Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support new co-operatives and mutuals.
Answered by Tulip Siddiq - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government recognises the important contribution of co-operatives and mutuals to the economy, serving local communities around the UK and ensuring the UK has a diverse business sector with their model of shared ownership. According to the Co-operative and Mutual Economy Report 2024, there are currently 9,342 mutual and co-operative businesses in the UK, with an annual income of £165.7 billion.
The Government is committed to unlocking the full potential of the mutual and co-operative sector to support inclusive growth and will work with the sector to ensure it is fully supported to grow.
To help ensure co-operatives legislation is meeting the needs of co-operative and community benefit societies, the Government is funding the Law Commission’s independent review of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. This will consider ways to update and modernise the Act.
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
Answered by Robert Jenrick - Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
The cleaning, security and catering service at HM Treasury is provided through a service contract, let by the landlord for 1 Horse Guards Road (Exchequer Partnership). HM Treasury does not hold information on remuneration for cleaners, security guards or catering staff.
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which NHS trusts have made apprenticeship levy payments since 6 April 2017; and how much has been paid since that date (a) by each NHS trust and (b) in total by all NHS trusts.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Levy information of individual NHS trusts is not available due to HMRC’s duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.
In 2016, the then Chancellor, in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, set out an estimate of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies including the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (which includes NHS Trusts) in England. This was published at:
It is only possible to accurately determine the total levy payments made by all NHS trusts at disproportionate costs. This is because HMRC administrative data is not produced in a form where NHS trusts and their associated PAYE schemes are easily identifiable.