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1127719

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	911016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:48:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1127722

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1127792

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Health: Finance
	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 support the Government’s cross-departmental commitment to prioritising a public health approach in the forthcoming Spending Review, and whether that support will include allocating funding for evidence-based parenting support.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	256943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on public spending will be made in the round as part of the Spending Review process. As such, we will be working closely with other departments to assess public health priorities and ensure a joined-up approach across government.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2019 11:40:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1127815

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2019 to Question 241464, what opportunity for appeal exists for economic operators in the event that the compensation offered by tobacco manufacturers for the equipment and software for the recording and transmission of product movement and transactional events to the data storage systems (Article 15(7) of TPD2014/40/EU) does not cover the cost to that operator of implementing the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	257078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Tobacco manufacturers have introduced a compensation scheme and appointed a third party provider to act as a single point of contact (SPoC) for all compensation claims. The SPoC appointed by the tobacco manufactures for the EU is Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS).</p><p> </p><p>If an economic operator is not happy with the level of compensation offered, they can appeal to SGS.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:17:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1127465

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bingo and Football Pools: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rate of gross profits tax levied on (a) bingo clubs and (b) the Football Pools; and for what reasons there is a difference between the two.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	256222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The government recognises the significant role that bingo clubs play in bringing local communities together and contributing to British culture. This is why the government decided to reduce the rate of bingo duty to 10%.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:10:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127466

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the revenue that could accrue to the public purse from a redeveloped football pools industry.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	256223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. Pool Betting Duty raises around £5m in revenue for the Exchequer per annum. Reducing the level of taxation would be likely to have at best a limited effect on the football pools. However, it could put revenue at risk, particularly through incentivising switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:07:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127475

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ring-fence funding for mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	256323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Funding for mental health services will grow as a share of the overall NHS budget over the next five years, and the NHS long-term plan states that this will form “a new ringfenced local investment fund worth at least £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24.” This investment will enable further service expansion, for example new mental health crisis services for people of all ages and more mental health support in schools.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2019 11:37:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127488

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department have been seconded away from their normal duties to work on the UK's withdrawal from the EU; and what effect that secondment of staff has had on the effectiveness of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	256206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold information centrally on the work staff undertake while out on loan/secondment.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that to search and locate any information held would exceed the appropriate limit, therefore can only be answered at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. The Department for International Trade works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:15:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1127514

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK’s official reserves are of (a) gold, (b) foreign currency and (c) other assets as at 31 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	256257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>As at end March 2019, the market value of the UK’s official reserves was $169.5 billion. This comprised of (a) $12.9 billion gold, (b) $129.5 billion foreign currency reserves and (c) $27.1 billion other assets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/05/2019 12:50:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1127517

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on requiring companies using continuous payment authorities to contact customers in advance of the automatic renewal date to provide the option to cancel.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	256260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Payment Services Regulations, which came into force in January 2018, regulate how Continuous Payment Authorities, or CPAs, are established, and the rights and obligations of payers, payees and payment service providers. In its published guidance on the regulations, the FCA states that consumers have the absolute right to cancel CPAs at any time before the end of the business day before a payment is due to be made, and to obtain an immediate refund from their payment service provider if any future payments are debited from their account after they have revoked their consent.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has not received representations regarding companies using continuous payment authorities. In the Consumer Green Paper, ‘Modernising Consumer Markets’ published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy last year, the Government announced that it had asked the Consumer Protection Partnership to assess the issues with subscriptions and to recommend any further actions needed. The Government is considering the advice received and will publish a White Paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/05/2019 12:50:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1127519

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Capital & Finance: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the directions, as listed under section 78(5) of the Financial Services Act 2012, which the Treasury has given to the Financial Conduct Authority for its inquiry into London Capital & Finance.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	256332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>I have today laid a Direction before Parliament requiring the Financial Conduct Authority to carry out an independent investigation into the events and circumstances surrounding the failure of London Capital and Finance.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/05/2019 12:48:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1127522

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Capital & Finance: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department taking in relation to unregulated mini-bonds following the collapse of London Capital & Finance.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	256333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>On 1 April, the Government announced it will direct the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch an investigation into the events and circumstances surrounding the failure and placing into administration of London Capital and Finance plc (LCF). This followed a request from the FCA Chair, Charles Randell, to launch such an investigation.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 May 2019, the Government laid a direction before Parliament setting out the terms of the investigation. Alongside this, the Government announced it will separately review the wider policy questions raised by this case.</p><p> </p><p>Although operationally independent, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and the FCA are both accountable to HM Treasury and to Parliament. My officials and I engage with the FCA and FSCS on an ongoing basis, and HM Treasury continues to work with the relevant bodies on the failure of LCF as a matter of priority. The FSCS is also continuing work to increase awareness and understanding of FSCS protection.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 256334 question first answered 23/05/2019 12:46:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1127523

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Capital & Finance: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Financial Services Compensation Scheme to ensure that investors in mini-bonds such have adequate information on the risks of such schemes before investing following the collapse of London Capital & Finance.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	256334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>On 1 April, the Government announced it will direct the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch an investigation into the events and circumstances surrounding the failure and placing into administration of London Capital and Finance plc (LCF). This followed a request from the FCA Chair, Charles Randell, to launch such an investigation.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 May 2019, the Government laid a direction before Parliament setting out the terms of the investigation. Alongside this, the Government announced it will separately review the wider policy questions raised by this case.</p><p> </p><p>Although operationally independent, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and the FCA are both accountable to HM Treasury and to Parliament. My officials and I engage with the FCA and FSCS on an ongoing basis, and HM Treasury continues to work with the relevant bodies on the failure of LCF as a matter of priority. The FSCS is also continuing work to increase awareness and understanding of FSCS protection.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 256333 question first answered 23/05/2019 12:46:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1127639

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total income received by the Government from north sea oil and gas was in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	256241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The total income received by the Government from North Sea oil and gas for each of the last five years is available on GOV.UK. It can be found in HMRC’s ‘March 2019 Tax NIC Receipts’ publication in the table entitled HM Revenue and Customs receipts.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:05:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1127656

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
	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 tackle excessive credit card charges.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	256401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>On 1 April 2014, regulation of the consumer credit market was transferred to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The government has given the FCA strong powers to protect consumers and to take action against firms and individuals that do not meet its standards.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA conducted an extensive study of the credit card market from 2014-2016. In its final report, the FCA said that competition is working well for the majority of consumers, but expressed concerns about the scale, extent, and nature of problem credit card debt. The FCA then announced a package of remedies in February 2018, including: giving customers more control over credit limits; encouraging customers to repay more quickly; earlier identification of customers at risk of financial difficulty; and, help for customers in persistent debt, with escalating measures at 18, 28, and 36 months.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes the FCA’s remedies to tackle persistent debt in the credit card market, and will continue to work closely with the FCA to ensure all customers are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/05/2019 12:53:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127306

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to make sure that adequate interim payments to third parties are made promptly by insurance companies after those companies have accepted liability.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255669 255670 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127307

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	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 stop insurance companies delaying interim payments to third parties to take advantage of potential changes to the Ogden discount rate.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255670 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127308

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a legally binding code of conduct for insurance companies to protect (a) defendants and (b) claimants from the start of a third party claim to the final settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255669 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127117

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	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 of a rise in excise duty on wine sales.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	255337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>HMRC publishes a Tax Information Impact Note explaining the impact of the change, each time a duty rate is amended. Please refer to the GOV.UK website to find these (or the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates</a>)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 13:11:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1127213

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Football Pools: Taxation
	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 appropriateness of the level of tax on the football pools industry.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	255303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Pool Betting Duty raises around £5m in revenue for the Exchequer per annum. Reducing the level of taxation is likely to have a negligible effect on the football pools.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 13:13:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1127252

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Import Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue is raised from tariffs on products not grown or produced in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
	uin	HL15805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The total amount received in Customs Duties in 2017-18 was £3.4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/05/2019 15:15:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1127253

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs to businesses of (1) completing movement certificates, and (2) having those certificates stamped at borders, if the UK is in a customs union with the EU after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
	uin	HL15806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is seeking a new customs arrangement that provides the most frictionless trade possible in goods between the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The cost to businesses of any information requirements would depend on the precise nature of the arrangement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/05/2019 15:16:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1126922

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	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 cost to the public purse per annum of all (a) UK pensioners residing abroad who do not receive a yearly increase in state pension and (b) UK pensioners residing in the European Economic Area or Switzerland returning to reside in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	254755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held. HM Treasury has not estimated the cost to the public purse of these pensioner groups.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/05/2019 12:45:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1127020

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any increase in complaints regarding short-term and payday lenders related to those suffering with problem debt.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA requires payday lenders to carry out robust affordability checks, limits the number of times a payday loan can be rolled over to two, places tough restrictions on lenders’ use of continuous payment authorities, and requires all payday lending adverts to include a risk warning and information about where to get free debt advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has given the FCA strong powers to protect consumers and to take action against firms and individuals that do not meet its standards. In 2018, the FCA issued total fines of £60 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On problem debt more broadly, the Government is implementing its manifesto commitment to introduce a breathing space and statutory debt repayment plan. The two polices aim to give people in problem debt the opportunity to take control of their finances and put them on a sustainable footing.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/05/2019 16:23:21 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick