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1151030

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Forests: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support the work of the Northern Forest in the next Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	2846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the government supported the launch of the Northern Forest with a £5.7m grant to be distributed over four years. This includes the £2.1m Partnership Innovation Fund, managed by the Woodland Trust, which will match fund the planting of 1 million trees by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The government is on course to plant 11 million trees in England this Parliament (2017-2022), with at least 3.6 million trees (2,318 hectares) of woodland planted since April 2017, and over 15 million trees planted since 2010. At Budget 2018, the government announced an additional £60 million for tree planting initiatives in England, comprising £10 million to fund urban tree planting through the Urban Tree Challenge Fund, and £50 million for a Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/10/2019 16:14:26 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1150904

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of waiving tax on generic versions of lifesaving cystic fibrosis drugs entering the UK from Argentina until an agreement between NHS England and Vertex can be agreed.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	2906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>UK Government policy is that there is no VAT on drugs prescribed by a qualified professional. HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review but there are no plans to extend the zero rate to other products at this time.</p><p> </p><p>EU trade policy applies to the UK until the UK leaves the EU. The “Common Customs Tariff” must be applied by all EU members to the import of goods into the EU. The European Commission negotiates trade agreements and manages the tariff.</p><p> </p><p>In March, the Government announced the Temporary Tariff Regime for the import of goods to the UK in the event of a no deal Brexit. In October, the Government confirmed this policy. The rates contained within the Temporary Tariff Regime would apply for a period of up to 12 months. Under the Temporary Tariff Regime, imports of medicinal drugs will be eligible for tariff-free access. During this temporary period, the Government will undertake a full public consultation to inform the UK’s permanent tariff policy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2019 14:19:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1150931

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford West
	tabling member printed	Naz Shah
	uin	2783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>As at the 30<sup>th</sup> September 2019, 54 civil servants employed by HM Treasury were recorded with Muslim as their self-declared religious group.</p><p> </p><p>The ethnicity breakdown is:</p><p> </p><p>Asian - Bangladeshi 18</p><p>- Asian - Indian Fewer than 10</p><p>- Asian - Pakistani 15</p><p>- Black - African Fewer than 10</p><p>- Mixed - Asian and White Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Arab Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Asian background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Black background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other ethnic background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Other Mixed ethnic background Fewer than 10</p><p>- Not Known Fewer than 10</p><p> </p><p>The grade breakdown is:</p><p> </p><p>- Range B Fewer than 10</p><p>- Range C 15</p><p>- Range D 25</p><p>- Range E Fewer than 10</p><p>- Range E2 Fewer than 10</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/10/2019 15:30:31 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1150972

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth and Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the effect on (a) economic growth and (b) withheld investment as a result of recent developments on the proposals for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Agreeing the Withdrawal Agreement is self-evidently in our economic interest. It would bring an end to the damaging uncertainty and delay of the past years, and allow businesses to get on with taking decisions, including around recruitment and investment.</p><p> </p><p>Approving the Withdrawal Agreement would also allow us to get on with the process of agreeing a mutually beneficial new trading relationship with our European friends - a comprehensive and ambitious free trade agreement (FTA).</p><p> </p><p>The specifics of our own agreement will be the subject of the next phase of negotiations. We will keep Parliament updated throughout those discussions and provide analysis at appropriate points.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR will, of course, continue to take Government policy – including the UK’s future relationship with the EU – as the basis for its economic and fiscal forecasts, and will provide its usual comprehensive analysis as part of these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/10/2019 14:04:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1151033

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of revenue lost to the public purse as a result of incorrect filings of dormant companies in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	2936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. HM Revenue and Customs do not make an estimate of the amount of revenue lost as a result of incorrect filings of dormant companies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2019 14:12:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1151111

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received Specified Adult Childcare Credits in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	2881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of approved applications for Specified Adult Childcare Credits over the last three calendar years. The figures for 2019 are provided up to and including September.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2019 – to date</p></td><td><p>11,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>11,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11,522</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2019 14:14:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1151119

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds: Government Controlled Companies and Government Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what rules his Department has implemented in relation to payments made by (a) Government Departments and (b) Government-controlled companies to offshore bank accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	2883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not set specific policies on making payments to or from offshore bank accounts, on their specific use or on the maximum balances that may be held in them. Relevant guidance falls under HM Treasury’s general policies contained in <em>Managing Public Money</em> on holding funds outside of the Exchequer or Government Banking accounts where there is a business case for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of money specifically held in offshore bank accounts is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 2884 2886 question first answered 24/10/2019 14:01:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1151120

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds: Government Controlled Companies and Government Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what rules his Department has implemented in relation to the maximum amount of money (a) Government Departments and (b) Government-controlled companies can hold in offshore bank accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	2884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not set specific policies on making payments to or from offshore bank accounts, on their specific use or on the maximum balances that may be held in them. Relevant guidance falls under HM Treasury’s general policies contained in <em>Managing Public Money</em> on holding funds outside of the Exchequer or Government Banking accounts where there is a business case for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of money specifically held in offshore bank accounts is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 2883 2886 question first answered 24/10/2019 14:01:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1151122

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds: Government Controlled Companies and Government Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the amount of money held in offshore bank accounts by (a) Government Departments and (b) Government-controlled companies in the 2018-2019 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	2886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not set specific policies on making payments to or from offshore bank accounts, on their specific use or on the maximum balances that may be held in them. Relevant guidance falls under HM Treasury’s general policies contained in <em>Managing Public Money</em> on holding funds outside of the Exchequer or Government Banking accounts where there is a business case for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of money specifically held in offshore bank accounts is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 2883 2884 question first answered 24/10/2019 14:01:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1150685

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motorhomes: Excise Duties
	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 potential merits of reclassifying motorhomes as private cars for the purpose of vehicle excise duty.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	1912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Since 1 September 2019, motorhomes are captured by the same VED regulations as light passenger vehicles. These reforms encourage the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to help meet legally binding climate change targets. Transport is the largest sector for UK greenhouse gas emissions (27%), of which road transport accounts for over 90%.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Government recognises the concerns of the leisure industry, tax is only one of many factors impacting purchasing decisions. Like all taxes, the Government keeps the VED treatment of motorhomes under review. Any changes will be considered by the Chancellor and announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 28/10/2019 14:37:34 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa