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1698613

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the impact of ending tax-free shopping for international visitors on levels of spending by international visitors since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	20340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government published its next steps, in relation to tax-free shopping in the Spring Budget 2024 which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2024/spring-budget-2024-html.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 20339 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:07:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1698561

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of ending tax-free shopping for international visitors on levels of tourism since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	20339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government published its next steps, in relation to tax-free shopping in the Spring Budget 2024 which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2024/spring-budget-2024-html.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 20340 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:07:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1700074

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shares: Stamp Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Approximately, how much stamp duty was paid on the purchase of UK-based shares in each of the last two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	20906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not hold the information on the amount of stamp duty paid on the purchase of shares solely based in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:04:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1699996

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Arts: Tax Allowances
	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 (a) assessment of the impact on the economy and (b) estimate of the number of recipients of (i) audio-visual (A) tax relief and (B) expenditure credit, (ii) museums and gallery exhibition tax relief and (iii) theatres and orchestras tax relief since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
	tabling member printed	Damian Collins
	uin	20980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>a)<strong> </strong>An evaluation of the creative industry tax reliefs covering Film Tax Relief, High-end Television Tax Relief, Animation Tax Relief and Children’s Television Tax Relief was published in 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the video games tax relief was published in 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>A qualitative evaluation capturing the wider impacts of the Museums and Galleries relief was conducted in 2020: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>b) The number of recipients of the creative industry tax reliefs is published in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:02:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1700472

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received representations from (a) the Scottish Government, (b) local authorities in Scotland, (c) Police Scotland and (d) the Scottish Police Authority on the potential impact of tax rules in relation to employer-provided accommodation on police officers working in (i) rural and (ii) remote areas in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	21359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Accommodation can be exempted from tax, providing it meets certain conditions which are set out in HMRC guidance. These rules apply to the whole of the UK and are consistent across different employers. This ensures the UK tax system is simple, easy to understand, and limits the risk of abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to make changes to the tax rules or guidance in this area, but does keep all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the critical role police officers play in our communities. However, policing and housing are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and the provision of broader support in these areas, beyond tax relief, is therefore a matter for the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:00:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1700539

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	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 increasing the childcare tax free cap.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	21426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and continues to support families with a range of other childcare offers, including the free hours offer, and support through Universal Credit childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:07:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1699057

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, whether he has made an estimate of the potential return on investment of (a) violence reduction units, (b) hot spot policing, (c) increasing the capacity of children's homes and (d) the building of 15 new special free schools.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	20664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>These measures are part of the Public Sector Productivity Review, which will deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits by 2029.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed £75 million to expand the Violence Reduction Unit model across England and Wales, supporting a prevention-first approach to serious violence. Violence Reduction Units enable local public services such as health boards, schools and police leaders to coordinate their joint strategy to tackle serious violence among young people, preventing violent crime and reducing burdens on healthcare, schools and criminal justice.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, we committed £66.3 million to scale up hotspot enforcement. From April 2024, hotspot response will be rolled out across every police force area in England and Wales, which will see thousands of additional high visibility patrols in the places most affected by Serious Violence and Anti-Social Behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation found that in 2022/23, VRUs and hotspot policing prevented 3,220 hospital admissions from violent injury – a statistically significant drop. Please find a link to the evaluation here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-units-year-ending-march-2023-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-units-2022-to-2023#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20a%20further%202,data%20sharing%20and%20analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-units-year-ending-march-2023-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-units-2022-to-2023#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20a%20further%202,data%20sharing%20and%20analysis</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On increasing the capacity of children’s homes, the Government announced £165 million of funding over the next 4 years to reduce the reliance of local authorities on costly emergency provision.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the building of 15 new special free schools through £105 million of investment over the next 4 years will deliver over 2,000 additional special places for children with special education needs and disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:04:14 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1699149

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to provide financial support to parents for childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	20807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2023, the government announced the biggest ever investment in childcare in England, meaning eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from when their child is 9 months old, to when they start school.</p><p> </p><p>To support this expansion, the Government will spend over £4.1 billion by 2027-28, has provided over £400 million to substantially uplift the hourly rate paid to providers to deliver the existing childcare entitlements in 24-25, and is allocating £100 million capital funding to support childcare settings to increase their physical space. At Spring Budget 2024, the government also announced a commitment to increasing the national average hourly rate providers are paid to deliver the offers in line with the metric used at Spring Budget 2023 in 2025-26 and 2026-27, representing £500m of additional investment.</p><p> </p><p>Parents who are not eligible for the 30 free childcare hours may still be able to access other offers. Parents can find more details on the support available and check if they are eligible at the following link: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:01:55 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1698554

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Postgraduate Education: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decline in international postgraduate student numbers on the UK’s economy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	20406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>International students make a significant positive contribution to the British economy. According to a study by HEPI and Kaplan, the lifetime net economic benefit of the 21/22 cohort of international students was £37bn with each student making a net contribution of nearly £100,000 on average.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) make a net migration forecast to underpin their economic and fiscal forecasts, which reflects the latest data and migration policy. At Spring Budget, the OBR assessed migration to fall more sharply than the ONS net migration projections in the short-term before it reaches 315,000 at the end of the forecast period. Rising emigration and effect of policy explain their adjustment.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 12:59:36 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1700274

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) economic conditions have to be met for defence spending to be raised to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	21171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government’s aspiration is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Prime Minister has been clear that the target and path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 10:54:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey