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748014

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what measures have they put in place to ensure that investors have confidence in the UK economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The government believes that balancing the public finances is key to ensuring confidence in the UK economy and delivering sustainable growth. The Industrial Strategy will support economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the whole country. The government has announced over £23bn of additional investment in economic infrastructure, research and development, and housing. The government will also cut corporation tax to 17 per cent - the lowest rate in the G20.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 15:10:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

748053

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much will be raised for the public purse in fuel duty in each year to 2029-30.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	2961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>According to the latest provisional statistics released by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), fuel duties raised £27.9bn in the 2016-17 tax year. Forecasts for fuel duty revenues in future years are provided by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in their ‘Economic and Fiscal Outlook’. For the latest fuel duty revenue forecast, please see Table 4.6 on page 104:</p><p><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2017/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2017/</a></p><p> </p><p>The OBR do not publish forecasts of tax receipts past the five-year ‘scorecard’ period (currently ending in 2021-22). However, in their 2014 ‘Fiscal Sustainability Report’ they did assess the sustainability of fuel duty revenues over a longer period. Please see Chapter 4 (page 123) of the report for more information:</p><p><a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/41298-OBR-accessible.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/41298-OBR-accessible.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/07/2017 10:04:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

748054

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding will be available in the next round of Libor funding for charities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	2958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The amount of funding available in the next round of Libor funding for charities (LIBOR 2017) will be confirmed once all applications for funding support have been received. The application window closes on 25 August 2017; full details of the scheme and the application form can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/07/2017 13:59:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748055

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether air ambulance charities are required to pay VAT on their purchases.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	2979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Air ambulance charities, like most organisations and individuals, are required to pay VAT on their taxable purchases. The VAT refund scheme allows air ambulance charities to receive refunds of VAT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/07/2017 08:57:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

748056

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage more financial institutions, including those based overseas, to provide support to executors and administrators of estates, including with regard to making the deceased's liquid assets available for the payment of inheritance tax prior to the grant of probate in line with the 2016 Bereavement Principles.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	2724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>UK banks’ and building societies’ treatment of their customers is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles of Business. This includes a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers, including those who have recently suffered a bereavement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supportive of industry efforts to improve handling of these sensitive cases, including the implementation of the British Bankers’ Association’s Bereavement Principles. These Principles commit firms to support customers and, in particular, allow necessary payments to be made from the deceased’s accounts. Such payments include inheritance tax, which can be paid directly to HM Revenue and Customs, before probate is granted, through the Direct Payment Scheme. Where lower amounts are held, the Principles also commit firms to consider whether they can waive probate requirements and release funds more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 12:39:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

748057

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in allocating public spending priorities in budgets during the course of the current Parliament to reduce (a) geographical, (b) wealth and (c) generational inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	2747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has shown it is committed to reducing geographical, wealth and generational inequality. It will continue to consider such issues when making public spending allocations.</p><p> </p><p>A key priority for this government is to make sure the economy works for the whole country, not just certain parts. In the latest year, the economy grew fastest in the North West, the number of people in work grew fastest in the South West and unemployment fell fastest in Scotland. Looking ahead, the Government is developing an industrial strategy to drive productivity, create jobs, and ensure sustainable economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Our increases to the National Minimum Wage rate will benefit younger people, as will our actions to help young people get on the housing ladder. Income inequality is now lower now than it was in 2010, and the share of total income tax paid by the top 1% is 27%.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/07/2017 14:54:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

748058

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of tax cuts for companies and individuals earning more than £75,000 for each year since 2010 up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	2742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The exchequer impact of individual policy measures are estimated in HM Treasury’s publications on policy costings accompanying each fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 08:33:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

748059

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the levels of household debt in the (a) Borough of Rochdale and (b) UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	2789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest data shows median household financial debt in the North West is the second lowest of any English region.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK as a whole, household debt-to-income has increased marginally from 141% 12 months ago to 145% in Q1 2017. This remains significantly below the pre-crisis peak of 160% in Q1 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) was set up by the government to assess and mitigate financial stability risks, including from household debt. The FPC has taken action to ensure against a significant rise in highly indebted households.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/07/2017 15:45:02 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

748061

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Foreign Exchange: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69488, whether the results of research into the impact of pricing structures on consumer understanding of foreign currency transaction fees will inform forthcoming payment services regulations.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	2823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>In its Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69488, the Government stated that it was conducting research on the effects of transparency in overseas money transfers (involving foreign exchange) on consumer decisions. This research will help to inform the Government's response to the consultation on draft regulations for the implementation of the Second Payment Services Directive. This response will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 11/07/2017 14:57:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

748062

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government plans to bring corporation tax down to 17 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The government legislated in the 2016 Finance Act to reduce the corporation tax rate to 17% in April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure the UK remains an attractive destination to set up and grow a business. Cutting corporation tax increases the returns companies receive on their investments, allowing them to increase investment, lower prices, hire staff or increase wages.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 09:19:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West