Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library (a) a list of meetings between him or officials in his Department and representatives of the payroll sector including the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals for (i) 1 January 2022 and (ii) 23 March 2022 and (b) the (A) agendas, (B) attendance notes and (C) minutes of those meetings; and whether discussions were held with representatives of the payroll sector on the timescale and method for implementing changes to National Insurance thresholds and rates.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.

Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel