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988717

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents in Northern Ireland applied for tax free childcare in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	180155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of parents in Northern Ireland who have applied for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) in each of the last three years. TFC was trialled in 2016 and launched in April 2017.</p><p>We are promoting the scheme across the UK, including a marketing campaign which launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years</p></td><td><p>Total Number of Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,039</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,044</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,093</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,301</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/10/2018 14:22:46 question first ministerially corrected 14/11/2018 13:36:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 80216 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1104933

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money was accrued to the public purse from Air Passenger Duty in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	236460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As Air Passenger Duty (APD) is paid by airlines, information on revenues by region is not available. However, HMRC publishes an estimate of disaggregated tax receipts, including the share of APD relating to Northern Ireland:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disaggregation-of-hmrc-tax-receipts</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/04/2019 10:02:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228779

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit cigarettes into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	228531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>HMRC’s strategy to tackle tobacco smuggling has reduced the tax gap for cigarettes from 22% in 2000/01 to 10% in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC and Border Force have just published a new joint strategy that sets out a comprehensive range of activity, overseas, at the border and within the UK, to tackle the threat from smuggling of genuine and counterfeit illicit tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategy can be accessed on the HMRC website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-illicit-tobacco-from-leaf-to-light" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-illicit-tobacco-from-leaf-to-light</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/03/2015 10:02:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

173959

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Golf: VAT
	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 effect on golf clubs of differences in VAT rules applying to propriety-owned and member-owned golf clubs; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Upper Bann to discuss this matter.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	220953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the HMRC briefing paper (25/14) of June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/01/2015 17:43:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

385769

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Greece
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the potential implications for the UK economy are of Greece leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	4326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>As the Chancellor has said, we should not underestimate the impact that a Greek exit from the euro area would have on the European economy – or the knock-on effects on the UK. But the economic plan we’ve pursued in Britain these last five years has increased our resilience – and we will take whatever further steps are needed to protect the UK from new risks to our economic security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/07/2015 12:29:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

767397

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to introduce legislation to restrict promoters of tax avoidance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	106451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The government has taken significant steps to tackle the promoters of tax avoidance schemes. It introduced the Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (POTAS) regime in Budget 2013 to tackle high-risk promoters, and Finance Bill 2017-2019 goes further by introducing a new penalty on the enablers of tax avoidance.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 11:27:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

857005

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the document, A Fresh Start, the Stormont agreement and implementation plan, published in November 2015, what the timetable is for a reduction in corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	131517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 allows for devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Assembly to set a Northern Ireland rate of corporation tax to apply to certain trading income.</p><p> </p><p>This government remains committed to the commencement of this power once, as set out in the Stormont House Agreement, a restored Executive demonstrates that its finances are on a sustainable footing.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to this, the UK government will work with a restored Executive to consider a commencement timetable.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/03/2018 15:43:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

988714

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase personal income tax allowances for lower rate taxpayers after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	180153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>In April, the government took a significant step towards meeting these commitments; the personal allowance increased from £11,500 to £11,850, and the higher rate threshold from £45,000 to £46,350.</p><p> </p><p>By year end 2018-19, these changes will have benefitted over 31 million individuals since the start of the last Parliament, 1.2 million people on the lowest incomes will have been taken out of income tax altogether, and a typical taxpayer will pay £1,075 less income tax, compared to 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the government will keep the personal allowance under review and any decisions on future changes will be taken as part of the annual Budget process in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/10/2018 15:52:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1020698

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farmers have been excluded from the agricultural flat-rate VAT scheme since its introduction in each region of the UK in each year since the scheme's introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	199853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The table attached lists the known exclusions (refusal of entry into the scheme or subsequent removal from the scheme) from the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme, broken down by region and calendar year.</p><p>These figures are based on management information and have not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p>Figures are not available for the period covering 1993-2007.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2018 14:19:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride attachment 1 file name David Simpson PQ table - UIN 199853.docx title Table attached due to formatting issues on Q&A
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1020699

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agriculture flat-rate scheme questionnaires have been sent to participants in the scheme in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	199854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC may request additional information from businesses applying for, or participating in, the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme (AFRS). Data is not available relating to all of these information requests.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2011-2015 HMRC undertook a specific review of eligibility for the AFRS, during which 43 questionnaires were sent to agricultural businesses participating in the scheme requesting additional information. 41 of these businesses were based in Northern Ireland, and 2 in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2018 13:57:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson