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1149897

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether child benefit is paid for children who are UK citizens but whose parents have no recourse to public funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Access to Child Benefit follows the long-standing Government policy that those who have not established their right to remain permanently in the UK should not have welfare provision on the same basis as those whose citizenship or status here gives them an entitlement to benefits. All those admitted to the UK for a temporary purpose are required, under the immigration rules, to be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason, apart from specified exceptions – set out in the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000 – persons subject to immigration control are not eligible for Child Benefit.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/10/2019 15:46:38 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1149931

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Agriculture Flat Rate Scheme is applied equally across the UK; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme is applied equally across the whole of the UK under the terms of the VAT Act 1994, section 54 and the VAT Regulations 1995, regulations 202-211.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:07:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1149932

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Shields and Sons Partnerships v HMRC [2017] C262-16 that found that HMRC cannot exclude farming businesses from the Agriculture Flat Rate Scheme; and what estimate they have made of the number of farms in Northern Ireland which (1) were, and (2) are still, excluded.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have accepted the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling and subsequent Upper Tribunal decision in the Shields &amp; Sons Partnership case and are exploring options to ensure the rules regarding eligibility for the Agricultural Flat Rate scheme are clear, precise and objective for businesses and not open to abuse.</p><p> </p><p>From 2008 to 2018 there have been a total of 70 known exclusions (refusal of entry into the scheme or subsequent removal from the scheme) of businesses in Northern Ireland from the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme. HMRC are unable to provide an estimate of businesses that are still excluded as some of these businesses may have since registered for VAT.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are based on management information and have not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p>Figures are not available for the period covering 1993-2007.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:12:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1149934

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in regard to the Shields & Sons Partnership v HMRC [2017] C262-16 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have been actively engaging with stakeholders across the agricultural sector to explore options to ensure the rules regarding eligibility for the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme are clear, precise and objective for businesses and not open to abuse.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:07:29 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1150022

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 30 September to Question 291404, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of local authorities using limited liability partnerships to avoid corporation tax on commercial activity.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects all businesses, including public bodies, to apply the tax rules correctly.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance, public sector organisations should not engage in, or connive at, tax evasion, tax avoidance or tax planning.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:18:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1150037

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce pool betting duty from 15 per cent to 10 per cent.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to reduce Pool Betting Duty. Reducing it to 10% is likely to have a negligible effect on The Football Pools, but could put revenue at risk particularly through incentivising the switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury however keeps all taxes, including Pool Betting Duty, under active review.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/10/2019 12:47:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1150113

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: EU Law
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 ensure that the UK remains in alignment with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed in ensuring all multinational enterprises pay their fair share of tax in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already has anti-avoidance rules in place which in most cases meet or exceed the Directive’s requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Finance Act 2019 introduced several technical changes which mean that the UK’s existing rules will be compliant with the approach taken by the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive by 1 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150141

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure (a) the continued validity of UK-issued A1 certificates or (b) that freelance workers are exempted from social security contributions for work undertaken in the EU27 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement the current system of reciprocal social security coordination with the EU, EEA and Switzerland will end. A replacement for the A1/E101 form will be issued for new applications after Brexit. The Government is encouraging individuals or their employers to contact the relevant EU social security institution to check if they need to start paying social security contributions in that country, as well as in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is calling on Member States to protect UK nationals by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU so individuals, including freelance workers, will only pay social security contributions in one country at a time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:20:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1150158

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being in formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve personal well-being in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury uses ONS wellbeing statistics to inform health and wellbeing policy within the department. The Treasury also measures personal wellbeing through the annual Civil Service People Survey using the same national statistics that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) use for the UK population as a whole. The survey includes personal wellbeing questions covering life satisfaction, worthwhile, happiness and anxiety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the past year the department has implemented the following initiatives to support well-being: access to the Wellbeing Gateway that includes quick guides and links to policy and support for the most common wellbeing issues, development of a Wellbeing Hub detailing all the wellbeing and resilience support and training available; provision of ‘Wellbeing Confident Leader’ workshops to the senior civil service (SCS) staff and introduction of the Stress Talking Toolkit to help with the difficult conversations around stress and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/10/2019 07:48:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150190

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will announce the funding for the next phase of the Affordable Homes Programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes. We have already secured the future of the programme by announcing funding of £2 billion for its next phase, to give certainty to strategic partners and support them to deliver homes throughout the next decade.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/10/2019 15:48:26 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey