Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Glen this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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If she will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of the equality impact assessments for each of the tax measures in the Autumn Budget 2024.
The Treasury carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics in line with both legal obligations and with our strong commitment to promoting fairness.In the interests of transparency HM Treasury and HMRC already ...
Whether special advisers in her Department have met representatives of Anacta since the general election.
All relevant meetings attended by special advisers are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.
If she will list each (a) saving and (b) efficiency planned by her Department for the 2024-25 financial year to help meet the Government's overall savings target.
Through Spending Review 2025 Phase 1 HM Treasury received funding in 2024-25 for discrete, new pressures that have arisen since the previous Spending Review, such as the Post Office Enquiry and Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration funding for Ukraine. No ad...
If she will make it her policy to publish an impact assessment which has been assessed by the Regulatory Policy Committee on the potential impact of the changes to agricultural and business property relief announced
The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms, and further explanatory informatio...
With reference to paragraph 5.146 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what estimate her Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse for changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge in each of
It is estimated that reforming the High Income Child Benefit Charge to be charged on a household income basis, with thresholds set to £120,000-£160,000 so that no families lose out, would cost £1.4 billion in 2029-30. This is an internal HM Treasury estim...
Pursuant to the Answers of 1 November 2024 to Question 10988 on Treasury: recruitment, of 14 October 2024 to Question 6117 on Department for Transport: Civil Servants and of 4 October 2024 to Question 2937 on Depart
As is the case here, where the number of individuals is fewer than 5, we consider that to provide an exact figure would constitute the disclosure of personal data.
With reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's letter to the Senior Salaries Review Body of 30 September 2024, whether public sector pay rises will be linked to productivity improvements in financial y
Pay for most frontline workforces are set through an independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. The independent PRBs, including the Senior Salaries Review Body, provide evidence-based advice to the government on levels of pay, taking account of a range of...
With reference to paragraph 2.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what her Department's policy is on the application of inheritance tax to (a) unused pension funds and (b) death benef
As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, unused pension funds and death benefits payable from a pension will form part of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027.These reforms impact on inherited sums arising from both defined contribu...
Whether the Government plans to take legislative steps to amend the Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013.
There are no plans to amend the regulations.
Pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4258 on Treasury: public appointments, if she will provide this data by the recruitment principles exception used by each grade.
Since 30 May 2024, the following appointments by exception have been made:Exception 1 (Temporary Appointments) – 22 appointments. The grades of these appointments are Student, Senior Executive Officer, Grade 7, and SCS2.Exception 3 (Secondments) – 8 appoi...
Whether the Covid Corruption Commissioner will be a direct Ministerial appointment.
The government will shortly appoint a Covid Corruption Commissioner - this follows an open competition that closed on 30 September. The details can be found at https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8362?titleSearch=&bodySearch=&...
Pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2628 on Government departments: communication and public consultation, what data her Department holds on (a) government and (b) departmental spending on communi
HMT does not hold data on all government spending on communications and marketing. However, communications and marketing spend above £100,000 is subject to central spending control and, as such, is published by each government department alongside other s...
Pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4258 on Treasury: public appointments, what the recruitment principles exception was for each appointment made by exception to her Department since 30 May 2024.
Since 30 May 2024, the following appointments by exception have been made: Exception 1 (Temporary Appointments) – 22 appointments. The grades of these appointments are Student, Senior Executive Officer, Grade 7, and SCS2. Exception 3 (Secondments) – 8 app...
For what reason it is the Government's to lift the Civil Service headcount cap that had been announced by the previous administration; and if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of this policy.
This government moved away from capping civil service headcount to an approach that ensures departments consider overall value for money in resourcing decisions.To this end it has introduced of a 2% target for reduction to administration budgets in financ...
Whether she has provided guidance to (a) Government departments and (b) arm’s-length bodies on steps that should be taken to reduce spending on (i) communications and (ii) consultancy fees, in the context of the com
The responsibility for spending decisions within Departments and Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) rests with Accounting Officers (AOs). Overarching guidance for appropriate use of public funds is set out in Managing Public Money, whilst specific guidance on effe...
Pursuant to the Answer of 8 August 2024 to Question HL519 on Public Expenditure, for what reason parts of that speech were redacted; and whether the Permanent Secretary had a role in that redaction.
The speech was redacted to remove political content.Following the recognition of an administrative error within hours of the Chancellor’s speech being uploaded to GOV.UK, HM Treasury swiftly amended the text, and an updated, redacted version was uploaded,...
If she will publish the declaration of interests of the International Investment Summit Adviser.
Declarations of interests have been made in the usual way. The Treasury does not comment on individual declarations of interests.
What the cost to the public purse was of public sector pay deals since 4 July 2024.
As set out in the 'Fixing the Foundations' document, which was published alongside the Chancellor’s Statement on 29 July, the 2024-25 pay awards for Pay Review Body workforces and the delegated Civil Service grades create an estimated further pressure of ...
What meetings officials in her Department have had with companies represented by Arden Strategies since 5 July 2024.
The government has engaged with a number of different businesses and trade bodies in the run up to the International Investment Summit – including Arden Strategies - to help coordinate meetings with key investors as part of the usual course of business. I...
Whether she made a ministerial declaration of interest in relation to her donation from Ian Corfield.
Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointe...