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1610547

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission a review by the Office for Budget Responsibility into the impact of tax free shopping at (a) airports and (b) ports on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	180680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>In October 2022, to ensure the UK’s economic stability and to provide confidence in the Government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, the Chancellor announced that the Government will not be proceeding with plans to introduce a new VAT-free shopping scheme. Such a scheme would come at a significant fiscal cost as it would subsidise a large amount of tourist spending which already occurs without a tax relief in place.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility published their assessment of the withdrawal of the previous VAT-free shopping schemes in November 2020. This showed that withdrawal would raise a significant amount of revenue and have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK. Although the Government keeps all taxes under review and continues to consider all available evidence as part of the policy-making process, there are no current plans to commission a further assessment.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/04/2023 12:51:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1608059

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential fiscal impacts of increasing funding for sustainable aviation fuels.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	174530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). A SAF mandate will be introduced to drive demand. A consultation setting out further detail on the mandate and potential uptake trajectories for SAF was published on 30 March. It reaffirms our commitment that at least 10% of fuel must be made from sustainable sources by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing in SAF plants to boost supply. 8 SAF plants received support through the green fuels, green skies competition. A further £165m is being invested through the Advanced Fuels Fund between 2022 – 25 to support UK SAF plants reach commercial scale.</p><p> </p><p>DfT commissioned an independent review in October 2022 to understand how to accelerate investment in a UK SAF industry. The government will publish the review and respond to it shortly. The government has been clear that it wants to see the UK continue to capture its share of the global SAF market and play a leading role in the development, production and use of SAF. As the response to the independent report will set out, government will continue to work in partnership with industry and investors to explore the best approach to addressing barriers to investment.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 173008 173009 173010 question first answered 31/03/2023 14:45:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1607068

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential merits of introducing a price stability mechanism for the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). A SAF mandate will be introduced to drive demand. A consultation setting out further detail on the mandate and potential uptake trajectories for SAF was published on 30 March. It reaffirms our commitment that at least 10% of fuel must be made from sustainable sources by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing in SAF plants to boost supply. 8 SAF plants received support through the green fuels, green skies competition. A further £165m is being invested through the Advanced Fuels Fund between 2022 – 25 to support UK SAF plants reach commercial scale.</p><p> </p><p>DfT commissioned an independent review in October 2022 to understand how to accelerate investment in a UK SAF industry. The government will publish the review and respond to it shortly. The government has been clear that it wants to see the UK continue to capture its share of the global SAF market and play a leading role in the development, production and use of SAF. As the response to the independent report will set out, government will continue to work in partnership with industry and investors to explore the best approach to addressing barriers to investment.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 173009 173010 174530 question first answered 31/03/2023 14:45:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1607069

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing a contracts for difference scheme, similar to that used to in the wind sector, for the production of sustainable aviation fuels.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). A SAF mandate will be introduced to drive demand. A consultation setting out further detail on the mandate and potential uptake trajectories for SAF was published on 30 March. It reaffirms our commitment that at least 10% of fuel must be made from sustainable sources by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing in SAF plants to boost supply. 8 SAF plants received support through the green fuels, green skies competition. A further £165m is being invested through the Advanced Fuels Fund between 2022 – 25 to support UK SAF plants reach commercial scale.</p><p> </p><p>DfT commissioned an independent review in October 2022 to understand how to accelerate investment in a UK SAF industry. The government will publish the review and respond to it shortly. The government has been clear that it wants to see the UK continue to capture its share of the global SAF market and play a leading role in the development, production and use of SAF. As the response to the independent report will set out, government will continue to work in partnership with industry and investors to explore the best approach to addressing barriers to investment.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 173008 173010 174530 question first answered 31/03/2023 14:45:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1607071

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a price support mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). A SAF mandate will be introduced to drive demand. A consultation setting out further detail on the mandate and potential uptake trajectories for SAF was published on 30 March. It reaffirms our commitment that at least 10% of fuel must be made from sustainable sources by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing in SAF plants to boost supply. 8 SAF plants received support through the green fuels, green skies competition. A further £165m is being invested through the Advanced Fuels Fund between 2022 – 25 to support UK SAF plants reach commercial scale.</p><p> </p><p>DfT commissioned an independent review in October 2022 to understand how to accelerate investment in a UK SAF industry. The government will publish the review and respond to it shortly. The government has been clear that it wants to see the UK continue to capture its share of the global SAF market and play a leading role in the development, production and use of SAF. As the response to the independent report will set out, government will continue to work in partnership with industry and investors to explore the best approach to addressing barriers to investment.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 173008 173009 174530 question first answered 31/03/2023 14:45:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1566318

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on VAT shopping at airports of the report by Oxford Economics entitled Assessing the impact of tax-free shopping in the UK, published in November 2022; and if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to re-establish the policy.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	122116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced on 17 October 2022 that the Government will not be proceeding with plans to introduce a new VAT-free shopping scheme. This decision was included as part of the reversal of almost all of the tax measures set out in the Growth Plan on 23 September which were not legislated for in Parliament. The Chancellor has taken these decisions to ensure the UK’s economic stability and to provide confidence in the Government’s commitment to fiscal discipline. The Chancellor made clear in his statement that the UK’s public finances must be on a sustainable path into the medium term.</p><p>Introducing VAT-free shopping would come at a significant fiscal cost as it would subsidise a large amount of tourist spending which already occurs without a tax relief in place.</p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility published their assessment of the withdrawal of the previous VAT-free shopping schemes in November 2020. This showed that the withdrawal of VAT-free shopping would raise a significant amount of revenue and have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, the Government keeps all taxes under review and considers all available evidence as part of the policy-making process.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 18/01/2023 15:55:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1551943

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing duty free shopping on arrival at ports in Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	902888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Duty-free on arrival would place additional pressure on the public finances to which excise duty makes a significant contribution.</p><p> </p><p>Any loss in tax revenue would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, increased borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are no plans to introduce such a scheme, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/12/2022 13:48:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith