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1365133

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date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Meon Valley
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	903997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided around £400 billion of direct support to the economy during the pandemic, and as part of that it has provided £16 billion of business rates relief to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 21, the Government announced a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion for these sectors to support local high streets as they adapt and recover.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 21, the Government extended the 5% temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of VAT at 12.5% was introduced to help ease businesses back to the standard rate. This rate will end on 31 March 2022. There are no plans to extend the length of this relief again.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 903998 question first answered 02/11/2021 17:48:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

1365134

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the level of VAT applied to hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	903998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided around £400 billion of direct support to the economy during the pandemic, and as part of that it has provided £16 billion of business rates relief to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 21, the Government announced a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion for these sectors to support local high streets as they adapt and recover.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 21, the Government extended the 5% temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of VAT at 12.5% was introduced to help ease businesses back to the standard rate. This rate will end on 31 March 2022. There are no plans to extend the length of this relief again.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 903997 question first answered 02/11/2021 17:48:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1365135

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he plans to take in response to the publication of the Pandora Papers to tackle (a) tax avoidance, (b) money laundering and (c) other financial crimes.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	904001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This government is committed to making the UK a hostile place for illicit finance and economic crime. We are determined to crack down on dirty money and financial exploitation, to protect our security and prosperity. We have taken action through our ‘No Safe Havens’ strategy to ensure the correct UK tax is paid; and our landmark 2019 Economic Crime Plan outlines a comprehensive response to ensure the UK cannot be abused for economic crime.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/11/2021 14:47:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1365244

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Females
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 proposal by the Financial Conduct Authority to count anyone who identifies as female as contributing towards the percentage of women on the boards of listed companies, specifically the impact it would have on (1) statistics on the pay gap between men and women, and (2) increasing the participation of women in business.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the UK’s independent securities regulator. The FCA has made a policy commitment to explore improving the transparency for investors on the diversity of listed company boards and their executive management teams. In line with this, it has recently conducted a consultation on proposals to change to its Listing Rules to require companies to disclose annually whether they meet specific diversity targets, and to publish diversity data on their boards and executive management. These are proposed to cover issues such as gender, ethnicity and other diversity issues.</p><p>The consultation closed on 20 October and the FCA is now analysing the responses. It will be for the FCA to take forward any changes to their listings rules on this basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/11/2021 14:18:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1365275

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Internet: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much additional VAT revenue they have collected as a result of the changes to online platforms’ VAT liability that came into effect in January; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of those changes.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL3643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government introduced changes on 1 January 2021 which meant that online marketplaces were liable to account for UK VAT on sales of goods in consignments valued £135 and below which are outside the UK at the point of sale, and for goods of any value sold by overseas sellers that are in the UK at the point of sale. The Government also removed Low Value Consignment Relief, which relieved VAT for goods imported into the UK in consignments up to £15 in value.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 October 2021, the Office for Budget Responsibility set out their assessment of the fiscal impact of these changes as part of their Economic and Fiscal Outlook. They estimate the measures will generate £1.4 billion in the year 2021-22, with an expected increase each year following this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/11/2021 14:19:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1365276

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many overseas businesses selling directly into the UK by mail order have registered for UK VAT since 1 January; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the obligation to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL3644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>From 1 January to 31 October 2021, the number of overseas businesses with the declared classification of ‘retail sale via mail order houses or via internet’ that have registered for VAT in the UK is 12,111.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 October 2021, the Office for Budget Responsibility set out their assessment of the fiscal impact of the new rules for overseas goods introduced from 1 January 2020, which includes the requirement for overseas businesses to register for VAT in the UK for the sale of low value imported goods. Based on outturn data for the current year it is now expected that the measure will generate £1.4 billion in 2021-22, rising steadily to £1.8 billion by 2026-27, a fivefold increase on the previous estimate.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/11/2021 14:20:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1365277

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many businesses have been investigated for VAT evasion that took place before January as a direct result of changes to VAT remittance and collection arrangements that came into effect that month.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL3645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>On 1<sup>st</sup> January 2021, new legislation introduced by the Government took effect which changes the rules for the VAT treatment of goods sold by businesses based overseas. These changes were introduced to further address non-compliance and evasion of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a long-standing programme of compliance activity with such businesses, which continues. Since 1<sup>st</sup> January 2021, HMRC has investigated 4,488 businesses for non-compliance with VAT obligations that took place before then.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/11/2021 11:55:58 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1365296

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Google: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK is entitled to a share of the fine issued by the European Commission to Google in 2017 for favouring its own price-comparison shopping service and giving it an unfair advantage against smaller European rivals.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	68126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Under Article 141 of the Withdrawal Agreement the UK is entitled to its share of fines revenue related to its period of membership of the European Union. The UK has started to receive its share of fines revenue under the Withdrawal Agreement which become definitive and are entered into the EU Budget. This takes place once all potential avenues of appeal have been exhausted.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands that this specific case remains an Ongoing Administrative Procedure that was commenced by the European Commission before the UK left the EU but which has not yet become definitive and been recorded as budget revenue.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/11/2021 11:44:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1365302

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
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 level of UK corporation tax paid by companies seeking to drill for oil in the Shetlands including (a) Siccar Point and (b) Shell.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	68402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HMRC. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/11/2021 14:06:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1365356

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding he is making available to help the public sector estate become carbon neutral.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The recent spending review allocated more than £1.4 billion to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) to help reduce emissions from the public sector estate over the next 3 years.</p><p> </p><p>This funding builds on the £1 billion already invested in the PSDS since March 2020. It also does not account for additional investments government department’s will be making to decarbonise their respective estates independently of the PSDS as part of ongoing maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/11/2021 11:38:34 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell