Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24560 on Self-assessment: Maladministration, how many self assessment forms for the tax year 2023-24 were sent in April 2024; and what the cost was for (a) printing and (b) postage.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
This information is not available in the public domain. HMRC are aware that some customers who normally file their Self Assessment (SA) tax returns online have received a paper SA. These were sent in error, and customers who were expecting to file online should continue to do so. HMRC have written to everyone affected to apologise for the confusion and to reassure them that they do not need to take any action other than to file their return, which they can still do online, by the 31st January 2025.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax self-assessment forms for the 2023-24 financial year were sent in error in April 2024.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
HMRC are aware that some customers who normally file their Self Assessment (SA) tax returns online have received a paper SA. These were sent in error, and customers who were expecting to file online should continue to do so. HMRC have written to everyone affected to apologise for the confusion and to reassure them that they do not need to take any action other than to file their return, which they can still do online, by the 31st January 2025.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self assessment forms for the 2023-2024 tax year were sent in error in April 2024.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
HMRC are aware that some customers who normally file their Self Assessment (SA) tax returns online have received a paper SA. These were sent in error, and customers who were expecting to file online should continue to do so. HMRC have written to everyone affected to apologise for the confusion and to reassure them that they do not need to take any action other than to file their return, which they can still do online, by the 31st January 2025.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total value of Russian state sovereign wealth that has been frozen as a result of the UK's sanctions.
Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
As stated in OFSI’s most recent Annual Review published in November 2022, between February and October 2022, £18.39 billion in frozen funds were reported to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, in relation to persons designated under the Russia sanctions regime. This figure is provided in aggregate so as not to disclose the value of any funds held by particular individuals. HM Treasury does not break down reported assets in the manner requested.
An updated value of frozen assets reported to OFSI will be published later this year, in OFSI’s 2022-2023 Annual Review.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) total value of unclaimed Child Trust Funds for children in (i) Plymouth, (ii) Devon and (iii) the South West.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Information on Child Trust Funds as of 5th April 2022, are available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics. This includes figures on averages and total market value, but not by geographic location.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2023
A geographical breakdown the accounts created or unclaimed, or their average or total value, could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds have been created for children in (a) Plymouth, (b) Devon and (c) the South West.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Information on Child Trust Funds as of 5th April 2022, are available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics. This includes figures on averages and total market value, but not by geographic location.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2023
A geographical breakdown the accounts created or unclaimed, or their average or total value, could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds created for children in (a) Plymouth, (b) Devon and (c) the South West are unclaimed.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Information on Child Trust Funds as of 5th April 2022, are available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics. This includes figures on averages and total market value, but not by geographic location.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2023
A geographical breakdown the accounts created or unclaimed, or their average or total value, could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent review of the loan charge.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Hon Member to the answer that I gave on 16 March to the Hon Member for Portsmouth South, UIN 162282.Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department have not introduced an energy tariff discount for people using energy to run medical and disability equipment.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Government has provided an unprecedented package to support households with their rising energy bills. The additional measures announced at Spring Budget bring total government support for energy bills to £1,500 for the typical household since October 2022.
As announced at Autumn Statement, the Government will develop a new approach to consumer protection in domestic energy markets, which will apply from April 2024 onwards. The Government will work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach, including options such as social tariffs, as part of wider retail market reforms. The objectives of this new approach will be to deliver a fair deal for domestic consumers, ensure the energy market is resilient and investable over the long-term, and support an efficient and flexible energy system.
The Government also meets with disability focus groups and charities to understand the impacts the changes in the cost of living are having on disadvantaged people, which includes those who use life-saving treatment at home. The Government recognises that the rising cost of living has presented additional financial challenges to many people, and especially to the most vulnerable members of society, such as disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced that it will provide a further Disability Cost of Living payment of £150 in 2023/24 to people in receipt of extra-costs disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA), in addition to the £150 payment from the Cost of Living package in May last year. These payments can be received in addition to the other Cost of Living Payments for households on means-tested benefits, namely the £650 payment announced in May and the additional £900 payment announced at Autumn Statement.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Ukraine owes to the UK in (a) public and (b) private debt.
Answered by Richard Fuller
Ukraine’s total debt stock to the UK government is £21.09 million as reported on the UK government website. UK private holdings of Ukrainian debt securities amounted to USD$1.43 billion in June 2021 according to the most recently available IMF data. This accounted for 5.5% of the total value of foreign-owned Ukrainian debt securities, as reported by IMF’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey. As bonds are tradable instruments, holders can fluctuate on a regular basis.