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850360

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress is being made on reducing the deficit.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	904046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The deficit has been reduced by three quarters from its post-war peak in 2010, from 9.9% GDP to 2.3% GDP last year.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR’s November forecasts shows the deficit reducing further, to 1.1% of GDP in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2018 15:54:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

850005

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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, how many parents have opened and then closed a tax-free childcare account since that policy was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	129573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>7,656 Tax-Free Childcare accounts have been closed since the scheme launched in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/03/2018 14:09:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

850067

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2018 to Question 126730 and the oral evidence of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Treasury Committee on Childcare on 31 January 2018, HC 757, if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) £220 million per year administration costs and (b) any other operating costs associated with the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	129635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>£220 million is the estimated cost to government of the employer National Insurance relief on Employer Supported Childcare. That relief does not go directly to parents to help with the cost of childcare, but to employers, and the voucher providers they use, to administer the schemes. Government does not hold details about the administration costs incurred by employers for childcare voucher schemes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/03/2018 14:10:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

850098

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Burial and Cremation: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from VAT on burial and cremation in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The details that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide the number of people benefiting from this relief. HMRC does not require this level of detail because it would place a considerable administrative burden on businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 129673 129674 question first answered 01/03/2018 14:44:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

850102

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Listed Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a VAT exception for goods and services required for the (a) repair, (b) maintenance and (c) renovations of Grade II listed buildings used for (i) community and (ii) religious events.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	129670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>EU VAT rules do not allow the introduction of a reduced rate or exemption for goods and services supplied exclusively for the repair, maintenance and renovations of Grade II listed buildings used for community and religious events. While the UK remains a member of the EU, we will continue to abide by our rights and obligations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 15:03:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

850105

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from value added tax on finance and insurance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The details that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide the number of people benefiting from this relief. HMRC does not require this level of detail because it would place a considerable administrative burden on businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 129666 129674 question first answered 01/03/2018 14:44:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

850106

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gambling: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from value added tax on betting and gaming and lottery duties in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	129674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The details that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide the number of people benefiting from this relief. HMRC does not require this level of detail because it would place a considerable administrative burden on businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 129666 129673 question first answered 01/03/2018 14:44:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

850132

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which NHS trusts have made representations to his Department to seek advice on varying their VAT payments either directly or through the transference of some staff into a subsidiary company.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	129700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC do not comment on individual taxpayers. HMRC does not give advice on how any taxpayer organises their affairs: it is HMRC’s role to collect the taxes that are legally due, including VAT.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/03/2018 15:01:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

850151

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
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 merits of implementing a cap on public sector exit payments.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	129719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ending six figure exit payments for public sector workers. We have legislated in the last parliament for a £95,000 cap and are currently in the process of drafting the necessary regulations to be laid in parliament.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure the successful implementation of these changes, a consultation will be brought forward in the next few months.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/03/2018 15:14:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

850220

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of his Department’s cloud-hosting contracts have been awarded to (a) hyperscale cloud providers and (b) UK SMEs; and what the value of those contracts was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	129788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>It is our policy to award contracts on the basis of value for money, whilst doing everything we can to encourage UK suppliers, and UK SME's in particular, to win business. This is achieved through competitive tender in accordance with public procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The department has seven cloud-hosting contracts, of which five have been awarded to UK SMEs and zero have been awarded to hyperscale providers. The total value of the contracts awarded to SMEs is £162,256.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/03/2018 14:45:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray