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1177972

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Living Wage
	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 effect that the increase in the Living Wage will have on small businesses; and what financial plans he has to support small firms to make this increase.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	1225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recently published its Impact Assessment of the planned increases to the National Living Wage applying from this April. The Impact Assessment provides estimates of the costs the National Living Wage increases will place on some businesses. The Government recognises that the increases will mean extra costs for some businesses. However, it’s right that workers are fairly rewarded for their input into the economy.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, since 2014 the Employment Allowance has helped businesses with the costs of employment, reducing employers’ National Insurance contributions bill by £3,000. Over 1 million employers are benefitting from this relief.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 24/02/2020 14:03:00 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1145130

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Taxation
	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 equity of the level of tax on the football pools industry.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	287560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The football pools industry is subject to Pool Betting Duty (PBD). PBD also covers a range of gambling activity beyond the football pools. PBD is charged at 15% on gross profits (stakes minus prizes), which is the same rate as for general betting. This has been constant since 2002.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and the rate of PBD is considered as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/09/2019 15:31:25 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1149409

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
	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 reducing pool betting duty to 10 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>No recent estimate has been made. Reducing Pool Betting Duty to 10% is likely to have a negligible effect on the Football Pools, but could put revenue at risk particularly through incentivising switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury however keeps all taxes under active review.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/10/2019 12:44:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1166888

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: International Men's Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>No one should suffer unfair treatment because of their gender. Every year International Men’s Day offers an opportunity to highlight how outcomes for men and boys can be improved and to talk about some of the important work going on every day across Government to do this.</p><p> </p><p>The work ranges from the introduction of shared parental leave, which allows men to take time away from the workplace and bond with their new children, benefitting that crucial long-term relationship for both parent and child, to our programme tackling LGBT bullying in schools which seeks to protect those who may be victimised by outdated and stereotypical ideas of what it means to be a ‘real man’.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also working with local authorities to ensure their suicide prevention plans support more men, and in the Domestic Abuse Bill we propose to create a statutory definition of domestic abuse that makes clear men also can be victims of this abhorrent crime.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/11/2019 13:26:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1169105

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing Pool Betting Duty to 10 per cent on the industry and economy of the north of England.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>No recent estimate has been made. The Government recognises the popularity of the Football Pools. But reducing Pool Betting Duty is likely to have a negligible effect and could put revenue at risk, particularly through incentivising switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets. HM Treasury however keeps all taxes under active review.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 954 question first answered 14/01/2020 09:45:49 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1169106

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
	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 merits of reducing Pool Betting Duty to 10 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>No recent estimate has been made. The Government recognises the popularity of the Football Pools. But reducing Pool Betting Duty is likely to have a negligible effect and could put revenue at risk, particularly through incentivising switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets. HM Treasury however keeps all taxes under active review.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 953 question first answered 14/01/2020 09:45:49 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087039

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Accountancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many chartered accountants his Department currently employs.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury employs 60 chartered accountants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/03/2019 11:28:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1131778

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
	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 reduce the duty on the football pools to ten per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	263782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to reduce Pool Betting Duty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury however keeps all taxes, including Pool Betting Duty, under active review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/06/2019 12:51:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

897213

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	141001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2017/18 the Government Car Service allocated one car to the Treasury. This is jointly shared by the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/05/2018 16:10:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

908946

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contractors have been employed by his Department for (a) up to one year, (b) between one and five years, (c) between five and 10 years and (d) over 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	146169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The number of contractors employed at HM Treasury is publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workforce-management--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workforce-management--2</a></p><p>Information regarding the duration of individual contracts is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/05/2018 13:52:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies