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	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
	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 economic benefits arising from the proposals on transferable tax history in the oil and gas sector set out in Autumn Budget 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	125217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget, the government announced it would introduce a Transferable Tax History for oil &amp; gas companies. This will give investors in UK oil and gas fields certainty that they will be able to get tax relief for decommissioning assets. This should encourage new investment in older oil and gas fields, keeping them producing for longer and supporting employment.</p><p> </p><p>The main industry body, Oil and Gas UK, in response to the Budget announcement have said that a Transferable Tax History would be <em>‘a vital step that can bring in new investment to increase recovery from existing fields and fund fresh investment which is key to generating activity for our hard-pressed supply chain. It will also help extend the lives of many mature fields and postpone decommissioning.’</em></p><p> </p><p>This builds on the £2.3bn of fiscal support the government has already provided to the UK oil and gas industry, including a package of tax cuts across Budget 2015 and 2016, £40m of funding for seismic surveys to support exploration, and the introduction of a new Investment Allowance. As a result, the UK now has one of the most competitive tax regimes in the world for oil and gas, further supporting investment and jobs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/02/2018 16:43:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

845605

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what translation arrangements his Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	128577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have a dedicated Welsh language translation unit in-house. Other Government Departments have dedicated Welsh language translation teams and translate letters from Welsh to English, and replies from English to Welsh, for HM Treasury free of charge on an ad-hoc basis.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/02/2018 13:11:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

834859

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Childcare Vouchers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees in his Department make use of the childcare voucher scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	126281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>112 employees of HM Treasury make use of the childcare voucher scheme. The childcare voucher scheme is a salary sacrifice scheme which means that an employee agrees to a reduction in their taxable salary, and receives the equivalent amount in childcare vouchers instead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/02/2018 16:46:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

820798

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has a carer's policy for its employees; and what other steps his Department has taken to support employees with caring responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	122216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury has a C<em>arer’s Passport </em>policy and process to support employees with caring responsibilities. Treasury policies on flexible working and special leave also provide support for employees with caring responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/01/2018 10:16:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

824633

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Red Diesel: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the outcomes of his Department’s red diesel call for evidence, which ran from 20 March 2017 to 30 June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	123434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The purpose of this call for evidence was to improve the government’s understanding of how red diesel is used. We are now considering what next steps to take.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:52:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

839016

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Energy Drinks: Taxation
	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 sum accrued to the public purse from tax on the sale of energy drinks in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	127576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Energy drinks, that is drinks that are high in caffeine and/or other stimulants, will typically be standard rated for VAT. However, no data is available on how much VAT is raised on their sale as this level of detail is not requested on VAT returns.</p><p>Energy drinks are often also high in sugar. From April this year, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will take effect, which is forecast to raise nearly £1.5billion over the next five years. This levy directly targets the producers and importers of sugary soft drinks to encourage them to remove added sugar, promote diet drinks, and reduce portion sizes for high sugar drinks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/02/2018 08:43:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

821477

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	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 cost to the public purse of low productivity growth since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	122395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Productivity growth has slowed globally since the financial crisis. The Government is closely monitoring the effects of this on the UK economy to guide policy. Since 2010 we have invested over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, cut taxes to support business investment and reformed technical education. The Autumn Budget sets out the next steps the government is taking to improve productivity. We are extending the National Productivity Investment Fund, increasing support for R&amp;D to its highest level in 30 years by 2021/22, transforming lifelong learning and responding to the Patient Capital Review that we commissioned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:50:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

823532

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	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 of the decision by soft drinks suppliers to repackage the size of their bottles and cans on the revenue to the Exchequer from the soft drinks industry levy.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	123000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The latest revenue forecast for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy can be found in ‘Table 2.2’ of the Budget Document, published alongside Autumn Budget 2017. This forecast already accounts for a behavioural response whereby producers lower the sugar content of their drinks, promote lower sugar alternatives and reduce portion sizes.</p><p>Table 2.2. can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661380/B2017Table2.2.XLSX" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661380/B2017Table2.2.XLSX</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/01/2018 17:27:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

846179

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from air passenger duty for cabin crew in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	128867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Air passenger duty (APD) is payable by airlines in respect of each liable passenger departing from the UK and is dependent on the class of travel and final destination of the passengers.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not have numbers for the cabin crew exemption specifically because airlines are only required to declare an aggregate number of exempt passengers on their return.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does publish estimates of the cost of the exemption from APD for cabin crew. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-relief-statistics</a>) These estimates are based on published APD revenue statistics and assumptions on the size and class configuration of airplanes for various destinations. (<a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax</a>)</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/02/2018 14:54:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

838371

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Plastics: Waste
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for starting his Department's call for evidence on tax changes and single-use plastic waste.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	127232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget, the government announced a call for evidence on how changes to the tax system or charges could cut down on the use of single-use plastics.</p><p>The call for evidence will be launched shortly. The government will outline how it plans to proceed once we have analysed the responses to this call for evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/02/2018 12:08:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy