Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an impact assessment of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 the Humber.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK and to relieve the immediate pressure on the cost of living. This includes cutting National Insurance by aligning the Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit with the income tax personal allowance from July 2022 – a tax cut worth over £6 billion – and cutting the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre for a year, saving the average UK car driver around £100.
It sets out that taxes are being cut, debt is falling and public spending is increasing, for the benefit of every region and nation in the UK.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an impact assessment of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 on the South East.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK and to relieve the immediate pressure on the cost of living. This includes cutting National Insurance by aligning the Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit with the income tax personal allowance from July 2022 – a tax cut worth over £6 billion – and cutting the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre for a year, saving the average UK car driver around £100.
It sets out that taxes are being cut, debt is falling and public spending is increasing, for the benefit of every region and nation in the UK.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment was made of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 on the South West Region of England.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK and to relieve the immediate pressure on the cost of living. This includes cutting National Insurance by aligning the Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit with the income tax personal allowance from July 2022 – a tax cut worth over £6 billion – and cutting the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre for a year, saving the average UK car driver around £100.
It sets out that taxes are being cut, debt is falling and public spending is increasing, for the benefit of every region and nation in the UK.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an impact assessment of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 on Scotland.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK, and to relieve the immediate pressure on our cost of living. It set out that taxes are being cut, that debt is falling, and that public spending is increasing.
Raising the National Insurance thresholds is a tax cut for 2.4 million workers in Scotland, saving the typical employee over £330 a year. As a result of a cut to the basic rate of Income Tax for savings income in 2024, taxpayers in Scotland will see benefits worth £3 million. As other Income Tax rates in Scotland are devolved, the Scottish Government will receive an extra £350 million in 2024-25 due to the cut in the basic rate of Income Tax for non-savings, non-dividends income.
Further support for UK households and businesses included the £1,000 increase to the Employment Allowance, which will benefit around half a million businesses across the UK, as well as the cuts to fuel duty on petrol and diesel, by 5p per litre, for the next 12 months.
In addition to this UK-wide action, the Chancellor also announced that the UK Government is providing the Scottish Government with an additional £45 million through the Barnett formula in 2022-23, as a result of measures announced in the Spring Statement.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an impact assessment of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 on London.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK and to relieve the immediate pressure on our cost of living. This includes cutting National Insurance by aligning the Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit with the income tax personal allowance from July 2022 – a tax cut worth over £6 billion – and cutting the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre for a year, saving the average UK car driver around £100.
It sets out that taxes are being cut, debt is falling and public spending is increasing, for the benefit of every region and nation in the UK.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an impact assessment of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 on the East Midlands.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK and to relieve the immediate pressure on our cost of living. This includes cutting National Insurance by aligning the Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit with the income tax personal allowance from July 2022 – a tax cut worth over £6 billion – and cutting the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre for a year, saving the average UK car driver around £100.
It sets out that taxes are being cut, debt is falling and public spending is increasing, for the benefit of every region and nation in the UK.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an impact assessment of the potential effect of measures included in the Spring Statement 2022 on the West Midlands.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23 March 2022 announced a number of measures to support households and businesses in every region and nation of the UK and to relieve the immediate pressure on our cost of living. This includes cutting National Insurance by aligning the Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit with the income tax personal allowance from July 2022 – a tax cut worth over £6 billion – and cutting the duty rate on petrol and diesel by 5p per litre for a year, saving the average UK car driver around £100.
It sets out that taxes are being cut, debt is falling and public spending is increasing, for the benefit of every region and nation in the UK.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether regional impact assessments will be published for (a) the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, (b) the Political Declaration and (c) the UK’s mandate for the next phase of negotiations on the UK's future relationship with the EU.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The election result has shown that the British people want to get Brexit done, and they have given the government a strong and clear mandate to that end.
The government published an Impact Assessment in support of the WAB in October. It is a standard assessment of the direct costs and benefits to businesses of the elements of the Bill and remains valid for the current WAB.
The specifics of our future relationship with the EU will be the subject of the next phase of negotiations. We will keep Parliament updated throughout those discussions and provide analysis at appropriate points.
The Chancellor has stated that the upcoming Budget will set out ambitious plans to unleash Britain’s potential, level up across the UK and usher in a decade of renewal.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to comply with the European Court of Justice judgment of 2015 on VAT on green products such as solar panels.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The UK has applied a five per cent reduced rate of VAT to installations of 11 different types of energy saving materials since 2001. That reduced rate remains in place and is unchanged.
Following the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the government published a consultation on this particularly complex issue. We are currently considering the responses to this consultation.
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Government has collected from VAT on household energy bills in 2015-16.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The information requested is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not collect data on VAT revenue from particular goods and services.