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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

223535

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	Energy: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from community energy co-operatives on the decision to remove their entitlement to Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	225330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The government ran a consultation exercise between July 2014 and September 2014 on the impact of the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes and a further consultation exercise on the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR). Both consultations sought views on the importance of eligibility for tax reliefs under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Venture Capital Trust scheme (VCTs) and SITR for community energy groups.</p><p>There were 25 respondents to the question in the SITR consultation, and 32 respondents in the tax-advantaged venture capital consultation. These included responses from community energy co-operatives and wider representative groups.</p><p>The government remains committed to supporting local energy schemes and continues to offer grant and loan development support through programmes such as the Rural Community Energy Fund, the Urban Community Energy Fund and the Green Investment Bank. Furthermore, the Autumn Statement 2014 announced that qualifying local community energy schemes will be eligible for an expanded SITR</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 17:12:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

223536

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	Government Departments: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will update his Department's guidance on Managing Public Money, published in July 2013, to include consideration of social, economic and environmental value when government departments dispose of land assets.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mark Hunter
uin	225332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>When considering project options, Managing Public Money requires departments to follow the appraisal techniques in the Green book (Appraisal and Evaluation in Central Government). The Green Book describes how the economic, financial, social and environmental assessments of a policy, programme or project should be combined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/03/2015 16:56:54 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1598 label Biography information for Mark Hunter

223539

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	Infrastructure
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 performance of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Hancock
uin	225354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) continues to make progress in supporting investment by UK pension funds in UK infrastructure by providing a platform for these funds to work together.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/03/2015 16:25:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	59 label Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock

223551

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	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service eligible for VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	225404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make Scottish Fire and Rescue Service eligible for VAT refunds.</p><p>In 2011 the Scottish Government were explicitly advised of this potential consequence of changing from regional fire and police forces to single authorities as part of the proposed revised funding model for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland. At the time they took the decision to make these reforms they would have known they would no longer be eligible for the VAT refunds as a result.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 17:13:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

223554

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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
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 introduce a system of grant funding for the training of professional freight drivers.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The road haulage sector provides a vital economic service, and its effectiveness is of crucial importance for a whole range of other industrial, commercial and service businesses in the UK as well as ensuring essential goods can be provided to the general public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am aware of the concerns that the industry has about recruitment of drivers, and the Government is looking into this matter to understand better why this has occurred and whether there is anything that it would be appropriate for Government to do in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 05/03/2015 16:57:50 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

223556

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	Taxation: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department carried out an impact assessment on the future implications of signing its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on co-operation in the area of taxation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	225451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>An impact assessment was conducted and is summarised at page 16 of the Autumn Statement 2012 policy costings document<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>under the heading of ‘Tax repatriation from Switzerland’.</p><p> </p><p>A further impact assessment was included at page A221 of the overview of draft legislation<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> in respect of Finance Bill 2013 published on 11 December 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Progress against forecast, revised in accordance with standard review procedures once the agreement became operational, was considered in the National Audit Office report ‘Increasing the effectiveness of tax collection’<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup> published on 6 February 2015. Here, at paragraph 5.8, the National Audit Office commented that, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) appears to be 'on track to meet its revised forecast of tax yield from the UK-Swiss agreement’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192207/fb2013_overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192207/fb2013_overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Increasing-the-effectiveness-of-tax-collection-a-stocktake-of-progress-since-2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Increasing-the-effectiveness-of-tax-collection-a-stocktake-of-progress-since-2010.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:15:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

223557

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	Bank of Credit and Commerce International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full Lord Justice Bingham's report, Inquiry into the Supervision of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, on the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, completed in 1992.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	225460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information in this document was released in 2011 and is now in the public domain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 224763 question first answered 05/03/2015 16:48:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

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