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1151810

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has requested approval from the Privy Council for the minting of 50 pence coins to mark the UK's exit from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	4341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Queen, on the advice of the Privy Council, confirmed by Proclamation on 11 October 2019 that the coin to mark the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union shall be legal tender.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2019 14:11:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1151812

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by his Department on the minting of coins to mark the UK's exit from the EU; and how many of those coins are in circulation.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	4342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Any coins issued into circulation will meet existing demand for 50ps. There is no additional cost in minting coins with one design over another.</p><p> </p><p>The coin to mark the UK’s exit from the EU will enter circulation following our departure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2019 14:12:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1151944

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on tax-free childcare since the inception of that programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	4407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Outturn and forecast spending on Tax-Free Childcare is available in table 4.17 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic &amp; Fiscal Outlook (<a href="https://cdn.obr.uk/March-2019_EFO_Web-Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.obr.uk/March-2019_EFO_Web-Accessible.pdf</a>).</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 28/10/2019 16:21:18 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1151935

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of stamp duty land tax returns filed from 31 October 2017 to June 2019 included a (a) claim for group relief, (b) non-residential property, (c) purchaser whose registered office address was in Luxembourg and (d) vendor whose registered office address was not in Luxembourg.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	4312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The number and proportion of stamp duty land tax returns filed from 31 October 2017 to June 2019 is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for group relief are only available on an annual basis. The source is the structural tax reliefs publication which is available using the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/minor-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/minor-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates for non-residential property transactions are available on a quarterly basis so data can only be provided for the period from September 2017 to June 2019. The source is the Quarterly Stamp Duty Land Tax Statistics which is available using the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821607/Quarterly_SDLT_2019Q2_Main.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821607/Quarterly_SDLT_2019Q2_Main.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of transactions by the country where the registered office for either purchaser(s) or vendor(s) lie have not been made, and are not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 14:31:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1151473

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of scrapping VAT on the purchase of new electric cars.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	3603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has set an ambitious, legally binding target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the UK by 2050. Although there are no plans at present to reduce the VAT charge on electric vehicles, the Government keeps all taxes under review including against this target and other fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:50:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1151511

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 236421 on Coinage, whether a date has been agreed with the Royal Mint on which the 50 pence coin commemorating the UK’s departure from the EU will go into circulation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The 50 pence coin to commemorate the UK’s departure from the EU will be ready to enter circulation following the UK’s departure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2019 13:57:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1151487

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debt Respite Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether universal credit (a) repayments and (b) deductions will be included in the criteria for the Breathing Space Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	3708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Breathing Space will cover a broad range of debts including those owed to central and local government. It is the government’s intention to include Universal Credit advances and third-party deductions in Breathing Space, alongside other benefit deductions designed to recover debt.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to laying regulations on Breathing Space by the end of the year in order to commence the policy from early 2021. To ensure that the required IT changes align with the wider Universal Credit programme, Universal Credit advances and third-party deductions will be included in Breathing Space on a phased basis following the commencement of the wider scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2019 14:05:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1150931

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford West
	tabling member printed	Naz Shah
	uin	2783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>As at the 30<sup>th</sup> September 2019, 54 civil servants employed by HM Treasury were recorded with Muslim as their self-declared religious group.</p><p> </p><p>The ethnicity breakdown is:</p><p> </p><p>Asian - Bangladeshi 18</p><p>- Asian - Indian Fewer than 10</p><p>- Asian - Pakistani 15</p><p>- Black - African Fewer than 10</p><p>- Mixed - Asian and White Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Arab Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Asian background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Black background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other ethnic background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Mixed ethnic background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Not Known Fewer than 10</p><p> </p><p>The grade breakdown is:</p><p> </p><p>- Range B Fewer than 10</p><p>- Range C 15</p><p>- Range D 25</p><p>- Range E Fewer than 10</p><p>- Range E2 Fewer than 10</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/10/2019 15:30:31 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1151918

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	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 effectiveness of the regulation in the cryptocurrencies in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	4242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Cryptoassets Taskforce, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), published its report in October 2018. It concluded that strong action should be taken to address the risks associated with cryptoassets that fall within existing regulatory frameworks, and that further consultation and international coordination is required for those cryptoassets that pose new challenges to traditional forms of financial regulation, and fall outside the existing regulatory framework.</p><p> </p><p>Since the report, the FCA has consulted and issued final guidance on the regulatory perimeter in relation to cryptoassets, and HMT has consulted on the transposition of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which will bring cryptoasset exchanges and custodian wallet providers within the scope of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/10/2019 14:03:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1149735

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: VAT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the review of the application of VAT as applied to the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL28
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text At Spring Statement 2019 the Chancellor announced that the Government would carry out a review of VAT in relation to the public sector. The Government will be publishing a policy paper for public consultation in the coming months. The Government welcomes the views of public sector organisations including NHS trusts and organisations on potential changes. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:15 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath