Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications were received by UK Export Finance in each month of the last five years; and what the value of those applications was.
Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
It is not possible to provide the information requested other than at disproportionate cost.
Applications are made to UK Export Finance (UKEF) through a variety of channels, including through banks and other financial institutions, and through its network of local Export Finance Managers who are valuable contacts for exporters and businesses with export potential.
Further information about the support that UKEF provides can be found in the Annual Reports and Accounts for each year, which can be found online at: UK Export Finance annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK.
Full details of the businesses supported by UKEF are available online at: UK Export Finance: business supported - GOV.UK.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of international investors in the UK.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The ONS is responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics related to the economy, population, and society at national, regional and local levels.
The ONS publish annual statistics on inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which are available on their website. The ONS do not publish figures on the number of international investors in the UK.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who claimed the remittance basis and will use the temporary repatriation facility in the last year.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The numbers of non-domiciled taxpayers taxed on the remittance basis are published in Table 5 of the latest Non Domicile Taxpayer Statistics accessible for download here. The latest available year for numbers taxed on the remittance basis is tax year ending 2022.
The Temporary Repatriation facility began in 2025/26 so no data is held for the past year.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the fourth iteration of the Post Office's Banking Framework, published on 30 April 2025, what steps his Department is taking to expand access through post offices to (a) cash and (b) banking services.
Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government welcomes Banking Framework 4, which provides both personal and business customers with certainty about access to services provided through the post office network to the end of the decade, including vital in-person cash and banking services. As well as improving cash services for the people and businesses that need it most, Banking Framework 4 will also provide a better commercial offer for postmasters over the next five years.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the About Us page for the Office for Investment on gov.uk, updated on 8 November 2024, when he plans to set out further details on the expanded Office for Investment; and when that expanded office will be operational.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Office for Investment (OfI) has remained operational throughout this period, continuing to lead efforts to secure high-value investment into the UK — such as through its role in landing the major investment partnership worth £24 billion between The Crown Estate and Lendlease and the multibillion-pound investment by Universal in a new theme park and resort in Bedford. The expanded OfI will be operational by the end of May. The Department remains committed to continuously improving its approach to attracting and delivering transformational investment that supports UK growth and innovation.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cheques were issued by HMRC to (a) people and (b) companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
In 2024-25, HMRC issued 2,719,522 cheques to people and companies. HMRC does not keep separate figures for cheques sent to people and companies.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of administering cheque payments across government in 2024-25 financial year.
Answered by Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The information requested is not held by HM Treasury and could only be produced at a disproportionate cost due to the scope and complexity of analysis required.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department collects information on the number of cheques issued by (a) the Government and (b) central government public bodies in 2024-25.
Answered by Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Cheques are issued individually by Government Departments and other central government public bodies. HM Treasury does not collect information on the number of cheques issued.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was to HMRC of administering cheque payments to (a) people and (b) companies in 2024-25.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The cost of sending cheque payments to people and companies in 2024-5 was £1.7 million. HMRC does not keep separate figures for cheques sent to people and companies.
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed the remittance basis in each of the last five tax years.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The numbers of non-domiciled taxpayers taxed on the remittance basis are published in Table 5 of the latest Non Domicile Taxpayer Statistics accessible for download here. The latest available year for numbers taxed on the remittance basis is tax year ending 2022.