Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jun 2022
UK Gross Domestic Product
"In the past week or so I have been contacted by a number of community nurses at their wits’ end because it is costing them more to travel to see patients than they can claim back in mileage allowance, and they are not alone—taxi drivers, couriers and others, such as …..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: UK Gross Domestic Product
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 23 May 2022
Taxes on Motor Fuel
"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for her excellent introduction, which she delivered with panache, as always. I am sure she pleased the people who signed the petition by covering many of the …..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: Taxes on Motor Fuel
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 23 May 2022
Taxes on Motor Fuel
"The hon. Member is right, and it goes to my point about needing greater transparency. It can often be difficult to know exactly where the 5p has disappeared to, but I think it beyond contention that our constituents are not seeing the full benefit of the fuel duty cuts. The …..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: Taxes on Motor Fuel
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 23 May 2022
Taxes on Motor Fuel
"The Minister will have heard the suggestion that the Chancellor has raked in more through increased VAT receipts than he has given away in this fuel duty cut. Will she say whether she agrees with that or not?..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: Taxes on Motor Fuel
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 23 May 2022
Taxes on Motor Fuel
"Will the Minister give way?..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: Taxes on Motor Fuel
Written Question
Monday 16th May 2022
Asked by:
Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there have been for fraudulent covid-19 business support claims in the last two years.
Answered by John Glen
At the Spring Budget 2021 the Government announced a £100m investment into a Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to significantly extend Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) work to tackle fraud and error in the COVID-19 support schemes that HMRC administered (Self Employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Eat Out to Help Out).
HMRC designed these schemes to prevent fraud, both in the eligibility criteria and the claim process itself. HMRC also put in place a series of checks on claims before they were paid, so they blocked those that were highly indicative of criminal activity.
The Government and HMRC always knew they could be attractive to fraudsters and are taking tough action to tackle fraudulent behaviour. Anyone who keeps grant money despite knowing they were not entitled to it, faces having to repay up to double the amount they received, plus interest and potentially criminal prosecution.
To date there have been no prosecutions on the HMRC administered COVID-19 support schemes. However, HMRC has 21 active criminal investigations and the final decision on whether to prosecute in these cases will be made by independent prosecution partners.
Written Question
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Asked by:
Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 113140 on Cash Dispensing: Public Consultation, whether the timetable has been finalised for responding to the Access to Cash Consultation which closed on 1 July 2021.
Answered by John Glen
The government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, and remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash.
From 1 July to 23 September last year, the government held the Access to Cash Consultation on proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities.
The government received responses to the consultation from a broad range of respondents, including individuals, businesses, and charities. The government has carefully considered responses to the consultation and will set out next steps in due course.
Written Question
Wednesday 30th March 2022
Asked by:
Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his Department's assumptions on tax revenue from (a) VAT and (b) profits on fossil fuel sales over the next 12 months.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) provides independent analysis on the UK public finances, publishing its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) on the 23rd of March 2022.
Table 3.4 in the EFO contains a comprehensive forecast of tax receipts over a 5 year period.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
National Insurance Contributions Increase
"On freezing the fuel duty, if the Minister has been to forecourts recently, he will know that the cost of petrol and diesel has gone up tremendously in the last few weeks. What has been the impact on the Treasury’s coffers from VAT receipts as a result?..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: National Insurance Contributions Increase
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
National Insurance Contributions Increase
"I place on record my dismay that the Government have chosen to hit working people and businesses with a national insurance rise at the worst possible time—when one in six working households cannot make ends meet, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research; when the number of jobs that …..."Justin Madders - View Speech
View all Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) contributions to the debate on: National Insurance Contributions Increase