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Treasury: High-income Child Benefit Charge (19 Mar 2024)

Karl McCartney: Good afternoon, Mr Speaker. [Laughter.] These changes are welcome, and they mean that more Lincoln families will receive more support from the Government, as I told the Minister in Lincoln on Friday. Will my hon. Friend confirm when the formal consultation on basing child benefit on household income rather than on individual income will commence, if the civil servants in the Treasury will let...

Treasury: Income Tax Policies: Pensioners (19 Mar 2024)

Nigel Huddleston: ...have pointed out, pensioners have gained about £1,000 on average as a result of the Government’s decisions since 2010 to increase thresholds. Some pensioners rely solely on the state for their incomes, and we are supporting pensioners through a variety of other measures: not only the triple lock but pension credit and cost of living support. Pensioners across the country will benefit...

Treasury: Topical Questions (19 Mar 2024)

Nigel Huddleston: I thank my right hon. Friend for his advocacy in support of families. We have had conversations, and I know that he very much welcomes the changes to the high-income child benefit charge and child benefit. We always keep taxes under review, and I am always delighted to meet him.

Spring Budget 2024 - Motion to Take Note (18 Mar 2024)

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: ...on the Spring Budget and the Second Reading of the NICs Bill. As anticipated, it has been a spirited debate with very thoughtful contributions from all Benches. I am particularly grateful for the support of noble Lords on the Benches behind me—or some of them, anyway. In particular, I welcomed the contribution from my noble friend Lord Kempsell. His maiden speech was excellent, and I...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions (18 Mar 2024)

Andrea Leadsom: ...s age, whether they are in qualifying full-time education, whether they are pregnant or have recently given birth, or whether they are in receipt of certain benefits or a war pension. People on low incomes can apply for help with their health costs through the NHS Low Income Scheme. The scheme provides income related help to people who are not automatically exempt from charges, but who may...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Litter: Stockport (18 Mar 2024)

Robbie Moore: The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan set out how we will support councils across the county to take tougher action against those that litter. For example, last year we significantly raised the upper limit on fixed penalty notices from £150 to £500 and from 1 April 2024 councils will have to spend this income on enforcement and clean up activity. On behalf of Defra and...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dangerous Dogs (18 Mar 2024)

Sarah Champion: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the income raised from charges for certificates of exemption to keep an XL Bully dog have been ringfenced to (a) cover the administrative costs of the exemption scheme and (b) support local authorities to enforce the ban.

Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Low Incomes: Rents (18 Mar 2024)

Bob Blackman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support low-income renters.

Written Answers — Treasury: Personal Savings (18 Mar 2024)

Bim Afolami: ...down and growth forecast to improve. This allowed the government, at Spring Budget 2024, to cut taxes further for working people. These are the most important things that the government can do to support households to save. At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor also set out further measures to support and encourage a savings culture across the UK and increase opportunities for people to...

Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy: Disability and Low Incomes (18 Mar 2024)

Amanda Solloway: Over the last two years, the Government has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the most vulnerable with one of the largest support packages in Europe. Taken together, total support between 2022 and 2025 to help households with the cost of living is worth £108 billion – an average of £3,800 per UK household. The Government is continuing to support those most in need with millions...

Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Publication of the Rural Report ‘Delivering Rural Opportunity’ (18 Mar 2024)

Robbie Moore: ...needs of rural communities and businesses. In June 2023, the Department for Environment published ‘Unleashing Rural Opportunity’, a comprehensive plan comprising 25 key actions aimed at supporting a thriving rural England. This year’s rural proofing report will reflect on the progress made in delivering these commitments within the four priority areas outlined below. Growing the...

Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy: Coventry (15 Mar 2024)

Amanda Solloway: ...fallen significantly since the winter of 2022-23. The Quarter 2 2024 price cap of £1,690 has fallen by nearly 60% since the Quarter 1 2023 price cap peak. Despite this fall in prices, we have been supporting millions of vulnerable and low income households through the £900 cost-of-living payments, alongside established financial support including the £150 Warm Home Discount. There are...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Litter: Rural Areas (15 Mar 2024)

Robbie Moore: The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan set out how we will support councils across the country to take tougher action against those who litter. For example, last year we significantly raised the upper limit on fixed penalty notices from £150 to £500 and from 1 April 2024 councils will have to spend this income on enforcement or clean up activity. We have previously given...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Teachers: Training (15 Mar 2024)

Damian Hinds: The government recognises that cost of living pressures impact trainee teachers but has taken steps to increase the financial support available. All trainee teachers on tuition fee-funded initial teacher training (ITT) routes can apply for a tuition fee loan and a partially means-tested loan for living costs. Additional means-tested student finance is also available depending on individual...

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance (15 Mar 2024)

Lord Benyon: ...and hygiene (WASH) in communities and health care settings helps prevent the threat of antimicrobial resistance. The UK's "WASH Systems for Health" programme is working in six lower-middle-income countries to strengthen the systems that deliver sustainable WASH services. The UK-funded Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition supported 14,800 facilities with WASH supplies and trained 460,000...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Office: Public Expenditure and Taxation: Northern Ireland (15 Mar 2024)

Lord Caine: The UK Government remains determined to support the Executive to maximise the opportunities presented by the financial package. To help stabilise the Executive’s financial position, the UK Government has agreed to pause its debt repayments from 2022-23 and 2023-24 of up to £559 million and will no longer require these funds to be repaid, subject to the Executive publishing a plan, which...

Written Answers — Treasury: Retail Trade: Sales (15 Mar 2024)

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: ...rate of National Insurance to 8% which, will make an average worker on £35,400 over £900 a year better off than before. This means more money in people’s pockets, helping to increase disposable income and consumer confidence. Government continues to back retailers. At Autumn Statement 2023 we extended Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief for 2024-5, a tax cut worth £2.4 billion, and...

Housing: Young People - Motion to Take Note (14 Mar 2024)

Lord Shipley: ...homes is right—it may be. This debate is about the first-time buyer. I remember owning my own home at the age of 25. My wife and I bought our first home on a 95% mortgage, worth 2.5 times my income. Many more young people were able to buy or to secure rented accommodation at an affordable price in those days. That is what this debate is about: in recent years, the number of young adults...

Asylum and Migration (14 Mar 2024)

Priti Patel: ...in the Treasury’s supplementary estimates demonstrate, the Home Office has a wide range of responsibilities, including vital work around counter-terrorism activities, keeping our streets safe, supporting the police uplift programme, and the work around violence reduction units, which were announced by the Chancellor last week. A lot of the investment that has gone into tackling domestic...

Backbench Business: St Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UK — [Dame Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair] (14 Mar 2024)

Rachel Hopkins: ..., who do a brilliant job, as part of the charity, of promoting Irish identity, culture and heritage, and also improving the quality of life of the Irish community and all in Luton. That means supporting people in need, poverty or distress—particularly, but not exclusively, those of Irish descent—and working in partnership with Luton Council and other voluntary and community sector...


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