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771384

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the wine and spirit industry of the 3.9 per cent increase in duty paid.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	107904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107905 107906 107907 question first answered 19/10/2017 15:10:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

771386

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support the wine and spirits industry after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	107905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107904 107906 107907 question first answered 19/10/2017 15:10:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

771388

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to halt the planned increases in wine and spirits duty.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	107906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107904 107905 107907 question first answered 19/10/2017 15:10:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

771389

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the planned increases to the duty applied to wines and spirits in the November budget.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	107907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 107904 107905 107906 question first answered 19/10/2017 15:10:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

750843

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's communications team in 2016-17, and what the projected costs are for 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	4279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost for running HM Treasury Communication department, including all staff and running costs in 2016-17 was £1,950,886 , a reduction of over a quarter of the 2009/10 spend<strong><strong><br> <br> </strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/07/2017 11:33:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

750844

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Sick Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of sickness pay to staff in his Department was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	4275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a figure for the actual cost of sickness pay - this information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, from 1 January to 31 December 2016, 3,289 days were lost to sickness absence by employees in the Treasury. This equates to a figure of 2.6 days average working day lost per employee.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/07/2017 15:07:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

750845

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Official Hospitality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many receptions he has hosted for representations of the print and broadcast media in the last year; how many people attended those receptions; and what the cost to the public purse was for each of those receptions.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	4276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor has hosted two receptions for journalists in the last year. 200 members of the press were invited to the first reception (a summer reception at HM Treasury), costing £1516, which included security hire, refreshments and snacks. 103 people attended the second (Press Gallery Christmas Reception at No11) which incurred no cost.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/07/2017 14:48:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

750846

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible spent on external consultants and advisers in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	4277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Information relating to spend on external consultants and advisers for the Department, each of its non-departmental bodies and executive agencies for which the Department is responsible, is published information.</p><p>Please refer to the Annual Report and Accounts, Note 7, Expenditure on purchases of goods and services, Note 7, Other administration costs and Note 8, Other programme costs for further details. Links to each of the year's accounts within this request have been provided as follows:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-resource-accounts-2009-to-2010</p><p>In the accounts Core Treasury comprises the non-agency parts of HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/07/2017 14:44:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

750847

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department and (b) each of its (i) non-departmental public bodies and (ii) executive agencies in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	4278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The total Treasury’s spending on advertising since 2010 was £18,877,108 which is split as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury (1)</p></td><td><p>331,366</p></td><td><p>21,240</p></td><td><p>35,745</p></td><td><p>210,217</p></td><td><p>2,020,920</p></td><td><p>5,983,746</p></td><td><p>7,750,402</p></td><td><p>12,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Debt Management Office (2)</p></td><td><p>130,250</p></td><td><p>56,650</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>13,355</p></td><td><p>3,536</p></td><td><p>7,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Budget Responsibility</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,230</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Internal Audit Agency</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33,036</p></td><td><p>11,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asset Protection Agency</p></td><td><p>28,767</p></td><td><p>130,150</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,495</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Government Commerce</p></td><td><p>64,685</p></td><td><p>26,003</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) 2013-14 includes advertising for Help to Buy – 2013-14 (£1.69m), 2014-15 (£2.28m), 2015-16 (£0.14m) and Pension Wise – 2014-15 (£3.74m), 2015-16 (£4.77m), 2016-17 (£0.06m)</p><p>(2) Includes advertising costs for gilt auctions which are now discontinued</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/07/2017 12:39:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

751210

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list all of his Department's premises in the UK by region and nation which have over 10 personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	4481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has over 10 personnel located at two locations in the UK, they are:</p><p> </p><p>1 Horse Guards Road</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 2HQ</p><p> </p><p>Rosebery Court</p><p>St Andrews Business Park</p><p>Norwich</p><p>NR7 OHS</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/07/2017 14:50:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie