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223528

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Whisky: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the average price of a 700ml bottle of whisky is constituted by tax; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	225321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of an average-priced bottle of whisky which is paid on tax is published by HMRC in the Alcohol Factsheet. This can be found in Table 3.1 at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/03/2015 17:31:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

223533

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to devolve air passenger duty to the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	225328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The rates of air passenger duty for all direct long-haul flights departing from Northern Ireland airports have been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly Government. The Assembly Government has set these rates to zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any further devolution of APD to Northern Ireland, as a means to achieve a reduction in rates, would need to be funded by the Executive, in order to protect the public finances and comply with EU state aid rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is exempting children from air passenger duty and abolishing the two highest band C and D rates charged on connected long-haul flights departing from Northern Ireland. For further information I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 January 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-13/220598" target="_blank">220598</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 13:17:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

223558

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates special advisers in his Department have sent emails that refer to HSBC in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	225455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 13:14:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

223193

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of participants in the Employee Shareholder Status scheme in (a) Glasgow South West constituency, (b) Glasgow city region, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Davidson
uin	225255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>No details or estimates of the number of businesses or employees using the Employee Shareholder status within geographical regions or nationally are currently available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 225261 question first answered 04/03/2015 13:23:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	611 label Biography information for Mr Ian Davidson

223205

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total contribution to the Exchequer of the wine industry was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on Corporation Tax, VAT, Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions is not available at that level of disaggregation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/02/2015 13:05:17 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223207

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of gin sold in the UK was produced domestically in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on domestically produced gin sales in the UK is not available as HM Revenue and Customs does not collect this data, as taxpayers do not need to declare this information to us.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although there is not a category specifically for gin, HM Revenue and Customs publishes data on receipts from duties on spirits that are released for consumption and data on quantities of spirits released for consumption in the monthly alcohol bulletin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/02/2015 13:07:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223208

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what quantity of spirits produced in the UK was exported in 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs is responsible for the collection of data on UK imports and exports. From the collected trade data however, we cannot identify exports of UK produced spirits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The quantity of spirits exported from the UK in 2013 is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK Exports of Spirits<sup>1</sup> in 2013</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Value (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Weight in kilograms (millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Litres of pure (100%) alcohol (millions)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spirits<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>5,241.7</p></td><td><p>986.1</p></td><td><p>426.3</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Note: </strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>1) Spirits defined as HS2208 (undenatured ethyl alcohol &lt;80%vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages),</p><p>excluding HS2208 70 (Liqueurs and cordials) and CN2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99 (undenatured ethyl alcohol &lt;80%vol)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>2) Trade is presented on a General Trade basis</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>3) EU Trade includes Below Threshold Trade Allocations (BTTAs)</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/02/2015 13:07:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223209

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the English wine industry to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>There is information publically available on this subject; for example, Ernst and Young (EY) have recently published its economic impact analysis of the wine industry in the UK. The EY report which can be found online includes estimates of the wine industry’s financial contribution to the UK economy, contribution to economic activity and the number of jobs the industry supports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/03/2015 17:40:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223213

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Accounts Committee: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he next plans to publish Treasury minutes: progress report on implementing recommendations of Public Accounts Committee.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Minutes: progress report on the implementation of Government accepted recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts – Sessions 2010-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 will be published on Thursday 19 March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/02/2015 14:40:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

223218

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful prosecutions for breaches of national minimum wage legislation there have been since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	225245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the response provided by the Solicitor General on 16 October 2014 to UIN 209683</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/02/2015 13:06:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy