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915044

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual costs are for the (a) systems, (b) physical infrastructure, and (c) staff for the processing of VAT for goods entering and leaving the UK from countries outside the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	148601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text When goods enter the UK from outside the EU, import VAT is applied and collected along with customs duties as part of the general customs processes. HM Revenue and Customs' import VAT costs are not captured separately. Goods leaving the UK are generally zero-rated as exports. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/06/2018 16:09:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

914823

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Tax Allowances
	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 has been of (a) Gift Aid and (b) tax relief on charity donations declared on tax returns in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	148609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text HMRC publishes information about the estimated cost of Gift Aid and tax reliefs on charitable donations in “Charitable Donations and Tax Reliefs Statistics”.<p>Column (a) in Table 1 below shows the estimated cost to the public pursue of Gift Aid. Gift Aid is paid directly to charities on donations by Income Tax taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>Column (b) in Table 1 represents the estimated cost to the public purse of the claims for tax reliefs on charitable donations by higher and additional Income Tax payers, primarily declared through the Self Assessment tax return.</p>Table 1: Estimated of Income Tax reliefs for Gift Aid:<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gift Aid paid to charities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher / Additional rate relief on Gift Aid donations paid to individuals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1040</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1270</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/06/2018 16:00:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

915108

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private sector providers at the Ministry of Defence receive contracted-out services VAT refunds.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	148837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>VAT refunds for contracted out services under section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994 are not paid to private sector providers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/06/2018 14:32:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

914837

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Nottinghamshire
	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 support the development of regional infrastructure in Nottinghamshire.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	149074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring that every part of the country has a modern and efficient infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Superfast Broadband in Nottinghamshire has risen from 65% to 98% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The current East Midlands rail ‎franchise has delivered over £13 million of investment, including additional services between Newark and Nottingham.</p><p> </p><p>£1.8 billion is being spent on road schemes across the Midlands network, including an upgrade to the M1 with vital junction improvements to increase capacity and reduce congestion for Nottingham. £5 million has also been awarded for the extensive repairs to the A38 and A617 Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 16:06:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

914757

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coinage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to commission a commemorative 50p coin to mark the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	148989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The independent Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations (RMAC), established in 1922, is the body responsible for the development of the nation’s coin themes and designs. Themes and designs are selected by this body to commemorate a selection of significant anniversaries and events relating to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has passed the suggestion of commemorating the UK leaving the EU on a coin to the Committee for consideration.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/06/2018 16:02:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Lord Mackinlay of Richborough

914764

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Strategic Review of General Aviation, published by the Civil Aviation Authority in July 2006, whether his Department has conducted a review of whether the current VAT treatment applied to flight training places UK flying schools at a competitive disadvantage to those based in other countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	148711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The government does not hold information on tax revenues that can be broken down to assess the impact of tax on flight training.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/06/2018 14:41:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

915106

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence Fire and Rescue Service: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether contracted-out services VAT refunds are planned to be extended to the successful bidder of the Defence Fire and Rescue project.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	148835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The VAT refund mechanism in section 41 of the VAT Act 1994 applies to government departments and certain NHS authorities. The mechanism does not apply to companies which are in business.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps the list of services entitled to refunds under review to ensure that they work for government departments and the NHS.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/06/2018 14:34:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

914966

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to ring-fence funding allocated from National Productivity Investment Fund to the devolved administrations.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	149022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) was established to provide £31 billion of additional capital spending to areas critical for improving productivity – transport, digital infrastructure, housing and R&amp;D. Where responsibility for these policy areas sits with the devolved administrations, such as housing and roads, they have received increases in their capital budgets as a result of the application of the Barnett formula to changes in spending in England. The devolved administrations have full control over how they allocate this funding.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is also investing UK-wide in sectors where it has responsibility, including research and development funding, and investment in digital infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2018 12:38:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

915043

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) cost of and (b) timetable for implementation of the infrastructure which will be required at UK borders to add VAT when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	148600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s aim is to keep VAT processes as close as possible to what they are now. This will provide the best continuity and most certainty for businesses and individuals. HM Revenue and Customs is preparing for a range of outcomes, including appropriate collection methods and IT systems. Going forward it will be for the UK Government to decide what VAT rules we have, subject to the outcome of negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/06/2018 15:59:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

915186

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of free to use ATMs in parliamentary constituencies.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	149040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, to ensure that it is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, the PSR is monitoring developments within ATM provision. The PSR recently commissioned work to understand the impact on the provision of free-to-use ATMs that a reduction in interchange fees may have. A summary of the findings can be found on their website at this link: <a href="https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-uk-atm-network/atm-impact-study" target="_blank">https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-uk-atm-network/atm-impact-study</a>. The Government has therefore not made its own assessment of the impact.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR have also set out three requirements of LINK: that LINK must maintain the current geographical spread of ATMs; that any changes made to interchange fees must be incremental to allow LINK to monitor the impact and take action if the impact is not as expected; and for a greater focus on LINK’s financial inclusion programme, to continue to fill gaps in the network. The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should LINK behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives, and will intervene if they believe the current broad geographical spread of free-to-use ATMs is threatened.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 149042 question first answered 06/06/2018 14:38:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney