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1148191

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of rises in income tax thresholds on income distribution in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	294097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 30<sup>th</sup> September (written question number 290638).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:31:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1148250

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to revise the current duty collection arrangements on post duty point dilution tax avoidance.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	294131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the government announced its plans to prohibit the practice of post duty point dilution (PDPD) from April 2020. From that date, wine and made-wine producers will not be able to use PDPD to reduce the excise duty they must pay. Legislation to be included within Finance Bill 2019-20 will give HM Revenue &amp; Customs new sanctions that may be applied to any producer that continues to use PDPD after that date.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to revise the existing arrangements for duty collection.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/10/2019 07:29:06 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1148252

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce the rate of duty on spirits distilled by smaller distilleries in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	294132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to introduce a small spirits relief. However, all taxes are kept under review and the impact of such a change is considered at each fiscal event; including its effect on the industry and wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/10/2019 07:22:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1148264

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 3 October 2019 to Questions 292302 and 292304, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that VAT changes to materials used for solar installations will have a negligible environmental impact.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	294233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials are expected to affect a relatively small number of installations. It is therefore anticipated that there will be a negligible impact on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Around 1,500 future installations of solar panels, energy-saving boilers and wind turbines are expected to be affected annually, plus some other smaller scale items. This represents less than 5% of the value of all installations currently eligible for the reduced rate. The changes are expected to have a negligible impact on the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published by HMRC on GOV.UK on 10 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:36:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1147740

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department budgeted to support (a) other Government departments and (b) the Government’s arms-length agencies in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal in each financial year since 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	293645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The government has provided: over £4.2bn of additional funding from 2016 to the present financial year (2019-20) for departments and devolved administrations to prepare for all EU exit scenarios (a breakdown of these allocations can be found in Table E.6 (page 77) of HM Treasury’s 2018 Annual Statement on European Finances); a further £2bn for the 2020-21 financial year, announced at Spending Round 2019.</p><p> </p><p>For no-deal preparations specifically the Chancellor also: made £2.1bn available on 1 August 2019 for this financial year (2019-20); confirmed the HMG Guarantee on 30 September 2019, which would apply if the UK leaves the EU without a deal and should the EU cease to fund UK organisations after EU exit. This guarantee relates to UK organisations in receipt of certain EU programme funding. The total amount expected to be covered by the guarantee would be £4.3bn for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 12:53:18 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1147805

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
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 effect of a reduction in the level of excise duty for wine on the Welsh wine industry.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	293700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and the impact of a change to wine and spirits duty is considered at each fiscal event, including their effect on specific industries and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 293701 question first answered 07/10/2019 08:26:57 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1147806

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of a reduction on excise duty for (a) gin, (b) rum and (c) whisky on the Welsh drinks industry.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	293701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and the impact of a change to wine and spirits duty is considered at each fiscal event, including their effect on specific industries and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 293700 question first answered 07/10/2019 08:26:57 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1147819

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the detailed planning assumptions of the Border Delivery Group for each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	293597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text The Government recently published its reasonable worst case planning assumptions on 11 September, setting out the Government’s assessment as of 2 August.<p> </p>Planning assumptions are held under constant review, to reflect the latest evidence and analysis of the potential impact of leaving the EU without a deal. The Government’s updated planning assumptions will be published in due course. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2019 14:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1147859

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the incorrect filing of dormant accounts.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	293713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC use data analytics tools to identify companies which have submitted a company tax return including dormant accounts when HMRC hold information to suggest company activity during the return period. Any companies identified will normally be subject to an enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Under the auspices of the Digital Economy Act 2017 HMRC also use their data analytics tools to identify companies which appear to have incorrectly submitted dormant accounts to Companies House. Details of these companies are passed to Companies House so that they can take appropriate action.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2019 13:59:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1147878

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase the transparency of banks' investments, in particular the financing of arms, pesticides, plastic packaging and fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	293483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016 require banks to disclose the impact of their activities on social and environmental matters.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government launched in July its Green Finance Strategy with the ambition to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth. In the Strategy, the Government set an expectation that all listed companies and large asset owners, including banks, will make disclosures in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures by 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 14:05:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly