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809642

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an English couple married in a humanist ceremony in Scotland are able to claim the Marriage Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government introduced Marriage Allowance in 2015 to recognise marriage and civil partnership in the tax system and to help couples keep more of the money they earn. Those in legally recognised marriages and civil partnerships in the UK are eligible for Marriage Allowance. This includes humanist ceremonies in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 14:02:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

808760

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for publishing dot plots to enhance understanding of Bank of England interest rate expectations.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Monetary Policy Committee has full operational independence in setting monetary policy, including the communication of its policy stance.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 the UK government undertook a comprehensive review of the monetary policy framework, and concluded that a flexible inflation targeting framework with an operationally independent central bank was the best approach, based on international best practice and historical experience.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 14:00:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

808761

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the extent to which profits and director bonuses at house builders Persimmon and Berkeley benefited from the Help to Buy equity loan scheme in 2015; and whether they have considered introducing a windfall profits tax on those benefits.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has announced that the Help to Buy equity loan scheme will continue until March 2021 with an additional £10 billion of funding available. Help to Buy equity loan is intended to help people who otherwise would not be able to afford a deposit to buy a home. It is restricted to new-build properties to ensure that it also helps to drive up the number of homes being built. The programme has played an important role in supporting home ownership and house building since 2013.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 13:59:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

808838

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2017 to Question 118571 on Overseas Trade: China, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the on-going dispute with OLAF on alleged tariff duty loss does not hinder the negotiations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	119947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The government is already in correspondence with the Commission regarding this issue, which relates to past transactions. As set out in the government’s response to Question 118571, HMRC has a comprehensive strategy for tackling suspected customs fraud.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:58:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

808883

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the amount of money that would have been raised for the public purse if the bankers' bonus tax had been retained in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	119992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The bank payroll tax applied only to banking bonuses awarded between December 2009 and April 2010. The last Labour Chancellor conceded that it could not be repeated without significant tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p>Bank specific tax measures introduced by the Conservative government since the bank payroll tax include the bank levy, an additional 8% surcharge on banking profits, making misconduct compensation non-deductible and restricting the amount of carry-forward losses. All these changes mean that we will have raised more than £44 billion in additional bank taxes by 2023.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:48:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

808938

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many joint and several liability notices HMRC has issued to online marketplaces due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	120047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued <ins class="ministerial">862</ins> <del class="ministerial">657</del> notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:55:22 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2018 10:20:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 31892 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

808939

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out every enforcement action taken against online marketplaces that have been issued with a joint and several liability notice due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	120048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued <ins class="ministerial">862</ins> <del class="ministerial">657</del> notices to online marketplaces making them jointly and severally liable for future VAT evasion by non-compliant overseas sellers. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the seller from its platform.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:56:47 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2018 10:20:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 31894 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

808940

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out every online marketplace that has been issued with a joint and several liability notice and the number of notices issued to each of those online marketplaces due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	120049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued <ins class="ministerial">862</ins> <del class="ministerial">657</del> notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:53:31 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2018 10:20:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 31890 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

808964

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of how many recipients by parliamentary constituency will receive less in financial support as a result of the replacement of childcare vouchers by tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	120073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The data available does not allow such an estimate to be made.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting working families with the cost of childcare. We are doubling the free childcare available to working parents of 3&amp;4 year olds to 30 hours a week, saving them around £5,000 a year per child. In 2019/20 we will be spending around £6bn on childcare support – a record amount.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/12/2017 13:54:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806595

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire to discuss duty rates on Scotch Whisky.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	119671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Government ministers regularly meet with Members of Parliament to discuss policy issues.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 119655 119657 119659 119661 119663 119665 119667 119668 119669 119670 question first answered 21/12/2017 13:35:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown