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registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have claimed video games tax relief in each financial year since 2014; and in which regions of the UK those companies are located.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	68115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Tax relief was claimed for 45 video games with a financial year of completion of 2014-15 and for 65 video games with a financial year of completion of 2015-16. The limited number of returns means it is not possible to present regional statistics while maintaining the standards of HM Revenue and Customs’ statistical disclosure controls.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/03/2017 11:57:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

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registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses received video games tax relief in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	63127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p>Tax relief was claimed for 15 animations with a financial year of completion of 2013-14. This is the first year in which animation tax relief was available. This increased to 25 claims for animations with a financial year of completion of 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>Tax relief was claimed for 45 video games with a financial year of completion of 2014-15. This was the first year in which video games tax relief was available. Tax relief for video games expenditure was not available in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>The first Official Statistics on the number of claims and cost of theatre tax relief will be published in summer 2017, presenting information for 2014-15. Theatre tax relief was available from 1 September 2014, so no claims were possible for 2013-14.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 63126 63128 question first answered 13/02/2017 14:16:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

540965

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
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 benefits to the UK economy of video games tax relief.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	43669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The creative industries make a valuable cultural contribution to the UK, they are also an important part of a dynamic and diversified economy.</p><p> </p><p>In its first two years the video games tax relief aided the production of 135 games, supporting £417 million of production spending in this country.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on all of the creative sector tax reliefs can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/09/2016 10:42:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

446743

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses benefited from video games tax relief in 2014-15; what the cost of that relief was to his Department in that year; and what the return on investment was for the economy as a result of that relief.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Chris White
uin	23679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Video Games Tax Relief is forecast to cost the Exchequer £10m in 2014-15. The first Official Statistics on the number of claims and cost of Video Games Tax Relief will be published in Summer 2016, allowing sufficient time for claims to have been submitted for the 2014-15 tax year. No estimate of the benefit for the economy as a whole is available.</p><br /><p>The forecast has been certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility and is consistent with their latest forecast of Corporation Tax receipts.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/01/2016 14:49:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

76696

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of companies in Scotland which would benefit from video games tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	204759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>As published in the Tax Information and Impact note, it is estimated that there are approximately 300 video games companies in the UK that may benefit from Video Games Tax Relief. No estimate is available for Scotland separately.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 16:50:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

62199

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to promote the video games tax relief to video games producers.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	200659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The video games tax relief came into effect from 1 April 2014. This generous new relief will provide support for the growing video games sector in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are currently presenting a series of events across the country to promote and explain the new relief to the industry. A specialist unit has been provided to assist businesses with making claims. Guidance is available on HMRC's website to explain the relief and help businesses decide whether they are eligible for relief. HMRC are working closely with the video games industry to develop more detailed guidance, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/06/2014 16:41:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson