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1681071

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of orchestras that will benefit from the extension of the higher rates of relief for the Orchestra Tax Relief announced in the Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of orchestras that will benefit from the extension of the higher rates of relief for the Orchestra Tax Relief can be found in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics:</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></em> (Table 7.1)</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/01/2024 16:26:43 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681074

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people who have indicated that they want to make contributions to fill gaps in their state pension contributions are waiting to be informed of the (a) amount they should pay and (b) code required to make that payment as of 10 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	8959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the replies given to him on 13<sup>th</sup> November 2023 (UIN748) and to the Honourable Member for North East Fife on 15<sup>th</sup> November 2023 (UIN498).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/01/2024 16:24:43 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1681160

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund: Walsall South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4137 on Child Trust Fund: Walsall South, what assessment he has made of the reasons for which Child Trust Funds have not been claimed.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	8971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>There could be several reasons why matured Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts have not been accessed by those who are entitled to the funds. The National Audit Office in its report titled Investigation into Child Trust Funds published in March 2023 (www.nao.org.uk/reports/investigation-into-child-trust-funds/) considers some of these.</p><p> </p><p>Primary responsibility for communicating with account holders and their registered contact (usually a parent) lies with the CTF account providers. The government is committed to helping people identify and access the savings they are entitled to and continues to explore new routes to reunite young people with their matured CTFs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC actively engages with the industry, other government departments, organisations such as the Money and Pensions Service, and youth focused charities to raise awareness of CTFs amongst young people. HMRC also issues a range of communications and provides resources for key intermediaries such as the University and Colleges Admissions Service, who have greater influence and visibility amongst the CTF audience.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/01/2024 14:25:25 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1680914

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Graduates: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers are paying the (a) 9% and (b) 6% tuition fee rate on earnings between £22,015 and £27,000.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	8753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does hold information on the number of borrowers by Student Loan plan type but has not split these figures based on the borrowers’ earnings.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/01/2024 16:22:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1680945

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reduce the (a) time taken and (b) administrative burden for small- and medium-sized businesses to make research and development tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	8856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2023 the Government announced a new permanent rate of relief for the most R&amp;D intensive loss-making small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Government also announced at Autumn Statement 2023 the merging of the current SME and RDEC (Research and Development Expenditure Credit) tax relief schemes from April 2024, simplifying the system and providing greater support for UK companies to drive innovation. Changes were also made reducing the intensity threshold in the R&amp;D intensives scheme from April 2024, allowing around 5,000 extra SMEs to qualify for an enhanced rate of relief.</p><p> </p><p>From 8<sup>th</sup> August 2023 it became mandatory to provide detailed information upfront before submitting an R&amp;D claim, supporting claimants in getting their tax right and reducing the need for HMRC to ask for further information to check claims.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC also continues to promote the Advanced Assurance scheme to eligible SMEs (eligibility includes companies with a turnover of below £2 million and less than 50 employees) applying for R&amp;D tax relief for the first time, to give certainty and assure compliance with the R&amp;D tax regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/01/2024 16:28:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1680585

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality industry; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT for that industry.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	8616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2023, the Government announced a package of business rates changes and tax cuts, including extending the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief scheme at 75 per cent, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2024-2025. This is tax cut worth almost £2.4 billion for around 230,000 properties.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is the UK's third largest tax forecast to raise £173 billion in 2023/24, helping to fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS, education and defence. The previous VAT relief for tourism and hospitality cost over £8 billion and reintroducing it would come at a significant further cost.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT paid by hospitality businesses, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2024 13:59:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1680641

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett Formula consequential funding for Wales will be of the announcement of 29t November 2023 of £30 million for women and girls football in England; and when the Welsh government will receive that funding.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	8548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Barnett formula is applied when departmental budgets change – not when departments announce how they are spending their budgets. When the Department for Culture Media and Sport’s budget changes in relation to this funding, the Barnett formula will apply in the usual way as set out in the published Statement of Funding Policy document.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 11/01/2024 14:27:54 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1679324

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Mint: Fraud
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 5 September 2023 to Question 197760 on Royal Mint: Fraud, what information his Department holds on whether the investigation by law enforcement agencies into fraudulent transactions made on the Royal Mint website since 2022 has concluded.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	7798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The investigation by law enforcement agencies into an external fraud incident impacting the Royal Mint website remains ongoing. Therefore, I am unable to provide further detail at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The incident did not impact Royal Mint customers details and there was no risk to customer data.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 10/01/2024 11:35:31 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1679325

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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 impact of rules on duty-free shopping on demand for flights (a) to and (b) from EU destinations at airports in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	7799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to supporting the travel and tourism industries. As part of our support for the aviation industry, the Government regularly reviews flight data and considers it as part of policy making.</p><p> </p><p>From 1<sup>st</sup> January 2021, British passengers travelling to EU countries have been able to take advantage of duty-free shopping, bringing our approach to the EU in line with the rest of the world. Inbound personal allowances were also substantially increased.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/01/2024 13:21:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1679330

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total annual rates of decommissioning tax relief from corporation tax were in each financial year between 2013-14 and 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Estimates of the cost of tax reliefs used by oil and gas companies under the Ring Fence Corporation Tax (RFCT) and Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT) regimes, including the costs of RFCT and PRT decommissioning tax reliefs, are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">tax relief statistics gov.uk (www.gov.uk).</a> This publication contains non-disclosive estimates of number of claimants for each relief, where relevant data are available.</p><p> </p><p>A succinct summary of the UK’s ring fence oil and gas tax regime, including the relief available for decommissioning-related losses, is available on the <a href="https://www.ukeiti.org/oil-gas" target="_blank">relevant EITI website</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies grouped question UIN 7913 7914 question first answered 10/01/2024 11:24:37 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham