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855629

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	130936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 18 apprentices working at HM Treasury, which represents 1.3% of the total paid staff headcount</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2018 16:51:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

856049

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of introducing a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims for shops in the charity retail sector on that sector.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 HMRC set up a Working Group with the charity sector to improve people’s understanding of Gift Aid and to review any areas of the process that can be improved. One of the issues that has come up as part of that working group is the question of whether charity shops could stop sending letters to their donors if the goods that have been donated have been sold for less than a certain amount, for example £20.</p><p> </p><p>The working group is continuing to explore all options, and officials are meeting with members of the working group to discuss this specific issue in April.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131216 131217 question first answered 14/03/2018 16:22:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

856050

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received (a) in support of and (b) opposed to the introduction of a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims for shops in the charity retail sector.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 HMRC set up a Working Group with the charity sector to improve people’s understanding of Gift Aid and to review any areas of the process that can be improved. One of the issues that has come up as part of that working group is the question of whether charity shops could stop sending letters to their donors if the goods that have been donated have been sold for less than a certain amount, for example £20.</p><p> </p><p>The working group is continuing to explore all options, and officials are meeting with members of the working group to discuss this specific issue in April.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131215 131217 question first answered 14/03/2018 16:22:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

856051

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims for shops in the charity retail sector.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	131217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 HMRC set up a Working Group with the charity sector to improve people’s understanding of Gift Aid and to review any areas of the process that can be improved. One of the issues that has come up as part of that working group is the question of whether charity shops could stop sending letters to their donors if the goods that have been donated have been sold for less than a certain amount, for example £20.</p><p> </p><p>The working group is continuing to explore all options, and officials are meeting with members of the working group to discuss this specific issue in April.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131215 131216 question first answered 14/03/2018 16:22:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

857056

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to implement the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 8 in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	131568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 8 calls for action to “<em>promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all</em>”.</p><p>The most sustainable way to drive growth is to raise productivity. This Government is determined to boost productivity by investing in infrastructure, boosting R&amp;D spending, and ensuring businesses can access the finance they need to grow.</p><p>We are also improving skills provision, notably through the introduction of T-levels and a focus on apprenticeships, so that everyone has the skills they need to prosper in the economy of the future. We are now at record employment, and we are ensuring good work through taking forward Matthew Taylor’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/03/2018 14:38:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

857779

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Combined Heat and Power: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from the carbon price floor for fuels used in small combined heart and power stations in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	131680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold sufficiently detailed information on the beneficiaries of these reliefs to be able to answer these questions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131681 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:10:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

857780

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Oil: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption for oil used to generate electricity where that electricity is not subject to the Climate Change Levy in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	131681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold sufficiently detailed information on the beneficiaries of these reliefs to be able to answer these questions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131680 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:10:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

857781

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from the aggregates levy for china clay waste and ball clay waste in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	131682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>To minimise administrative burden on business, HMRC’s Aggregates Levy returns do not require taxpayers to specify which relief applies to material that is not subject to tax. It is therefore not possible to establish how many taxpayers benefited from these reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131683 131684 131685 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:08:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

857782

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from the aggregates levy for building (dimension) stone in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	131683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>To minimise administrative burden on business, HMRC’s Aggregates Levy returns do not require taxpayers to specify which relief applies to material that is not subject to tax. It is therefore not possible to establish how many taxpayers benefited from these reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131682 131684 131685 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:08:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

857783

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from the aggregates levy for material arising from utility works in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	131684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>To minimise administrative burden on business, HMRC’s Aggregates Levy returns do not require taxpayers to specify which relief applies to material that is not subject to tax. It is therefore not possible to establish how many taxpayers benefited from these reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 131682 131683 131685 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:08:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd