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1050591

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wolverhampton Station: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Wolverhampton train station has been accredited under the Secure Stations Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	214038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Wolverhampton Station has a valid accreditation under the Secure Stations Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2019 13:43:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

782241

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the increase in duty on a bottle of English (a) still and (b) sparkling wine in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	110968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Current and historic duty rates for wine can be found in HM Revenue and Custom's published Alcohol Bulletin on the UK Trade Info website. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/11/2017 15:40:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

782242

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regularising the rate of duty between still and sparkling wine.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	110969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The government keeps all taxes under review. Any changes to wine duty rates would need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses, public health and the distributional impact of reform.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/11/2017 15:38:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

755612

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will match EU funding levels for the Scotch whisky industry to fund the promotion of food and drink geographical indications or protected designations of origin and rural development after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	7331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Scotch whisky producers are currently eligible to apply for EU funding under the Scottish Rural Development Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government has provided guarantees for rural development and agri-environment schemes that are signed before the UK leaves the EU. We are offering the devolved administrations the same level of reassurance as we are offering to UK government departments in relation to programmes they administer but for which they expected to rely on EU funding.</p><p>In the longer term, decisions on funding will be taken in light of wider UK strategic priorities and other domestic spending decisions.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/09/2017 10:07:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

776828

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the net worth to the UK economy of the Scottish whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>In terms of the economic impact of Scotch Whisky, more information can be found in the Scotch Whisky Association report “The Economic Impact of Scotch Whisky Production in the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109246 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:43:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

776834

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) number of people employed in, (b) volume of sales in and (c) amounts of duty levied from the Scotch whisky industry as a result of the March 2017 Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109230 109232 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

780397

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support the Scotch whisky industry in the UK market.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	110266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The government published its assessment of the impacts of the alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The government ended the spirits duty escalator in 2014 with a duty freeze, followed by a cut in 2015 and a further freeze in 2016. The previous action taken means that the tax on a bottle of Scotch Whisky is now 90p lower than it would otherwise have been since ending the spirits duty escalator in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 110365 question first answered 06/11/2017 15:16:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

776825

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the freeze in whisky excise duty in 2016 had on Government revenues.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The impact of alcohol duty changes on Government revenues can be found in Table 2.1 of the Budget documents from 2015 and 2016. These are central estimates certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109247 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:39:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

776830

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the reduction in whisky duty in 2015 had on Government revenues.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The impact of alcohol duty changes on Government revenues can be found in Table 2.1 of the Budget documents from 2015 and 2016. These are central estimates certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109248 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:39:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

776833

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for Scotch whisky being taxed at a higher rate than wine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109231 109232 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara