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1010559

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department publishes on (a) payroll giving and (b) gift aid to help taxpayers understand the differences between those tax reliefs.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	193390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The guidance on the differences between the Payroll Giving and Gift Aid tax reliefs is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity</a>. This also sets out what taxpayers need to do in order to access the schemes and the amount of tax relief available.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:31:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1010738

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 190861 on Religious Buildings: VAT, whether his Department has plans to remove VAT on the repair and maintenance of places of worship after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	193456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text The UK will leave the EU at the end of March next year. The UK and EU negotiating teams have already reached agreement on the terms of an implementation period that will start on 30 March 2019 and last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union, but market access will continue on current terms. We therefore will not remove VAT on repair and maintenance of places of worship during the implementation period. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/11/2018 14:53:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1010800

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxpayers: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many basic rate taxpayers in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland have contacted HM Revenue and Customs to register their residence in Scotland in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	193608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC has robust systems in place to identify Scottish taxpayers and ensure that they pay tax at the correct Scottish rates. Where a customer reports a change in address it is recorded on HMRC systems and, where it involves a move from the rest of the UK to Scotland, or vice versa, which changes their taxpayer status HMRC update their tax code accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Whether someone is a Scottish taxpayer is defined in legislation and is normally determined by where they have their only or main residence.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/11/2018 14:47:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1006875

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) HMRC, (ii) the Valuations Office Agency and (iii) the Bank of England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	191435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantities of electricity and natural gas used by HMRC, the Valuations Office Agency and the Bank of England during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC</p></td><td><p>Electricity (kWh)</p></td><td><p>131,609,522</p></td><td><p>121,652,717</p></td><td><p>118,800,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas (kWh)</p></td><td><p>127,762,062</p></td><td><p>120,395,843</p></td><td><p>116,023,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VOA</p></td><td><p>Electricity (kWh)</p></td><td><p>1,889,340</p></td><td><p>2,615,620</p></td><td><p>2,152,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Gas (kWh)</p></td><td><p>1,667,922</p></td><td><p>1,339,405</p></td><td><p>1,172,962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bank of England</p></td><td><p>Electricity (kWh)</p></td><td><p>34,912,704</p></td><td><p>37,030,738</p></td><td><p>35,511,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas (kWh)</p></td><td><p>17,068,773</p></td><td><p>15,366,608</p></td><td><p>18,467,814</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/11/2018 14:47:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1006913

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Natural England: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent (a) assessments and (b) reports have been produced by UK Government Investments on the financial management of Natural England; and if he will place a copy of those documents in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>UK Government Investments have been asked to carry out an internal governance review of Natural England. The findings of this review are currently being discussed with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:30:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006938

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness on the option to pay voluntary tax payments to HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	191280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no formal mechanism for members of the public to make additional voluntary tax payments.</p><p> </p><p>Any payments made directly to HM Treasury are treated as gifts to the Crown and are surrendered to the Consolidated Fund. Payments can also be made by the public to reduce the National Debt by making a payment to the Commissioners for the Reduction of National Debt.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:39:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1006991

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question 172413 on Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates, what evaluation has been made of the effect of increasing the duty on wine on (a) pubs and (b) the wine industry.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	191272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>When considering changes in alcohol duty rates, the Government models changes in consumption driven by those duty-changes, but it does not explicitly model other effects on pubs and the wine industry. The Treasury takes all issues into account when setting alcohol duty rates.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, we froze duty on beer, cider and spirits. Pubs, and other businesses, with a rateable value below £51,000 will also benefit from the business rates discount announced.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:49:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe