarah Aston-Davies.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition

A response was sent to the Member on 5 July 2020 and a further copy has been sent by email.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 13th January 2021

Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letters of 29 July 2020 and 24 August 2020 and telephone call of 7 November 2020 on the Small Breweries' Relief scheme, raised on behalf of his constituent Mr Dave Turner.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition

A response was sent to the Member on 15 September 2020 and a further copy has been sent by email.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Nov 2020
Spending Review 2020 and OBR Forecast

"I welcome the Chancellor’s continuing commitment to sound money. It is particularly easy to forget, in a year when we have just seen an 11.3% cut in the size of the economy, that ultimately, all the money that we are borrowing must eventually be paid back by us as taxpayers. …..."
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