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982861

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2018 to Question 169565 on tobacco: smuggling, what representations his Department has received from the tobacco industry on delivery of a UK tobacco product track and trace system; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK's final track and trace system will be compliant with the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products requirement for parties not to delegate any of their obligations to the tobacco industry.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	176456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs has received a number of representations from the tobacco industry and others about the implementation of a track and trace system.</p><p> </p><p>As I set out in my previous answer, the government is committed to meeting the requirements for independence from the tobacco industry as per Article 8 of the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system will be implemented under the EU Tobacco Products Directive. The implementing legislation for the Directive specifies strict and comprehensive criteria by which independence from the tobacco industry is determined. Providers of the track and trace system will need to demonstrate to HM Revenue &amp; Customs that they satisfy this criteria both before and during the period they provide the services required as a condition of holding the respective contracts. Companies providing track and trace data repositories for the tobacco industry must also be approved as independent of the tobacco industry by the European Commission.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 16:04:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

982862

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2018 to Question 169565 on tobacco: smuggling, when HMRC plans to make a decision on security features for UK tobacco packaging as required by the EU Tobacco Products Directive; and how new track and trace requirements will be integrated with requirements for standardised tobacco packaging.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	176457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>On 20 September, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) published the security features that will be required on all unit packs of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco manufactured in, or imported into the UK, under the Tobacco Products Directive.</p><p> </p><p>A tendering exercise for the ID issuer is currently underway and the full technical details of the track and trace requirements will be finalised once the ID issuer is in place. Compatibility with the requirements for standardised tobacco packaging is a key consideration in this work.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 16:09:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

964274

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK tobacco product track and trace system will be compliant with the requirements of the (a) EU Tobacco Products Directive and (b) WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a tax stamp, label-based track and trace system.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	169565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government published an invitation to tender for the issuing of unique identifiers for the tobacco product track and trace system on 31 August. It is a key condition of securing this contract that the system proposed meets all the requirements of both the EU Tobacco Products Directive and WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to introduce tax stamps for tobacco products. If a label-based track and trace system is proposed by any of the bidders for the contract, this will be assessed against the requirements for the system alongside any other bids made.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/09/2018 15:48:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

943156

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to ensure that the UK tobacco product track and trace system as required by Article 8 of the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be fully independent from the tobacco industry.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	165106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to meeting the requirements for independence from the tobacco industry as per Article 8 of the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system will be implemented under the EU Tobacco Products Directive. The implementing legislation for the Directive specifies strict and comprehensive criteria by which independence from the tobacco industry is determined. Providers of the track and trace system will need to demonstrate to HM Revenue &amp; Customs that they satisfy this criteria both before and during the period they provide the services required as a condition of holding the respective contracts.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/07/2018 11:07:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

938722

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Funds
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 effect of the change in the value of the pound on private pension funds since the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	163158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the effect on private pension funds of the change in the value of the pound following the EU referendum.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/07/2018 16:19:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

923497

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department uses to assess the effect of quantitative easing on (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory changes to his Department's policies.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	153403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Forecasts for the public finances, including the effect of quantitative easing, are prepared by the Independent Office for Budget Responsibility, which has been independent of government since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 153404 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

923499

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
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 effect of changes to his Department's economic modelling of quantitative easing on (a) fiscal multipliers, (b) inflation, (c) employment, (d) growth, and (f) fiscal policy.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	153404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Forecasts for the public finances, including the effect of quantitative easing, are prepared by the Independent Office for Budget Responsibility, which has been independent of government since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 153403 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

923500

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had discussions with the Bank of England on that institution’s assessment of the level of UK corporate activity undertaken by firms before a company's bonds are purchased through quantitative easing.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	153405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Decisions on the use of monetary policy tools, including quantitative easing, are for the judgement of the MPC.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 153406 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:34:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

923502

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of quantitative easing on the allocative efficiency of UK financial markets.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	153406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Decisions on the use of monetary policy tools, including quantitative easing, are for the judgement of the MPC.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 153405 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:34:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

923503

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the evolution of quantitative easing on the sensitivity of real interest rates to changes to the nominal rate.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	153407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Decisions on the use of monetary policy tools, including quantitative easing, are for the judgement of the MPC.</p><p> </p><p>The MPC’s monetary policy tools are designed to affect the economy as a whole, in order to meet the 2 per cent inflation target over the medium term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/06/2018 15:23:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day