Asked by: Kim Leadbeater (Labour - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to make a decision on the pay reward for staff of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Discussions with the Independent Office for Police Conduct are ongoing and a decision on their 2022/23 pay remit will be made in due course.
Asked by: Rupa Huq (Labour - Ealing Central and Acton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the starting salary of police officers in order to attract more potential candidates to the profession.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The independent Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the appropriate level of pay and allowances for police officers.
The PRRB gathers and invites parties to submit evidence to inform its recommendations. This includes both written and oral evidence from the Government, police employers and police staff associations. The PRRB weighs the evidence, considers independent research, and formulates detailed recommendations.
On 19 July the Government announced that it had accepted in full the recommendations of the PRRB to award a consolidated increase of £1,900 to all police officer ranks and pay points with effect from 1 September 2022. The award is targeted at those on the lowest pay points to provide an uplift of up to 8.8%.
As at 30 September 2022, 15,343 additional uplift officers have been recruited in England and Wales through the Police Uplift Programme, 77% of the target of 20,000 additional officers by March 2023.
Nationally forces have received 244,166 applications since the start of the uplift and interest in policing careers remains strong.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to confer eligibility for temporary importation vehicle relief under the HMRC form C110 on people who have arrived under the Homes for Ukraine scheme for the full duration of their visas.
Answered by Richard Fuller
Ukrainian refugees entering the UK temporarily under the Homes for Ukraine scheme do not need to declare their personal vehicles to customs, pay any customs duty, or import VAT on their vehicle, provided the vehicle is taxed and registered in its home country.
This is provided for under the Temporary Admission (TA) procedure which allows certain goods to be imported into the UK temporarily, with total relief from customs duty and import VAT. Under TA, imported goods or belongings must not be altered (but can be repaired to maintain their condition) and must be re-exported within a set time period (normally 6 months).
Ukrainian refugees staying in the UK longer than 6 months under the terms of their visas can apply for an extension of the TA set-period by contacting HMRC’s National Temporary Admission Section (NTAS) at: ntis@hmrc.gov.uk. If they provide NTAS with a copy of their Biometric Residence Permit, or any other evidence of their permission to remain in the UK, HMRC will grant an extension up to 3 years.
The C110 is an optional form which provides evidence that the vehicle is under temporary importation status if stopped on public roads by the police or a customs official.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on making an estimate of the number of (a) serving and (b) former police officers in Newport West constituency who are in food poverty as on 2 September 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on essentials. Building on previously announced packages of support, in May we announced a significant additional cost of living support package targeted at those with the greatest need.
The Government has recently outlined a further substantial package of support. This support includes helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
Furthermore we accepted in full the Police Remuneration Review Body’s recommendation to award a consolidated increase of £1,900 to all police officer ranks and pay points it will provide an uplift of up to 8.8%.
The Government has also introduced a Police Covenant, which recognises the service and sacrifice of current and former members of the police workforce. As part of this, we are focusing on health and wellbeing, physical protection and support for families.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on making an estimate of the number of (a) serving and (b) former police officers in Newport West constituency who are at risk of homelessness as on 2 September 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on essentials. Building on previously announced packages of support, in May we announced a significant additional cost of living support package targeted at those with the greatest need.
The Government has recently outlined a further substantial package of support. This support includes helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
Furthermore we accepted in full the Police Remuneration Review Body’s recommendation to award a consolidated increase of £1,900 to all police officer ranks and pay points it will provide an uplift of up to 8.8%.
The Government has also introduced a Police Covenant, which recognises the service and sacrifice of current and former members of the police workforce. As part of this, we are focusing on health and wellbeing, physical protection and support for families.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on making an estimate of the number of (a) serving and (b) former police officers in Newport West constituency who are in fuel poverty as on 2 September 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on essentials. Building on previously announced packages of support, in May we announced a significant additional cost of living support package targeted at those with the greatest need.
The Government has recently outlined a further substantial package of support. This support includes helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
Furthermore we accepted in full the Police Remuneration Review Body’s recommendation to award a consolidated increase of £1,900 to all police officer ranks and pay points it will provide an uplift of up to 8.8%.
The Government has also introduced a Police Covenant, which recognises the service and sacrifice of current and former members of the police workforce. As part of this, we are focusing on health and wellbeing, physical protection and support for families.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to ask the pay review bodies to prioritise tackling poverty and low wages in their recommendations.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, to address global inflationary pressures, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totaling over £37bn this year.
Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of one-off support in total this year to help with the cost of living.
For households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support; the government is providing an extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund. The Fund will be extended from this October to March 2023, bringing total funding for the scheme to £1.5 billion.
The government is also committed to tackling the underlying, long-term factors driving cost of living challenges. This includes: helping people into work and supporting them to keep more of what they earn; solidifying our supply chains and boosting our energy security; and driving economic growth through a lower tax, dynamic market economy.
On 1 April 2022, the Government increased the National Living Wage (NLW) by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour for workers aged 23+. This helps keeps us on track to meet our target, which will help make significant progress on ending low pay by 2024-25.
The April 2022 increase in the NLW represents an increase of over £1,000 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage and is expected to benefit over 2 million workers.
Pay for most frontline workforces – including nurses, teachers, armed forces and police officers - is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. The Pay Review Bodies will consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations.
Spending Review 2021 confirmed that public sector workers will see pay rises across the whole Spending Review period (22/23-24/25).
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that his public sector pay remits focus on poverty reduction.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, to address global inflationary pressures, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.
Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of one-off support in total this year to help with the cost of living.
For households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support; the government is providing an extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund. The Fund will be extended from this October to March 2023, bringing total funding for the scheme to £1.5 billion.
The government is also committed to tackling the underlying, long-term factors driving cost of living challenges. This includes: helping people into work and supporting them to keep more of what they earn; solidifying our supply chains and boosting our energy security; and driving economic growth through a lower tax, dynamic market economy.
Pay for most frontline workforces – including nurses, teachers, armed forces and police officers - is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. The Pay Review Bodies will consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations.
Spending Review 2021 confirmed that public sector workers will see pay rises across the whole Spending Review period (22/23-24/25).
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out his proposal for the level of public sector pay ahead of summer 2022.
Answered by Simon Clarke
Spending Review 2021 confirmed that public sector workers will see pay rises across the whole Spending Review period (22/23-24/25), with pay awards determined through normal process. Pay for most frontline workforces – including nurses, teachers, armed forces and police officers - is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. The Government carefully considers recommendations from Pay Review Bodies before responding. Pay awards for 2022/23 will be announced by Secretaries of State responsible for relevant workforces in due course.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the impact of percentage increases in pay for (a) low earning and (b) other public sector staff; and if he will make it his policy to prioritise the largest public sector pay increases for the lowest earners, in the context of the rise in the cost of living.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The government is providing over £15bn of additional support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.
Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of one-off support in total this year to help with the cost of living.
For households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support; the government is providing an extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund. The Fund will be extended from this October to March 2023, bringing total funding for the scheme to £1.5 billion.
The government is also committed to tackling the underlying, long-term factors driving cost of living challenges. This includes: helping people into work and supporting them to keep more of what they earn; solidifying our supply chains and boosting our energy security; and driving economic growth through a lower tax, dynamic market economy.
Pay for most frontline workforces – including nurses, teachers, armed forces and police officers - is set through an independent Pay Review Body process. The Pay Review Bodies will consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations.
Spending Review 2021 confirmed that public sector workers will see pay rises across the whole Spending Review period (22/23-24/25).