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1148736

	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	Public Works Loan Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with representatives of the Local Government Association before the announcement of 9 October 2019 of a 1 per cent increase in the interest rate on new loans from the Public Works Loan Board.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	76
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government engages sector representatives in policy development where possible. It was not possible to do that in this case because the change was market sensitive. The Local Government Association was notified of the decision after markets closed on 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 77 question first answered 17/10/2019 13:17:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1148737

	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	Public Works Loan Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with representatives of local government before the announcement of 9 October 2019 of a 1 per cent increase in the interest rate on new loans from the Public Works Loan Board.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	77
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government engages sector representatives in policy development where possible. It was not possible to do that in this case because the change was market sensitive. The Local Government Association was notified of the decision after markets closed on 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 76 question first answered 17/10/2019 13:17:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1148738

	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	Public Works Loan Board
	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 the one per cent increase in the interest rate on new loans from the Public Works Loan Board will have on local authorities’ capital investment plans.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	78
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>In raising interest rates for new loans from the Public Works Loan Board, the Treasury assessed the potential impact on local government capital plans. This increase returned Public Works Loan Board rates to levels that were available in 2018.</p><p> </p>The Government will continue to work with individual authorities on a case-by-case basis if they raise concerns over their finance position. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/10/2019 13:14:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1148777

	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	Electric Vehicles: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to stimulate demand for commercial electric vehicles by reducing VAT for those vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has set an ambitious, legally binding target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the UK by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are no plans at present to reduce the VAT charge on electric vehicles, the Government keeps all taxes under review and assesses them against a range of fiscal and environmental considerations. The Government already makes available an incentive for the public to purchase electric vehicles over conventional vehicles: the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) provides grants of up to £3,500 for the purchase of a new battery electric vehicle. PiCG was launched in 2011 and has supported the purchase of around 170,000 Ultra Low Emission Vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2019 14:12:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1148814

	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	Equipment: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) quantity and (b) value of business equipment will require an ATA Carnet for the (i) financial, (ii) musical, (iii) entertainment, (iv) professional services, (v) manufacturing and (vi) sporting sectors after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	17
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>In the event of the UK exiting the EU without a deal, the UK will become a single customs territory and use of an ATA Carnet will be an option for moving goods, such as exhibition stands and musical instruments, temporarily between the UK-EU.</p><p> </p><p>However, ATA Carnets are just one option when moving goods temporarily between customs territories. Their use is a commercial decision and should be considered alongside temporary admission / Returned Goods Relief procedures.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason it is not possible to give an accurate answer to this question.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2019 14:50:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1148819

	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	Breweries: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend reforms to the small breweries’ tax relief to include small vineyards.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to introduce a small vineyards tax relief. All taxes are kept under review and the introduction of any reliefs are considered at each fiscal event, including the effects on industry and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 17/10/2019 13:11:25 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1148833

	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	Ceramics: Staffordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that ceramics companies in North Staffordshire are able to avoid (a) delays in transferring raw materials to factories and (b) incurring additional costs when exporting goods in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	52
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. As the UK’s customs authority, HMRC will act to ensure that border processes are as smooth as possible, without compromising security.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, businesses which trade with the EU will broadly be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are presently trading with the rest of the world, although there are a number of temporary easements in place to help businesses make this transition.</p><p> </p><p>To support traders with customs declarations, where the majority of UK businesses that currently export outside of the EU use an intermediary, the Government has made available £24m in grants to support training and IT costs for intermediaries and an additional £10m to support intermediaries with the costs of hiring new staff.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2019 14:20:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1149021

	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	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Joint Accountability Cash Strategy Group are planning to take on the effect of the reduction in the interchange fee on free access to cash.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>Following a Call for Evidence on Cash &amp; Digital Payments, and in recognition of changing payment trends, the Government has set up the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy (JACS) Group.</p><p> </p><p>Chaired by the Treasury, this group brings together the key regulators to co-ordinate regulatory work to support nationwide cash access. The JACS Group is considering the whole end-to-end cash infrastructure, of which ATMs are a subset, and will publicly update on industry and regulatory activity in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding ATMs specifically, as you know, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is closely monitoring developments in ATM provision and holding LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of the UK’s ATM network. LINK cancelled its third interchange fee reduction (the fee which funds free-to-use ATMs), due in January 2020, and put on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending further review.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR welcomed these adjustments, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/10/2019 13:13:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1149027

	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	Housing: Capital Gains Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue from capital gains tax on residential property gains in each year from 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	34
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC collect information on Capital Gains Tax liabilities accrued from disposals of residential property. This is summarised in the table below for the tax years 2016-17 and 2017-18. These liabilities will broadly translate into receipts for the tax years 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively. Figures for 2019-20 will not be available until next year, after the Self-Assessment deadline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax year</p></td><td><p>Tax liability accrued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£1,029m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£1,128m</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2019 14:10:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1149029

	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	Housing: Capital Gains Tax
	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 extent to which gains made on residential property that would otherwise be subject to capital gains tax are currently subject to (a) final period exemption and (b) lettings relief.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	35
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>For individuals who claim final period exemption or letting relief, there is no requirement to file a Capital Gains Tax return to HMRC if the amount payable results in no liability being incurred.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who incur a Capital Gains Tax liability must provide information on the reliefs they are claiming separately in the unstructured additional information section of the Self Assessment return. Utilising this data to provide an assessment as requested can only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2019 14:09:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey