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Written Question
Credit: Regulation
Monday 25th March 2024

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Regulation of Buy-Now Pay-Later: consultation on draft legislation, how many responses were received; and of those received, how many and what proportion were from (a) buy-now-pay-later providers, (b) charities and advocacy groups, (c) other financial service providers who do not offer buy-now-pay-later products and (d) members of the public.

Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

A list of respondents will be included in the Government’s response to the consultation, which will be published in due course.


Written Question
Credit: Regulation
Wednesday 21st February 2024

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to publish the response to the consultation on proposed draft legislation to bring buy-now pay-later products into regulation; and, with reference to Part J of the Government's publication entitled Consultation principles: guidance updated 19 March 2018, for what reasons has the Department not responded within the 12 week timeframe.

Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government received a large number of substantive and detailed responses to its consultation on draft legislation to bring Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) into regulation. These responses have required careful consideration to ensure that the Government’s approach to regulation is proportionate and delivers on the Government’s intention to protect BNPL borrowers without unduly restricting access to these useful interest-free products.

The Government expects to publish a response to the consultation, which will set out next steps, in due course.


Written Question
Childcare: Tax Allowances
Thursday 13th July 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants made claims under the Tax Free Childcare Scheme in each financial year since 2017; and how much funding was claimed under the scheme for children aged (a) under one year old, (b) one year old, (c) two years old and (d) three to four years old in each financial year since 2017.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Statistics relating to Tax-Free Childcare account use are published quarterly in “Tax-Free Childcare Statistics” on the gov.uk website. The latest publication, containing information up to March 2023 is here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-free-childcare-quarterly-statistics


Written Question
Credit
Monday 10th July 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) customers using buy now pay later products, (b) buy now pay later loans taken out and (c) the number of defaults for buy now pay later (i) products and (ii) loans, between January and June 2023 broken down by month.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

HM Treasury regularly monitors changes in the consumer credit market as part of its normal process of policy development.

However, it does not hold precise information on the number of customers using Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) products, the number of BNPL agreements taken out, and the number of defaults on those agreements between January and June 2023. Instead, HM Treasury draws on the research of various stakeholders, including consumer groups and the wider financial services industry, to inform policy development.


Written Question
Remote Working
Wednesday 7th June 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his comments on returning to offices at the British Chamber of Commerce Conference on 17 May 2023, what assessment he has made of the benefits to (a) employees, (b) companies and (c) the economy of a return to office working.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

I agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there are social, creative, and developmental benefits to working from an office on a regular basis. The Government will continue to work with relevant stakeholders representing both employers and employees on this issue of remote working.

It is also important to acknowledge that flexible working – including but not limited to remote working - can help employees balance work commitments and personal circumstances, such as parenting, caring, managing a health condition, or transitioning from full-time work later in life, but the Government’s view remains that there is no one size fits all policy.

Decisions on whether a job can be done flexibly should be taken between employers and employees.


Written Question
Credit: Regulation
Monday 5th June 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation entitled Regulation of Buy-Now Pay Later: consultation on draft legislation, when he plans to (a) publish the outcome of that consultation and (b) lay any legislation required before Parliament.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government is working at pace to bring Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) products into regulation. On 14 February 2023, the Government published a consultation on the draft legislation that will bring BNPL products into FCA regulation in a proportionate way. This consultation closed on 11 April. The Government is now carefully considering stakeholder feedback and is finalising policy positions.


Written Question
Income Tax
Thursday 23rd February 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is collected in income tax through (a) PAYE and (b) self-assessment from people who are registered as (i) male, (ii) female and (iii) any other gender.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

HMRC collects Income Tax from individuals through both PAYE and Self-Assessment.

HMRC publish statistics about tax receipts in the monthly statistical bulletin, found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk. This separates Income Tax received through PAYE and through Self-Assessment.

HMRC also publish statistics about total income, total tax liability and total income from non-PAYE sources, broken down by sex, in the Survey of Personal Incomes, found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-incomes-tables-31-to-311-316-and-317-for-the-tax-year-2019-to-2020/personal-incomes-statistics-2019-to-2020-commentary-for-tables-31-to-311-316-and-317#table-33--distribution-of-total-income-before-and-after-tax-by-gender-tax-year-2019-to-2020.


Written Question
Excise Duties (Deferred Payment) Regulations 1992
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether they intend to (a) retain, (b) revoke or (c) replace the Excise Duties (Deferred Payment) Regulations 1992.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Tax matters, including the Excise Duties (Deferred Payment) Regulations 1992, are matters for HM Treasury and are kept under constant review, with any announcements made at fiscal events.

All required legislation relating to excise duties and Retained EU Law will be made via the Finance Bill (or subordinate tax legislation) which is usual and appropriate for tax provisions.


Written Question
Beer: Regulation
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) replace or (c) retain the Beer Regulations 1993.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Tax matters, including the Beer Regulations 1993, are matters for HM Treasury and are kept under constant review, with any announcements made at fiscal events.

Now that the UK has left the EU and is free to set its own excise rules, the Government is undertaking the biggest reform of alcohol duties for over 140 years. The new simplified alcohol duty system, based on the principle of taxing alcohol by strength, will be implemented from 1 August 2023. We are introducing Draught Relief, reducing the duty on draught beer and cider by 5%, a measure not possible when we were members of the EU. This will directly support community pubs as over 75% of their sales come from beer and cider.


Written Question
Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 are within the scope of (a) Clause 1 or (b) any other section of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reformation) Bill.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 are part of the new domestic customs legislation that gives effect to the UK’s new standalone customs regime. The regulations are not retained EU law and therefore not within the scope of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reformation) Bill.