Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023: National Insurance Factsheet, published on 22 November 2023, how his Department calculated that an average worker will pay over £1,000 less in personal taxes than they otherwise would have done in 2024-25.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston
Thanks to the cut to employee National Insurance contributions (NICs) announced at the Autumn Statement and to above-inflation increases to starting thresholds since 2010, an average worker in 24-25 will pay over £1,000 less in personal taxes than they otherwise would have done.
The calculations underlying this statistic are based on public information, including a published estimate of average earnings. They are robust and could be replicated by an external analyst.
The calculations are on a same-year basis against a counterfactual, to isolate the effect of policy changes on tax liabilities. Comparisons over time would include the effects of earnings growth on cash totals of tax due, given the progressive personal tax system. It is straightforward to calculate how much the average worker paid in personal taxes in each financial year since 2010-11 using published information.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the average worker paid in personal taxes in each financial year since 2010-11.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston
Thanks to the cut to employee National Insurance contributions (NICs) announced at the Autumn Statement and to above-inflation increases to starting thresholds since 2010, an average worker in 24-25 will pay over £1,000 less in personal taxes than they otherwise would have done.
The calculations underlying this statistic are based on public information, including a published estimate of average earnings. They are robust and could be replicated by an external analyst.
The calculations are on a same-year basis against a counterfactual, to isolate the effect of policy changes on tax liabilities. Comparisons over time would include the effects of earnings growth on cash totals of tax due, given the progressive personal tax system. It is straightforward to calculate how much the average worker paid in personal taxes in each financial year since 2010-11 using published information.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much financial support his Department has provided to Rohingya refugees in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh in each of the last five financial years.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan
The UK has been a leading donor to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh, providing over £373 million in humanitarian support for the crisis since 2017. This includes direct funding to the refugee camp at Cox's Bazar and to UNHCR, the World Food Programme and other agencies that work on refugee issues.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the monetary value of empty property relief for (a) retail premises (b) industrial premises and (c) all other premises was in each of the last 10 financial years for which data is available.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The information requested is not held centrally.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Tunisia and (b) other international partners on the human rights situation in that country.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We monitor the human rights situation in Tunisia closely. The UK urges the Tunisian Government to respect the principles and values of an open and democratic society at every available opportunity. Most recently, the Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, reiterated this message during his meeting with the Tunisian Foreign Minister on 4 May. The UK also coordinates with likeminded partners on how to collectively address human rights. For example, Lord Ahmad's statement of 18 April on the arrest of Rached Ghannouchi reflected an international alignment of views on the case.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will make it his policy to reduce planning restrictions for new onshore wind farms in England.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 181460 on 24 April 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made payments (a) directly or (b) indirectly for the benefit of any individuals who were a designated person for the purposes of financial sanctions regulations in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC withholds repayments to designated persons and entities that are owned or controlled by those subject to financial sanctions that have a UK tax footprint.
HMRC has reviewed its position following the changes in sanctions legislation following the UK leaving the EU and is confident that no persons or entities on the UK sanctions list has received payment from HMRC, except where provided for by an appropriate licence in accordance with UK sanctions policy.
HMRC has robust processes in place to identify designated persons and entities owned or controlled by designated persons, and banking controls put in place by HMRC's banks also provide a further level of protection.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many of the individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for offshore Failure to Correct penalties amounted to the individual monetary value of £1,000 to £9,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 182714 on 4th May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for Offshore Penalty: Failure to Correct amounted to the individual monetary value of £100,000 to £999,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 182714 on 4th May 2023.
Asked by: James Murray (Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many of the individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on the National Penalty Processing System for offshore Failure to Correct penalties amounted to a monetary value of £10,000 to £99,999 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 182714 on 4th May 2023.