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1171819

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of cutting Air Passenger Duty from all domestic flights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>As announced on 14 January, HM Treasury is undertaking a review of Air Passenger Duty to ensure regional connectivity is strengthened while meeting the UK’s climate change commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and uses a range of levers at its disposal, including spending, taxation and regulatory policy, to meet its climate and environmental objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The actions that the Government has taken are fully compliant with State Aid rules.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL582 question first answered 28/01/2020 12:11:00 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1171820

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether deferred Air Passenger Duty relief is congruent with state aid and competition rules.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>As announced on 14 January, HM Treasury is undertaking a review of Air Passenger Duty to ensure regional connectivity is strengthened while meeting the UK’s climate change commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and uses a range of levers at its disposal, including spending, taxation and regulatory policy, to meet its climate and environmental objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The actions that the Government has taken are fully compliant with State Aid rules.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL581 question first answered 28/01/2020 12:11:00 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1660145

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of calculating national insurance contributions using the combined income from multiple employers.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	199225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are assessed on a pay-period basis per each employment. Requiring the aggregation of earnings for NICs of people doing more than one job with multiple employers would be administratively complex, increasing the burden on employers.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government keeps all taxes, including NICs, under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/09/2023 09:45:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1236488

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the merits of introducing a green gilt to encourage private investment in regions outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	91742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building back better and investing in the green infrastructure that will help us to achieve our climate change objectives and level up the country. At the Plan for Jobs 2020, the Government announced an ambitious £3.05 billion package including the Green Homes Grant, designed to aid homeowners and landlords retrofit to upgrade the energy and cost efficiency of their homes. At Spring Budget 2020 the Government announced at least £800 million to support Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in two initial industrial clusters, the first by the mid-2020s and the second by 2030. CCS has the potential to reduce carbon emissions from power plants and factories. And on Tuesday (22 September), Dogger Bank Wind Farm announced the creation of almost 250 jobs in the North East on a project that will be capable of powering up to 4.5m homes when complete.</p><p> </p><p>Our upcoming National Infrastructure Strategy will set out our long-term economic infrastructure ambitions, focusing on decarbonisation and levelling up the nation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a global centre for sustainable finance with an established reputation in green finance and a frontrunner in the structuring, underwriting, and listing of green bonds, with more than 100 bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange, raising over $26 billion across eight currencies</p><p> </p><p>The government has been carefully considering the potential issuance of a UK sovereign green bond and will keep this under review. The government remains open to the introduction of new debt instruments, but would need to be satisfied that any new instrument would meet value-for-money criteria, enjoy strong and sustained demand in the long term and be consistent with wider fiscal objectives.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 91741 question first answered 24/09/2020 09:16:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1150486

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	11 Downing Street: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the running costs of No.11 Downing Street were in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	1724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The No 11 Downing Street running costs for the last ten years are in the table below: The figures cover Rent, Maintenance, Furniture &amp; Fittings and Official Entertainment</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>436,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>351,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>553,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>545,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>643,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>561,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>524,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>698,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>690,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>812,587</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/10/2019 11:17:55 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1605510

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	3D Printing: Capital Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investments in 3D printers qualify for full expensing as part of the capital allowances scheme announced in the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	169278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Full expensing is available for qualifying expenditure on main rate plant or machinery incurred on or after 1 April 2023 but before 1 April 2026 subject to certain conditions. A 3D printer is a machine so it would be eligible for full expensing provided the other conditions are met. For example, the expenditure must be incurred by a company within the charge to corporation tax, the plant or machinery must be new, and must not be bought to lease to someone else. More details on the conditions for full expensing are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-expensing" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-expensing</em></a><em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/03/2023 09:08:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490118

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ABN AMRO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to publish any assessment his Department made of (a) TCI interactions with ABN Amro in 2007 and (b) the subsequent takeover by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not routinely monitor the shareholdings of private-sector firms, and has not made an estimate of the amount of shares held by the TCI hedge fund in NatWest Group (previously the Royal Bank of Scotland). I am also not aware of any HM Treasury assessments of TCI interactions with ABN Amro or the subsequent takeover by RBS.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38639 question first answered 25/07/2022 15:17:49 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1236630

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ARM
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions he and his Department have had discussions with (a) Nvidia and (b) Arm on the sale of Arm from Softbank to Nvidia.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	93607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Neither the Chancellor nor HM Treasury have held discussions with Nvidia or Arm on the sale of Arm from Softbank to Nvidia. The Government recognises the vital role ARM plays in the UK’s tech sector and its contribution to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government monitors acquisitions and mergers closely. We will be scrutinising the Arm deal in close detail to understand the implications for the UK, and if further action is required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 30/09/2020 08:47:09 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1240365

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ARM: NVIDIA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of holding discussions with (a) Softbank and Arm on the Softbank/Arm deal of 2016 and (b) Nvidia and Arm on the Softbank/Nvidia Arm deal of 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	98989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport is leading engagement with the parties involved, all queries should be directed to the DCMS.</p><p> </p><p>Information about ministerial meetings can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. It would be inappropriate to divulge further detail at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 10:09:23 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1547024

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aberdeen Airport: Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of annual revenue made by Aberdeen Airport is non-aeronautical revenue; and if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of introducing duty-free stores on arrival on that level of revenue.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
	uin	100019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Duty-free on arrival, which would apply to inbound passengers, would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which excise duty makes a significant contribution. Any loss in tax revenue would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, increased borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are no plans to introduce such a scheme, the government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 100018 100020 100021 question first answered 08/12/2022 15:13:13 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson