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1143866

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department issued to Departments on the baseline for bids for the spending review; and whether the effect of additional resources in relation to the UK leaving the EU were included in the calculations for that review.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	285385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>At launch, the Treasury sent official-level guidance and templates setting out financial and other information required from Departments to make assessments of funding needs.</p><p> </p><p>As at all spending reviews and spending rounds, in Spending Round 2019 baselines have been adjusted to represent ongoing spend, with one-off or time limited spend removed and ongoing spend from the Reserves baselined. This applied to additional resources for leaving the EU that had been provided from the Reserves.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/09/2019 16:00:35 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1143680

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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, what meetings his Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	285314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had extensive engagement with all local authorities, including Bristol City Council, as they continue to prepare for leaving the European Union on 31st October, with or without a deal. We continue to ensure that councils have the necessary information to prepare effectively, and continue to provide opportunities for specific local issues to be raised and addressed.</p><p> </p><p>During December-March 2018/19, the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government hosted eleven thematic engagement events for all councils in partnership with ten other government departments that were attended by 650 local government officers representing more than 270 councils. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government also chairs a monthly meeting of local authority leaders with Ministers from across Government attending as required. Since August, a monthly interactive conference with local authority chief executives and Brexit Lead Officers has been hosted by the Secretary of State answering questions submitted directly to him from the sector. The Government’s recent expectation that all local authorities designate a Brexit Lead Officer has further enhanced two-way communication between the different tiers of government as the country prepares to exit the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Across 2018/19 and 2019/20, MHCLG has allocated £79m to help local areas to prepare for Brexit. Of this funding, Bristol City Council has directly received £314,952 of capacity funding to help it to prepare and prevent disruption to the services that its residents rely upon.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/09/2019 09:49:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1143125

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding from the public purse his Department spent on the production of the graphic tweeted by his Department on 31 July 2019 entitled We’re announcing £2.1bn funding new funding to prepare for no deal.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	284791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The graphic tweeted by HM Treasury on no deal funding was produced in-house by the digital communications team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 05/09/2019 15:17:34 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1143106

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support HMRC provides to people who are not digitally literate to help them submit their VAT returns online.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	284507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HMRC have dedicated helplines to assist customers who need help submitting their VAT return online. HMRC also have a service for customers who need additional help to get their tax right.</p><p> </p><p>Exceptionally, some customers are not required to submit VAT returns online if they genuinely cannot do so.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:42:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1143128

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to undertake a comprehensive review of charity taxation and reliefs.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	284546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the vital work that charities do for the UK, which is why it provided £5.3 billion worth of tax reliefs to the sector and its donors in 2018/19, including over £1.3bn of Gift Aid.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the impact on charities regarding the proposal made in the report by the independent Charity Tax Commission published in July 2019 to introduce a universal Gift Aid declaration database.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax reliefs under review. However there are no plans to undertake a formal comprehensive review of charity taxation and reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 284793 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:18:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1143129

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid: Databases
	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 potential effect on the financial wellbeing of charitable organisations of introducing a universal Gift Aid declaration database.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	284793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the vital work that charities do for the UK, which is why it provided £5.3 billion worth of tax reliefs to the sector and its donors in 2018/19, including over £1.3bn of Gift Aid.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the impact on charities regarding the proposal made in the report by the independent Charity Tax Commission published in July 2019 to introduce a universal Gift Aid declaration database.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax reliefs under review. However there are no plans to undertake a formal comprehensive review of charity taxation and reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 284546 question first answered 09/09/2019 10:18:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1143131

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wills: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the economic wellbeing of charitable organisations of removing VAT from the cost of writing wills that include a charitable donation.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	284798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The costs for writing wills that include a charitable donation are subject to the standard rate of VAT. Under the current EU VAT rules, it is not possible to zero rate or exempt these costs from VAT. Whilst the UK remains a member of the EU, it must comply with the rights and obligations that membership entails. This includes the application of EU VAT rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that tax is a sovereign matter and that it will be open to us to change in the future or include in any negotiations with the EU. While there might be more flexibility in the future, removing VAT on the cost of writing wills would need to be measured carefully and balanced against wider policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 09:05:26 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1142919

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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, what assessment he has made of the implications for her policies of the statement by the Renewable Energy Association that the decision by HMRC to increase VAT on new solar-battery systems from five to 20 per cent in October 2019 could slow the uptake of solar-battery systems by years and contradicts the Government’s commitment to tackling climate change; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	284383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer to the assessment provided in my answer to PQ284318. The Government is committed to greening the UK economy and designed the changes for energy-saving materials to retain as much of the VAT relief as possible for UK households, while complying with EU law.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK remains a member of the EU, the Government is obliged to make these changes. As all taxes are kept under review, it may be possible to amend these rules once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:35:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1142918

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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, what discussions his Department has had with the solar industry on the decision by HMRC to increase VAT for new solar-battery systems by 15 per cent in October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	284335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the recent changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials in April. As part of that consultation HMRC and HMT held meetings with businesses and organisations representing the solar industry.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 14:32:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1142915

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of increasing VAT on new solar-battery systems by 15 per cent in October 2019 on the rate of solar battery uptake.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	284318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials are expected to have a negligible impact on the Exchequer and on the administrative burdens on businesses. 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 per cent of the value of all installations currently eligible for the reduced rated. The remaining 95% remains unaffected.</p><p> </p><p>For installations affected by the changes, the goods element of the installations will become standard rated with the labour element continuing to benefit from the reduced rate.</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 09/09/2019 14:30:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra