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1178405

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date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has introduced to increase the domestic installation of solar roofs since the closure of the Feed in Tariff framework.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text The Government is committed to greening the economy. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs are working closely together to ensure that the tax system as a whole, as well as future spending decisions, facilitate the Government’s objectives for both the Net Zero Review and its wider fiscal and economic strategy. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 13:59:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1178415

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU has instigated infringement proceedings against the UK over its post production dilution duty regime; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation prohibiting the practice of post duty point dilution (PDPD). This change is due to take legal effect from April 2020. The Government’s announcement followed a review by HM Revenue &amp; Customs, which considered a wide range of information from businesses across the drinks industry and their representative bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that the practice, which is not adopted across the alcohol sector, leads to certain products enjoying an unjustifiable competitive advantage in the UK market place and that this advantage comes at a significant cost to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>The EU Commission has not instigated formal infringement proceedings against the UK on the matter of PDPD. However, under the EU’s pre-infringement process the Commission did request the UK’s observations regarding the PDPD and its compatibility with EU Law.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 14:06:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1178461

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to match the EU action plan on sustainable finance.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	1846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK shares the aims of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan. The three new pieces of legislation that followed the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, were all supported by the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Green Finance Strategy set out our ambition to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth. Further, hosting COP26 in November will provide a unique opportunity to pursue our green finance goals in partnership with many countries around the world, including the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/02/2020 12:30:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1178502

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Government infrastructure spending was spent in the North of England between 2015 and 2020; and what is their target for the proportion that will be spent in the North of England between 2020 and 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up and spreading opportunity to all region and nations in the UK. This includes a £5bn package of investment for buses and cycling and a consultation on Freeports. We have confirmed that we will proceed with HS2 to deliver essential North-South connectivity, greater capacity, and shorter journey times.</p><p> </p><p>This will build on £13bn of investment in transport in the North - more than ever before by government, including £3bn investment to improve strategic roads across the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 12:49:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1178525

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate and address tax evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax evasion at all levels. The Government has introduced over 100 measures to tackle tax evasion, avoidance and other forms of non-compliance since 2010. Together with HMRC’s compliance work, the government has secured and protected an additional £200 billion in tax revenue which would otherwise have gone unpaid.</p><p>This success demonstrates the Government’s continued efforts to address tax evasion, avoidance and non-compliance in all its forms.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs strategic approach is to use the most appropriate, cost-effective, and highest-impact way to encourage and support all taxpayers in complying with their obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:43:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178526

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the receipts from stamp duty land tax on residential properties sold for over £1 million in each year from 2013–14 to 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL1662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The table below summarises the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) paid on residential properties valued over £1 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax year</p></td><td><p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:43:28 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1178537

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the application of VAT to tampons at the end of the transition period of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; and if the application of VAT is to be discontinued, what plans they have to ensure that support to projects currently funded by the Tampon Tax Fund continues.
tabling member printed	Baroness Penn
uin	HL1673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government will replace the 5% reduced rate of VAT with a zero rate as soon as it is legally able to do so. It has also committed to continue to fund the Tampon Tax Fund until the UK is legally able to apply the zero rate. As such the Tampon Tax Fund, in its current form, will eventually come to an end. The most recent funding round allows organisations to use up to 10% of their grant money to build their sustainability.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:47:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn

1178790

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on meeting the UK's Paris Climate Agreement commitments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	15154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK played a prominent role in helping to secure the Paris Agreement in 2015, and we are determined that the UK’s Presidency of COP26 this November will be a milestone for ambition, targeting action to deliver on the promise of the Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to legislate to end its contribution to climate change by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to doubling our International Climate Finance to at least £11.6bn between 2021 and 2025, to help developing countries to take action.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously. As you would expect, we are considering what further fiscal and other policy measures are needed to meet our 2050 net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>To support this, HM Treasury launched a review into how the transition to a net zero economy will be funded, and where the costs will fall. The review will publish its findings in Autumn 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 24/02/2020 17:35:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1178791

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Treasury measures annual progress on carbon reduction commitments.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	15155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and works closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who lead on clean growth and carbon budgets policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Committee on Climate Change also provides independent, expert advice to Government on climate change mitigation and adaptation and produce an annual report to Parliament assessing progress in reducing UK emissions over the past year. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy produce a response to these reports annually.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 24/02/2020 17:35:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1178792

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution his Department' spending plans to meeting the target to reduce emission to net zero by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	15156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously. As you would expect, we are considering what further fiscal and other policy measures are needed to meet our 2050 net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>To support this, HM Treasury launched a review into how the transition to a net zero economy will be funded, and where the costs will fall. The review will publish its findings in Autumn 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 24/02/2020 17:31:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis